http://gloop.nook.com.au My Nook Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:44:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A funny thing happened on the way home today. I was standing at Camberwell Junction waiting for a route 75 Vermont South tram. As everyone who travels on that route knows, Camberwell Junction is the place where half the passengers on the tram get off, and an equal measure get ... http://gloop.nook.com.au/2007/02/19/those-bastard-tram-drivers/ Everyone's familiar with council zoning. If you live in one area, you're allowed to have a dwelling, but no business. If you own land in another area, then you can build a shop, right next to all the other shops that are already there. If you buy land in yet ... http://gloop.nook.com.au/2007/02/13/what-is-the-point-of-council-zoning/ Looking around Melbourne, I've noticed an awful lot of polished, new silver cars around the place. It's pretty bland when almost every car on the road is the same colour - silver is the  new beige! But the worrying thing is, a lot of people insist on buying new cars, and ... http://gloop.nook.com.au/2007/01/30/the-new-car-obsession/