So, what did I tell you about the police???
If you're in New Zealand then you've probably heard the news about police viewing pornography at work. Apparently 330 staff around the country are viewing this material on their work computers. First of all, when do they get the time to view porn at work, and second, how can they get away with it at work? I know where I work if it was discovered that we were viewing porn at work then we would be dismissed immediately! This should happen with the police too! I know axing 330 staff sounds like a big thing, but it would serve as a deterant to other businesses and organisations.
If you want to view this type of thing on the Internet then do it at home - not at work!
Friday, April 22, 2005
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
What are the Police doing?
Thought it was about time I wrote down my thoughts about this. I can't believe how annoyed I get at the police. Just this morning in the town I live in I saw a cop car just driving around the streets, and I thought to myself "why isn't he out fighting crime?"
I have had some stupid experiences with the police. When I was learning to drive I was driving home from church one night. I had my father with me and because it was one of the first times I had driven in the dark I hit the curb. A cop pulled us over and wanted to know if I had been drinking? Huh? I had just come from church. And one time I went to a church dance in Wellington. There was a cop just around the corner from the chapel checking people for drunk driving - we thought "he's not going to get many tonight!"
When I lived in Sydney the flat I was living in got broken into. Although not much was stolen the flat was trashed and I was pretty shook up. We called the local police, and they took about an hour to arrive. When they did arrive they said, "We think we know who did it but we can't do anything about it." Good grief!
One time I was driving around Lake Taupo and I had to stop quickly at some roadworks. Obviously the guy behind me was travelling too close as he crashed right into the back of me. When I got out to see the damage he took off! So I called the cops and they eventually came. I said what had happened and they went looking for the guy. They caught up with him and then when they came back to my they said that the other guy had said it was my fault! Good grief! Don't you think a hit and run is his fault?? Duh!
And another time I got a speeding ticket for doing 62km/h in a 50km/h zone - man, I must have been hoofing it that day!
Recent cases here in New Zealand include a taxi instead of a police car being sent out to that girl in West Auckland, and she ended up dead; and reports in the news of all the unassigned rape cases. Where are the police - they're gathering revenue by waiting for drivers to go 2km over the speed limit!!
I have had some stupid experiences with the police. When I was learning to drive I was driving home from church one night. I had my father with me and because it was one of the first times I had driven in the dark I hit the curb. A cop pulled us over and wanted to know if I had been drinking? Huh? I had just come from church. And one time I went to a church dance in Wellington. There was a cop just around the corner from the chapel checking people for drunk driving - we thought "he's not going to get many tonight!"
When I lived in Sydney the flat I was living in got broken into. Although not much was stolen the flat was trashed and I was pretty shook up. We called the local police, and they took about an hour to arrive. When they did arrive they said, "We think we know who did it but we can't do anything about it." Good grief!
One time I was driving around Lake Taupo and I had to stop quickly at some roadworks. Obviously the guy behind me was travelling too close as he crashed right into the back of me. When I got out to see the damage he took off! So I called the cops and they eventually came. I said what had happened and they went looking for the guy. They caught up with him and then when they came back to my they said that the other guy had said it was my fault! Good grief! Don't you think a hit and run is his fault?? Duh!
And another time I got a speeding ticket for doing 62km/h in a 50km/h zone - man, I must have been hoofing it that day!
Recent cases here in New Zealand include a taxi instead of a police car being sent out to that girl in West Auckland, and she ended up dead; and reports in the news of all the unassigned rape cases. Where are the police - they're gathering revenue by waiting for drivers to go 2km over the speed limit!!
Friday, April 01, 2005
Petrol price hike
Petrol has gone up yet again here in New Zealand. It's now 129.5 cents per litre!
It went up 5 cents a litre today with a new petrol tax by the government. Apparently this tax is for roading. We'll just have to wait and see how much actually goes on roading.
I thought the 5 cents price hike today was an April Fools Day joke - obviously not.
Petrol has gone up yet again here in New Zealand. It's now 129.5 cents per litre!
It went up 5 cents a litre today with a new petrol tax by the government. Apparently this tax is for roading. We'll just have to wait and see how much actually goes on roading.
I thought the 5 cents price hike today was an April Fools Day joke - obviously not.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Quality of water in New Zealand
On "Campbell Live" on TV3 tonight about bottled water versus tap water, and how most people couldn't tell the difference.
Obviously they haven't tried tap water in the King Country towns of Otorohanga, Te Kuiti, and Taumarunui - the water around here tastes and smells like dirt!
On "Campbell Live" on TV3 tonight about bottled water versus tap water, and how most people couldn't tell the difference.
Obviously they haven't tried tap water in the King Country towns of Otorohanga, Te Kuiti, and Taumarunui - the water around here tastes and smells like dirt!
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Star Trek: Enterprise cancelled
I can't believe that Paramount (the UPN network and Viacom) have cancelled the great TV show Star Trek: Enterprise. How could it be cancelled after just 4 seasons??
Star Trek would be the number one sci-fi franchise in the world. Star Trek has lasted for 39 years - with 10 movies and 5 television series - I don't know of any other sci-fi as popular as that! There are Star Trek conventions all over the world all the time - I've even attended 3 of them here in New Zealand.
Unfortunately Enterprise has been quite low in the ratings in the States. I cannot understand why as it is an excellent television series. I'm not sure how it rates here in New Zealand. It started off on a free-to-air (terrestrial) channel, but now it is on a pay (satellite) channel. But then, New Zealand television has never been kind to Star Trek.
The 3rd season has just started on TV here in NZ, so we still have a few episodes to watch. I just hope Star Trek carries on in some form. Something this great just cannot die!
I can't believe that Paramount (the UPN network and Viacom) have cancelled the great TV show Star Trek: Enterprise. How could it be cancelled after just 4 seasons??
Star Trek would be the number one sci-fi franchise in the world. Star Trek has lasted for 39 years - with 10 movies and 5 television series - I don't know of any other sci-fi as popular as that! There are Star Trek conventions all over the world all the time - I've even attended 3 of them here in New Zealand.
Unfortunately Enterprise has been quite low in the ratings in the States. I cannot understand why as it is an excellent television series. I'm not sure how it rates here in New Zealand. It started off on a free-to-air (terrestrial) channel, but now it is on a pay (satellite) channel. But then, New Zealand television has never been kind to Star Trek.
The 3rd season has just started on TV here in NZ, so we still have a few episodes to watch. I just hope Star Trek carries on in some form. Something this great just cannot die!
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Should the Wananga be called a university?
You may have seen this article in the NZ Herald:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10007702
Or you may have seen something on TV about it.
Apparently, New Zealand's largest tertiary institution, Te Wananga o Aotearoa is to be getting a telling off for calling itself a university, and the universities around the country aren't happy with this.
The translation of "Te Wananga o Aotearoa" into English is "The University of New Zealand" - so what's the problem of translating the name of the institution into English so that most of the country can understand what it means?
By the way, universities use the term "wananga" in their names - for example "The University of Waikato - Te Whare Wananga o Waikato". If universitys can use "wananga" then The Wananga can use "university"!!!
You may have seen this article in the NZ Herald:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10007702
Or you may have seen something on TV about it.
Apparently, New Zealand's largest tertiary institution, Te Wananga o Aotearoa is to be getting a telling off for calling itself a university, and the universities around the country aren't happy with this.
The translation of "Te Wananga o Aotearoa" into English is "The University of New Zealand" - so what's the problem of translating the name of the institution into English so that most of the country can understand what it means?
By the way, universities use the term "wananga" in their names - for example "The University of Waikato - Te Whare Wananga o Waikato". If universitys can use "wananga" then The Wananga can use "university"!!!
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Sad, sad day for the world
It's a sad day for the world. The US presidential Elections are all over and regrettably George W Bush has won and has 4 more years in the White House.
Of course I was a big supporter for John Kerry. We needed to get Bush out of there at all costs. Bush is a looney. He just doesn't have a clue. No wonder "uneducated white people" (i.e. rednecks) voted for him.
I cannot believe the way the election went. Do Americans get different news than we get in other parts of the world? Can they not see what has been happening in the world? Look at all the atrocities in Iraq - American soldiers being killed, innocent people being killed (and beheaded) from all sides. Human rights abuse in Iraqi prisons. And it's still going on, and all of this under President Bush. Just look at the protests against America, and especially against Bush around the world. There hasn't been a president that has been so disliked by the world in a long time. Kerry was going to improve international relations, something that is really needed, especially in the war against terrorism. But that's over now.
If you live in America, be prepared for more terrorist attacks, because they are going to happen. Remember what Osama bin Laden said just last week. He said the terrorist attacks were Bush's fault. Now that Bush has retained the presidency, expect more attacks.
Expect more protests from the rest of the world too. If only the rest of the world could vote for the American president. Kerry would have won by a landslide. Whoever the president of the USA is does affect the whole world. John Kerry would have been popular the world over.
But hey, let's have a look at the positive side of this. At least we still have a president we can make fun of. Just check out my webpage all about George "Dubya" Bush: http://www.adamclaydon.com/georgew.htm
John Kerry was the man to beat Bush, but half the American voters had some crazy ideas in their heads that Bush was actually a good leader?! Something that I and the rest of the world will never understand.
Roll on 2008!!!!
Of course I was a big supporter for John Kerry. We needed to get Bush out of there at all costs. Bush is a looney. He just doesn't have a clue. No wonder "uneducated white people" (i.e. rednecks) voted for him.
I cannot believe the way the election went. Do Americans get different news than we get in other parts of the world? Can they not see what has been happening in the world? Look at all the atrocities in Iraq - American soldiers being killed, innocent people being killed (and beheaded) from all sides. Human rights abuse in Iraqi prisons. And it's still going on, and all of this under President Bush. Just look at the protests against America, and especially against Bush around the world. There hasn't been a president that has been so disliked by the world in a long time. Kerry was going to improve international relations, something that is really needed, especially in the war against terrorism. But that's over now.
If you live in America, be prepared for more terrorist attacks, because they are going to happen. Remember what Osama bin Laden said just last week. He said the terrorist attacks were Bush's fault. Now that Bush has retained the presidency, expect more attacks.
Expect more protests from the rest of the world too. If only the rest of the world could vote for the American president. Kerry would have won by a landslide. Whoever the president of the USA is does affect the whole world. John Kerry would have been popular the world over.
But hey, let's have a look at the positive side of this. At least we still have a president we can make fun of. Just check out my webpage all about George "Dubya" Bush: http://www.adamclaydon.com/georgew.htm
John Kerry was the man to beat Bush, but half the American voters had some crazy ideas in their heads that Bush was actually a good leader?! Something that I and the rest of the world will never understand.
Roll on 2008!!!!
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