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Trouble in Paradise

Good news, Bad news, Bad news. Yep these days it just seems that for every piece of good news we get, there are two or more pieces of bad news to really blow our minds, and allow us to let loose a string of complaints littered with imaginative combinations of expletives. Try it, it's quite a release. But does it solve the problem? The answer of
course, is no.

Take the latest hot topic, petrol. Ah yes, petrol, we just can't live without it. There just seems to be no end in sight for the slow-but-sure rise in petrol prices. However, from an international perspective, and compared to European prices, we Australians are not really paying a great deal.. YET. Experts warn us continuously that it?s just going to get worse. Who are these experts anyway? How much does an Expert earn? That much!..
I wanna be an Expert..

So it's time to cut down on the luxuries everybody.. I mean the DVDs and the fancy clothes and mobile phones, and the dining out, and the new car, and the..

Wait a minute.. the car isn't a luxury, is it?  It is? Alrighty then, who cares if I'm late for work.. I'm walking!

Christian Farrugia