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Comment on Joke No. 5 by Civick

Civick — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:48:19 +0000

heh.

Comment on Sydney’s Wharf Owners Display Their Arrogance by Lord Watchdog

Lord Watchdog — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:53:54 +0000

It’s a bit like the banks. They charge interest on your credit card account first, then any penalty payments and then if this carries you over the credit limit they slug you up to $35.00 in the infamous ‘overlimit’ fee.

Then there is Coles and Woolworths who have over the last two years reduced the selections of items available so they can bulk-sell whatever gives them the greatest return, including their own generic brands which more often than not contain imported produce.

Then there is Telstra and Optus, content with competing against each other for a tender to roll out an obsolete fibre broadband network which limits speeds to 24Mbit when people in other countries will be indulging in 100Mbit speeds in the next two years.

Large companies don’t give a stuff about consumers, just the fat wallets of their major shareholders. This would no doubt include Patricks and the foreign-owned P&O.

Comment on Sydney’s Wharf Owners Display Their Arrogance by Civick

Civick — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:02:56 +0000

Thats a fucking joke!! Dood i hope for Australia’s sake that the CLAG/IPART nail the fuckers!

Comment on Sydney’s Wharf Owners Display Their Arrogance by Bat

Bat — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:10:39 +0000

Thankfully, ShadowKnight, the CLAG/IPART investigation aims to bring these companies back to reality. My understanding is that should the IPART find that there is a case to answer, they can place orders on the stevedores in regard to the operating and charging procedures. I further understand that if that happens, these orders are irrefutable - if the stevedores ignore them, they can be closed down.

Comment on Sydney’s Wharf Owners Display Their Arrogance by ShadowKnight

ShadowKnight — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:22:13 +0000

I think these geese need to have their wings clipped. If the duopoly is becoming such a problem then it is time for government intervention and assume control of the wharves.

Comment on Joke Number 4 by Civick

Civick — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:10:27 +0000

Roflll … that one rocks keep em coming

Comment on Australian Idol 2006 by Lord Watchdog

Lord Watchdog — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:29:16 +0000

It’s a bit like the Melbourne Cup, nothing is sacred anymore.

Comment on Joke Number 3 by Civick

Civick — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:31:04 +0000

hehehehe, i’d be doing the same good one dood keep em comming

Comment on P-Plate Gabfest by Bat

Bat — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:46:56 +0000

I’m inclined to agree with the media’s current assessment of Opposition leader, Mr Peter Debnam. He hasn’t really done much to gain any sort of profile, something I think he needs to address sooner rather than later.

Given the current status of the political landscape in NSW, I think it’s fair to say the incumbent Government stands a minimal chance of re-election. Nevertheless, the Opposition should not stand idly in the wings waiting to be annointed. The voters in NSW will not stand for, nor do they deserve, another mediocre Government holding power.

NSW needs a Government of vision and action, one prepared to make the hard decisions and follow through with them. It needs a leader prepared to stand up and remain solidly fixed to a long term plan to fix the woes currently besetting NSW.

John Howard has proven he is the one for the job at a Federal level, sticking to the policy decisions they made for the betterment of Australia as a whole despite some short term pain as the economy adjusted to those policies.

It’s up to the NSW Opposition to find a leader with the same strength of character and the ability to do what is necessary for his State.

OK, Mr Debnam - it’s all up to you. Are you the man for the job?

Comment on P-Plate Gabfest by Lord Watchdog

Lord Watchdog — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:20:48 +0000

If we banged the heads of Messrs Iemma and Watkins together then we’d need another sewerage treatment plant to cope with the outfall. Under Carr and Iemma, this State has declined to the point of where we will soon be inundated by tumbleweeds and unemployed. Yep, Rome is burning because whilst the national unemployment level continues to decline as Western Australia and Queensland take advantage of a Commonwealth-induced boom in mineral exploration and sales which we’d have never got if Paul Keating was still the Prime Minister, Victoria’s unemployment level is stagnant whilst that of New South Wales is actually rising each month and continues to rise because of Bob Carr’s lack of vision and Morris Iemma’s lack of commitment to fixing the stuff ups created by Mr Carr and former ministers for health and transport, Carl Scully and Andrew Refshauge, respectively.

The media have been boasting about no-one knowing much about Opposition Leader, Peter Debnam, but surely anyone has to be better than the dimwits running the State at the present time. Mr Iemma simply has no clue and it is like appointing the tea lady as treasurer - something has to go horribly wrong sooner or later and New South Wales has been copping it for eleven years under Messrs Carr and Iemma.