The totally off-topic thread

[markis10]

WE seem to do our best to make ourselves look stupid to our overseas travelers, been sitting at Circular Quay for fifteen minutes waiting for an airport train, guess what, they are bananas as they seem to be traveling in bunches, two are coming a minute apart!

 

[Mal]

WE seem to do our best to make ourselves look stupid to our overseas travelers, been sitting at Circular Quay for fifteen minutes waiting for an airport train, guess what, they are bananas as they seem to be traveling in bunches, two are coming a minute apart!

Haha. And that's the consequence of using a regular track for the airport. It's good in some ways, but bad in others (compare say to BNE where trains shut down early etc).

 

[Mal]

The band are using the A319 from Skytraders, their arrival the other day into BNE also saw a heck of a lot of biz jet activity, they sure do draw a crowd of influential people.

Yeah, I heard that on Wed night, another band (also on tour around Australia currently) were at Suncorp checking them out.

Good to know Bono's environmental credentials are all intact

 

[Mal]

How was it??

I'm also curious. Did you get hoisted on stage and serenaded to by Bono? (like he seems to do at every concert! )

 

[Princess Fiona]

On way back to BNE airport traffic horrendous, concert was fab will post photos later , sadly I wasn't plucked onto the stage by Bono

 

[serfty]

Heard U2 last Wednesday evening.

They were in Docklands Stadium; we were at the Hilton South Wharf.

 

[oz_mark]

They were in Docklands Stadium;

Has someone built a new stadium?

 

[serfty]

Has someone built a new stadium?

Nah, that's where U2 were concerting.

I must be listening to the ABC too much ...

(Aside from that, who's sponsoring the ground next year?)

 

[markis10]

Was going to say it depends on what radio station you listen to as to what a stadium is called.

 

[nlagalle]

Has someone built a new stadium?

Etihad Stadium was orginally called Dockland stadium before the naming rights were sold (Colonial was first)

Nick

 

[JohnK]

Supposed to be switching over to the a new Vodafone contract today so took the new Nokia N97 mini to work but forgot to bring the Vodafone sim card with me. :shock:

Looks like I am going to have fun trying to use this phone....

 

[drron]

Well here we are,summer in Tassie and the temperature now is 13C with a strong cold wind blowing.

 

[JohnK]

A few years ago I was in Hobart middle of November and I noticed icebergs floating down the Derwent River.

Well not quite but it was snowing on Mt Wellington down to 300 metres and I had to have 2 jumpers on when playing golf at Claremont. Brrrrr....

 

[drron]

A few years ago I was in Hobart middle of November and I noticed icebergs floating down the Derwent River.

Well not quite but it was snowing on Mt Wellington down to 300 metres and I had to have 2 jumpers on when playing golf at Claremont. Brrrrr....

Today it is a pod of Orcas in the Derwent.

 

[tuapekastar]

Well here we are,summer in Tassie and the temperature now is 13C with a strong cold wind blowing.

That's Tassie!

A few years ago I landed in HBA on a Thursday in October - 33C, strong northerlies and city ringed by bushfires. The car rental guy at the airport said 'don't worry about the fires, the snow on Saturday will put them out'. And snow it did!

 

[Bundy Bear]

Airport Dr, Brisbane Airport QLD 4009, Australia

Starting my trip across the Tasman, Qantas Brisbane international first lounge why do the bother.

On the plane now, seat 1A should be nice, now just waiting for some connecting passengers.

Would love to do seat 1A on an A380.
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[Flashback]

Indeed! Check out Get Into London Theatre | Home - You can get cheap tickets for performances in Jan/Feb.

With the lastminute.com sale managed to nab 2x tickets to Les Misérables for £16 each

 

[Mal]

With the lastminute.com sale managed to nab 2x tickets to Les Misérables for £16 each

Oooh! Is the 2nd tix for me ?

 

[Mal]

On way back to BNE airport traffic horrendous, concert was fab will post photos later , sadly I wasn't plucked onto the stage by Bono

Here's a story about the girl plucked on Wednesday: Laura's star turn with Bono at Brisbane U2 concert | Courier Mail

 

[Flashback]

Oooh! Is the 2nd tix for me ?

If you'd like to fight a certain someone else for it