Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-30

Kudos to Terry Mulder for noting today that we need trams, trains and buses to get us out of congestion. #SpringSt #

Just watched the CBBC tribute to Elisabeth Sladen. (I think I have something in my eye.) #
Some still believe the myth that Citylink's contract prevents passenger trains to Melb Airport. It doesn't. http://j.mp/dsfPdz #
@deccles26 It's a common belief. Kennett might be many things, but he's not an idiot! in reply to deccles26 #
Crossing street right in front of ambulance zooming down road, siren screaming. Where does that sit on the stupid ranking? #
@Chelsworthgale In what sense? In the sense that requires congratulations? in reply to Chelsworthgale #
@miss_rach_j Yes, but pity whoever the ambulance was actually going to in the first place. in reply to miss_rach_j #
@Chelsworthgale @travelagent8 In that case, congrats! in reply to Chelsworthgale #
@heidimur Hiding your booze in a brown paper bag. The perfect disguise. in reply to heidimur #
@TomTheCub YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY IN A TRAIN. in reply to TomTheCub #
@nikdow Who said either of those is true? in reply to nikdow #
@nikdow You wouldn't build it to carry current bus patronage. Objective is to get people out of cars. in reply to nikdow #
Glad I don't live in this street, where the house on the corner is playing Kenny Rogers at full blast. #
@SouthCoastSaint Exactly! in reply to SouthCoastSaint #
Jeez I hate Oracle. #geek #
@iamtheoracle If you're that smart, you'll know I'm talking about your namesake, the database system. in reply to iamtheoracle #
@__Rounders__ @iamtheoracle http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ptua+history in reply to __Rounders__ #
@__Rounders__ Ta. And if you have a gripe, don't keep it to yourself! http://www.ptua.org.au/help/ in reply to __Rounders__ #
If you're paranoid about #Myki get an anonymous card. Age: Orwellian awards put myki in the spotlight http://t.co/yaCDVmo #
It's irritating to Google for "XYZ review", and click through and find no review, just "Be the first to review XYZ!" #
So has anybody got a Panasonic RC-DC1 radio/ipod dock? How's the sound quality? (I can get it free on points.) #
@awmalloy Might try, though it's rarely that exact in reply to awmalloy #
Respect to those serving and those who have served. #AnzacDay #
Special thanks to the road engineers for the traffic lights outside Sth Yarra Stn; red man for ages, until just after we'd missed the tram. #
Tram Tracker says Sunday timetable today. Signs and announcements on trams say Saturday @YarraTrams #
Cities In Motion in stock at EB Games. $39.95 though, twice the price of online. #
Jim Wallace furore now on The Drum #abcnews24 #
@Condog412 Yes. There was 2 mins when peds could have had a green, without delaying the tram. in reply to Condog412 #
Nintendo officially confirms a followup to the Wii to launch in 2012 http://j.mp/eivLWp (via my son Jeremy) #geek #
@chrisloader yeah probably. Given how long we waited (well before the tram arrived), I'd call it car priority. in reply to chrisloader #
@jlmcmlxvii Thanks, but I don't want that much news. in reply to jlmcmlxvii #
@Lasoo_au Lack of wifi never stops me from looking at Lasoo while shopping :-) in reply to Lasoo_au #
Tech Republic: Stop being duped by the 3D scam http://j.mp/fV14KQ (via JB) #
@oliviola Hmm. Hard disk broken? in reply to oliviola #
They may be bogan gods, but I confess I quite like Cold Chisel's music. #KheSanhForNationalAnthem #
@TomTheCub Oh you've never googled him before? in reply to TomTheCub #
Cardinia reservoir. Weather glorious http://twitpic.com/4pm25e #
#Google commemorating John James Audubon; educating us one factoid at a time. http://j.mp/gD6mvV #
PTUA PT Problem of the Day: Monash Uni buses http://t.co/62XSjQh #
Oh damn it. Fw: the 8:30am Flinders Street train from Bentleigh has been cancelled #MetroTrains #
Hmmm. Green button claims there's a hitherto unscheduled 8:27 stopper. They must be stopping an express, in which case, bravo. #
Lady on train listening to iPod, can't hear own phone ringing #FirstWorldProblems #
Kudos to @MetroTrains train driver for announcing service alteration, and noting delay into Loop. Be nice if neither happened though. #
203m to Parliament. The City Loop Crawl is not my favourite thing. #
@veedub3057 I don't think that's so much of a problem anymore. in reply to veedub3057 #
@TomTheCub @Chelsworthgale Audio http://j.mp/eiSzGB in reply to TomTheCub #
@TomTheCub :-) in reply to TomTheCub #
Hey @ChasLicc, what if TripleJ hosted Chaser #RoyalWedding commentary, so those who want to can listen to it with ABC1's pics? #
@onegirlinmelb Hey, can we use your crowded tram pics on the ptua web site? #
@bok_ Very interesting reading. If they'd found and fixed those 2 bugs earlier, they might have avoided the bad PR. in reply to bok_ #
HS comment "It's time for the Vic Government to take back V/Line from private enterprise and run it State Owned." Uhhh.. http://j.mp/emoVle #
@bok_ :-) in reply to bok_ #
I demand to see Donald Trump's birth certificate. #
@onegirlinmelb Will do. What credit do you want? To your Twitter alias? in reply to onegirlinmelb #
@onegirlinmelb See ptua.org.au for examples of what we're doing. in reply to onegirlinmelb #
@onegirlinmelb Right. Well we're looking for pics for the new Problem Of The Day feature, so your pic will show up there. Thanks! in reply to onegirlinmelb #
@TomTheCub Is there an invitation to do so on the back? in reply to TomTheCub #
Colleague: Second free ride to work this week due to #Myki reader on bus not working. #
Anti-Robert Doyle comments on HS… incredible the number of people who think more CBD traffic is a good idea http://j.mp/kLWSxk #
Tell me the Samsung Galaxy S and the Samsung Galaxy 5 weren't named to deliberately confuse people. #mobilephones #
@mittyoz Not waiting for iphone 5 then? http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone in reply to mittyoz #
Please note, I did not found the Columbian Museum in Boston in 1795 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_Museum #
@RyanSheales You making a habit of doing transport stories then? in reply to RyanSheales #
@mittyoz You DINKs, you're made of money! in reply to mittyoz #
Come on you people reading MX – the good stuff is on page 4. #
@mittyoz Twitter newbie in reply to mittyoz #
@112tram Cite? in reply to 112tram #
@kiwiguy72 Alas, I can't count in reply to kiwiguy72 #
Ad in MX implies new #MetroTrains timetables are now available in print, but Flagstaff has old ones on rack display #
Someone smoking between carriages. Can't see it behind bloke standing in doorway, but I can smell it. #
How are #SwanstonSt shop deliveries any different to those into malls like Chadstone, where vans can't get to the door? #
@Chelsworthgale That would be "Loading zones". in reply to Chelsworthgale #
@Chelsworthgale Yeah, though I suspect there's not much parking in lanes around Swanston St now anyway. in reply to Chelsworthgale #
@Chelsworthgale Bono had quite the mullet back then, didn't he. in reply to Chelsworthgale #
Wait, why is Twitter telling me to follow JimWallaceACL ? #
Catalyst programme on peak oil coming up on #ABC1 in a minute. And you thought $1.50 petrol was bad. #
All very interesting, but obsessed with oil supply; didn't even touch on efforts to reduce demand (and thus, emissions too) #Catalyst #ABC1 #
@mareebiketouroz yup. in reply to mareebiketouroz #
Mr Grumpy http://j.mp/lt5SZ0 Mr Not-So-Grumpy http://j.mp/lb3nDd #
BTW, it appears the Toclafane have invaded Bentleigh http://j.mp/lb3nDd http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Toclafane #
@michaelgalea Ta, that pic's going in the collection. in reply to michaelgalea #
@sheisntme Sorry to hear about issues. If you like, drop me off, as I don't see you regularly (+ I don't have the time to correspond via Tw) in reply to sheisntme #
PT Problem of the Day: Tram overcrowding becoming commonplace http://t.co/SIkItHg via @ptua #
I knew it: I'm running a bit late, so the 8:30 is dead on time. #JustMadeIt #MetroTrains #
According to the platform clock, this train left South Yarra 72 seconds early. #MetroTrains #
I haven't read the article, but the cartoon is great http://t.co/0viVDsZ #RoyalWedding #Chaser #
Looks like a number of Laburnum stn users emailing objections to @MetroTrains about new timetable (less trains to stop there from 8th May) #
@andrew_lund I'm sure it'll go straight to the pool room. in reply to andrew_lund #
I don't think it's my imagination: Combino trams start moving with more of a jolt than other models. #YarraTrams #
If it were a royal *gay* wedding… now that would really grab my attention. #RoyalWedding #
What does "VR" mean to you? Victoria Regina, or Victorian Railways? #RoyalWedding vs #gunzel #fb #
I guess they're getting married on a Friday because they couldn't get the venue on Saturday? #
Yeah, VR also stands for Virtual Reality. Good point. #
About to alight from the Royal Train (running royally late) and do a royal walk to one's palace (The House Of Bowen) #fb #
Google's #RoyalWedding graphic looks rather like Luna Park http://www.google.com.au/logos/2011/royalwedding11-hp.png #
@Colvinius Worth trying another browser such as Firefox or Chrome (I like Chrome), but also update to latest IE. in reply to Colvinius #
ABC has started posting Chaser #RoyalWedding videos to Youtube http://youtu.be/iQojk8a6TfQ http://youtu.be/pWBPLvfB63o #
BTW, my mother's mother's maiden name was Middleton. No relation AFAIK. #
All those royal vehicles with no number plates. I hope they all pay the Congestion Charge. #RoyalWedding #
Exclusive pic from inside the church from the wedding of Kate and… Brendan http://flic.kr/p/98B4TV #
@awmalloy You saw this then? http://mumbrella.com.au/a-blackadder-wedding-spectacular-45152 in reply to awmalloy #
@richard_annable haha, could you work with that? in reply to richard_annable #
I know it's old, but The #Chaser boys should know that memritv.org (doing the translations) is a known anti-Muslim org #abc2 #
And quickly flicking around the channels, nice to see #SBS1 is running its traditional WW2 documentary #
Is the Queen singing "God save me"? #RoyalWedding #
@Ozandrew I wouldn't bet on that. in reply to Ozandrew #
I think that carriage just went through a red light. And all the policemen were looking the other way. #
Lots more #ChaserGate #RoyalWedding videos being posted by @ABCTV_Australia #
Sounds like someone's set the Palace iPod to repeat God Save The Queen over and over. #
Colin "Lano" Lane on The #RoyalWedding Circle on ch10?! #
London does look rather splendid today, doesn't it. I miss London. It's been far too long. #
I wonder how Marita,Justine,@ZucchiniBikini and A are enjoying the Indigo Girls concert at the Palais. Won't bother taping wedding for them. #
English accents galore, green and pleasant land… Wait, is this the wedding, or Midsomer Murders? #ABC1 #
@richard_annable It's a public holiday in the UK today in reply to richard_annable #
This is reminding me of The Goodies episode where they pretend to be the royal family on the balcony #
Altona people get a raw deal,but Mr Nash's Age letter today is just plain wrong. You don't have to backtrack to Laverton http://t.co/7twVJyo #
@ZucchiniBikini :-) in reply to ZucchiniBikini #
Another PTUA: the Postal Trade Union Alliance of Sri Lanka http://j.mp/kdnSrF #
Dear GEM, I don't think your royal wedding replay is actually Live. #

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By Daniel Bowen