Starrfall on 8/5/2010 at 02:24
Also Vegas is WAY less likely to be underwater or covered in oil.
Tocky on 8/5/2010 at 02:32
Wesson oil maybe.
june gloom on 8/5/2010 at 03:56
Pick Nashville and I'm there. It's halfway culturally relevant and it's within driving distance of Jerkcity.
PigLick on 8/5/2010 at 03:58
gotta admit, Vegas trumps Miami
TBE on 8/5/2010 at 04:19
I've met two TTLGers in person. And recently I've been shagged by MrDuck over Steam Messenger. Man, I think we could have a party over Steam if there was video. We could get the whole TTLG-Kru in one massive web-cam orgy of fun. Or just sing along with MrDuck to some karaoke and get pissed drunk.
David, you need a TTLG party server web-cam thing made. We all hook up and partay! :thumb:
I'm down for Vegas!
Martin Karne on 8/5/2010 at 05:51
I would go to Miami if someone helps me opening a discotheque, yes yes I know I have to get in the mafia, no problems there.
;)
Kidding, kidding, no drugs sales are final, so get those sugar bags back here for a refund.
But it must be fun going around in a Ferrari downtown Miami... err nevermind.
Shug on 8/5/2010 at 07:16
Quote Posted by heywood
For our resident Aussies - how hard is it to find *good* beer? I've heard Oz is more into wine these days, and during my brief visit there I was disappointed in the domestic selections. I might be a bit spoiled by all the craft brewing around where I live now.
Small craft breweries are the new black here, so I think you'll find a few promising selections in decent bottleshops. Depends on what style of beer you like, of course; I barely drink beer these days so I'm not particularly useful. Drops such as (
https://www.littlecreatures.com.au/) Little Creatures are becoming more and more popular and are considered top notch by acquaintances of mine.
Martin Karne on 8/5/2010 at 07:31
So are there any fancy discotheques in down under like in Miami?
Vernon on 9/5/2010 at 05:17
Quote Posted by heywood
Hey, sorry to thread-jack, but are there any Sydneysiders lurking here? I've got a job offer in the Macquarie Park area and I could use some more input on good locations to look for a flat. Looking for somewhere with a good selection of nearby food & drink, easy place to make friends, and a <=30 min commute by car or 45 by public transport. My potential coworkers are mostly out in the western burbs and haven't been able to suggest much.
Okay Macquarie Park is in the North of Sydney and miles away from the city and the galleries and hive of gastronomical restaurants and all of that stuff. If you want to be near this stuff, then you can check out the Cityrail Trip Planner. (
http://www.131500.com.au/fullEnquiry.asp?PageMode=&Vehicle=Bus%2CTrain%2CFerry&WalkSpeed=NORMAL&Priority=&IsAfter=A&Date=10%2F5%2F2010&MaxChanges=-1&FromLocType=&ToLocType=&ViaLocType=&NotViaLocType=&Wheelchair=&Time=08%3A00am&FromLoc=Central+Station~~%3BCentral+Station%3BCentral+Station~~LOCATION&ToLoc=Macquarie+Park+Station~~%3BMacquarie+Park+Station%3BMacquarie+Park+Station~~LOCATION&x=30&y=17) I looked up Central to Macquarie Park. I would say these times are pretty much spot on - you could go closer towards Macquarie Park but still stay on the south shore (somewhere like Wynyard or The Rocks) and shave ten minutes off that trip. Alternatively, you could go the other way and live in the Inner West with all the cool kids and
add ten minutes to that trip.
(
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Macquarie+Park)
So alternatively you have the North Shore, which is much closer to Macquarie Park and where you get all the leafy streets and good schools. Killara, Turramurra and Pymble are all nice areas - if you're super-minted, you could look near Hunters Hill too. I really can't offer much more advice about the North Shore than that - I don't visit the North Shore much because there's nothing for me to do there. North Sydney and Macquarie Park are
massive business centres (in Australian terms), so I guess that's why your job is there.
Quote Posted by heywood
Hanging out for a cold beer in the locals is definitely up my alley. If I take this, I'll probably be out there by the end of this month, so I can scout a place or two that serves a good cask ale for when you arrive. The job is an engineering lead on a mostly software oriented development project.
For our resident Aussies - how hard is it to find *good* beer?
At some point during your tenure in Australia, you'll no doubt happen upon some ocker bullshit here about beer in England being warm, amongst a whole bunch of other groundless slurs based on stereotype bollocks that just makes you lose your faith in humanity.
Australian beer is dog's piss pretty much right across the board, except of course the micro-brewery boutique stuff (which isn't widely available, obviously). The reason you can't serve most Australian beer at any temperature other than ice-cold is that people with any semblance of palate would just throw it out rather than drink it.
It isn't all bad though. Coopers make some nice ales - for example, Coopers Pale Ale is fabulous. Toohey's Old is a serviceable dark ale, Sheaf's make a very delicious stout. I could go on. I mainly tend to go for German and Belgian ales - they are priced quite reasonably (sometimes cheaper than Australian) and are far, far better than the nasty stuff put out by Australian brewers.
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I've heard Oz is more into wine these days, and during my brief visit there I was disappointed in the domestic selections. I might be a bit spoiled by all the craft brewing around where I live now.
Don't worry, you can still get French wine in Australia
Scots Taffer on 9/5/2010 at 10:00
Pffft, I doubt he tried any reasonable cross-sample of Australian wines, which are widely recognised as some of the best in the world.
