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Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 11448832)
Um hello, 'Smart State'! :rofl:
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by Alfresco
(Post 11448826)
I always have a giggle when I see Victorian number plates in Brisbane...
Victoria The Place to be ;) Sunshine Coast airport always makes me smile. Prior to the flight to Melbourne the outside viewing area is packed full of the Deck shoe and white linen crew ( victorians with holiday home in noosa/buderim etc ). They sit outside catching the last rays of sun as if they were flying out to Siberia not Melbourne:lol: You can spot them a mile off, well dressed, brown as biscuits, designer sunnies, moaning about the weather they will have to face at the other end. An hour and half in and the baggage shuffle starts, jumper, hoodies and coats! need to be firmly in place before those doors open. Then some brave qld'er will tumble down the aisle in boardies and singlet and the 'knowing' looks start. Same every flight :rofl: |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 11448832)
Um hello, 'Smart State'! :rofl:
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Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 11448842)
They had to can that, the qlder's would not take them, wanted sunshine state, about 10,000 unused plates became scrap :lol:
Glad they got rid of them. That slogan never made sense.
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 11448845)
Sunshine Coast airport always makes me smile.
Prior to the flight to Melbourne the outside viewing area is packed full of the Deck shoe and white linen crew ( victorians with holiday home in noosa/buderim etc ). They sit outside catching the last rays of sun as if they were flying out to Siberia not Melbourne:lol: You can spot them a mile off, well dressed, brown as biscuits, designer sunnies, moaning about the weather they will have to face at the other end. An hour and half in and the baggage shuffle starts, jumper, hoodies and coats! need to be firmly in place before those doors open. Then some brave qld'er will tumble down the aisle in boardies and singlet and the 'knowing' looks start. Same every flight :rofl: Well, I took minimalist clothing to Sydney last week and I froze - 6° in the mornings. I know it was a cold snap, but really! The coffee guy in Park road Milton wears shorts, flops and t shirt throughout winter i.e. that's what he wears all year round. That's acclimatization for you. Mind my son in England went to school in the middle of winter in trousers, shirt and tie. No jumper ever. Nuts! |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Plenty of 'take the piss' fodder here, you Pommy bastards. Go on, knock yourselves out :lol: (even I find some of them embarrassing!!)
Australian state and territory slogans New South Wales – First State (previously The Premier State), Towards 2000 Victoria – Garden State, On the Move, The Place to Be Queensland – Sunshine State, Smart State, Beautiful one day perfect the next Western Australia – The Real Thing (previously Golden State, State of Excitement, Wildflower State) South Australia – Festival State, Better by Bike, The Wine State, The Defence State, The Creative State Tasmania – Apple Isle, Holiday Isle, Natural State (also Your Natural State), Explore the Possibilities Australian Capital Territory – Nation's Capital (previously Heart of the Nation and Feel the Power) Northern Territory – Outback Australia, The Never Never, 'The Difference is Opportunity Australian state and territory nicknames The following is a list of Australian state and territory nicknames. New South Wales – Canadians (North of the Border),Cockroaches Coat-hangers, and Cornstalks[1][citation needed] Victoria – Mexicans (South of the Border),[citation needed] Queensland – Pommys, Banana Benders, Cane Toads Western Australia – Sand Gropers South Australia – 'Crow Eaters or Wheatfielders"[1] Tasmania – Taswegians, Apple Eaters, Twin Heads "Jam Eaters"[1] Australian Capital Territory – Territorians "Roundabout-Abouters"'[citation needed] Northern Territory – Territorians "Top Enders" Eastern States in General historically "Tothersiders",[1] modernly "Eastern Staters" [2] |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
http://www.yukiba.com/upl/server/upl...nia-Sydney.jpg
Its just the best isn't it. The sarcasm of it all.
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 11448832)
Um hello, 'Smart State'! :rofl:
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
Sunshine State was much better ;)
July 22, 2012 The Queensland government, under Campbell Newman's directions, has opted not to renew the trademark on Peter Beattie's marketing tag: SMART STATE, and in April 2012 the government ordered manufacturing of the Smart State numberplates be stopped. In a statement, Premier Campbell Newman said his government had retired the trademarks "Queensland the Smart State" and the "Smart State" as part of cost-cutting. The two "Smart State" trademarks would have cost $36,000 per month to maintain, and for something that very few people wanted, was a waste of government money. In the 2011-12 financial year, Queenslanders only opted for 34,000 Smart State number plates (8.7%) out of a total of 388,000. In 2012 there were still about 20,000 Smart State registration plates yet to be allocated to vehicles. The Beattie government developed and trademarked the tags for marketing and communication material in 2003, and pushed the idea for several years but by September 2008 the trademarks were rarely used. Mr Beattie still tweets using the handle SmartState1... |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by ABCD......
(Post 11453208)
Sunshine State was much better ;)
July 22, 2012 The Queensland government, under Campbell Newman's directions, has opted not to renew the trademark on Peter Beattie's marketing tag: SMART STATE, and in April 2012 the government ordered manufacturing of the Smart State numberplates be stopped. In a statement, Premier Campbell Newman said his government had retired the trademarks "Queensland the Smart State" and the "Smart State" as part of cost-cutting. The two "Smart State" trademarks would have cost $36,000 per month to maintain, and for something that very few people wanted, was a waste of government money. In the 2011-12 financial year, Queenslanders only opted for 34,000 Smart State number plates (8.7%) out of a total of 388,000. In 2012 there were still about 20,000 Smart State registration plates yet to be allocated to vehicles. The Beattie government developed and trademarked the tags for marketing and communication material in 2003, and pushed the idea for several years but by September 2008 the trademarks were rarely used. Mr Beattie still tweets using the handle SmartState1... |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by Beoz
(Post 11436453)
Well we in NSW aren't shifting. After work I like going for a swim at the beach, doing a spot of fishing, cycling around the park, having a beer watching the sunset, playing a quick 9 holes of golf ............. you know all those things that use daylight.
I'm just back from a few days in Qld and it was dark by 6.30. We like our daylight savings and won't give it up! |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Ok...so I almost died this week. What the hell with this freakish weather? My aircon only goes to 16 wtf?
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by rabble_rouser
(Post 11454821)
Ok...so I almost died this week. What the hell with this freakish weather? My aircon only goes to 16 wtf?
You poor sod, it's not easy to get used to. |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by rabble_rouser
(Post 11454821)
Ok...so I almost died this week. What the hell with this freakish weather? My aircon only goes to 16 wtf?
Oh and just read original post... get a vespa! ;) |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by gedscottish
(Post 11454842)
Air con units don't normally go coller than 16ºc, besides you are asking it to do the impossible. Set it for 22 for example as it's not going to blow any colder air by being at 16!
Oh and just read original post... get a vespa! ;) |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by rabble_rouser
(Post 11454821)
Ok...so I almost died this week. What the hell with this freakish weather? My aircon only goes to 16 wtf?
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by gedscottish
(Post 11454842)
Air con units don't normally go coller than 16ºc, besides you are asking it to do the impossible. Set it for 22 for example as it's not going to blow any colder air by being at 16!
Oh and just read original post... get a vespa! ;) |
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
(Post 11454855)
Refrigerated air conditioning should definitely make your house cooler if set at 16, rather than than 22. Although I know that air conditioning techs tell you that 22 is an optimum temperature, or something like that!
But 16deg is extreme, never seen any unit go that low below. |
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