Simon Carey

Your journey to Hot Tomato 

After 13 years at WS FM and 12 months at Vega 95.3 in the Sydney radio market I worked out that I'd spent at least 15,000 hours in my car getting to and from work. Bugger that...That's almost 2 years stuck in traffic!! I figured another 10 hours driving to the Gold Coast wouldn't be that painful.

What is your ideal weekend? 

A quiet Saturday afternoon in front of Sky Channel, with my Unitab account growing fatter after every race. The next day, spending the winnings at a nice restaurant, having a long lunch and a couple of quiet ones (purely for medicinal purposes) with friends, and anyone else who might be looking to waste the rest of the weekend.

 Likes and Dislikes 

Love the fact that the footy season is here at last, and I'll be watching winter sport in shorts and thongs!

At the moment I dislike the inaccuracies appearing in "Underbelly". When you know the story, it's really annoying they're pussyfooting around the facts because of libel laws. Go for it Channel 9! If someone sues you...shoot 'em!

What do you like about living on the coast? 

The fact that I can get to work in less than 2 hours (one way), and that I'm getting petrol once every two weeks instead of twice a week. 
I'm loving the laid back lifestyle too. No one's in too much of a hurry...I love that.