Posts by Russell Clarke
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We live just off the Riverhead-Coatesville Highway, which is very popular among road cyclists, especially on Sunday mornings.
The long slow drag up the hill from Albany to the Highway also always seems to attract large groups of lycra-clad masochists, come rain or shine. Usually rain, come to think of it.
Be warned - the R-C Highway road must be covered in nails, based on the number of tyres I see being repaired every time I'm driving along there. So carry your puncture repair kit. Or join the AA.
There are some nice views along that road, to be sure. I certainly can't fathom any other reason why people would want to go to Riverhead, anyway.
Riverhead Forest is also very close to us, which keeps the off-roaders happy, apparently. I don't cycle (mixture of not wishing to die under a car, laziness, and a recent war wound) but it seems pretty popular, and I know quite a few people who rave about cycling in the area. I'm not sure it's really commutable to the CBD at least, not because of the distance (only 33km) but because at some point all the roads leading to the city seem to become impassable to bikes. But for those lucky enough to work on the Shore, too easy!
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I'm more concerned about him being in charge of the country's diplomats.
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In that last video I saw Tracey Thorn and heard June Tabor. Superb.
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McCully's off on another blather.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10657398
He even gets in a Supercity sales pitch.
To One News, Mr McCully said: "We come to Auckland where there is this train-wreck of a local government set up and, frankly, it's very hard to do business here."
"Nothing could be as bad as what we have at the moment. As an Aucklander, I find this embarrassing."
As an Aucklander, I find you embarrassing, Murray.
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Nice to see Banksy trying to break the world record for the distance a tongue can be crammed up the arse of a head of government.
I'm sure it's in the Guinness Book somewhere.
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Can you guys please stop contributing to the Octopus Threat?
Damn, it's a whole new arms race.
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are you sure you don't mean like this rainbow lady? dunno what she's on, but it ain't E.
Were there bullet holes in her fence?
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We have double rainbows out our way quite a lot, especially when there's a southwesterly front coming in. They're purdy, but I can't say I've ever reacted quite like the guy in the video.
"What does it mean?"
"Well, in about 45 seconds we're going to get wet."
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I fear that the crock that we find won't be full of gold.
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That'd be right if it's McCully's batch...
Oh, you said huge anchors!