It's that time of the year when strange things happen. Some reason that when the boss goes on holiday the lesser mortals fiddle with the rules and regulations to make their mark for posterity.
The residents of Shellharbour - south of Wollongong - have greeted the new year with an edict that their children are now banned from flying kites.
No reason is given, but signs to that effect have suddenly appeared in local parks.
It seems that kites have now joined ball games, walking dogs - and smoking - by way of a new ordinance.
Sports lovers attending the cricket were stunned when the security people added bottled water to alcohol and a range of other items forbidden to be taken into the grounds.
Low strength alcohol can be purchased from vendors, so presumeably the ban on water is to increase profits by making those in need of any sort of a drink to buy it from commercial interests.
It seems strange that in the middle of a hot summer - at the time the State Rail authority is urging people not to travel on un-airconditioned trains unless they are carrying their own bottled water - this item has become a banned item at the cricket.
And strangest of all. The day after New Year's day Coles and Woolworths started selling hot cross Easter buns !
Whats next. Shopping for next Christmas - starting in February ?
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