Warning
This is a warning to people intending to purchase products on-line.
A few months ago I “won” an auction on e-Bay. It was a Sigma 70-300 / macro lens.
When I paid via Paypal I was informed the item was not in stock. What???????As the company was in America, all I could do was email and voice my concern. My emails were not satisfactorily answered.
After several weeks, the item arrive…
Apostrophes
Just a short moan.
I wonder if it’s about time we got rid of apostrophes. I notice examples of their incorrect use every day. They seem to confuse a lot of people.
What really perplexes me is that so-called professional sign-writers often have no idea either. The other day I noticed a bright, very large sign in town. It had no less than six apostrophe errors. Every word ending in an ’s’ had…
It’s a Privilege to Stop at Traffic Lights
This was not easy to write. A lot has been left out.
Joanna loves New Zealand . The beauty of the country and relaxed way of life are good enough reasons but it is the small things which most New Zealanders wouldn’t even register that makes her want to stay; the small things which reflect the country’s relative safety.
It has taken her eight years to really feel settled here but n…
R.I.P. Sir Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mourns a man who first became prominent for an amazing feat of teamwork and endurance and won lasting fame for great works for humanity.
Don't leave stuff behind!
OK then. It was my fault. I left my leather jacket behind at the motel.
I didn’t do my pre-flight checks: bathroom cabinet, under the bed, fridge (minibar untouched), bible left in bedside table (unread), under the bed, take shampoo and coffee, underwear and shirt packed away. I had given the room a once-over. It wasn’t enough. The wardrobe was overlooked. I departed, sans jacket.
The n…