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Galloping Granny
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That's the one Clarence.
Gee D, not a role I would be temperamentally or theologically suited to. I did know the Right Reverent Penny Jamieson, as her husband lectured at Victoria University when I was doing my B.A and was attended services at the Chaplaincy. I went to her Ordination. (heavens, that was a long time ago - makes me feel old just to think of it.
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Penny and I were members of a mums' group (study? discussion? Taizé prayer?) when we both had preschoolers.
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12°C maximum in Wellington today, and we expect 10°C tomorrow.
I thought my neighbours were away, but no – like me, they keep the curtains drawn to keep the heat in.
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Didn't get to double figures yesterday where i am. My mum turns 98 today and has declared she wants to go out for her b'day. I hope it doesn't kill her!
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Happy Birthday to her.Surely you can think of somewhere heated to take her. That leaves just the trip to and from the car.
May she have a wonderful day.
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Happy birthday, Banner Mum! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
It was 27° here today, but felt like 33. I'll be delighted to send you a few degrees ...
At least it's supposed to go down to a slightly more manageable 23° tomorrow, and then take a dive to 14° on Saturday - bring it on! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Gee D
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A very happy birthday to her. My father turned 99 last month, and is looking forward to getting his telegram next year. Madame's mother is now 97 and doing quite well also. Being great-grandparents has really sparked them both up.
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Ok Aussies, vote early, wisely and often!!
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Polling stations are now open.
Get there early before the cake stall runs out of stock! Support the Parents and Citizens Association of your local school! And if the cakes have run out, the the sausage sizzle will still be selling sausage sandwiches.
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Lothlorien
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I did a postal vote which was received a week ago. Too hard to get to polling booth without car. It used to be just a couple of minutes away. I found there were far too many worthy contenders for the bottom vote in senate paper. When I signed up for postal vote, the papers arrive automatically in my letterbox for al three types of elections.
Yes cabs are a possibility but I was stood up again last night for yet another which did not arrive. Son has been at me to use Uber for quite a while, so I downloaded app when I came inside and signed up. He uses it often. When I looked, there were apparently seven cars close to me.
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Gee D
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Ok Aussies, vote early, wisely and often!!
Vote early, vote often and vote for the dead!
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We've been moved to another constituency this time round, and my polling place covers both old and new constituencies, so it was barely controlled chaos when I was there half an hour ago. Like Loth, I was underwhelmed by the senate ballot paper. I had intended to vote below the line, but lost the will to.
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We've been moved to another constituency this time round, and my polling place covers both old and new constituencies, so it was barely controlled chaos when I was there half an hour ago. Like Loth, I was underwhelmed by the senate ballot paper. I had intended to vote below the line, but lost the will to.
You only have to mark 12 boxes below the line for a valid Senate vote. In our case, as there are 12 Labor party candidates, it's easy and saves thinking about a second choice. We're getting a bit lazy, as our vote in the Reps is a lot harder. Normally, we put the Greens last, but this year we have Christian Democrat and Australian Liberty Alliance as well. Neither of those is at all palatable. We're consoling ourselves with the safe prediction of the outcome here.
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Lothlorien
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I was also moved to another area. I had never heard of the sitting Liberal member, not even in the local papers.
I used to be in a swinging seat very many years ago. It was often used as a prediction for result. Things have changed. Not as safe an outcome as GeeD's area or as predictable, but fairly safe for Libs now. Did have Albanese a few years ago. Two changes since then.
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Huia
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So when are the first results expected to be announced?
I haven't really been following the issues as closely as I usually do, due to the more headline grabbing happenings further afield. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Vote early, vote often and vote for the dead!
Not sure how one can vote for the dead, as they are not on the ballot paper. But there are plenty of candidates who qualify as brain-dead, among them several well-known ministers or former ministers!
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I assumed that that meant "vote on behalf of the dead, who may still be on the electoral roll", Tukai.
Huia - polls close at 6pm local time, so WA results won't be in much before the wee hours AEST, I should think. But many won't be cliffhangers, so I expec we'll know which way we're heading by midnight Sydney time,
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Yes cabs are a possibility but I was stood up again last night for yet another which did not arrive. Son has been at me to use Uber for quite a while, so I downloaded app when I came inside and signed up. He uses it often. When I looked, there were apparently seven cars close to me.
Go with your son's advice - uber has never failed me yet. Polite, communicative and cheaper into the bargain.
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I was also moved to another area. I had never heard of the sitting Liberal member, not even in the local papers.
I used to be in a swinging seat very many years ago. It was often used as a prediction for result. Things have changed. Not as safe an outcome as GeeD's area or as predictable, but fairly safe for Libs now. Did have Albanese a few years ago. Two changes since then.
The Liberal who won the seat here in 2013 has just retained it. Why have I never heard of him?
Sophie Mirabella has had the elctorat in Indi tell her for a second time that she is not wanted.
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Well at least the cross bench will be interesting. What a circus...so glad I wasn't working at a polling place last night.
I have done, in the past, and it would have been a very very late night for most.
My mother has seen out 23 prime ministers in her lifetime and will be glued to the commentary for the next few days. She has a great interest in politics, so I am grateful the government provided the entertainment for her birthday. She may have to wait a bit longer to get the even two dozen.
Thanks for all the well wishes for her.
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Has she lost Indi? Fantastic!
She stood for election again after being beaten by a few votes last time by the Independent who has won it again .
Friends down there are very happy as are many voters.
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A very happy birthday to her. My father turned 99 last month, and is looking forward to getting his telegram next year. Madame's mother is now 97 and doing quite well also. Being great-grandparents has really sparked them both up.
Did I miss something GeeD? Are you & Madame grandparents now?
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I hope not! These are children of nieces and nephews, I'm glad to say.
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Banner Lady
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And, speaking of birthdays, it appears Rowen will be spending her next one laid up in rehab in the national capitol. A shipment in the hospital lounge may be called for, with plenteous good cheer from those attending. Let me know if you can swing in to Canberra in early August.
At least we will have some protection in there from the cold winds!
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One presumes the aforementioned Shipment will be of GIN or possibly wine or some other epicurean delight(s)?
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And, speaking of birthdays, it appears Rowen will be spending her next one laid up in rehab in the national capitol. A shipment in the hospital lounge may be called for, with plenteous good cheer from those attending. Let me know if you can swing in to Canberra in early August.
At least we will have some protection in there from the cold winds!
August the oneth!
Canberra rehab, other knee.
Not the hospital I was at last time.
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DILs mum had both done at once as both were very bad and surgeon was concerned neither could support her while the other was worked on. That was many years ago and she faces another replacement in a few weeks for right knee.
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Banner Lady
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Not sure GIN will be on the birthday menu if Rowen has gone under the knife only two or three days before. But I'm sure we can get some booze into the cake.
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For me it's a BCC under my lower lip, to be removed tomorrow under general anaesthetic by the plastic surgeons and then straight home – son will bring me and stay the night.
Waxeyes in my flowering kowhai this morning; at 4 pm it was a *flock* of tuis all guzzling nectar. Then half an hour ago neighbours brought in a tui almost dead found on their drive, but right now I can't look after it any more than they could. Natural causes? or an internecine squabble over drinking rights? Poor thing, so still and sleekly gleaming.
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Poor tui.
The government has announced a working party to decide the options for the Cathedral. It will report back in December. I think the government has become involved because there has been so much squabbling about it including an injunction that stopped the Church Property Trustees from acting. It has got to the stage where developers who own land in the Square say they are reluctant to build because they don't know what the future of the area will be (I think that those who want to build hotels are also reluctant to go ahead because the planned Convention Centre has been downscaled due to investors pulling out).
Selfishly, as long as it doesn't take any of my rates money, or hold up the building of the Library (also in the Square), I just wish they would get on with sorting the issue.
It's the 30th Anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform legislation here. I must be getting old because it doesn't feel like it was that long ago.
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Mr Turnbull's "cunning plan" [Baldrick (TM)] to call for a double dissolution to rid himself of troublesome Senators seems to have backfired. So for anyone intersted, I've started a thread in purg on "Another case of hubris? the Australian election"
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A very bad miscalculation - and look that Ms Hanson and a colleague are likely to get in in Qld. Had it been only an ordinary half-Senate election, she may not have made it herself.
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Lucky tui, Huia – I found that he recovered and flew away two days later.
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Extended family holiday in the blue mountains. Quite chilly, which is not so convenient when one has a nasty chest infection.
If I can work out how to stop grandad curly turning channel 7s vacuous morning tripe on at full volume as soon as he gets up, we might have a good week.
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Huia
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![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif) Take a fuse out somewhere?
GG - glad the tui made it.
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Not sure GIN will be on the birthday menu if Rowen has gone under the knife only two or three days before. But I'm sure we can get some booze into the cake.
Most hospitals are pretty reasonable these days. Enjoy the gin.
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Huia
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And there I was thinking everyone else had exciting elections, whereas Christchurch's local body (Council, Hospital Board, Community Boards)elections would be uneventful.
John Minto, a veteran activist, past Auckland Mayoralty candidate, and candidate for a minor party in the last General election, has moved to Christchurch and is standing against the current Mayor.
It did pass through my mind when I read his opinion piece in the local paper suggesting that all local buses be free, that he night be angling towards that, but I hadn't heard any rumours until he confirmed it today.
We do live in interesting times.
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Huia, I was impressed with Lianne when she welcomed us at a Sea of Faith conference.
What are her chances of re-election?
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It did pass through my mind when I read his opinion piece in the local paper suggesting that all local buses be free, that he night be angling towards that, but I hadn't heard any rumours until he confirmed it today
Huia
In the days when I had a vague association with the NSW Debating Societies Union. one of the regular topics suggested for debate was that all public transport in the Sydney metropolitan area should be free. We should have accepted that - even with the benefit of maturity and hindsight the quality of the train service in the mid-60s was abysmal.
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Huia
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GG - I wouldn't have ranked them highly - but at this stage it's a bit early for me to have a grip on what may happen. Other possible candidates bowed out when Lianne announced she was standing again, but I think there are others with business and development interest who may now come forward.
Minto polled very poorly in the Auckland Mayoral election, and I have already heard rumblings about opportunism, as he's apparently lived here less than two years, also the fact that he is from Auckland will count against him.
Time will tell...
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So I finally came down with the head cold that has been through the rest of the family. Great timing - midwinter, coldest day of the year, snow in Canberra etc etc. Yes, Loth, the winter woollies are out - although it did not snow at Chez Banner. I have been extremely unsociable, quarantining myself in the studio with the heating on full. Hoping to be well by tomorrow when grandchildren invade for craft time with Nanna. Otherwise TP will be entertaining Master 10 and Miss 8.
BL. Ahchoo!
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Have a tissue, BL.
Feeling very blah today. A small groupof longtime friends met here last night, along with another friend dear to us all. He has no family, was adopted and never married. He was toddling slowly down dementia hill till six weeks go when he metaphorically fell over a cliff and decline has been rapid.
Gerontologist made recommendations re care and driving. LAst night saw discussion and some decisions for way forward with entry to a retirement village in southern highlands. His licence has been revoked. Driving ability is still good but traffic, inability to find places or follow GPS etc rattles him and he is safer nt driving. My DIL removed his car last night as he would not remeber he no longer had a licence.
Still, it was hard. He did not say much, looked bamboozled by it all. We felt like traitors but know we did the right thing.
Then I was woken very early by bright flashing yellow lights. A huge, really huge crane was parked downstairs in the dark outside the service station to help in the work of replacing petrol tanks which has been going on for a couple of months. And I still have clearing up after dinner to do.
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... BL. Ahchoo!
Bless you.
Poor you - make up a hot drink with [insert name of proprietary lemon cold-powder], extra lemon juice and a goodly squirt of Manuka honey to make it palatable and a wee drop of whisky (to make it even more palatable). Then go to bed, and I hope you feel better in the morning.
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Given that Manuka is a Canberra suburb, the honey is very appropriate (I do know, no need to correct me). St Paul's Manuka is where we go when staying in Canberra. An ACT version of St Sanity but in a newer building, and Dr Brian is always so welcoming.
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Have had a very frustrating week on holidays while quite ill. Today, I was stuck with mr and mrs curly senior while everyone else did the Grand Canyon walk at Blackheath. Boo, hiss.
Home tomorrow.
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Went rather later in the day than I'd intended to a nearby suburb to buy new slippers – didn't want the cardboard box or a plastic bag, so put them in my cloth bag and headed down the hill for my other purchase – and stayed in the wrong lane.
No way to go back, particularly as the after-work traffic was building up. So I made for home and found the slippers were too big – wouldn't you think at my age I'd know to walk in them before I paid for them?
I went outside and waved to Jupiter ("Hi, you've got a visitor, haven't you?"), poured a good glass of Sav Blanc, and watched the news in my La-Z-Boy.
Tomorrow is another day.
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