As for the nuclear disaster in Japan we could ask ourselves if the tsunami had hit a hydro power dam what sort of damage would have occurred.
Rugby: The only decision: Christchurch is in no position to host any RWC games.
China: We got our Visas the other day and are now counting the days to our trip.
A Story: When I was working, a customer built a building (as shown above), but illegally added two extra stories outside his building consent. His theory was that the Council would retrospectively approve it and he would make more money. However, the Council wouldn't and ordered him to lop off the extra stories. As you can imagine the cost would have been horrific. And it would have served him right in being too smart. But from our point of view, having lent him the money, we had concerns that the extra cost might send him down the gurgler (bankrupt).
But one day he came in with brilliant news. The N Z Government had just recognised the Communist Government of China (Norm Kirk's Labour) and they wanted to purchase the property for their Embassy - which they duly did. As the property was now Chinese territory it was outside the Wellington City Council's rules. Very lucky.
Quiz: What a farce this week. We came second equal with 2 other teams so actually got less than the team that came 3rd but that was no problem. It was the questions.
He must have had at least 4 wrong answers. He thought Greenland was a country (it is a dependency of Denmark), most Americans died in WW II (it was the Civil War), Dexy's Midnight Runners were Irish (they come from Birmingham) and there were probably 3/4 others.
Computer: Having problems with YouTube. The answer is that a new default accelerator program that Adobe has added has to be rendered inoperative for some PC's. However, in the usual brilliance of most of these programmers, how you do it is you right click the video. But you can't as the video won't play. So it is Catch 22. Pathetic. Still looking - along with thousands of others - for a solution. Why don't they just not make it a default? Too simple I suppose.
