It’s the big Big Wednesday draw tonight and it seems like everyone’s making plans to win the dosh. I suppose in the scheme of things, $25 million in cash plus the goodies (cars etc) isn’t as huge as some of…
Month: June 2009
Software update?
I think the rubber band broke
Today’s been … er, fun? It started out incredibly cold, and icy, and slippery (and not in a good way, if you know what I mean). After braving the elements and actually making it to work, things were going along…
Weekly vent: the Jetstar whingers
Jetstar is playing hardball with passengers who turn up late for check-in and the punters aren’t happy about it. Like most domestic flights, you have to be checked in half an hour before take-off time; international flight usually have a…
Piggy germs multiplying
The number of cases of swine flu here in little old New Zealand has risen to 99 and looks likely to rocket ahead even further in the coming days. Be careful out there, wash your hands and stay home if…
Holy ice cubes Batman
It’s cold out there! Just went out to the garage to chuck some paper in the recycle bin and lock up and nearly froze my rather ample arse off. Colder than a polar bear’s dangly bits (if you know what…
Be careful out there
Swine flu cases in New Zealand doubled over the weekend so watch out for nasty bugs. The drug companies reckon they’ll have a vaccine for it soon, with one of them estimating they’ll have commercial supplies ready by next month.…
A lesson to be learned
Chris Knox improving
It looks like Chris Knox is on the road to recovery after his stroke last week. The “Dunedin Sound” pioneer has been in hospital since he had a stroke on Thursday. Let’s hope the Toy Love/Tall Dwarfs/The Nothing guru makes…
