Australian Politics Forum - Rockhampton Ring Road

UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25012 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Rockhampton Ring Road Reply #90 - Sep 23^rd, 2024 at 9:38pm chimera wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2024 at 9:32pm: UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2024 at 9:22pm: Think Bathurst, without the speeding. No can't do it. My head hurts. How often does it hurt? The only pain relief medication for that is a good 10 lap revision of the final stages of any of the Bathurst races.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25012 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Rockhampton Ring Road Reply #91 - Sep 24^th, 2024 at 8:30pm Save the life of someone in your neighbourhood. I have immense respect for the regional police, fire, and ambulance officers who have to put up with the brutality which the violent drug dealers inflict on the community.
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Reply #92 - Sep 26^th, 2024 at 9:45pm

I know that I don't have the regional record for fastest time around this route. But I might have an efficiency rating that is through the roof.

I drove from Lakes Creek railway crossing to Emu Park in 20 minutes: 7:35pm to 7:55pm.
Stopped at a pub. Had a beer for 5 minutes, whilst my engine cooled.
Drove to Cool waters at 8:15pm. Drove to Yeppoon Main beach. Not sure of the time.
Got to Dominos Yeppoon around 8:30pm.

Got back in the car at 8:35pm. Drove from the store to Ampol in Rockhampton in about 22 minutes.

The real kicker is that I only used up 10 litres of petrol for the whole journey: Rockhampton to Emu Park.
Emu Park to Yeppoon.
Yeppoon to Rockhampton.

85 minutes to complete the journey.

My fuel tank is about 45 litres.

Filling up at Ampol, I paid $10 for 91 octane petrol. But, I had been filling my car with 95 octane petrol, for my "Uber" deliveries.

I turned the car engine back on, after washing the windscreen with the squeegy. The fuel guage went from 30% full to just under halfway.

26/09/2024.

Not driving any more than 10kmh over the limit for the whole journey. I did overtake a car along Nerimbera region (at the overtaking lane). Did 115kmh to overtake.

Dipped my headlights for a car that I was following, near the turn-off along Emu Park Road.

"UnSubRocky Route".

I weigh 92kg.

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Reply #93 - Sep 26^th, 2024 at 11:04pm

97.8 km was the total journey.

I spent $10 to fill the fuel tank towards the half-full tank, at the Ampol Service station, near the Glenmore Tavern. The fuel tank is 45 litres. Cost of the fuel, according to my receipt is $1.659/L. Paid at 21:09 pm.

The car has recently been serviced. About early September. Cost me about $420 in total for the servicing. 2009 model car. March 2009 manufactured. Car is worth about $5000. But, it has been priceless to me.

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Reply #94 - Sep 27^th, 2024 at 6:06pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2024 at 8:42pm:

Gnads wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2024 at 8:41am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2024 at 3:34pm:

Plans are underway to create an animism heavy metal band from CQ.

Relevance to a Ring Road around Rocky being?

This is my topic. If you don't like my post, you may be moved on to at topic that you have demonstrated considerable knowledge and insight.

BS ... what has a heavy metal animism band got to do with Rockies Ring Road?

That's the topic of the thread.

You certainly have no insight or knowledge about anything much .... including the region in which you live. Grin

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Reply #95 - Sep 27^th, 2024 at 6:13pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2024 at 8:50pm:

Gnads wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2024 at 8:40am:

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With the amount of trains that run through town here, it would not be a problem for me to see a Rocky Ring Rail.

I am looking to record a train noise over the Rail Bridge. In coming decades, we should see the Denison Street Railway become a central tram station. We could see people be transported to Yeppoon and Gracemere in cheap modern carriages.

Rockhampton could become a modern city with traditionalist routes.

All about you ey?

You didn't address extra costs for relocating a shunting yard & container freight loading/unloading facility.... nor the possibility of job losses.

And tell me why you want to see one type of railway vehicles removed & replaced with another?

You do realise Rockhampton still has a depot for Train Drivers belonging to 2 companies Aurizon & Pacific National that work freight trains to Mackay, Maryborough & Emerald?

Being the son of an.... early retiree, who took a VER in order to save the jobs of his cohorts, I figure that the idea of having train drivers push carriages through Rockhampton and then get attached to an electrified train north of the town somewhere is something that has little bearing on my own personal welfare.

Long-term thinking suggests that the railway bridge could do with some pedestrian bridge upgrades to safety and security. When that is completed, say, by the end of 2025, we should be able to see our town be as modern as any other Southern Qld city.

As I said - all about you.

And you further prove your stupidity because there are no "electric" trains running north of Rocky.

The north coast electrification stops in Rocky rail yard.... but goes west of Rocky via Rocklands & Gracemere to Emerald to service the coal fields.

You really are a clueless twat pretending your intelligence/knowledge.

You live there & know SFA. Life spent in a haze.

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Reply #96 - Sep 28^th, 2024 at 12:24am

Gnads wrote on Sep 27^th, 2024 at 6:06pm:

BS ... what has a heavy metal animism band got to do with Rockies Ring Road?

That's the topic of the thread.

You certainly have no insight or knowledge about anything much .... including the region in which you live. Grin

I don't care for your tone today. Animism has a special place in Rockhampton's cultural history. My own type of religion happens to be Woden. Although, I have been unpracticed for a long time. Maybe that is why I go cross-eyed more often than not, during communion at Mum's church services.

Thank you for motivating myself to be a better person.

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Reply #97 - Sep 28^th, 2024 at 12:27am

Gnads wrote on Sep 27^th, 2024 at 6:13pm:

As I said - all about you.

And you further prove your stupidity because there are no "electric" trains running north of Rocky.

The north coast electrification stops in Rocky rail yard.... but goes west of Rocky via Rocklands & Gracemere to Emerald to service the coal fields.

You really are a clueless twat pretending your intelligence/knowledge.

You live there & know SFA. Life spent in a haze.

Y'know, Gnads... that last sentence really sums up my last 5 years. "Life spent in a haze".

The remainder of your post is rather inaccurate.

I wish I had you in my army, though. We need people like you.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25012 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Rockhampton Ring Road Reply #98 - Sep 28^th, 2024 at 10:02pm What is the regional record for 1.4 litres of scotch consumption in a 24-hour-period for a type 2 diabetic on antidiabetes medication? My "ex" girlfriend set me that task yesterday.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25012 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Rockhampton Ring Road Reply #99 - Oct 8^th, 2024 at 6:45am New video available.
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