jk1237 wrote:geez, they are taking a while to clean the nice old UniSA building (Goodman isnt it). I pass through on the bus each day and I havent noticed any action behind that shadecloth for weeks and weeks. Quickly now!

Brookman Building*

I wish one of our Flexis had AOA like this!

frank1 wrote:Get a cat to fan a block of ice for you or steal the neighbour's air conditioning. A very cheap solution

Open your refrigerator and/or freezer door, erect tent with opening adjoining the open section of refrigerator, sit inside tent, and enjoy.

Is it just the top 2 wildcards that are selected, or any 2 of the 20 wildcards? Here is your answer below. remember if we end up in the top 20 wildcards then we still have from February 29 to March 9 2008 to vote on the most nominated Wildcard cities. Only the top two will make it on the board! Tha...

A new stadium, inner city location, should be built with the World Cup in mind, not AFL. If it has to be another oval shaped pitch, then I hope they design it so seating can be added in to make the pitch rectangular. Of course it would then need to have a roof as all seating for WC stadiums need to...

Is it just the top 2 wildcards that are selected, or any 2 of the 20 wildcards?

We're up to 11! Get those last votes in!

I was in the Casino this weekend, and aside from the recently-developed North Terrace section and Marble Hall, most of it looks like an over-inflated RSL. The central courtyard is embarrassingly cheap. I should hope that a sale brings with it newfound interest in the upgrades. Sorry to say it, but ...

rev wrote:...The place was like a wonder land for a kid when they had the santas cave thing and all setup.

Wasn't that in John Martins?

National Geographic Channel's 'Megastructures' is also shown on the Ten HD channel during the week at some time. Check that one out too...it focusses on constructions that are extreme, ie. the biggest, longest, tallest etc. and also project's with an element of novelty such as Dubai's Palm Islands. ...

Didn't see this thread before, but not only do we have the best spots on the Monopoly board, we also have the best hackers in the country

If it's not broken don't fix it. I don't see the big deal about Charles being the Monarch of Australia either...ok, he has big ears and is married to a horse, but at the end of the day the King/Queen of England has next to no influence in the day to day matters of the country. Also, if the Republic ...

Bulldozer wrote:...There's a quite tall building here in the Brisbane CBD that had that same awful stone concrete style, but now that it's been covered over with the cladding it looks very modern.

Any pics?

A few snaps: http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2008/photos/tdu080/MG04.jpg http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2008/photos/tdu080/MG06.jpg http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2008/photos/tdu081/MG04.jpg http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2008/photos/tdu081/MG08.jpg http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2008/photos/tdu...

I noticed the lights too last night and was thinking...hmmmm something looks different