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Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 7:58 am
by Booney
LaughingKookaburra wrote:I'll be in the Virgin lounge at Brisbane Airport. I'll Park my arse early in the morning at Northcliffe SLSC and get the bus to the airport around 12 to come home. We leave at 3pm local time so I'll get it before I board!


Queensland don't go on daylight savings so 3:00pm Melbourne is 2:30 Brisbane, you'll be just getting called to board as they are loading. Nice.

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:53 am
by Wedgie
Booney wrote:
LaughingKookaburra wrote:I'll be in the Virgin lounge at Brisbane Airport. I'll Park my arse early in the morning at Northcliffe SLSC and get the bus to the airport around 12 to come home. We leave at 3pm local time so I'll get it before I board!


Queensland don't go on daylight savings so 3:00pm Melbourne is 2:30 Brisbane, you'll be just getting called to board as they are loading. Nice.

Wouldn't that be 2pm Brisbane (and 2.30pm Adelaide).
Been a while since school but doesn't 3-1 = 2? :?

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:07 am
by Lightning McQueen
Wedgie wrote:Bump. Even though Im not a fan of it just reealised i wont be working on MC Day for the first time in over 20 years (except for onr year i was in Thailand and slept through it) so might as well as get pissed somewhere. Any suggestions/invitations or are most locals fun on these days too?


Not sure if I'll scab in on the wife's work thingy but I got my annual leave approved so I think I might substitute my food allocation money to go on piss and betting at the Reepham for their $5 pints all day.

I don't think they do anything fancy for Melbourne Cup (or ever) but they will cdater well for the two staples I'll need for the day...................and it wont be crowded.

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:09 am
by Booney
Wedgie wrote:
Booney wrote:
LaughingKookaburra wrote:I'll be in the Virgin lounge at Brisbane Airport. I'll Park my arse early in the morning at Northcliffe SLSC and get the bus to the airport around 12 to come home. We leave at 3pm local time so I'll get it before I board!


Queensland don't go on daylight savings so 3:00pm Melbourne is 2:30 Brisbane, you'll be just getting called to board as they are loading. Nice.

Wouldn't that be 2pm Brisbane (and 2.30pm Adelaide).
Been a while since school but doesn't 3-1 = 2? :?


Yeah...my bad.... :oops:

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 4:09 pm
by Sheik Yerbouti
Wedgie wrote:Bump. Even though Im not a fan of it just reealised i wont be working on MC Day for the first time in over 20 years (except for onr year i was in Thailand and slept through it) so might as well as get pissed somewhere. Any suggestions/invitations or are most locals fun on these days too?


The flute, they will come to you.

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 4:17 pm
by Booney
The Hilton, South Road, look like they're putting a good one on.

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:58 pm
by carey
Standard Waterloo for me.

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:31 am
by Lightning McQueen
carey wrote:Standard Waterloo for me.

Might do that instead.

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 8:11 am
by Wedgie
Booney wrote:The Hilton, South Road, look like they're putting a good one on.

Would be handy location wise as very close to my girlfriend's work but I'm not a fan.
Might end up at the local or end up not bothering at all.

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:37 am
by Dogwatcher
Working at home, looking after my sick daughter.
I actually don't mind this.

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:29 pm
by Footy Chick
me= last of the big spenders... :lol:

$2 each way on Humidor, Max Dynamite, Big Duke and Amelies star...


Good luck everyone!

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:38 pm
by bennymacca
None of the favourites were anywhere near it!

Marmelo looked well placed but just fell away

Re: Melbourne Cup

PostPosted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:31 pm
by Corona Man
I tuned in as I was driving back to Melb from SA yesterday. I had $20 on Humidor, it was only in the call twice!