The handiwork of keen shoefiti ‘artists’ in Orange who throw sneakers tied together by the laces over overhead power lines is still alive and well in Orange.
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And there’s new ones for everyone to see, the latest on wires in McNamara Street in front of Vinnies and in Hill Street in front of the Botanic Gardens entrance.
Why people do this isn’t clear but one sinister theory is the hanging shoes can advertise a local drug house where you can buy your fix, but there’s no suggestion to suggest that’s what’s happening in Orange.
Another theory is the shoes represent a gang's turf zone while other less criminal explanations include the shoes being flung there to mark a coming marriage as part of a rite of passage.
Probably the simplest theory is that bored people after a few beers just like to do it to be a pain in the neck or for something to do.
But it has certainly taken off in Orange with sneakers hanging off power lines in locations throughout the city, including one in Byng Street up from the Gladstone pub that’s been there for years.
No doubt there’s people who would consider shoe tossing some sort of culture and it has even been described as art, for heaven’s sake.
However, throwing objects at power lines can trigger problems including blackouts and like graffiti there’s always a cost to the community to get them down.
So it’s just another of Orange’s little mysteries.
Dine in only
Private school students in Sydney have been banned from ordering in food for lunch on their smart phones because of security fears of delivery drivers wandering around school grounds.
But thet’s not a problem for New Zilland Post thet’s meking up for the cesh it’s losing on its litters, now only a three-day service, by delivering tekeaway like KFC.
Customers cen order online or by tixt missage end NZ Post delivers ut un 10 meenuts or so.
Jist amejen thet.
Just imagine if Australia Post tried to do the same here.
On present local mail delivery times of three to four days your takeaway would arrive as cold as ice.
That definitely wouldn’t suit those Sydney students who have been ordering takeaway pizza, burgers and chips on their mobile phones.
Cash Cow
Investors in Sydney are paying huge prices for city car spaces so they can park without copping a ticket.
A single space in Potts Point, for example, can bring a whopping $270,000 while others near Darling Harbour are bringing around $76,000.
So, just think, there’s a cash cow there for Orange homeowners close to the CBD who don’t use their driveways to rent them out as all-day parking spaces.
It’s an easy, simple and potentially lucrative way to earn some extra income.
Parking, particularly in streets like Hill, Kite, Moulder, Anson and Byng, is always difficult to find, so there’s money to be made by savvy homeowners who could rake in hundreds of dollars a year from CBD workers.
And in some of the streets the scheme could save motorists from the yellow bombers, who have been over-active lately handing out tickets to unsuspecting drivers.