A Zinger combo: $12.45
Regular gravy: $5.95
Total: $18.40
Zinger box, which includes regular gravy AND 2 wicked boneless or 3 wicked wings: $14.95
What am I missing here?
There seems to be some confusion around Brisbane (and SEQ generally) regarding track closures and reduced timetables, who's responsible for it, and why it's being done.
I want to try to clear some of that up.
Track Closures (Beenleigh/Gold Coast line):
The current track closures (Boggo Rd to Varsity Lakes until 5/6, then Boggo Rd to Banoon until 19/7, inclusive) are for Cross River Rail (CRR) and Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (LGCFR) works. Queensland Rail does not control these works. Essentially, QR are told by CRRDA (CRR Delivery Authority) that possession is required for a certain length of time, and they need to make that happen. A similar situation exists for LGCFR, and the European Train Control System (ECTS) testing on the Shorncliffe line, which leads to that line often being closed in the evenings.
You can see current and upcoming closures here:
https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/forcustomers/trackclosures/12monthcalendar
Anything that says "Third-party led projects" is likely to be either CRR or LGCFR closures. The QR maintenance is listed as "Queensland Rail works". If you look through the calendar, you can see the vast majority of closures are for Third-party led projects, NOT Queensland Rail works. This is especially true of the weeks-long closures, such as the one the Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines are currently undergoing.
For example, there are only two QR closures next month:
* Overnight on the 9th-10th July (starting 9:30 pm) from Sherwood to Redbank and Springfield.
* Weekend of 25th-26th July on the Shorncliffe line.
Track Closures (Shorncliffe Line)
The current nightly closures, and the majority of the weekend closures, on the Shorncliffe line are for ETCS testing. This is directly linked to CRR, i.e. not a QR project. You can read more about the ETCS rollout at https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/programs/european-train-control-system-program
Rail Buses
Rail-replacement buses are organised by Translink. Translink contracts various bus companies to provide these services. QR has no control over the number, type, routes, timetables, or frequency of rail buses.
Reduced Weekday Timetables
This is due to a dispute between QR, and several unions representing QR workers. Essentially, the reduced timetable is due to a maintenance backlog resulting from protected industrial action, meaning insufficient rolling stock is available to run the regular timetable.
This is a question, more than a comment, but first, some background.
Last night I had dinner at a somewhat upmarket (not fine dining, but probably a ring below that) restaurant for my 50th birthday. Also, I'm a man. The dress code was semi-formal.
Everyone dressed quite well, except one woman (one of my cousin's partners) who came in a fairly nice strapless black midi-dress, but she was wearing a white bra with quite thick straps with it.
Now, I'm not wanting to police what women wear, I'm not going to faint at the sight of a bra strap, if it was causal, meh, whatever, but am I just a clueless old man, and this is a trend now? Because tbh, at the moment I'm feeling like she kinda didn't fit in.