NewConvert Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 19 hours ago, jw1739 said: TTIM: The construction method chosen for the Andrews Metro project and the wrecking of St. Kilda Road. There's got to be a better way of doing these projects without ruining the heritage values of our city. I don't care for heritage but it perplexes me how they can build rail tunnels under Tokyo without disturbing the surface and do it incredibly quick (at least compared to Oz). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 47 minutes ago, NewConvert said: I don't care for heritage but it perplexes me how they can build rail tunnels under Tokyo without disturbing the surface and do it incredibly quick (at least compared to Oz). Because when you build something in oz you have to consult with a whole heap of stakeholders (well that's one reason) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 TTIM: "Female pedestrian Stop/Walk signals." Feminist lobby groups at work again. "Addressing unconscious sexism." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hackett Posted March 6, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 16 minutes ago, jw1739 said: TTIM: "Female pedestrian Stop/Walk signals." Feminist lobby groups at work again. "Addressing unconscious sexism." How do they know that the Signal doesn't identify as a Woman? Very transphobic. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: TTIM: "Female pedestrian Stop/Walk signals." Feminist lobby groups at work again. "Addressing unconscious sexism." It also think its hardly a coincidence that the world's most famous "Stop/Walk" signs come from the Feminist Epicentre of East Berlin... the Mary Roberts tribute light they have installed in Richmond is even wearing the same hat as those in East Berlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric forman Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 19 hours ago, hakz7 said: That's why you don't attend any. Ive tried that previously, marks were not great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 TTIM: Too many shoes for my new shoe rack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, Baka1 said: TTIM: Too many shoes for my new shoe rack LOL - Sorry but My wife would find that statement to pretty funny... Try having too many shoes for your apartment, to the extent that you sometimes consider sneaking new one's into the place on the hope that she will not realise that they are new when you finally wear them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellenic Hero Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 55 minutes ago, Baka1 said: TTIM: Too many shoes for my new shoe rack #casuallife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, Hellenic Hero said: #casuallife What's a casual? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, cadete said: It also think its hardly a coincidence that the world's most famous "Stop/Walk" signs come from the Feminist Epicentre of East Berlin... the Mary Roberts tribute light they have installed in Richmond is even wearing the same hat as those in East Berlin. We will have to have burka-wearing female signs soon as well. Then LGBTIQ+ ones - what ever they would look like. Perhaps a different symbol every day, computer controlled from the Political Correctness HQ Bunker? Better change a few street names as well while we're at it - far too many of them named after men. FMD ladies. You really don't know where the power-base of society is. Stop worrying about street signs. Just get yourself a black negligee, a touch of perfume, and give your bloke a glass of wine and you'll soon realise that you're in total control of everything on the planet. And it's a lot more fun that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSeater Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Am I the only one who couldn't care less what they do to the pedestrian lights? I'm still going to ignore them and jaywalk whether they're wearing a dress or not 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 26 minutes ago, GreenSeater said: Am I the only one who couldn't care less what they do to the pedestrian lights? I'm still going to ignore them and jaywalk whether they're wearing a dress or not TTIM: how fast cars go outside of the Fitzroy/Collingwood bubble. Whenever I cross Smith or Brunswick St I can always do it at a leisurely pace. I was in the 'burbs the other day and had to cross at the lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, thisphantomfortress said: TTIM: how fast cars go outside of the Fitzroy/Collingwood bubble. Whenever I cross Smith or Brunswick St I can always do it at a leisurely pace. I was in the 'burbs the other day and had to cross at the lights TTIM: Driving in the Inner North these days (ESP on weekends) when all these PPL come on day trips into the Inner City and don't know how to drive on the narrow crowded roads. Also FWIW the gradual death of Brunswick Street and Fitzroy... ESP at night. Edited March 7, 2017 by cadete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 36 minutes ago, cadete said: TTIM: Driving in the Inner North these days (ESP on weekends) when all these PPL come on day trips into the Inner City and don't know how to drive on the narrow crowded roads. Also FWIW the gradual death of Brunswick Street and Fitzroy... ESP at night. Smith St has been going off lately, been much more lively Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 4 hours ago, thisphantomfortress said: Smith St has been going off lately, been much more lively It comes and goes... it always has 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 TTIM: finding out at 8am today that the smoke alarms in my new house (that has high ceilings) don't give any subtle warning that the batteries need replacing. The alarms just go off and don't stop until you remove the batteries. Three alarms went off at the same time making it very difficult to figure out which ones were making the noise. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 TTIM: Cyclists on roads. Too many close calls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 6 hours ago, Baka1 said: TTIM: Cyclists on roads. Too many close calls Have you considered it may be your driving that's the issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strider Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 7 hours ago, Baka1 said: TTIM: Cyclists on roads. Too many close calls kids in africa can eat those cyclists 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 1 hour ago, thisphantomfortress said: Have you considered it may be your driving that's the issue? My drivings fine. It's just the spastic cyclists that swerve in and out of their little lame whilst I'm doing 80km/h. Use bike tracks or the footpath fags 49 minutes ago, strider said: kids in africa can eat those cyclists But do they bang 30 yard screamers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embee Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/13/2017 at 9:57 AM, KSK_47 said: TTIM: finding out at 8am today that the smoke alarms in my new house (that has high ceilings) don't give any subtle warning that the batteries need replacing. The alarms just go off and don't stop until you remove the batteries. Three alarms went off at the same time making it very difficult to figure out which ones were making the noise. Made me lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Embee said: Made me lol. Didn't make me lol i can tell you that! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 6 hours ago, KSK_47 said: Didn't make me lol i can tell you that! Imagining you (even though I haven't met you) having a big belly laugh standing under this alarm going nuts makes me lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 TTIM: Going to class you have an assessment due next week and your partner pulls a sicky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 TTIM: USB shitting itself when I have 2 assignments due next week... Troubleshoot won't work either. Fuck me dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Probably already said this because it's something i have been moaning about since i moved to Melbourne 13 years ago, but... TTIM: the layout of Melbourne trains. It's like they have deliberately been designed to bottle neck at the doors. It's as if they have gone out of their way to make sure hardly anyone can fit inside the carriages 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 35 minutes ago, KSK_47 said: Probably already said this because it's something i have been moaning about since i moved to Melbourne 13 years ago, but... TTIM: the layout of Melbourne trains. It's like they have deliberately been designed to bottle neck at the doors. It's as if they have gone out of their way to make sure hardly anyone can fit inside the carriages Also some of the new trams that have bugger all actual seats in them, and those that are there can barely seat two people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCY HERO Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 5 hours ago, jw1739 said: Also some of the new trams that have bugger all actual seats in them, and those that are there can barely seat two people. According to Yarra trams, the ones without seats are for peak hour travel so they can cram as many people in at once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 13 hours ago, jw1739 said: Also some of the new trams that have bugger all actual seats in them, and those that are there can barely seat two people. Seats on PT are over-rated. PT is there to get people from A to B as quickly as possible only, nothing more, nothing less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) 18 minutes ago, NewConvert said: Seats on PT are over-rated. PT is there to get people from A to B as quickly as possible only, nothing more, nothing less. Do you live in the inner city? its fair enough there, though tough luck if you are injured or infirm I guess. The teenagers will grab all the (two) seats before you can shuffle over. Travelling to the burbs though, you really need seats for pretty much everybody Edited March 15, 2017 by Shahanga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Shahanga said: Do you live in the inner city? its fair enough there, though tough luck if you are injured or infirm I guess. The teenagers will grab all the (two) seats before you can shuffle over. Travelling to the burbs though, you really need seats for pretty much everybody Believe me even in the Inner City it can suck with having no seat when you are tired, there are more than a couple of tram route which at their worst that take twenty minutes to do a few blocks on some of the main drags. Also anyone else noticed how a large part of the Tram Network seems to of been set up to get kids from the Leafy South Eastern Suburbs to Melbourne University? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 3 hours ago, NewConvert said: Seats on PT are over-rated. PT is there to get people from A to B as quickly as possible only, nothing more, nothing less. That's a bit harsh on the elderly or infirm, especially when considering that a number of hospitals and other medical facilities/services are located in the City or close by. I usually stand for short trips, but there are quite a few who do benefit from a seat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 BTW another thing about Melbourne's PT... for some reason the Alamein Line with barely any stations which ends around Ashburton is still existence despite the State Governments' over the years spending nothing on the Upfield Line for decades because they wanted to close it. It was only in the Mid 90's they put Electronic Gates on the Road Crossings in Brunswick, as a kid I used to watch a little Italian man come out his shed and literally shut the gates for any train that was about to go past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, cadete said: BTW another thing about Melbourne's PT... for some reason the Alamein Line with barely any stations which ends around Ashburton is still existence despite the State Governments' over the years spending nothing on the Upfield Line for decades because they wanted to close it. It was only in the Mid 90's they put Electronic Gates on the Road Crossings in Brunswick, as a kid I used to watch a little Italian man come out his shed and literally shut the gates for any train that was about to go past. Think about the Suburbs the Alemain line services and you will find your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 minute ago, thisphantomfortress said: Think about the Suburbs the Alemain line services and you will find your answer. Yeah, that was what I was alluding too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisphantomfortress Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 23 minutes ago, cadete said: Yeah, that was what I was alluding too... TTIM; how much Victoria Labor ignores their rusted on seats (e.g. the West) and how the infrastructure there is a joke and these people continue voting for them. Politics isn't like a football team, you are allowed to change who you vote for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Just now, thisphantomfortress said: TTIM; how much Victoria Labor ignores their rusted on seats (e.g. the West) and how the infrastructure there is a joke and these people continue voting for them. Politics isn't like a football team, you are allowed to change who you vote for. Could not agree more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 40 minutes ago, thisphantomfortress said: TTIM; how much Victoria Labor ignores their rusted on seats (e.g. the West) and how the infrastructure there is a joke and these people continue voting for them. Politics isn't like a football team, you are allowed to change who you vote for. Does it irk you though? It's amusing or sad in my book. They vote for a member who immediately moves to an affluent suburb and then votes for left wing green style initiatives designed to put their constituents on the dole queue. Not sure why a genuine workers party hasn't sprung up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 19 minutes ago, Shahanga said: Does it irk you though? It's amusing or sad in my book. They vote for a member who immediately moves to an affluent suburb and then votes for left wing green style initiatives designed to put their constituents on the dole queue. Not sure why a genuine workers party hasn't sprung up. Because they could not win office... Like, Love or Hate them - The ALP has moved towards the centre in order to be able to win office, they are as Worker Driven as a Political Party who can form Government can be in Australia. TTIM: PPL who vote Greens in Inner City Seats but then spend there whole attacking Coalition Governments on Social Media, when by voting Greens in places like the seat of Melbourne they are just as much to blame for Coalition Government as anyone else. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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