ONE RAILFANS FIGHT AGAINST SOCIETY!

2010-11-21T17:33:00.000-08:00

MEET RAILFANS HERB AND FLO!

Chasing trains for 52 years, good friends and a couple of miserable old bastards.

2009-03-04T21:24:00.000-08:00

2009-03-04T20:50:00.000-08:00

"Why haven't you been posting for so long"

Thanks for your correspondence Shane, along with the photos of that burning AN in South Australia and that shot of you at Bordertown that looked like you had some sort of furry animal up you back tubing.

Yes I have heard it a million times before.

My first thought is to tell you to mind your own bloody business, find a railway bridge, and punish Mr Helmut.

Truth is I really haven't been ratarsed to sit down and type something for the blog. That is until today when I saw 27000+ page hits.

shit dudes, dont you railfans have a life like me?

when i am not lineside i lead a very full life of japanese panty sniffing, collecting european porn and dreaming of my younger days when i could always pull a shag at the Fortitude Valley Hotel. Sometimes even with something on two legs.

now you are all cruising the internet looking for the latest arousing shot of an AN burning up.

actually that was quite enjoyable to see, never really liked those things, look a bit like a dog thats had its arse smashed on a 45 degree angle with a meat cleaver.

Sorry didn't mean to say arse, i know how that word manages to arouse excessive carnal typed desires in those of us who like to paw over Bulldog shots, the locomotives, not that football team that is always in the news, or the animal type that, if ahhmmmm carnalised, would attract much unwanted attention from the RSPCA and other human hating people.

So it is not true I have been arrested for indecent exposure on an Exploder, the wind blew the toilet door open just as that woman walked by.

I was aquited and have just been to busy.

Well actually I have been trapped for some time, but not by law authorities, but by a woman.

Ohhh sorry, shit, hope I didn't offend any dribblers with the W word.

However the new girlfriend makes it very hard to get out and post sometimes, so please bare with me.

Anyway thats all from me, she is calling me again. I may not be able to walk again for another week.

PS: Shane was that a furry creature up the clacker?

2009-03-04T19:54:00.000-08:00

NSW POLICE FORCE

If your a resident in New South Wales and have always been comfortable that the police will help you in a time of crime

THEN IT MAY BE TIME TO THINK AGAIN

12 days after a major assault on two female friends, one 17 and the other pregnant, we are still awaiting some sort of action from the police who just pass us around between two Smogney police stations.

The full pathetic story of this ridiculous excuse of a police service will be available here shortly.

REMEMBER: Stay inside until they privitize the police force and bring on some competition.

Until then - NSW CITIZENS ARE ON THEIR OWN IT SEEMS.

ITS TIME TO BRING IN A CHANGE OF LAW MORE IN LINE WITH THAT IN ASIA.

THEN WE CAN GO AND KICK THE SHIT OUT OF THE OFFENDER AND LEAVE THE COPS WITH MORE TIME TO CHEW ON FREAKIN HOTDOGS AND FRIGGIN DONUTS.

2009-02-10T01:15:00.000-08:00

URGENT MESSAGE TO THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC

The Federal Government is sending many of us a $1000 to $1,400 bonus.

If we spend that money at K-Mart, the money will go to China.

If we spend it on petrol it will go to the Arabs.

If we purchase a computer it will go to Taiwan.

If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala.

If we purchase a good car it will go to Japan or Germany.

If we purchase useless crap it will go to Korea and none of it will help the Australian economy.

The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it on prostitutes, wine and beer, since these are the only products still produced in Australia.

Thank you for your help.

Kevin Rudd & Wayne Swan .
( Prime Minister & Australian Treasurer)

2009-02-09T11:53:00.000-08:00

FILTHY FIRE MONGRELS

LOOK AT HEALSVILLE LINE DAMAGE HERE!

I think it is time to investigating testie removal as punishment for this type of crime.

2009-02-09T11:44:00.000-08:00

TO THE MURDERING BASTARDS WHO STARTED

MANY OF THE RECENT FIRES

I HOPE YOUR PENIS FALLS OFF!

FOR THE REST OF AUSTRALIA

DONATE!

Lets help those lucky enough to have survived this

disaster alive!

Donate the money set aside for your next Austrains C class, Railway Digest or gay wank mag.

Saving The Airline Industry - Bailout strategy

2009-01-07T23:42:00.001-08:00

HOW TO SAVE THE AIRLINES?

Seems so simple.

Dump the male flight attendants. No one wanted them in the first place.
Replace all the female flight attendants with good-looking strippers! What
the hell, they don't even serve food anymore, so what's the loss?
The strippers would at least triple the alcohol sales and get a 'party
atmosphere' going in the cabin. And, of course, every businessman in this
country would start flying again, hoping to see naked women.
Because of the tips, female flight attendants wouldn't need a salary, thus
saving even more money. I suspect tips would be so good that we could charge
the women for working the plane and have them kick back 20% of the tips,
including lap dances and 'special services.'
Muslims would be afraid to get on the planes for fear of seeing naked
women. Hijackings would come to a screeching halt, and the airline industry
would see record revenues.
This is definitely a win-win situation if we handle it right -- a golden
opportunity to turn a liability into an asset.
Why didn't Bush think of this? Why do I still have to do everything myself?
Sincerely,
Bill Clinton

ALCOPOPS - Suck My Balls!

2008-06-11T18:15:00.000-07:00

SOMEONE VOTED FOR RUDDY!
YOU BASTARDS!

Thanks Rudd, please allow me to shout you one and ram it up ya clacker!
Only then will it be worth this OBSCENE price!

Campbelltown Catholic
Club Bundy and Cola
$8.50

Now lets watch the youth go out and buy Bundy straight and get even more plastered than before your most recent idiotic idea.

AND NO - I AIN'T A BLOODY LIBERAL SUPPORTER!

HUMANITY - The Retarded Species

2008-06-11T18:00:00.001-07:00

Well aren't we screwed now!
Fuel prices grind forever upward, the world slowly decends into anarchy as people begin to panic, starve, loose work, all due to fuel prices.

Residents of little country towns now whinging about the cost of fuel making it impossible to do the weekly jaunt to main cities for their shopping. Shopping that will now cost lots more than it did this time last year, meaning there is less in the trolley when you get there.
Well you stupid bastards, see that overgrown length of railway track in the middle of your town. That used to be used by trains, you could once catch a train from there at quite a good price and head to that same capital city.
Well that was until your retarded government of the day decided that your taxes were not to be spent on things to serve the general public, and that these general public serving things should be dumped if they do not rake in heaps of dollars.

You demented fools!

You great tools!

What have you done?

Thousands of kilometres of disused railways once used as a public service, but all now rusting away. Even viable propositions like reopening Tumut thrown in the 'to hard' or 'to expensive' baskets.

Lets not look at countries desperately trying to restore lots of their long closed lines - lets just keep our collective heads up our collective bums and just wait for the day of damnation that is fast approaching us all.

You stinky nad shavings!

Fuel: The Mass Debate

2008-06-11T17:56:00.000-07:00

Fuel: The Mass Debate

Or How to Knock About 50c a Litre Off the Price Of Fuel

First and foremost this debate should be centred on Diesel NOT Unleaded. Why? You may ask. Just look at the increase in supermarket prices for your answer. While it may cost you $5 or $10 extra to fill your tank everything that is transported (which is everything) rises as Diesel rises. My average basket at the supermarket per week has increased on average $30 and that’s for one person. Australia’s whole economy is tied to Diesel and therefore it should be afforded the same priority and status as water i.e. an essential commodity.

I own a small transport company and I have had to significantly raise my prices twice in the past year just to maintain profit margins. This cost you money too.

I am compelled to write this letter because I am sick of all the namby-pamby pussyfooting around everyone seems to be doing about the current fuel debate. I have spent considerable time researching this area because it affects my income. Contained herein is the WHOLE truth about the debate, the WHOLE big picture, if you will. NO-ONE till now has had the testicular fortitude to stick their necks out and present the WHOLE argument about just how much we are being RIPPED OFF. If you want the truth and the WHOLE truth read on.

DON’T – Listen to spin doctors from the oil companies. THEY HAVE A VESTED INTREST TO KEEP FUEL PRICES HIGH.

DON’T – Listen to the government – state or federal. THEY HAVE A VESTED INTREST TO KEEP FUEL PRICES HIGH.

DON’T – pay too much attention to news or current affairs programs. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDAS.

So here we go, how to make fuel cheaper!

FIRSTLY – DISBAND FUEL PARITY

Parity, for those that don’t know, is government sanctioned price fixing (simple as that). Parity allows fuel companies to sell their products for the highest current price they find in the Asia Pacific region. It completely disregards supply and demand economics and eliminates any need for competition amongst themselves.

Don’t believe me? Just look at the price of Diesel. If you remember growing up when Diesel was always 10-15c p/l cheaper than Petrol you might understand this more.

How can a product that costs far less to produce (partially a by-product of producing Unleaded as well) and a product that Australia uses more of than any other fuel be MORE EXPENSIVE than Unleaded? Simple, ring Singapore, where they don’t use a lot of Diesel and import all their fuel, find out how much it’s selling for there and charge the same here – sound fair? NOT!

Any other industry who tried this one would be hauled of to the High Court quick smart and prosecuted for price fixing! Oh but hang on, our government ALLOWS them to do this

NUMBER TWO – BARRELL PRICE

That price the news loves to show us each night is the PREMIUM GRADE crude oil price. Australian oil companies DO NOT buy PREMIUM GRADE crude oil! In fact Australia produces around 70% of its own oil and imports about 30%. The cost of production per litre produced here is cheaper than that of imported fuel, but in no way is this factored into the pump price, because they don’t need to (SEE PARITY ABOVE) we pay a pump price based on PREMIUM GRADE crude oil price the same as if we imported all of it, say somewhere like Singapore! Starting to get the picture?

NUMBER THREE – LEVIES

Everyone knows that both State and Federal Governments take a large slice of the cost of a litre of fuel. This equates in total to about 46% of the price per litre. This money is used for infrastructure, road trauma etc. etc. so fair enough right? WRONG!

What is wrong is that it is a PERCENATGE! Look at this. If a litre of fuel costs $1.00 then the Government gets 46c p/l, right? A week later fuel rises to $1.10 p/l; the Government gets 50.6c p/l, bingo! Something tells me that in one week, their costs, IN NO WAY have gone up 9%!

As I stated previously – THE GOVERNMENT HAS A VESTED INTREST TO KEEP FUEL PRICES HIGH. THEY MAKE LOTS MORE FREE MONEY! Why else do they allow fuel companies to maintain PARITY?

If they changed the tax (sorry, levy) to a flat rate tied to the GDP then the fuel price would drop drastically and immediately!

NUMBER FOUR – GST - THE DOUBLE DIPP

Now this one is outright 'THIEVERY' and also applies to cigarettes and alcohol.

GST = Goods and Services Tax, correct?

46% or 46c in every dollar in the price of a litre of fuel is TAX (sorry; again, LEVY).

What part of LEVY is a good or a service? YOU CANNOT TAX, TAX RIGHT? WRONG!

You do the math.

Say fuel costs $1.00 p/l – the GST component = 9c

But hang on a minute 46% or 46c of this is TAX!

i.e., 4.14c of the GST is ILLEGALLY CHARGED ON THE TAX COMPONENT! Not much you say?

FOR EVERY LITRE SOLD IN AUSTRALIA EVERY DAY!

That equates to millions of free dollars for the Government! I’ll say it one more time - THE GOVERNMENT HAS A VESTED INTREST TO KEEP FUEL PRICES HIGH. THEY MAKE LOTS MORE FREE MONEY!

The GST on fuel should be 5.4% not 10%. At $1.75 p/l this would drop the current price by around 8c p/l.

Feeling a little annoyed? You should be!

Even without disbanding parity and introducing real competition among fuel companies, you should be paying about 40c less per litre!

My name is Graeme Strempel, gusto1@arach.net.au and I run a small transport business, I happily welcome anyone, Government and fuel companies included to prove me wrong.

If you feel strongly about this issue then pass this missive on to everyone in your address book. Eventually someone might take notice.

Sexy Back - Colonel Timberlake

2008-05-29T17:25:00.000-07:00

Colonel Sexy Back lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm bringing sexy back
Them other poofta bastards don't know how to act
I’m worshipped when pissed and on my back
I’m 10 inches long on the slack.
Take em' to the bridge

[Bridge]
Burma babe
Put on some boots
Baby I'm your slave
I'll let you whip me if I misbehave
It's just that no poofta bastard makes me feel this way

[Chorus]
I’m not pissed
Go ahead, be gone with it
Twas only 3 bottles of Bundy
Go ahead, be gone with it
Burrrrrrrrp
Go ahead, be gone with it
Drinks on me
Go ahead, be gone with it
Korrrrrr look at that bitta skirt
Go ahead, be gone with it
Look at those breasticals
Go ahead, be gone with it
Shit the wife is coming
Go ahead, be gone with it
Lets get some Tallies
Go ahead, be gone with it
Shit – I’m gonna spew
Go ahead, be gone with it

Get your sexy on
Go ahead, be gone with it

[X6]
Get your sexy on

I'm bringing sexy back
Them other foamers all crave my crack
Come let me get in your daks
Yep, I’m 10 inches on the slack
Take em' to the bridge

I'm bringing sexy back
Them other boys want to squeeze my rack
If that's your foamer you better watch your back
Cause he'll want a bit of Colonel crack.

Soiled Daks Moments #6

2008-05-13T14:24:00.001-07:00

Guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of railfans!

2008-05-13T14:08:00.000-07:00

AHHHHHHHHHHHH - ITS A WOMAN

RUN FOR YA LIVES!

THE TOOL SHED

2008-05-05T18:45:00.000-07:00

GLORIFYING A FLAMIN TOOL!

2008-05-05T18:26:00.000-07:00

Some things in life piss me off even more than a late running Namoi Cotton train on a winters afternoon.

One of these things is THE PRIZE TOOL appearing on Big Brother the other night. No I don't mean that irritating pain in the arse Kyle (surprisingly - although he ain't far behind). I mean that buttpipe nugget Corey flaming Worthington.

Do we now, as a society, worship those who stick their finger up at society?
Its apparently OK to waste police resources, trash your parents house, strike fear into your whole street - BECAUSE NOW YOU WILL BE REWARDED WITH HUGE AMOUNTS OF DOLLARS FOR TELEVISION APPEARANCES.
Yet woh-behold any poor bastard railfan turning up at Dubbo station with a beer in one hand and a camera in the other. Heck no - Officer plod is straight on you dragging you to the station or sticking his trungeon up orifaces best lst trungeonless.

Well on you go people. Run riot, screw this country over, stick your thumb up at the law.
At the end of it, give the Big Brother producers a call. THEY WANT TO BLOODY REWARD YOU!

Onya Kyle, you have proved that my opinion of you could get lower.
What happened to the good old BB days of lesbianism and turkey slapping.

Things got ya down?

2008-04-28T20:07:00.000-07:00

Things Got Ya Down?

Well Then, Consider These . . .
..............................
In a hospital's Intensive Care Unit, patients always died
In the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11:00 a.m.,
Regardless of their medical condition.

This puzzled the doctors and some even thought it had
Something to do with the supernatural. No one could solve
The mystery as to why the deaths occurred around 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, so a worldwide team of experts was assembled to
Investigate the cause of the incidents.

The next Sunday morning, a few minutes before 11:00 am .,
All of the doctors and nurses nervously waited outside
The ward to see for themselves what the terrible phenomenon
Was all about. Some were holding wooden crosses, prayer books,
And other holy objects to ward off the evil spirits.

Just when the clock struck 11:00, Willie Johnson, the part-time
Sunday sweeper, entered the ward and unplugged the life
Support system so he could use the vacuum cleaner.

..............................

Still Having a Bad Day????

The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the
Exxon Valdez Oil spill in Alaska was $80,000.00.

At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively
Saved animals were being released back into the wild
Amid cheers and applause from onlookers.

A minute later, in full view, a killer whale ate them both.

..............................

Still think you are having a Bad Day????

A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen
Shaking frantically, almost in a dancing frenzy,
With some kind of wire running from his waist towards
The electric kettle.

Intending to jolt him away from
The deadly current, she whacked him with a handy
Plank of wood, breaking his arm in two places.

Up to that moment, he had been happily listening
To his Walkman.

..............................
Are Ya OK Now? -

No? OK...

Two animal rights defenders were protesting
The cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse
In Bonn , Germany .

Suddenly, all two thousand pigs
Broke loose and escaped through a broken fence,
Stampeding madly.

The two helpless protesters were trampled to death.
..............................

What?!? STILL having a Bad Day????

Iraqi terrorist Khay Rahnajet didn't pay enough postage on a
Letter bomb.

It came back with 'Return to Sender' stamped on it.

Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits.

.....God is Good!

..............................

There now, Feeling Better????

Hello Fellow Destroyers Of Our Planet.

2008-04-27T17:44:00.001-07:00

You disgust me to the core of my bum tube.

Hot Lighting From FMI!

2008-03-31T18:03:00.001-07:00

A MOMENTS EXCITMENT AT THE 2008 ROYAL EASTER SHOW!

RAILPAGE! The Good - The Bad - The DFCs

2008-03-30T23:39:00.000-07:00

G'day fellow train fans.

Seems one of my contributers has made a name for my blogsite on this interesting,. if not rather petty, little rail forum.

While some chunder blowers have had a gripe about the unusual nature of the site, obviously many more can relate to the stupidity of the world we live in. Well if the rapid surge in viewers is anything to go by.
Thanks to fellow railfans, well to the normal ones that see the truth behind the bollocks, for making this website what it is today.
To the rest of you "GO EAT GALAH DROPPINGS"

Tiddles Learns About The Human Race.

2008-03-30T23:32:00.000-07:00

IT MADE HER CHUNDER!

Motion Telecom Phone Help Centre

2008-03-30T23:31:00.001-07:00

Cramped moooongrels to drive these buggars.

2008-03-18T14:49:00.001-07:00

Bloody 48ers, you could always rely on them, but there was never enough room to swing a cat.
Don't freakin tell me I don't know what I am talking about, I lost two pet moggies while demonstrating to the union.
Do you think they would listen?
No!
The mongrels just called the police on me and I was charged with two counts of animal cruelty.

Last time I ever tried to help the railways thats for sure.

Can you see two things in this shot that would offend the average railfan?

2008-03-18T14:45:00.000-07:00

YEP

BOOBSICALS & PUSSY

Why have I not used my train photos?

2008-03-16T15:33:00.000-07:00

One unappreciative dribbly foamer buggar has had a gripe about my not including enough flamin train photos on the blog.
Sorry to cause you so much trouble!

However so as not to make you feel your life has been a total wasted I shall endeavour to put up a selection of dribbly happy snappies I have taken over the years.|

GO GRAB THE KLEENEX

2008-03-16T13:07:00.000-07:00

A guy calls a company and orders their 5-day, 10 lb. weight loss program.

The next day, there's a knock on the door and there stands before him a voluptuous, athletic, 19 year old babe dressed in nothing but a pair of Nike running shoes and a sign around her neck.

She introduces herself as a representative of the weight loss company. The sign reads, 'If you can catch me, you can have me.'

Without a second thought, he takes off after her. A few miles later puffing and puffing, he finally gives up. The same girl shows up for the next four days and the same thing happens. On the fifth day, he weighs himself and is delighted to find he has lost 10 lbs. as promised.

He calls the company and orders their 5-day/20 pound program. The next day there's a knock at the door and there stands the most stunning, beautiful, sexy woman he has ever seen in his life. She is wearing nothing but Reebok running shoes and a sign around her neck that reads, 'If you catch me you can have me'.

Well, he's out the door after her like a shot. This girl is in excellent
shape and he does his best, but no such luck. So for the next four days, the same routine happens with him gradually getting in better and better shape.

Much to his delight on the fifth day when he weighs himself, he discovers that he has lost another 20 lbs. as promised. He decides to go for broke and calls the company to order the 7-day/50 pound program.

'Are you sure?' asks the representative on the phone. 'This is our most rigorous program.' 'Absolutely,' he replies, 'I haven't felt this good in years.'

The next day there's a knock at the door; and when he opens it he finds a huge muscular guy standing there wearing nothing but pink running shoes and a sign around his neck that reads, 'If I catch you, your but is mine.'

He lost 63 pounds that week!!

Harold J Dempster Esq

2008-03-14T21:42:00.000-07:00

INTRODUCING!
President of the 'Combined Society Of Dribbly Foamers'

Tasmanian Branch!

THE 10 'RAILFAN' COMMANDMENTS!

2008-03-14T21:25:00.001-07:00

1)
Thou shall not give credit for good done by a fellow railfan!

2)
Thou shall always ridicule anything done by a fellow railfan whenever possible!

3)
Thou shall not miss the opportunity to correct a mistake!

4)
Thou shall ensure personal hygene does not interfere with the fortnight long railway trip.

5)
Thou shall not limit ones sex life to the opposite sex, or even the same species.

6)
Thou shall never forget that you must have the most photos.

7)
Thou shall never waste time trying to integrate into normal society.

8)
Thou shall not look a woman in the eyes, or hold a civil conversation with them.

9)
Thou shall never brush teeth with liquids other than Coca Cola.

10)
Thou shall always waste endless hours on the Railpage making stupid posts, under stupid names and then whinging about getting a warning level.

11)
Thou shall avoid any sort of education which may help you realise there can't be a #11 in the 10 commandments.

Lifes hard in a western society!

2008-03-13T23:50:00.001-07:00

Tiddles has a pretty tough stomach. She eats that awful whiskas stuff and even loves to chew on the odd rodent bowel or two.
She is a hardy cat who lives off any rubbish we throw out.

HOWEVER TODAY SHE SPEWED!

Soiled Daks Moments #5

2008-03-11T19:13:00.000-07:00

Maybe even more popular if your were interested in transport seriously.

2008-03-11T19:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/11/2186308.htm

Epping Rd demand caught us off guard: Govt

Posted Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:23pm AEDT

The New South Wales Government has admitted it was caught off guard by increased demand for public transport on Sydney's Epping Road.

Transport Minister John Watkins has announced additional bus services after just one day of peak hour traffic flowing through the new Lane Cove bus interchange.

The increased services started this morning, with enough buses to carry an additional 850 passengers.

Transport Minister John Watkins says the need for extra bus services is good news.

"It means people are trying public transport that haven't done it before," he said.

"That's good for congestion, it's good for our enviornment and it's certainly cheaper for those people who are perhaps using public transport for the first time."

Mr Watkins says demand for public transport was much higher than the Government had anticipated.

"This is probably the biggest week of the year when it comes to public transport because everyone is back at school, everyone is back at work and universities are fully prepared," he said

"We did put extra services on yesterday morning to cope with that surge, but I suppose a pleasing factor was that more people seemed to try public transport for the first time."

NSW Government - The latest transport tug!

2008-03-11T18:23:00.000-07:00

Suppose this subway will be as successful in occuring as all the other fancyful plans (Malabar railway etc) this stupid government has.
What cobblers!

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/subway-would-make-bridge-plan-obsolete/2008/03/11/1205125911499.html

Linton Besser Transport Reporter
March 12, 2008

CONTROVERSIAL plans to duplicate the Iron Cove Bridge have been rendered obsolete by secret State Government proposals for a metro-style subway under Victoria Road, a local group says.

Plans released by the Roads and Traffic Authority provide little quantifiable justification for the $150 million upgrade of Victoria Road, said Alex Elliot, from the Victoria Road Community Committee. "The Government and the RTA refuse to release any traffic modelling or analysis," he said.

Late last year the RTA lodged a preliminary environmental assessment for the project with the Department of Planning. As well as a new bridge, it plans new bus lanes and bus bays along the congested artery.

In its submission, the group suggests the $150 million budget for the project be transferred instead to the Ministry of Transport, because "Sydney Buses will be accountable for reliability and efficiency of bus services not the RTA".

They claim the entire proposal no longer makes sense, with revelations the Government is considering a high-frequency underground train which "will replace buses on the Victoria Road corridor".

"The current RTA proposal has no knowledge of this new direction and therefore will become a 'stranded' investment, bypassed by a different strategy," it says.

The group has even suggested a number of alternative scenarios, including a "clip-on lane" for pedestrians and cyclists, and sacrifice the existing walkway for a dedicated bus lane.

The document it has presented to Planning criticises the RTA application for having "little analytical support" and lacking a study of future traffic demand.

"The traffic modelling claimed to have been done covers only existing demand and not future," it says. "Traffic modelling needs to support 25- to 30-year forecasts in residential and employment activity … [and] needs to be available to the community.

"[We] believe the proposal so lacks supporting objectives that the RTA should … go back and start the whole process again."

Alec Brown, a spokesman for the RTA, said yesterday that modelling had been done, but that it "will be further refined through the environmental assessment process and, when finalised, will be made publicly available during the display of these documents".

Earlier this year the RTA was forced to release a 2006 report under freedom-of-information laws that revealed motorists could expect only a 50-second improvement in their journey to the city.

The report was based on an earlier version of the project, estimated to cost $44.8 million. It has since been expanded with new traffic arrangements in those suburbs, bus bays and an outbound bus lane, and the project budget tripled.

Stuff trains - Boinking is better

2008-03-06T21:11:00.001-08:00

Railfan Magazine Pricing!

2008-03-06T12:06:00.000-08:00

I am sorry, but it must be said, ARE WE BEING RIPPED OFF FOR OVERSEAS RAILWAY MAGAZINES IN THIS COUNTRY?

With many railfans too busy chasing bottoms it seems that little time has been spent questioning the pricing of railway publications imported from places like Yankieland and Pommieland.
Some years ago one was forking out the hefty sum of around $8 for such publications as Diesel Era, Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette, Kinky French Maids Monthly, RAIL and the numerous other quality overseas publications.
Then suddenly darkness loomed, the Aussie dollar dropped to levels more disgusting than that cheesy stuff you find encrusting the sides of a railfans mouth.
Of course magazine outlets wasted no time in skyrocketing prices to cover this. Suddenly these magazines became around $13 and excessively hard on the budget of the average gunzel who still have to fork out for his/her daily hot chips and Coke. I mean, the dole office isn't exactly generous with forking out choo choo dollars.

Now in the early stages of 2008 we find the Aussie Dollar has got off its lazy bumtube and is now higher than the days prior to the big fall that saw these magazines skyrocket in price.
Yet strangely enough, the swiftness of the price rise experienced, has not been repeated with a rapid decrease again given the great state of our dollar.

Why?

This would surely mean that a HUGE profit is now being made out of foamers with an interest in overseas trains. I mean it obviously stands to reason that if prices must go up to cover losses through a weak Aussie Dollar, then they CAN come down when it is strong again.

Are the Aussie railfans being screwed????

Please give me your views.

Pensioners Vs Refugees

2008-03-03T02:35:00.001-08:00

It is interesting that the federal government provides a single
refugee with a monthly allowance of $1,890.00 and each can also get
an additional $580.00 in social assistance for a total of $2,470.00.
This compares very well to a single pensioner who after contributing
to the growth and development of Australia for 40 to 50 years only
receives a monthly maximum of $1,012.00 in old age pension and
Guaranteed Income Supplement.
Maybe our pensioners should apply as refugees!
Let's send this to all Australians so we can all be ticked off and
maybe we can get the refugees cut back to $1,012.00 and the
pensioners up to $2,470 00 and enjoy some of the money we were forced
to submit to the Government over the last 40 or 50 years.
Please forward to every Australian to expose what our elected
politicians are doing - to the over-taxed Australian

Mardi Gras weekend!

2008-02-28T18:57:00.002-08:00

Hmmm yes it is the Mardi Gras weekend where we celebrate, well, guys who like guys and girls who like girls. Not that the later is a problem, I mean those champion lesbians produce some great videos.
However it is the vomit stained wrecks of humanity that later fill the streets of Darlinghurst and Kings Cross becoming a traffic hazard that is the problem.
In Jakarta bulldozers would be used to clear a path for road vehicles, dumping the fetid carcases in the nearby gutter until a certain level of sobriety brings them back to a state where they are able to stumble their way home holding onto poles. Sadly here in good ol Oz bulldozers aren't acceptable so tomorrow I, along with 500 other taxi drivers, will have to run the risk of being charged with negligent driving after driving over, WHAT I THOUGHT WAS, a speedhump.
Anyway in recognition of this important event here is a couple of shots to get you warmed up for the weekends activities.

Footy players

2008-02-28T18:57:00.001-08:00

 Three footy fans were walking back from the MCG when one noticed a
foot sticking out of the bushes by the side of Jolimont Road.
They stopped and discovered a nude female unconscious and near death
so one of them phoned the police and also requested an ambulance.
Out of respect and propriety, the Melbourne fan took off his cap and
placed it over one of the female's breasts. The Kangaroos fan took
off
his cap and
placed it over her other breast. Following their lead, but with
great
reluctance, the Collingwood fan took off his cap and placed it over
her girly part.
The police arrived first and an officer began to conduct his
investigation.
First he lifted up the Demons cap, replaced it and made an entry in
his
notebook.
Next, he lifted the Kangaroos cap and replaced it; making more notes
in
his book.
Then the officer lifted the Collingwood cap, replaced it, lifted it
again,
replaced it, lifted it a third time and replaced it one last time -
shaking his head in disbelief.

The Collingwood fan was extremely annoyed and challenged him, "What
are you, a pervert or something mate? Why do you keep lifting and
looking, lifting and looking?"

"Well," said the officer, "I'm a little surprised and confused.
"Normally, when you look under a Collingwood cap ... you'll find an
asshole."

City Of Botany Bay Council!

2008-02-20T21:18:00.000-08:00

Council officers go about their daily duties of booking people for parking misdemeanors at over $200 a pop while their street staff continually park in 'No Stopping' and many other illegal spots.
What a joke this is. Write to Mayor Hoenig, he would love to hear from you, then send you out a standard letter about he can't control the booking procedure and that his staff are told not to break the law when it comes to parking.

	Botany Bay City Council		The Office of the Mayor
	Administration Centre		Shop 176A
	141 Coward St		Eastgardens Shopping Centre
	Mascot NSW 2020		Eastgardens NSW 2035
	Australia		Australia

	Phone: (02) 9366 3666		Phone: (02) 9366 3600
	Fax: (02) 9366 3777		Fax: (02) 9366 3800
	Email: council@botanybay.nsw.gov.au		Email: mayor@botanybay.nsw.gov.au

BOTANY BAY HYPOCRITES!

URBAN SHEEP!

2008-02-20T21:17:00.001-08:00

Forward To Railcorp Bosses!

2008-02-20T21:14:00.000-08:00

Ahmed and Hamid are both beggars at several traffic
lights in Sydney.

Ahmed drives a Mercedes, lives in a mortgage-free
house, and has a lot of money to spend.

Hamid only brings in 2 to 3 dollars a day.

Hamid asks Ahmed how he manages to bring home a
suitcase full of $10 notes every day.

Ahmed says; " Look at your sign, it says, I have no
work, a wife and six kids to support."

"Aussies who see that do not feel as if they
accomplish anything by giving you money. You will
still have no job and a large family whether they give
you money or not!"

"Now look at my sign!"

So Hamid looks and Ahmed's sign reads, "I only need
another $10 to move back to Lebanon!

Warning: Bunnings Hardware

2008-02-12T18:27:00.000-08:00

I'm not usually one for posting warnings about potential scams but I had a close call yesterday.

I walked into Bunning's hardware at lunchtime, wandered down the timber aisle and some old fart dressed in a red shirt with a green apron on asked me if I wanted 'decking'.
Fortunately, I got the first half dozen punches in and sorted the bastard out.
Those less suspecting might not be so lucky. Spread this warning on to all your friends.

National SORRY Day!

2008-02-12T17:49:00.000-08:00

Today is 'National 'SORRY' Day here in Australia, a day when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will apologize to the aboriginal people for the 'stolen generation'.

According to the 'Sydney Morning Herald', one of those 'always to be believed' spreaders of news!
"Both Mr Rudd and Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin received a standing ovation as they entered the Great Hall before the Prime Minister delivered the speech. The reading of the 361-word apology was completed by 9.03am and was watched by hundreds of parliamentarians, former prime ministers and representatives of the indigenous community."

It is being treated as one of the biggest events in Australian history, and so it should be. But am I the only one wondering what is next?
No I am not!
On the radio this morning they were interviewing a number of indigenous people who had gone to Canberra for the event and one said,
"So they have apologized, whats next".

That pretty much sums it up. A few words and now all is forgiven and forgotten? All Aussies, no matter what their colour, will now live in peace forever more, no more bashings, no more hatred, no more mistrust of each other.
Many Australian's are screaming about the whole thing saying that this will now open the floodgates for endless compensation claims. What price would you pay on being ripped away from your parents? What amount would you feel would be enough to compensate you for that single event that affected the rest of your life.
They have a right to be pissed off, you would be. However I don't even think financial compensation is going to help. Ohhh and won't it be funny if they show themselves to be bigger than us by not even adopting the endless compensation roundabout that has been made so popular by our little society.

Don't get me wrong, I think something needed to be done. I have been victim to being bashed, robbed and spat on by the worst examples of these people, yet, white (and any other colour) Australians do the same things.
Will this apology mean Australians will change forever, that we can all finally be friends, well its a nice dream but I wont be running to the TAB to put bets on it.

Anyway, it will be interesting to see WHATS NEXT!

MOTORFEST 2008 - A Tale of buses, woman and dribblies! PART 4

2008-02-12T17:07:00.000-08:00

A selection of extra photos from Motorfest. A huge thanks to those people kind enough to supply shots for use.

Old and new meet near Central station.

Throsby inducing motoring!

Dawn looks overwhelmed with joy to be here!

For those who appreciate western hornbags for some reason!

MOTORFEST 2008 - A Tale of buses, woman and dribblies! PART 3

2008-02-12T16:38:00.000-08:00

OK you can stop all the complaining now, I am here with the photographs from Motorfest.

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For a display based on motor vehicles, mostly cars, but also a variety of buses and the odd truck, this years Motorfest was more like a who's who of a railfan meet at thew Hurstville exhibition.
Amongst the usual selection of societies strangest examples, were a few hobos, numerous scummy examples of what our youth have become and one old guy that must have forgotten to put on his pants before leaving his cave.
Of course there were the usual railfan selection of Charlie Lewis, Craig (aka Frankenstein) and everyones absolute fave, Jason.

Yummmmmm - One of the many delightful views at Motorfest!

Yes Jason, well what can you say, it takes a special person to hang out of a Chinese bus on George Street screaming out to the world that he is a 'FOAMER'. Most of us like to just keep this announcement on the internet for the world to see. Onya mate, the general public has successfully been made to think even less of bus fans than was previously the case.

The Chinese bus is seen near Central station!

Anyway, these miseries aside, I was able to meet up with mates Jason, Annabelle (hmmmm yum), and railfans Alan D, Brad P (aka Spadge), Greg T and Jim. Of course the constant selection of delicious looking woman surely made the event even more pleasurable.

The free bus rides around the city were fun as always, though the loads encountered in the afternoon must have made these old vintage rattlers wonder what hit them. They got absolutely packed at times as even regular travelers hoped aboard.
Even if you aren't into cars, Motorfest is worth it for the buses alone. All are in a great condition thans to the efforts of the HCVA!

Ahhhhhh GOD himself invented the Torana! No greater car exists!

Yep, sorry to disappoint you, but there isn't much for the 'Fed Up Foamer' to whinge about when it comes to Motorfest. The good things far outweighed the suffering endured due to bad things, and demented chunks of humanity.

Enjoy the shots.

Strange Contributions!

2008-02-11T18:29:00.001-08:00

Thanks to all those who send in some of the strangest contributions!

MOTORFEST 2008 - A Tale of buses, woman and dribblies! PART 2

2008-02-11T18:22:00.000-08:00

Yes I realise the Fed Up Foamer has been remiss in following through on his 'Motorfest' obligations!
In all honesty I have just been fed up. Thats right, fed up. Westerners have been iritating me at an all time maximum of late.
So will we start the Motorfest dribble?

NO, NOT YET!

Sorry but a worrisome burger at the local greasy shop has had me on the throne for two days and sweating like a dirty session in a Bangkok girlie bar.
The plan is to rubbish on more about it tomorrow, but in the meantime, fondle yoursel with these two tasty selections.

MOTORFEST 2008 - A Tale of buses, woman and dribblies! PART 1

2008-02-02T20:49:00.000-08:00

Afternoon faithful fans,
As with most other 'Australia Day' weekends, I joined the endless throngs of human sheep heading into Sydney City to look over the same old cars in the same old Motorfest display.
During the coming week I shall be reporting on this exciting day, that comes but once a year.
But here is a tempting couple of shots by some of Australia's master bus photographers, taken on the day, that are sure to have your hands straying towards the groin area.
See ya all soon!

INTERMISSION!

2008-02-02T20:08:00.000-08:00

Wrong Side Of The Bed!

Mother Superior was on her way to late morning prayers, when she passed two novices just leaving early morning prayers, on their way to classes. As she passed the young ladies, Mother Superior said, 'Good morning ladies.'

The novices replied, 'Good morning, Mother Superior, may God be with you.' But after they had passed, Mother Superior heard one say to the other, 'I think she got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning.' This startled Mother Superior, but she chose not to pursue the issue.

A little further down the hall, Mother Superior passed two of the Sisters who had been teaching at the convent for several years. She greeted them with, 'Good morning Sister Martha, Sister Jessica, may God give you wisdom for our students today.'

'Good morning, Mother Superior. Thank you, and may God be with you.'

But again, after passing, Mother Superior overheard, 'She got out of the wrong side of bed today.' Baffled, she started to wonder if she had spoken harshly, or with an irritated look on her face. She vowed to be more pleasant.

Looking down the hall, Mother Superior saw retired Sister Mary approaching, step by step, with her walker. As Sister Mary was rather deaf, Mother Superior had plenty of time to arrange a pleasant smile on her face, before greeting Sister Mary. 'Good morning, Sister Mary. I'm so happy to see you up and about. I pray God watches over you today, and grants you a wonderful day.'

'Ah, Good morning, Mother Superior, and thank you. I see you got up on the wrong side of bed this morning.'

Mother Superior was floored! 'Sister Mary, what have I done wrong? I have tried to be pleasant, but three times already today, people have said that about me.'

Sister Mary stopped her walker, and looked Mother Superior in the face. 'Oh, don't take it personal, Mother Superior. It's just that you're wearing Father Murphy's slippers.'

Funny Humans!

2008-01-27T18:10:00.001-08:00

It is often funny to see humans who expect to be treated with some sort of dignity, treat others with less and then get upset when they are not happy about it.

If you don't give people all the rights they are entitiled to, don't be surprised if they are less than happy to hear from, or see you.

Its not rocket science!

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NEXT REPORT

We come to you (not) live from Motorfest 2008. Sydney's premier ozone destroying event.

Something to remember vermin!

2008-01-27T16:14:00.000-08:00

The Wooden Bowl

I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - old grandson.
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and
failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about father," said the son.
"I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor." So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone.
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor.
He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded,
"Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up. " The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table.
For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason,
neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. On a positive note, I've learned that, no matter what happens,
how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things:
a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that, regardless of your relationship with your parents,
you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life.." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands.
You need to be able to throw something back
I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you
But, if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others,
your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch -- holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. I've learned that you should pass this on to everyone you care about .I just did.
FRIENDSHIP CANDLE
NOTICE AT THE END,
THE DATE THE CANDLE WAS STARTED. GONNA GIVE YOU GOOSE BUMPS.
I am not going to be the one who lets it die. I found it believable --
angels have walked beside me all my life--and they still do
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This is to all of you who
mean something to me,
I pray for your happiness.
The Candle Of Love, Hope & Friendship
This candle was lit on the 15th of September, 1998

St George: Good With People - Tight With Money

2008-01-21T14:12:00.000-08:00

Oh dear, seems St George has joined BIG W up in the lofty ranks of second time offender on the 'Fed Up Foamer' blog site.

Even 'Ginger The Cat' is pissed off beyond belief with this one, so you can imagine how disgusted members of the non-mogey race are feeling!!!!

In all fairness to St George, they had a partner in this ridiculous series of shenanagans, that being the NSW Health service.
Someone I know recently recieved a bill for $35. Not much I know, but it was for a new procedure they tried, without informing them, during a rent operation.
The person in question was fine with this! After all it worked ands it was a small price to pay to sort out the problem. Thus a cheque was sent to cover the cost.

A few months down the track a reminder (aka threat) letter was recieved saying it had not been paid. Upon ringing, she was told that the cheque was never recieved and that she should send one soon.
To make sure it was all above board, said person heads on down to the local St George Bank to check if the, ahhmmm cheque, has been paid or not.
Being told that it was still not cashed, she asked if she could cancel the cheque and send a new one.

"Yes madam, that will cost $15"

$15

$15

$15

Thats almost half the cost of the original cheque you tight mongrels, just to do 2 seconds work on a computer.
You have a bloody nerve, considering the extensive money this person holds in your bank. Or should we say HELD as they are so pissed they are going to remove everything and go somewhere else. You will soon be worse off you money grubbing 'bunch of bankers'.

How many others have dumped St George?
Is there anyone out there who believe they are, as they say, "GOOD WITH PEOPLE - GOOD WITH MONEY"?

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I hate banks!
And Ginger would like to scratch all of you.

I am broke!

2008-01-21T13:47:00.000-08:00

Anyone want to sling me a few bucks until whenever pay day is?
Promise I won't spend them on ciggies, drugs, nudie train shots and grog.
Well ciggies and drugs anyway.

One ain't in the mood to spend the whole Australia Day weekend at home instead out trying to pick up women!
The ruined Xmas was bad enough AAGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

People Ain't Stupid!

2008-01-21T12:44:00.000-08:00

Although people in command constantly like to treat you as if you are.

If some tool comes up offering you a $200 fine and asks for your name and address, do they really expect you are going to give them the correct one?
Perhaps if the railways wish you to pay for a SERVICE, then they should start providing one. At the moment it seems the railways are only run on the basis of the best return, not to provide a service for the public out of the money we pay in fares, taxes, fines and any other way they feel they can reem us.
I mean, the way governments whinge and moan about the cost of marginal and rural services, you would think the ferrets are signing cheques linked to their own bank accounts.

HELLO

* Stop closing branchlines.
* Invest money in reopening ones that have closed, especially viable propositions like Tumut.
* Make rural passenger services more available. They don't make money, likely never will, but for us to pay for a service perhaps start providing a real one.
* Stop entertaining 'brain-dead' schemes like truncating the Newcastle and Canberra lines.

Other countries have seen the light, why are we incapable of mentally stable though processes?

Anyway the article is below.

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From the Telegraph yet again.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23085583-5001021,00.html

Sydney Buses SURPRISE!

2008-01-21T12:38:00.000-08:00

The SURPRISE being that 100 buses are operating. Never feels like it each time I stand at the 400 bus stop waiting for buses that never show!

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From the Daily Terrorgraph.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23087489-5001021,00.html

A hundred Sydney Buses are operating with gas fuel tanks that have passed their 15-year replacement date, amid calls for the NSW Government to immediately pull them off the road to ensure passenger safety.

Transport unions will today seek assurances that the underfloor tanks in compressed natural gas (CNG) buses - Sydney's oldest gas buses - do not pose a "lethal threat" to drivers and the travelling public.

The 102 Scania CNG buses are housed at State Transit's (STA) Kingsgrove depot in Sydney's southwest, clocking up a combined 7.5 million km per year.

Their high-pressure gas cylinders were produced in 1993 and scheduled to be replaced no later than January 2008.

The Victorian-based manufacturer contacted STA in December last year to warn of delays in the supply of the replacement tanks.

The first batch of replacement tanks are due to begin arriving next month but that has not quelled the fears of worried drivers.

Rail Tram and Bus Union secretary Nick Lewocki said the State Government should ground the CNG buses until the new tanks are fitted.

"We've got serious concerns that these could pose a lethal threat to our members and the public if they are operated past their expiry dates," he said.

"Considering recent problems, you have to wonder about the maintenance regime and schedules at STA. The Government must intervene on behalf of passengers."

Already under fire for the recent steering rod replacement fiasco, STA last night pledged to begin visual inspections on CNG tanks from today.

Acting chief executive Peter Rowley conceded that the tanks were due to be replaced but said that WorkCover had agreed to allow the buses to operate.

So far just eight new tanks have been fitted.

STA believes that the 15-year use-by date should begin from when the tanks were first filled with gas rather than when they were made.

Mr Rowley said the staggered delivery of buses from 1994 meant that, in some cases, the 15-year period would end in December 2010.

"WorkCover agreed to this extension with the condition that the tanks be visually inspected by an authorised gas cylinder test station on or before its expiry date," Mr Rowley said last night.

Advanced Fuels Technology chief executive Sean Blythe said the main danger posed to tanks was from wear and tear due to heavy usage.

"The danger is some fatigue wear isn't picked up," he said.

Some Bonus COREY!

2008-01-19T00:01:00.000-08:00

BECAUSE WHO CAN RESIST!

Aussie Woman - DON'T BLAME US!

2008-01-18T23:49:00.000-08:00

Twice lately I have heard Aussie woman whinge and groan about Aussie men, all the good ones anyway, going and looking for wives from Asia.
One actually complained that "we have treated them so bad for so long, that they just aren't interested in us anymore. We have brought it on ourselves".

SUFFER IN YOUR PANTIES!

If nothing else, at least they have come down off their self-built pedestal and taken a good long HARD look at reality.

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Western Society (Wake Up You Pityful Drones)

2008-01-18T23:17:00.000-08:00

Well it didn't take long for the Corey jokes to appear in everyones inbox did it?
Yes, they were good for a chuckle. I mean this sort of ridiculousness is quite hilarious for those on a more mentally stable footing. It is a natural human thing to laugh at those less normal than ones self, or those you feel are beneath you.

But when the laughter stops, what are we left with? What do we have left?

Western society. This guy, who appears to be a complete tool, is pretty much a product of what western society has become.
Society has so many demands of you, pay your bills, spend lots of money, accept that your employer has little respect, get into endless debt on a house you never really own, ensure you are better than the person (often a relative or friend) who is standing next to you.
MAKE SURE YOU SPEND YOUR ENTIRE LIFE ACHIEVING THE GOALS EXPECTED OF YOU SO AS TO LOOK LIKE EQUALS IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS, WHO, IN REALITY, DON'T GIVE A TOSS.

I constantly find it harder to relate to people from western society.
They don't know how to have fun, they just accept the fact that they are robotic drones working in the stinky confines of Australia's anus. Many have lives that primarily revolve around work-home-work-home-work-home. Their major worry in life being whether or not they have to pay a phone bill next week.
What a worthless and extremely pitiful existence to have to lead. Even more of a tragedy that they may actually die having known nothing more than this.

A friend once said to me that "Australia should be treated as a fuel stop (for money) between trips to better places".

I'M FUELING UP! ARE YOU?

Soiled Daks Moments #4

2008-01-18T23:13:00.001-08:00

BIG W - Eastgardens!

2008-01-14T17:53:00.000-08:00

CONGRATULATIONS

To 'BIG W' for being the first business to be mentioned TWICE in the 'Fed Up Foamers' blog.

Yes it is a truly special business, well a truly special BAD business, that finds itself mentioned twice here. Obviously BIG W is doing something right when it comes to doing things wrong.

Now to be fair to all the other BIG W stores I think I should point out that this is solely aimed at the ridiculous excuse for a photographic lab that is part of the Eastgardens outlet.

Here they have at least 10 photo machines for getting prints done off your camera, memory cards and CD/DVDs. Yet most of the time, when you go to the effort to get there, the machines, all of them, are not working. Not just one or two, but the whole ten.

Various excuses are regularly given, oh yes machine is busted, computers are having problems, staff have been at lunch, or, my favourite, WE ARE TO BUSY AT THE MOMENT SO HAD TO CLOSE THEM DOWN.

I mean HELLO, as a regular traveller to third world countries in asia and user of their same photographic services, I can say that despite having a population far more in excess of ours that they don't seem to have to shut down the machines due too to much business.

A THIRD WORLD country has its act together, why can't BIG W Eastgardens?

In the past they have told me to ring first. I did this and yet still went there to find them closed and had a snotty older worker have a go at me for not being happy about it.

Said older worker, I presume he has some sort of supervisor role, then went on to whinge about all the customers on the top of his voice so people there could hear.

If you shop at Eastgardens and are a regular user of photo labs, I suggest the similarly priced one at K-MART downstairs. Sure it takes a while to find someone to serve you, but it happens a lot faster than the three days it takes for BIG Ws machines to be got up and going.

If indeed it is a problem with the machines, perhaps they should be doing something to rectify it. They are, afterall, a popular service and can't be considered not worthy of some investment.

Enemies Vs False Friendships!

2008-01-14T17:45:00.000-08:00

Which is best?
Which is worst?
Some may say the later, but then on thinking about it, may wonder if it is not best to just know exactly where you stand with people?
Lets face it, people are mongrels. It takes a long time to find someone who genuinely cares about the feelings of those beyond their own special existence. There isn't many out there, so expect it to take a while until they are found.
In reality, you will likely never find one. It may be easier JUST TO GIVE UP THE SEARCH!

Attractive but lazy!

2008-01-06T20:08:00.000-08:00

Yes, best to save the 2 minutes it would take to walk across the Heathcote footbridge and risk the possibility of having ones self splattered from here to Otford in little grizzly bits.

The plane The plane

2008-01-05T18:00:00.000-08:00

Because some humanoids are into them apparently. All look the same to me, like Playboy bunnies.

Hornsby station celebrities!

2008-01-05T17:32:00.000-08:00

A half senile old aunty once said to me that "if you stand on Hornsby station long enough you will see everyone you ever knew".

Silly old duck, what does she know. Even throwing her in the nursing home at Narrabri didn't shut her up, while the law prevented us from having her put down.

Anyway in an effort to prove her wrong I headed to Hornsby on new years eve. Three days later, completely starving and rather odourous in nature, I looked up through my gunk encrusted eyelids to see this famous person from earth history.

I suppose the ol duck may have been right, but as this took three days I suspect I would be a mouldy corpse before even getting to the third person I knew.

SHAME SHE NEVER TRIED TO PUT HER BELIEFS INTO ACTION!

Graffiti Artist Scum

2008-01-05T17:21:00.003-08:00

In other countries they are either locked up, hung or severly flogged.

Why don't we?

I mean, even a quick de-knackering would go a long way to deter these

people from their stupid brainless ways surely?

Today the Fedupfoamer is a pissedofffoamer.

INTERMISSION! (A festive bonus)

2008-01-02T14:26:00.000-08:00

Ticket, Please!

Five Englishmen boarded a train just behind five Scots, who, as a group had only purchased one ticket. Just before the conductor came through, all the Scots piled into the toilet stall at the back of the car. As the conductor passed the stall, he knocked and called "Tickets, please!" and one of the Scots slid a ticket under the door. It was punched, pushed back under the door, and when it was safe all the Scots came out and took their seats. The Englishmen were tremendously impressed by the Scots' ingenuity.

On the trip back, the five Englishmen decided to try this themselves and purchased only one ticket. They noticed that, oddly, the Scots had not purchased any tickets this time. Anyway, again, just before the conductor came through, the Scots piled into one of the toilet stalls, the Englishmen into the other. Then one of the Scots leaned out, knocked on the Englishmen's stall and called "Ticket, Please!" When the ticket slid out under the door, he picked it up and quickly closed the door.

INTERMISSION!

2008-01-02T14:24:00.000-08:00

Cow on the Track

A passenger train is creeping along, slowly. Finally it creaks to a halt. A passenger sees a conductor walking by outside.

"What's going on?" she yells out the window.

"Cow on the track!" replies the conductor.

Ten minutes later, the train resumes its slow pace.

Within five minutes, however, it stops again.

The woman sees the same conductor walk again.

She leans out the window and yells, "What happened? Did we catch up with the cow again?"

Attn Cityrail

2008-01-02T14:19:00.000-08:00

Attn Cityrail,
A post NYE hurl up in them middle of the Campsie station steps is not appreciated by everyone.

BIG W - Beware Of Tents

2008-01-02T14:12:00.000-08:00

HO HO HO

Big W very generously gave some immense bargains on their tent range this year. I mean, we are talking a saving of $47 on the example we purchased, a 6 man tent of one of those weird modern designs.
Tent put up in the proper manner and not 5 hours latter, without so much as a snore, indeed we had not even entered the structure, one of the supporting poles snapped.
Great, we had to sleep outside on the grass.
Will Big W replace it or tell us to sod off.
Stay Tuned!

Marrickville: Australia's next tourist hotspot.

2008-01-02T13:51:00.000-08:00

Well fans we are on the otherside of the piss up, I mean festive season and don't you feel better after downing all those VBs (or whatever beer of choice you consume).
Each year it is kind of customary to go in search of the cheapest grog. Sydney has some great specials, its just a matter of looking and finding exactly where those sales are.
Following a tip off of cheap meat, grog and other items your beloved 'Fedupfoamer' headed to Marrickville for a bargain or two.

Perhaps the fact the old lady in the car I followed took 12 minutes to front part a Laser should have been an indication to just return to the house of residence. Silly old crow couldn't park a small car in the space I could park a bleeding 44 class.
I mean I am not one to deny elderly people their freedom, but HELLO, there is a time when one must finally admit they have no place on public roads. Yes I know the advertisment, 'The roads are there to share', but is says nothing about morons.

The first thing you notice is the lovely smell on Illawarra Road, the lovely odour mix of, what seems to be, a mixture of rotten cat carcus and Malabar sewerge works, would put many a French perfume company to shame. The only relieve came during the brief moment one got to walk past the local fish shop, an experience of such delight one felt an urgent need to celebrate with an airline chuck bag.

But the true essence of a place can be gained from its people and Marrickville certainly had a whole range of them.

Mr Hairy Old Man was the first encounter, a lovely old bloke mumbling to himself as he scavenged through a Marrickville Road garbage in search of a major festive season bonus. About 5 minutes of foraging revealed a handsome reward in the shape of a quarter bottle of Gatorade and what appeared to be a discarded piece of meat pie.
Happy with his find he wandered up the street, obviously oblivious to the existence of water, soap or deodorant in the world.

Then there was the old lady who felt the urge to scream at people as she walked down the street. Not sure what the language was, but the hatred in her eyes was certainly clear.
Perhaps she had not been given that what she needed for many years, perhaps this is what was the cause of her problems.
Perhaps even, the hairy old man could be put to use in this area and thus revitalize her reason for being.

Ahhh yes, and so we are brought to my favourite. The absolutely obesese man with his pants down as he walks. Seems this chap's thrill is to fondle while looking at guys girlfriends, wives, daughters etc. When caught he hides his personal items behind a garbage bin and continues about his business.

I suppose, like any red blooded Aussie, you are now wondering whether the grog and meat was cheap enough to make enduring Marrickville a viable option.
Nope, far cheaper in Bankstown or Burwood where both also have very few perverts and the females are a LOT easier on the eye.

Happy New Year

Lightning McQueen

2007-12-29T13:55:00.001-08:00

Is this car a relative of Lightning's?
Good car, has eyes in the back of its head.

Soiled Daks Moments #3

2007-12-29T13:47:00.000-08:00

EVERY GUNZEL WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS

2007-12-29T13:46:00.000-08:00

First appearing on Platform Whinos, posted here with permission from BLI BLI!

Welcome to your DFC life
Theres no turning back
Even while we sleep
Gunzels will find you
Pretending to be our lord and saviour
Turn your back on normal behaviour
Every gunzel wants to rule the world

Its my own hobby
Its my own remorse
Help me to be king
Help me make the most
Of ALCo and of EMD
If I miss a shot I'll be peeved
Every gunzel wants to rule the world

Theres a room where the bum bangers will find you
Holding hands while the bowels come tumbling down
When they do they'll be right behind you

So glad weve almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
Ever gunzel wants to rule the world

I cant stand their ego
Mas******ing with a picture of an ALCo
Every gunzel wants to rule the world
Say that you'll never never never never need it
It always hurts when its where you s***!
Every gunzel wants to rule the world

All for bu**ex and for pleasure
GEs never last forever
Every gunzel wants to rule the world

Soiled Daks Moments. Pt2

2007-12-27T20:26:00.000-08:00

Dick Smith shame!

2007-12-27T20:18:00.000-08:00

Unless you want a special!

Now normally I have nothing but praise for the Dick Smith Electronic stores, they are more often than not the cheapest and usually quite helpful.

Thus it is a shame they today find themselves in the halls of 'Fedupfoamer' fame.

However it is mismanagement or just plain stupidity that allows them to run out of a special a couple of days into a two week special. A Grundig DVD player was advertised as on special from the 26th December to the 7th of January, yet despite trying three stores, we were unable to find one.

Way over at that bleedin Eastgardens store, I don't go that far for my holiday, they admited to not having had enough and that they won't be getting any more.

What a sad stain on an otherwise good record with them.

SHAME SHAME SHAME

New Years Resolutions!

2007-12-27T15:44:00.000-08:00

OK, hands up who has made one?

Now hands up who think they will keep to it?

Not many of you still with your hands up hey.

Each year I used to make a new years resolution that I would get photos of a list of locomotives and would go photographing in certain location for the first time!

POPPYCOCK!

This year I am faced with an existence that, to be quite frank, is seemingly useless. Yep I admit it, life has sucked the last year. Operations, lack of work, endless building up of bills and the late fees to go with them, a harsh reality that many people don't gives a rats left bollock as to whether or not you can even live.

Its been a time of reality, not only in regards to the fact life is not endless, but also a reality that not everyone who you may think cares for you, actually does.

Come January 1st my resolution is to say exactly what I am thinking. Not bottle it up and let it come out in bursts, I will just out with it. To hell with the consequences.

Yep I know a few people who will become decidedly pissed off about it, some will likely not talk to me again, however I know the worthwhile ones will still be left standing at the end of the next 12 months and those are the ones I will confidently be able to say "actually care".

It could well be a life/work/hobby changing experience for me, I hope it is and I hope others will also take the time to start saying what they think.

Stop covering up because you don't wish to hurt someone. Stuff them, if they gave two hoots about you, then you would have no reason to have been so forward in the first place.

I admire those people who are able to be forward with their thoughts. Those who don't bollock around and not say what is bothering them. It may not always be good to hear, but at least you know the truth, no fake friendship, no spiteful games, just the total truth.

I dearly hope I can be one of them and have stronger friendships out of the resultant trainwrecks some friendships are about to become.

I want my experience!

2007-12-27T15:13:00.000-08:00

The advertisments said "Come into Officeworks for a completely different Christmas experience"!
I decided to partake in such a wonderful offer, I mean, I have had plenty of amazing Christmases (Christmasii?).
Showing up to buy a packet of pens I was immediately taken by the amazing, well, range of pens. There were some decorations around the place, but still no different a christmas experience than I could get down the Campsie 'Everythings $2' junk store.
It must be at the checkout where a reasonably attractive blonde chick with a Santa hat was serving.
Perhaps the completely different experience was that I would get the pens for free, perhaps commercial greed had been put aside for a week and the good of the community would come first.
When she rung up the $2.15 I realised it must be that she rips off her top.
So as I handed over the coins, I was shaking with anticipation as the exciting view about to be brought forth.
On handing me the reciept, she gave me a small incincere smile (you know, the ones you get at any grocery store), turned away and said 'Thank you'.

Confused, I walked out of the store.

Can someone help tell me where my 'completely different' experience is? I seem to have lost it.

Ignoring: Does it help?

2007-12-27T14:56:00.000-08:00

Ignoring a problem in a friendship?

Does it mean the problem will go away?

I don't believe so but am open to thoughts of the contrary!

Scum, Pure Scum!

2007-12-27T14:36:00.000-08:00

What a low and disgusting country we have become.

CLICK

Intermission

2007-12-25T21:06:00.000-08:00

The Train Lantern

In a terrible accident at a railroad crossing, a train smashed into a car and pushed it nearly four hundred yards down the track. Though no one was killed, the driver took the train company to court.
At the trial, the engineer insisted that he had given the driver ample warning by waving his lantern back and forth for nearly a minute. He even stood and convincingly demonstrated how he'd done it. The court believed his story, and the suit was dismissed.
"Congratulations," the lawyer said to the engineer when it was over. "You did superbly under cross-examination."
"Thanks," he said, "but he sure had me worried."
"How's that?" the lawyer asked.
"I was afraid he was going to ask if the damned lantern was lit!"

Imagined Superiority!

2007-12-25T19:54:00.000-08:00

An interesting, but incredibly disgusting, attitude becoming far more common amongst people one frequents with, is that of imagined superiority.

The expectation that you, being a lesser person, will be ready and happy to accept whatever it requested of you. Anything. To not be satisfied with the situation as delivered to you is just not tolerable and treat either with disgust, or even amusement.

You family, or its situation, is just irrelevant to them. You can struggle, fight, survive or die, it means nothing, as long as you continue to further their cause.

Imagined superiority, it knows no useless boundaries such as friendship or nationality. It mostly comes from an idea of business ownership representing success in the world, the idea of someone just wishing to be a worker with no responsibility, is almost offensive and disgusting. Despite they being useful to them as humble drones, slaves even, to further their advancement in the world.

Lies - Deciept - False friendship - Hiding

They are all signs that something is not quite right, that this person is indeed one of the incredible people suffering from 'Imagine Superiority'.

To my readers I have one thing to say!

"Say what you think-express what you feel.

Look after those who care and treat you equal.

Discard those who show no consideration"

Your 2008 will be far better than any other year. It may be hard at first, but those who truly care will be there at the end. To heck with the rest.

Guest whingers welcome.

2007-12-23T19:52:00.000-08:00

From time to time I am happy to include the whinges of other railfans.
Perhaps it is a customer service business, perhaps its another railfan (names best not mentioned), perhaps it was a prime example of societies scum, perhaps its your boss making life hard, perhaps a rail employee.
Who knows, but if it gets up your passage then let us know
parkes_pete at yahoo dot com dot au
I'm sick of being treated unfairly by the people I endure - I am sure you are to.
If society, in your eyes, sucks the big one - Just tell em how much they suck!

Soiled daks moments!

2007-12-22T22:37:00.001-08:00

Unreliability in people!

2007-12-22T22:26:00.000-08:00

What is it with people nowdays? Ever arranged to meet someone and they just can't be arsed turning up?
This seems to be a new phenomenon in todays society and is as clear an evidence as any of the societies crumbling interest in others.
Remember when phones were used? You would call and notify of your not being able to make a pre-arranged appointment. Today we are blessed, perhaps not the word, with SMS, email, mobiles, answering machines, land lines, smoke signals, pens, pencils and snailmail, yet it seems all to hard to ensure some poor bastard dosen't waste his day waiting for an appoitment that just isn't going to happen.
Perhaps this is one railfan who isn't keeping up with the changing times. Perhaps it is time for this little black duck to start making arrangements and then saying STUFF IT, I can't be bothered, they will understand.
Afterall, it is 2007 and my fellow man/woman should not have any feelings. That sort of luxury is reserved only for myself.
God I detest people!

Donkey

2007-12-22T22:24:00.000-08:00

Check out the L7 logo. Who copied who.
Perhaps this is Railcorp, punishing a station manager for delaying a train.

St George bank.

2007-12-22T13:37:00.001-08:00

Who do they think they are kidding? A few wanky ads about the popularity of their bank managers and all of a sudden they are good with people.

- It takes up to six days for a an internet transfer of money AND BETWEEN ST GEORGE ACCOUNTS! Why is this. Why can ones pay be transfered by their employer on a Thursday and not show until Tuesday?

Are computers that slow at St George?

- Recently those wonderful people at St George who a sooooooooooooooooo good with people, were good enough to raise the monthly account keeping fee for accounts under $5000. You show me a railfan as old as me with an account over $5000 and I shall show you a long decayed corpse with a good interest rate.

How stupid are we expected to be?

Banks just expect that you are stupid, bosses also feel you should be stupid, real estate agents, car sales people, government employees. They all expect that you are stupid and because we shut up and let them get away with it, then there is no reason why they should think we ARE NOT AS STUPID AS THEY THINK!

Well no more. Lets make 2008 the year we say what we think.

Let the dregs of society unite!

Dont take photos after dole office christmas parties.

2007-12-22T13:17:00.000-08:00

It isn't a wise habit, not only can you run the risk of getting caught short and experiencing penial overload, you can also waste a good slide, something that is certainly not cheap nowdays.

So after your bourbons, take a good slash and then toddle on home to you candy bars and mommy.

Merry Christmas if you must.

2007-12-22T13:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks for taking an interest in my dreary life. Join me next year for more rantings about my life and the trains I share it with.

Be sure to click on the snowman at left!

Railfan odours.

2007-12-22T12:45:00.001-08:00

Ever travelled to Alice Springs with a fellow railfan. It was the last time I ever allowed myself to be couped up in a confined space with one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJxVwt8sTkQ&feature=related

INTERMISSION!

2007-12-20T18:58:00.001-08:00

Three men go on holiday abroad together. The tourist office informs them that there is only one hotel in town with vacancies. The lads go along there, only to be told by reception that there is just one available room left in the hotel. They are not keen, but as it is their only option, they take the room for one evening and share its only bed. That night, they all enjoy a good night's sleep. In the morning, the guy on the right side of the bed says, "I dreamt I had the best wank last night." The guy on the left side says, "That's funny, I had the exact same dream!". The guy in the middle says, "I dreamt I was skiing."

Campsie drooling cod fondler.

2007-12-20T18:43:00.001-08:00

NOTE THAT THE DROOLER BELOW IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF DROOLING ACTIVITY AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE ACTUAL DROOLER IN QUESTION!

Being a little on the edge of sanity myself I do tend to feel sorry for the droolers in the railfan hobby. Drooling is a common worldwide thing, but when events like this happen you have to wonder if its not time to go jump under a bus, or throw yourself totally drunk off a Manly ferry.

Was returning home from the RSL lunch raffle in bad need of a shower when I was suddenly hit with a strange desire to check out the return of that Yenoora train through Campsie.

Rocked up to the station, brief talk to Ian, then headed on down to the platform for a squiz and wait for the train in question to come rolling by.

Now I like Campsie stations. It is usually free of societies degenerates and buttburglars, while, usually other, shall we call them railfans, head to stations further east.

Today was the exception though. Some older DROOLER in a tartan shirt with shorts twenty sizes to small for him stood at the end of the platform, two cameras around the neck and a distinct look of, well I am unsure how you could describe it. But lets ay one would not be immediately enticed to go near the person.

Most disturbing of all was the unusual habbit of putting his hands down his pants for extended periods of time. I know, being men we must occasionally rearrange the assets, I understand this. But this lad was doing a lot of rearranging, I mean, a florist spends less time arranging at Xmas than this guy was. While the florist dosen't feel a need to smell their fingers each time either.

In the end I was just so sickened I left soon after a coal train rolled by, joined by usual two finger salute by the crew.

Is it any wonder crews hate us so, it just takes one plum player to ruin it for everyone.

New safety vest deemed a failure!

2007-12-19T13:33:00.000-08:00

The following is based on a report that may bare little resemblence to the truth.

Seems the new Railcorp dark blue safe vest was not considered very visible on dark nights.

While high speed impacts of a train against the body of a orange safety vest wearer resulted in virtually no damage, it was found that the dark blue version didn't offer the same protection and officers were still trying to located missing body parts some five days later.

Heres what that Telegraph rag had to say.

2007-12-19T13:24:00.000-08:00

Normally I treat all that journalists say as a load of stinking cobblers, I mean have you ever read the rubbish they publish when it comes to trains?
Do they even both to research train facts or do they just invent it in an effort to publish it all first?
Anyway, this is that Telegraph publications report on the buses.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22950060-5006009,00.html

State Transit - Rumoured to be a transport service.

2007-12-19T12:55:00.000-08:00

What a smelly excuse for a first world transport service State Transit has become.

I mean, have you used the service lately? Vomit near the back door of one bus, the almost customary screaming loony, the endless graffiti scratched into the wondows by some of societies lowest of scum..

Just yesterday I had need to catch a bus when the Falcon slagged itself. Its a 20 minute service offered and the following pretty much outlines the events.

10.05 Bus departs

10.06 I get to bus stop.

10.25 This bus never even shows. Not surprising given news reports this morning saying that, on average, 140 buses a day can't be bothered too.

10.45 Finally a bus approaches, but in the last moment one dopey bloody minion opens his car door to have it wiped off by the bus. The result that the bus disgorges its load of socities slaves and is unable to take the, now, huge lot of people.

11.05 A bus is due.

11.09 Where is that flamin bus. People now start opting to try their luck and risk being ripped off by cabbies.

11.15 Ten minutes late, the bus finally shows up. Being grateful that a bus actually showed up I decide to find a space within which has the least people and sit down for the trip home.

11.16 Yep there we go. The screaming loony. This time in the form of some near 80yo Miss Crotch-Itch. She is apparently upset that the bus stopped to pick up passengers when it is running late. Whinging ALOUD about it all the freaken way to where the stupid thing got off.

I suppose my biggest complaint is State Transit's obvious disregard for the environment. Printing out all those flamin timetables can't be good for the world and since they don't stick to them, THEN THEY ARE A BLOODY WASTE TOO.

GOODNITE!

Welcome Uncaring Members Of Society!

2007-12-18T20:39:00.000-08:00

You know who you are!

Welcome to the new blog ONE RAILFANS FIGHT AGAINST SOCIETY!
You name me one person who has not been screwed over by another donkey in society. Everything sux nowdays, attitudes, service, relationships, transport, the railway hobby. In fact other than the missus, the list of things that sux is endless.
We are all mongrels, filthy, smelly, time wasting mongrels. Even I cannot escape the sad fact that I too belong to the human race and as such feel compelled to do what it takes in the name of self-preservation, in order to get ahead, in an effort to try to make of myself what society expects of me.
Do I succeed in achieving the lofty heights of being what society expects? NO I FAIL DISMALLY! Yep, society would no agree with my ways and, well, you know what?

I DONT GIVE A TOSS!

Enjoy the blog!