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Underoath
Underoath
QLD
2434 posts
Underoath Underoath
QLD, 2434 posts
3 Oct 2012 7:44pm
3.5 hours


Not looking forward to leaving work this arvo!

www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/trains-on-track-for-tonight-ng-08918e5edb222cc75130a257016692a9
Mackerel
Mackerel
WA
313 posts
Mackerel Mackerel
WA, 313 posts
3 Oct 2012 6:57pm
12 minutes mate, about usual. Public transport sucks, I couldn't do it!
Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
5000 posts
Sailhack Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
4 Oct 2012 1:18am
Not just Perth either.

www.heraldsun.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes

It took me less than 2 mins to drive to work this morn...should really walk the 1km, but need my vehicle for site visits. I live in a small coastal city...traffic is 10 cars at the lights during school pickup/dropoff times or waiting for 2 cars at a roundabout!
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4107 posts
GreenPat GreenPat
QLD, 4107 posts
4 Oct 2012 2:12am
For the first time in 14 years, I don't own a car right now.

It's 1.9km from the apartment to the office. Some days I cycle, some days I walk.

Some days I catch a train to the airport and fly out to a mine at the back of beyond for days on end.
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4107 posts
GreenPat GreenPat
QLD, 4107 posts
4 Oct 2012 9:16am
So, Tightlines, any insight into the cause of the problem? Whenever the trains in Perth break down I think of the stories you've told me.
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
evlPanda evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
4 Oct 2012 10:02am
GreenPat said...
For the first time in 14 years, I don't own a car right now.


Haha. Ditto for me. Cars are the most expensive, depreciating asset anyone can own and I don't think most people even realise that. For example an average $30K car will cost you *at least* $200/week to own by the time you factor in depreciation, insurance, registration, repairs, maintenance and fuel. I've done the maths, and it's easier, better and cheaper to live closer to the city.

Wineman
Wineman
NSW
1412 posts
Wineman Wineman
NSW, 1412 posts
4 Oct 2012 10:09am
^^^^^
Yeah, but I need a car (Sub Outback) so I can put my gear in, go sailing & forget about sh1t that happened.

And with daylight saving [}:)] starting next week, I can take gear to work
& go windsurfing after...

(do you need a lift Panda?)
Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
5000 posts
Sailhack Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
4 Oct 2012 10:18am
evlPanda said...
I've done the maths, and it's easier, better and cheaper to live closer to the city.


IMO it's cheaper (and much more relaxing) to live far away from any city!
jbshack
jbshack
WA
6913 posts
jbshack jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
4 Oct 2012 11:08am


Crazy for me it took an hour and 15 minutes form Mindarie to Warrick road. After that it opened up. There was a crash in the Rail line. A smaller rail truck (on the rail line) back ended a larger rail truck. Also on track.

Totalled it.

The traffic was so slow i had to stop and have a piss even All that with a boat in tow

I should say not my image, borrowed from FB...
tmurray
tmurray
WA
485 posts
tmurray tmurray
WA, 485 posts
4 Oct 2012 12:23pm
Underoath said...

3.5 hours


Not looking forward to leaving work this arvo!

www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/trains-on-track-for-tonight-ng-08918e5edb222cc75130a257016692a9




Starting from where? Bicycle probably would have been faster.
mineral1
mineral1
WA
4564 posts
mineral1 mineral1
WA, 4564 posts
4 Oct 2012 12:28pm
jbshack said...


Crazy for me it took an hour and 15 minutes form Mindarie to Warrick road. After that it opened up. There was a crash in the Rail line. A smaller rail truck (on the rail line) back ended a larger rail truck. Also on track.

Totalled it.



Just envisage the OH&S saga with this little issue, bozo's will come up with all sorts of requirements to operate these now, like you have to be a loco driver to operate...blah blah blah and add about 5 tonne in external steel work just in case... blah blah blah.
When all they really need is a collision avoidance system installed on all units.
smicko
smicko
WA
2503 posts
smicko smicko
WA, 2503 posts
4 Oct 2012 12:31pm
Couldn't believe it when I drove past that this morning. Wood ducks.
You'd wanna hope there was no-one in that cab.
stringer
stringer
WA
703 posts
stringer stringer
WA, 703 posts
4 Oct 2012 12:59pm
Underoath said...

3.5 hours


Not looking forward to leaving work this arvo!

www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/trains-on-track-for-tonight-ng-08918e5edb222cc75130a257016692a9



well as you are contributing to the perpetuation of urban sprawl and all the fun that comes with it, I cant say I feel sorrow for you at all.
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
evlPanda evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
4 Oct 2012 3:00pm
Sailhack said...
evlPanda said...
I've done the maths, and it's easier, better and cheaper to live closer to the city.


IMO it's cheaper (and much more relaxing) to live far away from any city!


No work for me in any city with a population < 1m

Request: Anyone have a connection with University of Hawaii?
Underoath
Underoath
QLD
2434 posts
Underoath Underoath
QLD, 2434 posts
4 Oct 2012 3:04pm
stringer said...
Underoath said...

3.5 hours


Not looking forward to leaving work this arvo!

www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/trains-on-track-for-tonight-ng-08918e5edb222cc75130a257016692a9



well as you are contributing to the perpetuation of urban sprawl and all the fun that comes with it, I cant say I feel sorrow for you at all.



I live in Alkimos.

Sorry stringer for living within a budget as a first homeowner and for putting a roof over my familys head, cok head.


poor relative
poor relative
WA
9106 posts
poor relative poor relative
WA, 9106 posts
4 Oct 2012 1:23pm
Late trains is such a west problem.

I cycle - rain hail or shine i ride in. There is nothing like cycling at 40+km/h with a tail wind down the freeway with the river coming over the bike path and soaking you.

Going the other way is a different story however. :-/
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4107 posts
GreenPat GreenPat
QLD, 4107 posts
4 Oct 2012 3:49pm
Wineman said...
^^^^^
Yeah, but I need a car (Sub Outback) so I can put my gear in, go sailing & forget about sh1t that happened.


Good point. I have had to rent cars to go kiting since I sold mine.

Am in the market for one again now too.

It was a nice change, went for 2 months without one, but not sustainable.
jbshack
jbshack
WA
6913 posts
jbshack jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
4 Oct 2012 2:03pm
smicko said...
Couldn't believe it when I drove past that this morning. Wood ducks.
You'd wanna hope there was no-one in that cab.


I had a Ambo come past me fairly quick. I guess they'd be some serous injury.
felixdcat
felixdcat
WA
3519 posts
felixdcat felixdcat
WA, 3519 posts
4 Oct 2012 2:03pm
2.5 hours from Yanchep, the freeway is ** most of the time anyway! Lucky Buswell and Barnett are into it (not)............ wankers! light train from Mirrabooka...... I see that helping a lot.............. so what????? all the misfits (was going to say the N word) from Balga will have a short ride to the city to missbehave in the malls............... greaaaaaaaaaaat idea!
jbshack
jbshack
WA
6913 posts
jbshack jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
4 Oct 2012 2:04pm
mineral1 said...
[quoteWhen all they really need is a collision avoidance system installed on all units.



What like brakes
jbshack
jbshack
WA
6913 posts
jbshack jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
4 Oct 2012 2:05pm
felixdcat said...
2.5 hours from Yanchep, the freeway is ** most of the time anyway! Lucky Buswell and Barnett are into it (not)............ wankers! light train from Mirrabooka...... I see that helping a lot.............. so what????? all the misfits (was going to say the N word) from Balga will have a short ride to the city to missbehave in the malls............... greaaaaaaaaaaat idea!


I've lived in Mindarie since 93 and i will say only in the last two years the traffic has got very bad. God help us in three more years..[}:)]
wodgina6722
wodgina6722
229 posts
wodgina6722 wodgina6722
229 posts
6 Oct 2012 10:52am
I can spend hour and ten minutes getting From Scarborough to Northbridge by public transport. Another 2 kilometers of walking.

Drive: 30 minutes

Bicycle: 35 minutes (I'm pretty quick on the bike)

A few years ago I thought I would nip up to two rocks for a surf after work. Couldn't believe the traffic, never tried again.

wodgina6722
wodgina6722
229 posts
wodgina6722 wodgina6722
229 posts
6 Oct 2012 10:55am
Underoath said...
stringer said...
Underoath said...

3.5 hours


Not looking forward to leaving work this arvo!

www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/trains-on-track-for-tonight-ng-08918e5edb222cc75130a257016692a9



well as you are contributing to the perpetuation of urban sprawl and all the fun that comes with it, I cant say I feel sorrow for you at all.



I live in Alkimos.

Sorry stringer for living within a budget as a first homeowner and for putting a roof over my familys head, cok head.






Nice up there but so far. A few friends have moved back closer to Perth because the stress of the drive.
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