Friday, October 30

In today's paper, an article on Sunday trading hours, and the mayor of Subiaco says starting January 1, 2010, stores will have the option of being open on Sundays and staying open during the week until 8 or 9:00 p.m. This is really a big deal, and there are lots of letters from people who say "Just leave things as they've always been." One of the letters read "No one needs to shop on Sundays or after 6:00pm during the week." Another letter claimed that the labor party, which would be comparable to our democratic party, was voted out in the last election because "they pushed for day light savings time" and that the "liberal party (comparable to our republican party) are pushing for Sunday hours and this will be their downfall." It's a very controversial issue, but it looks as though things are changing and the hours are going to be extended. Of course, this won't happen until after the Christmas shopping season is over, when you would expect stores to be open later.