Doing this on Friday providing the weather forecast stays positive, been meaning to do it for years but never got around to it, Cheers for sharing Doug!
Yes, bad oversight and it's bigger & better than ever.
*Great StairwayEcho wrote: ↑22 Dec 2023, 3:49 pmSurprised Dougo didn't mention it.
Honestly I think it's in the top 5 Melbourne drains, elevated to this standing in part because it's not done as much as some of the big names.
Dwellers. And with the whole diversion build in the last few years it's only got better. Sure, there's no bluestone, redbrick, stairs or any of that, but it's just a good old fashioned many shapes and sizes concrete drain of a very decent length with a large chamber.
Great Staircase is a solid choice as well. Never have a bad time there. Though everyone knows about GSC. Good drain for pissups. Dwellers not so much because drinking with wet feet isn't as fun.
Depends what you're looking for really. Many drains have singular features that are the best in their category but overall the drain is kinda meh. For instance Mummy, best redbrick split, rest of the drain is nothing special.
Many other good picks but Dwellers just has a more secretive aura to it so that's why it's my first pick.
Unfortunately miras tomb in Ballarat has partially collapsed last time I went there about 6 months ago, it's also filled with redbacks and white tails, we noped out of thereironfistdoug wrote: ↑25 Dec 2023, 7:20 amMy favourite regional drains...
Ballarat
C Pier
Flert's Freckle
Mira's.
It's always been full of redbacks, at least every time I've gone there, wear a hoodie or a beanie and keep your head low, use a stick to clear all the webs and get whoever your with to inspect you for spiders every now and then as far as it being collapsed goes do you know where about? I know the floor near the outflow has been collapsed for a long time.
Unfortunately miras tomb in Ballarat has partially collapsed last time I went there about 6 months ago, it's also filled with redbacks and white tails, we noped out of there
I was thinking about doing Flerts Freckle (yes, let us pause to insert the joke) when I was in Castlemaine earlier this year but I was afraid if I brought anyone to it I'd be getting a 1.3m concrete shrinker or something, and my friends would mock me forever. (We ended up nearly getting into a punch on with the old guy guarding the old Maldon (?) mansion instead.)ironfistdoug wrote: ↑25 Dec 2023, 7:20 amYes, bad oversight and it's bigger & better than ever.
My favourite regional drains...
Ballarat
C Pier
Flert's Freckle
Mira's.
Stand up end from end made from slate.Alien wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024, 2:12 pmI was thinking about doing Flerts Freckle (yes, let us pause to insert the joke) when I was in Castlemaine earlier this year but I was afraid if I brought anyone to it I'd be getting a 1.3m concrete shrinker or something, and my friends would mock me forever. (We ended up nearly getting into a punch on with the old guy guarding the old Maldon (?) mansion instead.)ironfistdoug wrote: ↑25 Dec 2023, 7:20 amYes, bad oversight and it's bigger & better than ever.
My favourite regional drains...
Ballarat
C Pier
Flert's Freckle
Mira's.
ironfistdoug wrote: ↑25 Dec 2023, 7:20 amStand up end from end made from slate.
Great drain if you're in the area