Posts by Joe Wylie
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I just don't know Ben. There were supposedly around 30 of them, and who's to say that there wasn't some genuine need among their number. With the gang thing it only gets murkier, as - in my humble but bitter experience of such things - it's about largely male bullying and extortion conducted from behind the shield of women and children.
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. . . the Lanes is okay and the Twisted Hop is nice when the weather's good.
An inspired suggestion, though with the current uncertainty I have no idea how things will have panned out by Saturday. In the meantime, thanks for being your usual beacon-of-sanity self.
The Hop was very nice on Saturday afternoon, it felt great to be back in town with things more or less normal, especially after having spent the previous 3 nights here. While I'd much rather have been left in my own home, emergency services did a great job of feeding & sheltering a hugely disparate bunch. The general sense of goodwill was heartening. I have pretty mixed feelings, though, about this.
While the woman who seems to have become the public face for the offended group was pretty conspicuous, and did appear to be assisting in sorting the stacks of donated clothing, I had a couple of very unpleasant run-ins on Friday with two nasty little wannabe bullies, both of whom vanished after the sudden police sweep through the place later that afternoon. From the accounts of others, I wasn't the only one. Having a visible mobile phone or MP3 player seemed to excite some very unwelcome attention for a while there.
There was an emergency meeting held at 4.00pm that day where everyone was asked to re-register. Many of those present seemed fearful and unnerved, and wanted reassurance that the "family" had really been sent packing. Management, if that's the right word, handled things pretty nicely and played the episode down.
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Thanks PPl. I'd take you up on the scarey thing Jackie, but you DO. NOT. ARGUE. with these folks
The brief period of post-disaster anarchy had its charm, but now there's a barrier around the sinkhole in the street to keep the kids out. Just as well I suppose.
Time to switch off now, all the best to all of yous.
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Well f*ck me I've been yellow stickered & must vacate.
Goodbye sweet broadband. -
and I have to say the Martyrdom of Bob Parker is beginning to wear thin - he's going on in the paper (and on his extended Campbell Live Ad last night) about doing 20 hour days -
The hagiography is rather in overdrive. I reckon those who are genuinely working overtime to create a semblance of meaning behind Mayor Bob's paper-thin 'personality' are tempting fate. Once you've performed your first apparent miracle it's foot to the floor exploiting the window of opportunity between that and your inevitable crucifixion.
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I found this from Dunne rather rich after reading this about politicians.
"This is a time of tragedy. It is not a time of entertainment or comedy."
So true. I'm sure my neighbours here in Avonside would welcome a small grey monument to pomposity. Just the thing to shore up that saggy kitchen, provided he keeps his yap shut.
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"Mother of One" followed by "Egg Donor"
Good on you Bob Parker, your blood's worth bottling.
Sincerely,
Mrs. McWhirtus*
Wainoni
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Years ago Televusion Noo Zild used to decide what was "good" for us by monitoring the letters from "Mother of Four", Whangarei.
Mother of Two, Bryndwr
At this rate they'll soon be taking the pulse of the Nation from women who've never flexed their ovaries at all.
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Standard piles will just sink instantly but houses built on slabs should float.
There's been a lot of liquefaction around here, with the occasional pile sinking. The two structures built on modern high(ish)-tech slabs, though, while still afloat, are badly cracked and buckled
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I've so far successfully ignored Bob 'This is Not My Life' Parker. The two times that civil defence have been by they've given the OK to use the bucket flush method, albeit sparingly. I doubt that they checked first with Bob, he only ever reads from someone else's script, after all.