SA The Adelaide Thread

[Gough]

Is this the area around the city where they have the fringe festival?

Also, it should be noted that Adelaide bats above it's weight when it comes to botanical gardens.

We grow excellent plants here.

 

[Rotayjay]

One day some government will have to bite the bullet and build something similar to MATS. The North-South Corridor is a start, but not enough.

 

[Smoooothy]

One day some government will have to bite the bullet and build something similar to MATS. The North-South Corridor is a start, but not enough.

Agree - problem now is that it would cost a freaking mint to build it now. It would likely never get up

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

What's the obsession Adelaide has with making every new building a horrendous poo brown?

 

[RolandF1]

Agree - problem now is that it would cost a freaking mint to build it now. It would likely never get up

It'll have a toll if they ever did it.

 

[Smoooothy]

It'll have a toll if they ever did it.

Adelaide is quiet enough that a toll road would work pretty well

 

[Rotayjay]

What's the obsession Adelaide has with making every new building a horrendous poo brown?

Dark grey is the de rigeur colour for any new paint job these days. It almost looks like the building is trying to hide.

Agree - problem now is that it would cost a freaking mint to build it now. It would likely never get up

$550,000 per house (accounting for the cheaper and more expensive ones), maybe 400 houses demolished ... that's $220 million just in land acquisition.

 

[Doss]

Had a great time when I came over for the day/night NZ Test in 2015. I reckon I could live in Adelaide.

 

[Gough]

Should come over for the Ashes mate, that'll be a blast.

 

[Doss]

Should come over for the Ashes mate, that'll be a blast.

Won't be able to, sadly. I'll come over for India in 2018 (presuming it's them we play).

 

[HBF]

Should come over for the Ashes mate, that'll be a blast.

On my bucket list.
Just gotta get it past MEB_

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

On my bucket list.
Just gotta get it past MEB_

Let's do it, why the * not

 

[HBF]

Had a great time when I came over for the day/night NZ Test in 2015. I reckon I could live in Adelaide.

I like Adelaide, but not sure I could live there.
Great place for a weekend away.

 

[Gough]

Speaking as a law school drop out, I'm almost certain denial of cricket is grounds for divorce anyway.

 

[Barney_stinson]

One day some government will have to bite the bullet and build something similar to MATS. The North-South Corridor is a start, but not enough.

Silly question but whats 'MATS'?

 

[Barney_stinson]

Had a great time when I came over for the day/night NZ Test in 2015. I reckon I could live in Adelaide.

One massive difference I found between living in Adelaide and Melbourne is forming new friendship groups.

In Melbourne and i guess to a lesser degree now in Townville, I found it much easier to be included in new friendship groups. Whereas in Adelaide (Metro area) people are far more clingy to their current friendship groups are are less likely to include someone new. Its harder to break into a brew friendship group in Adelaide compared to the eastern states.

I feel tht might have something to do with the lesser population Adelaide has but I'm not sure.

 

[Barney_stinson]

I like Adelaide, but not sure I could live there.
Great place for a weekend away.

You couldn't.

Carlton have not been to Adelaide in like 7 years.

 

[Doss]

One massive difference I found between living in Adelaide and Melbourne is forming new friendship groups.

In Melbourne and i guess to a lesser degree now in Townville, I found it much easier to be included in new friendship groups. Whereas in Adelaide (Metro area) people are far more clingy to their current friendship groups are are less likely to include someone new. Its harder to break into a brew friendship group in Adelaide compared to the eastern states.

I feel tht might have something to do with the lesser population Adelaide has but I'm not sure.

The lesser population theory works when comparing Adelaide to Melbourne, but not in comparing Adelaide to Townsville.

 

[Barney_stinson]

The lesser population theory works when comparing Adelaide to Melbourne, but not in comparing Adelaide to Townsville.

Maybe as I've got older, I've just turned into an arse and people don't like me.

 

[Doss]

Maybe as I've got older, I've just turned into an arse.

Don't worry, I know that feeling well.

 

[Gough]

One massive difference I found between living in Adelaide and Melbourne is forming new friendship groups.

In Melbourne and i guess to a lesser degree now in Townville, I found it much easier to be included in new friendship groups. Whereas in Adelaide (Metro area) people are far more clingy to their current friendship groups are are less likely to include someone new. Its harder to break into a brew friendship group in Adelaide compared to the eastern states.

I feel tht might have something to do with the lesser population Adelaide has but I'm not sure.

My folks have both said this.

 

[HBF]

You couldn't.

Carlton have not been to Adelaide in like 7 years.

Came over a few years ago when Carlton played Adelaide over a long weekend.
Prior to that I used to travel to Adelaide alot for work.

 

[Barney_stinson]

My folks have both said this.

Look, to all Adelaide folks, this isn't an insult. Its a cultural thing.

 

[Rotayjay]

Silly question but whats 'MATS'?

Bigfooty won't let me paste a link, but look for 'Metropolitan Adelaide Transport Study' on Wikipedia. The study called for a grand plan of half-a-dozen freeways that would have made driving around Adelaide much smoother. The NIMBYs ('Not In My Backyard') stopped it from going ahead. Today, the land acquisition and construction costs would make it impossible.

 

[t_94]

One massive difference I found between living in Adelaide and Melbourne is forming new friendship groups.

In Melbourne and i guess to a lesser degree now in Townville, I found it much easier to be included in new friendship groups. Whereas in Adelaide (Metro area) people are far more clingy to their current friendship groups are are less likely to include someone new. Its harder to break into a brew friendship group in Adelaide compared to the eastern states.

I feel tht might have something to do with the lesser population Adelaide has but I'm not sure.

A lot of people are pretty insular. A 15 minute drive is 'out of the way'.