Non Footy Chat Thread II

[hindy111]

I have been getting them as well. Bring back the MILFs.

I am getting all sorts of adds. A lot of dating ones.

 

[Eelogical]

And the trains aint ever coming back, only recently Bangalow rd was widened at the esses just before Bangalow where it went under the rail line, they had to remove the bridge there to allow for the widened rd.

At some point the governments gonna have to spend a f**kton of money removing all the old bridges and overpasses along the line, as they're all timber construction, and as far as I can tell are getting no maintenance at all,

Byron Bay station is now a pub and they sealed the road over the crossing.

The biggest problem is getting from Casino to Robina by bus and its about a 3 hour trip which makes it unappealing but the cost to reinstate the rail would be unfeasible I reckon.

Larry Anthony was our member at the time and he copped a fair bit of shit from the farmers who relied on cheap rail transport to get their goodies to market.

It's a pity the Gov didn't want to save it. There was talk about making it into a tourist line which would be far better than ripping it up and making a rail trail for the bicycle boys out of it, there's some beautiful countryside along the way. I caught the train to Sydney out of Lismore on more than one occasion and have fond memories of those journeys. It's amazing how many disused rail lines there are out there. The line north of Tenterfield for instance, should be a heritage line as it was the only way to get to Brisbane by rail back in the day. You had to change trains at Wallangarra as the railway gauge was different between QLD and NSW. Wallangarra Stn still has trains going there but only on the QLD side.......tourist steam trains out of Warwick. On the NSW side it's a rusting, rotting memory of times gone by. At least Wallangarra Stn still survives as a viable cafe, come conference centre.

 

[Gary Gutful]

It's a pity the Gov didn't want to save it. There was talk about making it into a tourist line which would be far better than ripping it up and making a rail trail for the bicycle boys out of it, there's some beautiful countryside along the way. I caught the train to Sydney out of Lismore on more than one occasion and have fond memories of those journeys. It's amazing how many disused rail lines there are out there. The line north of Tenterfield for instance, should be a heritage line as it was the only way to get to Brisbane by rail back in the day. You had to change trains at Wallangarra as the railway gauge was different between QLD and NSW. Wallangarra Stn still has trains going there but only on the QLD side.......tourist steam trains out of Warwick. On the NSW side it's a rusting, rotting memory of times gone by. At least Wallangarra Stn still survives as a viable cafe, come conference centre.

Yeah, my mum still lives in Tenterfield. It's where I grew up during high school.

I drove along the highway up to Wallangarra on Sunday and couldn't believe how badly abandoned it has become. Some of the bridges have nearly collapsed completely.

Such a shame.

 

[Gronk]

Tenterfield. It's where I grew up during high school.

 

[Eelogical]

Yeah, my mum still lives in Tenterfield. It's where I grew up during high school.

I drove along the highway up to Wallangarra on Sunday and couldn't believe how badly abandoned it has become. Some of the bridges have nearly collapsed completely.

Such a shame.

Exactly. The QLD side of the rail line can still operate trains yet the NSW side are happy to let it rot. There's not a person in the NSW government who has vision to make a going concern out of it. Mind you, there are heaps of these run-down lines all over Australia.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Time is a traveller, Gronk.

 

[Eelogical]

Time is a traveller, Gronk.

Time keeps on slipping.............into the future.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Exactly. The QLD side of the rail line can still operate trains yet the NSW side are happy to let it rot. There's not a person in the NSW government who has vision to make a going concern out of it. Mind you, there are heaps of these run-down lines all over Australia.

I reckon it would be too far gone now. Would almost be cheaper to build a new one.

I think the abolishment of the tram lines in Brisbane and the Samford rail line was similarly shyte. They would be a fantastic additions to the public transport options right now.

That said, If no-one was using them at the time I can understand why it happened.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Yeah, my mum still lives in Tenterfield. It's where I grew up during high school.

I drove along the highway up to Wallangarra on Sunday and couldn't believe how badly abandoned it has become. Some of the bridges have nearly collapsed completely.

Such a shame.

So you're the son of the Tenterfield Straddler? Kudos.

 

[Eelogical]

I reckon it would be too far gone now. Would almost be cheaper to build a new one.

I think the abolishment of the tram lines in Brisbane and the Samford rail line was similarly shyte. They would be a fantastic additions to the public transport options right now.

That said, If no-one was using them at the time I can understand why it happened.

The line through Kyogle is the commercial line these days, and that's fine. All I'm saying is do something with these lines around the country instead of leaving them to rot and become an eyesore. I prefer resto's over wasting away but I would be more than happy to see something useful done with them rather than rust.

 

[hindy111]

Hey Gary what ever happend to that move you where thinking about? Still on cards?

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

Time is a traveller, Gronk.

This is obviously "I go to Rio". Shame on both you merkins for not knowing . Waiting for Barry O to tell me why his last name Is spelled wrong lol.
He would have looked less camp in a Rio Carnivale showgirl costume.

 

[Bandwagon]

Considering that bitcoin etc are used by drug dealers, arms dealers, extortionists and dark web sleazy merkins there is absolutely a legitimate reason why the top companies would want to distance themselves from them. For the past few years the price of these digital currencies have been manipulated by fake news publications creating a tone of FOMO emanating from merkins who have a vested interest. If it was a stock on the ASX, rumours would be shut down immediately, stocks suspended and merkins locked up. I have not read up on Libra, however I suspect that the stakeholders have little motivation for the value of the currency to change. I would think that they are more keen on the blockchain security aspect and a slice of the juicy transaction fees.

Just my hunch anyway.

Yeah the last sentence

Blockchain has the ability to completely f**k the card industry's business model by allowing secure transactions peer to peer for next to no cost and most people are walking around with a computer in their pocket capable of dealing with tech needed.

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

I said all along that the major players like Visa will create their own digital currency and bitcoin, et al, will become yesterdays virtual fish n chip wrappers.


Here are the backers of Libra.

I'd feel a lot more confident about it if it had wings.

 

[Gronk]

I'd feel a lot more confident about it if it had wings.

Haha I was going to mention sanitary pads.

 

[hindy111]

I'd feel a lot more confident about it if it had wings.

Like pads?

 

[hindy111]

Haha I was going to mention sanitary pads.

U bastard

 

[Gary Gutful]

Hey Gary what ever happend to that move you where thinking about? Still on cards?

Nah. Mrs and I went through a list of mutually agreed places we'd move to and Sydney didn't make the cut.

 

[Gary Gutful]

The line through Kyogle is the commercial line these days, and that's fine. All I'm saying is do something with these lines around the country instead of leaving them to rot and become an eyesore. I prefer resto's over wasting away but I would be more than happy to see something useful done with them rather than rust.

Like what?

 

[Bandwagon]

Like what?

The Casino through Lismore to Byron Line woulda made a fantastic tourist steam train route.

It'd never have made any money, but would have generated a good deal of revenue for the towns involved.