Halloween: Just a silly American thing

At the end of the week it's that annual thing some people like to call 'Halloween'. But dead set, what is the point of it? Who created it? And why do we do it?

Trick or treat. What on Earth does that mean? Go away kids!

Why give children lollies? What about childhood obiesity? Here's a good trick - give them fruit instead.

We have always seen the American's get into Halloween with "special" shows and movies based on Halloween superstitions, but have you noticed how Australia doesn't really embrace it that much? It's probably for the better.

Halloween... Black Cats... Friday 13th... All American... All lies.

Cheap ass fuel sparks havoc

Above is a photo of Marie El-Khoury, an independent Sydney petrol operator who has continued to drop their price below $1 in protest of the big guys driving out the little ones. Her station, BP on Sunnyholt Road, Blacktown set its price below $1 for the second time this week with plenty of motorists wanting their share of this rare offer. After causing major traffic jams earlier in the week, the low price petrol was on offer again between 8am-9am on Friday morning - referred to as 'Happy Hour'.

The station says this is the only way they can compete with the bigger companies, and if all independents work together they can help to defeat the current duopoly in the Australian fuel market.

How good does it make you feel to see the small businesses do well in such hard times.

You don't see the two biggest players in the Australian petrol market do that every day.

Proposed curfew for Sydney pubs

Are they serious? The State Government is thinking of imposing a 2am curfew for Sydney pubs as a method of cutting down on binge drinking and drunken fights. But let's be serious for a minute. What good will stopping people walking into a venue after 2am do? All it means is that people will stick to drinking in surrounding areas, still fighting and doing what they do best - getting absolutely sh*tfaced.

The Government needs to look at its proposed policy and think logically. All this means is that people will now choose stay in the one venue for a longer period, and drink the same amount. A 2am pub curfew for Sydney will not be popular with anybody but those who sleep at 8.30pm every night of the week.

Review: Ready Steady Cook

So I turned on the TV today and what do I see? Ready Steady Cook. I've never liked this show at all. The whole concept of 'rush rush make the recipie as fast as ya can' is just stupid. You should go at your own pace.

And while it is hilarious to see them move at lightning speed towards the end to get it done, I still think that it's a dumb idea. Besides rushing creates mistakes. I'd laugh if they were hurrying so much that they spill something or get an egg shell in there.

Saving Daylight Savings..?

It's been around since 1917 and almost every year since then we have been asking the question, "Do we actually need Daylight Savings?"

For some wacky reason Queenslanders have refused to jump on the bandwagon due to their fading curtains... but do we blame them? Whoever came up with the idea obviously did it just to really piss off those who live on the QLD/NSW border. Oh how confusing it must be for them!

Getting back on the topic, what is the point of Daylight Savings? All you do is lose an hour for one weekend and then gain it back a few months later. So what! Some people enjoy the extra hour of daylight in the evening... Well why don't you just plan your day better!?!

You can probably tell by now that some of us are still adjusting... and would have loved that extra hour of sleep last weekend.