U-S A-U-S

Heard some people chanting "U-S-A, U-S-A" the other night on TV.  Do you know that if you only tune into that two thirds of the way through, they're actually chanting "A-U-S, A-U-S".  Makes me feel very patriotic.  So much so, I'm off to buy a strudel.

There Should Be A Law About...Umbrellas!

After three days of rain, one can only be struck, often literally so, by the lack of etiquette regarding the use of umbrellas. 

A lot of the Sydney CBD is fortunately under cover, which is handy on a rainy day.  It would be even more handy if people didn't walk under those awnings with their umbrellas up. 

The menace comes in two forms.  The first is the District 9 Mothership-sized umbrella-wielding individual.  Yes, it's a great umbrella but why are you worried about getting it wet?  The second is the usually shorter person operating in ostrich-stealth mode, umbrella pulled tightly down around their head, completely oblivious to everybody else ducking and weaving around them trying to avoid getting their eyes poked out.

It's simple really.  If you've got your umbrella up, you can walk in the rain; that's what it's for.  If you want to walk under cover alongside the less-prepared, please take it down.