DIY Wotz on guide for the weekend of 22-SEP-06

They had “speshul” events out at Brand Ploppo Thurs and Fri evenings, but the main event is Saturday. Avoid the area: Fairbairn, Majura, Pialligo, Airport, Morshead, the lot of it.
Canberra drivers + heavy traffic = ugliness and uneccessary gridlock.

If you’re still out there Bonfire, I’m pretty sure the answer is yes.

With all the construction at the Jamison centre, are the Sunday morning Jamo markets still on ?

I thought that brand depot thing didnt open till tomorrow?…waste of space it is.

but Nyssa, you’ll miss out on all those grand opening discounts. Hangon, I thought they were already *discounted* heavily.

“but when it works (particularly during the ACT II opening, “Too Darn Hot”) it really works.”

The guy that sings that is my friend’s son.

I’ll be down the coast looking at a house….then back here. I won’t even try to look at Brand Depot (just curious is all) until after the school holidays (which starts next weekend).

Yup, total fucking shambles at 5:30. Trip from Fyshwick to AAE at the airport (all of about 4Km) took almost 25 minutes.

Avoid the “factory outlets” debacle at the airport. This arvo, 5ish, I’ve never seen such utter gridlock. The Brindabella Park traffic hadn’t even hit the mess yet, but every roundabout from Duntroon was locked up with idiots queued across them, so no one could move. Naturally, there were no police anywhere to explain the rules of the road (or even common courtesy or common sense) to the idiots. Actually there are no police in Canberra any more, they are all working for Protective Services and making toast in the guardrooms of gov’t departments.

Canberra Youth Music bands, orchestras and choirs performing at Floriade Saturday pretty much all morning.

Fashion parades at Belconnen Mall Friday 6.30 and 7.30pm and Saturday 12.30 and 1.30pm (hopefully will have pics for y’all by Monday).

St John’s annual orchid show all weekend.

Also some swap meet at the Queanbeyan showground, I think all weekend.

Lifeline book fair!