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Archive for December, 2009

My New Year’s Eve

Posted in Emergency Management, Red Cross, tagged , , , on December 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »

How did you spend New Year’s Eve? I know how I spent mine – in the Municipal Emergency Operations Centre (MEOC) for Melbourne City, as Red Cross’s representative for the New Year’s Eve celebrations. Red Cross had been contracted to provide first aid in Federation Square. It’s just short of 9:00pm. The fact that I [...]

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Costco – Thumbs Up, I Guess

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on December 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Lord knows I hate shopping, crowds and being out in the heat. So it was with some trepidation that, ignoring all three of these issues, we headed off to Costco this morning. Now I know I’m not exactly on the leading edge here. Early adoption isn’t really me, although I did apply for my myki [...]

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Boxing Day Test – The Usual Rant

Posted in Cricket, tagged , , , , on December 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I spent the first three days at the test this year. It was great to be there on the first day with Tom, and with friends and colleagues on the subsequent days. As I type this, I have watched bits and pieces of the fourth day on TV, including on a large outdoor screen that [...]

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Marysville – Showing Our Support

Posted in Red Cross, Travel, tagged on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

With Carol and me both on leave this week, we’ve been looking for a couple of day trips to do. Carol had seen a news story on the new supermarket opening in Marysville and how the locals were encouraging visitors to come along and help get the town back on its feet after the fires. [...]

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Fires – A Good Sign

Posted in Aircraft, tagged , , on December 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I live just to the south of Moorabbin Airport. In fact, our street intersects with the southern boundary of the airport. Just about every time I head out, I have the opportunity to check out what aircraft are parked at the airport. Seeing this unit is always a good sign. It’s a Bell fire fighting [...]

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Now That Doesn’t Make Sense

Posted in Opinion, Trains, tagged on December 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Bought a train ticket today and handed over the plastic. Metro train person: “PIN or sign?” Me: “PIN thanks.” Metro train person: “You need to sign it anyway.” Me: “That doesn’t make sense.” Metro train person: “I guess it’s just a double check.” Me: (rolled eyes) Metro train person: “I guess it’s just a double [...]

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Mornington Peninsula – What A Great Spot

Posted in Bowls, tagged on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s so easy to forget how the Mornington Peninsula is such a great place. I played bowls at Mornington yesterday with my mate PJ. I had a fantastic day, the company was great and we managed to win a bit of money. A few beers and dinner afterwards, looking out over the bay. Fantastic! The [...]

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