Something I forgot to mention about Melbournians. They act like hysterical sheep in a paddock. Today we have Cadel Evans riding his bike through the city centre and the place is packed with nimrods standing around looking to get a glimpse of him. A week ago, The Block (tv series) houses were open to the public - people queued for 3 hours to walk through an average renovated Richmond house. The whole of Richmond came to a stand still. When Oprah was here, Fed Square was absolutely jam packed with people screaming and squealing.
How is it that a grown adult can stand in a massive crowd like this for many hours when nothing is actually on offer? To glimpse someone from 100 metres away? Are they insane?!! There's something very wrong with people who would even consider doing that.