the big 4 when I graduate: KFC, Maccas, Hungry Jacks, Subway

If I had been born 5 years earlier, the big 4 would've been KMPG, EY, PwC, and Deloitte..

Thanks OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Palantir for taking all the analyst grad roles 🙄

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u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 12 days ago

What timelines are you predicting for certain rail infrastructure projects?

I'm predicting that Salisbury to Beaudesert passenger rail won't be operational until the late 2050s. TLDR: I'll have reached old age by then 😢

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u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 23 days ago

If you could set up a UQ campus in the Gold Coast for curiousllamaswift, where would it be?

yo where in the gold coast would you put this hypothetical campus >.<

this is for my brother curiousllamaswift who has to grind through the longest commutes everyday 💀

a prospective campus must have:

- decent amenities

- good transport options

- good food options

- purple lilac jacaranda trees

- proximity to tertiary institutions like griffith university or bond university (for the clout)

- access to the beach (optional but desirable)

- good wifi (optional)

- working bubblers (optional)

- clean toilets (optional)

- 20-storey carpark made out of 150 year-old sandstone

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u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 24 days ago

Thoughts on a Quad-articulated 66?

forget about articulated, bi-articulated, tri-articulated - what about a quad-articulated 66!!!!

450 pax capacity (full standing load)

I miss the 66 😢

u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 24 days ago

Which train station has the most amount of carparking? 🥹

I'm curious on this one. I was just at Strathpine recently, and I swear there were carparks in the 1000s over there. It was an entire moat of hot, bare asphalt. And nevermind the fact that Gympie Rd is around the corner (a non-negotiable if you want to access Strathpine Shops).. 😫

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u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 1 month ago

Can the UQ Union host the first-ever aura battle in SEQ at The Great Court?

PLEASE I've been seeing aura battles all over my feed. I want an aura battle to happen right here in St Lucia. It'll be the battle of the 67s' and tun tung sahurs and sonion and tralalelo larara. This will forever position UQ as a dominant Go8 university with unmatched aura 🙏🙏

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u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 1 month ago

Does anyone know why Metro doesn't have a fourth double door?

I found this facebook post advertising Metro back in 2019, which explicitly shows the vehicle having 4 double-doors. But fast forward to today and ours only have three.

Its apparent to me that all the other HESS Lightram 25s in Europe (Basel, Switzerland; and Nancy, France) have an additional fourth double door, minimizing dwell times by improving passenger flow.

So what gives? Was council trying to be innovative with installing as much seats as humanly possible? Or were they adamant that they didn't need a fourth double door in the first place?

My other theory is that council wanted to create an inviting space for big groups to socialize. So of course, seats were prioritized over standing room capacity. This spelled the end for the fourth double door ever arriving to Brisbane.

Whatever the reason, I think if we had a HESS Lightram 25 with all four double doors, we'd be well positioned to efficiently carrying those M2 full-standing-loads from UQ Lakes, ie. minimal dwell times at each stop :)

u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 1 month ago

Woolloongabba platform 2 has finally opened

We can now see a new perspective on the new Woolloongabba CRR station 👽

The exit out of platform 2 leads directly to Main St and the Gabba.

Hopefully, we no longer get commuters doing the daring dash across the busway to get to the inbound platform 😂

u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 1 month ago

What's the future with the Nathan, Bonemill, and Warrigal Rd crossings?

If Beenleigh and Gold Coast train frequencies were to simultaneously increase post-CRR, I can't imagine the delays that'd be incurred for routes like the 150 and 156, and the wider community due to boom gates being closed for most of the hour. If an incident were to occur on any of the crossings (Nathan, Bonemill, Warrigal), then it'll effectively hold two entire LGAs hostage.

Are there any plans in place to remove these level crossings? I know there's been talk about permanently closing access to Bonemill Rd, but keeping Warrigal Rd as its a major arterial. I'm also aware that the Gateway Motorway overpass between Fruitgrove and Kuraby is a huge limitation. Some people have also speculated about terminating the 150 BUZ at Fruitgrove station post-CRR, which is interesting food for thought.

I've been told this entire debacle has been a stalemate, with the chances of rebuilding Runcorn and Fruitgrove stations and elevating the corridor being zero. But is this really true? If trains are going every 5 minutes in each direction in the future, then the amount of time those boom gates will be down will be insane. This will surely increase the number of incidents as increasingly frustrated drivers try to take shortcuts around the crossings (or worse) bypass the boom gates when they're closing.

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u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 2 months ago

I can't believe no one in this sub has talked about this seat yet

It probably has to go in my top 5 list for seats, just because its the odd-ball with a view towards the middle parcel rack (not the most exciting view). The USB charging is a bonus for me, but I find it funny that its positioned so high up. With that said, I wouldn't say its the most comfortable seat on Metro, as I prefer the backwards-facing seats.

u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 2 months ago

4 M2s stuck at Normanby!

Apparently something happened at KGS (evacuation)? 9050 has been sitting idle for 10 minutes now..

Okay the bus-jam was over in like 15 seconds after 9050 was allowed to proceed. Life is back to normal.

Edit: Woah there's so many M2s flooding Normanby now 😭😭😭

u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 2 months ago

Mythical M1 and M2

Once in a blue moon, a rare offshoot of the Metros enter the busway network, carrying the names 'Countess Street M1' and 'Ernie's Roundabout M2.' They say if you hop on, they'll take you to the true terminis for M1 and M2, hidden from the public's view. Nevertheless, they are extensions of the current routes. Its a fleeting mystery..

u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 2 months ago

If you could add an infill train station, where would it be?

We have the habit of creating new stations along existing rail corridors, as seen with Hope Island and Pimpama. It got me thinking, what infill stations would you like to see in the future? It can be as silly as you want.

I would add a station between Wynnum and Wynnum Central and call it 'Wynnum East', just to make the Cleveland line even more of a milkrun. Or maybe one between Graceville and Sherwood, aptly named Tennyson West station in honour of the Tennyson line 🤪

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u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 2 months ago

Objective: create a UQ club that's only purpose is to hand out leadership roles so then you can attain a stacked CV

It'll be the BIGGEST club in UQ in no time. It'll be me (founder), my 5 vice presidents, 10 treasurers, 20 social media managers, 150 secretaries, 300 public relations officers, and 500+ recruitment/comms co-ordinators 💜

Meetings will be held every now and again, with networking, career fairs, and mock interviews in mind. However, I plan on pivoting the club's focus to be so much more.

It'll branch off to humanitarian work such as cleaning the streets of St Lucia and organizing free activities like run clubs and sleep/nap sessions in The Great Court.

The club's name is still undetermined for now. But for such an avant-garde club, I can't risk it being called the "UQ Larp Club" 💀. Instead, it'll have an unassuming name, perfect for your LinkedIn.

Am I boiling the ocean with this idea? Or should I circle back, synergize, and touch base with my North Star?

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u/Aggressive_Taro_784 — 2 months ago