Whats south australia like?

[MoreHPformyXR6]

Originally Posted by FordFan86

Adelaide International Raceway

Its true we have AIR but its been closed for dragracing for ever & the way I see it I havent got my hopes up that it will re-open for business sometime soon.

[smally289]

Originally Posted by MoreHPformyXR6

Its true we have AIR but its been closed for dragracing for ever & the way I see it I havent got my hopes up that it will re-open for business sometime soon.

Dont hold your breath waiting for Blob Jane, help us get our track up and running in the Riverland. A proper A grade track, long enough to enable a full power pass by a top fueller (not like AIR) and it doesnt run into the setting sun like AIR does.
check out www.riverlandmotorsportclub.com.au and see what we have been doing to make this happen very soon.

[eb91xr6]

alot of people in adelaide smoke too much weed i think its a law with young kids

[jonk]

Originally Posted by aquahead2001

I've always wondered why it's called South Australia, I mean it's not really the southern most part of Australia, even Melbourne is geographically lower than it... Why didn't they call it something like Lower Central Australia or Middle Australia that's Down a Bit???

If you want to get more confused, South Australia used to be the largest state in Oz before it gave the NT to the Commonwealth, so the NT used to be S.A. and it was still called South Australia all the way up to Darwin.

[krt10]

i moved from the suburbs of sydney to the adelaide hills about 10 years ago. wouldnt go back for the world. the roads are quiet and its only 20 mins drive to the city. its a nice laid back place.

[MoreHPformyXR6]

Originally Posted by smally351

Dont hold your breath waiting for Blob Jane, help us get our track up and running in the Riverland. A proper A grade track, long enough to enable a full power pass by a top fueller (not like AIR) and it doesnt run into the setting sun like AIR does.
check out www.riverlandmotorsportclub.com.au and see what we have been doing to make this happen very soon.

Hello smally351

How many km's is this from Adelaide & (approx travel time?) :king:

[xr6 ute]

come down its great, we prob have better weather than melb to

[sgt_doofey]

Originally Posted by MoreHPformyXR6

How many km's is this from Adelaide & (approx travel time?) :king:

It's about 2-3 hours drive from the CBD. Depending on which side of the city you are, you might have to add a bit of time.
The Riverland is about 200-300kms away.

To the OP, can't go past the Barossa Valley where I live! One of the best wine regions in the world, only 1 hour from the city! I work in the city and it is reasonably easy to get there via public transport. Takes me 20 minutes to drive to the train station, and then 40 minutes on the train.
Adelaide is great. I certainly wouldn't move to Melbourne or Sydney to work. Too much stress on the roads. No roadworthy checks here either. Probably explains why we have the oldest fleet of cars on the road.

[4.9 EF Futura]

Originally Posted by eb91xr6

alot of people in adelaide smoke too much weed i think its a law with young kids

Yeah, mandatory up until the age of 17. Lol.

It's a great city, but i certainly understand that it's not for everyone. Whilst our fair city's obvious flaws include the lower salaries, awful tap water, sub par public transport system etc etc, the benefits far outweigh the downside. It's just such an easy place to live.

For example, i live in one of the nicer areas in Adelaide - i often leave the house unlocked when i pop out, leave cars unlocked etc. It's about as far east as you can go before hitting the hills. 3br house with a block big enough to fit a few cars that are in need of repairs or supercharging, takes me 15 minutes to drive to work on a good day, 30 on a bad day - and only costs $250/wk (just dont ask about buying lol).

I used to live in the sticks, out the back of the adelaide hills and even that was a 40 minute drive on a good day, 1 hour on a bad.

Traffic is shocking at 8am/5pm, our roads dont deal well with heavy traffic - but stay in the city until 6pm and you'll be the first car at every traffic light.

Night life is apparently bland, but i dont go to clubs so it doesnt bother me. Plenty of good pubs and bars around, who the hell wants to dress up when it's 30 degrees at midnight anyway. If you look hard enough you might even find a little gem tucked away that plays live music and.... doesnt have pokies. Pale Ale on tap at pretty much any building within 100 yards of a liquor license.

Certainly no shortage of options for the latte crowd either. Rundle St, Parade Norwood, North Adelaide, King William Rd, Unley Rd etc etc

Clipsal 500. Play your cards right and you'll be kicking back at a private house or club in the east end of the city whilst lowndes and co fling past the front door at 200 km/hr.

Probably the most AFLish state after Vic, altho i dont see that as a good point lol. NRL fans - hope you have pay tv.

Festival of the arts, fringe etc.

I guess you love it or hate it. If you live and breathe a sydney lifestyle then it's probably not for you - we actually like to spend a bit of time at home during the working week!

[Sourbastard]

Adelaide is great, here is an idea of our average weekend activities.

Saturday
6am Awaken and do the dark lords bidding
6:30am participate in the dark lords aerobic oz style
7am Eat the dark lords rice bubbles
8am Sit in cat like readiness by the front gate
9am still there
10am stop in for the dark lords devonshire tea and scones at local bakery
11am trawl the highways for lost hitch hikers
12am Lunch Break - Dark Lords McDonalds
1pm Remove lost hitch hikers from boot and deposit them in a shallow grave outside of truro
2pm Afternoon Tea consisting of cucumber sandwiches and lemonade
3pm Tennis with the Dark Lord
4pm Nap
5pm Eat dinner with stuffed animal friends
6pm Give Fiery sermon to stuffed animals from Pulpit made from lounge suite cushions
7pm Watch reruns of the Dark Lords Magnum PI
8pm Walk the earth in search of victims, while walking the neighbours poodle "Princess Fluffy the First"
9pm Return organs into "Princess Fluffy the First" and awaken her from anaesthesia.
10pm "Princess Fluffy the First" pronounced dead
11pm Stand around at the train station laughing to yourself and randomly arguing with offensive street lamps
12pm Bedtime after warming Flintstones Pyjamas by the Kerosene heater

Action packed Adelaide fun.

[Olympus]

SA is great. I've lived in Amsterdam for 20 years. The serenity and laidback calmness here is what I've always desired. She'll be right.
What's wrong with our nightlife? All you need is alcohol, music & chicks and we've got plenty of that!

[drcook]

Originally Posted by SPK-383

EMO people are weird! .

WHAT IS EMO?

[Walkinshaw]

Originally Posted by sourbastard

Adelaide is great, here is an idea of our average weekend activities.

Saturday
6am Awaken and do the dark lords bidding
6:30am participate in the dark lords aerobic oz style
7am Eat the dark lords rice bubbles
8am Sit in cat like readiness by the front gate
9am still there
10am stop in for the dark lords devonshire tea and scones at local bakery
11am trawl the highways for lost hitch hikers
12am Lunch Break - Dark Lords McDonalds
1pm Remove lost hitch hikers from boot and deposit them in a shallow grave outside of truro
2pm Afternoon Tea consisting of cucumber sandwiches and lemonade
3pm Tennis with the Dark Lord
4pm Nap
5pm Eat dinner with stuffed animal friends
6pm Give Fiery sermon to stuffed animals from Pulpit made from lounge suite cushions
7pm Watch reruns of the Dark Lords Magnum PI
8pm Walk the earth in search of victims, while walking the neighbours poodle "Princess Fluffy the First"
9pm Return organs into "Princess Fluffy the First" and awaken her from anaesthesia.
10pm "Princess Fluffy the First" pronounced dead
11pm Stand around at the train station laughing to yourself and randomly arguing with offensive street lamps
12pm Bedtime after warming Flintstones Pyjamas by the Kerosene heater

Action packed Adelaide fun.

Clearly not enough serial killing. SA imposter.

[sgt_doofey]

Actually, it should be mentioned that South Australia did have the highest murder rate per capita there for a while. We've since dropped down the order a few spots though.

Things to do, all in about an hours drive from the CDB:
Water skiing/water sports on the Murray river (until it dries out. Just don't go swimming in there!)
Wine tasting in two different wine regions (McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley)
Beaches - many can easily be reached in an hour, some in as little as 15 minutes.

Things in the city during the year:
Clipsal 500
Womadelaide
Fringe Festival

Other people can probably expand this list as well.

[max]

Originally Posted by donkeylover

Howdy im thinking of moving to south australia just wanted to know a bit more about it im in melbourne now.A few people ive talked to said woooaa you dont want to go there they are all backward hillbilly types but im sure thats not the case.any info would be good thanks.

If you have good job prospects, go for it. Very liveable place. Melbourne is my second home with frequent visits to family/friends and I love Melbourne to death, but it is getting pretty unmanagable, tollways, traffic etc. Adelaide local coast from city to south is stunning, hills are stunning and all within 20 mins of CBD good roads everywhere. Living is quiet, but good quality, clean and hassle-free. The way I look at it is when I want a top up of action, I go to Melb or Sydney for a week, live it up and come home for a rest.

[charles_wif_xf]

South Australia is a nice part of this big brown land we call home, just steer clear of Adelaide, I think a nuclear waste truck spilled its contents there some years back.

[bigAl]

Originally Posted by drcook

WHAT IS EMO?

its a form of music, screaming stuff about how the daddy doesnt talk to them and they slice their wrist and drink blood, they have black hair, a big one sided fringe that cover on side of the pasty face, looks like a goth all black clothes,wear tightest jeans ever made (males wear girls jeans for that calf/crotch sofication experiance), there all depressed. :

[ZA-289]

SA is ok, cheap to live, decent people, hot birds, but no drag racing.