Shuff's General Chat Thread ... #73 - Talk about anything and everything...  

alpharx7

alpharx7

alpharx7

alpharx7

pity they're not making another movie.......

Shuffs

Probably count yourself lucky,apparently there are quite a few people complaining on various sites that Brissy missed out



It was all happening above and below Brisbane,Hervey Bay was hammered,and a bloke lost his life,in the storm,and as Alpha said just south,the Gold Coast was hit,as were we,and a bit further south.I lost my internet during the first storm that hit us,that's why I haven't been on,but they are saying it could happen again today,I personally hope it doesn't

Shuffs

Thanks for the pics Wolfie,some very interesting buildings,and areas,that would probably look even better,when the weather warms up,and the trees have a bit of foliage.It would appear that most buildings do not have the infrastructure to store their vehicles under cover,when you see a grand building like that,and the Bentley,living out in the weather
How do house prices compare to Australia?

Shuffs

Should have gone for a run up Mt Tamborine,this was sitting on top of it,and would have filled your undies in more ways than one

wolfman101

That's a complicated question. House/land prices are, like most of the world, a fraction of Australia's. That's comparing apples to apples though-a "suburban" place in Australia is far more expensive than a "suburban" place in Japan.

The areas I'm looking at are extremely expensive though (the 2 or 3 highest priced places in Tokyo), so you are looking at something comparable to an exclusive area in Aus. Total price for land and construction of a 3br house would be around 1.5-2 mil. Many of those in the pics would be far more.

Houses have almost no value here-incredibly cheap to build. It's the land that kills you!

Off to Singapore now, I'm in the Nagoya lounge.

Dai.

Looks like a super cyclone. I ended up riding home from the motorcycle shop this afternoon pissing down to the point the freeway slowed to 60km/h,here i am casually cruising at 80-90km/h and wondering why everyone is scared.

alpharx7

not long now 'til this is out - Feb 11th

alpharx7

^^^ i'm going to pay money and see that at the cinema.

alpharx7

there's a few people in the comments section saying that they suspect it was something to do with exhaust back pressure and the gasses not escaping that led to this happening.........

Bob

Deadpool better not be a let down. They're doing an awful lot of social media advertising...

alpharx7

my level of sarcasm align's pretty well with the movie's trailers, on that premise it'll be fine.

wolfman101

#justsingaporethings

Shuffs

Not sure whether to thank you for #justsingaporethings or not Wolfie,you certainly wouldn't use it to rob a bank!

wolfman101

How about those vajazzled wheels...

Shuffs

That was the one that ended up hitting the Gold Coast,where it did a fair bit of damage

Shuffs

I bet they wear a matching watch!

wolfman101

Random Nagoya pics, where I lived before. It has a certain charm.

Shuffs

Do appreciate you taking the time to do this,Wolfie,to me,it just adds that friendly/personal touch to computer chair travel
Must admit it has a certain appeal to it,I'm guessing in law stamping grounds,maybe? Must be a reason why you don't settle there, and commute?People often travel to work,for longer time than it takes from Nagoya to Tokyo ,on the Bullet Train (if that's an invasive question,I will pull my head in )

wolfman101

Not at all.
Actually the in-laws are around 40 mins away by car, in Toyota City.

Nagoya is a very industrial city. Not so focused on fun and excitement as I would like, but a nice place none the less. I will be back there for probably the first 6 months to a year, as that's where the business I'm partnering in is physically based, but after that I'll be moving to Tokyo as the job really can be done from anywhere (my part anyway).

VashBandicoot

Just after I saw Criss Angel @ Vegas

ke lover

anyone put a 2jzge in a ke corolla or datsun?

Shuffs

Are you telling us his act was that bad,you were contemplating jumping?......and Vash,now that I know you're over there,I expect a few more pics,you did a good job last trip,don't do a Special K,or Slav,and post nothing

Special k

Haha sorry shuffs.

Here's the amazing view we had at the top of the Empire state building

wolfman101

Did you see Penn&Teller?

alpharx7

available

Shuffs

Thanks K,great view,looks toasty warm too!
Shame you didn't have those shades for your year 12 Formal,would have made it game,set,and match!

Shuffs

Hot,still,and steamy down here,big stormy looking clouds all around,yet nothing forecast,and nothing on the Radar,save a couple of small areas down near Yamba

Dai.

We've got a small pointless "storm" rolling through now,wasn't out there when i was riding.

Shuffs

Yeah they're building up out of nowhere,Dai,and doing 100Kph towards the coast,everyone is saying the sky is clear but we're hearing thunder,next thing it's pissing down.One just built up at Ipswich,and it has its eye on Logan next.

Shuffs

This is it,a long skinny bastard!

Dai.

Passed with no rain and some thunder.

Shuffs

Where did you encounter it Dai?Apparently it's caused damage in some areas and passed over others,leaving them unscathed.The BOM put a 'This Storm is Very Dangerous' sign on it but when it hit the coast around Southport,it chucked a hard right,and followed the coast line.Last time I checked,it was located just off Tweed Heads,and was as black as Neddys Bum in the centre