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Licensing costs are up something like 500% and there are increased security demands to go with it.
But the thing to remember is that it has not been targeted as a High Risk venue based on any sort of evidence - it (with presumably a great many other such venues) have just been bundled in with the clubs on King Street (and the like). Who the **** ever heard of a fight at the ******* Tote let alone glassings, etc?
I hope they put the world's stickiest carpet in the museum.
But the thing to remember is that it has not been targeted as a High Risk venue based on any sort of evidence - it (with presumably a great many other such venues) have just been bundled in with the clubs on King Street (and the like). Who the **** ever heard of a fight at the ******* Tote let alone glassings, etc?
I hope they put the world's stickiest carpet in the museum.
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Tin of chicken & sweet corn soup for me today (still yum)
But tomorrow, bbqing up some prawns
2 different marinades - basil & sweet chili, and thai red curry coconut
Washed down with my Belgian Rye Blonde & Barons Pale Ale (but that's getting on topic)
But tomorrow, bbqing up some prawns
2 different marinades - basil & sweet chili, and thai red curry coconut
Washed down with my Belgian Rye Blonde & Barons Pale Ale (but that's getting on topic)
Sounds good, might christen my first dinner in my home with exactly that. Washed down with Corona! I KNOW! There going down so well lately.
Katie runs and hides!
Yeah beats me. I couldnt count the number of times I've been to the tote and I've never even seen a little pushy shovey let alone a brawl. I believe its to do with patron numbers and hours of opperation. Spose maybe the espy might be the next decent joint on the licencing hit list. Lets hope not. I did hear a whisper about the corner - but I have seen a few brawls there so that wouldnt supprise me if they were on the list.
I swear I've lost shoes to that sticky monster.
left over chicken and fried rice for lunch today.
I swear I've lost shoes to that sticky monster.
left over chicken and fried rice for lunch today.
Poor little trooper!
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Good luck, Fourstar. I expect it will be absolutely slammed from opening time all weekend.
Espy is hardly "decent" any more. I dunno who is booking it these days but they have no idea what they are doing. Even in their heyday the Espy would have been more deserving than the Tote. The Espy at closing is often a bit touch and go (still a far cry from King St of course).
Security at the Corner has always been a bit OTT and they do a brisk trade I think they'd survive where the Tote can't.
Espy is hardly "decent" any more. I dunno who is booking it these days but they have no idea what they are doing. Even in their heyday the Espy would have been more deserving than the Tote. The Espy at closing is often a bit touch and go (still a far cry from King St of course).
Security at the Corner has always been a bit OTT and they do a brisk trade I think they'd survive where the Tote can't.
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I too am grumpy about the tote closure.
Grumpy grumpy arse.
Grumpy grumpy arse.
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Gotta admit, I'd never refuse a Corona myself.... with lime.
red curry coconut prawn marinade is pending the first taste.
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Even a Brisbanite sympathise with the Tote's closure. I saw the Sailors there a few years back on holiday. Wait. It was probably 8 years ago.... anyway it was a top night.
Its a sad thing, my favorite venues of the last decade or so up here are now Irish pub, shitty trendy bar and block of units. (Treasury, Railway and 'Gabba hotels) But they didn't get shut down for being "High Risk" Whats that about?
Its a sad thing, my favorite venues of the last decade or so up here are now Irish pub, shitty trendy bar and block of units. (Treasury, Railway and 'Gabba hotels) But they didn't get shut down for being "High Risk" Whats that about?
Its the victorian governments "tough stance" on taking back the streets from drunks.
Seriously drunks arent the issue - its the amount of jocks getting around the joint off guts on pills, coke, speed and ice.
Cut the drugs and you'll cut the drunks - when your high as a kite charged off your face on speed or coke you can drink feck loads more than you can when your "straight". But because your on the drugs your already edgy - combine that with your super hero status after downing 16 pots and 4 shots and its a recipe for a rumble. Cause your also now parranoid cause your getting on the gear all the time your now carrying a weapon. Next thing youve got blood on your hands.
Drugs are too easy to get your hands on these days. When I first started doing drugs you could spend half your night looking for flippers if you weren't hooked up before you went out. These days every second person has a ten pack of skittles their selling for twenty five bucks a drop. Clean up the drug scene clean up the streets. I can walk into my local pub on a thursday night and point out at least 50% of the people in there are on gear. Pills arent just in nightclubs and raves - they're everywhere and cheaper than 5 beers half the time.
Seriously drunks arent the issue - its the amount of jocks getting around the joint off guts on pills, coke, speed and ice.
Cut the drugs and you'll cut the drunks - when your high as a kite charged off your face on speed or coke you can drink feck loads more than you can when your "straight". But because your on the drugs your already edgy - combine that with your super hero status after downing 16 pots and 4 shots and its a recipe for a rumble. Cause your also now parranoid cause your getting on the gear all the time your now carrying a weapon. Next thing youve got blood on your hands.
Drugs are too easy to get your hands on these days. When I first started doing drugs you could spend half your night looking for flippers if you weren't hooked up before you went out. These days every second person has a ten pack of skittles their selling for twenty five bucks a drop. Clean up the drug scene clean up the streets. I can walk into my local pub on a thursday night and point out at least 50% of the people in there are on gear. Pills arent just in nightclubs and raves - they're everywhere and cheaper than 5 beers half the time.
