Boat: The Rena is spilling oil at Tauranga. What a disaster and inept response by the Government. The problem is that they get criticised and react saying how wonderful they are and everybody is doing their best. We don't doubt that but they never get asked (as usual) the difficult questions. Why would 't they take the volunteers to help clean up the mess, do they have a system in place to call on them (it would seem not - a point I will take up at Rotary for our local Civil Defence), any system to call on the unemployed? etc.
What they have is understand is that 'perception is reality' and it is not a good look.
It seems we never signed a shipping disaster protocol that will end up costing us around $20million - it goes back to Labours day and they are getting stuck into Key for not doing it!!
Rugby: Well into the final. Our pack was just too good and we should have won by 20 more points. The problem we now have is the unpredictable French.
The booing of Cooper is just obnoxious.
I have always favoured Deans but his tactics over most of the RWC defeat me. Berrick Barnes is a much better option - but in this games why did they persist in kicking to Jane - to Kahui you could have understood - why when it wasn't working did they carry on. Something wrong somewhere.
Money: There has been some comment about the AB's bonus if they win the RWC of $100,000 each. To put it into perspective the French get near $250,00 for getting into the Final and will get over $300,00 if they win.
C.R.U.D.E.N - Carter ruled unfit, didn't even notice.
I see Joubert has the final. Thank heaven a reasonably good ref.
Bus Tours: I see they are doing bus tours of the quake area. Brilliant - just 3 months too late plus the RWC tourists have almost left. Pathetic.
Me: Last but by no means least. Still struggling but a 1000% better. A friend took 2 years to come right!!
Now on about 20 pills a day but the injections have stopped. I have to take Warfarin (rat poison) and that is very complicated with constant blood tests to get the dosage right and it has to be taken att the same time each evening - I've settled for 6PM.
