Posts by Ian Dalziel
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Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…, in reply to BenWilson,
Also, one of the big advantages that could come from insurance being in the hands of government would be that the existing protection of prejudice could be removed.
and to think that is the roots from which
Tower grew... -
There was a great (albeit a tad disheartening) letter to the editor in the Press yesterday (June 27), from Chris Hutching, which takes apart Bob Parker's contention (reported in the Press) that there were 20,00 sections available for purchase in Christchurch/Canterbury, Hutching then notes that Parker's official media statement only says 17,000. He then queried real estate sources who say there are fewer than 3,000 sections with services available for immediate sale, and that it takes a good 12 months to ready a section.
And the 10,000 homes in the Orange Zone (and the white Zones) haven't even got to step one in this process yet - Log Jam coming!
Hutching then goes on to point out that Parker, who chaired the Urban Development Strategy prior to his mayoralty (and the Earthquakes) discouraged new subdivisions in favour of innercity high rise apartments.
I especially like the bit where Brownlee told Hutching that "there may not be a log-jam because he calculates quite a number of Red Zone residents will head off to rest homes, others will leave town..."
Gee Gerry, which rest homes would those be?
in our area nearly every Rest Home is closed and badly compromised, and I wonder, where are your figures to back that contention up?
or is he just making stuff up like Alasdair Thompson?Any way congrats to Chris for doing some digging and sharing with the community, beyond the pay wall...
(and apologies for my paraphrasing in places)
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following this in the media,
it seems that the by-election is over
but the bile action continues... -
Nice wordplay Steve B!- drew a smile on this quake&circumstance- soured face-
seconded!
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Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…, in reply to Gee,
I thought the point of insurance, particularly total replacement insurance, paid over years and years at well above the book price policy premiums, was to at least (be) not be worse off
and fit for purpose must slot in there somewhere too...
and thanks folks for the commiserations on my minor loss (in the greater scheme of things...)
I think it's time to put my remaining comics and books on TradeMe, unless anyone knows of a better outlet - wish I trusted paypal and eBay - but I ain't up to the stress and trust of international transactions... -
Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…, in reply to Geoff Lealand,
Tony Marryatt. Hmm! You don ’t really want him in charge, given the shonky deals he wrangled when he was up this way.
Geoff – any links you can point me at (and then on to reporters at the Press) we’ve already had one ex Hamilton Mayor say he was control freak and then to counter that some other Hamilton councillor say he was the best thing since sliced bread… the truth must lie somewhere between the two…
Chch needs to know NOW as ostensibly job applications closed today – though all the Local Community Board heads here have asked for it to be halted – just the sort of unhelpful crap we don't need right now - thanks to Bob Perker and Aaron Klown...
Personally I think I’m over this city and the slow diminishment of life’s joys, the last straw was this morning when I found our hot water cylinder pipe has cracked and has been drippng into our library for quite some time – I now have piles of expensive paper mulch, and sodden walls, enough already… -
the (Light)house always wins...
It’s like insurance companies have no responsibility at all to do any kind of research into the risks they are taking with the things they insure. If not, how do they ever justify being paid a premium?
That's right, as I understand it they (Insurance Companies) employ highly paid, and trained, actuaries to analyse all the angles -
they surely must have run these future scenarios, and you'd think they'd have arrived at this particular reality in one of them - I mean, they have been collecting EQC levies as part of Insurance policies for quite some time now, what did they think that was for?So they would have had to come to the conclusion that this might impact on them and the finer points of their cover, or were they thinking that as heavy gamblers they could load the dice in their own favour - or maybe it's more that they are like Casino owners who think they have the odds covered (and the table rigged) with us hapless punters going, cap in hand, to the only game in town...
I suspect they knew all about this possible outcome a long time ago and have not so much lied, as committed sins of commission, er omission by not being upfront and allowing people to believe they might one day win!Tom Waits sings the Insurance Signature Tune:
Step Right Up... everyone's a winner...Just remember that the large print giveth,
and the small print taketh away...
Psychic Sofie...And we will see more editorials about how lucky all the Cantabrians are because the city is better than it ever was. There will even be enough space in one of the red zones now ready for a stadium.
...and here they come... where some nameless twit goes all over the place in The Press.
Much of the red-zoned residential areas are close to the Avon River, Horseshoe Lake and the Estuary. This creates the chance for Christchurch to adopt an ambitious plan for this land.
Especially if subdivisions push out the boundaries of urban development, the land has potential to become a valuable and accessible recreational facility. Developed and replanted well, it would appeal to walkers, joggers and cyclists, while an increase in habitat for birdlife would also be welcome.
The land could also be the basis of a world-class marathon route and if Christchurch decided it wanted to host a V8 supercar race, the riverside could provide a stunning circuit.
Although these are issues for the future, consideration of them must begin now as the city prepares to move forward to respond to the earthquake disaster by taking a bold and visionary approach to all aspects of the recovery.
I especially like the bit where we could have increased habitat for bird life and a stunning V8 supercar circuit or circus on the same land...
I hope City CEO Tiny Emirate, er Tony Marryatt doesn't see that idea, I think he helped saddle Hamilton with their V8 white elephant, and I think he's also been pushing for the pointless toy tram set round Chch - oddly we have heard virtually nothing from the city's CEO since the first earthquake to date - apart from the fact that he wants to stay in his cushy job for another 5 years (with more pay increases I'm sure) while ex-tv host Bob Parker and part-time clown and Elvis impersonator Aaron Keown (aka the Clowncillor) threaten to throw their toys out of the cot if their babysitter is replaced - sad times!
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The Gorilla in the room…
I too love Death Cab for Cutie
…this is the one you mean isn’t it?
;- )(the original from Monty Python precursor – Do not adjust your set )
and be sure to check out this full colour version from Magical Mystery Tour (probably NSFW as it contains a tame ’60s strip routine by Jan Carson, Beatles and world class facial contortions by Viv Stanshall)
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Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…, in reply to Hebe,
Liquidity frictions...
Even more bastardry from insurers:
May I suggest a new term for the financial
repercussions rippling through Christchurch
now - Shaftershocks -
Hard News: That's Entertainment!, in reply to recordari,
Jammy Bastard...
or outrageous good fortune?Under that heading it seems that someone should play a track by The Jam.
And not the obvious one. Channeling some anger for Christchurch.well, er, landcheck tells me
that here in Shirley I live in
a pocket of pretty green...Paul Weller makes a fist of Economics 101:
PRETTY GREEN (Paul Weller)
I've got a pocket full of pretty green -
I'm gonna put it in the fruit machine -
I'm gonna put it in the juke box -
It's gonna play all the records in the hit parade -
This is the pretty green - this is society -
You can't do nothing - unless it's in the pocket
- oh no -
I've got a pocket full of pretty green -
I'm gonna give it to the man behind the counter -
He's gonna give me food and water -
I'm gonna eat that and look for more -
And they didn't teach me that in school -
It's something that I learnt on my own -
That power is measured by the pound
or the fist -
It's as clear as this oh -
I've got a pocket full of Pretty Green!