Geebung, Queensland Superthread

[Cin]

pfffft you can root anytime !


you missed u2 awesomeness. and gelati.

gelati?? mmmmmmm

 

[mysterious_jen]

gelati?? mmmmmmm

alllllllll kinds of flava's, i had tirimasu

 

[bono_212]

Haven't watched it. Has somebody posted it anywhere for people who aren't U2.com subscribers to watch it?

http://media.u2.com/flash/highlights/edgeback.swf

 

[Varitek]

So....that video of Edge playing guitar. Thoughts anyone?

oooh did someone youtube it?

edit: ahhhh thanks. u2.com is so dumb.

 

[mysterious_jen]

looks like the edge playing guitar to me .

 

[bono_212]

looks like the edge playing guitar to me .

 

[Varitek]

sounds u2-ish.

 

[bono_212]

sounds u2-ish.

Ok the first thing just seems like messing around

The second one I like, but it doesn't sound all that new

Third one sounds like the Fly

Fourth one doesn't excite me

 

[Cin]

sounds u2-ish.

kinda Edge-ey

 

[Varitek]

kinda Edge-ey

I giggled, then I stopped myself.

 

[Axver]

http://media.u2.com/flash/highlights/edgeback.swf

Thanks. At least it's better than the Larry video, though the shitty camera angles are just bizarre and the first part, with Edge just tuning up, is pointless and could pass for an Evian ad. I rather like the second part, where he's playing the acoustic guitar.

 

[Cin]

I thought the same Evian thing too

 

[coolian2]

Hey Ian, is this true?

Largely. But airlines like Ryanair and Southwest have proven it's entirely possible to make money in an all-economy, low fares layout.

 

[Axver]

Largely. But airlines like Ryanair and Southwest have proven it's entirely possible to make money in an all-economy, low fares layout.

Huh. The way some people in the rail community talk, you'd think air travel is an endless stream of profits and there's no way rail could ever viably compete with air's profitability on routes like Wellington-Auckland or Sydney-Brisbane.

 

[coolian2]

Huh. The way some people in the rail community talk, you'd think air travel is an endless stream of profits and there's no way rail could ever viably compete with air's profitability on routes like Wellington-Auckland or Sydney-Brisbane.

Well, what you quoted is a pretty extreme example. You're still usually making money on economy route, so long as you're shifting the seats for the breakeven price.

Of course, as the price of oil rises planes become less profitable across the board and the yield, business class or otherwise begins to suffer.

Short routes like Sydney-Brisbane and Wellington-Auckland don't matter for business class because you're only in the seat for so long, so most travellers either on company money or paying for themselves are more likely to choose the cheaper option or preferred airline.

 

[coolian2]

I suppose i should add that most routes where you'll be getting any decent business class yield aren't really competitors to rail routes - think Sydney-Perth, Auckland-LAX-London etc.

 

[Axver]

I suppose i should add that most routes where you'll be getting any decent business class yield aren't really competitors to rail routes - think Sydney-Perth, Auckland-LAX-London etc.

Right. Well then, that changes things a bit. The context of the discussion was why state governments had been quite happy to run their own railways but never established their own airlines. The point of the person claiming that economy is a huge lossmaker offset by high yield busines travel was that since most intrastate travel is not business (e.g. Dubbo to Sydney or Mildura to Melbourne is not comparable to Sydney to Melbourne), running an airline would simply be an exercise in losing heaps of money on economy class travellers with not enough business travellers to offset it.

 

[Gluey]

Sooooo we're talking planes tonight huh?


I might have to go watch my satellite porn and get my warm front going don't you think Ian??

 

[bono_212]

*blink*

 

[Varitek]

it might finally be bedtime.

 

[coolian2]

Right. Well then, that changes things a bit. The context of the discussion was why state governments had been quite happy to run their own railways but never established their own airlines. The point of the person claiming that economy is a huge lossmaker offset by high yield busines travel was that since most intrastate travel is not business (e.g. Dubbo to Sydney or Mildura to Melbourne is not comparable to Sydney to Melbourne), running an airline would simply be an exercise in losing heaps of money on economy class travellers with not enough business travellers to offset it.

Sounds right. In this case the private sector has it in hand - and there is a reason why you see airlines like Virgin Blue pushing so hard for business travellers. Otherwise you have to do it like Southwest by promising little but delivering well and Ryanair who offer really low fares but make all of their money charging for extras.

 

[coolian2]

I might have to go watch my satellite porn and get my warm front going don't you think Ian??

I thought you'd missed that

 

[Gluey]

I thought you'd missed that

Oh no, I saw it, then my PC crashed....must have caused an electrical storm and I forgot to reply by the time I rebooted!!!

 

[bono_212]

K, I'm actually gonna go to sleep tonight have fun with the planes and porn

 

[Gluey]

I'm off to bed too. There's a lot of atmospheric pressure......

 

[coolian2]

Night all who are off

 

[Varitek]

i love it when the kiwi/aussie crowd goes to bed before me

 

[Axver]

Goodnight, folks.

I should stop being lazy and make dinner or do uni work.

 

[coolian2]

i love it when the kiwi/aussie crowd goes to bed before me

If you don't go to sleep soon it will be too hot to sleep again

 

[coolian2]

I suppose i should check when my exams are.