Oh boy, it’s going to be a hot night, and tomorrow’s not much better. It’s still 38.3 outside, and about 30 indoors. No aircon here at home, but with the fans running it’s bearable, so I don’t plan on getting it.
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Melbourne stuff
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Head for the hills!
On Monday we headed off to the Dandenong Ranges for Puffing Billy. It’s been years since I’ve been up there, and after taking a look recently at an old family video of one such trip, we were all keen to go again. The removal of zone 3 has made these occasional jaunts to the city ... [More]
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Heading home for Christmas
Southern Cross Station, 9am Christmas morning PS. Bonus: Related Herald Sun story and ABC online!
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The amazing two-dimensional building
I was reminded at the weekend that near where I used to work, there’s a partly-triangular building. It’s at the corner of Nicholson Street and Victoria Parade. Here’s what it looks like from above… (Picture: Whereis.com.au) But look at it from the Lonsdale Street exit of Parliament Station, and it looks like it’s flat — ... [More]
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I just saw a miracle
I just saw a miracle. It’s lunchtime in the city. It’s two weeks before Christmas. There was no queue at the post office. How is this possible? Maybe it was a hallucination.
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Important convoy
Forgot to post these photos from last weekend. Or was it the weekend before? Footscray Road, Saturday afternoon, an important convoy came through. With escort cars, flashing lights, the full works. They seemed to be heading west, last seen heading along Ballarat Road, rather than towards the North Pole. Maybe Santa’s got a local distribution ... [More]
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Outer, or inner?
Eh? From last Monday’s Herald Sun: Melbourne restaurant manager Monique Moussi rented out her home in Seddon, on the city’s edge, in favour of a fast-paced and closely networked lifestyle in the fashionable Docklands precinct near the city’s heart. She’s far too busy running the family restaurant, Medici’s, to maintain a house and garden, and ... [More]
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That’s so random
OMG, the teenagers really do say “random”. I heard it twice on the train yesterday. They didn’t seem to be referencing Summer Heights High, either.
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Footpath rage
After all that neighbourly togetherness on Saturday, it was almost a moment of footpath rage yesterday. One of my pet hates is cars parked across footpaths. So when I saw one such a car while we were walking down to the library, I made a point of walking around it by going via the offending ... [More]
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Couple of pics
Passed the scene of a scaffolding collapse on Thursday afternoon on Collins Street. Apparently nobody was hurt. But it all fell onto a 4WD. See what you get for driving your Toorak Tractor into the city?* On Friday morning I found this giant Christmas tree being assembled by Santa’s helpers disguised as construction workers… seems ... [More]
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Place names
Interesting article about the vagaries of “secret” suburb names. It reminds me of the time a colleague told me he was buying a house in Travancore. I had no idea where it was. It turns out to be a pocket of Ascot Vale, but the name is one that I’d suspect is rarely seen outside ... [More]
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Do I look like I know where I’m going?
People must think I look like I know where I’m going. I seem to frequently get asked for directions. And maybe they’re right, as it seems like I’m usually able to help them. The bloke on Centre Road, wanting to get to Chadstone? By car? Okay, go straight down Centre Road, left at Warragul Road, ... [More]