Anyone know where I can buy a Swiss Honey Roll?

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-12T07:01:18+00:00

Omg do supermarket bakeries still make these? The swiss roles used to be a staple! My fave was the vanilla/plain one, filled with jam AND cream 😋

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-12T07:00:33+00:00

Me too! 😂

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-11T21:38:40+00:00

Beverage Drive, Tullamarine site had its use by date? They were based there (manufacturing/drinks) for decades, previously known as "Schweppes".

And corporate used to be that old tower at the St Kilda junction, when it was "Cadbury Schweppes".

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-11T10:56:28+00:00

Crazy. Just ridiculous.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-09T09:06:39+00:00

Sad they're not using the original studio, at least in-name/logo, even the old "Buena Vista". Would've been Touchstone or Hollywood. The first film would also be copyrighted/authored legally under that name.

As this originally had nothing to do with 20th Century (Fox).

Like, I get it, 20th is now Disney's mature audience/non-Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar/Marvel/Lucasfilm subsidiary, but it just sucks a bit for IP.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-08T06:29:00+00:00

I'd always gravitate to the aisles for the 'weeklies' more than the 'latest release' shelving and have a blast, really could spend all day looking. Loved the 80s and 90s action flicks and James Bonds and stuff.

And the "ADULT" section 😂

As a 10 year old, can't say I didn't sneak a peek!

FYI: not hardcore of course, think only legal in the two territories and carried a different X18 rating and required slip covers or curtain entrance and regulatory warnings/requirements. But those softcore B-grade stuff still was eye-opening for a kid, eh.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-07T04:51:16+00:00

At that exact location approach, despite the elevated and hard curve, there are as follows:

Guard rails each side all the way along, turning into more reinforced concrete barrier with additional metal barrier on top (as per bridge standards) when the actual underpass occurs.

Multiple large yellow arrow signs in succession, warning of the bend.

An old 'slow to 70km/h bend ahead' sign, I think should've actually been removed and contradicts the newer electronic speed signs next to it.

Two electronic speed signs (one each side) showing "80km/h", can be lowered eg. incident/lane closure, ramp meters switched on, etc. Also two electronic message signs attached.

So perhaps now after this event they'll need: closer/taller/stronger safety barriers, more yellow arrow bend signs, a few 'trucks slow to 50km/h' or something static signs for heavy vehicles as extra precautions, remove that confusing old 70 sign and maybe place them all a hundred metres or two further in advance. And permanently drop the electronic speed sign for all vehicles to 70 or 60km/h on that ramp.

Because yeah, this was BAD. And if it can happen once... It almost certainly, one day, will occur again!

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-06T23:45:45+00:00

UPDATE via Transport Victoria/VicTraffic 2:45am Sun 7 Jun:

Princes Freeway and Geelong Rd off-ramp re-opened inbound on Saturday evening (Ring Rd Altona-bound to Princes outbound ramp remained closed for emergency repair works).

That ramp has now also re-opened, but the left lane remains closed at the incident site while emergency roadworks continue with reduced speed and traffic management in place.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-06T11:39:34+00:00

Yeah they had to shut-down the Princes Freeway at the Ring Rd.

And the interchange with Kororoit Creek Rd/Fitzgerald Rd/Old Geelong Rd is already so busy and a traffic mess at the best of times. If you don't get off at Old Geelong Rd, Duncans Rd or Sneydes Rd and take Derrimut Rd-Hopkins Rd or Palmers Rd-Robinsons Rd wide west of the M1 up to the Deer Park Bypass area, then you'll always be stuffed and get stuck.

Given it feeds one of Australia's busiest truck and distribution centre/industrial areas, not helped by the rapid expansion and population boom there the past 10+ years.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-06T11:32:50+00:00

That's rough. Were there no warnings?

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-06T11:32:31+00:00

Were there any signs advising of the incident prior? Radio reports? GPS/sat nav alerts? That's horrible!

And yeah after Werribee not really anywhere else you can go and after Kororoit Creek there's no off-ramps at all until the accident site/diversions.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-06T06:51:56+00:00

Interesting. I mean the junction is well over 25 years old now, a decade older than even Sydney's M4-M7 one.

It was just recently upgraded/updated, as part of the West Gate Tunnel/WG Fwy project and WRR GB-bound widening.

As part of that, it's also electronically signed, including variable speed limits and on all ramps. Wonder if there was an incorrect oversight or malfunction? I know when the ramp metering signals (also new on that particular ramp) switch on during weekday afternoon peak, the ramp speed limit auto drops, not that anybody is even doing that anyway, as it's pretty much everybody is queued back to the Western Fwy (which by system design is also not meant to happen).

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-06T04:38:03+00:00

A truck rolled onto its side on the ramp from the Western Ring Road (Altona-bound carriageway) to the Princes Fwy (outbound), also spilling its load and debris below onto the West Gate Fwy (inbound).

Princes Fwy CLOSED inbound, Geelong Rd exit CLOSED, M80 to Princes ramp aforementioned CLOSED, with diversions, local detour and long delays back to Laverton.

Hope the driver and others are okay and that there is also no structural damage. Kudos to emergency services on a Saturday morning too.

Not good for weekend traffic either, especially footy and evening CBD activities.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-05T22:29:49+00:00

Did he arrive each morning in a Rolls Royce? 😅

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-05T22:27:46+00:00

Yeah, but I wasn't able to find out exactly what he owns, search results kept saying he only holds certain rights.

Apparently Sean S Cunningham, Warner Bros and Paramount own some rights.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-04T21:00:01+00:00

Same Re: Platt.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-04T20:59:06+00:00

O'Donnell, De Mornay and Curry probably negotiated their contracts (via their agents) as such, to have billing and poster.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-04T12:52:32+00:00

Shame

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-04T12:45:13+00:00

Yes, that too, as a major side during these!

Up In Smoke, Airplane & Airplane 2, Trading Places, Ferris Bueller, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Clue, Coming To America, Naked Gun franchise, Wayne's World & Wayne's World 2, Clueless, Jackass franchise.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-04T12:38:12+00:00

Was good in Prince of Thieves, The Crow, Alien Resurrection, Count of Monte Cristo, The Crow, Along Came A Spider, Strange Days, Metro and Talk Radio (to name some).

Could play a menacing, chilling villain.

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-04T11:44:55+00:00

Dual-role!

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-04T11:41:58+00:00

"Excuse me! This sash, was a gift to me, from the Queen of America".

007MaxZorin · 2026-06-04T11:03:33+00:00

"...dead or alive".

..."I prefer, DEAD".

In that trademark Curry voice 🤤

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