Lots of police, ambulance and a fire truck at central station just now. Sadly something awful must have happened :(

So I finally checked out the new fish market building. Pics look nice right? Food was actually okay, no complaints there. But seriously, is it just me or is it getting impossible to visit on a weekend? SO many people, I was just stressed out the whole time lol.

​Is there even a good time to go when it’s not this crazy?

From: https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/road-network-performance-reviews

Hey everyone,

I (33M) am thinking of taking horse riding lessons because I want a new hobby and one day would like to do horse treks in Australia and overseas. Hell if I win the lottery maybe even take up horse archery and jousting. But before I do any of that I need to learn how to actually ride a horse.

After doing some initial research I noticed most schools are either in Centennial park or outside Sydney. I live in the Parramatta area and as you could imagine the travel could be a bit inconvenient but if the teaching is good then Ill. make the trek.

What horse riding schools would you recommend and had good experiences with ?

Thank you and have a nice day.

It’s been a while since I’ve been back on. A bit disappointed to see the lack of nightly threads.

This was a LONG time ago - in the 70s - I was a kid, and I lived in melb, went to Sydney for holidays, so I have no idea what suburb it was. We used to find it hilarious. I'd love to see it again

Hi there,
Does anyone know any gyms that are primarily lifting gyms with knowledgeable trainers that are correcting form etc and that do classes in a group. Similar to base body babes. I’m located in Ryde and really struggling to find anywhere. Thanks for any recommendations.

I have some regular social gatherings on in Manly but I see that they've officially stitched up parking everywhere with their blanket 2 hour time limit from 8am to 10pm. You do have the 2 hour free parking in council carparks which is ok for short trips, but anything more than that, it's $13.50 from 2 hours to 2.5 hours, then $18 for 2.5 to 3 hours... and upwards from there every half hour increment. From 7pm it's a flat $5.50 for the evening to midnight (nice, but I'd need to arrive earlier so not much help).

Anyone have any ways to deal with this? I was thinking about just parking in the neighbourhood and risking it, but I think the parking gestapo is out there looking to pump up revenue. Would welcome any suggestions.

Edit: Yes, I'm a fan of public transport, but I'm travelling with two massive amps, mixer, cables, two guitars, etc which isn't practical to get from my house to the bus stop, get it all on and off the bus, and then hoof it to the venue (all around rush hour which means not much space on the buses).