The hot takes and unpopular opinions
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@Victor-Meldrew Marlborough and Otago have both had some difficult vintages over the last few years. Most being average at best. Hopefully any quality drop is a blip rather than a trend.
Other than that I can't comment. I worked out a while ago I have to start drinking my cellar if I'm to finish it all before I die.
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@dogmeat said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Victor-Meldrew Marlborough and Otago have both had some difficult vintages over the last few years. Most being average at best. Hopefully any quality drop is a blip rather than a trend.
I hope so. I've had enough of the natives here asking how the AB's are doing without the bloody wine going in the same direction....
Other than that I can't comment. I worked out a while ago I have to start drinking my cellar if I'm to finish it all before I die.
Jeez, how many bottles do you have and when's your next open-house? I have about 200 or so and have stopped buying for a year or two as many won't be drinking until then. (I have a few 2006 Cru Bourgeois which are still too tannic for my palate)
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@dogmeat said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Victor-Meldrew Marlborough and Otago have both had some difficult vintages over the last few years. Most being average at best. Hopefully any quality drop is a blip rather than a trend.
Other than that I can't comment. I worked out a while ago I have to start drinking my cellar if I'm to finish it all before I die.
Yes. I daren’t buy green bananas anymore.
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@Victor-Meldrew It peaked at just over 2,000
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@Catogrande said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Paekakboyz said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Dredd was fucking good. Criminal that Urban hasn't been signed for a sequel, and a more brutal R18 one at that. So much great material and a grim and brutal world to explore. What's not to love!
Agree re Dredd, much much better than the Stallone shitfest, though my one gripe was over use of the slo-mo to signify the drug usage. Seemed like padding after a while.
As an aside and nothing whatsoever to do with the thread, Ms Cato No1 has had several stories published in 2000AD, the mag that brought Dredd to the world. Proud Dad moment.
just catching up, agree Dredd was awesome....should have been picked up by some streaming service by now for a series....a much better movie than stallones one...BUT (and this might be the hot take)...i think the stalone one is probably closer to the actual comics...or at least an R18 version of it would have been...there is some mad camp crazy shit in those comics...Dredd is almost too "real"
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@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Victor-Meldrew said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@taniwharugby said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Haha this thread is the GOM one by another name.
Oh good. I'll join in then...
Cornwall is overrated as a holiday venue
German cars are mainly identikit and boring to drive. Crap reliability too.
Modern driver "safety aids" are the opposite and distract the driver
Aaron Smith has a quiet voice
The BBC is an over-rated, under-performing broadcaster. A bit shit in fact.
Bruce Springsteen is hugely over-rated
Prosecco is over-priced, carbonated cheap wine.
Expensive French wine - esp. Bordeaux - is poor value for money
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc has been trading on it's reputation for years
YES. The fact his concerts apparently go on for about three hours is a horrific thought ( once he’s gotten through the bangers that is, of which he has a few I’ll admit )
Fuck yes.
My ex was a MASSIVE Springsteen fan. I mean... had been to many concerts - double-digits... usually queueing up at the venue for days beforehand to get in the front section. Had once been on stage.
She dragged me along to 2 while I was with her... 1 where we had to do the 2 days of queueing to get "up front" (not physically there the whole 2 days, but they set up a "regular check-ins" to keep your place in the queue. It was interesting to watch, but annoying to be a part of.) And it was in fucking Coventry. Not much else to do while waiting around between "check-ins".And 1 in Milan - WITHOUT the ridiculous queueing.
But the content of both concerts - exactly the same. And 3 hours is optimistic...3-4 hours of music I can objectively admit is reasonable, but nothing I'd normally pay for. Sure - the actual playlist might differ, but.... Him putting on a fucking "I'm so earnest" persona while talking to the crowd. Certain "rituals" performed... introducing the band using some ridiculous long-winded description, finding a kid in the crowd to dedicate a certain song to, getting a girl from the crowd up on stage for some other certain song, etc, etc.
I can see why his fans love him, but as a non-fan... it just seemed fake, and cringey. -
@Kruse said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Victor-Meldrew said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@taniwharugby said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Haha this thread is the GOM one by another name.
Oh good. I'll join in then...
Cornwall is overrated as a holiday venue
German cars are mainly identikit and boring to drive. Crap reliability too.
Modern driver "safety aids" are the opposite and distract the driver
Aaron Smith has a quiet voice
The BBC is an over-rated, under-performing broadcaster. A bit shit in fact.
Bruce Springsteen is hugely over-rated
Prosecco is over-priced, carbonated cheap wine.
Expensive French wine - esp. Bordeaux - is poor value for money
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc has been trading on it's reputation for years
YES. The fact his concerts apparently go on for about three hours is a horrific thought ( once he’s gotten through the bangers that is, of which he has a few I’ll admit )
Fuck yes.
My ex was a MASSIVE Springsteen fan. I mean... had been to many concerts - double-digits... usually queueing up at the venue for days beforehand to get in the front section. Had once been on stage.
She dragged me along to 2 while I was with her... 1 where we had to do the 2 days of queueing to get "up front" (not physically there the whole 2 days, but they set up a "regular check-ins" to keep your place in the queue. It was interesting to watch, but annoying to be a part of.) And it was in fucking Coventry. Not much else to do while waiting around between "check-ins".And 1 in Milan - WITHOUT the ridiculous queueing.
But the content of both concerts - exactly the same. And 3 hours is optimistic...3-4 hours of music I can objectively admit is reasonable, but nothing I'd normally pay for. Sure - the actual playlist might differ, but.... Him putting on a fucking "I'm so earnest" persona while talking to the crowd. Certain "rituals" performed... introducing the band using some ridiculous long-winded description, finding a kid in the crowd to dedicate a certain song to, getting a girl from the crowd up on stage for some other certain song, etc, etc.
I can see why his fans love him, but as a non-fan... it just seemed fake, and cringey.That’s why I’m not the biggest Dave Grohl fan…..his band have done some absolute bangers though, just not as many as the obsessed foo heads would have you believe.
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@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Kruse said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Victor-Meldrew said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@taniwharugby said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Haha this thread is the GOM one by another name.
Oh good. I'll join in then...
Cornwall is overrated as a holiday venue
German cars are mainly identikit and boring to drive. Crap reliability too.
Modern driver "safety aids" are the opposite and distract the driver
Aaron Smith has a quiet voice
The BBC is an over-rated, under-performing broadcaster. A bit shit in fact.
Bruce Springsteen is hugely over-rated
Prosecco is over-priced, carbonated cheap wine.
Expensive French wine - esp. Bordeaux - is poor value for money
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc has been trading on it's reputation for years
YES. The fact his concerts apparently go on for about three hours is a horrific thought ( once he’s gotten through the bangers that is, of which he has a few I’ll admit )
I can see why his fans love him, but as a non-fan... it just seemed fake, and cringey.
That’s why I’m not the biggest Dave Grohl fan…..his band have done some absolute bangers though, just not as many as the obsessed foo heads would have you believe.
Yep... Stacked Actors always gives me a thrill.
Their other "hits" - I don't dislike, but... wouldn't bother buying an album. They're filler for a radio station like "The Rock".
Having said that - I've just thrown a 2-hour "Foo Fighters live" gig on the tele/stereo, and will give him/them a chance to change my mind.
Not sure I'm going to make it all the way through. -
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@Tim said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Good pubs are few and far between in NZ. Very expensive, bad food, mediocre beer, and surly or indifferent service. No atmosphere.
Overall this is the worst take I’ve seen on here.
You’re correct in a few isolated cases but overall ?
Hell no.
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@Tim said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Good pubs are few and far between in NZ. Very expensive, bad food, mediocre beer, and surly or indifferent service. No atmosphere.
...kind of agree compared to what we have in Aus, i have a probably 7-8 within a 10 minute walk, all will do good pub food (and 2-3 will have a dining area with a fancier menu) and all will in in an old building with loads of character...almost certainly on a corner, and since COVID they all have claimed the footpath or parking bays outside so you can sit in the sun
they all "work for it" too, tipping comps, get take aways on uber eats/deliveroo etc, most will sponsor some sort of local sports team, and you'll see all kinds of people in them most nights of the week
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@Tim said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Good pubs are few and far between in NZ. Very expensive, bad food, mediocre beer, and surly or indifferent service. No atmosphere.
Totally depends on where you are and your attitude. Certainly no shortage of good pubs through Central Otago.
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@Crucial said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Tim said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Good pubs are few and far between in NZ. Very expensive, bad food, mediocre beer, and surly or indifferent service. No atmosphere.
Totally depends on where you are and your attitude. Certainly no shortage of good pubs through Central Otago.
As someone from Wellington I find the original take from @Tim utterly ridiculous ( and I was probably triggered and posted in haste as often happens on the fern ) but then it depends what we’re talking…..loads of little country pubs/bars have atmosphere and are quite delightful but to be fair lots are bog standard shit holes with rubbish food and nothing but TAB screens and pokies for entertainment.
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@MN5 i think the qualifier for me yes, as you say plenty of great country pubs with atmosphere etc..but as one of only a few theyre probably a draw card so dont have to work for it...but i think what ive been impressed with in melbourne is how many great pubs you find on some random suburban street...with another one 3 streets over...no draw really other than the people living near by...and they'll still be great
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@Kiwiwomble said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Tim said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Good pubs are few and far between in NZ. Very expensive, bad food, mediocre beer, and surly or indifferent service. No atmosphere.
...kind of agree compared to what we have in Aus, i have a probably 7-8 within a 10 minute walk, all will do good pub food (and 2-3 will have a dining area with a fancier menu) and all will in in an old building with loads of character...almost certainly on a corner, and since COVID they all have claimed the footpath or parking bays outside so you can sit in the sun
they all "work for it" too, tipping comps, get take aways on uber eats/deliveroo etc, most will sponsor some sort of local sports team, and you'll see all kinds of people in them most nights of the week
I don't think all Oz is as consistent as your 7-8 min walk.
Ya lucky devil.
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The main problem with pubs in NSW is the smoking laws. They're so idiotic that outdoor smoking can mean an open section in the middle of the pub that does nothing to ventilate the pub whatsoever. An awesome pub I used to frequent allowed what used to be just an eating area to be a smoking area and the pub is essentially a full smoking pub now.
Far too many pubs turn a blind eye to people vaping inside too. Why are vapers so inconsiderate? Was at a party on Friday where one dude was a vaper and he started vaping inside and kept doing it despite multiple people asking him to stop - until the host threatened to kick him out.
The sooner I become supreme dictator and summarily execute all you smokers and vapers the better. TBF, I will let you live and keep smoking, in camps, outside the cities where you'll spend your days beautifying the roadsides.
Hmm, this post might be another for the Grumpy thread.
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@Nepia said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
The main problem with pubs in NSW is the smoking laws. They're so idiotic that outdoor smoking can mean an open section in the middle of the pub that does nothing to ventilate the pub whatsoever. An awesome pub I used to frequent allowed what used to be just an eating area to be a smoking area and the pub is essentially a full smoking pub now.
Far too many pubs turn a blind eye to people vaping inside too. Why are vapers so inconsiderate? Was at a party on Friday where one dude was a vaper and he started vaping inside and kept doing it despite multiple people asking him to stop - until the host threatened to kick him out.
The sooner I become supreme dictator and summarily execute all you smokers and vapers the better. TBF, I will let you live and keep smoking, in camps, outside the cities where you'll spend your days beautifying the roadsides.
Hmm, this post might be another for the Grumpy thread.
Even dumber is the rule that smokers can't eat in their own smoking section. I know of pubs where you can't even see a smoker, let alone smell their smoke, yet they're forced to eat their burgers in the fresh air with us puritans.
Do their fellow smokers get upset that their Dunhill Blue tastes off when polluted with the smell of a greasy burger???
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@Nepia I said when they banned smoking in pubs in Qld that what they should have done was implemented a clean air standard so smokers could still smoke but everyone else wasn't affected.
There's not much worse than a smoker going into a dingy confined space and coming back reeking of smoke.
Vapers on the other hand are against the wall on day two.
