New Wosersland

This country is full of busy bodies and everyone stands by while this goes on. The Speedway issue in Auckland is just another example of how pathetic NZ society has become. And shame on all those who allow this kind of pettiness to continue.

And to the guy across the road who complained about our open fire, just wait till we get the permit, I got some tyres that need disposing.

Good

NZ soldiers kill the bad guys, Good. NZ soldiers get acknowledged for killing the bad guys, Good

Was that weird

Was Judy Bailey reading the headline news story about herself last night the weirdest piece of TV you have ever seen?

Until then

For those who are making a difference

Last orders called

11 December 2007

Drinkers in Wellington bars ordered their final round Thursday night with minimal protest.

At the stroke of midnight, the Alcohol safety Amendment Act 2006 came into force, banning the consumption of alcohol in restaurants, bars, casinos and sports clubs.

Although the new legislation had been lambasted by most of New Zealand Society, most bars put on a brave face as the bell for last orders rang for the last time.

A group of seven punters sharing a large bottle spirits at the Lounge Bar launched a small protest, simultaneously doing a line of shooters at midnight. But with Ministry of Health and City council officials supported by the police in attendance bar staff encouraged them to go home.

At Happy Go Lucky Bar in Cuba Mall, it wasn't the drinkers protesting - it was the bar.

Owner Sheldon Middleton said he disagreed with the new law and thought that the government had finally gone too far, so drinkers were allowed to drink until the bar was forced to close by police.

"It was a sad night, you can tell people don’t agree with the law but seem paralyzed to fight it" said Mr. Middleton yesterday.

In Auckland, Don Sing - the boss of Auckland strip club GoGo’s – handed out free beers from the back of his car.

Mr. Sing, a recovering alcoholic, thought alcohol consumption was a matter of “personal choice". Mr. Sing went on to say that his business will probably not last another month. The “valuable Asian businessman” clientele would no longer patronize strip clubs preferring for private functions run by gangs.

Mr. Sing feared for his girls, as there already had been reports of strippers taking drugs and physical abuse during such events. “The government has sent fun underground” Mr. Sing added.

Many bars have expressed Mr. Sing’s concerns that the ban will drive them out business. One Wellington bar owner who did not want to be named said “There’s no money in coffee and cake.”

At Wellington bar Handles yesterday, bar worker Jo Pearson said that though patrons didn't need to be reminded that it was last drinks, many of the regulars had not shown up for their usual in protest and disgust.

In Queenstown, New Zealand’s premier tourist destination, revelers thrown on the streets at midnight began to smash windows of nearby shops and restaurants. Mike Kendall a British backpacker was slightly bemused by the whole experience “This is just like back home in London, except I don’t have to catch the tube!” referring to the 11pm closing of pubs in England's capital. Mr. Kendall said he had one more day in New Zealand and looked forward to getting to Sydney for a fosters. He said he would think twice about recommending New Zealand to his friends as a place to go. “I can’t believe it” Mr. Kendall added, “You can’t even have a smoke anywhere.”

Tourism minister, and prime supporter of the bill Ron Chadwick, said that the cost to New Zealand society of alcohol had become too great and curtailing the ability to purchase alcohol except for use at home was long overdue.

Mr. Chadwick believed the move would encourage more families to venture out at night. "In five years time we will look back and think why did we ever need a drink?"

Mr. Chadwick said the aim of the act was health-focused.

"Alcohol doesn’t only affect those who drink it but those who drive on our roads and suffer abuse at the hands of the drinker”

Based loosely : Remember where you read this first!

A name change

Every morning a friend and I have a morning meeting. Increasingly topics of conversation swing to politics unfortunately we both leave to go to our respective offices mad and pissed of. On Thursday my friend commented, “Its quarter to nine and I’m mad already!” Thinking of changing the name of the blog to, “8:45am and mad already”

Well is it or isn't it?

Those of you who have been unlucky enough to stumble across this website previously will find the recurring theme of highlighting the doom merchants peddling the world is about to end story because everyone is driving a SUVe and using hair spray. These environmental Doom Sayers are the new lot, who took over from the last lot who said that the world was going to run out of everything about 20 years ago. - WRONG! : Another topic –

OK I admit there is climate change, but there always has been climate change. It is well documented through out the history of the world that the earth’s climate heats up and cools down every so often. Heck, in the 70’s scientists were saying that we were heading for an ice age, but now they are saying you will be able to row your boat right up to the 13^th story window when the polar caps melt.

What has happened is that the meddlers in conjunction with some dubious scientists – afraid of loosing their research grants - have used the fear mongering media to their own devices and whooped everyone into a frenzy about the impending disaster. And while everyone wasn’t looking they managed to slip in things like “carbon credits” or sustainable output performance hydrocarbon volumetric dispensation tax (I made that up). All of which will do didly squat to save the world. It will however give the moochers another line to your wallet.

What I’m getting to is that there was snow on the hills around Wellington last week (extremely rare for late November) and the NZ met service predicts a cold summer At the same time speakers at various conventions around the world predict a warming climate and mass extinction.

But as usual, just as summer starts, forecasters are hedging their bets. Dr Jim Salinger of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, said he saw no reason to change Niwa's last long-range forecast for "average or near-average" temperatures in the North Island between November and January.

What is important here is that everything is a prediction, which is by definition something that may or my not happen. So if the predictions are wrong, like the run out of everything lot were, will we get out money back?

Where have all the Bush haters gone?

Those that decided prior to the US election that they would move to Canada or Mexico, didn't. Those who vowed to stop the re-election of GW via all means, didn't. Those who attempted to sway the voters didn't. The howlers were even sure that this guy was going to bring the troops home and stand up to the puppet master GW, he didn't.

So where are they? Therapy? Denial? Well they certainly didn’t move to Canada. So do I feel smug?; a little. Do I want to shout “IN YOUR FACE!”; maybe. So why don’t I? Because I am getting on with it, safe in the knowledge that what people tell the pollsters is not necessarily how they will act at the ballot box.

All Aboard

Trains are cool. But model trains have just gone to the next level! Super Cool!

Cold

The doom and gloom merchants seem to think that the world is screwed again. Meanwhile in Wellington.

LATEST READING

10ºC

Wind: 59 km/hr. SSW
Rain Today: 3.200000
Humidity: 76%

Today's Forecast
Showers, mainly eastern. Strong cold southerly.
Updated: 26 Nov 2004 01:01PM

ITS FREEZIN ! BRING ON THIS SO CALLED WARMING

The thing about common sense is that it not that common

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of Common Sense who has been with us for many years. No-one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that life isn’t always fair. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not Kids, are in charge). His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student but, could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Finally, Common sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap, and was awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents; Truth and Trust, his wife; Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by two stepbrothers; My Rights and Ima Whiner. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still know him pass this on, if not join the majority and do nothing.

May he rest in peace………………..

author Unkown

How F**Cked is New Zealand again?

No seriously great scenery and all - yawn, but how bad is this country going to get? A Good Samaritan gets attacked while attending a car crash and a baggy panted ingrate gets off because he doesn't feel like it.

How can Labour still be in power? Now is the summer of my discontent. We either need to go all Ukrainian on their sorry chardonnay socialist arses or call George to send us the marines.

Dolphins rock!

I think Dolphins are the coolest things since..

Shouldn't he then resign?

If a minister doesn't believe in a department that he is responsible for then he should 1. Not be head of that ministry i.e. resign or 2. sack everyone in it.

From the latest act news letter
RECORD TAX

Using parliamentary questions Rodney Hide found out how much of the average household’s income goes to the government in tax. Treasury replied that the mean household income is $55,600 per year. This is up nearly $5,000 under Labour. How much do we pay in tax? On these figures on average 46.3%. Before you say that can’t be so, remember GST, and we include rates, because just try not paying them. If you smoke you are really working until after lunch each day for Helen Clark.

Hypocritical peaceniks

I need not say anymore

But that was just it. He fought. And he fought. And he fought. He worshipped war. It would cause one to wonder why American "pacifists" would sport Che shirts and banners ... if one didn't realize that such pacifists, especially college kids, were historically ignorant.

Read the rest here and here.

Worried? Only for my wallet.

The subscript to the headline in the Dominion this morning suggests that we should be worried about the economic affects of el nino in the next few years. So it will get warmer, dryer, wetter and colder all at the same time. The problem that I see is the green panderers will charge ahead and implement the Kyoto protocol. To which I will say "WHY!” to which they will say "NZ has to do its part to stop Global Warming!" It's at that point that I purposely take my 6ltr 4x4 and run repeatedly over some rare tussock.

Global warming myths much to the Medias overlooking have been debunked in recent studies but let’s not let facts get in the way of great emotional stories.

Just a few points from a recent seminar quoted at SEPP

1. World Temperatures do not follow CO2 levels and indeed the warmest periods in the last 2,000 years were the Roman period and the Medieval period which were both warmer than present and had lower CO2 levels {various speakers - William Kininmonth Australian Climate Research}.
   

2. Solar particles decisively affect World temperatures. There is a much better correlation between world temperatures and particles than with CO2 levels {Piers Corbyn, Weather Action, London}.
   

3. There is no significant Sea level rise - in particular the Maldives are in no danger of submergence {Prof Nils-Axel Morner, Stockholm University}.
   

4. There is no climate induced increased danger of tropical diseases, e.g. malaria, since it is not itself a tropical disease - having being prevalent in Russia and Britain at various times. {Paul Reiter, Pasteur Institute Paris}.
   

5. There is no discernible link between Global warming & Extreme weather. Indeed the British Govt delegation specifically said they did not claim any increase in storms due to man-made CO2. {Madhav L Khandekar, consulting meteorologist, Ontario, Canada}.

Loonies the lot of them obviously!

Isn't that the point

You would think that the whole point of going into politics -besides muddling with other peoples lives- would be the perks. Free travel for the family, free accomodation, free meals and free fairy cakes at the rotary club. So both Don and Helen get caught speeding, whoop de doo. The only problem as I see it is that the motocade, mostly comprised of Fords, didn't have a breakdown, and therefore any talk of the record time made be brought into question. If I were PM I'd scrap the Fairlanes for Merc 500's, with serious silver alloys and blackened windows. Get that real tin pot dictatorship feel going.

NZ joins the Axis of Evil

The link has been established. NZ severs contact with Israel - you know the only democracy in the middle east- and jumps straight into bed with the nutters. Thanks Helen!

I hope someone here has the balls

New Zealanders are quite happy to be frogs in the pot. The heat is getting a little warmer now and when it finally begins to boil how will they bleat.

I'm all for smoking, it's your choice. If a bar is too smoky I leave. I a bar is forced to be smoke free and the punters stay away in droves and the cost of dropped sales is passed on in the drink price, I leave.

I hope that some bar owners have the balls to do this.

From memory the only smokefree bar in Wellington failed cause no one went in there.

Health and safety Nazis why don;t you just fuck off!

One Month

It's been over one month without posting. Please read my excuses for my lameness.

1. Other bloggers have said things better.
2. My utter disbelief in my fellow humans has taken my will to live
3. I've been busy: &
4. My dog ate it

I apologies and will attempt an more regular regime of posting