Laugh of the Morning: There I was, sitting at a set of traffic lights waiting my turn and watching the traffic go by. A non-descript, two-tonne truck caught my eye, company name COPE and slogan Fragile Cargo Specialists emblazoned on its side. As it rounds the corner BANG up the kerb, then BANG back down again. I wonder what fragile cargo it was carrying…
I’ve scored a win with Telstra. After battling last week through their voice mail system and a myriad of menus in an attempt to change my address details, only to be told that it must be done in writing, I duly sent off the change of address form. Today I rang up to see if I could get a statement for the last financial year and the operator changed my address details while I was on the phone!
Looks like Joey and I can both get the time off in January, so I’ve booked our bike ride with http://www.scenicroutes.co.nz/.
The Monash email system has been unwell, so half the staff are sitting around with a “we can’t do anything without email” expression on their faces.
In keeping with the weekend’s views of flora and fauna in the bush, an interesting article in New Scientist on John Warmsley, a rather radical conservationist who is actually doing something.
- [http://www.warrawong.com/]: Warrawong Earth Sanctuary.