This will also be the case for Watson Supabarn express. Black and Gold and IGA brands will not be available there soon and there will also be a reduced range of groceries on the shelf similar to when it turned into a Shop Rite not to many years ago.

When Supabarn tried to outbid Metcash (IGA) in purchasing the Franklins stores it left them in a situation where they believed they could be better off starting their own self supplied store structure. that is where we are now.

Either way, Watson (run independently by Andy, great operator) is a well run store and will not do anything to negatively effect its customers but there may be a teething period. If you don’t like what you are offered then you should let them know so they can do something about it. That is how an independent business survives by listening to its customers.

It will be interesting to see what changes take place and how the changes are received by customers.

Good to see Supabarn expanding a bit. Will be interesting to see what happens in the future with these stores. Hopefully Watson will end up being a better store than it currently is (although shame that the IGA frozen meals will most likely go). I see Florey is the only other ACT store listed on the Supabarn site (Watson isn’t listed yet)

I may very well be putting myself at a disadvantage by taking this stance (which was learned the hard way, I might add), but it weighs heavily in my deliberations.

As for New Zealand radio. I don’t know much about it, but would love to learn more. Do you have any links or publications which you could recommend?

An interesting comment, but comprehension isn’t your strongest ability is it?

To start with, I did not claim that the song was about the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, as you have asserted I did. What I said is that the song was written as a funding mechachnism for the Tent Embassy.

Paul Kelly also sung the original version of the song. The fact that it is not the most well-known version does not change this. The point is that he was the original singer, and now seems to distance himself from it.

It’s interesting that you claim that I do not have the full facts on this matter and that my opinion is therefore “poison”. You have not refuted any of the points I made, but you have twisted my words and then pointed out flaws in your made up version of what I said. If you think I’m wrong, point out a problem in something I actually said.

And no, there is nothing racist about my comments. The real racism is within the Aboriginal Tent Embassy where radical people wish to divide the country along racial lines. While their pretense of wanting racial unification has been blown out of the water many times, the most obvious case of their fraudulent basis for existence is that they still exist in the form they have always existed, even after Kevin Rudd’s apology. They were supposed to change tune and work towards burying the hatchet after that apology, but instead they are as racially charged and divisive as ever.

Most of the rest of us look past the racial origins of citizens of this country and instead look at the present motives and desires of people, but not the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, and not the more ardent left-wing activists who have latched on to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy after having realised that its true purpose is to create racial divisions. Willing or unwillingly, the Tent Embassy activists are enabling socialists, who believe that divide and conquer (along many lines, race being just one) is the best way to move society towards their failed socialists ideals, as they know that the vast majority of people will not willingly embrace socialism without serious coercion, Aborigines included, as many of them would probably be among the hardest hit under a socialist system, due to a whole range of socioeconomic factors.

I’ve considered going back to study a few times, but it’s not something which would fit around my current employment, and I’m quite happy with my current employment. That said, if I were to go back to study, at least now I would make a better choice than when I was 18 and was following a career path which I later discovered wasn’t where my real interests lie.

I’m intrigued about why you’re interested. Do I come across a certain way that makes it obvious that I’m young? Do you think I should be doing something differently?

You certainly have some interesting tales from your PMG days Noel. It could make for a good Samuel’s Persiflage episode if you were able to talk about them in such a setting.

Happy Easter to you too Noel.

Is this Scottish linguistics for “I’ve had too much to drink!, & am breaking out into limerics”

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Many eons ago, when I was working at the Redfern Mail Exchange, the PMG (pre-commision; ie not post days :> ),
I was rostered on on several ‘shifts’ at our Postal Services display. We had a layout with miniature traffic-light controlled vehicles, & a large back panel with light-boxes relating to the ‘toy-train-like’ layout. I was equipped with a rubber, white coat & cue. The rubber to clean the tracks (better conductivity) & the cue to push miniature cars or spear naughty children with.

At some stage one afternoon I ‘escaped’ into a side lane, just as a short quite-famous TV chef personality did likewise. We exchanged pleasantries, & ever since I’ve kicked my self for not quizzing him on some certain matters of cheffing.

I trust you are enjoying a safe & reflective Easter weekend, & wish you safe travels & nice dreamings-with-interpretations.

ie Orl thuh best, mate!

Yes, the blog needs a bit more content. Time for sustained thought has been a bit lacking of late, but I will make a better effort to post stuff.

As for KDWN, yes their stream does prohibit non-American listeners, so I’ve used a VPN to get around it a few times. Also, unlike some other streams where the website’s player blocks non-US visitors but the stream itself is wide open, KDWN’s direct stream is also locked down. It’s annoying and makes me less likely to listen, but CBS did that back in the day as well, which made listening to KXNT a pain. It’s all because of a music licencing dispute, but not all companies lock down their streams so I’m not really sure why CBS and Beasley (KDWN’s owner) bother.

Have you tried listening to KDWN recently? I tried their website but was blocked from streaming for being outside the USA.