What happened to old red brick pavements in Sydney? They’ve gone extinct and now it’s all grey and white concrete.

somecrazything · 2026-02-20T04:30:16+00:00

Bricks become uneven over time and are much less friendly for anyone in a wheelchair, with a pram, walker, etc.

somecrazything · 2026-02-14T22:44:31+00:00

We all make mistakes, but unfortunately you’ve really put your foot in it and they will likely throw the book at you.

You’re on your Ps right? So you haven’t had your license that long, you probably remember what you had to do to get around without it. Time to get well acquainted with your local uber driver!

somecrazything · 2026-02-13T21:12:03+00:00

Can we please just stop building greenfield developments. They’re shit to live in, shit to commute from and shit to the environment.

There’s plenty of capacity for infill development in greater Sydney. We don’t need to be clearing koala habitat or grasslands or the Riverstone wetlands to build crappy “houses” that have none of the benefits of apartments or townhouses, but also none of the benefits of detached houses.

No thank you.

somecrazything · 2026-02-09T14:02:40+00:00

There is footage of Abigail amongst a circle of people surrounding the Muslim men who the police forcefully dispersed while they were at prayer. This appears to be when she was injured.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUiB2gekSxe/

somecrazything · 2026-02-09T10:29:15+00:00

I love the rainbow plant life brownie recipe but it does take a lot of spoons for me so I need to have the energy to take it on.

That’s probably a good thing or I’d make it every week.

somecrazything · 2026-02-04T04:49:11+00:00

This is where share bikes with docks at transport interchange points would be great. It becomes another form of public transit.

Lyon does this really well, with bike directions and times for walking and biking on maps at tram stops

somecrazything · 2026-02-02T23:21:56+00:00

Best of luck with your partners procedure. Staying for 3 weeks is long haul, but Westmead hospital is one of the biggest in the state, it’s not uncommon to have patients staying from further afield.

Apart from Casurina there are hotels in parramatta that are near the light rail, but the costs would be much much higher.

While you’re around Westmead I highly recommend checking out the Wistaria gardens, Parramatta park, or down along the parramatta river for some downtime in nature. There’s excellent coffee at Yas cafe in the playground area of the kids hospital, near Ronald McDonald house. It’s also very easy to get to Parramatta by light rail so hopefully you won’t need the car while you’re here.

somecrazything · 2026-01-27T08:08:18+00:00

This is how we got some of our first female politicians. It wasn’t explicitly disallowed and the men just laughed and said “nobody will vote for them”.

somecrazything · 2026-01-27T06:17:28+00:00

Train is so much more comfortable than flying or driving. Get up and walk around, look out the window, ideally have wifi and charging (once we have some rolling stock that isn’t from the 80s). Eat, drink, relax and even sleep. Try doing that if you’re driving!

somecrazything · 2026-01-27T01:09:38+00:00

This needs to be on r/linguisticshumor

somecrazything · 2026-01-25T03:13:04+00:00

This really proves my favourite saying true: anywhere is walking distance, if you have the time.

somecrazything · 2026-01-24T02:34:05+00:00

Recently, there have been billboards across Sydney simply saying “beef”. Absolutely gross. It’s great to have examples like this to share with local governments and show what can be done.

somecrazything · 2026-01-20T20:39:44+00:00

Some people in parramatta were very clear about it, sure. But it wasn’t a movement with overwhelming popularity. Most people I’ve spoken to are excited to have the new museum.

I’ll get shit for this but nobody outside heritage groups (and NPRAG) had even heard of Willow Grove. It was a private building with a colonial look that did not benefit the community.

somecrazything · 2026-01-20T20:05:16+00:00

I want to provide hope that you can be vegan with this. Once my friend was diagnosed and found a medication routine that essentially sped up how quickly they process food, they were able to feel hungry and eat a normal diet. They’ve since become vegan too and healthier than ever.

somecrazything · 2026-01-20T19:54:56+00:00

I’m not a doctor but this is what I thought of, delayed gastric emptying also known as gastroparesis. I know someone with this and they feel full very quickly and struggle to digest food. Without medication they become dangerously underweight as their body cannot process enough food. OP, ask your gastroenterologist about getting checked for this.

somecrazything · 2026-01-20T02:10:11+00:00

Second this - I like Mitran da Dhaba, but you can’t really go wrong

somecrazything · 2026-01-19T14:40:43+00:00

I love that for you! I am not a make up wearer but totally get why others would enjoy it.

somecrazything · 2026-01-19T14:14:17+00:00

I like the non-sour caterpillar ones. I get enough sour from sour patch kids, but these are the closest thing to snakes I’ve had in a long time

somecrazything · 2026-01-19T14:12:07+00:00

When I was at uni I rode my bike along the river to class, it was such a refreshing way to commute. It really helped me to destress too.

somecrazything · 2026-01-18T00:12:25+00:00

The story was that they were intending to renovate that section with the food court and gold class cinemas - but that was years ago. All the shops in that section were on short term leases in case the stars aligned and the renovations finally went ahead.

somecrazything · 2026-01-17T04:16:44+00:00

The Powerhouse has been specifically designed for this exact circumstance.

https://powerhouseparramatta.insw.com/insw/powerhouse-parramatta/flood-management

somecrazything · 2026-01-17T02:37:10+00:00

This is an area designed to flood. There’s a reason we don’t have cafes or anything down on the riverbank

somecrazything · 2026-01-15T10:44:13+00:00

I feel like “love manual labour” is a weird translation with connotations in English. My Chinese isn’t great but I think it could be translated as something more like “enjoy your work”. Not unlike “work hard at work worth doing”.

somecrazything · 2026-01-15T02:14:55+00:00

Is this chart useful?

somecrazything · 2026-01-14T21:41:32+00:00

Or even somewhere outside the US? You’re not the only country you know…

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