taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 13/05/2025The former David Jones men's store has partially reopened as part of Westfield, along with the bridge over Market St connecting it to the original part of Westfield! 170 7
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 04/04/2025I will never tire of this view even though Sydney has been home for most of my life. 170 7
Reposted by taipan168Milennial Zero @milennialzero.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Tariff the shit out of these shit boxes. Ban them. www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-c...drive.com.auOfficial: Tesla Cybertruck may come to Australia after allTesla has confirmed the Cybertruck is being considered for Australian sale, but it is far from a guarantee. 2619041 190
Reposted by taipan168David ⚡⚛ ⚡ - also https://mastodon.social/@__db__ and dbph on x @dbph.bsky.social · 14/03/2025www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... via @taipan168.bsky.social - "In jurisdictions in Europe and Japan, a minimum safety score for pedestrian protection is required for a vehicle to be sold in market. No such minimums exist in Australia."theguardian.comAustralians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlierAbout 60% of the 1.2m cars that drove out of the showroom last year were SUVs, but road fatalities reached a 12-year high too 031 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 03/03/2025The South Coast of NSW is really such a stunning place, and the weather this past weekend was lovely for the first day of autumn, too. 1181 18
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 25/02/2025The Riverbank Precinct pedestrian bridge in Adelaide. What a stunning day! 031 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Melbourne's laneways really are fantastic, and on a warmish summer night have so much atmosphere. And the restaurants and food are great too! 150 5
Reposted by taipan168Kitty/🎃🕸️Heritage Conservation Areas💀👻 @chronichottakes.bsky.social · 07/02/2025There are a lot of things that piss me off about the Americanisation of our culture but I think that pronounce ‘tu’ words (such as tuna) like ‘too’ instead of ‘choo’ is one of the worst. Do not serve me a fucking toonah melt you pseudo seppo 4175 17
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 23/01/2025How odd to see an AU Ford Falcon dressed up in full Hong Kong island taxi livery! www.drive.com.au/caradvice/wh...drive.com.auWhat are these Ford AU Falcons doing in Hong Kong… as taxis?There's nothing more Australian than an AU Falcons, so what are they doing in Hong Kong? 231 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Well that's quite a description of your blocklist, and never mind that I'm not a "Democrat" since I'm Australian, and I challenge anybody to find anything that I've posted that would make me a "genocide enthusiast" either. 020 2
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 09/01/2025The Taj Mahal takes your breath away when you first glimpse it in real life. 080 8
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 31/12/2024My very last film of 2024 was the absolutely astonishing performance by Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in the biopic about the last part of her life. And Angelina Jolie trained in opera for six months to sing the older Maria! 🤯 She's sure to be nominated for an Oscar. 040 4
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Now that's what you call sooking, adding me to all these lists! 240 4
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Beautiful old pagoda roof Mercedes 250SL from 1967 spotted on Oxford St in Sydney! 160 6
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Sad that another manual that was available new has bitten the dust, also because the Mazda 2 was a fun little car in manual. www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/202...carexpert.com.au2025 Mazda 2 price and specs: Manual dead, base price upMazda Australia has dropped the manual Mazda 2 as part of a range restructure that increases the base price by over $4000. 240 4
Reposted by taipan168Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Wheels Car of The Year is the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: www.whichcar.com.au/events/coty/...whichcar.com.auWheels COTY 2024-25 Winner: HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 NAll hail the unanimous winner of Wheels Car of the Year 2024-25, the truly innovative Hyundai Ioniq 5 N – a spectacularly well-realised performance EV destined to put a smile on the face of anyone who... 8276 27
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Toyota Crown Comfort, possibly a former Japanese taxi, spotted on Crown St in Sydney. 4230 23
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Top historical places I'd like to visit but haven't yet: 1. Taj Mahal 2. Machu Picchu 3. Borobudur/Prambanan 4. Angkor Wat 5. Petra 6. The Acropolis 7. Samarkand 8. The stone churches of Lalibela 9. Jiayuguan Fort 10. Ruins of Carthage 11. Ruins of Persepolis 12. Zanzibar What are yours? 130 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 06/12/2024I have nothing against EVs, they're nice to drive and it's inevitable that as the technology continues to improve, the vehicle fleet will transition to electric, but replacing the engine in an original MX-5 with an electric motor is automotive murder. www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/maz...carexpert.com.auMazda MX-5 EV conversion modernises iconic sports carUK electric vehicle specialists Electrogenic has launched a conversion kit for the original-generation NA Mazda MX-5. 220 2
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Saw the Rene Magritte exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW last night. They've really put together an impressive collection of his work from a range of sources, spanning his whole career. See it if you get a chance! 010 1
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 02/12/2024This is a good tip that somebody gave me years ago. Keep your seatbelt fastened on the outside of your blanket so you don't have to be woken up by the crew in case the seatbelt light comes on. 252 5
Reposted by taipan168Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Trucks have been getting bigger, more energy & space consuming, more polluting, and much deadlier to everyone around them including kids. Not because most of us actually need bigger vehicles, but as ego boosts, status symbols & “indicators of male virility.” Note the truck bed is basically the same. 1882409605 2.4K
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Are there classical* music fans here? Share your favourite pieces. Here are some of mine: - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 3, 1st movement - Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu - Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto - Beethoven 7th Symphony and 9th Symphony, 4th movement - Puccini's Madama Butterfly and La Boheme 8102 10
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The Christmas tree in Martin Place is all lit up! 1190 19
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 29/11/2024I wonder if the age verification process for the Australian under-16s social media ban will end up being something like this. 😂 090 9
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 26/11/2024I'd like to report a murder of this poor late 90s Celica. 390 9
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 26/11/2024City I dislike: Johannesburg City I think is overrated: San Francisco City I think is underrated: Los Angeles City I like: Berlin City I love: Hong Kong (pre 2020) City I feel most myself in: Sydney City I still need to visit: Moscow (obviously not now!) City I dream of living in: New York 3190 19
Reposted by taipan168Karl! @justestin.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Photograph of Callie using a computer: 072 7
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 25/11/2024The level of crazy at the other place seems to have ratcheted up a notch or three... 460 6
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 23/11/2024When I agreed with @irenepetersen.bsky.social that policies to force children to wear masks in schools were stupid, and people accused us both of being child eugenicists, murderers and all the rest of it. My mentions were full for days with vewy angwy people! 060 6
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Now dump the idiotic, unworkable and poorly thought through social media bans for under 16s. 1174 17
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Golden hour sunset from the Wharf Theatre in Sydney. 030 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 22/11/2024The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray starts from $175,000 in Australia but looks way more expensive than that. Pretty good value for a true mid-engined supercar! 140 4
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 22/11/2024My handle is contains the name of the most poisonous known snake on Earth so my profile pick is of said snake. 141 4
Reposted by taipan168MsMountebank @msmountebank.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Just heard an American say “emu” on a podcast *shudders* 9344 34
Reposted by taipan168Suparockin @suparockin.bsky.social · 20/11/2024www.carsales.com.au/editorial/de... What the actual fuck?carsales.com.auJaguar rebrands ahead of EV transition - carsales.com.auNew logo and branding rolled-out ahead of car-maker’s EV switch that’s said to recapture the ‘essence of Jaguar’ 321 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Arthur Frommer, founder of the eponymous travel guidebook series, died earlier this week. One of his quotes was the below, and I think that there is definitely some truth to it. www.smh.com.au/business/com... 261 6
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Can you imagine how disruptive it will be for Sydney to be without trains for three days? When will the NSW Government grow a spine and stand up to the venal RTBU? Can they terminate their industrial action via Fair Work or another tribunal? www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...smh.com.auSydney trains to shut down from Thursday to Saturday in ongoing disputeTransport Minister Jo Haylen warned there would be “major disruptions” for millions of commuters. 280 8
Reposted by taipan168Evan @fictilli.us · 19/11/2024The Sydney train network will shut down from Thursday to Sunday. Negotiations between the government and the RBTU are in a deadlock. “This will cause major disruption to the millions of people who rely on the Sydney Trains network,” Jo Haylen says. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...smh.com.auSydney commuters warned of heavy disruptions to trains later this weekThe unions wanted 24-hour trains. Later this week, some services may not run at all. 0102 10
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 18/11/2024$23.81 (twenty-three Australian dollars and eighty-one cents) to park my car for 45 minutes at the Sydney International terminal today. Wow. 190 9
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Spring flowers in front of St James' church in Sydney. 1142 14