Another Male Driver in a Hurry to get Nowhere.

Driving from Mid Valley to the top motel, at 11:45 A.M.
when Iwas passed by a guy in a red sedan, a Ford Mondeo
plate number ASHK 88. I was sitting on the speed limit
of 80km and he passed me and then three other drivers,
weaving in and out of the traffic.

What did it gain him? nothing. I sat on the speed
limit the whole way, to the shop in George St,
parking out front and he was in the car in front of me
and parked in the car park behind the Express
Office!

Where are the police when there are idiots like
this around?

Had lunch with Meg at midday at Morwell subway and there
were two policewomen and one police man in there!

Quiz Master

In the Herald Sun on Friday 26th, 2010 a question was
asked in the 1 point catergory.
"What did the dollar replace as Australia's unit
of currency?"

I answered the ten shilling note.

The answer given was pound.

I said this was wrong, so asked Cliff.

He said "Pounds, shillings and pence."

I asked Beryl and she said "Pounds, shillings and
pence."

We looked at the question again and we all agree
that it is wrong.

Australia's currency prior to Feb 14th 1966, was
the same as Britian, the sterling system.

Thus the question should have been:-
"What did the decimal system replace as
Australia's unit of currency?"
The answer: The sterling.

We all agreed that the dollar is the basic note
in the decimal system and the pound was the basic
note in the sterling system, but it did not say
the basic note. I have since thought about about
it and perhaps that is silently implied?? which
I believe still makes the question wrong.

If it was after the basic note then that is what
it should have asked for. e.g.
"What did the dollar replace as Australia's basic
unit of currency?"
Answer: The pound.

Ilea's 60th Birthday

On Sunday Cliff and the 'boys' went down to Melbourne
for Ilea's 60th. Cliff said there were about 80
members of both her side of the family and the Listers,
her ex husbands' side.

Fiona had come over from New Zealand and one of the
'boys' had come down from Queensland.

I on the other hand did not go. Cliff said that they
were all asking after me and were disappointed that I
had not come. At first they were concerned that we
might have broken up. I guess that was their reasoning
after the nasty e mail I received from Keith, concerning
the Australia Day barbeque.

Gobbledegook

Well there is another ad on T.V. that can't pronounce the
words correctly.

Firstly there was the local carpet ad which said "We're
the place to be." But the writing on the screen said
"Were the place to be."

Now there is an insurance ad that has "you.i" I believe
it is you insurance, but the voice over is calling it
"you.e".

So how do our children know or learn how to spell or
which spellings are correct when all around them there
are such mistakes.

As a child compared to the other children around me I
was a terrible speller, but today compared to the young
children about 12-15 my spelling is that of a genius!!!

St Patricks Day 2010

Well there was no celebration from us this year. Guess
because the date fell mid week.

Thalia's teacher was celebrating it by having green day
and she reminded the parents of the fact the night before
when she was doing school reports and STILL Kath forgot!

I do hope that she was not the only child that was not
wearing green.

I did not bother to pull out all the St. Pat's items I
bought two years ago at half price from Spotlight, so
I guess that they will have to wait till next year now.

Stockdale Rd Sports Day 2010

Maddy, Connor and Sam had their sports day last Friday.
Of course Sam did well as everyone expected.

It was Maddy that surprised everyone. Like myself and
Kathy were, she is a plump child and no-one thought she
would win anthing.

The final results were Sam 18 points, Maddy 11 points
and Connor 9 points.

The points were awarded as follows:- 4 points for first,
3 points for second, 2 points for third and 1 point for
fourth.

Sam had three first and two seconds. Maddy had two firsts,
a third and a fourth, while Connor had two firsts and a
fourth!

Neither Donald or Karen took a camera to take photoes but
Karen did as Donald said and saved the 'reward cards' to
give to me so that I can scrapbook them later.

A Busy Little Bee

Things are just rushing by.

I remember the days of 'my youth' when it seemed eternal
from the beginning of one year till it's end. But now
if I blink it seems that three months have gone past and
I have not done a third of what I planned to do in that
time!

It was Brooke's birthday at the end of February and Anne's
birthday today and tomorrow it is Maddy's and the gift
certificates I ordered only arrived yesterday and today!

So Meg came over last week end with the girls but I
explained that they had not arrived, but I would see that
they would get them when they arrived. Luckily Maddy is
in Traralgon on the weekend so I can give her, her present
on her birthday!!!

An Accident Just Rushing to Happen

As I came into the Tarwin and George St roundabout today,
after leaving the shop at 1.30 p.m. a car coming along
George St, (heading east, thus having me on his right)did
not give way but rushed straight into the roundabout. I
however did see him and put my brakes on. I was just luck
that there was no car following me other wise I would have
been wearing it up my a.s.

He did a wide wild turn north into Tarwin St and sped away.
I took note of his number plate PQI 828.

Then when I was going up McDonald St I noticed he was behind
me again. He must have gone all the way around by the other
bridge trying to avoid the lights. But it actually gained him
nothing as he was still behind me!

Just after the Leisure center roundabout he tried to overtake
me. Mind you I was sitting on 60-61 km in a 60 zone. But
the car in the right hand lane slowed and turned up Donald St.
So he was forced to pull back behind me to avoid running up
the other car's rear. But as soon as possible he was over
taking me just before Holmes Rd. He must have being doing
70 kms at least.

Just rushing to have an accident!!