Visit to Australia Post (Passport Dept) ..D G Post number 1111.

Tuesday May 21 2013.
My wife and I set out with heaps of documents signed and ready for a quick visit to the passport office, but as it was didn't turn out to our expectations.
Firstly it was not our local Post office but one a little larger; one supposedly more copious to deal with the docs of us frequent flyer's to wondrous places out yonder. let it be said the people behind the counter bar one the photographer were abrasive to say the least and unaware of any recent changes in the issuing of passports to wit the clause which states,'Persons holding a British Passport who were born before 1929 will not be charged for a new passport. .
Now amid the normal flow of every day traffic at that post office which was so cramped for space I was asked "How  would I pay " I replied '\"mine is free," " Don't get your docs until you do" says PO  Person. so after haggling I paid up.
Leaving the PO I counted my dosh and it cost me about 840 Bucks to renew our pommy and Australian passports,  the Oz ones the cheapos at 119 bucks each.
Later a telephone call to Aus post HQ verified the total cock up at the  sloppy PO  and we then  contacted the British High Commission who will eventually refund my passport payment. (we will wait and see)
If and when our passports arrive a letter of complaint will be forwarded  to the sloppy Post office.

At this moment all we have are two cancelled Passports. hopefully our OZ pp's arrive in one week from now and the Brit pp's 5-6 weeks.

Post Office, .Tatty, Third world, unqualified  staff, inadequately informed.,,Needs good  shakeup.

Always ask yourself, " How can this be done better".

Vest. Back soon.

The land of the Dole and the Free.

Some of us older Australians are often made jealous by the dexterity of our younger compatriots when it comes to using electronic gadgets. But what if that dexterity is achieved at a cost to other crucial communication methods.

Most of us oldies now link a decline in handwriting ability to excessive use of laptops , smart phones and keyboard devices. It seems handwriting requires more physical strength than most people realise, which puts it beyond the ability of today's chubby - sedentary keyboard tapping generation. Using ones skills on pen and paper are considered more of a work out for some.

Australia has an economy which is broad and varied and more powerfully resistant to problems which plague lesser economies. unfortunately most people are so complacent about our ability to withstand problems which flatten other countries. While unemployment remains low in Australia there are areas which suffer more than other areas, some of these problem areas are what can be referred to as Ethnic Ghettos where people of a particular calling conglomerate when entering this country, Like the birds of a feather syndrome, It is an established fact that some of these persons live in what we would refer to as cramped accommodation , however to them it is not so much an inconvenience as it was prior to arriving in Australia. Coupled with this economic housing strategy is their ability to live a frugal life although not necessarily less than their previous standards before arriving here in Australia. Therefore it is apparent to most a perpetual life of bone idleness can be assured if geared up to live solely on the dole and feigning inability to cope with the drastic environmental differences and language problems. Which leave the authorities wringing their hands with despair. and yet our stupid politicians keep the boats coming regardless. If something isn't done soon, there will be other similar things happening.like hard up countries will pay for boats to send their sick to these shores being the present boat solution has no credibility.

Fact; It seems 65% of all dole recipients live in these Ghetto communities in Australia Except for Queensland ;widely known for its Bludging population.

An Idealist is a person who helps other lazy people to be prosperous. Welcome to strayer mate

 

Vest. Back soon.

Oh to be a King for a Day.

A beautiful day today ; similar to yesterday cool at night summery all day although winter here is three weeks hence. however, I did receive a wintry comment from a person I have become acquainted with for a while now who now reveals her Muslim upbringing to me when she vilified me and one of my posts relating to nothing more than statistical home truths. or just another of those ancient faith industry demons which surface from time to time from all religious followings. Get over it.

By ten am my circulation test had been a success and with no more MED Tests until November. her and I were on our way to shop at Aldi, It seems Aldi is the Mecca for all shoppers with brains, even Mercs were seen while driving around the Aldi car park twice - then giving it away and going to Coles instead. "Thank you for shopping at Coles" said the checkout chick with the big boobs as we were leaving Coles, 'Don't thank me thank Aldi having a full car park" say' I . then went to our mail box to pickup a parcel containing slippers (Pink) for erindoors Mums day pressie and the water bill for 392 bucks, tends to stuff up the day dunit?

Home about 1130, had early lunch - read the part of yesterday's Sydney Telegraph I missed and read a E M message I had overlooked as spam. It stated it was a pommy servicemen's blog and among other stupid crap said it was commemorating the end of WW2 on May 8, I then told them the WW2 ended On Aug 14 1945 Japan time and a few other things which would have annoyed them. As for the ship which arrived from Cape town with supplies for starving colonists on May 8 , I remembered reading that in the Telegraph' History on this day', it stated two days ago it had arrived on May 6 as well

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Occasionally funny statements are made which provoke when uttered by women in particular this lady on another blog who stated (probably thinking of P M Gillard) That women were more forward thinking than men , my reply which received a .silly response was" That is why this weeks earnings were spent last week".

If any relatives of my Bro in Law Dick Are reading this, would you pop on over and clear his 'IN' box .( Poor Dick )seems to have given up on PC's.

The Queens press secretary has revealed that number one son Chas will be taking over most of the state visits requiring long haul flights overseas. Poor old good Queen Bess from the 3Pm Corgi and Bess Xmas show is finding that traveling Super first Class with every conceivable luxury Thrown in with extras can be a burden on her health as in colleywobbles an affliction appertaining only to Royals. The Queen reached 87 years of age last month*** two days after St Georges Day and two days before Anzac day.

We are still dilly dallying over our Long haul trip to the UK envisaged this year traveling cattle class and wondering will my 87 year old Bones be more up to it than Good Queen Bess and her Luxury travel arrangements. A decision will be made soon.

Oh to be a King for a day..

Vest back soon.

***Correction; Two days later came St Georges Day, it being two days before Anzac Day,

Waterworks back in circulation again.

Water works back in circulation again  A copy of the original post which was deleted??? today with all comments after deleting a strange comment , all comment went AWOL too - bloody nuisance. But still have offending email !!! another blog mystery.

Well I was about to say today like yesterday, hang on I had written that; and was about to add, has been a pleasant day after the windup before my hospital visit, when 'click' and the post I had nearly finished between several interruptions disappeared despite hitting the 'Save' button several times while typing. this is the sort of thing which would happen years ago a thing of the past which has suddenly reared its ugly head to annoy me three times during the past fortnight.

Having simmered down I have decided to rewrite some of the post away from blogger then copy and paste it back onto blogger. BTW is there anyone reading this who has any idea how to recover posts when this occurs?

Always with trepidation we that is wife son and I in particular arrived at 2 pm to the local hospital. when signing in the whole population of the waiting room were able to hear the quoted name address and age plus phone number of the patient (Me) that is, I was then informed I was low down in the order of things and could expect to wait two to three hours before my turn on the slab, " So nothing has changed thought I and settled down in a comfy seat and told nearest and dearest she could leave as I had come prepared this time with pen paper and a bit of scribbling to sort out.

On advice I had arrived without watch and jewellery and was a bit miffed there was not a clock to be seen, wondering how long it was I had to wait I asked the nice young lady next to me who was waiting for her hubby; for the time, which led to us having a continuous pleasing conversation with me doing most of the talking until I was called.

And leaving out the gory details which followed I was sufficiently steady enough to go home about nine pm after being told by my Doc there was little amiss with me(ha ha) but they would like to do the same thing next time in November; like a holiday parting 'same time same place next year 'but secretly if it wasn't for old guys like me he could not afford the upkeep on his Mercedes.

Yes it has been a pleasant day today, But I would have liked to hear Come back in six years not months , it does seem silly trying to plan when most planning periods exceed that of your MEOL.

To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am. Vest... Back soon ?

PS, I, M. I hope your Hubby's P's get better soon. Ooh.

Singleton Waterhouse stoush, lousy losers

Its a must win at all costs when it comes to dodgy deals in the racing industry. Crooks abound in plentiful hordes, there is dishonesty running like blood through the whole system, and mug punters provide it , Poor old much divorced and petulant serial bad loser Singo; lost a race which was a dead cert  winner, but his trainer and her dodgy booky son according to Singo passed the word around that Singo's nag was a non finisher and surprise  surprise it finished second last. Singo does his nut (nothing new about that) remembering the Ralf Nader v Singo TV stoush in the early eighties, Singo's Rudeness to Ralph Nader a U/S corporate advocate was enough to take the show off air.
However, the whole stinking mess last week at Randwick will be unraveled by hordes of hand rubbing Ambulance chasers familiar with racings dirty dealings.
OK so you are not a mug punter, well here is the first lesson you will learn at a race track, it concerns a simple math equation which in the hype and excitement to lose your hard earned you will fail to notice. There are only three paying out windows to every ten paying in windows.
Owning horses at any level is hard on the pocket, only Frenchmen have succeeded in making a buck from failed racing nags, by turning them into snags pies and good old tasty lasagne, nothing like a juicy stallion steak.

Vest  Back soon.

Subject .Muslim Demographics

      
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Subject: Muslim Demographics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfYNpEKeQDU Vest said... Well I did my bit for the non Muslim world by producing five sons, nine grandchildren and four great grand children. Anyhow within two decades I'll be long gone. Didn't someone say the Jews will inherit the earth, I cant see it being the meek. Men will be the winners, particularly those who at present are controlled by their women. Women will become virtual slaves to males under Sharia law. Mind you men will not be permitted to go shagging around willy ninny and getting pissed up will be taboo and smokes will become history. and Jesuit Tony Abbot will be preaching the Koran. Things like the xmas ham raffles, pork roast, bacon butties, ham and eggs and pommy pork pies 'ALL Gone.' Saturday arvo stonings of unvirtuous women will replace the footy and you will be expected to get on your knees and pray between overs at the test cricket and all umpires will be Pakistani or Bangladeshi. an aged Abdul ric bin ponting will head Oz Cricket played in  crescents not ovals named after such noteries as Saladin , Bin laden, Mohammad, Saddam and Gadafi. Life as we know it now will be history, Until the 'New Christian revolution, perhaps...perhaps..              Vest. Have a thoughtful day.

ANZAC DAY AGAIN

Yes it happens every year on April  25, an event which commemorates the British Commonwealth Forces invading Turkey during World War One, formerly referred to as 'The Great War'.
Anzac Day is likened to that of Remembrance day in the U/K and elsewhere, which is cited as the day for remembering the fallen in all wars from that of the Great War, it was previously known as Armistice Day and  it was glorified on November 11, for reasons being the Great War supposedly ended at 11am on the 11TH  day f the 11TH month in 1918., Nowadays it is not remembered as before on the 11TH of Nov but on the nearest Sunday to the 11Th of November, the incumbent Govt  the Conservatives about circa 1970's? changed the date for economic reasons; meaning employers saved a few Bucks/Quids. cutting out another Public Holiday.

Each year,  Mini wars following the big conflicts help  boost  the  number of Ex service persons more so in Australia than elsewhere in the Commonwealth. Although Vietnam vets may not like the term Mini War. those Vets ex NAM on reaching the age of 70 plus who will be afforded a health Gold Card'; will help slow the ranks of departing ex servicemen in Australia.

Figures  which include(Non entitled to 'Gold Card) British ex servicemen living in Australia, also Ex Axis soldiers who fought against us who became Australian Cits and served in Korea in Australian units,; Who get the Gold Card. Hmm!!
In June 2010 there were 107,600 Veterans in Australia, The present figures show a ten per cent and increasing drop in numbers each year, the estimated figure being 69,200 at present but no doubt much lower by the time you read this.
Tomorrow I shall not be attending any Anzac memorial event, I am too old in the tooth to be getting up at four in the morning for the 'Dawn Service' which will not include people I know, most of my known mates are beyond the frolicking and Huge'Pissup" which follows the solemn dirges and bugle calls , mostly enjoyed by youngsters who unfortunately have in most cases no idea of the meaning of this sad day for remembering the fallen.

Vest.... WW2 & Korea, plus more. No Gold Card..... VEST NOT FORGET.

Five Surgeons

Five surgeons from big cities are discussing  who makes the Best patients to operate on. The first surgeon, from New York , says,  'I like to see accountants on my operating table because when you  open them up, everything inside is numbered.' The second, from Chicago , responds, 'Yeah, but you should try electricians!  Everything inside them is color coded.' The third surgeon, from Dallas , says, 'No, I really think librarians are the best,   everything inside them is in alphabetical order.' The fourth surgeon, from Los Angeles chimes in: 'You know, I like construction   workers...Those guys always understand  when you have a few parts left over.' But the fifth surgeon, from Washington , DC shut them all up when he observed:  'You're all wrong. Politicians are the easiest to operate on. There's no guts, no heart, no balls, no brains, and no spine. Plus, the head and the ass are interchangeable.'

Life in The Australian Army.

Life in the Australian Army - Brilliant!!

Text of a letter from a kid from Eromanga to  Mum and Dad. (For those of you not in the know, Eromanga  is a small town, west of Quilpie in the far  south west of Queensland) Dear Mum & Dad, I am well. Hope youse are too. Tell me big brothers Doug and Phil that the Army is better than workin' on the  station - tell them to get in bloody quick smart before the jobs are all gone! I wuz a bit slow in settlin down at first, because ya don't hafta get  outta bed until 6am. But I Iike  sleeping in now, cuz all ya  gotta do before brekky is  make ya bed andshine ya boots and clean ya uniform. No bloody horses to get in, no calves to feed, no troughs to clean - nothin'!! Ya haz gotta showerthough,but its not so  bad, coz there's lotsa hot water and even a light to see what ya doin! At brekky ya get cereal, fruit  and eggs but there's no kangaroo steaks or goanna stew like wot Mum makesYou don't get fed again until noon and by that time all the city  boys are buggered because we've been on a'route march' - geez its only just like walking  to the windmill in the bullock paddock!! This one will kill me brothers Doug and Phil with laughter. I keep getting medals for shootin' - dunno why. The bullseye is as big as abloody dingo's arse and it don't move and it's not firing back at ya like the Johnsons did when  our big scrubber bull got into their prize cows before the Ekka last year! All ya gotta do is make yourself comfortable  and hit the target - it's a piece of p...!! You don't even load your own cartridges,they comes in little boxes, and ya don't have  to steady yourself against the rollbar of the roo shooting truckwhen you reload! Sometimes ya gotta wrestle with the city boys and I gotta be real carefulcoz they break easy - it's not like fighting  with Doug and Phil and Jack and Boori and Steve and Muzza all at once like we do at home after the muster. Turns out I'm not a bad boxer eitherand it looks like I'm the best the platoon's got, and I've only been beaten by this one bloke from the Engineers - he's 6 foot 5 and 15 stone and three pick handles across the shoulders and as ya know I'm only 5 foot 7 and eight stone wringin' wet,but I fought him till the other blokescarried me off to the boozer. I can't complain about the Army - tell the boys to get in quick before word gets around how bloody good it is. Your lovin daughter, SUSAN  XXX

The Wedding of Samantha and Andrew

Saturday April 20.
Up the NSW coast in Budgewoi where my Wife and I live together with our eldest Son Chris, We had planned our 160 kilometer journey so to arrive at a prescribed time in Grose vale near North Richmond NSW the residence of our Son Andrew .
 First plan was for Chris to pick up serial prodigal son Tim at Hornsby station at 11am, Chris would be carrying in his vehicle all the music gear for the wedding, This was in jeopardy when Chris left a little late and Tim got peed off as he said he was freezing his balls off(It had been the coldest night of the year), to add to Tims misery I had to explain by phoning Tim that his brother Chris had phoned and said he would be even later as the battery in his vehicle had failed and was in a service station getting fixed up.
At the time I had just picked up my wife Rosemary from the Hair salon, and I needed to shave and shower, told wife to put all the clothes in the car and we would change on arrival if we ever got there, Rang Tim; told him I would pick him up at Hornsby Station  in about one hour , much profanity from Tim who said  he may go home. Rosemary remarked "that's good."
About five minutes from after the start of the journey it bucketed down like driving in a car wash for about 60 Kilometers, and was near where Chris was getting his vehicle fixed when  he phoned us in the car and said he was on his way and would pick up Brother Tim: so I  could go on to Grose Vale.
We arrived in North Richmond and were having lunch in a greasy spoon cafe, tried to ring Chris but the phone was out of funds. then borrowed a phone from the oriental cafe owner and was able to contact Chris who had picked up Tim after all, Tim shortly after joined us in the Cafe and Chris went on to set up the music gear, Tim was not at all happy all day and managed to create a scene late at night, Tim was shoved into  a small caravan overnight and was picked up by Chris who took him home about an hour after we left at 8am today, the journey home was without incident and the weather was wonderfully warm and sunny.
 Oh by the way the wedding went off fine,  lots of guests  who  were eventually quiet about 3am this morning, when asked to comment about the wedding to the photographer and others I quoted  ," It was about time" Samantha and Andrews daughter  Charlotte and Andrews daughter Aleisha looked  beautiful as did the bride and groom, and every thing went off nicely. the food in the main was The sucking pig and the Lamb on spits with seafood and other miscellaneous items.
On arrival home our Three animals(Two belonging to Tim) were highly delighted after their incarceration in the shed for 36 hours. Fini. Vest ...Back soon.

BTW Isn't it always nice to get home again to familiar surroundings and relax.

APRIL 21. Not much to say today.

Hip Hip Hooray!! It is the 87 TH birthday of  good Queen Bess today. Vest is wishing Queen Elisabeth of Merry England and her Dominions, continuing good health and prosperity as would her well wishers,
I hope the prediction rubs off on myself.

Vest , back soon.

Waco revisited Again and Again.

Authorities in the land of the Free and the Gun and new Huns, yes I mean  Stupid uncle Sam land,, land of the new generation Germans; must be a bit whacko not to figure out that about April 19 the 20TH anniversary of the slaughter by American armed forces of the Cult Davidians at Waco in Texas,; would present a good opportunity to exact retaliation on Texan Authorities for the death and destruction of Waco and its 85men women and children, yes 25 children.
Maybe time has erased this disgusting episode in the minds of the Americans who were involved in that only  Pol Pot , Auschwitz or Changi could match
The siege of Waco was linked to the Oklahoma City bombing which claimed 168 lives. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols admitted  their equally disgusting act was timed for the second anniversary of the Waco bombing. Over the past two days we have two more bombings, coincidence or what? or were other organisations using this date for their own misguided reasons.
You can bet your boots some crazy bastards  will use this time frame to keep our Yankee friends on edge for some time to come. but I hope I am wrong.

So the status quo remains, with few if any changes to the Gun Laws in  horse opera land the home of the AK47 toting Cowboys, despite going in with all guns firing, Pres Obama failed to target the problem with the second amendment.

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.

Back on Monday Vest, Going to my No 4 sons wedding Sat 20.(about time too ) and probably a few grog inspired family verbal fireworks, doesn't that always  happen?

Visit to the Sceptered Isle set in a silver sea.? not yet set in stone !

For the info of  Relatives and Friends.

　

This will be an attempt to resurrect yesterdays post which vanished without trace, so to avoid further cock ups I shall avoid typing on blogger and in future C&P to blogger in case of failure.

The problem I see in doing this will mean it will not have the same meaningful content as yesterday being my mindset today will not have the same relevance

Yes I am still hopping mad but the experience will pass eventually.

At the time of writing the visit to Merry England is in the balance, pro’s and cons at loggerheads. The ability to withstand the rigours of a fourteen hour incarceration in cattle class was daunting enough four years ago, it will also mean Rosemary and I would have no assistance around the Airport unlike that which was provided by Chris on the previous visit.

Further to the ongoing saga the build up of the hurdles, the bars get higher each day with little foreseeable respite until the end of July. At least 35% of my past and present relatives are Cancerians

Which in itself can be demanding too, however, I am fit enough to walk unaided or even trot, A shopping cart helps or a stick for long distances. Also up to and including 30^TH May I have three more checks on my health, seemingly a necessary evil although I cannot sense any problems except for a bit of LB pain now and then.

In addition to the afore mentioned family orientated marathon of events, next Saturday April 20, Samantha will become our Daughter in law when she marries Andrew Number four son (and about time too) a sort of seven  year itch in retro. Samantha also loves Sky-diving; total madness.

The family will consist of Aleisha from a Previous arrangement and Charlotte their seven year old .

Must drop a line to good Queen Bess to inform her of the Sixty year milestone Rosemary and I have clocked up, may even get a message or something., that will be on June 20.

How busy are you? If you can find time to send a message regarding your own personal ‘Goings on’ Rosemary and I would be elated ;due to the lack of it in recent times., news from relatives and friends can often mean a moment of togetherness despite of the separating distance.

Our family in The Land of OZ send our love and regards we hope to hear from you all soon.

“The generosity of your time is the most valuable gift you can give,

But email can provide it faster..... Unc Les, aka vest.

Drivers who normlly break the law get praised.

Couldn't believe the crap I read in to days Sydney Daily Telegraph.

Police have praised motorists for their "Generally good behaviour" on the states roads this Easter long weekend. "What a lot of Bollocks" say I.
I shall not print the whole article but simply point out the stupidity of this mamby pamby statement likened to a child being given stars on their school books for their good behaviour.
Police figures indicated that only one motorist and one  pedestrian were killed over the Easter holiday weekend. ( Isn't that enough)But  one hundred and eighty five people were injured in 550 yes five hundred and fifty crashes.
A police spokesperson supposedly stated. The police are heartened by the fall in the number of motorists detected speeding and drink driving on our roads so far this weekend, Only 116 people were caught drink driving.
Well you fuzzy rozzers out there who think this is acceptable behaviour on our roads think again , it can only be acceptable when the problem figures drop to zero,. Drivers are not minors or babes in arms they are Adults who supposedly are aware of the highway code, being so called 'Good on our roads' is something to be expected, not simply a reason to lower the income  for chop shops and less work for our hospitals.

Today in History April Fools Day

Did the Sons of Nippon believe it would not happen on a Sunday and relax their defences? Following the dough boys resting praying or relaxing generally on that Sunday the Nips paid a visit to Pearl Harbour in 41,. It seems the Nips got it wrong as Uncle Sam's boys had established a foot hold on Okinawa early that Sunday morning before the nips could say 'yankee go home', the rest is history . read 'Operation Iceberg' on  Google.
On April 1 Sunday Easter day and All Fools Day 1945 The last seaborne invasion inWW2  the invasion of  Okinawa.took place
That which followed during the next nine weeks seemed endless to those engaging the Jap Aerobatic teams sent to annoy us day in day out, the problem was the Nip guys just didn't want to go home, nasty sods they were, very unpleasant, fortunately in most cases we gave them their wish. Vest, action station . ADP or GDP exposed position on superstructure  HMS KGV, Flagship of the so called 'Forgotten Fleet.' .But Vest Not Forget.

The abscence of Kindness.

   Not a day passes when we hear of another event taking place that  shakes our faith in humanity. sometimes it is another conflict between nations but mostly it is occurring on our own streets. Rapes , bashings, drive by shootings. Drug and alcohol fuelled bashings  have become second rate news as common as parliamentarians lies - crookery and sex exploits.
Listing these happenings would never end, but home invasions where innocent and vulnerable aged persons are beaten senseless for their meagre possession's by persons with drug habits is on the increase.
It is also a sad fact that domestic violence takes many different forms but there is one factor constant throughout: There is never any excuse for it .
Assaulting one's partner is becoming more common too this is  unthinkable to level headed persons and yet because it has become more common, it is usually overlooked as simply a domestic disagreement  usually sorted out by a cuddle between the sheets.
The problem is, little can be done to prevent the outcome of these types of violence which are mainly spontaneous. Only the due process of our laws can be applied in extreme cases , but the kiss and make up method may be a better way.

Men play for keeps. Plus dead man wins a seat.

Those of you who are Family orientated may be aware that a Monopoly game becomes a battle when dad is playing. My research reveals fathers are more likely to go all out to win when they play board games with their children- or grand children.
Mum's in the main are quite happy to see their children enjoy the thrill of victory if it makes life more easier, it seems most dads enjoy a 'school of hard knocks' approach either because they themselves  can't stand losing, or to teach their child how it feels to taste defeat. However, this usually creates a problem for most kids who  in most cases throw a wobbly if they don't win.
Wives too become annoyed when they mostly lose when playing card games, to keep the peace it is best to create a winning opportunity from time to time  for  madame although it tends to go against the grain of my superior  male ego.

Read this the other day.  Recently a Dead man has been elected to the Texas State Senate, a few weeks after he died.
Mario Gallegos posthumously beat a Republican candidate after his family and friends continued to work on his behalf until the last vote was counted.
This sort of stupidity could only happen in The United States of  Uncle Sam land, or could some of those back benchers in our parliament be deceased and mummified to make up the numbers. wouldn't surprise  me.

Remember  He who does not hope to win has already lost, and to be trod on you have to be lying down.....back soon ..Vest.

Dung Hampers Or just full of "Sweet Violets"

Dear Sir/Madam
Am Ned and i would like to order DIAPERS from you and would like to know the types and sizes you have in stock as well as the prices and the types of credit cards that you take for payment.Thank you and waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.

Regards Ned.

Vest Say's this came in on a genuine email address.

My reply was  Ned. We don't do Diapers, Nappies or Dung hampers. At first I thought you could be taking the piss but then I realised you could be an American and full of shite which would explain why you are off course, please don't apologise for your silly mistake, I understand the mental anguish you are all experiencing in the land of the free, " Please get Well Soon.   Vest.
Cor stone the crows, whatever next.

Autumn now but Summer continues.

Sunday 24TH. Rained a bit last night, the sun is creeping higher in the cloudless sky to add to the discomfort of the expected humid 30c at noon today,and we are going shopping soon, the shops are less populated when the misc worshipers are absent praying for the sins they have committed this past week. I wonder what wickedness you have been involved with during the past week? Myself; well apart from using strong language in a anonymous letter to our local council, I have been pleasantly disposed to most of my contacts except the next door ginger tom who was hosed down to cool his ardour.
The bad news this past week is, we didn't win lotto and the god news is my dreaded 'C' has disappeared from my water tank, but I still have to have periodical? checkups.

Have been doing a lot of ifs  buts and why's over the possibility of her and I trotting over to the Sceptred Isle, Problem is Although I have a licence to drive in the U/K inspecting the road in front of you and not taking in the vista would mean avoiding this would require a driver like the previous visit . Our eldest was not interested in my suggestion that, we pay his fare and all car expenses and his keep as was the previous visit.. What would  be required is a pick up from Heath row and a relative with vehicle paid to drive us and stay with us on our travels from place to place, Any Offers
we suggest a Portsmouth or Oxford  based driver with time to spare, unemployed or retired..

Australian Test Cricketers - Over weight and over paid Wimps.

"JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE LOSING. NA Na NANA NA, What a petulant bunch of sore losers, spitting the dummy namby pambies, only a couple of players worth their salt. Read it in the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Long gone are the days when a batsman was given a more gentlemanly departing statement like" hard luck old chap" when given "Out" following a gentle clapping of hands. The spirit of the game has now descended to it lowest level, few teams would pass the skulduggery test. Likened to war minus the shooting.The weebix muncher 'Binga' heralded the 'AIR Punching ritual which sadly has been copied by other gormless bowlers, this is usually followed by the hyped up team members leaping on each others backs and patting each others Bums, makes one wonder what goes on in the dressing rooms away from the public eye. The latest news on the test series in India looks grim for the remaining bunch of Ducks. Remember the days when it was a hard slog winning in Australia? But that was when they had their own umpires - mostly crooked. It can only get worse. Today in History.1946.March 13, The Battleship HMS King George V Returns to Portsmouth ENG. Ten months after VE day and seven months after VJ day. The steering impaired ship the former Flagship of the British Pacific Fleet left Sydney on Jan 6 1946, steaming a boring eight knots all the way. at the time the ship had been in commission three years in three theatres of war yet the average age of its crew was 19.5 years approx.Just kids. I was an old kid of 19 and eight months. I retired 16-7-66 with all my teeth and no tattoos. oh I forgot, The RN still pay me a pittance.

Bunnings have it all.

I had intended to include this after the previous post , however, I was called away.
For those who have never heard of Bunnings, Bunnings is a Ginormous company which flogs all manner of things from - well just about everything, you name it they have it. They also have a huge garden nursery attached to their stores flogging seeds, fertiliser plants and trees with branches everywhere in Australia, They are part of the conglomerate of companies  including Coles, K Mart and others  trading under West farmers I believe.
Pm yesterday after leaving the Aldi Store  we called into Bunnings for seeds for our garden also a line replacement for the clothes hoist ; but trying to find a plug for our bathroom wash basin was a calamity, searching we found the half dozen slots containing plugs various, after a few minutes of searching found what we thought would be OK, all of the variety of plugs were priced at $2-50oents , however the one we chose was a solitary item and unmarked or priced., I informed them at the checkout it would be probably $2-50cents On presenting this to the check out lady it started a chain of events involving three other persons , measuring the the plug, product searching and people yelling and phoning plus customers becoming cheesed off waiting to be served reminiscent of a Fawlty Towers Show, anticipating this complete cock up I checked the time it took to inform me the price was $2-50cents, 17 Minutes..
West farmers gained 1.06 overnight.?

Cease trying to work everything out with your minds, it will get you nowhere.Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life  be Revelation.

Vest, Back soon.

DrIving at 96.

I slept well last night probably due to working in the garden and not having my Midday siesta, but after 8.5 hours I. had to rush to water the horse, Minnie our mog joins me for brekky as er indoors is down stairs doing the laundry, Minnie has raw meat every day  and bickies, she is a beautiful creature very agile and alert and is gradually becoming less feral .
Shopped at Aldi today, although Coles is three minutes walk it is far more economical to drive a return trip of 22kays and gets us out more, while in Aldi we somehow became involved in a conversation with a wizened old bloke of 96 when we helped him find an article on the shelf, after a half an hour of listening to 'Charlie and the war years ' we were blocking the aisle and people were visibly annoyed we continued our shopping when the old guy reappeared saying he had been back to his car but forgot something., and I am concerned about my test in July when I am 87, the old guy is a cancerian, as was my ma and pa, my wife myself and two of our sons, so there is the chance I may make 96.

Hope is the dream of the waking man.   Vest Daily Gaggle.  back soon.

These Guys are really off their nut and just plain selfish

Most celebrities far from being penniless live in another world supported by doting and groveling fanatics who make some of their idols believe they are beyond the arm of the law and can do no wrong
 Most of these offensive morons when pulled before the beak  usually plead ' a mental breakdown due to pressure of work and was the sole cause for their violent actions. It is rare for these persons to be awarded a custodial sentence and those who do usually serve their time in clink away from the general hoi poloi and are given and are able to receive comforts from out side their prison cell. Slick ambo chasers and lots of dosh spent on a host of lying testimonies from other high profile assholes usually get these people released from the slammer much sooner than the Joe blows and the down at heels.
Serial offenders like the son of Melbourne's Moon Face and Patty; Matty the Batty can always come up with a session of violence to order when matters do not agree with him. and another example is poor old 'Stumpy Oscar P ' the Afrikaner whose violence is legendary.
These Celebrity perpetrators using domestic violence generally receive more sympathy than their victims  which confirms the fact that  liberty in these cases can only be achieved by those able to afford the heaviest artillery.
There is a visible double standard for those celebrities who are brought before the courts for engaging in domestic  and general violence
. It would seem the  awed judges believe these morons have a different moral code than those lesser known and believing they are special and gifted and should not be incarcerated, surely being gifted would mean being smart and clever intelligent and more likely to know how to identify right from wrong, assuming this these ratbags should feel the full weight of the law, nothing less.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich

Vest ...Back soon.

Is Cardinal Sin still around or did Bene dick us.Plus Sharia law.

The Italian news paper La Republica reported Ex Hitler Youth member and leader of the Faith Industry Catholic sect of the archaic Christian Roman Church Pope Benedict XV1 has resigned after an internal investigation informed him (He was unaware)about a web of corruption blackmail and prohibited forms of sex  and drug activity in the Vatican precincts..
Three cardinals were asked by Big Benny(his nickname or dick name) to verify the allegations of dodgy financial activity and cronyism exposed by 'Vati Leaks'.
Benny the pontiff was handed leather bound volumes containing the  map of the problems and those who were the so called 'Bad Fish'.
 Red lidded cardinals are now vying for the prestigious privilege of wearing the fisherman's ring including Sydney's Cardinal Pell ( Pelly with the head of jelly).
Is Cardinal Sin still around?

Is Australia following a few European countries by soft pedaling the Australian Muslim Community, by allowing  the despotic and archaic Sharia laws to be imposed upon their subjects..?
A recent convert to the Muslim faith  asked  his Muslim buddies to cure his alchol problem, the guy in question from Sydney was awarded approx forty strokes from a lash made from several electrical wires.
Would this cure you from any alcohol related problems should you have one?
Would it also become a deterrent for persons who smoke. And  would the ' No gain without pain' slogan be helpful in these cases?

Vest... Back soon.. Remember in order to be walked on , you must be lying down.

Ti's The Last day of Summer

It was dry but windy and overcast on my way to our local shops which only takes three minutes for the average bloke to cover the distance, going without my stick was foolhardy, I sat down on the bench outside the lotto place; gathered strength and made it to the counter , better luck next time; nothing too unusual about that, then I had to get stuff for our 45 yr old fith sons moggies we are boarding for free until he gets settled 'Again', passed the woman collecting for legacy and said "No;" gave ten cents to the guy twanging the guitar, told him to go buy a bar of soap he replied " tight arse"I then sat next to another old guy on a bench who was reading about mad cow disease in Europe the lady collecting legacy Say's looks like you didn't see any of the wars in your life time otherwise you would contribute to legacy,." Nah Say's I, most of the recipients from waking are in the the clubs pissing up and playing bowls  all day then when the going gets tough they have a health gold card to keep them alive, " You are jealous cos you didn't fight for your country, and you are very rude" says she " Yes I know" say'.s I , I feel very ashamed, " Old guy on bench Say's " don't worry sport I reckon she has mad cow syndrome" " dunno about that mate but I reckon a bloke has the right to say "No" as well as a woman, I got up said "Bye" and later came out of 'Coles' with Cat litter and when passing in the car chucked a cheap bar of soap at guitar twanger.
Pm started on the veggies in the kitchen - phone rings ; a Sub / cont voice say' she is doing a survey I tell her I'm doing the spuds and hang up - picked up peeler; phone rings, " is Rose there" says' a friend, "no she is downstairs about to cut the front grass(Lawn?) I'll get Rose to phone you when she is finished " . Picked up peeler - phone rings , Jim who is 91 and nearly deaf but four years my senior tells me he is lonely in the house alone after returning from holiday in Hawaii, the conversation ended after Rose appeared all hot and sweaty and going into the shower , " Who was that Say's Rose",
"Jim Say's I,  we have been recalling the Pacific War and Russian convoys and the USS Missouri and Kamikazes and another medal he says the Ruscoes want to give us , I told him not to bother I am already listing to Port and in any case what more proof do you want proving you did your bit, we both probably heard only half what was said but I got the gist of the message, managed to finish when I suggested he ring George another shipmate who is 92, George is a good listener.
It is now raining hard , will finish this later.
Got up at five ten am and watered the horse - still raining and the first day of fall (Autumn.) I believe Yanks can't spell Autumn. The rain will assist the growth of the garden providing we don't get a Brisbane type flood. I shall now make an early start in the kitchen, too early for phone calls and other disturbing influences.

Remember. The freedom to offend is an integral component of freedom of speech. There is no right not to be offended.
Back soon... Vest. aka LJB.. Have an exciting day.

Most Sons are bludgers. Some Daughters too.

Mothers and fathers are slaving in the home or working overtime to support the bone idle bunch of layabouts we call children, and Males are the worst culprits mostly school dropouts from sixteen year olds plus. it hurts more when looking back to an era that most people have forgotten , when at thirteen few options were available in the workforce on leaving school unless  your parents were wealthy and you were afforded an education befitting a well paid job or profession. myself on leaving  a charity boarding school at fifteen point five years and sent to the Royal Navy was not my idea for my future, but there was no option and to date the RN is paying approx 20 %. of my earnings..
A local study showed young adults  in NSW Australia and possibly all of Australia rely heavily from the support of their parents who in most case are stupid enough to allow their namby pambying of their bone idle offspring  to squeeze and bleed them dry.  A six month stint in the militia would cure most of these arseholes. Another alternative is to lock them out on a cold a frosty day which would send them scurrying to the job market
.In 1983 we had three working male adults  in our home called sons, each paid their mother  $15-00 weekly for total keep, they all howled when told it should be raised to twenty five bucks,  so I suggested they not give us any more money for their keep plus we Mum and Dad would give them an extra $100 each and thereby give them total control of all the A to Z aspects of running the household apart from business expenses. . some of your major concerns will be the following
Mortgage, power and telephone,bills, Food and other shopping expenses, also cooking, cleaning
 and all miscellaneous household chores plus the mowing and gardening. and the cost of the 'Pump Out' which will stop you having 15 minute showers.
The problem of the extra payment for their keep was soon resolved.

Yes, It is still summer here ?.

Miserable day today, woke at 5 30; from the window all that could be seen was rain and more rain , Strange how running water makes one want to go, from the bathroom window I could see 'Ginger tom' looking wet and bedraggled by the shed lean to, the randy sod never gives up.
Went back to bed - seemed the most sensible thing to do  woke again about 7 30 her indoors brought me the paper which was full of crap about thugby league, car sales and whats on if you wish to venture forth to the local club venues, after a modest brekky of cereal and tea, the weather being what it was like cool and very English sort of cricket test match weather and not wishing to go shopping the fridge produced a myriad of bits and pieces which were used for today's din din , a quarter of a chook left over from yesterday plus heaps of lean chopped bacon and six 45mm mushrooms a very large onion two carrots a stick of celery, two turnips the chopped stalks of the broccoli and a finely chopped tomato adding  a large heaped teaspoon of Keens curry powder plus   a chicken oxo mixed herbs and a quick shake of garlic salt combined - stirred into a two litre lidded glass dish with 1.5 cups of filtered water, cooked in the m/wave for ten minutes then added the gravy powder cook another ten Min's.  fortunately it tastes quite pleasant , but due to the bacon it is not Hal Al or Kosher
Forty years ago in Sydney Pig meat was more expensive than Sheep meat and there was a substitute for Ham in the form of smoked leg of hogget  meaning smoked ewe meat or older sheep, it was kosher and halal  possibly? not sure. Today we have pork in its cheapest forms about about half in price to best lamb. so as the saying goes
"Get some pork on yer fork you dork.".
Vest Back soon

Understanding Islam. ???

Understanding Islam by Greesh Sharma, Ph.D Here is a perspective by Dr. Peter Hammond. Dr. Hammond's doctorate is in Theology. He was born in Cape Town in 1960, grew up in Rhodesia and converted to Christianity in 1977. Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life. Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components. Islamisation begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges. When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well.. Here's how it works: As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will for the most part be regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in: United States -- Muslim 0.6 % Australia -- Muslim 1.5% Canada -- Muslim 1.9% China -- Muslim 1.8% Italy -- Muslim 1.5% Norway -- Muslim 1.8% At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytise from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in: Denmark -- Muslim 2% Germany -- Muslim 3.7% United Kingdom -- Muslim 2.7% Spain -- Muslim 4% Thailand -- Muslim 4.6% From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves, along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in: France -- Muslim 8% Philippines -- 5% Sweden -- Muslim 5% Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3% The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5% Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8% At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world. When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris , we are already seeing car-burnings. Any non-Muslim action offends Islam, and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam , with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections in: Guyana -- Muslim 10% India -- Muslim 13.4% Israel -- Muslim 16% Kenya -- Muslim 10% Russia -- Muslim 15% After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in: Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8% At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in: Bosnia -- Muslim 40% Chad -- Muslim 53.1% Lebanon -- Muslim 59.7% From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in: Albania -- Muslim 70% Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4% Qatar -- Muslim 77.5% Sudan -- Muslim 70% After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some state-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and in some ways is on-going in: Bangladesh -- Muslim 83% Egypt -- Muslim 90% Gaza -- Muslim 98.7% Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1% Iran -- Muslim 98% Iraq -- Muslim 97% Jordan -- Muslim 92% Morocco -- Muslim 98.7% Pakistan -- Muslim 97% Palestine -- Muslim 99% Syria -- Muslim 90% Tajikistan -- Muslim 90% Turkey -- Muslim 99.8% United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96% 100% will usher in the peace of 'Dar-es-Salaam' – the Islamic House of Peace.. Here there's supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrasses are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in: Afghanistan -- Muslim 100% Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100% Somalia -- Muslim 100% Yemen -- Muslim 100% Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons. 'Before I was nine I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; the tribe against the world, and all of us against the infidels. It is important to understand that in some countries, with well under 100% Muslim populations, such as France, the minority Muslim populations live in ghettos, within which they are 100% Muslim, and within which they live by Sharia Law. The national police do not even enter these ghettos. There are no national courts, nor schools, nor non-Muslim religious facilities. In such situations, Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. The children attend madrasses. They learn only the Koran. To even associate with an infidel is a crime punishable with death. Therefore, in some areas of certain nations, Muslim Imams and extremists exercise more power than the national average would indicate. Today's 1.5 billion Muslims make up 22% of the world's population. But their birth rates dwarf the birth rates of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and all other believers. Muslims will exceed 50% of the world's population by the end of this century. Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat Quite an eye opener.....

Laugh yourself Horse

Within hours of the news that Tesco's 'all beef hamburgers' contained 30% horse meat, these quips hit the Internet: o I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse … I guess Tesco just listened. o Anyone want a burger from Tesco? Yay or neigh? o Not entirely sure how Tesco are going to get over this hurdle. o Waitress in Tesco asked if I wanted anything on my Burger … so I had a £5 each way bet! o Had some burgers from Tesco for my tea last night … I still have a bit between my teeth. o A woman has been taken into hospital after eating horse meat burgers from Tesco. Her condition is said to be stable. o Tesco are now testing all their vegetarian burgers for traces of unicorn. o I've just checked the Tesco burgers in my freezer ... AND THEY'RE OFF. o Tesco now forced to deny presence of zebra in burgers, as shoppers confuse barcodes for serving suggestions. o Said to the missus, “These Tesco burgers given me terrible trots." o To beef or not to beef. That is equestrian. o A cow walks into a bar. Barman says, “Why the long face?”. Cow says “Illegal ingredients, coming over here stealing our jobs!” o I hear the smaller version of those Tesco burgers make great horse d'oeuvres. These Tesco burger jokes are going on a bit. Talk about flogging a dead … Agggghhh NO! NO NO NO! And last but not least — Have you tried Tesco Meat Balls? — They’re the dogs bollocks!!   Sent in by Malcolm P. U/K. Vest back soon.