Crazy Stuff

So, it has begun again.

The damn Caltex just up the road from our beloved BP has begun raising its fuel price on Tuesday mornings again.
As a result, both yesterday and today, they were selling fuel at 97.9 cpl (cents per litre, for the uninformed), and we were at 82.9 cpl.

As a result, I have had two ridiculously busy shifts. $2500 in the shop yesterday, and $2200 on tonight's shift.

As if it isn't busy enough this time of year without that shite going on?!!?
And, of course, along with this, we have the know-it-all tourists coming in and demanding to know why this hasn't been done, or why that dopesn;t work, and why don't I just get out there and fix all of their problems RIGHT NOW, because they are the mst important people in the world....

I hate Christmas.

Anyway, such is life, I guess...

Steven decided to add a 'Most Annoying Of 2003' list on e-mail today.
Here's mine :

10. Collingwood again failing at the final hurdle. God it’s a hard life following the Mighty Magpies…

9. Brett Kimmorley. Cockhead that only gets picked when his Dad (Chris Anderson) insists he should play.

8. Steve Waugh. Just fucking go already!!!

7. Shane Warne. Admit you’re bloody wrong, have NO idea about style, and get on with it. If he replaces MacGill in Sri Lanka I will be one very pissed off lad…

6. Darren Lehmann. Finally scores runs a-la Dean Jones (at the very last chance before being dropped), then injures himself BOWLING!!!

5. Shane Fulton. His less-drinking, leave-early, don’t-show-up-at-all tendencies of 2003 have been extremely ordinary. Needs a good kick up the pants.

4. Iron Maiden and Metallica. Both should have pulled the plug in 1993. The world would remember them more fondly.

3. Fucking tourists. They should all be lined up against a wall.

2. Masterton Homes. Just because.

1. My bloody in-laws. This has been the worst year ever. If I cut them out now, maybe 2004 will be redeemed!