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[Joffaboy]

Any of you guys ever get a bruise on the divining rod?
I did, on the underside. A soccer ball was coming at me, so naturally I jumped up to avoid the nut shot, but I jumped too early. My bird was pointing to the sky as I descended to the ground, and the soccer ball crushed my snorkle while it was pointing north.

It didn't hurt to pee, but if I grabbed my Falcor by the scruff of its neck, and turned it over, it was a dark blue bruise for about 4 weeks, and then a sickly grey for about another month or two.

Talk about oversharing. Could you still get a mongrel?
Had varicose veins on the knacker bag when I was in my 20's. Would be walking down the street and it felt like someone had come from behind me and grabbed my jatz crackers and tried to twist them off.
Had to have an operation to make sure the swimmers were hunky dory.

 

[jwikked]

Could you still get a mongrel?

was too scared to try, so for about 2 weeks I did everything I could to avoid it. Was a little bit of pain when it did happen.

Had varicose veins on the knacker bag when I was in my 20's. Would be walking down the street and it felt like someone had come from behind me and grabbed my jatz crackers and tried to twist them off.

I had something happen to me a few years back, I reckon it was nerve related, but the doctors weren't sure. For about 4 or 5 days I couldn't stand up straight for more than 25 seconds before my balls started hurting like you wouldn't believe.

I lasted a day at work, spending most of the day hunched over to make the pain go away, before standing up to do what I had to do. I remember walking to my car at the end of the day, and pretending to bend over to tie my shoelaces every 20 meters - that's how bad it was.

I spent 3 days straight on the couch, waking up at 1am to put on Kath and Kim.

Ended up getting an ultrasound on the sack, which came up negative. After the ultrasound was done, they gave me a towel to wipe the gel off, but it was too painful. By the time I got home 45 minutes later, the gel had hardened and turned my sack into what I can only describe as a tiny turtles shell.

 

[gringo2011]

Any of you guys ever get a bruise on the divining rod?
I did, on the underside. A soccer ball was coming at me, so naturally I jumped up to avoid the nut shot, but I jumped too early. My bird was pointing to the sky as I descended to the ground, and the soccer ball crushed my snorkle while it was pointing north.

It didn't hurt to pee, but if I grabbed my Falcor by the scruff of its neck, and turned it over, it was a dark blue bruise for about 4 weeks, and then a sickly grey for about another month or two.

When I was a kid, some other kids had built a ramp at the bottom of a hill to jump a small creek. So of course just got the BMX going as fast as I could to try it out. I reckon I worked out that the physics weren't sound about half way up the ramp but by that time I was airborne. Bike landed in the mud and I slid forward and smashed my nads on the goose neck. Walked like a cowboy for about a week. Still remember the pain.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

When I was a kid, some other kids had built a ramp at the bottom of a hill to jump a small creek. So of course just got the BMX going as fast as I could to try it out. I reckon I worked out that the physics weren't sound about half way up the ramp but by that time I was airborne. Bike landed in the mud and I slid forward and smashed my nads on the goose neck. Walked like a cowboy for about a week. Still remember the pain.

 

[Jesuswasacarpenter]

Feels like a free hit but 4-1 and you have to start thinking about win loss columns and September action

Of the 2 Adelaide games i felt like we’d fare better against the Giants so I’m hoping we give them a red hot crack after a restful week in Adelaide.

Living in a city from 1997 so play like a team from 1997

Adelaide is the most underrated city in the country chief...the locals are more than happy for you to not rate it

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Geez this escalated quickly

 

[Sully111]

Yeah... so anyway.... it's a cool movie.

 

[gringo2011]

Adelaide is the most underrated city in the country chief...the locals are more than happy for you to not rate it

Victorians love taking the piss out of SA but it's a very nice place to visit and Adelaide would be a super easy city to live in.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Victorians love taking the piss out of SA but it's a very nice place to visit and Adelaide would be a super easy city to live in.

Not that Victoria is exactly the “place to be” right now either.
Enormous debt and out of control crime.

Really enjoyed my weekend in Adelaide Round 1 ( except for the game). Lots to see and do.

 

[Simon Templar]

Not that Victoria is exactly the “place to be” right now either.
Enormous debt and out of control crime.

But you can still get a good cup of coffee right?

 

[Parkysp]

Living in inner city Melbourne there has never a better time to be alive and living life. Your option of events every week, top restaurants, bars and pubs. Out a few times a week and either tram or walk home. Don't read too much Murdoch press and get out and enjoy...

 

[StFly]

Yeah... so anyway.... it's a cool movie.

 

[The Cobra]

Living in inner city Melbourne there has never a better time to be alive and living life. Your option of events every week, top restaurants, bars and pubs. Out a few times a week and either tram or walk home. Don't read too much Murdoch press and get out and enjoy...

I’ll pass that on to the family man I know who awoke @4am to find a teenager on bail with a hammer in his house. Not sure his weekend was filled with joy as he spent most of it talking to the cops and arranging extra security to be installed the following week.

 

[Moquo]

I’ll pass that on to the family man I know who awoke @4am to find a teenager on bail with a hammer in his house. Not sure his weekend was filled with joy as he spent most of it talking to the cops and arranging extra security to be installed the following week.

I saw a punch-on in a pub once.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Adelaide is the most underrated city in the country chief...the locals are more than happy for you to not rate it

If it wasn't for the wine and a couple of balls it's nothing.

 

[The Cobra]

I saw a punch-on in a pub once.

You should stop living in Mum’s basement & get out more

 

[jumperfan]

I’ll pass that on to the family man I know who awoke @4am to find a teenager on bail with a hammer in his house. Not sure his weekend was filled with joy as he spent most of it talking to the cops and arranging extra security to be installed the following week.

Yes, because Melbourne is the only place in the world that this sort of thing happens...

 

[saintbill]

Living in inner city Melbourne there has never a better time to be alive and living life. Your option of events every week, top restaurants, bars and pubs. Out a few times a week and either tram or walk home. Don't read too much Murdoch press and get out and enjoy...

Interesting take, I wonder what age you are? Working in the city in the early 2000s was just incredible. Friday in the city was electric. Lots of happy hours, quality restaurants still somewhat affordable.

Fast forward to today, and I had a meeting at Arbory yesterday. 2 schooners of Peroni was $30. I repeat schooners.

Cost of living plus working from home has killed the vibe tremendously IMO, albeit from a high base.

Add to the fact that there are meth heads everywhere. Elizabeth Street in particular is very sad. Fitzroy Street Si.Kilda died, Chapel Street miles off what it was.

Finally, the crime is absolutely real. Have 3 families I know in Bayside area that have had cars stolen in the last 6 months. There is a parent from the kids school that gets robbed weekly at the moment. It's absolutely cooked, not just some media beat up. I carry a baseball bat next to my bed, fully expect it will be our turn at some point.

Despite the problems, still a good city for now, but it was absolutely elite. It has morphed into a 3 star motel with a 5 star price tag.

Granted every generation probably thinks they had it best, I am 43 for context. Perhaps I just don't know where to go, but the pubs and restaurants I visit on rare occassion are a shell of their former self. Where is everybody? The night-life seems dead compared to yesteryear.

My mates in hospitality are all going bust, can't make a crust. Too much red tape, tax on alcohol, wages too high, people in general have slashed their discretionary spending. It's doesn't bode well for the vibe of Melbourne going forward.

A decent dinner is $400 for 2 these days and a good restaurant. I don't know how young people afford it at all to be honest, and for older people like us that have 2 incomes but mortgages, school fees etc, the value of going out and enjoying what Melbourne has to offer is not justifiable.

Would rather save the coin and take the kids to SE Asia regularly where your money goes further and you can get a cultural experience.

Every 40+ person I know is talking about leaving Melbourne, or at the very least moving post kids schooling which is our plan.

Perhaps I am just in an echo chamber, but holy moly Melbourne now to early 2000s is absolutely night and day to me, and it is not going in the right direction.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Interesting take, I wonder what age you are? Working in the city in the early 2000s was just incredible. Friday in the city was electric. Lots of happy hours, quality restaurants still somewhat affordable.

Fast forward to today, and I had a meeting at Arbory yesterday. 2 schooners of Peroni was $30. I repeat schooners.

Cost of living plus working from home has killed the vibe tremendously IMO, albeit from a high base.

Add to the fact that there are meth heads everywhere. Elizabeth Street in particular is very sad. Fitzroy Street Si.Kilda died, Chapel Street miles off what it was.

Finally, the crime is absolutely real. Have 3 families I know in Bayside area that have had cars stolen in the last 6 months. There is a parent from the kids school that gets robbed weekly at the moment. It's absolutely cooked, not just some media beat up. I carry a baseball bat next to my bed, fully expect it will be our turn at some point.

Despite the problems, still a good city for now, but it was absolutely elite. It has morphed into a 3 star motel with a 5 star price tag.

Granted every generation probably thinks they had it best, I am 43 for context. Perhaps I just don't know where to go, but the pubs and restaurants I visit on rare occassion are a shell of their former self. Where is everybody? The night-life seems dead compared to yesteryear.

My mates in hospitality are all going bust, can't make a crust. Too much red tape, tax on alcohol, wages too high, people in general have slashed their discretionary spending. It's doesn't bode well for the vibe of Melbourne going forward.

A decent dinner is $400 for 2 these days and a good restaurant. I don't know how young people afford it at all to be honest, and for older people like us that have 2 incomes but mortgages, school fees etc, the value of going out and enjoying what Melbourne has to offer is not justifiable.

Would rather save the coin and take the kids to SE Asia regularly where your money goes further and you can get a cultural experience.

Every 40+ person I know is talking about leaving Melbourne, or at the very least moving post kids schooling which is our plan.

Perhaps I am just in an echo chamber, but holy moly Melbourne now to early 2000s is absolutely night and day to me, and it is not going in the right direction.

The world’s most liveable city once. Far from it now.

 

[gringo2011]

Living in inner city Melbourne there has never a better time to be alive and living life. Your option of events every week, top restaurants, bars and pubs. Out a few times a week and either tram or walk home. Don't read too much Murdoch press and get out and enjoy...

Yeah, been going out heaps lately. Comedy festival is on, city is full, it feels safe. Been to heaps of good bands lately too and so many good ones coming up. Melbourne is a great place if you want to get out and about and do stuff. Feel much less safe in Europe at night in the big cities.

Sporting events every week. I think we like to whinge here. There is obviously a bit going on with home invasions and car theft but that's across the world now. Sydney and Melbourne still in the top 10 safest cities in the world. Not many places better to live than Australia.

 

[gringo2011]

The world’s most liveable city once. Far from it now.

Still pretty bloody good out there if you get to the actual city. Go to a European city and you are much more likely to get robbed, bashed or scammed. I reckon for actual amenities and liveability it's still very very good. Sydney is actually a lot more ****ed. Traffic and transport there are abysmal and rent and property are unaffordable.

 

[beside the seaside]

Interesting take, I wonder what age you are? Working in the city in the early 2000s was just incredible. Friday in the city was electric. Lots of happy hours, quality restaurants still somewhat affordable.

Fast forward to today, and I had a meeting at Arbory yesterday. 2 schooners of Peroni was $30. I repeat schooners.

Cost of living plus working from home has killed the vibe tremendously IMO, albeit from a high base.

Add to the fact that there are meth heads everywhere. Elizabeth Street in particular is very sad. Fitzroy Street Si.Kilda died, Chapel Street miles off what it was.

Finally, the crime is absolutely real. Have 3 families I know in Bayside area that have had cars stolen in the last 6 months. There is a parent from the kids school that gets robbed weekly at the moment. It's absolutely cooked, not just some media beat up. I carry a baseball bat next to my bed, fully expect it will be our turn at some point.

Despite the problems, still a good city for now, but it was absolutely elite. It has morphed into a 3 star motel with a 5 star price tag.

Granted every generation probably thinks they had it best, I am 43 for context. Perhaps I just don't know where to go, but the pubs and restaurants I visit on rare occassion are a shell of their former self. Where is everybody? The night-life seems dead compared to yesteryear.

My mates in hospitality are all going bust, can't make a crust. Too much red tape, tax on alcohol, wages too high, people in general have slashed their discretionary spending. It's doesn't bode well for the vibe of Melbourne going forward.

A decent dinner is $400 for 2 these days and a good restaurant. I don't know how young people afford it at all to be honest, and for older people like us that have 2 incomes but mortgages, school fees etc, the value of going out and enjoying what Melbourne has to offer is not justifiable.

Would rather save the coin and take the kids to SE Asia regularly where your money goes further and you can get a cultural experience.

Every 40+ person I know is talking about leaving Melbourne, or at the very least moving post kids schooling which is our plan.

Perhaps I am just in an echo chamber, but holy moly Melbourne now to early 2000s is absolutely night and day to me, and it is not going in the right direction.

$400 for two for a decent dinner? Come on.

 

[beside the seaside]

Yeah, been going out heaps lately. Comedy festival is on, city is full, it feels safe. Been to heaps of good bands lately too and so many good ones coming up. Melbourne is a great place if you want to get out and about and do stuff. Feel much less safe in Europe at night in the big cities.

Sporting events every week. I think we like to whinge here. There is obviously a bit going on with home invasions and car theft but that's across the world now. Sydney and Melbourne still in the top 10 safest cities in the world. Not many places better to live than Australia.

I was in town a few weeks back to see New Order and the vibe in the city was incredible. I was really pleasantly surprised because I haven't been in town much since Covid but we had an incredible dinner and the city was seriously popping off. We live out of the city now but it's such a treat to come in, took the kids down to the national art gallery aswell it was just brilliant. I reckon some take for granted how good it is.

 

[gringo2011]

Interesting take, I wonder what age you are? Working in the city in the early 2000s was just incredible. Friday in the city was electric. Lots of happy hours, quality restaurants still somewhat affordable.

Fast forward to today, and I had a meeting at Arbory yesterday. 2 schooners of Peroni was $30. I repeat schooners.

Cost of living plus working from home has killed the vibe tremendously IMO, albeit from a high base.

Add to the fact that there are meth heads everywhere. Elizabeth Street in particular is very sad. Fitzroy Street Si.Kilda died, Chapel Street miles off what it was.

Finally, the crime is absolutely real. Have 3 families I know in Bayside area that have had cars stolen in the last 6 months. There is a parent from the kids school that gets robbed weekly at the moment. It's absolutely cooked, not just some media beat up. I carry a baseball bat next to my bed, fully expect it will be our turn at some point.

Despite the problems, still a good city for now, but it was absolutely elite. It has morphed into a 3 star motel with a 5 star price tag.

Granted every generation probably thinks they had it best, I am 43 for context. Perhaps I just don't know where to go, but the pubs and restaurants I visit on rare occassion are a shell of their former self. Where is everybody? The night-life seems dead compared to yesteryear.

My mates in hospitality are all going bust, can't make a crust. Too much red tape, tax on alcohol, wages too high, people in general have slashed their discretionary spending. It's doesn't bode well for the vibe of Melbourne going forward.

A decent dinner is $400 for 2 these days and a good restaurant. I don't know how young people afford it at all to be honest, and for older people like us that have 2 incomes but mortgages, school fees etc, the value of going out and enjoying what Melbourne has to offer is not justifiable.

Would rather save the coin and take the kids to SE Asia regularly where your money goes further and you can get a cultural experience.

Every 40+ person I know is talking about leaving Melbourne, or at the very least moving post kids schooling which is our plan.

Perhaps I am just in an echo chamber, but holy moly Melbourne now to early 2000s is absolutely night and day to me, and it is not going in the right direction.

Go to High Street Northcote, Smith Street Collingwood or Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. That's where the youth and vibe is now. Chapel and Fitzroy street died because those suburbs sold their soul to the corporates who made them like shit shopping malls that are like inconvenient Chadstones.

Barcelona has had that too, places like Las Ramblas that were incredible cultural highlights are now just strips of the same shops you see in any shopping centre and the tourists look at them and walk off.

Melbourne city is still awesome if you know where to go too. Everything good is hidden now. Prices are expensive every where.

You can still get a cheap dinner in Melbourne too maybe your taste has changed. We went to Rice Paper Scissors in Hardware lane the other day. It has a banquet for $59 per person and there is so much food you can't finish it and get to choose what you want. Absolute high end quality. Booze is a bit pricy but you could drink water and go to a pub afterwards.

Should be plenty of places that do $11- $12 house pints in the city. Arbory is a novelty for tourists.

 

[saintbill]

Go to High Street Northcote, Smith Street Collingwood or Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. That's where the youth and vibe is now. Chapel and Fitzroy street died because those suburbs sold their soul to the corporates who made them like shit shopping malls that are like inconvenient Chadstones.

Barcelona has had that too, places like Las Ramblas that were incredible cultural highlights are now just strips of the same shops you see in any shopping centre and the tourists look at them and walk off.

Melbourne city is still awesome if you know where to go too. Everything good is hidden now. Prices are expensive every where.

You can still get a cheap dinner in Melbourne too maybe your taste has changed. We went to Rice Paper Scissors in Hardware lane the other day. It has a banquet for $59 per person and there is so much food you can't finish it and get to choose what you want. Absolute high end quality. Booze is a bit pricy but you could drink water and go to a pub afterwards.

Should be plenty of places that do $11- $12 house pints in the city. Arbory is a novelty for tourists.

Granted, I don't get North of the city. Will give you that. Agree, China town is still not too bad when there. Certainly the burbs are very expensive. A pint anywhere in Bayside is $15 unless you go to happy hour at Sandy or Brighton Beach on a Friday.

I look at the behaviour of my nieces and nephews who are early 20s. They definitely go north of the city. Still, they really have to pick and choose when and where to go out. They can't afford to buy drinks at a bar ever. That concept is outrageous to them. They get loaded on "pre's" as they call it.

Our day there was uni nights that made everything accessible and we were socialising 5 nights a week.

Part of it is obviously not just a Melbourne problem, but Australia wide. Realistically it is global. My nephew just finished his commerce degree at Melbourne and has a HELP debt of 93k. The exact same degree cost me roughly 20k, 22 years back.

The youth are broke AF, which makes it really hard for a city to remain vibrant and exciting.

Without getting too political, we are certainly encouraging our kids to think globally.