• Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., in reply to Richard Aston, 10:07 Jun 27, 2012

  grrrrrrrrrrrrr don’t get me started …..

  Yes, thanks Richard. I suspected as much.

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• Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., 09:14 Jun 27, 2012

  Super annuitants have an integrated public transport system swipe card. Remember the gold card? Our public transport already uses that system and it works if you are 65.
  Seems to get the ol' folks around. Why couldn't it be adapted? Oh,of course, it's too late. That or I'm just not 65 yet and at 64 it just wouldn't work.
  It could be that bloody simple to implement!
  Seems everything is always so bloody difficult because someone has to make lots of money along the way. Will it ever be by the people for the people?
  Pause from rant, will return no doubt on infrastructure gone day..... :(

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• Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., 08:46 Jun 27, 2012

  So, does anyone know how those "boot camps" are gettin' on?

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• Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, 22:21 Jun 26, 2012

  

  Moon gone whack.

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• Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, 22:18 Jun 26, 2012

  

  Night sky.

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• Hard News: If wishing made it so ..., 11:04 Jun 26, 2012

  I don't think this policy announcement is awful. I think this Government's approach to public health is awful, and this amelioration doesn't change that.

  I thought it was the Maori Party and Tariana Turia who pushed for this in their confidence and supply agreement as noted here and here. That might go some way to explain the amelioration.

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• Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Ian Dalziel, 10:01 Jun 25, 2012

  she really is the invisible MP,

  Not so! For, I remember one time in Parliament where she stood to support some bill hurting low income types.Catherine Delahunty was doing a speech in defense of the struggling, with a comment of "having to op shop to clothe oneself. Wagner stood and announced happily to Catherine Delahunty that she knew what it was like to wear op shop clothing, why, her daughter had bought a dress there for a party she had to attend and really ,being a themed party, she had no 70's clothing so she had to go to the op shop.
  I seriously dropped my jaw just as Catherine's eyes rolled in disbelief.
  It could have been a scene from "Absolutely Fabulous" if it wasn't actually serious.

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• Capture: Going Walkabout in Sydney, 09:12 Jun 25, 2012

  

  we’ve never had streetlighting in Big O, and it makes a huge difference to star display-

  Yep, this summer, the warm starry starry ngihts. Can't wait :). Street lights are nowhere to be seen. Even the moon doesn't spot the sun coming up for the day!

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• Capture: Going Walkabout in Sydney, 21:33 Jun 24, 2012

  

  Collectin' shellfish for dinner at the mouth of the Taipa River .

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• Capture: Going Walkabout in Sydney, in reply to Nora Leggs, 20:57 Jun 24, 2012

  

  Our sunsets are magic up here, and when the stars are out,it feels like I’m wrapped in a blanket of twinkle :)

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