Author Archives: jb

>Discovered in the on-line version of the Nelson Mail: “However, the service was aimed at “transport disadvantaged” people, meaning many of its customers did not own cars.” I asked the nice lady at the council if it wouldn’t be easier … Continue reading →

>Doddery – astute as ever – flagged in-car (in-truck, actually..) safety the other day Gave me flashbacks about buying the Honda in Auckland last year. It honestly didn’t occur to me that cars built in the last 10 years wouldn’t … Continue reading →

>Thank you for the 3 catalogues which arrived simultaneously and whose combined weight of 3 kgs flattened the cat which was unfortunately lurking behind the front door at the time. Please don’t feel too bad about its demise, but to … Continue reading →

>My wife, xxxxxxxxx, (Customer Number 30246733 or S06AWC1, notsure) is your customer. While I’ll admit to occasionally going into shock with associateddouble vision when I see the bills for the kit that she orders fromyou, it’s not absolutely necessary to … Continue reading →

>My thoughts exactly…. It’s nice to know that other people think the same way.

>Anyone who’s experienced the surreally common-sense-free environment that is airport security will feel at home in this clip from SNL. Although the intelligence necessary to question perceived wisdom is rarely apparent in real life…. “Every one of you has at … Continue reading →

>Lufthansa, of course, gets it all wrong….. But it wasn’t always like that. Back in the Dark Ages, we had the (almost) perfectly PC team. Even the most innocuous statement had a fair chance of offending at least one of … Continue reading →

>I just love Political Correctness. Especially in corporate America. They have competitions for it over there. The idea is to cram as much diversity as possible into a single blissfully-posed corporate image The rules are simple: 1 point per diversity … Continue reading →

>From me (“the wishor”) to you (“hereinafter called the wishee”), please accept without obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, politically correct, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced … Continue reading →

>If this works, I’ll be well pleased… So might you. I’ve been an avid follower of Jeff Giles’ mp3 blog since I stumbled over it. And I haven’t a clue how that happened, but suffice to say it was one … Continue reading →