A new Pom hero arises.
Watch a man serve mankind in the best possible way: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2019/10/angry-customer-punches-vegan-in-face-at-uk-pizza-restaurant-protest.html
I suggest every parent should show their children this video and explain to them that this is the only way to deal with demonstrators who attempt to use violent bullying and standover tactics to get their way.
Monday, 30 September 2019
Uber or a Cab
I refer you to
https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-09-2019/the-extraordinary-and-appalling-true-story-of-the-rise-of-uber/
I admit having little sympathy for the thieves driving Uber vehicles (having been a cabbie) but suggest you look at what is now the NZ taxi industry.
Most companies I know (including the company I was a shareholder of) have been taken over by grossly dishonest immigrants from countries bordering the Gulf of Arabia (a body of water running from Somalia in Africa to India).
Passengers are now viewed as mugs, to be relieved of as much money as possible, service (unless viewed as lucrative) is a dirty word and drivers born in NZ are driven out, no longer needed nor appreciated because they tend to favour honesty.
The scum driving Uber (and now Ola) were happy to thieve from traditional cabbies, happy to rip off the system only now to discover driving a car costs money - a damned sight more money than a percentage of Uber's fares provide.
Driving a traditional cab used to mean working long hours for not bad money.
It also meant being a good people-person, being deaf (and sometimes blind), having the patience of Job and cleaning the vehicle after every job.
When Uber achieves it's ultimate aim and operates only driverless vehicles who's going to listen to your troubles, who's going to get the car laughing for that long drive home and, most important, who's going to clean up after the last dirty bastards so you can get home in that new dress (or suit) you paid $1,000 for without ruining it?
One thing I can guarantee: They will be listening to every word you say - with video!
https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-09-2019/the-extraordinary-and-appalling-true-story-of-the-rise-of-uber/
I admit having little sympathy for the thieves driving Uber vehicles (having been a cabbie) but suggest you look at what is now the NZ taxi industry.
Most companies I know (including the company I was a shareholder of) have been taken over by grossly dishonest immigrants from countries bordering the Gulf of Arabia (a body of water running from Somalia in Africa to India).
Passengers are now viewed as mugs, to be relieved of as much money as possible, service (unless viewed as lucrative) is a dirty word and drivers born in NZ are driven out, no longer needed nor appreciated because they tend to favour honesty.
The scum driving Uber (and now Ola) were happy to thieve from traditional cabbies, happy to rip off the system only now to discover driving a car costs money - a damned sight more money than a percentage of Uber's fares provide.
Driving a traditional cab used to mean working long hours for not bad money.
It also meant being a good people-person, being deaf (and sometimes blind), having the patience of Job and cleaning the vehicle after every job.
When Uber achieves it's ultimate aim and operates only driverless vehicles who's going to listen to your troubles, who's going to get the car laughing for that long drive home and, most important, who's going to clean up after the last dirty bastards so you can get home in that new dress (or suit) you paid $1,000 for without ruining it?
One thing I can guarantee: They will be listening to every word you say - with video!
Saturday, 28 September 2019
The joys (or otherwise) of watching TV sport.
I watched part of a Caribbean half-cricket match (20/20) last night.
Even 20/20 is better than watching rugby with it's totally incompetent officiating and terrible commentators.
I stopped watching because Danny (Fizz-boy) Morrison was behind the microphone meaning mute was compulsory at such a time.
Prior to hitting that mute button I remembered just how very, very bad NZ commentators are, how they must continue yakking non-stop instead of recognising that people watching television can see what is happening.
Morrison, Doull and Lose are the worst I've heard since Quinn hung up his noise-assister.
Most other NZ television sport commentators are also terrible.
Most of the time during play a commentary is unnecessary noise, what is needed is occasional interpretation of the play, the identification of particular players and fill-in information (may be history, player profile, competition or performance details etc.
The Seppos get it right, the Poms and english-language Indians are also good most of the time (cricket only) making baseball, american football and Pom/Indian cricket a pleasure to watch.
Most of the NZ fellows know their game, the three above were all international players, but they never learn when to talk and when to shut up.
Even 20/20 is better than watching rugby with it's totally incompetent officiating and terrible commentators.
I stopped watching because Danny (Fizz-boy) Morrison was behind the microphone meaning mute was compulsory at such a time.
Prior to hitting that mute button I remembered just how very, very bad NZ commentators are, how they must continue yakking non-stop instead of recognising that people watching television can see what is happening.
Morrison, Doull and Lose are the worst I've heard since Quinn hung up his noise-assister.
Most other NZ television sport commentators are also terrible.
Most of the time during play a commentary is unnecessary noise, what is needed is occasional interpretation of the play, the identification of particular players and fill-in information (may be history, player profile, competition or performance details etc.
The Seppos get it right, the Poms and english-language Indians are also good most of the time (cricket only) making baseball, american football and Pom/Indian cricket a pleasure to watch.
Most of the NZ fellows know their game, the three above were all international players, but they never learn when to talk and when to shut up.
Friday, 27 September 2019
Thought of several days
You read the stories of a young student dying in ChCh University Hall of Residence and you wonder how he was not found for two months.
Obviously no friends, no associates. Maybe that's why he died.
You also read the comments of students about that young man's age, about how there is no adult there to check on people, to ensure their safety.
While reading these comments one thought continuously goes through my mind: "..and people want to give these pathetic bastards the vote?".
Obviously no friends, no associates. Maybe that's why he died.
You also read the comments of students about that young man's age, about how there is no adult there to check on people, to ensure their safety.
While reading these comments one thought continuously goes through my mind: "..and people want to give these pathetic bastards the vote?".
Why is this news?
Stuff.co.nz, breathlessly I'm guessing, announce that some stores are starting to promote the Xmas period.
At the end of September.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116110624/christmas-decorations-and-advent-calendars-have-arrived-at-stores
Why?
Why do commercial decisions and timing of annual promotions have anything to do with news or anyone else except those businesses and their customers?
Was a store to start putting Xmas items up in it's store on 27 December this may be news in the "today's funnies" column but other that is, in fact, of no interest at all.
Nor is the "fact" (this is a slime report so by definition remains suspect) that some stores are starting their Xmas promotions now.
I can only assume that Stuff.co.nz are now so incompetent that the problems within the Labour Party re sexual assault, the problems farmers face providing our nation with export earnings and the problems NZ people face with an unlead, disgracefully performing government removing freedom of thought and expression from ALL New Zealanders are not important enough (in the Slime's view), to fill news content.
I disagree!
At the end of September.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116110624/christmas-decorations-and-advent-calendars-have-arrived-at-stores
Why?
Why do commercial decisions and timing of annual promotions have anything to do with news or anyone else except those businesses and their customers?
Was a store to start putting Xmas items up in it's store on 27 December this may be news in the "today's funnies" column but other that is, in fact, of no interest at all.
Nor is the "fact" (this is a slime report so by definition remains suspect) that some stores are starting their Xmas promotions now.
I can only assume that Stuff.co.nz are now so incompetent that the problems within the Labour Party re sexual assault, the problems farmers face providing our nation with export earnings and the problems NZ people face with an unlead, disgracefully performing government removing freedom of thought and expression from ALL New Zealanders are not important enough (in the Slime's view), to fill news content.
I disagree!
Life is Terminal
I have been reading the slime reports of something I admit I've not seen (despite working in the city today). Apparently there was a "Climate Strike".
No not the climate striking, in any sense of the word "striking", but apparently a whole group of people tried to save the world by (I'm not making this up) not doing anything.
Of course some are incompetent at not doing anything so made up signs, polluted the inner city, talked to like-minded slime etc - proving they are actually pretty good at not doing anything (useful).
One caught my eye. From RNZ:
"Another organiser Luke Wijohnand said: "There's such a difference between what we see happening in our political area and what is coming out from these scientists. It's like they don't even read the stuff, it's like they can't even understand or they don't panic when they hear that billions of people are going to die."
ALL people die. Life is terminal.
Is Luke suggesting by causing the death of billions (which is what the implementation of Luke's mates ideas would cause - by starvation etc.) some will become immortal?
No not the climate striking, in any sense of the word "striking", but apparently a whole group of people tried to save the world by (I'm not making this up) not doing anything.
Of course some are incompetent at not doing anything so made up signs, polluted the inner city, talked to like-minded slime etc - proving they are actually pretty good at not doing anything (useful).
One caught my eye. From RNZ:
"Another organiser Luke Wijohnand said: "There's such a difference between what we see happening in our political area and what is coming out from these scientists. It's like they don't even read the stuff, it's like they can't even understand or they don't panic when they hear that billions of people are going to die."
ALL people die. Life is terminal.
Is Luke suggesting by causing the death of billions (which is what the implementation of Luke's mates ideas would cause - by starvation etc.) some will become immortal?
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Funny?
There is a headline on the Spinoff:
Behind the scenes of Funny As: New Zealand comedians on how they do it
I haven't read the column, nor shall I.
I don't care how these NZ "comedians" do "it", nor, particularly, what "it" is.
It is the "Funny As" I question. Funny as what?
There is a photo/montage accompanying the headline, I assume of these NZ "comedians". I could name three, have seen and heard a few more, mainly on television advertisements.
From those occasions I suspect the answer is "as a 'plane crash".
Behind the scenes of Funny As: New Zealand comedians on how they do it
I haven't read the column, nor shall I.
I don't care how these NZ "comedians" do "it", nor, particularly, what "it" is.
It is the "Funny As" I question. Funny as what?
There is a photo/montage accompanying the headline, I assume of these NZ "comedians". I could name three, have seen and heard a few more, mainly on television advertisements.
From those occasions I suspect the answer is "as a 'plane crash".
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