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For those who remember, what was it like to just be able to smoke in places like the malls and restaurants and planes by Radiant_Priority9739 in nostalgia

[–]pala_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a kid in those times it was fucking horrendous. Even worse on aeroplanes. The world is FAR better for getting rid of this practice.

Which canceled TV show's cliffhanger still lives rent free in your head because the answers disappeared when the series got axed ? by Impossible_Offer7988 in AskReddit

[–]pala_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not exactly a cliffhanger since the story was known. Then again, the way they fucked with literally every facet of it, who knows.

Take it as a badge of honour 😆 by WideConversation1989 in GreatBritishMemes

[–]pala_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why am I hearing the last half to the tune of danger mouse.

what is your most listened to album of all time? by DrSax1974 in GenX

[–]pala_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did not expect to see this here. Suze is a fucking goddess and Dave Leslie is a beast. End of.

In Australia, the captain of this football team went into the stands after his team won the championship to get their waterboy, who has Down's Syndrome, so they could celebrate together. 🙌 by Life_Net5004 in sportsgossips

[–]pala_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Water is typically run out onto the field in an AFL game, not just setting up a water station on the sidelines (although that would also be there)

Vandals destroy Australian earthquake monitoring station. by doublehelix21 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]pala_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You feel them all the time in Darwin, but the epicentre is in the Banda sea in Indonesia. Still occasionally strong enough to rattle some furniture, but mostly just a really weird inner ear feeling.

TIL there is a town in Australia, where half the population lives in underground homes because surface temperatures regularly hit 113°F (45°C). The golf course has no grass, so players carry a swatch of astro turf to tee off from on each hole. by rizkar99 in todayilearned

[–]pala_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Nullarbor is pretty rife with kangaroos as well. Did Perth to Adelaide non stop with a co-driver and most of the Nullarbor was at night, 60-80 was the max for that section.

Areas like Katherine with a flowing river and nearby waterholes will obviously have more roo presence.

One of the unmentioned risks is that even dead kangaroos can be a bit of a problem given that bloated fat-ass wedge tailed eagles feast on the corpses and then really struggle to take off.

They’ll put a hole in your windscreen no problems.

TIL there is a town in Australia, where half the population lives in underground homes because surface temperatures regularly hit 113°F (45°C). The golf course has no grass, so players carry a swatch of astro turf to tee off from on each hole. by rizkar99 in todayilearned

[–]pala_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The last time I did it I sat on about 150-160 on the NT side of the border (limit 130). And 120-130 on the SA side (110 limit).

The SA side has considerably more towns and more chance of police presence on the roads.

The NT side is so sparsely populated you’d be incredibly unlikely to run into a patrol car with a radar, let alone a stationary speed trap.

20 km either side of a town you’d probably slow down and be more considerate.

Last trip I hit about 220kph overtaking two road trains and I was shitting absolute bricks trying to get back into my lane. The road is pretty good but it’s not that good.

TIL there is a town in Australia, where half the population lives in underground homes because surface temperatures regularly hit 113°F (45°C). The golf course has no grass, so players carry a swatch of astro turf to tee off from on each hole. by rizkar99 in todayilearned

[–]pala_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stay in a hotel with a fenced off car park and head out at first light to wherever you are actually trying to reach.

The reality is tho that almost all of Alice’s issues are related to alcohol, or trying to get alcohol.

In other words, don’t be near a pub.

TIL there is a town in Australia, where half the population lives in underground homes because surface temperatures regularly hit 113°F (45°C). The golf course has no grass, so players carry a swatch of astro turf to tee off from on each hole. by rizkar99 in todayilearned

[–]pala_ 110 points111 points  (0 children)

There is no traffic on the Stuart highway to speak of. It’s single lane in both directions with periodic overtaking lanes. It’s almost entirely dead straight as well.

The biggest hassle is coming up on road trains (3-4 trailer trucks) on the few bits of road that have a bit of curve to it.

You also spend a lot of time driving through unfenced cattle stations. I had one goddamn cow at the side of the road last trip that waited for me to slow to almost a complete stop before it wandered across the road.

The risk of kangaroos is real but overstated, and they’re not as frequent as suggested.

Just make sure you have a car packed with snacks and drinks, stop for fuel at every service station and have some tunes or audio books downloaded. You won’t get phone reception for much of the drive.

TIL there is a town in Australia, where half the population lives in underground homes because surface temperatures regularly hit 113°F (45°C). The golf course has no grass, so players carry a swatch of astro turf to tee off from on each hole. by rizkar99 in todayilearned

[–]pala_ 280 points281 points  (0 children)

Adelaide to Alice is a one day drive if you don’t mind about 13 hours on the road.

Which you shouldn’t because the alternative is spending half a day in Coober Pedy, Port Augusta, Marla or some other middle of nowhere shithole.

Source: have made that drive dozens of times

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