The Glorious Gold Coast

[Aceman]

@dmaplestone

Last week was the first week it felt nearly like an AFL town with a big wave of the city and its community really getting behind the push to play finals.

Was that big that a whole 10 people turned up to watch them make their first final and half of them were Essendon supporters.

Pathetic crowd for a pathetic club

[dmaplestone]

You’re such a positive and joyous person Ace. Unless you live here you wouldn’t know. AFL is growing rapidly, it’s the game most kids are playing up here now.

[Aceman]

It’s a fact though.

Ground was empty for their biggest game ever

Anyway it will be fantastic to see them lose this week

[dmaplestone]

They’re building nicely. They got 17,000 last Wednesday night and I’d say only about 2,500 were Essendon supporters (EFC contingent way down for obvious reasons).

Enjoy them losing this week, you will have to cop them winning lots more in the coming years. They have terrific President , CEO and coach. They’re on their way.

[INTERPOLDON]

If you love them so much why don’t you marry them.

[dmaplestone]

You e been gone 5 months. You should stay away another 5 months.

[dmaplestone]

The Suns get great coverage for AFL in today’s local rag. Get used to it! The Titans are sacking coaches and losing players by comparison.

[Captain_Jack]

@dmaplestone

They got 17,000 last Wednesday night and I’d say only about 2,500 were Essendon supporters (EFC contingent way down for obvious reasons).

I was there and feel the estimate of Bomber supporters is a bit low, it certainly felt like more than 1 in 7.

[dmaplestone]

We were treated to a majestic sunrise this morning. A haze / fog provided a red tinge to the Sun.

[swoodley]

Just arrived on the “Glorious Gold Coast”

It’s Hazy as fark, the light rail construction is making it hard to get around and the drivers are super aggressive.

What’s so glorious about this place @Nexta?

[CyberBomber]

What, you don’t like fake boobs and botoxed faces? What’s wrong with you?

[stir_fried_ewok]

In Southport on one of the single lane roads that have the light rail down the middle, you can spend 20 minutes behind a garbage truck at midday.

The idea of connecting GC airport with BNE airport by rail sounds ok, but it’s not going to happen because of the congestion on roads not wide enough to carry trams and cars.

But GC felt they couldn’t be a great city without a train system. Now it’s a poorly designed city with substandard public transport.

[Klawdy]

You may have to wait a couple more days for a reply.

[Nexta]

Hey Swoods, Sorry I took so long to reply, I was suspended. How are things? Are you still on the GC?

[swoodley]

Dodgy suspension mate…but I won’t say that out loud

And no, I’ve moved on…I’m currently in this little town in NSW called Karuah (near Port Stephens and Nelson Bay) for a few days before I move onto Sydney.

I think you need to change the thread title to more accurately reflect the current state of the not so glorious Gold Coast

[Nexta]

Believe It Or Not (Theme From The Greatest American Hero) - The Serviette Union

[Loflyer]

They call Sydney Harbour lipstick on a pig, that top shot of the beach strip is braces on a cane toad

[Nexta]

The Glorious Kirra/Coolangatta/Greenmount/Rainbow Bay/Snapper/Froggies

[The_Ant]

Favourite place in Australia.

Having a beer at Rainbow overlooking snapper is all time.

[dmaplestone]

Anyone who doesn’t appreciate the fabulous weather we’ve had almost everyday for a month obviously prefers cold and rain. And the sunrises each morning have been epic. It’s the glorious Gold Coast for sure. Gods country.