Start with Telecom

Telecom: As I have blogged before we used to have unlimited internet but because of a few who downloaded terrabytes they, in their usual fashion punished us all. Anyway we reached our download limit and in their, again, usual fashion they said they may lower the speed. Well so far their interpretation of 'may' is 'will'. I see the other day that some firm was mentioned as 'service was almost as bad as Telecom.

South Canterbury Finance: Down the gurgler and the taxpayer is to pick up the tab. I can understand principal, but picking up the interest is crazy. Another company, Allied has also gone down and as one sharebroker said, delay the repayment claim as long as possible as you are getting 9.75% guaranteed by the Crown.

We have a couple that have gone bad (including SCF) that are subject to the Guarantee (and others gone bad that are not subject to the Guarantee!!). I got the forms the other day and they just about want to take your body. All the paperwork they want is mad. I even phoned them as I couldn't believe that they were wasting the country's resources like this. They said yes they want everything and she even said 'remember you are dealing with the Government'.

And of course they haven't got the time (it would take years) to look at everything. Then again it is only the taxpayers $$$$.

Drunk again: Another again. 17 previous convictions and now he kills and gets 4 years for what should be classed as murder. He will be out in 2 and back on the road.

Quizzes: Went to Sarah's Kindergarten fund raiser quiz. We had pirate hats and decided to call ourselves 'Rape and Pillage' but they put our name up as 'Rape and Spillage'. Didn't matter much as we did no good but tragically we used the name again for the PWMC Wednesday quiz and again no good (4th).

Various: Kipp hasn't been well and we have had him a couple of times this week which has been good. Went and got my eyes tested and new glasses today. Also we looked around for a new CD player as the old one (a Sony) has gone bad after over 20 years. They laugh as it seems 'rack' systems don't really exist now except in the very top of the range.