Sunday 30 October 2011

The REAL issue with QANTAS!

You've all seen the news about the unbelievable action taken by the Irishman at the helm of what was once our very own International carrier.. yes every single aircraft around the world is grounded... absolutely no need for that action at all when the strikes are only in Australia!!

So why did he do this?

Think back to the waterfront war in the 90's... we know that was all about Union busting so that employers could better enslave employees with their Contracts for lower pay and less rights.

Mr Joyce says it's the Unions fault for not giving in on their "excessive demands".

The Unions say their demands are only..
1/ Security of Employment for a 3 year period.
2/ A very small pay increase.

Hmmm, how does that sound like "excessive demands" ?

And how is it possible for Mr Joyce to get a massive pay increase of 2 Million Dollars when the real workers can't even have a small increase or security?

Tony Abbot as usual says it the Government's fault... as if he has any idea on what's going on in the real world. He seems to think his job as Leader of the Opposition means he has to Oppose Everything the current Government does... instead of understanding his job is only to HELP AUSTRALIANS by working with the Government to improve things for us.. the Voters.

I forewarned that when QANTAS moved their Maintenance Operations to Asia, the company's perfect safety record would be wrecked beyond all belief.. and this is exactly what has happened.

Do you know who owns QANTAS?

Partial ownership is with Air New Zealand .. who themselves are owned by Singapore Airlines .. and the majority of the remaining shares are owned directly by Singapore Airlines.

So the major Australian International Airline is not even Australian anymore and hasn't been for well over a decade.

That's kinda sad for Australia.


Mr Joyce's actions are all about destroying the rights of Australian Workers so that they can be replaced by anyone who will do the job for far less than you would.. and so that the company canmove to Asia and use local employees.

Do not be Fooled by the Bullshit you read or hear in the Not The News on TV, Radio and Newspapers in our region.. which by the way are all majority owned by Murdock who loves Australia so much he doesn't even live here and certainly has never given a danm about it if his international newpaper reporting on Australia are anything to go by... yes it stirs the shit between those to our North so that they hate us even more because of the vile things we are made out to be in Murdock owned news media there.

He should be charged with Treason too.

What this should tell you is that none of the really Big Corporations give a shit about you, your family or needs. They only care about their Shareholder's PROFITS... at Your expense.

The Unions have said they've only had some rolling strikes that amount to less than 10 hours in the past two or three weeks and have already agreed to cancel further action.. before Mr Joyce did what he did this weekend!!!

That one snippet of information should tell you everything you NEED to know about what's really going on here.

Open Your Eyes Folks.. things are not what they seem to be on TV, Radio and in the Newspapers.

Saturday 29 October 2011

Cops in Fear for their own Safety???

Just after sunrise this morning my neighbourhood was woken by an angry drunk young man yelling abuse.. and his friend who was trying to get him to shut up and go home.

Meanwhile two female Police 'Officers' (note the Militarised Legal Terminology) sat in their paddy-wagon across the road from my place doing NOTHING.

So I headed out the door with my trusty old "door manager".. well I am in my 50's now.... and yelled to the guy to please shut up as we are all trying to sleep.. he told me to "F--k off.. you don't know what's going on".

At that moment the two Police 'Officers' got out of their vehicle and called out to me, "Excuse me, be quiet". WTF??? Both myself and my neighbour could see they had Tasers and Pepper Spray on their Utility Belts.

So I immediately replied asking, "What's taking you so long?".. they "directed" me to shut up and I reminded them that this is Australia and I have every Right to Speak Freely, and then asked again, "Why are you taking so long? This guys has been yelling for well over 10 minutes."

They then walked down the street towards this young man and his friend as a Highway Patrol car appeared behind the offenders. One male 'Officer' then faced up to the two men and subdued the guy who was yelling, then handcuffed him as the female 'Officers' looked on and occassionaly stepped in between the arrested man and his friend.

All good then you would think, right?

No.. one of the female 'Officers' jogged her obese frame back up the street towards me before heading across the street to their unlocked paddy-wagon.. but not before yelling at me, "We'll be back to see you later. How dare you talk to us like that!" Again.. WTF??

I called back to her saying, "We have freedom of speech in Australia.".. to which she replied, with one hand waving me away, "I don't want to hear it."

So.. I went to the shop for bread, milk and ciggies.. made sure to put a note in the front window saying I would be back in ten minutes, to be sure sure I did not miss their return visit.

An hour and a half later they slowed to a stop out the front.. but not until after three or four cop cars had cruised by looking in at my neighbour and myself sitting out the front waiting for the visit.

The two female 'Officers' walked over to the gate with hands on their Utility Belts.. as if expecting trouble from this old man. So I welcomed them by saying, "Good morning again Ladies".. notice how I immediately informed them by my choice of words that they are Equal Human Beings to me and not members of a Militarised Police "Force".... note again the Legal Terminology.

Their attitudes were instantly more friendly towards me.

They explained to me then that they had to work within the confines of Safety Issues for themselves, and could not tackle these two young men themselves so that people in the street did not see them being involved in a scuffle with 'Officers' going one on one with the two young men.

I then interupted (spelling?) them for a minute to ask, "But aren't you trained in Hand to Hand combat? And don't you both carry Pepper Spray, Tasers as well as your firearms ?"

They answered, "We can only deploy the Taser if they have a weapon." To which I smirked, having seen many, many videos of the abuse of Pepper Spray and Tasers on Australians who are unarmed... as well as being non-verbally.. they had their hands on their unclipped Tasers at the time.. threatened with Tasering when demanding the ID of an undercover cop who ran into my house behind the 10 or so uniformed 'Officers' who came to my place earlier this year with an Illegal Search Warrant based on the testimony of a man I knew to be a lying sack of shit who had been busted for Pot.. yes, he gave them people's names in an attempt to get off the charges.. even when the people named were doing nothing illegal.

I also explained to them that I had done Security work at difficult biker venues in my time and knew how easily a person can be subdued without main force being applied... and so the two of them with their Training could easily have taken the two young men down well before they reached our street and woke up the neighbourhood.

They responded saying that Their Own Safety is the factor leading to their decision for Inaction this morning. And then told me they were afraid the second man may have attacked them as they tried to subdue his friend.

Anmd there you have the gyst of the issue here.... Police no longer use their training to do their job.. instead they call "Fear" and either use Weapons against people or overcome them with superior numbers... just as the American Police do.

No surprise really, considering how our "Police Force" has weaponised themselves under the change of Legal Terminology that allows them to do so... and how they have copied the Uniforms of the U.S. Police, how they have changed from subduing an armed 'person' (legal terminology again) to shooting them dead with a body-mass shot instead of a leg shot or other forms of non-lethal force.

Bet you did not know that Australian Police also have the L-Rad 500 System.. a despicable Sound Weapon that causes intense pain to anyone within a 500 metre range. Check it out.. I tell you the truth.

Long gone are the days when a "Policeman" or "Policewoman" .. note the use of Non-Legal Terminology.. would handle an aggressive 'person' themselves using the methods learned in their training instead of waiting to do their job until enough Cops are on the scene.

The last thing I said to these two 'officers' this morning was, "You have to expect Public Scrutiny". They said, "Yes we know." To which I replied, "It is going to get a lot worse yet Ladies." They had nothing to say to that.

So there ya go.. a little bit of excitement in Little Gumbieville just after sunrise today.

Before signing off for today I want to mention something else about this...

Their statement of, "How dare you speak to us like that." is a perfect indication of their loss of understanding their position as PUBLIC SERVANTS who are Employed by the People and whose Salary is Paid by Your Taxes to Serve and Protect.. and.. to Keep the Peace.

They have forgotten we are all Equal Human Beings and that they have no Extra Priviledges or Rights as Police 'Officers' than any one else in this country of Ours. They chose their career and I can almost guarantee most do not go into the Police 'Force' to Serve and Help the Community.. most go into the 'Force' for the Power and Control they will have over all others.

Why support the Occupy Movement?

Just about everyone I hear talk about this.. if they even know of its existence.. say something like this, "Bloody hippies and dole bludgers...they want to destroy the banking system".

Which tells me Media has done its job of selectively wording the information to appear as if this is just a bunch of time wasting losers out to cause us all harm.


You see for yourself that Media is saying, "** people injured in fracas with Police".. which gives the distinct impression these people started the trouble and the Police HAD TO use violence.


This is a Lie.


With the exception of one or two people around the world, this Protest has been nothing other than extremely peaceful.. until the Police enter the fray with their Protective Riot Gear, Chemical Weapons, Flash Grenades, Rubber Bullets, Clubs, Nightsticks, Motor Scooters used to run into people, and even Horses used to Trample People.. as happened in Sydney yesterday. Not to mention the punches thrown by Police at peaceful protesters.

So what is all the fuss about?

This Protest is Opposed to Corporate Greed while ordinary people suffer as their livelihood provides less and less income.. this is a FACT.. even the lastest International Report claims Real Incomes for 99% of the population have dropped a massive amount even though that same population increased Productivity by leaps and bounds from 1976 onwards.

At the same time the wealthy have reaped massive benefits, massive Tax Cuts and income increases the likes of which are OBSCENE.

And here lay the Big Problem... inequality for the masses.

Why should some man sit for 4 or 6 hours a day in a comfy office chair, in air conditioned offices between long lunches, golf days, plus other  perks and take home Multi-Millions of Dollars whether he does the job well .. or not.... while the vast majority of REAL WORKERS slave away for 40 hours a week for next to nothing?

Do you see how unfair this system really is?

In America, the Banks and Big Business were bailed-out.. but now the ordinary workers are expected to cover the costs to the government for this sickening hand out of money to help support the System that Helps Itself.

These Protesters are doing what they are doing FOR YOU.

Don't you think you owe it to them to give some support.. or at least Learn what the Facts are and stop putting shit on them??????

This World-Wide Protest began in America.. on Wall Street 3 weeks before Media HAD TO begin reporting on it. Why the wait? Fear.. the Fear of the 1% in Control.. who are afraid that the numbers would grow to such an extent that REAL CHANGE would be Forced Upon Them.

So they tried to cover it up for 3 weeks. Then when they coldn't they used their information service (Media) to belittle the Protesters, to mould the view we all have of them so that NONE OF US JOIN IN.

Next they sent in the Riot Squads to remove the people, to shut them up, to make them cower in Fear of their Lives.

Those people..the Protesters... well they are your Sons and Daughters, Your Grand-parents, Your Neighbours, the people who make half of the crap you buy because Media shows you NEED it.. these people are the same as you.

At least they have the GUTS to stand and Face the Bullets, the grenades, the horses and other weapons used against them every single day for the past 8 weeks of this world-wide protest.

And you sit in your nice home, eat your nice food, watch your new TV and think how stupid these people are.

And you do not see that you are the Slaves for Big Business.. you are what gives them the massive Incomes from the sweat of your brow.. from the hard work you do and that they care nothing about other than increasing their already way too far over the top Incomes at your expense.

So what are you going to do about it?

Are you Brave or Gutless?

Friday 28 October 2011

Youth Culture

Once upon a time in a sensible enough world everyone KNEW youth culture was a limited thing, something we all went through and initially started to grow out of as we became Legal Adults.. then later started to Mature into real adults somewhere in our late 20's.

So what's changed to make me comment now?

The past 30 years is the answer... well, not the exact answer but the thing I want to talk about today BEGAN way back then.

Around 1980 the focus was changed from the Adult world we all worked and played in and more emphasis was being placed on Youth.. they began to be Targetted by Media and Advertising Companies to insure Kids turned into Teens who bought a lot of crap they really didn't need.. and, this followed a pattern to insure those same kids/teens continued to Spend, Spend, Spend on all the latest "Must Have" crap.. that they still didn't really need... well into their Adult life.

It succeeded didn't it?

The problem now is that the Youth Culture has infiltrated all levels of our western cutlure.. and here are some examples...

1. Can't find a radio station that plays something you can listen to.

2. Struggle to find anything of value to watch on the Idiot Box.

2. Middle aged men on TV sporting what I call "Boy Hair".. you know what I mean.. you see these little Boys (teens really) who spend an hour in the morning making sure their hair is Perfectly Messy enough to appear in public.

3. All the kids now dress as if they are the Stars.. when once upon a time only the Stars dressed like Stars and everyone else dressed like.. well..  normal people.

4. Adults talking like Teens.. "He was like.. and she went".. "I lolled..".. etc. Once we used real words when sharing a conversation.. things like this.. "He said.. She replied".. "I laughed..".. etc.

While on language usage.. Dictionaries once knew that Youth Culture was a short-lived part of life and did not include the kiddies use of variant words.. because as we all knew back then these kids would grow out of the need to make themselves feel SPECIAL by using different terminology to "The Oldie's".

Theis youth culture is not our own by the way.. it's an Import into Australia. It is American Youth Culture that has infected the real world to the extent that Austrealia has lost it's Uniqueness.

Example.. a famous Aussie country singer went back to his way out west home town early in the new millenium.. what he saw shocked him to the core. The kids walking the streets in that small outback town all wore baggy pants halfway down the hips so that their jocks showed, they all wore BLING, they all talked U.S. slang and listened to U.S. Gansta Rap on their at the time Boomboxes.. now of course it's on their Phones.

I don't know about you.. but I want Australia to be Australian. I want to be able to watch good Australian made TV content, to hear good Australian made Music on the radio, to hear people talk like Australians, to act like Australians.

Is that too much to ask in Australia?

Saturday 15 October 2011

Oh No's.. I've become a Grumpy Old Fart.

It's true. Three weeks back I discovered I'd officially become a Senior.. about 18 months ago.

The Mind went into high gear and started talking to itself.. "But I don't feel old even if the body is getting there. It can't be true. Maybe I miscounted ?", and of course, "How did this happen?"

So that's the easy bit out of the way early, now onto the grumpy part.

People. Just people. They get up my nose very often each day. From the three or four people who cut me off at roundabouts while looking straight at me, to the many people dragging their little kids across the busy street only metres from a crossing.. from having to hear swearing at the shopping centre by kids and 'adults' to the absolute invasion of negative youth culture to the point that most people are Afraid of them... from seeing middle-aged TV men wearing teenagers hair styles to hearing 'adults' speak in TEXT.

I want to scream WAKE UP!!!!! But they would only look at me like I was the problem.

I speak up softly, and weather the looks of "Crazyman.. avoid him". Yep.. ignorance really is BLISS.

Can we get a whole town IQ tested? Man I would love to know what the average IQ is in Little Gumbieville. If I was a betting man I would put $100 on the answer being less than 60.. with many coming in around 5. And I wonder if this is so because only three families started this district all those years ago... well, the Local Gene Pool is very shallow.

I'm being serious here so stop giggling.

People. Isn't it weird how everyone expects everyone to be dishonest these days? People talk to me about a lot of stuff.. most of it is exaggerated or not really what happened.. even the little things! And most people say "But little white lies are okay".

Are they? Wouldn't little white lies still be Lying? And isn't lying Dishonesty?Are we all so afraid to speak Truthfully all of the time? If so then WHY?

People. Dumbarse parents who allow their kids to rule the world.. well, at least the house they live in. As if a Parents sole duty was to Keep the Kids Happy at All Times.

Guess what? It's not. So get over it and grow some Testicles. Maybe then we can turn this sinking ship of misguided Youth around so humanity has some sort of future that isn't one of ME ME ME ME.. NOW NOW NOW!!!

People. I love it when they smile, or go beyond their fears to be their best.

Friday 7 October 2011

Grade 12 Formal night and other stuff....

We made it!! Can't believe we made it.. got some nice piccies of the girly and her date before they headed off. That should keep the family happy for a little while.

Tonight was the night it hit home that the girly is almost all grown up now.

Won't see her again until tomorrow sometime as she is attending a parentally-controlled after party about 60 k's out of town.. and you can bet my gut is churning hard over that one... especially after meeting so many pathetic parents in this district who have no idea about raising kids properly. Seriously.

Monday 3 October 2011

Puters and Things that don't work.. like my Memory

Grrr at Computers.

I build my own home computers, including the one that runs my Simulator. But this year I have had some issues with it after going to Windows 7.

First thing I found after three months is the puter doesn't like going in and out of Sleep Mode.. and that was where issues began coming up for me.

Last Friday the system simply crashed.. well, locked-up would be the right thing to say. Locked up and would not come back, and would not restart. This forced me to take the hard drives out to test.. and yes.. the system drive was knackered.

So a busy day was had in rebuilding it with the remaining hard drive.. after 10 hours of removing all files off it to DVD Disc!!

Then some silly old git finds he forgot the many passwords to various websites he was a member of.. like this Blog Site.. and a few others.

And then somehow this morning, I realise I have two Google accounts and one Yahoo account that each will let me into this Blog's Dashboard.. if only I could remember the right User names and passwords.

So as you can see I lucked-in and found one that allowed me to keep blogging and not have to sign up for a new one.

And that's the story of my weekend... Bloody Computers ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

...and Oldie finishes with more insane laughter....

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah ah aaha aha a cough cough cough splutter.. damn cigarettes!!