Half the Gap Year is GONE

I struggle to understand it.. 6 months of my gap year has already passed.

Was supposed to buy a motorcycle... yep, did that and paying it off nicely.

Was supposed to get out on the road to meet more people and spend enough time camping along the way that I would come to know what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.... sort of done some of that.

My longest ride was only to Gympie for a few days and then back home via Brisvegas.. only about 1,000k's. And so far I have clocked up almost 10,000km's on the motorcycle.. so that's 9,000k's of just bumming around on the bike.. and still no idea of what to do.

So if nothing comes to me in the next 6 months I may have to take another Gap Year to fulfill what I wanted to do with this one.

I do know I want to tour around the country some time next year.. if possible. Meaning, if the Shit doesn't hit the fan big time then I could go on this journey.. could leave my kept belongings with family, and give up my rental accomodation of the past 5 or so years.. the girly would have to take the two cats.. well, they are supposed to be her cats after all.

That's a big step though.. maybe my worrying about whether I should do that or not is what is keeping me stuck still at the moment (?) I know it would feel weird having no fixed address.. never not had a place to call home in the past.. never not had my own place to rest my head at the end of the day. So giving my accomodation up is a BIG step.. then trying to live on the pension while on the road is also a BIG step.

Not sure what to do about the next full year on my Telstra contract if I decide to journey away for a few months.. would still have to pay for it even though I would not be using the internet or home phone portions of the already expensive monthly bill ($138 per month just for Internet and Phone).

Oh well... I still  think we are in a timeframe for major changes in our lives.. and I know I do not want to sit around this house every day doing nothing much at all really.. just want to get out and ride.. and not have to come back to Gumbieville each time.

So excited and also scared of doing what I want to do.. how silly is that ?

Great Wall and Chery Brand Cars and Utes.

See the stupid ads on TV for these Chinese made vehicles ?

So you are in the bad books with your missus for buying a reputable brand of vehicle instead of buying a newcomer .. untried... manufacturer to the market ?

Oh, and if you do a little research you will find that both Brands are from one manufacturer.. The Chinese Government Onwed ones that is.

If you look a bit harder you will also find that Australia is the TEST MARKET for the rest of the world with these brands of vehicles... that's right, we still get all the shyte dumped here, we still pay overpriced costs for everything we get here, etc.

Another OH... I wonder how long we have to wait for health problems to arise with owners of these Chinese vehicles ?

I'm seriously asking that question. We know for fact that much of what comes out of China is produced from recycled toxic substances.. so you should expect that the plastics and vinyls in these vehicles will be tainted in some way that will have negative health aspects down the track.

But don't listen to me... just stay in the brainwasher and do what the TV ads tells you to do okay?

Yep. Don't think for yourself.. let TV do all the thinking for you.

Freedom.. it's not real anymore.

Yep, you read that correctly. There is no such thing as Freedom.

Sure you are told you have Personal Freedoms, but they are extremely limited aren't they ? Think about it...... before saying I am full of shyte.

1/ You are free to work 5 to 6 days a week... but you HAVE TO ANYWAY if you want to live like the Jones's and have all that nice Stuff, and pay off an unfairly-inflated-price and Loan System for the House you might be able to leave to your kids when you die.

"But", you may ask, "When do I get to LIVE MY LIFE if I work so much of my life away ?" Oh, and you are free to ask that, just don't expect a sensible answer that isn't along the lines of.. somewhere in the 8 hours assigned for you to sleep and the 8 hours assigned for you to "recreate" in this Modern Slavery System... despite the fact that a BIG chunk of that daily "recreation time" are actually spent in preparation for/recovery after and travelling to/from Work.

2/ You are free to go where you want when you want... but you are monitored every step of the way via Cameras and Phone Service Providers. Oh and you can only move about the place if you can afford to buy petrol, pay Registrations Fees repeatedly.. so see section 1/

3/ You are free to drink as much water as you feel the need for. Oh, but be sure you PAY for it, and please ignore the FACT that OUR State government is still POISONING you despite the Truth being said aloud by Health and Scientific Researchers the world over.

4/ You are free to Educate yourself in order to try and find a better paying JOB with nicer conditions. Oh, but then you will accrue a massive Debt that will need to be repaid if you can get employment that pays more than a burger-joint does.

This education system is very much like America in that it really is NOT FREE AT ALL. And it will force you into Debt Slavery.. what a great way to begin a fresh young adult life huh ?

"But", you may say, "My family is wealthy and can afford to put me through University, provide for my after-Uni world jaunt before offering me an executive position in the family business." Well, aren't you just one of the truly lucky ones then ?

5/ You are free to be heard by your Government... damn.. NO YOU'RE NOT. They do not want to hear what you have to say at all. Government will ignore you at all times unless you have the money from pressure groups to pass into some Politician's Hand to BUY THEIR EAR.

Government will also tell you that you can be Heard by VOTING.

Is that really enough ? Your vote changes NOTHING.. except which BRAND OF GOVERNMENT is in POWER. Each brand is not a lot different to the other, they are all occupied by LIFESTYLE POLITICIANS.. and supported by the very same Lifestyle Public Servants each successive government, are they not ?

And, the Agenda keeps you scurrying around for more dollars to buy more stuff, to have more brain-sapping entertainment fluff so that you DO NOT START TO THINK FOR YOURSELF... because you do not have the spare time to think for yourself about anything really important.

That'll do for now, I am sure some of you could think this through even further and come up with a few more points of interest.

NO right to Protest anymore ?

Seems we just keep on following America... bring the cops out in force against any and all protestors. Use force to stop people having the right to Protest and be Heard... Yep.. that's America in a nutshell. Except this is in Australia.

In Amerca you run the risk of being injured, killed or stuck in police holding cells until they see fit to deal with you. In Australia you run the risk of being injured, killed or stuck in police holding cells until they see fit to deal with you.

Yep, that's the same thing.

It's weird to think that Australia became a Nation BECAUSE of Protest.. the Shearers Strike and the stand taken at Eureka by Miners against the Crown.

But now anyone who protests is considered to be acting illegaly, and they get NO support from the average people ... just look at the Occupy Movement that was TRYING to make some positive change for all of You... but none of You supported it. You just watched them on youtube being trampled by horses, peppered sprayed by Militarised Police in Victoria and Sydney, being physically attacked in all the cities.. and you stood back doing NOTHING.

This tells me most Australians have turned into GUTLESS bastards.

I have never been more disappointed in the Australian Poeple as I have been in the past year. You get what You DESERVE. So please continue to stay in your FEAR, stay in your hope that it never happens to you... and await the day when you HAVE TO protest.. and then get trampled, peppered sprayed, shot at with little bean-bags and violently attacked by Your Public Servants.

Fined for not voting in Council Elections ?

For all my life the only people who voted in Council Elections were home owners who pay Rates. Makes sense right ?

So sometime in the last few years the Law must have been changed to make everyone vote for Councils. Since I don't watch TV News, or read newspapers, I was completely unaware that the Law had been changed.

Friday morning I check my mailbox to find a notice from the Electoral Office saying I had 2 weeks to pay a $100 fine for not voting in my local Council elections !!!

It went on to say that if I paid the fine immediately it would only cost me $50, but will be $100 BY the due date.... which just so happens to coincide with me having to pay Rego on my motorcycle. Being on a Pension means you get paid once every 2 weeks and can only just afford to pay phone/internet connection bills after everything else is paid for too.

So I have to wonder why the Electoral Office only gives us 2 weeks to pay a fine that is huge compared to my income level. If not paid on time it will incur late fees and charges that will see it rise above $150. And then I will have to go through the SPURS system to pay the fine off... which also incurs more fees to bring the fine into the region of being $200+.

Seems to me these BASTARDS just keep finding ways to suck money out of everyone, and especially those at the bottom of the income pile... like us Pensioners.

Plain Packaging for Smokes.. what a dumb idea

Seriously.

This is such a dumbarse idea, more stupid than anything else I can think of.

Instead of spending all those dollars forcing this stupid idea through into Law, why not use that power to force Cigarette Companies to STOP using toxins in the manufacturing processes ? Yep, they would have to rely on the good old fashioned drying in the sun or shed method.

The health benefits to the nation would be instantly noticable.

Then the government could also force them to STOP adding coloured and flavoured FRUIT PULP to the tobacco to make it go further and thus increase their PROFITS.

Seriously.

Has the world gone totally INSANE ?

What is wrong with all the Politicians today ?

Can no-one see any sense these days ?

If I was Prime Minister there would be many things I would change for the better... not just looking like I am doing something about the problems.. but actually doing something about the problems.

Grrr at the new Qld Health Minister...

Bloody hell man... answer your email inbox!!!!

Or better yet, employ some lackies who will do their job properly and insure you read important mail.

Mr Health Minister.... Lawrence Springborg.. seems either you don't read emails, or your lackies don't pass them onto you, or you don't give a shit and couldn't be bothered to read what you need to know.

So now I have to print out the letter and hand it to you directly when you appear in my town again.. maybe you might read it then. And maybe then you might realise how important it is for you to do some damn thing about the Flouride Issue facing we Queenslanders.

Maybe you will learn how it is killing people, and thus how you as Health Minister could save 40 or 50,000 lives each year... simply by turning off the Flouride.

Maybe you would learn about the very negative health effects being recorded world-wide in countries and towns where Flouride has been in the water supply for years ?

Maybe you would read important statements by Professionals, Scientists and Health Care Researchers who prove beyond all doubt how bad this Flouride in water really is for the people you represent ?

Now that would be doing your job properly wouldn't it ?