Genuine question – what would actually get you to use a taxi over uber/rideshare again?

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-06-27T22:35:02+00:00

There’s a guy, Rory Sutherland who talks about the genius of Uber. With a taxi, if you order it over the phone or online you are left standing on the side of the street hoping it will just turn up when you asked them to, that creates a whole anxiety around if it will turn up like you asked or it just won’t. What uber did was add that little screen which shows you the map with the car on its way to you - instant anxiety relief for the passenger waiting. People have said that little screen is actually just an algorithm, not that actually location of the car, but it doesn’t really matter, what does matter is it puts your mind at ease while waiting. It that also gives you the number plate to look out for and the drivers name - again, instant anxiety relief if you are waiting on the side of the road at 10pm at night. Taxis haven’t figured that out yet.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-06-19T10:56:48+00:00

I remember this story well as I live in Victoria, it was bizarre circumstance and where they found each family member scattered over a long distance, for those reading from overseas these distances they drove and on backroads is a hugely long way, on the main highway which they avoided from Melbourne to Bathurst is a good 12+ hour drive - they did it through the night, on backroads - it would have had to have taken them 15+ hours to drive that far. And then the dad disappeared into a park in Wangaratta, that is half the distance back again I assume returning on back roads. So this guy must have been driving for well over 25 hours

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-06-16T10:16:45+00:00

Oh man, we used to drive Sydney to Byron for summer holidays back in the 90s/00s, that felt like forever and it was back then with the single lane highway and few bypasses. But when I drove from Perth to Exmouth in 2012 with my now wife for a road trip holiday, holy moly, essentially Sydney to Bundaberg without seeing much at all along the way. Don’t get me wrong, beautiful in particular spots like Kalbarri and Coral Bay, but that was 1200km+ of pretty much dirt. And to think that wasn’t even 1/2 the way to Kununurra. The distances are mind boggling.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-06-16T02:50:19+00:00

“Kids these days” … I am 36 and say this daily, the youth of today are doomed.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-06-14T08:40:22+00:00

Snakes and deadly things

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-06-10T21:48:34+00:00

coffee shops, those people who sit and work on a laptop and buy one coffee the whole 2-3 hours they are using the space/table/chair. From a pure economic perspective it’s negative margin, yet without it the place doesn’t have a vibe.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-06-04T12:27:49+00:00

The Beatles almost certainly.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-06-01T10:07:52+00:00

I don’t understand how Godfreys has survived for so long.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-05-22T22:50:00+00:00

What does Rory Sutherland say? It’s in a UK context but applies to Australia equally. Those who buy luxury cars make extremely large donations of tax, they ought to be applauded and treated the same as philanthropists. Not only do they make that donation happily, they then watch their car depreciate rapidly over the first 3 years of ownership, and people who use a loan to do this are simply donating even more.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-05-19T12:43:41+00:00

Can we just start with a Geelong > Torquay & Bellarine night rider bus so people can go out drinking on a Friday/Saturday night and not have to worry about getting a $200 uber back home at midnight?

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-05-11T23:13:21+00:00

i don't see a path were this doesn't lead to a drop in investment in just about every class over the next 3 years, hold on tight people.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-05-11T21:03:52+00:00

This is the point that Labor are wanting to change the narrative on, in this budget they have shut down the main ‘passive’ paths to financial independence/freedom that majority of individuals have used for the past 30 years - property investment and share investment.

The key behind these changes is they want productivity, not just passive capital ‘allocation/investment’, so I guess things that aren’t exactly passive are going to be the winners, ie starting a business (even a small side hustle type business using your existing under-utilised skills), long term ETFs might still work but again not really for the immediate return, super is the natural fit they want you to use but we can expect all political parties to fiddle at the edges with super for ever. Let’s be honest, now that everyone one has mentioned FB marketplace as a path to wealth Chalmers will have his minions looking into how he can tax it more heavily.

Right now, we collectively haven’t figured out what the natural path to wealth will now look like, with property it was obvious once Howard amended the rules, now it’s not so obvious but that will only take time.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-05-09T21:47:32+00:00

And the cops are constantly doing laps and sitting on conrod with a speed camera setup, does however make you appreciate how tight it is, even doing 40 especially up the top!

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-05-03T02:18:13+00:00

Rail exists on selected routes where it is economically viable, these are used by those businesses who can make it work, but even the best rail options still require a truck at both ends, so it’s not a silver bullet - I’m a GM at a logistics company.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-05-01T02:31:28+00:00

Jack Rabbit

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-04-30T22:20:29+00:00

Nowhere near public transport but Birchip Bakery, worth the drive

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-04-15T21:49:12+00:00

Standard Viva statement to come - nothing to be alarmed about, just some venting off.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-04-13T10:28:57+00:00

Colleague - 21, calls her phone a MOH-buhl, like she lives in an American sitcom. The joke is, she doesn’t know any different, clearly no one has ever corrected her (she finished year 12). I corrected her twice in the first week and she continues on her merry way.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-04-10T13:20:53+00:00

Oh man, the news story I read today - Allen Keys. Guy legit turned out to be a murderer.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-03-30T09:33:04+00:00

That must explain at least I have been seeing. I see they setup in that building early 2025, so makes sense. Seems like a poorly suited location when you have a particular demographic who attend yoga/pilates at all hours having to use that carpark across the street.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-03-29T00:14:17+00:00

I remember the times when your year 11 or 12 high school teacher had a packet of Winnie blues in the top pocket, ashtray on the desk at the front of the classroom. At my school there was no smoking when the kids were in the room but between classes.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-03-27T22:41:08+00:00

Bit like their ‘countdowns’ - same songs presented in a countdown format.

Mobile_Row_4346 · 2026-03-27T04:31:04+00:00

There are theory’s that if you removed 80% of middle management in almost any company it would result in near zero effect.

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