I just made use of E-day – a day dedicated to recycling old computer equipment. I dropped off two CRT monitors and an old Apple G3 (beige) that moved at glacial speeds and never without needing Disk Aid to start it up. Surplus to requirements. The whole shebang was removed from my boot in less […]
Very good news: Wellington 27. Auckland 0. I took the boys to the airport to welcome the team home. It’s the first time since 1984 that Wellington has held the Shield. Only four members of the current team were even born then. Here are a few pics: The back of the Ranfurly Shield…it’s not often […]
When Wellington Airport was re-branded several years back it’s new tagline became “Wild At Heart”. Out-of-towners, and the more timid locals, think this is a ridiculous epitaph. Why would you promote flying in to Wellington as ‘wild’ and think that was a line that would attract tourists? There are many hardy locals who love the […]
Saturday just gone I was out in the Hutt Valley dropping off a bike to a TradeMe purchaser. It had been snowing that morning in the central Wellington streets so the air had not only a chill but a bite as well. As I came off the Petone off-ramp heading back towards the city the […]
The Dominion Post has been running an aggressive campaign in our neighbourhood…free newspaper five days a week for three weeks…the promotion has just ended. Nearly every driveway in the local environs had the promotional paper – you could tell promotion from actual by the distinctive packaging. Last night I got a call from the Fairfax […]
Since coming back from our sojourn overseas I noticed a new taxi firm has started in Wellington. Green Cabs runs a fleet of hybrid Toyota Prius cars. They have a very distinctive paint job so would be hard to miss on a cab rank. It’s not a new concept – from a Google search there […]