Redbaron

When does it lose its appeal? Very good question. For me I don't think it has - though it has been a while between drinks. From 2000 until almost 2010 I did a fair few trips whilst to-ing and fro-ing between Aus and the UK via Thai Air and later just between Aus and LOS thanks to cheap flights at the time. All sh1t aside I would have been lost without the info gathered from this board combined with Stick's site - I was in my 20's and my entire internet experience in the late 90's/2000 was reading about LOS and travel in general! That's a good thing but probably also a bad one as I definitely let one or two really nice girls slip through the cracks due to suspicion. I have never had the desire to live in Thailand though - I remember reading an article that resonated well. Something about drinking champagne every day and no longer appreciating it. Short or extended holidays from my point of view is a good balance. At least for me. Laos though - that was pretty cool. Reckon I could live there though that amazing beer would knock me for six. So now in my (very early) 50's, settled down and kind of looking at retiring here in rural Oz. Yeah I'll be back at some stage but it no longer grips me. Back in the day I'd be planning the next trip before boarding the plane home! Working out leave with work, dollars, where to go and who to see. Now not so much - but definitely look forward to a return trip at some stage. Last reunion trip was about ten years ago - some of the original London Contingent got together and had a great time, and hopefully will again soon. Last I heard we were all upright. There was another trip with the better half a few years later which was pretty amazing as well. Good thread - very thought provoking.

Keeping an eye with much interest - hoping should this place go the way of the dodo we can find somewhere else to catch up / talk shit / whatever. There are a few other similar places that seem quite active so surely the market is there. Having said that people like us tend to enjoy the comfort of the place they are currently sitting rather than somewhere new. amright?

As much as I am no longer a frequent poster here I'd be happy to contribute where necessary. As life goes on, and we all age, I feel a deal of comfort knowing this link to the past still exists, and I can pop in from time to time. Knowing someone (hopefully) will turn up should I return to the LOS is some kind of comfort. Surely I am not the only one. Why the censorship of J*****'s name? Am I missing something?

Like BB, It was probably 2000 or 2001 when I met the great man, amongst other great names back at Woodstock and later Gullibles. What a nice bloke - only the good die young right. I thought he was younger than me (he certainly looked it!) - thought with the family and all that stuff, hope they are doing ok. A true gent, on and off the board. RIP

Fair enough - I read the above as such - to me it was implied. It came across that way to me. Regarding the TikTok numbers - I simply looked at his video numbers the same as anybody can. I did not see a video above 1 million views. Around 750k was the top - not my figures at all - the figures are there to see plain and simple. Agree there are plenty of attention whores out there, but this guy is hardly making a living off it. My $1 per hour estimate I think is accurate. The way I see it his "content" is simply trying to raise money for more helmets - not to make a living off. Personally I would rather see someone do something like this if they are genuine, than someone not do it at all... if that makes sense.

Anyone else flabbergasted? They are usually so squeaky clean!

Yeah fuck that guy for making a few dollars whilst doing a good deed or two. You tell him mate. For ref - he has less followers on YT and Facebook than I do, and I make 0 dollars on those platforms. Regarding those TikTok numbers - $40 per million clicks you say? One video has 750k views, a few have 20-50k, most have 2k or around there, or under. Whilst I have no idea how TikTok pays out, that $50 or whatever it works out to be would work out to less than a dollar per hour going by how much content he has put out there - never mind the cost of whatever he uses to create it (granted - could be a mobile phone that he would own anyway). He also has a website that sells "digital art" - it looks pretty good, well, different anyway. Most of his art pieces on that site don't have a lot of "views" (under 20) but sell for $150 from memory. No way of telling how many of them he has sold. But yeah - greedy bugger.. fuck him for having a go hey - hope he gets deported and nobody gets free helmets anymore... sigh

Agree discord is hardly regulated at all other than by the person/people who own the specific server. I use it a bit for gaming and some of the shit that is out there on discord is just sick.

Great work jigger - that solved it for me! Hi5

Thanks Coss - does not really bother me as I have been coming to the site for decades. It may potentially deter new people though, and inadvertently revenue as a result.

Chrome here, generally incognito mode if that makes a difference.

I have been getting the same warning for some time - over a year - or whenever I started browsing semi regularly again. Both at home and via laptop when travelling.

Yep - envelope top right next to profile name shows messaged from at least 12 years ago. I'm sure I've sent/received more prior to that but maybe back then I was more vigilant about deleting old ones.

I think the line is - when a kiwi immigrates to Australia the average IQ gets raised in both countries... ie although the immigrant may be of lower IQ in NZland, (by leaving they are raising the average IQ) they are still of higher IQ than the average Aussie - hence raising the average over here... quite a clever gag... coming from an Aussie

Hippy! Am I going crazy or have you made a recent comeback? One of the legendary characters I never had the pleasure to catch up with.... hope you are well! Agree on the Eden assessment - never partook but enjoyed a few beers over the road about 20 years ago - it never looked like my cup of tea, though recognise some loved it.