Tuesday, February 19, 2019
I have just witnessed a travesty of bad behaviour!
Driving to the Dentist in heavy slow traffic along a narrow road with a
narrow footpath on one side I saw a man nicely dressed for what was probably a
day in the office, he was carrying a brief case, walking beside him was a young
girl, maybe his daughter, wearing her private school uniform.
I saw them walk along, round a corner, cross a crossing then up the
other side of the road to the train station where they departed.
I know I sound like a stalker, but what upset me was the whole time they
were walking and happily chatting he was walking on the inside of the footpath… NOT where he
should have been walking on the road side!
This is no gentleman that’s for sure!
Labels: Rant
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
A RANT!! A RANT! A RANT RANT RANT......!!
Have you been watching 'Inside the Commons' currently showing on ABC1 on Sunday Evenings!
I have it taped and last night we watched Episode Two!
Okay I admit that I am very naive when it comes to Politics, I consider myself a swinging voter or a non voter sometimes, I have become very disheartened by the shenanigans that goes on here in Australia, they disturb me sometimes but... nothing disturbs me like The House of Commons did last night... I had nightmares all night.
Why do you ask?
Well last night we saw men in fancy dress stomping through the the cellars stamping their sticks on the floor to make sure there weren't any Barrels of Gunpowder (a fear left over from Guy Fawkes)... so that was Cute.
We saw them take a group photo of the 'Door Openers', there are more than 40 people employed as Door Openers... this is also cute, I guess there must be one big lot of doors in a place like this.
The Queen came to the Lords and spoke about Plastic Bags... Mmmm good on her, I think!
There was a Comedy Show in the Commons after this... bit weird but funny.
A couple of blokes were worried about a locked door so broke it open, very carefully mind, to find it was a Caterers cupboard! Mmmm... too silly!
But!!!! What gave me nightmares and woke me up several times last night were three things in particular...
#1 Some bloke with cerebral palsy was working hard on his petition to get parking free in Hospitals, bit of a waste of time one might think but he's doing well... then the Chancellor of the Exchequer invites him to tea in Downing Street and gives him a little job that is 'paid' and he's thrilled... until he realizes that he can't participate in some things anymore! Weird! does this mean he can no longer work on getting free parking at Hospitals?
#2 Three blokes take shifts to sit in a room for three days next to a woman's office, she is the one who will decide who gets to do something first! One bloke sleeps there for three nights showering in the morning in a small shower next door! Of course these three get what they want eventually but another bloke who thinks he's there first is very disheartened and depressed to find that he is useless, no good and just a waste of space... well so he says!
#3 Now this is the one that really got me!!!
This fellow wants to pass some bill about housing, there was talk of taking off the 'Bedroom' Tax! Bedroom Tax?? There is a Bedroom Tax? who knew... anyway he wins a lottery to get to speak in the House of Commons so off he starts, the room is about half full... but! Along comes some other guy who calls himself a 'Fillibuster' (definition from Wiki:- an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.)
Now the fellow who wants to get his housing bill passed has to shut up while the 'Fillibuster' has his way, and there seemed to be more than one 'Fillibuster', but it's the first 'Fillibuster' who interrupts the most!
The fellow with the housing bill only has so much time, about 5 hours, to get his word across and slowly the room is emptying!
So... Time's up and a vote has to be taken and all of a sudden the room fills up, the vote is taken, the Housing Fellow wins with votes from all these people who never heard a word of the Bill that they have just passed... I only hope that they got to read it beforehand.
Now the thing that worries me the most is that this isn't modern day silliness........... All the above are ancient traditions that have been going on for centuries and centuries and will continue for centuries!!! WHAT! This is how England is run??? These are modern day educated men and women who seem to revel in these traditions, how do they ever get anything done? what a waste of time and energy!
P.S. I almost forgot... we also saw the Tug of War competition as well. I remember our distant relative Tremayne telling us about this, Tug of War and Chess were the only things he did when he was in the House of Lords... at least Tony Blair got rid of Lords who just came to play games... Mmmmm once more!
I have it taped and last night we watched Episode Two!
Okay I admit that I am very naive when it comes to Politics, I consider myself a swinging voter or a non voter sometimes, I have become very disheartened by the shenanigans that goes on here in Australia, they disturb me sometimes but... nothing disturbs me like The House of Commons did last night... I had nightmares all night.
Why do you ask?
Well last night we saw men in fancy dress stomping through the the cellars stamping their sticks on the floor to make sure there weren't any Barrels of Gunpowder (a fear left over from Guy Fawkes)... so that was Cute.
We saw them take a group photo of the 'Door Openers', there are more than 40 people employed as Door Openers... this is also cute, I guess there must be one big lot of doors in a place like this.
The Queen came to the Lords and spoke about Plastic Bags... Mmmm good on her, I think!
There was a Comedy Show in the Commons after this... bit weird but funny.
A couple of blokes were worried about a locked door so broke it open, very carefully mind, to find it was a Caterers cupboard! Mmmm... too silly!
But!!!! What gave me nightmares and woke me up several times last night were three things in particular...
#1 Some bloke with cerebral palsy was working hard on his petition to get parking free in Hospitals, bit of a waste of time one might think but he's doing well... then the Chancellor of the Exchequer invites him to tea in Downing Street and gives him a little job that is 'paid' and he's thrilled... until he realizes that he can't participate in some things anymore! Weird! does this mean he can no longer work on getting free parking at Hospitals?
#2 Three blokes take shifts to sit in a room for three days next to a woman's office, she is the one who will decide who gets to do something first! One bloke sleeps there for three nights showering in the morning in a small shower next door! Of course these three get what they want eventually but another bloke who thinks he's there first is very disheartened and depressed to find that he is useless, no good and just a waste of space... well so he says!
#3 Now this is the one that really got me!!!
This fellow wants to pass some bill about housing, there was talk of taking off the 'Bedroom' Tax! Bedroom Tax?? There is a Bedroom Tax? who knew... anyway he wins a lottery to get to speak in the House of Commons so off he starts, the room is about half full... but! Along comes some other guy who calls himself a 'Fillibuster' (definition from Wiki:- an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.)
Now the fellow who wants to get his housing bill passed has to shut up while the 'Fillibuster' has his way, and there seemed to be more than one 'Fillibuster', but it's the first 'Fillibuster' who interrupts the most!
The fellow with the housing bill only has so much time, about 5 hours, to get his word across and slowly the room is emptying!
So... Time's up and a vote has to be taken and all of a sudden the room fills up, the vote is taken, the Housing Fellow wins with votes from all these people who never heard a word of the Bill that they have just passed... I only hope that they got to read it beforehand.
Now the thing that worries me the most is that this isn't modern day silliness........... All the above are ancient traditions that have been going on for centuries and centuries and will continue for centuries!!! WHAT! This is how England is run??? These are modern day educated men and women who seem to revel in these traditions, how do they ever get anything done? what a waste of time and energy!
P.S. I almost forgot... we also saw the Tug of War competition as well. I remember our distant relative Tremayne telling us about this, Tug of War and Chess were the only things he did when he was in the House of Lords... at least Tony Blair got rid of Lords who just came to play games... Mmmmm once more!
Labels: Rant
Sunday, April 27, 2014
A Rant!
While happily sewing away in my sewing room yesterday, I learned from ABC Digital Radio and 'Speaking Out', of something that made me absolutely sick! It's played on my mind since, so this morning I've been searching away on Google and there is a lot out there about this disgraceful incident, am I the only one who didn't know I wonder!
Below is an article from ABC's PM with Mark Colvin, it was on air 4 years ago but listening to 'Speaking Out' yesterday was the first time I'd ever heard of this shameful event.
Did you know that Australian Aboriginals, some whom willingly enlisted and were sent to South Africa to work as Trackers during the Boer War... were not allowed back to their homeland, home of their ancestors, home of their families and the only life they had ever known... because of that bloody 'White Australia' Policy that went on for at least 50 years!
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s2914322.htm
http://treatyrepublic.net/content/50-aboriginal-trackers-left-behind-after-boer-war
https://www.facebook.com/AustralianAboriginalTrackers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_policy
Methinks I need to head back to the Sewing Room with some calming music!
Below is an article from ABC's PM with Mark Colvin, it was on air 4 years ago but listening to 'Speaking Out' yesterday was the first time I'd ever heard of this shameful event.
Did you know that Australian Aboriginals, some whom willingly enlisted and were sent to South Africa to work as Trackers during the Boer War... were not allowed back to their homeland, home of their ancestors, home of their families and the only life they had ever known... because of that bloody 'White Australia' Policy that went on for at least 50 years!
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s2914322.htm
http://treatyrepublic.net/content/50-aboriginal-trackers-left-behind-after-boer-war
https://www.facebook.com/AustralianAboriginalTrackers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_policy
Methinks I need to head back to the Sewing Room with some calming music!
Labels: Aboriginal, Rant
