Here’s a scene we see so very often in Melbourne: coked-up addicts in trains. Or something along those lines. This bloke held up an entire train, which was forced to stop at St Albans station. The driver failed to rouse him from his stupor. Passengers were asked to leave the train and board the next train while paramedics took their own sweet time to arrive.

Connex staff told me to fuck off before I could take the picture from another angle. Oh well. At least I got the picture :O

Just an add on to Darren’s fog post (and mine several days back). The annual Fog Festival has descended upon our shores again. Drive slowly and carefully, and remember, do not turn on those pesky high beams. Image was taken Sunday night in Cairnlea at 11.30pm, after dinner at a friend’s. The fog makes for pretty pictures, but vision’s obscured to less than 30 feet. As of this morning, the fog’s having a field day with communications and transport.

With vacancy rates at less than 1%, I’m sure there will be a few looking at this “property”.

via Melbourne Maniac: place for rent

Someone obviously got their wires crossed when they lifted the ban on bikes on trains. Simon caught this great moment at South Yarra Station recently.

Motorbike on Connex Train [via Digg]

I had a chance to walk down Lygon Street over the weekend. Friends and family of the two killed (Raed “Ali” Marouche & Mohammed Moussa) have erected a memorial on the lamp post. Just meters down the road near the phone box, as seen in the far distance of the photo is the memorial for Damian Cooper. In an even stranger twist, it appears that the driver’s brother died in similar circumstances seven years ago, further up Lygon Street.

Links:

Melbourne Metblogs: Change out of a Tragedy and Hoons

Herald Sun: Two sons died on same street

<IMAGE REMOVED COURTESY OF THE AGE>

On a day when swopping your staid work clothes for a loud shirt shows your support for the hearing-impaired people, good senior citizens of Melbourne decide to do swop their everyday wear for a commando look.

Clearly, it seems the only way to get anyone in Melbourne to take notice is to go topless. No doubt inspired by our Indian cab drivers several weeks ago, I think it’s about time someone put an end to all the topless shenanigans. It’s funny now, old people going topless, but who gona laugh when there are topless International Students demanding concession tickets and equality with Australian students?? Or topless Sydenham line passengers wanting an extension to Zone 1 stations to Watergardens as Sydenham currently has the least number of Zone 1 stops? How about topless motorists staging a protest against higher fuel prices? Are we gona have a topless protest just coz Mr John Smith isn’t happy?

How about just going completely nude? That’ll make a statement.

Image from The Age.

Over the weekend I was walking around the Bourke Street mall when I spotted the above billboard. Surely, I thought it was only me who had their mind in the gutter. But alas, it’s another ad using double entendre to sell a product. Clever. If only it was Paris Hilton instead of Erin McNaught.

Links:

Herald Sun: Erin McNaught upset about advertising billboard

Melbourne Metblogs: A Flicking Good Night

Picture by mugley

My favourite series of posts here were the “Where Art Thou” picture posts by Adrock2xander. I was always amazed at how people could easily identify the locations of such pictures. Let’s continue the tradition with an easy one.  Where art thou? Answers on Friday.

Previously:

Where Art Thou Week 8.75

Where Art Thou Week 8.5

Where Art Thou Week 8

It’s amazing what $230 million dollars will buy you these days. How about 4 city blocks all yours for the weekend styled in the 1940’s including trams and cars. I didn’t get a chance to see it but Kevin (aka brewz) managed to take some great shots of the shoot this past weekend. One weekend we have 10,000 people watching Tsonga / Đoković in Fed Square, the next we have a Hollywood movie shoot. Only in Melbourne.

Flickr: More Photos from the Set

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Beautiful weather means hitting the beach. Although, I don’t know how comfortable this woman is while sitting on those rocks. Nonetheless, a great view.

Picture by James Wei [via Digg]

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