The General Chat Thread (2024)

Only one that comes to mind was phu quoc in Vietnam.
They expanded, expecting big influx from Russian tourist (at that time) and they didn't come, or weren't there yet.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Ok here's what I mean. Has anyone ever seen an airport empty like this?
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Yeah, definitely, especially depending on the time of day. Both Cincy and Dayton can be like that. I’ve been at the Dayton airport, middle of the day, and shops won’t even be open.

Weird thing is…in Cincy, no matter how quiet the terminal is, there’s never any open parking, except for up on the roof of the garage, at the farthest corner.
 
Yes, Huntsville isn't that big of a place and the business travel that comes in and out, especially on Friday night, is going to take place earlier in the day. I have a friend that lives just outside of the city proper.

Years ago, when DD and family lived outside of NOLA, even that airport sometimes was nearly empty very early a.m. or later in the evening.

When I used to fly to Jackson, Mississippi, then drive a couple of hours to my dad's, the same thing as NOLA, but even emptier.
 
I'm just reading an article on a bridge opening thinking "only in Australia "...Australia,

The new Brooking Channel Bridge is capable of supporting large loads, including road trains and heavy goods vehicles.
The new Brooking Channel Bridge in Western Australia’s Kimberley Region will open to traffic on 13 November.
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The new 127-metre bridge features two lanes, allowing travel in both directions. It is capable of supporting large loads, including road trains and heavy goods vehicles. A new footpath has also been constructed on the bridge to allow easier access for pedestrians.
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:o_o:

This was the top news article presented to me just now!
 
You'd have thought that, with all that creativity in Australia, they'd at least have designed some lanes that would let you travel side to side and up and down.
And again, the footpath.. well, utterly uninspiring. Maybe a zipline for grannies and grandads?
 
karadekoolaid said:
You'd have thought that, with all that creativity in Australia, they'd at least have designed some lanes that would let you travel side to side and up and down.
And again, the footpath.. well, utterly uninspiring. Maybe a zipline for grannies and grandads?
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Tarmac is still a pretty big achievement here!

And they're are a lot of single lane wooden bridges, or better still, causeways or floodways as they call them here. We have to negotiate a minimum of 4 every time we leave the house.
 
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