It's not bad news for everyone

Apparently our high UV is good for our wines! Unfortunately, I lost the link and can't be arsed looking for it.

"...Remember that scene in The Young Ones where Neil the hippy, fearful of nuclear bombs, paints himself white to deflect the blast? It's the same concept, with the whiteness of the oyster shells reflecting the sun's rays away from the soil and into the canopy to help ripen the fruit faster.

We may not reach the same high temperatures that other countries do, but one thing we do have plenty of is UV.

We're about 30 per cent higher in UV here than our corresponding latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, so it's a significant factor.

Rod agrees. "When I host people from overseas I tell them to think about New Zealand wines being ripened by light rather than heat and suddenly a light goes on. That freshness, vitality and brightness in our wines suddenly all makes sense. People get that..."


UPDATE:
Found it!

Friday entertainment

Field stripping a new rifle and degreasing it.

Be careful what you wish for

For a couple of years, the local greenies have been moaning about the lack of kerbside recycling here. Apparently, the kilometer or so to the recycling depot is too inconvenient for those who would save the planet (from whatever it needs saving from).

So they got it.

In one of the windiest places in NZ.

Now, the same types are crying about all the rubbish flying about town...

Pakistani Daleks

To the meathead in the campervan this morning

The one headed north on SH2- halfway to Greytown at 0710 this morning. With the South African flag in the back window,

The white line down the center of the road is NOT where your drivers side wheels are mean to be.

Also, the speed limit is 100kph- not 75kph.

Me too

September 11th

And another story that has been hidden away.

September 10th

Enraged rugby fans caught in Auckland traffic

Or it may have been yet another bloody impromptu haka...

Guilty by association is a dangerous step

"People who stand by and let recidivist drink drivers get behind the wheel should be prosecuted, a coroner has recommended in a decision released today..."

Coroners just don't live in the real world.

How can you hold another person accountable for the crime committed by another? I'm inclined to believe this is a bid to gain yet more revenue for lawyers, as they will have a field day with this one.

Then there is the mixed messages we seem to be getting- on one had, We are responsible for crime and criminals- on the other hand- we get caned in the courts for taking action against them.

Are these people friggin' bipolar?

True Colours

So- university staff can say what they like, as freedom of speech is critical (yeah, right)

Remember this?

Dear xxxx:

I say this reluctantly but not so subtly: you are not suitable for a graduate degree. It does not matter if your father died or if you have a medical certificate.

I have been too nice and given you too high marks all along (at C+). I do not anticipate that you will do better in the final exercise. You are already a day late.

The extension is meaningless because you have not attended the last few classes and are the worse performer in the class...

Seems that freedom of speech is only for 'special' people...

No- don't shut her down

"...The head of the university's department of Maori studies, Mutu agreed with the findings and called on the Government to restrict the number of white migrants arriving from countries such as South Africa, England and the United States as they brought attitudes destructive to Maori..."

I think these types SHOULD be free to spout their vile bile. Be they extremist of ANY colour, they should be free to clearly state their position openly.

It's good to see their true colours and to know that these delusional loons are out there.

And we should feel free to reply in kind!

It was so much better before the evil white man

This line is mine

Right and left have come to state which side of the body the teats they prefer to suck are on!

Not much difference otherwise...

Like nose art?

If you have any idea what I'm talking about, take a look here!

On dealing with the Politically Correct

A man with a bald head and a wooden leg is invited to a Xmas fancy dress party.
He doesn't know what to wear to hide his head and his wooden
leg, so he writes to a fancy dress company to explain his
problem. A few days later he receives a parcel with a
note:


Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed a Pirate's outfit. The spotted
handkerchief will cover your bald head and with your wooden
leg you will be just right as a Pirate. The man is
offended that the outfit emphasizes his disability, so he
writes a letter of complaint.. A week passes and he
receives another parcel and note:




Dear Sir,
Sorry about the previous parcel. Please find enclosed a
monk's habit. The long robe will cover your wooden leg and
with your bald head you will really look the part. The man
is really incandescent with rage now, because the company
has gone from emphasizing his wooden leg to drawing
attention to his bald head. So he writes a really strong
letter of complaint.. A few days later he gets a very small
parcel from the company with the accompanying letter:




Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed a tin of Golden Syrup.
We suggest you pour the tin of Golden Syrup over your bald
head, let it harden, then stick your wooden leg up your arse
and go as a toffee apple.

I have a dream...

Speaking of coming down...

Soon to be appearing in a woodburner near me.

What goes UP, must come DOWN

Or don't shoot straight up in the air- if I'm around. Otherwise- carry on!

Hat Tip: The Firearms Blog

Cry havoc and change the rules- again

"The Government has confirmed New Zealand's give way rules for turning vehicles will be changed early next year.

Drivers will have to get used to giving left-turning traffic the right of way when the changes kick-in on March 25, 2012.

Currently, drivers turning left have to give way to vehicles turning right.

Transport Minister Steven Joyce said it was "not necessarily the case" that there would be a spike of accidents when the rules changed..."

Time to buy shares in a panel beating business. The transport minister is dreaming or retarded if he thinks there won't be a 'spike in accidents'

Hell, some have never come to turns with the rule change back in the '70's when they went to the hair-brained 'right-hand rule', in the first place...