Posts by Steve Barnes
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Ian's post, mentioning his Mother inspired me to look at women and flying and I found this...
1809 - Marie Madeleine Sopie Blanchard becomes the first woman to lose her life while flying - she was watching fireworks in her hydrogen balloon
Darwin award perhaps?.
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Don't worry Russ, we won't be ogling your lower limbs because I can no longer set up my PVR to record Media 7. For some strange reason TVNZ has decided to change the format of the titles for "NZ Views" and does not list the full titles anymore (since 22 July anyway) so if I try to do a series record I get all progs under that banner (Talk Talk, Court Report, Back Benchers to name a few) and that just conflicts with so many others. Bugger.
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So why don't you move out to the Airport? That would make your Wife's commute so much easier.
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the work she she was undertaking as Associate Minister of Defence was largely on the value for money review.
Yeah, she bit the bullet for that? Apparentlr disintegrating bullets are good enough for the public but not the army.
Another difference between ACT and the Greens is that, if you belong to a party that cherishes the natural environment we live in, you’re probably going to actually care about other organisms.
Yes, the Association of Caring Types it is not, more like Accountants and Consumptive Tax-avoiders.
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Just a thought: has anyone ever seriously looked at/studied, or suggested things like staggered working hours, or working from home?
Working closer to home is good too, especially if you live on the Shore, come to think of it, is there any other reason to live on the Shore?.
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Mr Friedlander was replaced by Ken Shirley surely?
Wellington, May 28 NZPA - Former ACT Party deputy leader Ken Shirley will become chief executive of the Road Transport Forum when former National Party cabinet minister Tony Friedlander retires from the lobby group in July.
Another one of those Labour turncoats that went to ACT along with Douglas and Prebble.
So, following the money is easy, Accountants Crooks and Turncoats says it all. -
I still can't see how allowing larger trucks can save cost for several reasons;
Maintenance periods will mean a larger cut in productivity due to lost capacity.
Breakdowns, punctures and accidents would impact on a higher percentage of goods.
Longer loading and unloading times.
Increased wear and tear on roads.
Greater restriction of movement.
Greater impact damage to property in collisions.
More road closures after accidents due to difficulty in removing larger debris field.
Slower ascent of inclines causing hold ups.
Less diversity in provider choice leading to monopoly/cartel formation.
Supporters of the plan say it will lead to better productivity and fuel efficiency but the productivity claims seem negligible, in light of the above and fuel efficiency would come nowhere near that of train freight.
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Ben, If that were so then ACT would be all for trains.
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Does anyone else keep reading the title of this post wondering why John Roughan is sacred?
I thought that was just me. Hmmm, Dykslexia Rluse.