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BOM Is Wrong

Quite often, BOM (Bureau of Meteorology ) is wrong and I almost blame them for weather I don’t want or for being so wrong. But right now I’m just glad I don’t have to ride home in severe storms. Thanks BOM. Maybe later tonight Melbourne?

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Entertainment industry took on someone bigger then a single mother and LOST. In an attempt to raise and slam its heavy hand as a statement against piracy, logic and law has prevailed, not finding ISP provider  iiNET liable for the use of their service.
Message to Hollywood
Stop making so many crappy movies, I can’t keep, no [...]

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So now we learn that this Indian from last week who claimed he was set on fire in a callous assault, actually set himself on fire by accident when he was trying to burn his car for insurance. This is bound to fire up all those who are frustrated with Indians and the controversy that [...]

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Kosky Good Riddance

So everyone is celebrating today because Lynne Kosky is not just leaving as transport minister, but politics! Her reasoning? Because of health problems in her family. Whether this is likely the real reason is debatable. Sounds like another one of her lies to me.
Public Response
I’m only going to go by the seventy something comments following [...]

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CitiBake – Thumbs Down
I just walked past a new bakery (well, I’d never seen it before, but it’d been there for 8 weeks) near my office and was excited by this new prospect.  It sits on King Street, large and empty but I didn’t let this perturb me. So in I walked and was greeted [...]

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Avatar 3D IMAX

Avatar at IMAX 3D, Melbourne
I went to the 9:30pm session of Avatar in North Carlton where all sessions are sold out for the next 3 days and despite the movie creating such a huge hype, I approached cautiously with calm expectations of great effects and a decent story line. The seats at IMAX aren’t the [...]

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TramTracker continues to go from strength to strength. Not only can you see if your tram is air conditioned with disabled access, but now you can see what type of tram it is. A single, double or a bumble bee 4 carriage!
Be sure to make sure you have the latest TramTracker update.

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On a day like today and for what looks to be another potential summer from Hell in Melbourne, tramTracker now has an icon to indicate whether a tram is air conditioned! Very handy. I’ll be taking the next tram thanks.

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Yesterday, there was news of the violent attack on Mt. Waverly students who were “innocently” celebrating muck up day and their final days of year 12 in a park. The scene sounded quite undeserving and horrific but as per usual when it comes to the violent attacks in Melbourne, there’s ALWAYS two sides to the [...]

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Pedestrians Beware

All too often we see pedestrians in Melbourne city walking mindlessly across the road. So when I see reports of a woman being hit by a tram I have to ask. “Did this chicken look before it crossed the road?”
Woman hit on St. Kilda Road

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