The Melbourne Thread.

[rippersnipper]

If this thing didn't exist I would probably move back to Perth

But it does so you're stuck with us

 

[Allikat]

But it does so you're stuck with us

Or you're stuck with me

 

[rippersnipper]

Or you're stuck with me

Yeah that's more accurate, still its probably a good thing

 

[No.19]

Doesn't offer much outside of sport

 

[treefingers]

BigFooty is one big Melbourne thread.

May as well start a 'football' thread on the main board while we're at it

 

[Doss]

Doesn't offer much outside of sport

Serious?

I get bored of it sometimes and like to get away, but there's not exactly a shortage of nightlife and eating and the like.

 

[Dazb86]

Speaking of eating... Anyone got any recommendations?

 

[Ahern2Boof]

Solid city/10.

Lets talk about the lack of bins at Southern Cross station though

 

[Scotland]

I love Melbourne, one of my favourite cities.

Melburnians are a funny lot. The city has a train and tram network which is easy to navigate and goes everywhere, yet you never stop complaining about it. Even your laughably expensive Myki system is pretty straightforward.

The weather is arse. Winter is bleak and cold, summer can't sort out its shit and is fine and sunny one minute, raining and miserable the next, 40 degrees and apocalyptic for a few days then before you know it you're reaching for a jumper... Despite this, you don't whinge about it nearly as much as people who aren't from Melbourne. You have a weird attachment to it.

You love the 'sporting capital' thing and to reminisce about the good old days of suburban footy, but you make every excuse under the sun not to go and support your teams and have an irrational dislike of Etihad Stadium.

You say stupid words like 'milk bar' and 'nature strip', and you think hook turns are OK.

If only you'd let the place be called Batmania...

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I love Melbourne, one of my favourite cities.

Melburnians are a funny lot. The city has a train and tram network which is easy to navigate and goes everywhere, yet you never stop complaining about it. Even your laughably expensive Myki system is pretty straightforward.

The weather is arse. Winter is bleak and cold, summer can't sort out its shit and is fine and sunny one minute, raining and miserable the next, 40 degrees and apocalyptic for a few days then before you know it you're reaching for a jumper... Despite this, you don't whinge about it nearly as much as people who aren't from Melbourne. You have a weird attachment to it.

You love the 'sporting capital' thing and to reminisce about the good old days of suburban footy, but you make every excuse under the sun not to go and support your teams and have an irrational dislike of Etihad Stadium.

You say stupid words like 'milk bar' and 'nature strip', and you think hook turns are OK.

If only you'd let the place be called Batmania...

Batmania was called so because of its founder John Batman and not some bloke in a superhero suit.

 

[Scotland]

Batmania was called so because of its founder John Batman and not some bloke in a superhero suit.

I know...

 

[NorthernLights]

I love Melbourne, one of my favourite cities.

Melburnians are a funny lot. The city has a train and tram network which is easy to navigate and goes everywhere, yet you never stop complaining about it. Even your laughably expensive Myki system is pretty straightforward.

The weather is arse. Winter is bleak and cold, summer can't sort out its shit and is fine and sunny one minute, raining and miserable the next, 40 degrees and apocalyptic for a few days then before you know it you're reaching for a jumper... Despite this, you don't whinge about it nearly as much as people who aren't from Melbourne. You have a weird attachment to it.

You love the 'sporting capital' thing and to reminisce about the good old days of suburban footy, but you make every excuse under the sun not to go and support your teams and have an irrational dislike of Etihad Stadium.

You say stupid words like 'milk bar' and 'nature strip', and you think hook turns are OK.

If only you'd let the place be called Batmania...

You mean no other place has Milk Bars and nature strips?

 

[BotsMaster]

Speaking of eating... Anyone got any recommendations?

The kebab van located on the corner of Murray Rd and Albert St

 

[NotAMagpieBogan]

I wish it was called Batmania..

 

[bradrowe#32]

Doesn't offer much outside of sport

What are the things you like to do/see/eat/drink that you can't in Melbourne?

 

[little graham]

I don't think Little Graham likes Melbourne much.

Melbounrs fine. Beautiful city surrounded by mountains, forests and a beautiful bay/ocean. It's the people that are the problem.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Most overrated city in the world? Perth shits on this place.

I'm not some ridiculous "most liveable city on earth" person... but... PERTH!!??

Come on man.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I love Melbourne, one of my favourite cities.

Melburnians are a funny lot. The city has a train and tram network which is easy to navigate and goes everywhere, yet you never stop complaining about it. Even your laughably expensive Myki system is pretty straightforward.

The weather is arse. Winter is bleak and cold, summer can't sort out its shit and is fine and sunny one minute, raining and miserable the next, 40 degrees and apocalyptic for a few days then before you know it you're reaching for a jumper... Despite this, you don't whinge about it nearly as much as people who aren't from Melbourne. You have a weird attachment to it.

You love the 'sporting capital' thing and to reminisce about the good old days of suburban footy, but you make every excuse under the sun not to go and support your teams and have an irrational dislike of Etihad Stadium.

You say stupid words like 'milk bar' and 'nature strip', and you think hook turns are OK.

If only you'd let the place be called Batmania...

Thing is those trains and trams don't go to where a large and increasing number of people actually, you know, live.

 

[Doss]

Thing is those trains and trams don't go to where a large and increasing number of people actually, you know, live.

The tram and train network is reminiscent of the spokes on a bike wheel, with the city at the centre. They're great if you're trying to get to the centre or anywhere along the same spoke, but hopeless if you're trying to get cross town.

There are zero cross town suburban train lines (a couple non-electrified freight ones) and just two tram routes that don't either end in the city or pass through it.

 

[Scotland]

Thing is those trains and trams don't go to where a large and increasing number of people actually, you know, live.

Define 'large and increasing number'.

 

[Breva_]

Thread title should be "the melbs thread" in reverence to respected poster silent alarm, vale.

 

[Shell]

The tram and train network is reminiscent of the spokes on a bike wheel, with the city at the centre. They're great if you're trying to get to the centre or anywhere along the same spoke, but hopeless if you're trying to get cross town.

There are zero cross town suburban train lines (a couple non-electrified freight ones) and just two tram routes that don't either end in the city or pass through it.

So true.

If my car was to ever break down and I had to get PT into work, it would take me something like 2 hours to get there. Maybe more. It's a 20 minute drive.

 

[bradrowe#32]

Thread title should be "the melbs thread" in reverence to respected poster silent alarm, vale.

I'm having a cheap domestic beer in his honour.

 

[Breva_]

I'm having a cheap domestic beer in his honour.

Were you jonesin' for a sixy of tooheys old?

 

[bombersfan4000]

Yeah nah.

One bridge does not a city make.

Oh but they have the Opera house as well