theoldwolf

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ccdesan said:"As he has described our day in detail, I'll save the effort of retyping it all"

*BIG SNERK!!* ROFLOL

ccdesan said:"This was much appreciated, given that the politics of Sydney may necessitate the removal of the monorail at some point in the future"

...or decide that the new system will be too expensive to build and maintain then go back to the drawing board, which is what I'm hoping for. That's looking favorably as the current state government has severely fallen into disfavour with the public on their mismanagement of infrastructure.

ccdesan said:"From there I took numerous photographs, including the Botanical Gardens, and the Queen Victoria Building"

Another outstanding panorama Old Wolf!

The QVB interior photos look better than life!

ccdesan said:"Down to terra firma (the more firma, the less terra!)"

Pthbbt!! And you reacted badly to my joke about "taking sandstone for granite!" :P

ccdesan said:"I was immediately delighted, especially when we chanced upon a gathering of flying foxes who despite the bright daylight were wildly active"

That video is the most extraordinary juxtaposition I've ever seen! LOL The pleasant beat and melody of the summer-time music over the chaotic screeching and scuffling of the flying foxes! :D It's a well done piece Old Wolf.

ccdesan said:"After a walk across that mighty structure that connects the CBD to North Sydney via a majestic arch of riveted steel"

That photo could win a prize. *ALL* those photos are brilliant Old Wolf, especially considering the smoggy, murky state of the air over the city that day. They're good enough to appear in a travelogue.

ccdesan said:"some ferociously rude and patronizing airport employees - I was too ruddy tired to report them, and too much of a gentleman to bitchslap them to Adelaide"

Sadly not all Aussies are friendly to a fault... :(

ccdesan said:"I discovered that my checked bag had been inspected by the TSA, and my TSA-approved lock had been discarded. Cheeky ratbags... they're supposed to have keys for those, and re-close them. Some lazy pataQ probably just cut it off without looking. I filed a claim for the lock when I got home, but given the incredible complexity of the government-approved claim form, I doubt I'll see a penny. Hqiz-eaters..."

Oh no... after all that! Folks I can vouch for the fact that Old Wolf DID attach a TSA approved lock to his luggage. That does it, when I travel overseas I'm going to photograph everything inside and outside my bag as evidence.

ccdesan said:"slept like a stone"

I wish I were able to do the same. The "brutal weather" you experienced here hasn't improved.