SA The Adelaide Thread

[Freofalcon]

I remember thinking Perth was bizarre that way when doing a stint there for work. If I wanted to unwind with a beer after work better have bought a six pack already. That was a while ago though.

Nothing's changed.

You just need a carton now. A bottle of bourbon also helps.

 

[Gough]

This is what passed for fun in the early 90s.

 

[radiojake]

why the hell would you go on the first day like that?

 

[Gough]

In that vein, some nice old footage here.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

How things change.

 

[Gough]

Here's one from 1937.

 

[Gough]

Another from the 30s.

 

[t_94]

How things change.

A place to grow (the meth industry )

 

[NSWCROW]

1976 GF
Go you Double Blues


edit - Port Vs Bays

 

[brucetiki]

why the hell would you go on the first day like that?

Same reason people queued for hours to hit Krispy Kreme's and Aldi on their opening day.

 

[brucetiki]

This is what passed for fun in the early 90s.

Probably one of the biggest flops of the 1990's in Adelaide.

Such a contrast between Myer Centre Brisbane and Myer Centre Adelaide these days.

 

[Sanguinarius]

A place to cook (meth)

ftfy

 

[edgie]

Most of my family history can be described as "wasted opportunities to buy beach front property in Glenelg and West Lakes and retire multi millionaires" as can most families from Broken Hill when Adelaide was just a really big playground for overpaid miners in the 40s - 90s.

 

[RolandF1]

This is what passed for fun in the early 90s.

Only thing worthwhile in Dazzleland was the arcade games. The rest was stupid expensive, then again the whole building had an eye watering price tag! Man, that place was popular for the first couple of years, then everyone stopped caring. These days its just there...

 

[Bomberboyokay]

How Adelaide that a video from the '80s feels like a video from the '60s.

 

[Gough]

The Feathers Hotel.

 

[perthblue]

is a pie floater an actual thing that people eat, like would you order it unironically at a pub because you like it? or is it a piss-take against tourists?

 

[Papa G]

is a pie floater an actual thing that people eat, like would you order it unironically at a pub because you like it? or is it a piss-take against tourists?

Its a real thing. But it's not like it's on every pub menu. You'll only get it at some bakeries and at some pubs.

 

[Richard Cranium]

is a pie floater an actual thing that people eat, like would you order it unironically at a pub because you like it? or is it a piss-take against tourists?

I think I might have had one once in my life, which is probably more than a lot of people over here.

 

[MatthewB]

I love pie floaters, used to hit the pie cart outside the GPO all the time

 

[Damon_3388]

I don't understand how we're not smashing rainfall records in Adelaide this year. Never used to be half as wet (and windy, and cold) here 20 years ago, I'm sure of it.

Feels like we get about 8 months of winter here now, with about a month of spring mixed in, followed by summers that flip-flop from 40 degrees and humid to 23 and raining all within the same week. Disgusting bipolar weather most of the year round.

 

[brucetiki]

I don't understand how we're not smashing rainfall records in Adelaide this year. Never used to be half as wet (and windy, and cold) here 20 years ago, I'm sure of it.

Feels like we get about 8 months of winter here now, with about a month of spring mixed in, followed by summers that flip-flop from 40 degrees and humid to 23 and raining all within the same week. Disgusting bipolar weather most of the year round.

Last year we were already hitting the mid-30's this time last year, and we were still getting weather well into the 20's in late-May. This year has just been a very cold, wet winter.

 

[Hamingja]

is a pie floater an actual thing that people eat, like would you order it unironically at a pub because you like it? or is it a piss-take against tourists?

ABs seems to be the real "Adelaide" takeaway thing.

It sounds so good in theory but I was left pretty underwhelmed.

 

[Smoooothy]

ABs seems to be the real "Adelaide" takeaway thing.

It sounds so good in theory but I was left pretty underwhelmed.

AB's are just HSP's aren't they?

 

[Gough]

I don't understand how we're not smashing rainfall records in Adelaide this year. Never used to be half as wet (and windy, and cold) here 20 years ago, I'm sure of it.

Feels like we get about 8 months of winter here now, with about a month of spring mixed in, followed by summers that flip-flop from 40 degrees and humid to 23 and raining all within the same week. Disgusting bipolar weather most of the year round.

Everything is going to grow like crazy for a while now which will cause some major problems with bushfires a season or two the line as well.