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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Great city, shame about the helmet law


Arguably one of the loveliest cities in the world...


...and a lovely place to celebrate my arrival to Australia 30 years ago today (3rd December 1982) with my dearest of school buddies & a couple of our babies!!!


...and after lunch, whilst one of us was going to don a helmet for 'international-hockey-balls-to-head purposes'...


...a couple of us needed to buy them...


...to don for 'fine-protective purposes' on 'leisurely-explore-of-pancake-flat-city'...


...simultaneously adding to city's landfill problem with outrageous unnecessary packaging...

The last of us said 'fuck it!'

3 comments:

  1. What lovely sons you both have!

    People forget that those foam hats are also absolutely superfluous pollution. Pity, I have friends in Melbourne and would love to visit your beautiful country, but the foam-hat law is a huge turnoff.

    Bisous de Montréal, which is very far away indeed!

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  2. Merci, lagatta à montréal!!! - we do have lovely sons!!

    ...and yes it's such a shame about the ridiculous helmet law because to explore Melbourne on a bicycle is the most ideal way to discover all its nooks and crannies and fabulous lanes and bars and music clubs etc - and yes you're 100% right, 'foam-hat' law is a massive turnoff!!

    ...and hopefully one day, I'll get visit Montréal and try out cycling in your beautiful city!!!

    Bisous d'Australie aussie xx

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  3. Oh Sue - I wish I knew you weer here. I would have come joined in!!

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