82 Not Out! 13/1/2017 WOW IT’S OVER –I know it is because people are talking very fast again-like business as usual has returned instead of holiday sunshine,surf and barbecues.
Now once again you can’t see real faces for devices. Once again every minute counts. Any leisurely pursuit has been swept away and competitive screen social media and streaming is on again.
I know holiday season is over because I’ve already had what are termed Courtesy Calls about New Year subscriptions. What a shame the callers talk so fast that I can’t be courteous in return.But the BEST GOOD NEWS is that I am still Not Outing thanks to the wonderful professional staff at the North Cairns Community Health Facility. Can’t speak highly enough of the care and assistance given me there in three different departments as a hospital referral. No rushing but consistent advice and support that works.Two months down the track life is looking good again.
It’s great to have wonderful memorable experiences to
share...and I had one of the greatest ever in my life on Christmas Eve. In
retrospect I think it was a tiny part of
‘pay it forward’philosophy or simply my good fortune being in ‘the right place at
the right time.’ when a kindly individual in a Santa hat (maybe representing a
charity) beat me at the supermarket checkout to pay for my trolley of ordered
cooked chickens, pasta and fresh rolls destined for family Christmas Day
dinner. Yes it was gobsmacking unbelievable and I cried right then and there at
the kindly action and his seasons wishes. Of course when you have raised a large whanau you do cry at unbelievable gobsmacking
experiences from kind strangers.
I thought of it again yesterday when I watched
Syrian refugees collecting food to give to homeless Greek families on news screen. It reminded me also that friend Hemi
Baxter (NZ’icon poet humanist) said we only truly give when we give of ourself...so
pay it forward can be a way of life.
The other GOOD NEWS is being back on email again
after being blocked on December 12-so YES I did have a peaceful Christmas and New
Year thanks to Telstra’s stuffup. Mind you a couple of relatives slipped off the planet and no news from any
dimension reached me,to remove the NOT...before
OUTER pn their in box addresses..
About slipping off theplanet...or rather slipping
past the planet.
We humans think we are so so so smart but I read
just this morning that Asteroid 2017 AG13 a ten storey tall one slipped past
earth ,twice as close as the moon on Jan 9
-AND GET THIS we didn’t see it coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There you go
IF that asteroid can slip past what
else are we missing?????????????????????? Imagine those working outside
the space station seeing that pass them
by!!!!
Anyway back to the fast lipped smart slick
executives dealing with both ever
advancing technology and the dim slow
Not Outers of today still content with Windows 7.
Take Telstra...No don’t say No ... simply identify
and confirm my recent experience when I visited a Telstra service outlet in a
shopping plaza. Thank G. (by whatever name) I was using my new wheelie.\Why? Well after outlining my problem to the front
door person I was told in curt
dismissive tone–“Go sit over there and someone will come to you”
I went over there...was there a seat? No there were only high white plastic stools-anyNOt
Outer or even Not Yet a Pensioner could
have been severely hurt tryng to clamber or
perch on. Disgusting and Health and Safety Australia should be onTelstra’s
case about this.
So I duly sat on my wheelie instead and waited
....and waited....and waited watching the growing queue to one of
the counters..most elderly struggling to stand and sharing glances of
discomfort and displeasure. Another curt young woman finally ushered me to a high
plastic stool which I refused, to tell me what I should do about my problems. TELL ME in my face
what I should do to fix any Telstra and or NBN stuffups. Unbelievable.! I eventually submitted a long long complaints
file on a Telstra web page which is still yet to be answered. BUT meantime
after two full days at the p.c. and as he said ‘a
lot of luck’ a nerd friend unlocked my servers problem caused by
Telstra.After 9 years the server didn't recognise me?
I am over Telstra ( and most technology) and am wary of any bright new locked
-in plan offered that I can’t escape
from if service remains at this current
low level. Beginning to understand why my 40 dependents use free FB messaging
...unfortunately I can’t carry my large screen p.c. around like they do their
smart phones and I am no fan of social media anyway. Some whanau think any comments Imake at 83 years are a bit too smart!
Well dear readers I have moaned enough for first 2017
blog so won’t enter into the political arena of ministers entitlements
(stupid word -Yes of course it should be
work only expenses)
Instead will say how much satisfaction I’ve had again watching all the
seasons of Game of Thrones...Vikings...Black Sails and Outlander. Now I feel up with the play again for any
future season releases.With no ads!!!! Amazing
how much more one can admire the writing, acting and direction on a second
viewing. Lets face it just getting a
full handle on the Seven Kingdoms Game
of Thrones characters doesn’t come with one screening...
I think the experience of life itself is similar. Life
can be acomplicated scenario –that’s why we need a lot of incarnations to get it right don’t you think? No! OK
well I do.
YEAH Ragnor is Wednesday nights agin now!
Oh I forgot the EXTRA good news is that my two Spin into books published whilst hospitalised have had a
wonderful national review and response
from teachers in New Zealand . Yeah I’ll have to get a bit more energy
to launch them here in Queensland...one
with Cairns Young Adult Adventurous Writers in North is in the maybe pipeline.
Till then blessings to you all andI promise someshort shorts and new poems will be coming along....
