Posts by Gregor Ronald

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  • Hard News: Because I am weak,

    Are we sure that we really need a 60,000 seat stadium, even in our biggest city? Does one World Cup final justify all that expense? Rugby crowds have been declining as the TV gives us an overdose, rock concerts don't pull those numbers in the MP3 age - who's going to buy tickets for this place over the 20 years after the World Cup?

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 103 posts Report Reply

  • What do you want them to play at your funeral?,

    As a relic of the 60s & 70s;

    "For a Dancer", Jackson Browne;
    "Just do the steps that youve been shown
    By everyone youve ever known
    Until the dance becomes your very own
    No matter how close to yours
    Anothers steps have grown
    In the end there is one dance youll do alone"

    or "Ripple", Grateful Dead;
    "There is a road, no simple highway,
    Between the dawn and the dark of night,
    And if you go no one may follow,
    That path is for your steps alone.

    Ripple in still water,
    When there is no pebble tossed,
    Nor wind to blow."

    A certain thematic resemblance here..

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 103 posts Report Reply

  • If the Straitjacket Fits ...,

    This safety obsession has been going on for as while, gaining in strength in the last 5-10 years. I used to be a secondary teacher, doing lots of camps etc, but the admin and paperwork mounted up to make it not worth the trouble.

    It didn't make the camp any safer, of course, it just meant that if a kid fell off a cliff or drowned, the school bosses could wash their hands and say it wasn't their fault. It would be inadequate "risk management" on the teacher's part - nothing to do with the outdated gear or low level of adult staffing decreed by "them upstairs".

    Does anyone think that increasing the drinking age would actually work? How on earth would it be enforced? I'd be keener on finding a way to drag parents into court along with their kids.

    As for fireworks, having endured a week of burning stuff landing in my yard, I'd shorten the on-sale period so kids couldn't have a two week spree - but I wouldn't ban them, just because some boys think they're fun. Guess what? They ARE fun!

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 103 posts Report Reply

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