Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Lights Go Out.

Early Thursday morning just before 3 a.m. I was playing
on the laptop when the lights went out. The light came
back on for a few seconds and then went out again.

I went outside to check if it was just my meter box or the
street, and it turned out that the power pole in the front
of number 31 had sparks coming off its two arms. Lucily
a light mist had been falling for several hours, this meant
there was no danger of the sparks starting a fire.

I had a hard time finding a number to ring to report the
problem. It took nearly ten minutes. The network said that
there had already been a report and that a unit was being
dispatched.

The unit turned up at about 3.20 a.m. and started repairs
at about 3.30 a.m. when I woke up at 9.30 a.m. it was to
find that the power was still not on. At 10.30 a.m. it was
still not on and the truck had gone so I rang up the network
to hear a recorded messsage that said the power should be
back on at 11 a.m. but it came back on at 10 45 a.m.

I felt sorry for all the workers relying on their electric
clocks to get up. Not to mention households in the area who
are all electric, looks like they would be getting take out
for breakfest!

As for me my Sunbeam water cooler has not worked since. I
figured that the on off power surge has buggered it.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Kirsten Runs Away.

Had a talk on Monday with Melissa and Kath at my house
and it was decided that Kirsten would live with me
for the week on and week off for three months till
Kath has fixed up a room in the garage for her.

She was suppose to come Tuesday night but instead run
off to her friend Sarah's house, saying she never
wanted to come to my place again.

It was the lsat straw.

I have told Kath that I will go to Centrelink and
make over Kirsten's money to Kath as of Saturday.

I will not have her at the week ends either, why
should Cliff and I be put out because Kath can't
say "No" to Nathen's silly demands that Kirsten
not stay overnight when the other kids are there.

I will not have Kirsten again. I love her and I don't
believe that being with her mum at this stage is the
best thing for her but she won't listen. Of course it
doessn't help that Kath has NO RULES for her, while I
have about 20!! I just wanted Kirsten to meet me half
way. But she is a typical 14 year old, selfish girl.
She just wants what she wants, no thought to the long
term. I just hope that one day she will see that I
was only trying to do the best thing for her.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Monday, February 18, 2013

Talhia Throws a Wobbley.

As soon as Kath walked in with her kids last Wednesday, I
could see that she was in a 'mood'.

I asked Kath did she still want me to mind Kirsten for
Valentines's Evening and she said no it was not necessary.

Talhia piped up that Kath should not be going out as she is
married! Kath instead of saying that Talhia should be minding
her own business and not telling an adult what to do as Talhia
is ONLY a child, Kath started to defend herself.

Kath said Nathan was going out so why couldn't she. Talhia
then very piously said "Two wrongs don't make a right.!" It
seems obvious to me that this is something Grandma Toss has
said and she is repeating it.

Then Ryley started to play with his lego in the doorway
between the kitchen and dinning room and I went to him and
saidit would be better if he picked them up and played with
them in the lounge room out of everyone's way. He totally
ignored me.
I picked him up and stood him over the lego and put my foor gently
on his lego and said "See someone is going to walk on them but not
like this they will break them if they walk on them." He pulled
away from me and ran to mum and would not pick them up. Then
Talhia came over and picked the lego up for him. If she keeps
stepping in and interferring then he will never learn to do the
things he should do, but what was worse she added as she walked
away. "Nan stop shit stirring Ryley." Well I went up to her and
gave her three good smacks on the butt. She looked shocked and I
said in a firm voice. "You are a child, I am an adult. I will
not put up with you speaking to me like that." She then screamed
at me "Don't" I slapped her across the face and said "I don't
scream at you like that and I will continue to hit you as long as
you scream at me." She continued to sceam at me and I continued
to slap her.

Then Kath stepped in, but as usuall she did the wrong thing.
Instead of supporting me. She said "Mum stop" which essential
supports Talhia in her cheeky behaviour. Then Kath pulled Talhia
away. Talhia then ran off grabbed Kath's mobile and rang her dad
to come and pick her up. Typically selfish child. They had barely
been there 30 minutes. I left in disgust saying that "If thoses
children were discipilined then they would not be backchatting and
ignoring what they are told." Kath had the nerve to say "Tell
Nathan." All very well as he has only had them for a year. What
about the previous 9 years when the only child disciplined in the
house was Kirsten.



Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The Ex Pope

Well it is all over the news. The pope is going to
resign! It was on the news that it is over 600
years since a pope resigned. The Cardinals had to
go to the rule book to see what happens, when the
pope resigns. I mean no one expected it. All the
modern popes have reigned to their deaths.

So I wonder will this create a precedent for future
popes, after all they are usually not elected till
they are in their late 70's. Most organisations fire
their CEO's once they hit 70! Modern living is fast
paced and there are many moral and ethical questions
that have to be revisited every year. This causes
stresss and strain on even the young.

Friday, February 8, 2013

More Trouble.

Because it has been so hot I decided it was time about
two weeks ago to clean out the pool and fill it.

But when I looked it was almost empty of water so I
think something sharp must have fallen into it when
the quake hit and put a hole in the side and that's why
it was only about 18 inches deep. With the hot weather
in the last two weeks it is now down to 6 inches.

I went to Clark Rubber and they said that a new liner
will cost about $900! and they gave me a card to a man
who will put the liner in for about $500. When we got
the pool 30 years ago that is what it cost for the pool,
filter and even a skimmer!

So as I can't afford that I will have to ring Coles
insurance and try to get them to pay for it, which means
I won't be swimming this Summer and it is the first real
summer we have had in 4 years!!

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Observations

I remember about thirty years ago I heard a man say to
someone else that the yellow peril might have lost the
war, with the USA but that they were winning the battle!

I now know what he was talking about.

Back in 1994 when I left the Mail center there was only
one Asian person working there. She was the only Asian
person I saw around Morwell. Now when I go to the Doctors
there are about three Asians for every white person. When
I go to the dentists there are about four Asians for every
white person. So it seems that what they couldn't take by
force they are buying out from underneath us.

You have to admire their education system. I believe they
go to school from 8 a.m. in the morning to 4 p.m. six days
a week. I saw a show on T.V. about the bullet train. They
employ people to push people into the full train! so that
it is VERY full. They also mentioned that these people had
to have a University degree! The children strive to get the
best education they can doing up to six hours of homework at
night. Is it no wonder they are taking over here in Australia
when our children's motto seems to be "I don't care" and they
would never consider doing any homework.

Perhaps we all need to take the advice that one teacher gave
my daughter twenty years ago when she said that the language
the children should be learning in the LOTE class is Japanense.