# Cousin Balki's Melbourne Rant Thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Melbourne\ **Created:** [July 9, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573 "2010-07-09T23:16:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 122
**Author:** ![AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/al9000/32/7_2.png) [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2421 "2020-02-05T21:41:51Z")
Fuck Uber. Just fire that dumpster fire of a company into the sun already ---
**Author:** ![HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/heavymetalcyclist/32/209_2.png) [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2422 "2020-02-05T22:08:07Z")
yas queen!!! ---
**Author:** ![nikcee](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/nikcee/32/123_2.png) [@nikcee](https://fixed.org.au/u/nikcee)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2423 "2020-02-08T02:56:03Z")
I wonder if them being electrified means they will get launched further into the yarra? ---
**Author:** ![swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/swuzzlebubble/32/3766_2.png) [@swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/u/swuzzlebubble)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2424 "2020-02-08T21:05:04Z")
In Adelaide I saw plenty of them well outside the geoblocked CBD perimeter. ---
**Author:** ![MikeD](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@MikeD](https://fixed.org.au/u/MikeD)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2425 "2020-11-15T06:38:45Z")
I almost got knocked off my bike by a flying worksite safety corflute sign. ---
**Author:** ![HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/heavymetalcyclist/32/209_2.png) [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2426 "2020-11-16T00:22:48Z")
never a good sign when you creeping in the wind and you look up and there is an Ibis being blown totally off course. the bird, not the spenny MTB. ---
**Author:** ![swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/swuzzlebubble/32/3766_2.png) [@swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/u/swuzzlebubble)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2427 "2020-11-16T01:12:52Z")
Heading into office tomorrow for first time since March. Only to collect stuff from my desk & drawers pending an office refurb before we start coming back for actual work. ---
**Author:** ![AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/al9000/32/7_2.png) [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2428 "2020-11-16T03:18:47Z")
I nearly copped one in the face last week. classic ‘DANGER (sign has sharp edges)’ content. ---
**Author:** ![geoff\_tewierik](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/geoff_tewierik/32/1067_2.png) [@geoff\_tewierik](https://fixed.org.au/u/geoff_tewierik)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2429 "2020-11-16T23:44:51Z")
Here’s some dipshittery. > **['Lost opportunity': Melbourne considers slashing cost of parking as part of...](https://amp.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/lost-opportunity-melbourne-considers-slashing-cost-of-parking-as-part-of-car-led-recovery-20201116-p56exx.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true)** > > In a break with years of transport planning, the City of Melbourne is mulling cuts to the cost of parking and reducing a congestion tax in a bid to encourage motorists to return to the CBD. ---
**Author:** ![geoff\_tewierik](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/geoff_tewierik/32/1067_2.png) [@geoff\_tewierik](https://fixed.org.au/u/geoff_tewierik)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2430 "2020-11-23T23:57:16Z")
And it’s done by the looks of it. Careful riding around the city. > **['A 1960s solution': Planners slam city council's push for free parking](https://amp.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/a-1960s-solution-planners-slam-city-council-s-push-for-free-parking-20201123-p56h49.html?__twitter_impression=true)** > > On-street parking is set to be made free in Melbourne's CBD over the Christmas season, in a departure from years of car-averse planning at the city council. ---
**Author:** ![P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/p_n20/32/177_2.png) [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2431 "2020-11-24T00:21:27Z")
It’s hilarious isn’t it. One of the main reasons I avoid driving into the city is congestion - yet here they are encouraging people to drive in. It’s like an ouroboros of urban planning. ---
**Author:** ![swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/swuzzlebubble/32/3766_2.png) [@swuzzlebubble](https://fixed.org.au/u/swuzzlebubble)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2432 "2020-11-24T05:45:48Z")
Don’t worry. Doubt it will last long. ---
**Author:** ![LAM](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/lam/32/17_2.png) [@LAM](https://fixed.org.au/u/LAM)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2433 "2020-11-24T12:24:57Z")
I can’t see it having a huge impact. People’s behaviours are entrenched now. Will probably just mean more ubers parking and waiting for rides. ---
**Author:** ![HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/heavymetalcyclist/32/209_2.png) [@HeavyMetalCyclist](https://fixed.org.au/u/HeavyMetalCyclist)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2434 "2020-11-24T23:11:32Z")
the accelarationist in me says embrace this, and the sooner the city will burn. return to tradition! ---
**Author:** ![ryanryanryan](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@ryanryanryan](https://fixed.org.au/u/ryanryanryan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2435 "2021-03-22T06:54:28Z")
Pretty interesting dig around the o-bike saga from a few years ago. Feel sorry for their marketing guy… Also, this channel and “The Train Man” have been my go-to for lunch binge watching lately. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QZNMKrmyqtA/maxresdefault.jpg "Inside a Bike Share Disaster - The Downfall of oBike") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZNMKrmyqtA) Edit: Does anyone know what’s happening with a bunch of red Monash branded o-looking bikes in a shop in Docklands? Didn’t get a picture, but they’re are the end of Collins St. side. ---
**Author:** ![P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/p_n20/32/177_2.png) [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2436 "2021-03-22T23:16:18Z")
There was a bunch out for hard trash a few weeks back near me - probably fished out of Moonee Ponds Creek. I was tempted to grab one, but they looked pretty wrecked. ---
**Author:** ![P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/p_n20/32/177_2.png) [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2437 "2021-04-23T10:10:48Z")
Victoria gets minimum passing laws starting Monday: [https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/recent-changes-to-road-rules](https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-rules/recent-changes-to-road-rules) ---
**Author:** ![ryanryanryan](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@ryanryanryan](https://fixed.org.au/u/ryanryanryan)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 7:16am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2438 "2021-05-05T07:16:04Z")
Stumbled across this today: [https://melbournebiketrails.yolasite.com/](https://melbournebiketrails.yolasite.com/) Pretty nice if you’ve got a route that you want to mix up, or see how many you can link together for some new adventures. Created by: [https://twitter.com/melbbiketrails](https://twitter.com/melbbiketrails) ---
**Author:** ![partsdepartment](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/partsdepartment/32/1627_2.png) [@partsdepartment](https://fixed.org.au/u/partsdepartment)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2439 "2021-06-09T04:04:55Z")
> **[To CBD or not to CBD? COVID’s question for the future of Melbourne](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/to-cbd-or-not-to-cbd-covid-s-question-for-the-future-of-melbourne-20210603-p57xqj.html)** > > Politicians talk about reviving the city centre but there’s a view that COVID has achieved the decentralisation agenda that years of policy could not. Some say this is a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![LAM](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/lam/32/17_2.png) [@LAM](https://fixed.org.au/u/LAM)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/cousin-balkis-melbourne-rant-thread/46573/2440 "2021-06-09T11:43:38Z")
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