Reply With QuoteI know what you mean. I've been offered jobs down there a couple of times, but refused each time. I think of Sydney as like my Mother-in-law's house - it's fine to visit but I wouldn't want to live there.
Master
SupporterI went to Sydney for work on the weekend. Traffic was lighter than I expected, but I would have been lost without a GPS. The accommodation was average at best (blame the company who was paying), no parking provided. Spent too much time trying to locate a place to legally park. Then my sunnies were stolen from my hotel room. I'll stick to the bush and FNQ!! Too stressful in the big smoke.
p.s. Have to admit some good meals were consumed at the company expense!
Ken
I know what you mean. I've been offered jobs down there a couple of times, but refused each time. I think of Sydney as like my Mother-in-law's house - it's fine to visit but I wouldn't want to live there.
Wizard
The best thing about Sydney is watching it disappear in your rearvision mirror.
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Well I had a wonderful time in Sydney.
I got to visit my girlfriend after a month apart (no retching sounds please)
Myself and Mattg got to disrupt traffic flow in a fancy hotel car park transferring a fire place from my car to his trailer, always a good laugh.
Got to have a chinwag with my fellow LRE blokes (and ladies).
Then I got to, as Robbo says, put it in my rear vision mirror
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Swaggie
I'm with you Mudnut.....we should leave Sydney where it is and remove that fabulousely beautiful harbour to a place where people deserve to have it....
Swaggie
I like Sydney although it can be complex if you don't know or understand it. Spent last Sunday running through Hyde park, circular quay, the rocks, Star city, mrs mac quarries chair, went and viewed the Archibald prize etc display at the art galley, QVB coffee shop and so on. Sydney is easy and has some great stuff going on.
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SubscriberAhh, the memories of Sydney. Going to work , a short walk from the Manly flat, Hydrofoil across, walk from the quay ,thru the Gardens, down Cowper Wharf road, thru the gate. Going home, the reverse, except Friday was drop into the Rockers, then the Bells, then the First & Last, Ferry home, sit on the balcony listen to the surf. Bit different from the four years spent at Quakers Hill, but that is another story, Bob
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Master
So you lot should take pity on the folks like me who live here...
That's the truth and then some, especially when my car is full of gear for touring...
Wizard
The only thing I hate about Sydney is the traffic.
Especially on weekends...all the people that use public transport during the week are out and they just dont know how to drive.
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Master
I love Sydney. Like anywhere there are crap parts and really beautiful parts. Few places in the world have waterways that can compare, the food is world class, shopping's great, culture and entertainment by the bucket loads. The traffic however is really getting bad.
As I live both in rural Tasmania (for the past 7.5 years) as well as Sydney, I would say country living definetely has it advantages - fresh air, no traffic jams (or traffic lights even), lots of personal space and peace and quiet.
However there are also plenty of disadvantages such as the lack of privacy (as everyone knows what everyone is up to in a small town), poor medical facilities, lack of good restaurants, lousy shopping (lucky there's ebay), an always active rumour mill, and a tedious parochial mentality in the local folk.
At the end of the day, personally I prefer to put up with the traffic jams, pollution and cramped lifestyle of the city in return for much more expansive mental stimulation. After all one can always head to the bush to go camping or a road trip for a "country fix"
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