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Archive for July 4th, 2008

Fri 4 July 2008 - Two hundred and seventy

$270 for the car, to fix the distributor.

I swear to you now, that’s the last repair — and hopefully the last money ever on that bloody car. (I filled up on Tuesday.)

On the brighter side, did you hear about that car hoon guy, the one who was stupid enough to get his car impounded by the police, do a burnout leaving after the car was released, only to get it impounded again.

Channel 7 news showed him leaving the second time. At a more sedate pace. But he didn’t use his indicators when turning out onto the road, which made me chuckle.

Fri 4 July 2008 - Friday fotos

Another top class bit of parking. Okay, so it doesn’t appear to actually say “No parking”, but it’s not hard to imagine what the intent was.
Parking

I haven’t seen the Get Smart movie yet, but I’m quite amused by these telephone box adverts for it.
Get Smart telephone box advertisement

In Rippon Street, they’re apparently very proud of that beautification award that they almost won, twenty years ago.
Rippon Street