Posts by Steve Barnes
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I have never owned a suit, not even a seventies velvet number, I do, however, own several matching pairs of socks and a coup[le of tee shirts without holes, rips or stains, I am all class.
One of the first people I met when I arrived in NZ was the Prime Minister, David Lange, we chatted like old chums while watching the stock car racing at Waikeraka Park. Contrast that with an experience I had back in England, Kent to be precise.
I was taking an afternoon drive around the countryside and decided to go for a stroll. I parked the car and wandered off into the woods. After a while I came across a couple, he with a quilted jerkin and her with a knitted cardigan and a silk headscarf, they both had green Wellington boots.
The gentleman, and a gentleman he surely was, enquired what I thought I was doing, wandering about like a ruffian on the prowl and why I was on his land. I asked him which bit was his land and his reply was "All the way to the sea young man and I would ask you to be off it"
Turned out to be the Duke of Kent, weird.
So when people say that New Zealand is an egalitarian society I would tend to agree. I don't think we should get poverty, wealth or the bigotry and racism that goes with the divide confused with class, class is something you possess, unlike wealth which may be merely transitory. -
Yes, those nasty Unions eh?
Smith's is one of several stories of heartache and misery being rolled out in the aggressive campaign against the government's new 90-day work trial scheme.
Nasty aggressive Unions and their stories of misery.
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And to quote Jefferson Airplane...
No man is an Island, he is a peninsular...
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Mammoth may be a contender for WOTY. I shall certainly be using it in small talk from now on.
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"all those who might be able to modify their driving"
I had thoughts.
"OK, I'll drive Drunk" -
Tried to Edit a link into that but failed...
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I just got an eMail from a mate, the gist of which follows...
Hi all,
Please take some time to read the message below. This important safety message applies not only to our colleagues but to family and friends also.
Please forward on to all those who might be able to modify their driving on these days.
Many Thanks,
Glenn
Newmarket Viaduct Team Members,
On the weekend of 4th and 5th September we will be closing the southbound carriageway of SH1 in the vicinity of the Newmarket viaduct to carry out the necessary works to enable us to open the new southbound bridge by Monday 6th September. To avoid major disruption on the surrounding arterial road network it is essential to avoid driving anywhere in Auckland during the weekend unless absolutely essential.
Due to the enormous task of getting our message across to the whole of Auckland and the surrounding areas, we are requesting that everyone forward this HTML email to as many people as possible.
I ask you to forward this email to any schools, sports clubs, etc in order to get our message across.
Your assistance in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your assistance
Ian Harbeck
Project Manager - Newmarket Viaduct
Northern Gateway Alliance OfficeAh, thinking outside the square. Beats putting it in Te Herald, who'd believe it?.
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You must miss the old country Gio.
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Ah, Hubbard debacle.
What seasoned senior financial wizard reporter Fran O'Sullivan reported was...said Feeley.
"I expected a preliminary report will be with me by next week, and I stress preliminary report," "This will state there is no offending, or we still need to do more work on this or there are matters that will be charged.
"I cannot give an indication - but we are well advanced."In other words "No Comment"
But she took that to mean "there is no offending"?
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How about tent cities at Parliament?
We already have a campaign song...
I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river
I've been running ever sinceIt's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it isNot sure about the reference to running though..
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