Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 3:56pm:



All the locals down here avoid surfers during schoolies too! The 17, 18 and 19 yr olds might get excited, but everyone runs away.

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 3:56pm:


the benefits in my opinion make up for it

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 3:59pm:


Yah and a Svedish restaurant with zer best meatballs.... if it's still there.... the pub is OK, too.  A few film people live up there including my kid's mother... they call it the Hollywood Hills....

When I retire to the North Coast I'll be less than a day away from the grandies...

Here are some photos I took when I was 13 and had my first kodak camera...still learning about how to take photos without the thumb getting in the way, at least I didn't chop people's heads off like my dad always did! 

The first pic was those Shangri-la boat tours to Stradbroke Island, I think the name of this boat was Sabrina by the looks of it, but I can't remember.
Here is the picture of the crew that used to work on these boats.
And a picture of Jack Evans Pet Porpoise pool in Coolangatta.

Circa 1967

Neferti wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 6:07pm:


And?

Prostitutes are people too, you know.

Thank goodness she ended up on the straight and narrow after all that, but her experience could be of value in her new employment perhaps.

Whenever we go up there, I greet people of all ages, and there are police on duty of all ages, elder women at the front desks of the apartments to let for holidays, or manage for people that own them.

I am sure many older people own the businesses and shops, otherwise how can a young one do so? It would be so expensive, and the rates would be a killer.

Then there is always some construction work going on, never have I been up there when it wasn't!
And that would include all age groups including supervisors, engineers and so forth.
And in the real estate game, there are many middle age and older gents and women in the industry.

It is a city, that Surfers Paradise and Gold Coast surrounds, it is busy, and has to have many working within for it to function as such.

Perhaps, I could take photos of 'workers' around the area, something of a photographic challenge

Neferti wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 6:07pm:


*GASP!* -- NOOOOOOOOO .... ??!!!  You had me guessing right up until the end when you finally blew her cover ...

If she doesn't still do the occasional moonlighting as a .. er ... 'model' ... I'll eat my cat. Travels overseas ... ?  Keeps her knees together all the time ... ? Riiight .... And my name's Rumplestitskin with a cherry on top.

She knows she's sitting on a gold mine ... while drawing a paltry wage as a government drone. And only 4 weeks holiday a year. And her job traps her in an office all day, every day.

What a disappointment that was. Expecting something really arty, colourful, very much a touristy enticing place, since we were there last in 2012, and all that temp fencing and digging up of Caville Avenue, only to find in the last few days whilst up there for a flying visit, that it was all dull grey tiling, with verandahs of restaurants encroaching upon it, making it look smaller and insignificant.
The feeling I had, was it is done intentionally like that, so that people don't feel inclined to linger around on the outside much, morsoe to be in the shops or restaurants.

Such a shame, had so much potential. We bumped into an old local that lived there since 1951, and we were discussing all the changes and how it used to be so colourful, and had a huge chess playing area etc.

Anyway, didn't see any gold bikini clad meter maids, (probably because we were there by 8am, and parking fees start at 9 am!) 
But I did get a pic of this natural looking bird walking around 

BTW, that archway thingy, there used to be a digital stand next to it, with date and time, couldn't see that anymore.