Quote of the week

"When the Labour Party says things, my experience is they're not true."- Rodney Hide

Feck, Arse, Drink, Girls!

Sod off and die

"Kiwi men are not doing enough around the house to win over their wives and partners, new research suggests, but we are still doing better than our transtasman cousins..."

I'm not out to win a frickin' prize.

I earn almost all of the household money, thus the wife does most of the housework.

That's called an equitable division of labour- actually- given that I work 60+ hours a week- who do you think would get the better deal?

Shut up- the adults are talking

"Prime Minister John Key has told Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes to "stick to the acting" over her stance on climate change..."

GOOD!

It makes we sick when politicians pander to the opinions of mindless actors.

It's bad enough that ANYONE listens to them off-screen. They are merely mimics- puppets under the control of a director. About as capable of original thought as the drones they perform for.

I'm pleased to see John Key tell a silly little girl to stick to what she does. We need a LOT more of that!

Bullshitting schoolteacher

"...Last Thursday the Uruti School principal failed a roadside breath test after it was presented to her by an unimpressed police officer.

But despite sitting in a car that "smelled like a brewery" Mrs Sutherland hadn't drunk a drop instead she had just rubbed a 65 per cent ethyl alcohol hand sanitiser on herself and her licence.

"I wound down the window and the smell must have hit him in the face. The stuff smells like a big gin," she said..."

Yes, I know this game.

I saw it working in prison all the time.

It's called wind up the screw/cop. Do something supicious then play the innocent. In this case, spread a gel full of alcohol about when pulled over by the cops.

She has to be incredibly stupid to think they would not react to a strong smell of alcohol- a smell she openly admits to knowing about.

It's not beyond the bounds of belief the a senior schoolteacher would know that this action could set of an screening device.

It's probably too much to expect that she knew influenza is droplet-infectious and not particularly spread by contact- such as handing over a plastic license.

So I'm calling 'bullshit' on this one- she is no poor victim.

Just a friggin' smart-arse who SHOULD know better...

Official- there IS corruption in NZ politics!

"Field, former Mangere MP, was found guilty of 11 of 12 charges of bribery and corruption as an MP over having Thai nationals carry out work on his properties in return for immigration assistance between November 2002 and October 2005.

He was also found guilty of 15 of 23 charges of wilfully attempting to obstruct or pervert the course of justice, alleging he tried to derail investigations into the work on his homes..."

GO TO JAIL!

Go directly to jail

Do not pass go.

Do not collect any graft.

And now there is no 'Get out of jail free' card

More dribble from the hand-wringers

"New Zealand stands accused of "war crimes" for handing over prisoners who were mistreated by the American military during George W Bush's so-called war against terror in Afghanistan.

International legal experts say New Zealand broke the Geneva Convention and laws against torture when, from 2002, our elite SAS troops transferred 50-70 prisoners to the Americans at the Kandahar detention centre in southern Afghanistan..."

Piss off!

For conventions to work, BOTH SIDES have to adhere to them.

So a few rag-heads get bitch-slapped.

THEIR favorite sport is to spread your intestines over a thorn bush. An interesting way to die by all accounts.

Something a few international legal experts need to experience...

Prat

This is the one who buried the money.

(from the old biblical parable)

There is always a price

Guaranteed Health plan- free!

Hat Tip: Theo Spark

(That's all you get tonight- I'm knackered from cutting next years firewood!)

Can they EVER get a story right?

"...On the afternoon before, children had wasted no time finding a "Jumbo skip" full of hay behind his transporter truck and Jumbo wasted no time accepting it - twisting his trunk to reach the hay and politely stretching it out to ask for more. Most of the children said they'd never seen an elephant before, especially one that arrived unexpectedly so close to their walk home.

Tony Radcliffe, her handler of 30 years, said she had the same jaw-dropping effect everywhere she went: "Yes, she's a pretty big attraction all right..."

If you can't get the small stuff right, how can you be trusted with the big stories?

To be expected when you just post press releases, I suppose...

715

The mendicants of our country need to loose the sense of entitlement and learn a bit about gratitude and humility.

Many of the chaps at work earn less and have to work outside in the heat of summer and cold of winter for long hours- wet, muddy and nasty work. Yet they are forcibly parted from their earnings so that others may sit on their ever widening arses.

The governments response to release details is justified, IMNSHO, in order to correct a few omissions and a bit of misdirection. That is where it should end.

Time will tell if those who upset the powers-that-be will be put under the microscope as Tim Selwyn was. Under the current climate- which like the weather, isn't really changing much- there is always something to be dredged up- like my lack of permits for certain structures, for example.

I hope the current crowd will not do the 'will no one rid me of this turbulant priest' routine and let an underling wanting to curry favour dig deep for dirt.

They ain't Lairbore, but so much of the song remains the same...

UPDATE:

Big News does the investigating on one of the moaners. The trail was that wide that Helen Keller could follow it.

Now Paula Bennet can sit back and grin. No need to 'have a word to somebody!'

When you sup with the Devil,best bring a long spoon. Think aout that before running to Liarbore.

User Looser

"Compensation is being considered for Wellington train commuters who have faced "third world" services, and travel delays in recent weeks..."

Thats a big, fat 'GET STUFFED' in this case.

The rest of us are ALREADY subsidising YOUR travel- enough is enough.

Feckin' email!

Anyone else having problems with xtra email and outlook?

Two choices

"Taito Phillip Field is a naive and unsophisticated man and not a criminal who took advantage of Thai tradesmen seeking immigration help, his lawyer told a jury today..."

Great choice for an MP!

Of course the other option is that he is a crook.

Either way it looks bad!

Bubble gum for the eyes

I'm not a great TV watcher. I would probably watch about two hours a week.

None of which is on the taxpayer funded waste of the RF spectrum.

SKY does have a few gems scattered amonst the dross, mind. Real life, as always, being much more interesting than fiction.

While I have always been a fan on all things engineering-wise, lately I have been following the Living Channel for it's assorted programs on architecture- historical and contemporary.

All from reading this blog!

Some of the beach houses on 'Great Australian Sandcastles' were that beautiful they could bring tears to your eyes!

Vilification

This works here too!

Poor starving urchins- won't ANYONE think of the children!

"Local primary schools fear Fruit in Schools could still disappear next year unless they grow it themselves - something they say is "completely unrealistic".

The $12m programme provides a free piece of fruit each day for students at decile 1 schools across the country to promote healthy eating..."

This appeared in the local paper. In a region where fruit is ridiculously cheap- what other food sells for under a dollar a kilo?

Every day I drive past roadside stalls selling apples for next to nothing. Hell, I drive past fruit trees on the roadside laden with apples free for the taking.

But still there seems to be a need for some do-gooder to demand we pay for fruit for other peoples brats.

These do-gooders could go out and pick up windfall apples- most orchardists happily give them away, but no- taking our money is the default setting.

Another idea- most schools in NZ have large amounts of land. Plant some fruit trees for the future. Not an idea that is appreciated by at least one work-shy schoolteacher.

"I already have enough things on my plate without having to drive a sprayer through the orchard before I start work."

At my kids school, the trees are maintained by parents working bees. The same couple of dozen of us spend an afternoon once a year pruning, trimming and generally sorting the gardens out.

All part of taking responsibility for the well- being of your own children. But then if these decile one types did that, fruit in lunchboxes wouldn't be an issue...

Modernised Kipling

They flew me 'ome from Baghdad with a bullet in me chest.

Cos they've closed the army 'ospitals, I'm in the NHS.

The nurse, she ain't no Britisher an' so she ain't impressed.

It's like I'm some street corner thug who's come off second best.

Yes, it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "You're not welcome 'ere".

But when Saddam was collar'd, they was quick enough to cheer.

They're proud when Tommy Atkins 'olds the thin red line out there,

But now he's wounded back at 'ome, he has to wait for care.

Some stranger in the next bed sez, "Don't you feel no shame?

You kill my Muslim brothers!" So it's me not 'im to blame!

An' then the cleaner ups an' sez "Who are you fightin' for?

It ain't for Queen and country 'cos it's Bush's bloody war!"

It's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, what's that smell?"

But it's "God go with you, Tommy," when they fly us out to 'ell.

O then we're just like 'eroes from the army's glorious past.

Yes, it's "God go with you, Tommy," when the trip might be your last.

They pays us skivvy wages, never mind we're sitting ducks,

When clerks what's pushing pens at 'ome don't know their flippin' luck.

"Ah, yes" sez they "but think of all the travel to be 'ad."

Pull the other one. Does Cooks do 'olidays in Baghdad?

It's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, know your place,"

But it's "Tommy, take the front seat," when there's terrorists to chase.

An' the town is full of maniacs who'd like you dead toot sweet.

Yes, it's "Thank you, Mr Atkins," when they find you in the street.

There's s'pposed to be a covynant to treat us fair an' square

But I 'ad to buy me army boots, an' me combats is threadbare.

An' 'alf the bloody 'elicopters can't get into the air,

An' me pistol jammed when snipers fired. That's why I'm laid up 'ere.

Yes, it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, "We 'ave to watch the pence";

Bold as brass the P.M. sez, "We spare them no expense.

"But I'll tell you when they do us proud an' pull out all the stops,

It's when Tommy lands at Lyneham in a bloomin' wooden box!

Written by Patrick Campbell

1000 words worth

Weatherston- just another whiney-arsed seg* now

"Murderer Clayton Weatherston has reportedly been moved into at-risk prison unit after a bounty was put on his head..."

Apparently for $55k

Yeah, right.

Most for the scumbags haven't got the price of a 25g pack of tobacco and those who do don't don't give a shit about what happens outside of their tribe- but there are probably a few peanut slabs riding on who gives him the bash first.

But in any case, he will be whipped off into segregation at first opportunity (Corrections hate high profile inmates for obvious reasons, so keep them sort of out of harm's way)

I say sort of, because shit happens even amongst the whiney-arsed segs. In a segregated wing you get the following sorts:

Ordinary murderers who are too soft to go mainstream.
Ordinary crims that are too soft to go mainstream.
Crims in debt or about to get the bash. (see above) Put there by prison managment to keep the paperwork down.
Ex cops, screws and informants.
Kid- killers.
KF's (thats pedophilles to the polite)

Usually put there by prison managment to keep the paperwork down, or at their own request.

Each of which thinks they are better than the others. (they are ALL arseholes)- so there is no solidarity amongst segs and thus they pick on each other.

So its 23 hour lockdown for him until the animals find another object to vent their considerable spleen on. Right now its just monkeys screeching at a new monkey in the adjoining cage.

As for those thinking he will discover that rape is not a crime inflicted only on women- it does happen but not that frequently.

Prison arse-banditry is a more voluntary affair- especially in segregation.

But there is hope.

One type of inmate that is never tolerated is a big mouthed smart-arse. It's on that account he is going to come to grief.


*- seg- segregated inmate- voluntarily or otherwise.

Against the trends

I'm going against the trend and saying that Weatherston should not be sent to prison.

He SHOULD be sent to a secure mental hospital for the rest of his days!

There murdering scum can be medicated into happy cabbages while they wait to die.

Seeing as society lacks the bottle to string the vicious psychos up as they deserve...

The places you wind up unintentionally

Today I found myself at the Duke of Edinborough Hotel, Porangahau.

Try the Scallops in Whisky Sauce!

I want to see ths bitch go down!

"Two children have described how a family station wagon hit speeds over 200kmh moments before it crashed off the road, killing four-year-old Konrad Truger.

His mother, Wendy-May Connon, was driving and appeared in the High Court at Wellington today where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of manslaughter..."

Let's say I have a bit of local knowledge.

If any small part of it is true, she needs some serious jail time.

However, because she is not a man, she will get sod-all. Juat look at the dispariy in sentencing in abuse cases. Which is what this is, in reality, if not law...

In perspective

I'm losing the equivilent of one of the above every week using the Aitkins diet.

From my peak weight a couple of years ago- 60 gone, 44 to go.

Primitive savage behaviour

"A house which burned down in Porirua's Titahi Bay this morning is the same one in which two women were killed three weeks ago. The Morere Street house has been extensively damaged after it was set fire to just before 6.30 this morning..."

I have seen quite a bit of this over the years. Somebody dies, so superstitious primitives have to burn the house down. What is the deal with the need for wilful property destruction? Was this one of those Amityville horror sort of houses with blood oozing out of the walls?

I thought a bit of mumbo-jumbo muttering and wailing with some water flung around was meant to appease the ghosts!


"...Police say the Housing New Zealand property..."

Note that- OUR house.

I await the news of arrests for arson- if thats not deemed too culturally insensitive, of course...

Taking the lead from Cactus Kate

Today's new word:

aBROpriate

- The act of grabbing taxpayers money for that which no other group would get funding for.

The five minute blogger

Contrary to what some might think, not all of us spend a lot of time blogging.

Most of my posts take less than five minutes once I pick a subject.

I make nothing out of this, nor do I have much spare time, so I don't spend hours working on posts.

I never wanted to be or pretended to be some kind of journo. For the most part I'm a commentator and this is what the MSM are not getting.

Most bloggers are commentators not reporters. The two can actually be symbiotic- I can see a day soon when a reporter posts a story along with links to bloggers on all sides of the spectrum who give commentary on the issue.

As was said by Cactus Kate, "...intelligent readers simply read one angle on an issue then go to another blogger who has the opposing angle and then can make up their own minds..."

And a couple of hundred intelligent readers find their way here each day ;-)

What colour is the sky on YOUR planet?

"The country's top judge is suggesting giving some prisoners an amnesty as a way of relieving prison overcrowding, but the Government has ruled out the idea..."

Here is a novel thought- If you don't commit crimes, you don't go to prison!

This is the sort of bollocks sprouted by a left- leaning, taxpayer-funded ninny that needs to find work elsewhere- perhaps in the retail or fast-food food sector.

The political message was to lock crims up and keep them away from decent people. All her job involves is ensuring they get a fair trial. Stick to that.

If there is a case for reducing sentence length, then make the sentence a far less pleasent experience.

With treadmills, sledgehammers and large rocks...

Underarm Bowling part 2

I received this reply to yesterdays post- my comments in blue:

Oswald - this is more than a technicality, and Rathkeale is not a private school!
Back in 1992, financially challenged Rathkeale went from private to integrated, under certain conditions agreed to with the state. Personally I think they would have been better to continue autonomously as a private school, but this was a decision they must live with.

When dining with the devil, you must remember to bring a long spoon. I agree that they would have been better staying autonomous, but perhaps it was a matter of survival.

In this case, they are clearly violating their undertakings. They must not be a private school in drag. The recipe is not for them to be "better", but to maintain special character!

The two tend to go hand in hand.Why would you pay if they did not offer something percieved to be better? We need to get over this elitistphobia that is rampant here. It's good to want to be better!

Earning particular wrath though is the suggestion from the school that this woman get a mortgage so that Rathkeale can be a Rolls Royce. This is something virtually every New Zealander would condemn.

Now there is a real PR disaster!Those involved should have known better. My wife is a trustee of our local school and assures me this area ('donations) is covered in some detail.

The integrated school system undermines the private schools (by being a budget private system) It undermines the state system (by being a more elite state system). They are neither fish nor fowl, and they are in a weak position. Especially when Rathkeale illustrates the contradictions so well!

Back to the fear or distaste for an organisation daring to be better.As I see it, ALL children are entiltled to an education under our current political system. In other words funds to the amount that a state school recieves per head.

If a school by whatever name recieves this funding, then seeks to add to it by fee, donation or sponsorship- I see no problem with this.

As the situation stands, private schools- like state schools are not all equal. Some are much better than others. This has always been the reality of schools.

Best new word I have heard in ages

BrObesity!

As first used

HERE

Abusing technicalities

"...Karen Bock refuses to pay the $1000-a-term donation at the state integrated Rathkeale College in Masterton and is upset at the school's "aggressive" attitude toward the $13,000 sum said to be owed.

Ms Bock pays about $2000 a year in compulsory fees, but said she could not afford the donation. "I am a single mother and only have a certain income..."

Now she is technically quite correct- she cannot be forced to pay the 'donation'

"...Education Minister Anne Tolley declined to comment, but in a speech last month warned integrated schools that demanding large voluntary donations was not acceptable. "Voluntary donations are just that, voluntary. If unreasonable demands are being placed on parents, they must stop..."

But I see it differently.

By choosing a private school, do you not make a tacit agreement to meet their 'voluntary donation'- called that for tax purposes?

You go into this knowing that these schools have large charges in order to be- well- a better school.

To then try and weasel out on a technicality is bowling underarm!

Forceable Folic Fortification

I don't give a bugger if this may save a couple of cases of spina bifida a year. That is not a reason to add compulsary medication to a staple food.

How about doing what we do with iodine?

We have a choice of using iodised salt. Or not using it.

For the 'Please think of the poor children brigade'- bring out a line of fortified bread as a choice and market it- or convice a baker to do so.

And good luck finding a woman who will eat 11+ slices of bread a day!

Sunday Strangeness

"A man estimated to weigh 400kg had to be cut out of his home for treatment - and firefighters fear he could have lain injured for days.

The Fire Service cut a hole in the second story of the man's Rotorua home during the week before removing him with a forklift, the Herald on Sunday reported..."

I knew there was more than one reason I got out of doing ambulance work!

Two interlink connections

Finally got the long-awaited second PC and now that I have got the wireless gadget working and secured, I might be able to get at the interlink when I want to.

Since the wife developed her trademe habit, this has become increasingly difficult.

And as the youngest becomes more addicted to the world of flash games, things have gotten to the point of me needing a taser near the desk to get him off-line.

I may even get some more of my next book actually typed up.

Sitting in my head is not the safest place for it...

Holidays

Where you pay large amounts of money to live in a far smaller house that has way less in the way of the moderen appliances that make life more bearable.

Usually in a location where extremes of weather are commonplace, the shopkeepers are all chanelling the ghost of Pancho Villa and the locals resemble the cast of 'Deliverance'.

At least one person, usually the most difficult child, will get sick and at least one critical item will be left behind.

For some reason, the nearest takeaway will have the worst fish & chips in the region...

A parting shot

School holidays

So I'm off for a few days.

Back Thursday.

Pull your bloody heads in- do what you are told!

"The Government faces a revolt from primary school principals, with three-quarters of them set to boycott the new national standards..."

Were I the minister, I would be expecting any prima-donna principal who refused to follow orders to resign immediately. Those not doing so should have disciplinary procedures started against them immediately.

If you do not wish to follow the instructions of your employer, resignation is the only honourable course of action to take.

You are public servants. Your employers, the taxpayers, have elected the government you are expected to follow.

You may not like this government, but your contract as a public servant requires you to be politically neutral on the job.


Doing the job isn't about what YOU want. It's about what the boss wants and the boss follows what the customer wants.

You get paid to do whatever that is.

So suck it up, take a big bite of the shit sandwich and get on with it.

Great stuff but too strong for most

Like Laphroaig cask strength, Libertarian policies are too strong for most.

They really need to embrace the 'softly, softly' approach and get away from their full- on style.

Stop talking about 'gone by luchtime' and start talking about 'continuous reduction of agencies'

Play to the positive 'Continuous reduction of taxes'

It's less scary to the sheeple. They might like what you are saying, but change is scary to them.

Pick a couple of policies that appeal to the masses- like the BNP have done with immigration- and push those. You are giving them too much too fast.

I'm not saying hide it- just don't put all the policies under the spotlight. Sell them one idea, then move to another.

Steer clear of philosophy when dealing with the pubic- give them clear, real world plans of action- like repeal the RMA. People can get their heads around that much.

That whisky is for sipping, not gulping!

Your policies are the same. Best taken in small pieces.

The warm glow will still come!

Enough said

Problem friggin' solved!

(yes, I really did shoot one)

Politically Incorrect Fundraising

"Principal Ann Easter said Primary Pinot is a fundraising initiative and joint winemaking venture between the school and Martinborough Vineyard that was this year launched with pupils picking grapes in April..."

I can see the wowsers and woofters crying into their still mineral water over this inovative fundraiser.

Children and the demon drink! World coming to an end!

Won't somebody think of the poor children!!!!

Not a good day

More medical problems with children, washing machines breaking down and a near miss on a icy road.

I need a human sacrifice to appease me (some council official will suffice though)

So I sent this one off to the local paper:

Who do they think they are fooling?

On reading the SWDC's website, I find in the questions and answers regarding water meters, this piece of economy regarding the truth:

Q. Will I have to pay for the cost of installing a meter?

A. No.

I believe the correct answer would be 'You have already paid for your meter through your rates'

This is the sort of dishonesty that starts 'The government pays for...'

The government (local or central) pays for NOTHING. Tax payers and ratepayers do.

A sign to this effect should hang the wall of every public servant's workplace!

SWDC lying AGAIN

On their website, there is a Q&A regarding the upcoming water metering. On it there is this load of arse:

Q. Will I have to pay for the cost of installing a meter?

A. No.

So where did the money for these meters come from?

Rates, of course!

So you HAVE paid for them!

LIARS!

No wonder they are now extinct

The species never had a chance

A trend appearing here

Would YOU fly in a plane that was made in the same country as the above hen-house/dog kennel/skip?

A pain in the neck

"A 29-year-old man stabbed himself in the neck while being sentenced for possession of child pornography in the Wellington District Court today..."

Buy a better knife next time.

MSM talking bullshit as usual

Another police assisted suicide, I would say.

But as usual, the MSM are drama-queening.

"Gunman had firearms licence, despite previous incident"

Now this infers some neglect on the part of police- when you look a little closer:

"...A report that police had previously been called to the address over a firearms incident had been clarified, Mr Kane said.

"In February this year a neighbour reported shots, this was investigated and Mr Sime was found to be firing his son's bb gun at a cardboard box. No offence was established..."

No offense- no revoking of his firearms license.

Fat Bastard goes to jail

"A morbidly obese fraudster who argues he needs specialised medical treatment that can't be provided in prison has lost his bid to be freed while he awaits further court action.

Max Heslehurst, who has been reported as weighing nearly 200kg, was earlier this year found guilty on 41 counts of fraud and sentenced to three years and nine months in prison a term partly reduced because of his obesity-related health problems..."

These is a very apt saying "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime"

His lawyer said:

"...his client's condition meant he was "degraded" in the prison setting..."

Looks to me like he has thoroughly degraded himself already!

And finally- it looks like somebody has never sampled prison fare!

"...Spokesperson for Fight the Obesity Epidemic, Dr Robyn Toomath, said institutions such as Corrections needed to take steps to ensure they could effectively care for obesity sufferers, as it was a growing problem. The stigma of obesity was something that was likely to be magnified in prison..."

Why!

"One of the four family members who became multimillionaires did not attend work at a Masterton bakery as planned yesterday. Siobhan, one of the four who shot to fame after winning $36 million in Lotto's Big Wednesday draw, has taken time off from her bakery job..."

So you now have nine million dollars.

Why on earth would you want to work for around about the minimum wage in a frickin' bakery?

Ever.

It really beggers belief with me...

Oh Crap!

"Napier will become the City of Sales next month transforming itself into a bargain-hunter's paradise in a bid to lure shoppers.

Nearly 150 businesses including 83 per cent of inner-city retailers will take part in the promotion, discounting stock worth more than $9 million..."

Bugger- the wife has seen this- and we're going for a few days off early july...

A picture is worth a thousand words

Hat Tip: Cowboy Blob

New toy

Amended:

This is the actual model I have- my quick search yesterday turned up the older classic model!

Being careful with wording

Dead pedophille- best kind!

No names, no pack drill...

Unreal Money

I wish the winners of the $36 million lottery well. (Of course I would rather the winner was ME)

They are in for interesting times now that they have gone public. Every leech, louse and loser will be putting their hand out- be it to beg or help themselves.

That is going to be a big learning curve for them.

They presented as level-headed types and should weather the storm, though.

Now if I had won- I have a cunning plan involving a double life...

About bloody time

"Prison guards are to receive body armour, batons, pepper spray and communication classes to help them deal with the "most difficult and dangerous people", Corrections Minister Judith Collins says..."

Can the communication classes and spend the money on some Remington 870's.

Add a fewhundred Tasers to the police order too.

Hospital Security

Things have change since my last hospital stay. Back then you could wander about at will (in my case as well as you could with a blown-out lung)

No more.

Doors are magnetically locked and you have to be passed through by the staff. Which is bloody annoying (for the staff too!) as when staying with a child, we had to go in and out for food and drink.

The worst part was waiting on the other side of a door while my son screamed the house down on the other side (he was getting IV medication and didn't like it) I can tell you it was a real effort of will not to kick that goddammed door down!

But I don't blame the hospital or the staff- not at all.

They have to run the place like a prison because of the low-down theiving varmints that will steal anything not welded to the floor!

In my book, scum that would steal from a hospital are in dire need of a fatal beating. I have heard, on good authority, that they willl steal the bedding while their own kids are in there recieving treatment!

If they aren't stealing, they are using the hospital as a drop-in center while visiting another inbreed no doubt in with self-inflicted problems. My wife tells stories from a past stay, of visitors being kicked out for sitting around the bed drinking, smoking and generally being pond-dwelling arseholes.

I hear the in Auckland, the problem is several orders of magnitude worse!

Next time you are inconvienienced on a visit by the security- don't blame the hospital.

Blame the scum we feed at our expense through welfare...

Thank You

To everybody at Masterton Hospital- especially Wairarapa Ambulance, A&E and the HDU.

My little boy has a way to go, but is out of danger now.

Thanks to you all I still have my son.


It's been a VERY bad day and I will be blogging lite for a whiles...

Update:

Thank you all for your kind thoughts and wishes.

We brought him home today- still groggy and uncoordinated from large doses of Phenobarbital, but getting better by the hour.

I have fitted a video camera in his room to quietly keep an eye on him for a bit. Its been seven years since the last seizure and if its another seven it will be too soon!

It was a real fright watching him doing Cheyne-Stokes respiration- one of those situations where a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

Classic Kiwiana

The Thermette

You can buy them here or at the above link if you are in the USA

Finally - decent TV when I want it!

I just got MySKY on.

Now I can record all the stuff actually worth watching. (Stuff on Discovery, National Geographic or the History channel)

Interesting talking to the guy doing the install. They are doing installs as fast as they can get the sets- about 90,000 so far.

So we are in recession...

The scary washing machine story

The scary washing machine story here

The $5000 scary washing machine...

Very silly, but very amusing!

The REAL Swine Flu worry

I think the real worry is that the small pecentage of people who actually do things that people need will take a few days off at the same time!

Those people who deliver the food to the shops, keep electricity, water and sewage flowing and generally make everything most take for granted work. Those who deliver goods and services that are actually NEEDED as opposed to those WANTED.

I don't think many know how thin a margin we run on in normal circumstances!

A bug is going to be no fun with no power, water and a blocked up dunny...

About time too!

"The Government has decided to introduce a new Defence Force medal for non-operational military service.

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp said today the Returned Services Association had proposed the medal for several years.

"Fulfilling this commitment will enable New Zealanders who have served to receive recognition similar to that of Australia," he said..."

Now it remains to set the eligibility criteria.

Don't forget those who 'just did a couple of years'- more than two years should be the qualifier in my book.

Stupid people and money will soon be parted

There is an old saying that it is hard to scam an honest man.

Never was this more so than here.

They were mostly here ilegally and got taken for a ride big time.

Sympathy- it's in the dictionary between 'shit' and 'syphylis'...

Birthday presents for wives

.357 magnum, 20" barrel and 'it looks pretty'

The UGLY face of PC

"A mother is seeking legal advice after her 5-year-old son was made to clean toilets by a caregiver at Chipmunks as punishment for supposedly hitting a girl in the face with a ball..."

This fugly fat-body has just had her reality check bounce.

"My mana has been taken away from me. Noble's spirit has been trampled on."

What a load of rot!

What happened was a child was punished for bad behaviour by being given a minor chore- helping one of the staff clean up the toilets. Sounds fair to me and I would be backing up the day care if it were my kid.

How predictable that the bloated bush-pig that has been complaining to every agency under the sun is 'a trainee teacher at Waikato University'

I spit on such people- and all those other who proote denying responsibility.

I have an idea for her and those who bitch about daycare.

Raise your own friggin' kids!

Liarbore Lite flies it's true colours

"The Government is unlikely to change the child-discipline law regardless of the result of a $9 million referendum, Prime Minister John Key says..."

So there it is.

After a few minor glimmers of hope, we are fed the dead rat and its a big 'FUCK YOU' from our political masters.

What's next- elections to be disregarded if the results don't suit.

Has Key started chanelling Piggy? Could this be Swine Flu at work???

As I have said earlier- nothing but Smurfs- blue on the outside but all pink under the surface.

User pays!

"Thousands of people have benefited from the community education in Wairarapa now threatened by government cuts, an educator said yesterday...

...Now the government has announced cuts of 80 per cent of the funding which goes to schools to subsidise these courses, which may mean losing some of them..."

GOOD!

Pay the full price for your bloody yoga and cake decorating classes!

Appeasement

Leads here

I would be bucking the trend again

"South Wairarapa people have delivered a very clear message to town fathers that libraries, swimming pools and public halls for all three towns is regarded as being sacrosanct.

Written submissions on South Wairarapa District Council's long term community plan are due to be heard next week and keeping services in the individual towns features more prominently than any other issue.

The unanimous show of support for keeping libraries and swimming pools in particular follows a council probe into how the towns felt over keeping facilities in light of a hefty rate increase this year, and lesser increases in the years ahead..."

I can tell you for free that was was bloody not unanimous!

My submission:

"In these tough economic times lagre rate rises are unaceptable.

I submit that council activities must be strictly in the areas of core services only.
Water, waste, roads, parks. Generally anything now done by a contractor.

All non-essential services must be minimised.

Capital works should only be in the areas of essential services- water, waste and roading.

We should only be funding one swimming pool and that should run only for the period December
to the end of Feburary.

Swimming clubs should be paying more for the use of pools, as they
monoploize the evening use of these expensive facilities. Ratepayers don't pay for golf courses.

Libraries should not have public computers. That is the function of Internet cafes.

SWDC should NOT spend money on offices. If they are too small, reduce staff levels or hire
portacabins.

Replace 'engineering' staff with a Clerk of Works. They do no engineering now.

Make Dog Control pay it's way. ENFORCE the existing regulations.Also enforce water restrictions- these are currently
treated as a joke.

Council should have no involvement in charity, promotions, climate change, cultural matters
or entertainment- Again- stick to core services."

Update:

I can't say much, but apparently I'm not the only one thinking this way and the axe will be falling...

I was young- I needed the work

Actually, the real news was that the Webley in the sidebar picture got a good workout today.

Just because it was made in 1917 doesn't mean it shouldn't be shot!

And what else was ever going to happen?

A bit soon to start sucking each others dicks.

Was this electorate EVER going to go any other way?

They were as likely to move elsewhere as a Frenchman that lives next door to a brothel.

Blog of the Week

Scrubone gives the 'Let your brats get away with anything' scum a good working over here and here.

Anyne else notive how when $10 million is spent on David Bain's trial is is casually disregarded as 'It is imperative to see justice done' (which it is- I just question the price tag) by the left-leaners and bleeding hearts who are now moaning about the $10 million cost of a referendum on physicaly disciplining children?

As usual, justice is what the left believe 'right'...

Swine flu already out of control in NZ

"Over a million New Zealanders could contract swine flu over the course of the pandemic, health officials have said..."

Too late.

It has already spread throughout NZ in these numbers.

The leading symptom is an uncontrollable urge to bury ones snout in the nearest taxpayer filled trough.

A facsination with muck is another common symptom.

When the trough is removed, the subject is known to squeal loudly...

More on councils and elections

I favor the idea - one rateable property, one vote.

If you don't hold a chip in the game- you don't get to play and that does mean that those renting get no voting rights.

If a husband and wife can't agree (and only own one property) they should abstain.


Over at Not PC there is a list of suggestions for Rodney Hide:

• Eliminate the ability of non-ratepayers to vote in all local body elections;
• Reintroduce non-resident ratepayer vote;
• An immediate and permanent cap on the ratings levels of councils at existing monetary levels;
• Require that the 25% of councils each year that tax ratepayers at the highest level per ratepayer be required to reduce rates to the level of the lowest council;
• Require the abolition of all general rates differentials (e.g. higher rates for commercial properties vs. residential), with the current lowest general rating category applying across the board;
• Eliminate targeted rates in favour of direct user charges;
• Eliminate local authority petrol and diesel tax;
• Immediately prohibit all councils entering into any new commercial or non-commercial venture of any kind, and require that all existing trading activities of councils (including roads) be transferred to Local Authority Trading Enterprises;
• Prohibit ratepayer funding for any activities of any Local Authority Trading Enterprise;
• Prohibit new council borrowing. Existing debt repayments will only be able to be made from existing revenue sources, including privatisation;
• Prohibit councils making bylaws that interfere with individual freedoms and private property rights;
• Require that all councils when acting under their statutory obligations under the Resource Management Act, fully respect all private property rights;

Looks like a good start. I would like to add neutering, microchipping and muzzling for all those on the council payroll.

The rabble at SWDC could certainly stand some attention from a vet!

Closing the gap

Isn't it interesting how those who bang on the most about 'closing the gap' and 'equality' (meaning superiority) for women align themselves with those who forbid the great leveler between men and women- in the area that ultimatly matters the most.

Protecting ones own life...

Hat Tip (for the image) to: http://mausersandmuffins.blogspot.com/2009/06/make-that-choice.html

Overrated

I know in NZ this often means less than a size 14, but come on...

Recession

Times must be hard.

We can't get MySKY installed for another two weeks.

Must be everybody getting their SKY sets removed [Tui ad moment]

When we have fewer cafes and antique shops than supermarkets in town, I might start believing...

Day by Day

I have never followed a cartoon that I look forward to more each day!

Especially right now!

http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/

or on my sidebar!

Snouts in the trough

I'm disgusted to hear in the local rag that large numbers of those placing submissions want MORE services provided by local council.

In other words, they all want THEIR pet hobby horses paid for by everyone else! Typical human greed, but the bit that beggers belief is that they want these goodies provides by one of the most inept and bungling local bodies in New Zealand- a council that is considered a joke BY OTHER COUNCILS!

But I guess piss-poor service delivery at the expense of others is better than coming up with the brass yourself.

The can't seem to get it past their own self-interest that the position is like that of a minimum wage family wanting- no, demanding- a 55" LCD tv, all the SKY channels and a leather lazyboy to park their wide arses in. Three towns, an urban population of under 7000 and everything in triplicate- Waste treatment, water treatment, pools, parks, libraries and so on.

IT JUST DOESN"T WORK.

The current funding is such that none of these things run well and still these fucktards want more. When these towns were built, the locals had to front up and fund improvements themselves by public subscription, fundraisers and volunteer labour.

Its about time we went back to the wisdom of our elders, who knew a bloody sight more than we ever give them credit for!

Lower than a rattlesnakes arse

"Andrew Ireland and his special-needs classmates are dismayed after an arsonist destroyed their "pride and joy" a much-loved van that helped them participate in their community.

The 19-year-old, who has Down syndrome, was in tears after arriving at Freyberg High School in Palmerston North yesterday to find the van burnt out..."

Crimes like this make you feel like getting seriously medievial on the lowlife scum who would do such things. Arson is a bad enough crime in its own right, but this sets new lows.

The 'Brazen Bull' sounds about right for punishment!

A clip from a gun club newsletter

"...The Napier shooting tragedy has rejuvenated calls by the news media – and Philip Alpers – to implement the contents of the Thorp Report on FIREARMS CONTROL. I wrote to the DOMPOST pointing out that I had an audience with Sir Thomas – who wanted to know how Arms Dealers kept their records, and about The Open Polytechnics Firearms Safety course – and from his comments I came to the conclusion that his investigations were seriously flawed. Needless to say it was too non-PC for the DOMPOST, so I followed it up with another note:

“Sad that you were too PC to publish my letter about the THORP REPORT on FIREARMS CONTROL. The following quote seems to be very appropriate as far as the DOMPOST is concerned
Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end" (Courtesy - R. J. Wiedemann LtCol. USMC Ret)..."

[Bold mine]

Another child dead

Hang on- this can't be happening now-Sue Bradford has fixed the problem!

Technology

I have become the owner of a third-hand MP3 player, now that wife & kids have better ones.

This 1-gig player is worth about the same a large bottle of rum and it leaves all the thousands of dollars of stereo gear I have owned over the years for dead!

Such is progess, I suppose....

Horrible jobs

Insulating ceilings.

That one has to be right up there.

Groveling about in a dusty, cobweb filled space not quite big enough to do anything other than crawl about in, while trying to move bales of fibreglass through gaps exactly 1cm smaller than the bale. Then the damned fibreglass gets into your skin, regardless of what you wear...

I had a bale of this stuff out in the garage and decided I would put another layer over the bedrooms. About five years ago.

It's done now and now I can look forward to doing the underfloor insulation.

That should be on track for about 2014...

(No subsidies were used in the installation of this insulation!)

Think YOU are off for another crappy day at work?

They must be almost all dead

"Military veterans from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Britain have won clearance to sue the British Ministry of Defence for radiation exposure during nuclear tests in the 1950s.

Justice David Foskett said in the High Court in London the turning point in the case was cutting-edge research by New Zealand scientist Dr Al Rowland..."

The only time governments ever recognise vets health issues, is when most of them have died...

On the lighter side

From the creator of My First Dictionary-

An online scrapbook of the strange and amusing snippets I unearth during my job at a local history library; and a home for my comic strip experiment- The Wesleys.

Not a good situation to be in

"A Rimutaka Prison unit manager, three prisoners, and two other people are facing a range of cannabis-related offences following a police and Corrections Department bust..."

I'm following this case with great interest. I had heard a few whisperings a while back about serious corruption at a high level. (although you get a lot of that)

If this person goes down- their lot will not be a happy one.

And there will be zero sympathy from me- or anyone else who has worn the uniform...

The Friday Tui

We really need the 'Not Proven Guilty' Verdict

Mindless Prat

"Just days after his hand was nearly severed by a Samurai sword, Matt Durham has confounded his surgeon by discharging himself from hospital and going home.

The doctor who led the 10½ hour surgery says his patient's decision to leave is "absolutely crazy..."

Should have cut his head off- he doesn't seen to use it...

Alac needs a very big drink

"A pub competition offering 50 crates of beer to the winner has concerned an alcohol watchdog group which says it risks promoting excessive drinking.

The competition, being run at The Shed in Rotorua, involves weekly entrants chasing a prize which can either be taken in one hit, or one crate at a time for a year.

Alcohol Advisory Council (Alac) chief executive Gerard Vaughn questioned whether such initiatives breached a national protocol stating promotions involving large quantities of free alcoholic drinks were unacceptable, The Daily Post reported..."

Just try minding your own friggin' business for once, you bloody wowsers!

Did it ever occur to you busybodies that the winner will probably have a lot of help offered to down this prize?

Get Tough

or stop being a bunch of wussies!

Living out of the main centers, we often have to deal with DAYS without electricity. Even when we pay for it.

I used to be on pre-payed power down in Christchursh (they gave a good discount then) The meter started beeping THREE days before power is estimated to run out. I always used to get ahead on my power, anyway. Get organised and stop waiting for shit to happen!

That aside- are you not well-warned to be prepared for three days without any services? I can easly guess how these types who can't even figure out that food can be eaten cold will get by. Or not.

Having had to live under canvas in temperatures well under zero, I have little sympathy for a bunch of wusses getting a little cold due to their lack of foresight.

Hell, we have taken the kids camping when everything is white and frosty!

The Good, the Bad and Art Deco

I am pleased to report that my visit to Napier itself was entirely satisfactory.

Our hotel, The Tennyson Motor Inn, was comfortable, very well priced ($139 for a premium suite) and located right in the CBD next to a park and in the same block as numerous cafes, bars and eateries. The top shelf of the bar was well-stocked with excellent whiskeys (obviously another fan of Islay was involved here) and there was a good selection of local brews at very good prices. All the staff were most friendly and helpful. Obviously owner-operators.

Saturday morning was spent wandering about the town trying to steer the ball & chain away from the numerous clothing shops. I got stuck in a rather good second-hand bookshop that I will have to revisit.

Much of the afternoon was spent steaming, sauna-ing and soaking at the Ocean Spa. Then it was off for rehydration with more of the local beverages.

Dinner was at Antonio's Pizza and Pasta Parlour (no website) The pizza kept falling apart from the weight of the toppings- a pleasant change from franchise chain pizzas. The coffee and chocolate gellato was outstanding and they even had Grappa on offer, to finish the meal! My diet has gone all to hell this weekend!

Overall, the Napier CBD and waterfront is very well presented and maintained- we even saw a cleanup crew out sweeping and tidying the Clive Square gardens on Sunday morning. A stroll along the waterfront in the evening is most worthwile to take in the illuminated fountains, trees and gardens while listening to the surf. The town was quite deserted on Friday night- the inevitable cretins coming out to be a pain in the arse on Saturday. Nothing that a little car-crushing wouldn't fix. The police should have hung onto those LAV-25's!

It certainly is a character city- the art deco style seens to grow on you with age- I used to hate it- possibly from seeing so many shabby examples about provincial NZ. In Napier it seems right.

I will be back- soon!

Another reason NOT to stay in Masterton

Blacksmiths Motor Inn. The Faulty Towers of Masterton

I can't complain about the service. There wasn't any.

I visited the above website and found this palce to look very pleasant- the wife had attended a conference there and agreed that it was very nice, so I booked a night on-line.

We arrived in the snow (yes- actual snow in Masterton) looking forward to a couple of rounds of drinks by the fireside in the bar.

We found a note on the locked door giving a phone number to call- we had committed the sin of not giving an arrival time (nobody asked) The time was 4pm...

After a few minutes a car pulled up and we were admitted. Here we told that the restaurant was closed. The bar never opened despite there being a couple of dozen 'guests' on site and all that was left of the fire was a smell of woodsmoke. The whole 'reception' area was freezing

We were shown to a room (very nice, I must admit) and left to our own devices. In fact, that was the last time we saw a staff member- nobody showed at the front desk come checkout time, so I tossed the keys on the desk and departed never to return. A conversation with another disgruntled customer informed that this shambles had been going on for at least two days.

If you are reading this (of course you are!) I advise you to seek lodging elsewhere.

I have travelled New Zealand extensivly over the years, staying at everything from camping ground cabins to five-star hotels. Never before have I had the misfortune to encounter staff with such a pitiful understanding of the 'hospitality' industry. A quick look at the images in the above link will show you that this is physically an up-market establishmnet- not some seedy backpackers, so the pathetic service is all the more of a puzzle.

Tommorrow I will tell you of the GOOD parts of the holiday had in Napier!

UPDATE:

In reply to my email of complaint:

> I'm sorry to hear you were so dissappointed with your stay. I accept
> your points as being valid. Unfortunately the Long weekend did creep up
> on us and when we did our rosters two weeks prior we had failed to build
> in that the weekend was a long one - consequently we were unable to
> "regig" staff at the last minute. The room tariffs also were left at the
> special rate of $99, which would have been set at our standard rate of
> $139 for the Sunday of a long weekend.
>
> Normally Sunday is the quiestest day of the week for us and bookings for
> both accommodation and restaurant are few if any - that is why we choose
> to close the restaurant and bar on that day. However I appreciate that
> on a long weekend people who are out and about want to beable to dine
> and have a drink. Given this, I accept your complaint, I apologise and
> we will certainly be more vigilant in the future as to determining when
> the long weekends fall so we can make these services available to
> guests. I also agree that the website is not as clear as it should be
> and I am in the process of getting the web designer to change it as a
> result.
>
> For the dissappointment you have experieced and as a way of an apology I
> would like to offer you a complimentary nights stay with us again, so we
> may have the opportunity to give you a better experience. If you would
> be good enough to email me your postal address I will put a voucher in
> the mail for you (or family or friends) to use at some point in the future.
>
> My apologies once again.
>
[Name deleted by myself]
> Owner
>
>
My email below:

>> A /very/ disappointing stay at your hotel. This trip was a weekend
>> away for my wife and I- our first weekend away without children in a
>> long time.
>> It wasn't just a night's accomodation whilst travelling- we were
>> only 35 minutes from home.
>>
>> The front door locked at 4pm, the bar and restaurant closed- I would
>> never have booked in knowing these facilities were unavailable.
>> The website has proved totally misleading regarding the facilties (all
>> day, seven days a week dining, to mention one fact) While we were
>> advised that
>> The restaurant was closed- no explaination offered- nothing was
>> mentioned about the bar. We mistakenly assumed that this would open in
>> the evening.
>>
>> The fact that it was a freezing night made the matter worse. The night
>> in question was not on we would have chosen to go out in!
>>
>>
>> Then on the Monday morning the reception was unmanned (not to mention
>> unheated) as myself and others arrived to check out.
>>
>> We booked on the strength of the appealing photographs on your
>> website: http://www.tullochlodge.co.nz/
>>
>> To have well-appointed establishment is is no avail if you cannot
>> offer the minimal standards of customer service of having the
>> reception staffed- much
>> less the kitchen and bar.
>>
>> I believe a refund is in order.


I call that a satisfactory conclusion- actually, it is bloody refreshing to get a full & frank apology for a change!