The number of so called applications coming out of FB, is frightening. Can you imagine the amount of effort and brain power and computing skill going into it? And mostly it's useless.
I was considering opening a second FB under an assumed name, and just adding applications, as many as I can find / attract. However, I'm sure that the refresh time will be so slow as to render the page basically useless.
What I do now is, if I get sent one with a hidden message / gift, whatever, I open, accept, read and delete it straight away.
Salagatle!
LIU - Look It Up!
Friday, February 08, 2008
What to do?
After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limo, and He doesn't travel light, the driver notices that the Pope is still standing on the curb
'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver, 'Would you please take your seat so we can leave?'
'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the Pope, 'they never let me drive at the Vatican, and I'd really like to drive today.'
'I'm sorry but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! And what if something should happen?' protests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning.
'There might be something extra in it for you,' says the Pope.
Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel. The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 105 mph.
'Please slow down, Your Holiness!!!' pleads the worried driver, but the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens. 'Oh, dear God, I'm gonna lose my license,' moans the driver.
The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches, but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio.
'I need to talk to the Chief,' he says to the dispatcher.
The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a limo going a hundred and five.
'So bust him,' says the Chief.
'I don't think we want to do that - he's really important,' said the cop.
The Chief exclaimed, 'All the more reason!'
'No, I mean really important,' said the cop.
The Chief then asked, 'Who have you got there, the Mayor?'
Cop: 'Bigger.'
Chief: 'Governor?'
Cop: 'Bigger.'
'Well,' said the Chief, 'Who is it?'
Cop: 'I think it's God!'
Chief: 'What makes you think it's God?'
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Cop: 'He's got the fucking Pope as a chauffeur!'
Salagatle!
'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver, 'Would you please take your seat so we can leave?'
'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the Pope, 'they never let me drive at the Vatican, and I'd really like to drive today.'
'I'm sorry but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! And what if something should happen?' protests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning.
'There might be something extra in it for you,' says the Pope.
Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel. The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 105 mph.
'Please slow down, Your Holiness!!!' pleads the worried driver, but the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens. 'Oh, dear God, I'm gonna lose my license,' moans the driver.
The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches, but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio.
'I need to talk to the Chief,' he says to the dispatcher.
The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a limo going a hundred and five.
'So bust him,' says the Chief.
'I don't think we want to do that - he's really important,' said the cop.
The Chief exclaimed, 'All the more reason!'
'No, I mean really important,' said the cop.
The Chief then asked, 'Who have you got there, the Mayor?'
Cop: 'Bigger.'
Chief: 'Governor?'
Cop: 'Bigger.'
'Well,' said the Chief, 'Who is it?'
Cop: 'I think it's God!'
Chief: 'What makes you think it's God?'
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Cop: 'He's got the fucking Pope as a chauffeur!'
Salagatle!
From the Princess (where does she get this stuff?)
A cruise in the Pacific goes all wrong, the ship sinks, and there were only 3 survivors;
Dudley, Darren and Deirdre.
They manage to swim to a small island and live there for a couple of years doing what's natural for men and women to do.
After several years of casual sex, all the time, Deirdre felt absolutely horrible about what she was doing. She felt having sex with both Dudley and Darren was so bad that she killed herself.
It was tragic but Dudley and Darren managed to get through it and, after while, nature once more took its inevitable course.
Well, a couple more years went by and Dudley and Darren began to feel absolutely horrible about what they were doing.
So they buried Deidre.
Salagatle!
Dudley, Darren and Deirdre.
They manage to swim to a small island and live there for a couple of years doing what's natural for men and women to do.
After several years of casual sex, all the time, Deirdre felt absolutely horrible about what she was doing. She felt having sex with both Dudley and Darren was so bad that she killed herself.
It was tragic but Dudley and Darren managed to get through it and, after while, nature once more took its inevitable course.
Well, a couple more years went by and Dudley and Darren began to feel absolutely horrible about what they were doing.
So they buried Deidre.
Salagatle!
In response to a comment
I must assume you are an ex-South African, who probably left this country for one of many reasons, but not with a happy heart. So, like many others, you will never see anything good in any situation regarding South Africa.
Electricity issues will get worse before they get better. But they will get better. it may take 5 - 7 years, but that's the way it is. We are not the first country to suffer this problem, Brasil for one had the same problem before, and I believe, could be running into a similar situation again. This happens.
Water pollution is a common problem world wide, however, the water we drink, straight out of the tap (unlike many European countries) is still the best in the world. The relatively minor incidents of sewerage spilling into rivers are addressed as soon as possible, and will have no more an effect on our drinking water than the recycled sewerage water that comes out of the taps in New York (look it up!)
Internationally the world's economies are looking at going into a recession. Fact - a comment made on 702 last night said that for the first time in 17 years they have had a negative growth quarter, and if house prices there start to decrease, then they will be in a recession! In South Africa, house prices have not risen in the past 6 - 7 months, but we did have an awesome run on house prices for the preceding 36 months, which means our market is taking a breath. Expectations are that the market value will still grow this year, but slower than in the past.
I'm not too keen on Zuma either, but I somehow think he's not going to stuff it up. In fact, with all things considered, he might not even get the Presidency, as he still faces the courts on corruption charges, and we don't know too much about his 2nd in charge who would step in if he falls out. What I do know is that the voting population is more mature, the up and coming younger generation who have the benefit of better education and exposure to the world and worldly ways are more inclined to vote with their heads and not their hearts. Not for them the old guard way of the ANC. They are looking for results, growth and prosperity, and they know monkey when they see monkey.
Education is still where it was during the Apartheid era. The suburban schools are doing a good job, the rural schools are underfunded. Nothing has changed. A school friend of my son recently emigrated with his family to the USA, and after 3 months in school (at the level he was when he left here) he was pushed up a level, as his education was far advanced to that of his peers. he is the product of what is referred to here as a post apartheid education system!
Health care is a problem, I cant argue that point. But, for many more people today private medical aid is available, and an option (more people gainfully employed). Within the government there is an understanding of the problems, and they are trying to come to the party. But this is a problem.
Finally, my personal bugbear - crime. Yup, it is rampant, and put of control. It seems the more people get arrested, the more there are out there. The problem isn't that someone will come in and steal your tv / cash / cars / cellphones, the problem is that most times the crime goes hand in hand with extreme violence. I'm not in a position to defend this problem, but I can say that if the correct measures are taken, there is the option to reduce your personal exposure to crime, but, this is never a guarantee. However, having said that, are you trying to tell me that in other countries around the world, there is no chance that you will be murdered? I think not. The likelihood is that you are less exposed to the possibility, but never, ever completely protected from it.
Thanx for leaving your comment, I think it's valuable, I don't think you are right or wrong. It gives me, and other readers of this blog (if there are any) a chance to think about the issues which we might take for granted, and which others see from the 'outside". It's also given me a subject to write about which I follow on a daily basis, and about which I am passionate. I too have some doubts, but I also believe that with a combined effort we can win this race - eventually!
Call again. Great to have a challenging discussion!
Oh, and for me, the fact that the interest rate didn't go up was a big issue! Damn, if it kept up the pace I'd be out of a home soon!!!
Salagatle!
Thursday, February 07, 2008
In Honour of Stupid People
In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods.
On Pick n' Pay's peanuts -- "Warning: contains nuts." (talk about a news flash)
On Clicks Children Cough Medicine-- "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication." (We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5 year-olds with head-colds off those bulldozers.)
On a Woolworths Bread Pudding-- "Product will be hot after heating." (...and you thought????...)
On a Clicks hair dryer - Do not use while sleeping. (That's the only time I have to work on my hair.)
On a bag of Simba Chips -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary! Details inside. (the shoplifter special?)
On a bar of Dove soap - "Directions: Use like regular soap." (and that would be???....)
On some Checkers frozen dinners - "Serving suggestion: Defrost." (please note that it's just a suggestion.)
On the packaging of a Rowenta iron - "Don't iron clothes on body." (but wouldn't this save me time?)
On Nytol Sleep Aid -- "Warning: May cause drowsiness." (..I'm taking this because???....)
On some brands of Christmas lights of Eastern origin : "For indoor or outdoor use only." (As opposed to what?)
On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other use." (Now, somebody out there, please help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)
Instructions on a SA Airways packet of peanuts - [1] Open packet; [2] Eat nuts. (Step 3: say what?)
On a child's Superman costume: "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly." (Don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)
On Woolworth's Tiramisu dessert (printed on the bottom ) "Do not turn upside down." (well... duh, a bit late, huh!)
Salagatle!
On Pick n' Pay's peanuts -- "Warning: contains nuts." (talk about a news flash)
On Clicks Children Cough Medicine-- "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication." (We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5 year-olds with head-colds off those bulldozers.)
On a Woolworths Bread Pudding-- "Product will be hot after heating." (...and you thought????...)
On a Clicks hair dryer - Do not use while sleeping. (That's the only time I have to work on my hair.)
On a bag of Simba Chips -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary! Details inside. (the shoplifter special?)
On a bar of Dove soap - "Directions: Use like regular soap." (and that would be???....)
On some Checkers frozen dinners - "Serving suggestion: Defrost." (please note that it's just a suggestion.)
On the packaging of a Rowenta iron - "Don't iron clothes on body." (but wouldn't this save me time?)
On Nytol Sleep Aid -- "Warning: May cause drowsiness." (..I'm taking this because???....)
On some brands of Christmas lights of Eastern origin : "For indoor or outdoor use only." (As opposed to what?)
On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other use." (Now, somebody out there, please help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)
Instructions on a SA Airways packet of peanuts - [1] Open packet; [2] Eat nuts. (Step 3: say what?)
On a child's Superman costume: "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly." (Don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)
On Woolworth's Tiramisu dessert (printed on the bottom ) "Do not turn upside down." (well... duh, a bit late, huh!)
Salagatle!
It's a strange thing
Now that I've moved to this more serious account, I'm actually enjoying the job again. And if things continue in this vein, I may even make some commission this year!
On a different note, it seems that the recent spate of interest rate increases have hurt a lot of people. everyday you hear about hose repossessions, and the banking guys are reporting a big increase, Y.O.Y, in motor vehicle repossessions! It's sad to think that people will be losing their homes and or cars. it's a worrying situation, because the reality is we are all facing the same scenario, just for some it will take longer, and for others the access to credit makes it possible to try and ride out the crunch.
The good news, I suppose, is that last month there was no increase in the interest rate, so we have some breathing space. I know that my mortgage repayments went up by almost 30% over the past 18 months! That's a big whack in anybody's pocket!
With the rise in petrol prices, electricity (water to follow soon I'm sure), possible hike in rates and taxes on property, and the daily increase in cost of living, it's not such a nice place to be right now.
To those of you who read this, and who are affected, it's time to hang on. Cut back on the unnecessary stuff. And where possible help out your loved one's. It's going to be a bit rough for a while.
Salagatle!
On a different note, it seems that the recent spate of interest rate increases have hurt a lot of people. everyday you hear about hose repossessions, and the banking guys are reporting a big increase, Y.O.Y, in motor vehicle repossessions! It's sad to think that people will be losing their homes and or cars. it's a worrying situation, because the reality is we are all facing the same scenario, just for some it will take longer, and for others the access to credit makes it possible to try and ride out the crunch.
The good news, I suppose, is that last month there was no increase in the interest rate, so we have some breathing space. I know that my mortgage repayments went up by almost 30% over the past 18 months! That's a big whack in anybody's pocket!
With the rise in petrol prices, electricity (water to follow soon I'm sure), possible hike in rates and taxes on property, and the daily increase in cost of living, it's not such a nice place to be right now.
To those of you who read this, and who are affected, it's time to hang on. Cut back on the unnecessary stuff. And where possible help out your loved one's. It's going to be a bit rough for a while.
Salagatle!
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Various stuff
Speaks for itself
Luv this one - talk about burning your bridges!
The Jolly Rubino - beached off our East Coast some few years ago, and left there. pic courtesy of my brother who went out there on his quad.
Who says u need electricity to cook?
Calling the cops. Kind of thing I would do!
Salagatle!
The Princess has a strange grandma...
I received a letter from my grandmother last week. She is eighty-eight years old and still drives her own car. She writes:
Dear Princess,
The other day I went up to our local Christian bookstore and saw a "honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker. I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by thunderous prayer meeting. So I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper.
Boy, I'm glad I did, what an uplifting experience that followed. I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed. I found that lots of people love Jesus!
Why, while I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, "For the love of God! Go! Go! " What an exuberant Cheerleader he was for Jesus! Everyone started honking! I just leaned out my window and I started waving and smiling at all those loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love!
There must have been a man from Margate back there because I heard him yelling something about a "sunny beach". I saw another guy waving in a funny way.. with only his middle finger
stuck up in the air. I asked your cousin George in the back seat what that meant. He said it was probably a Zulu good luck sign or something.
Well, I've never met anyone from Zululand, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back. George burst out laughing... why, even he was enjoying this religious experience! A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed. So, I waved at all my brothers and sisters grinning, and drove on through the intersection.
I noticed I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave them.After all the love we had shared. So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Zulu good luck sign one last time as I drove away.
Praise the Lord for such wonders.
Love, Grandma
Salagatle!
Dear Princess,
The other day I went up to our local Christian bookstore and saw a "honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker. I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by thunderous prayer meeting. So I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper.
Boy, I'm glad I did, what an uplifting experience that followed. I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed. I found that lots of people love Jesus!
Why, while I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, "For the love of God! Go! Go! " What an exuberant Cheerleader he was for Jesus! Everyone started honking! I just leaned out my window and I started waving and smiling at all those loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love!
There must have been a man from Margate back there because I heard him yelling something about a "sunny beach". I saw another guy waving in a funny way.. with only his middle finger
stuck up in the air. I asked your cousin George in the back seat what that meant. He said it was probably a Zulu good luck sign or something.
Well, I've never met anyone from Zululand, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back. George burst out laughing... why, even he was enjoying this religious experience! A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed. So, I waved at all my brothers and sisters grinning, and drove on through the intersection.
I noticed I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave them.After all the love we had shared. So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Zulu good luck sign one last time as I drove away.
Praise the Lord for such wonders.
Love, Grandma
Salagatle!
This link, and quads in general
http://www.zululandobserver.co.za/Article4.htm
will take you to a letter posted in the Zululand Observer. It's about all the complaint received around the use of Quads!
This letter is in response to the above ( I got it before the papers did!) :
To whom it may concern
So the letters to ZO seem to be getting a little bit ridiculous now with regards to off road riding. If you are the one who is so eager to voice your opinion to the rest of the locals in Richards Bay who doesn't really mind the background grunt of a motocross bike, then this letter is devoted to your attention.
Richards Bay has fantastic places to go ride. It is a great place to own a offraod terrain vehicle / motorbike. Unfortunately, because of people who dont have anything else to do but moan about other people's satisfaction and joy in life, off road terrain is becoming more and more dangerous and illegal to do. Fact is, there are those who mess it up for many of us and yes i agree fully that they should be dealt with. I honestly think that ruling out whats fun for the rest of us is immature as i dont see how its possible not to clamp down on the style that makes this sport dangerous to the public. There could be laws incorporated and strict measures could be taken to keep them in place. And to say that these laws are in place and being broken all the time is far from the truth. The only law is "you have an offroad bike and you are not allowed to ride it!!! Anywhere!"
Thats like telling someone they are not allowed to eat pies from a local fuel station because its bad for your heart. Which it is. Regardless to the law that expells fishing from our beaches. Thats harmful to the environment. How many fish die from being tangled up in loose gutt.
How many seaguls die from abandoned hooks and plastic bait bags. We could even talk about people who own boats. Need i say more other than that motor which sings no further than 5m from my back door where my mother sits quietly and reads her book. Petrol lawnmowers and weed eaters owned and operated by the Municipality of Umhlatuze.... Should we put silencers on those motors which run wild on your lawn so that you can have a peaceful sleep because your shift starts iat 14:00 in the afternoon? We have neighbours who party every night and they
aren't afraid of blasting their speakers. But you know what? I still get a good nights rest. You dont see me running to the papers to put a block on my neighbours life. There are many people in the world who have different interests and i rather adapt to that situation than sit
and think of ways i can make life more difficult for them.
We would prefer to set up a body corporate on the Off road biking side which will give the police and public someone to deal with. In this corporate we can set rules and standards when it comes to offroad riding. We can raffle money between us all and set our own facilities when it comes to events or rides. We are ordinary people just like you and we just out there living life other than sitting at home and complaining about it. Let us have our fun with our own toys without your input on how we should do it. We are over a thousand riders who are now in the position where we have to sell what we enjoy just because its nothing else than a bike engine far away in the distance that has the magic to disturb your silence. Not a bird, Not a cell phone, not a v8 bakkie, not the kids swimming next door. Just a Off road motorcycle.
We all Live in Richards Bay and we dont all play golf. Now we are being silenced without even trying to co-operate with unset laws.
Is that fair?
And of course, I had to have my say too, so I sent this in, not sure if it will go to print though... :-
Further to the letter sent in by Malcolm Loxton, re:- Quads and the control of same.
He has my full support on this. A comodity which is legally sold in South Africa CANNOT be banned. It's like trying to ban the use of any product, and one that comes to mind right now are Generators! Imagine, you buy a generator because of the continued power outages, but can't run it because
a) It's noisy,
b) It's poluting the air.
So, instead of a generator, force everyone to get gas stovesand gas lighting instead. Quads are, like any other legally available thing in South Africa, a personal preferance, in this case, for entertainment. Those of you who don't care for one, and have a problem with those who do have them, are actually out of order. The current constitution gives the quad owner the right to
a) own one, and
b) use it.
True, he has to follow the law, and cannot use it on public roads without the proper licensing requirements being met (not that they are available at this time for quads), but he can use it on private property, and public property with the required conscent being in place.
The way I see it is this, he can take his quad to the veld, out of town, away from home, and ride it there for his own pleasure, or, he can ride it around and around his house, and u cannot do anything about it! The lesser of two evils is the away option, I'm sure you will agree!
What I think most of the "mother grundy's" are moaning about is the irresponsible use of these quads in public places like streets, and parks in residential areas. In this case I must side with the "Mother Grundy's"! There in no reason for the owners of the quads to ride in these places
which are reserved for
a) licenced vehicles,
b) for pedestrians and children (parks).
In these cases I'm quite happy if someone calls in the complaint, and the relevant authorities respond accordingly. However, in typical South African fashion, we tend to paint everyone with the same brush. If your home has been broken into, then everyone of that specific gender and or race becomes a suspect. If you get poor service from one waiter in a restaurant, then that restaurant will NEVER see you again!
If you work odd hours, it's just a matter of having a nice chat with your neighbour and telling him that noise of the quad going around the block / down the road / around the house at any specific time is disturbing. I'm sure that this would find a kind ear, and mutual respect will then kick in.
However, should you decide to rather make a big stink of it, and immediately call out the SAPS instead of havingt a friendly chat - well, a nice Afrikaans saying is "Jy pluk vir jouself 'n lat", and in this case, probably one you won't even begin to understand!
So, the long and short of it is this:-
a) Quad owners are allowed to own, and ride them - in specific controlled environments
b) Most of the quad owners are responsible and take their rides outside of the residential areas.
c) You as the non quad owner also have rights, however, these are somehow limited to your person, and immediate surrounds, ie. your home / place of work. Your rights cannot be extended to a place which does not have a direct, immediate, negative effect on you.
Any council who decides to implement a ban on the use of quads right across it's juristriction will most probably find itself caught up in a massive legal wrangle, which will cost it a lot of rate payers money, and which the outcome cannot be ensured!
And finally, for the owners of the quads, it's a matter of respecting your neighbour. It's ensuring that you don't break the law by allowing your 12 year old to ride the quad down the street. And finally, to meet with the respective land owners wher you do your outrides, and get their consent
(in writing). This way your out rides will be "legal".
Good luck, and mutual respect in all instances will go a long way to resolving these "petty" issues.
Salagatle
will take you to a letter posted in the Zululand Observer. It's about all the complaint received around the use of Quads!
This letter is in response to the above ( I got it before the papers did!) :
To whom it may concern
So the letters to ZO seem to be getting a little bit ridiculous now with regards to off road riding. If you are the one who is so eager to voice your opinion to the rest of the locals in Richards Bay who doesn't really mind the background grunt of a motocross bike, then this letter is devoted to your attention.
Richards Bay has fantastic places to go ride. It is a great place to own a offraod terrain vehicle / motorbike. Unfortunately, because of people who dont have anything else to do but moan about other people's satisfaction and joy in life, off road terrain is becoming more and more dangerous and illegal to do. Fact is, there are those who mess it up for many of us and yes i agree fully that they should be dealt with. I honestly think that ruling out whats fun for the rest of us is immature as i dont see how its possible not to clamp down on the style that makes this sport dangerous to the public. There could be laws incorporated and strict measures could be taken to keep them in place. And to say that these laws are in place and being broken all the time is far from the truth. The only law is "you have an offroad bike and you are not allowed to ride it!!! Anywhere!"
Thats like telling someone they are not allowed to eat pies from a local fuel station because its bad for your heart. Which it is. Regardless to the law that expells fishing from our beaches. Thats harmful to the environment. How many fish die from being tangled up in loose gutt.
How many seaguls die from abandoned hooks and plastic bait bags. We could even talk about people who own boats. Need i say more other than that motor which sings no further than 5m from my back door where my mother sits quietly and reads her book. Petrol lawnmowers and weed eaters owned and operated by the Municipality of Umhlatuze.... Should we put silencers on those motors which run wild on your lawn so that you can have a peaceful sleep because your shift starts iat 14:00 in the afternoon? We have neighbours who party every night and they
aren't afraid of blasting their speakers. But you know what? I still get a good nights rest. You dont see me running to the papers to put a block on my neighbours life. There are many people in the world who have different interests and i rather adapt to that situation than sit
and think of ways i can make life more difficult for them.
We would prefer to set up a body corporate on the Off road biking side which will give the police and public someone to deal with. In this corporate we can set rules and standards when it comes to offroad riding. We can raffle money between us all and set our own facilities when it comes to events or rides. We are ordinary people just like you and we just out there living life other than sitting at home and complaining about it. Let us have our fun with our own toys without your input on how we should do it. We are over a thousand riders who are now in the position where we have to sell what we enjoy just because its nothing else than a bike engine far away in the distance that has the magic to disturb your silence. Not a bird, Not a cell phone, not a v8 bakkie, not the kids swimming next door. Just a Off road motorcycle.
We all Live in Richards Bay and we dont all play golf. Now we are being silenced without even trying to co-operate with unset laws.
Is that fair?
And of course, I had to have my say too, so I sent this in, not sure if it will go to print though... :-
Further to the letter sent in by Malcolm Loxton, re:- Quads and the control of same.
He has my full support on this. A comodity which is legally sold in South Africa CANNOT be banned. It's like trying to ban the use of any product, and one that comes to mind right now are Generators! Imagine, you buy a generator because of the continued power outages, but can't run it because
a) It's noisy,
b) It's poluting the air.
So, instead of a generator, force everyone to get gas stovesand gas lighting instead. Quads are, like any other legally available thing in South Africa, a personal preferance, in this case, for entertainment. Those of you who don't care for one, and have a problem with those who do have them, are actually out of order. The current constitution gives the quad owner the right to
a) own one, and
b) use it.
True, he has to follow the law, and cannot use it on public roads without the proper licensing requirements being met (not that they are available at this time for quads), but he can use it on private property, and public property with the required conscent being in place.
The way I see it is this, he can take his quad to the veld, out of town, away from home, and ride it there for his own pleasure, or, he can ride it around and around his house, and u cannot do anything about it! The lesser of two evils is the away option, I'm sure you will agree!
What I think most of the "mother grundy's" are moaning about is the irresponsible use of these quads in public places like streets, and parks in residential areas. In this case I must side with the "Mother Grundy's"! There in no reason for the owners of the quads to ride in these places
which are reserved for
a) licenced vehicles,
b) for pedestrians and children (parks).
In these cases I'm quite happy if someone calls in the complaint, and the relevant authorities respond accordingly. However, in typical South African fashion, we tend to paint everyone with the same brush. If your home has been broken into, then everyone of that specific gender and or race becomes a suspect. If you get poor service from one waiter in a restaurant, then that restaurant will NEVER see you again!
If you work odd hours, it's just a matter of having a nice chat with your neighbour and telling him that noise of the quad going around the block / down the road / around the house at any specific time is disturbing. I'm sure that this would find a kind ear, and mutual respect will then kick in.
However, should you decide to rather make a big stink of it, and immediately call out the SAPS instead of havingt a friendly chat - well, a nice Afrikaans saying is "Jy pluk vir jouself 'n lat", and in this case, probably one you won't even begin to understand!
So, the long and short of it is this:-
a) Quad owners are allowed to own, and ride them - in specific controlled environments
b) Most of the quad owners are responsible and take their rides outside of the residential areas.
c) You as the non quad owner also have rights, however, these are somehow limited to your person, and immediate surrounds, ie. your home / place of work. Your rights cannot be extended to a place which does not have a direct, immediate, negative effect on you.
Any council who decides to implement a ban on the use of quads right across it's juristriction will most probably find itself caught up in a massive legal wrangle, which will cost it a lot of rate payers money, and which the outcome cannot be ensured!
And finally, for the owners of the quads, it's a matter of respecting your neighbour. It's ensuring that you don't break the law by allowing your 12 year old to ride the quad down the street. And finally, to meet with the respective land owners wher you do your outrides, and get their consent
(in writing). This way your out rides will be "legal".
Good luck, and mutual respect in all instances will go a long way to resolving these "petty" issues.
Salagatle
I got this email -
Hi Everyone,
I just HAD to send this advert that was in the Rustenburg Herald today, 31 January 2008. I know we are a third world country, however even this is pushing it….
I have heard of exploitation, but this is total abuse!!! I am sooo disgusted, I feel like getting an action group together to do protest marches…. Are people still allowed to get away with paying people R45.00 a day?? That is less than minimum wage, plus the hours of work required are over the 45 hours per week allowed….
Please pass this on to all your friends and maybe give this arsehole a call….
Quick translation:- Office lady required, Mon-Sat 08h00-17h00. Contact ...... Salary.......per month.
I wrote back to the sender and asked why she had a problem with the ad. She still has not responded, but maybe someone out there can point it out to me?
Salagatle!
I just HAD to send this advert that was in the Rustenburg Herald today, 31 January 2008. I know we are a third world country, however even this is pushing it….
I have heard of exploitation, but this is total abuse!!! I am sooo disgusted, I feel like getting an action group together to do protest marches…. Are people still allowed to get away with paying people R45.00 a day?? That is less than minimum wage, plus the hours of work required are over the 45 hours per week allowed….
Please pass this on to all your friends and maybe give this arsehole a call….
Quick translation:- Office lady required, Mon-Sat 08h00-17h00. Contact ...... Salary.......per month.
I wrote back to the sender and asked why she had a problem with the ad. She still has not responded, but maybe someone out there can point it out to me?
Salagatle!
Dying wish
A woman went to her doctor. The doctor, after an examination, sighed and said, "I've some bad news. You have cancer, and you'd best put your affairs in order."
The woman was shocked, but managed to compose herself and walk into the waiting room where her daughter had been waiting. "Well daughter, we women celebrate when things are good, and we celebrate when things don't go so well. In this case, things aren't well. I have cancer. Let's head to the club and have a martini."
After 3 or 4 martinis, the two were feeling a little less somber. There were some laughs and more martinis. They were eventually approached by some of the woman's old friends, who were curious as to what the two were celebrating. The woman told her friends they were drinking to her impending end. "I've been diagnosed with AIDS." The friends were aghast and gave the
woman their condolences.
After the friends left, the woman's daughter leaned over and whispered, Mum, I thought you said you were dying of cancer, and you just told your friends you were dying of AIDS."
The woman said, "I don't want any of those bitches sleeping with your father after I'm gone."
That's putting Your Affairs in Order.........
Salagatle!
The woman was shocked, but managed to compose herself and walk into the waiting room where her daughter had been waiting. "Well daughter, we women celebrate when things are good, and we celebrate when things don't go so well. In this case, things aren't well. I have cancer. Let's head to the club and have a martini."
After 3 or 4 martinis, the two were feeling a little less somber. There were some laughs and more martinis. They were eventually approached by some of the woman's old friends, who were curious as to what the two were celebrating. The woman told her friends they were drinking to her impending end. "I've been diagnosed with AIDS." The friends were aghast and gave the
woman their condolences.
After the friends left, the woman's daughter leaned over and whispered, Mum, I thought you said you were dying of cancer, and you just told your friends you were dying of AIDS."
The woman said, "I don't want any of those bitches sleeping with your father after I'm gone."
That's putting Your Affairs in Order.........
Salagatle!
SA TAXI STORY...... JUSTICE! - A MUST READ!!!
Thanx to my mate IJ in Cape Town for sending me this.
You're going to enjoy this! It's brilliantly written and I think this guy should be knighted, whoever he is!!! More drivers need to fight the scourge of the lawless taxi drivers. The author deserves an award for this! This from a very pissed off South African driver in Johannesburg. Mooi so!!!
Dubai drivers, take note that we are not alone in the world.
This morning, yours truly, decided to sneak in a pinch of top-secret and highly professional canoe training at Emmerentia dam, before the first farts of the sparrows could escape their imprisoning sphincters, and even before the glories-of-mornings of most non-gay South African men could rise to view the possible prospects of "before work" swims.
Yep, I was up and onto that little patch of water before sunrise, tearing around it at record-breaking pace, sneaking in a wee bit of pre-Duzi training in order to wrestle the crown away from the well slow and soft Martin Dreyer (present Duzi champion, for those of you not in the intellectual canoe mix) next time around.
Anyway, the details of my incredible canoe talent are not up for discussion here, but rather what happened on my drive home after the session, in rush hour traffic and, in particular, on Jan Smuts Avenue near to the Old Parktonian Sports Club around 8am.
I was happily chilling in my car, cruising along at about 60kph, in pretty much bumper-to-bumper traffic, with nobody going anywhere any faster; it was simply not an option. Well, not an option for anyone with a brain, with an ounce of logic within their crania, with a drop of sense inside the membranes of their cerebral hemispheres. You'd think that a creature without a brain would equate to a fly or less, a category that includes mosquitoes, stones, anvils and......taxi drivers.
Yep, enter Sipho "I'm a dickhead without a brain cell" Ndlovo, driver of a Toyota Hi-Ace with 4 wheels, 1 brake pad, no lights, half a steering wheel, about 30 people inside and 3 masking-taped windows, standard issue for a South African taxi driver.
He had more than likely participated in the demonstration march last month with hundreds of other taxi driver idiots protesting about having had their 'vehicles' impounded for not being roadworthy. The rocket-scientists couldn't understand what wasn't roadworthy about a taxi with a bobejaan spanner for a steering wheel, or one without brakes (they reckon a handbrake is just as good as the foot brake pedal).
Anyway, my mate Sipho decided things weren't flowing fast enough for him so started weaving in and out of the traffic, arm hanging out of his window like a baboon's tail hanging from its ring piece.
I heard this aeronautical engineer-like taxi driver coming from about 5 cars back, because everyone was hooting and slamming on brakes to avoid the accident that he was trying his damnest to cause. After he narrowly missed the back of my canoe as he swerved in behind me I made a stubborn little vow that he definitely wouldn't be cutting in front of me like that, and so began the fun and games.
The bum-wart first tried the standard tactic of intimidation, just gradually cutting me off, in the typical "you'd better slow down and let me in, or I'll crash into you" method.
Well, I used the typical "Fuck you feces-brain" tactic, with one hand on the hooter, the other pointing straight at him, with my foot firmly on the accelerator, until he backed down like Mike Catt had done in 1995 when Jonah Lomu ran straight over him. This had a snowball effect, which had me chuckling the whole way back to my humble abode. Syphilis-face then decided to put all his well acquired driving skill to the test and adopted the smartest technique of them all, the "Eish, I weel ovah-take on the wrong side" method, one that sadly has caused numerous accidents in the past, including the untimely death of one of our awesome mates a year ago.
This made old Maccatini madder than a spitting cobra with a red hot cactus lodged up its rectum. No skin off the fucking taxi drivers nose, he just accelerated more, and tried to cut in front of the double-cab in front of me, this after he had hooted at me and showed me a middle finger accompanied with a few swearwords, something that made me want to beat him harder than Campbell hit the gay boy who stabbed him repeatedly with a pen all those years ago!
Well, the fella in front of me had obviously also been observing the proceedings, and likewise refused to let Sipho Dickdribble Ndhlovo in so the acceleration by the monkey continued, while he tried his hardest to outstare the double-cab driver. Sadly for the nuclear physicist the emergency lane was shortly going to end, with a solid stone pavement to mark its ending.
More sadly for him was the fact that he, and his 30-odd passengers were all trying their damnest to "intimidate by staring" myself and the double-cab man, instead of watching the road ahead something that most brain-owners do when driving.
I saw it coming, and was smiling my full-tusk smile even before they hit!!
Anal-bum-wart hit that pavement at about 70kph, 31 passengers bumped their heads on the roof of the Hi-Ace in poetic unison, adding an extra 31 dents to the already-fucked minibus, and the two front wheels were ripped off the chassis as the bus slid to a delightful halt.
Thankfully no passengers were hurt, which made it the most fantastic thing to witness. Sadly though, Sipho, arm still hanging out of the window, was also unscathed. However, his car was more fucked than that prostitute at PE harbour named Deloris, and his mood was somewhat down-trodden.
I hooted and made sure he got the full-frontal of my biggest-ever super smile, as did the driver of the double-cab, and then to my absolute joy, looked in my mirror to see every driver behind me doing exactly the same!
The brain-cell-lacker had received his well-earned treatment! I was happier than the Proteas when they beat the Aussies, or at least as happy!!
So folks, what a peachy morning it has been so far. The sun is shining, it's Friday, and I’ve done my training. There will be a lot of thirst quenched this weekend, and Sipho, Feces-face Ndlovo is one mini-bus short of a taxi!
Salagatle!
You're going to enjoy this! It's brilliantly written and I think this guy should be knighted, whoever he is!!! More drivers need to fight the scourge of the lawless taxi drivers. The author deserves an award for this! This from a very pissed off South African driver in Johannesburg. Mooi so!!!
Dubai drivers, take note that we are not alone in the world.
This morning, yours truly, decided to sneak in a pinch of top-secret and highly professional canoe training at Emmerentia dam, before the first farts of the sparrows could escape their imprisoning sphincters, and even before the glories-of-mornings of most non-gay South African men could rise to view the possible prospects of "before work" swims.
Yep, I was up and onto that little patch of water before sunrise, tearing around it at record-breaking pace, sneaking in a wee bit of pre-Duzi training in order to wrestle the crown away from the well slow and soft Martin Dreyer (present Duzi champion, for those of you not in the intellectual canoe mix) next time around.
Anyway, the details of my incredible canoe talent are not up for discussion here, but rather what happened on my drive home after the session, in rush hour traffic and, in particular, on Jan Smuts Avenue near to the Old Parktonian Sports Club around 8am.
I was happily chilling in my car, cruising along at about 60kph, in pretty much bumper-to-bumper traffic, with nobody going anywhere any faster; it was simply not an option. Well, not an option for anyone with a brain, with an ounce of logic within their crania, with a drop of sense inside the membranes of their cerebral hemispheres. You'd think that a creature without a brain would equate to a fly or less, a category that includes mosquitoes, stones, anvils and......taxi drivers.
Yep, enter Sipho "I'm a dickhead without a brain cell" Ndlovo, driver of a Toyota Hi-Ace with 4 wheels, 1 brake pad, no lights, half a steering wheel, about 30 people inside and 3 masking-taped windows, standard issue for a South African taxi driver.
He had more than likely participated in the demonstration march last month with hundreds of other taxi driver idiots protesting about having had their 'vehicles' impounded for not being roadworthy. The rocket-scientists couldn't understand what wasn't roadworthy about a taxi with a bobejaan spanner for a steering wheel, or one without brakes (they reckon a handbrake is just as good as the foot brake pedal).
Anyway, my mate Sipho decided things weren't flowing fast enough for him so started weaving in and out of the traffic, arm hanging out of his window like a baboon's tail hanging from its ring piece.
I heard this aeronautical engineer-like taxi driver coming from about 5 cars back, because everyone was hooting and slamming on brakes to avoid the accident that he was trying his damnest to cause. After he narrowly missed the back of my canoe as he swerved in behind me I made a stubborn little vow that he definitely wouldn't be cutting in front of me like that, and so began the fun and games.
The bum-wart first tried the standard tactic of intimidation, just gradually cutting me off, in the typical "you'd better slow down and let me in, or I'll crash into you" method.
Well, I used the typical "Fuck you feces-brain" tactic, with one hand on the hooter, the other pointing straight at him, with my foot firmly on the accelerator, until he backed down like Mike Catt had done in 1995 when Jonah Lomu ran straight over him. This had a snowball effect, which had me chuckling the whole way back to my humble abode. Syphilis-face then decided to put all his well acquired driving skill to the test and adopted the smartest technique of them all, the "Eish, I weel ovah-take on the wrong side" method, one that sadly has caused numerous accidents in the past, including the untimely death of one of our awesome mates a year ago.
This made old Maccatini madder than a spitting cobra with a red hot cactus lodged up its rectum. No skin off the fucking taxi drivers nose, he just accelerated more, and tried to cut in front of the double-cab in front of me, this after he had hooted at me and showed me a middle finger accompanied with a few swearwords, something that made me want to beat him harder than Campbell hit the gay boy who stabbed him repeatedly with a pen all those years ago!
Well, the fella in front of me had obviously also been observing the proceedings, and likewise refused to let Sipho Dickdribble Ndhlovo in so the acceleration by the monkey continued, while he tried his hardest to outstare the double-cab driver. Sadly for the nuclear physicist the emergency lane was shortly going to end, with a solid stone pavement to mark its ending.
More sadly for him was the fact that he, and his 30-odd passengers were all trying their damnest to "intimidate by staring" myself and the double-cab man, instead of watching the road ahead something that most brain-owners do when driving.
I saw it coming, and was smiling my full-tusk smile even before they hit!!
Anal-bum-wart hit that pavement at about 70kph, 31 passengers bumped their heads on the roof of the Hi-Ace in poetic unison, adding an extra 31 dents to the already-fucked minibus, and the two front wheels were ripped off the chassis as the bus slid to a delightful halt.
Thankfully no passengers were hurt, which made it the most fantastic thing to witness. Sadly though, Sipho, arm still hanging out of the window, was also unscathed. However, his car was more fucked than that prostitute at PE harbour named Deloris, and his mood was somewhat down-trodden.
I hooted and made sure he got the full-frontal of my biggest-ever super smile, as did the driver of the double-cab, and then to my absolute joy, looked in my mirror to see every driver behind me doing exactly the same!
The brain-cell-lacker had received his well-earned treatment! I was happier than the Proteas when they beat the Aussies, or at least as happy!!
So folks, what a peachy morning it has been so far. The sun is shining, it's Friday, and I’ve done my training. There will be a lot of thirst quenched this weekend, and Sipho, Feces-face Ndlovo is one mini-bus short of a taxi!
Salagatle!
HILLYBILLY DAYVORCE
A hillbilly farmer who wanted to get a divorce paid a visit to a lawyer.
The lawyer said, "How can I help you?"
The farmer said, "I want to get one of them dayvorces."
The lawyer said, "Do you have any grounds?"
The farmer said, "Yes, I got 40 acres"
The lawyer said, "No, No, you don't understand, Do you have a suit?"
The farmer said, "Yes, I got a suit, I wears it to church on Sundays."
The lawyer said, "No, no, I mean, do you have a case?"
The farmer said, "No, I ain't got a Case, but I got a John Deere."
The lawyer said, "No, I mean, do you have a grudge?"
The farmer said,"Yes, I got a grudge, that's where I parks the John Deere"
The lawyer said, "Does your wife beat you up or something?"
The farmer said, "No, we both get up at 4:30."
By now the lawyer is getting frustrated but tries one last question.
The lawyer said, "Is your wife a nagger?"
The farmer said, "No, she's a little white gal, but our last child was a nagger and that's why I wants a dayvorce."
Salagatle!
The lawyer said, "How can I help you?"
The farmer said, "I want to get one of them dayvorces."
The lawyer said, "Do you have any grounds?"
The farmer said, "Yes, I got 40 acres"
The lawyer said, "No, No, you don't understand, Do you have a suit?"
The farmer said, "Yes, I got a suit, I wears it to church on Sundays."
The lawyer said, "No, no, I mean, do you have a case?"
The farmer said, "No, I ain't got a Case, but I got a John Deere."
The lawyer said, "No, I mean, do you have a grudge?"
The farmer said,"Yes, I got a grudge, that's where I parks the John Deere"
The lawyer said, "Does your wife beat you up or something?"
The farmer said, "No, we both get up at 4:30."
By now the lawyer is getting frustrated but tries one last question.
The lawyer said, "Is your wife a nagger?"
The farmer said, "No, she's a little white gal, but our last child was a nagger and that's why I wants a dayvorce."
Salagatle!
Note to self: 'Cancel credit cards prior to death!
Be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die! This is so priceless and so easy to see happening - customer service, being what it is today!
A lady died this past January, and ABSA bank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and Then added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been R0.00, now is somewhere around R60.00.
A family member placed a call to the ABSA Bank:
Family Member: 'I am calling to tell you that she died in January.'
ABSA: 'The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.'
Family Member: 'Maybe, you should turn it over to collections.'
ABSA: 'Since it is two months past due, it already has been.'
Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?'
ABSA: 'Either report her account to the frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!'
Family Member: 'Do you think God will be mad at her?'
ABSA: 'Excuse me?'
Family Member: 'Did you just get what I was telling you . . . The part about her being dead?'
ABSA: 'Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor.'
Supervisor gets on the phone:
Family Member: 'I'm calling to tell you, she died in January.'
ABSA: 'The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.'
Family Member: 'You mean you want to collect from her estate?'
ABSA: (Stammer) 'Are you her lawyer?'
Family Member: 'No, I'm her great nephew.' (Lawyer info given)
ABSA: 'Could you fax us a certificate of death?'
Family Member: 'Sure.' ( fax number is given )
After they get the fax:
ABSA: 'Our system just isn't set up for death. I don't know what more I can do to help.'
Family Member: 'Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. I don't think she will care.'
ABSA: 'Well, the late fees and charges do still apply.'
Family Member: 'Would you like her new billing address?'
ABSA: 'That might help.'
Family Member: ' XXXXXX Cemetery , 1249 XXXX Rd , Plot Number 1049.'
ABSA: 'Sir, that's a cemetery!'
Family Member: 'Well, what do you do with dead people on your planet?'
Salagatle!
A lady died this past January, and ABSA bank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and Then added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been R0.00, now is somewhere around R60.00.
A family member placed a call to the ABSA Bank:
Family Member: 'I am calling to tell you that she died in January.'
ABSA: 'The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.'
Family Member: 'Maybe, you should turn it over to collections.'
ABSA: 'Since it is two months past due, it already has been.'
Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?'
ABSA: 'Either report her account to the frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!'
Family Member: 'Do you think God will be mad at her?'
ABSA: 'Excuse me?'
Family Member: 'Did you just get what I was telling you . . . The part about her being dead?'
ABSA: 'Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor.'
Supervisor gets on the phone:
Family Member: 'I'm calling to tell you, she died in January.'
ABSA: 'The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.'
Family Member: 'You mean you want to collect from her estate?'
ABSA: (Stammer) 'Are you her lawyer?'
Family Member: 'No, I'm her great nephew.' (Lawyer info given)
ABSA: 'Could you fax us a certificate of death?'
Family Member: 'Sure.' ( fax number is given )
After they get the fax:
ABSA: 'Our system just isn't set up for death. I don't know what more I can do to help.'
Family Member: 'Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. I don't think she will care.'
ABSA: 'Well, the late fees and charges do still apply.'
Family Member: 'Would you like her new billing address?'
ABSA: 'That might help.'
Family Member: ' XXXXXX Cemetery , 1249 XXXX Rd , Plot Number 1049.'
ABSA: 'Sir, that's a cemetery!'
Family Member: 'Well, what do you do with dead people on your planet?'
Salagatle!
Another letter
Another letter to the local newspaper:-
Junk mail
This past weekend, someone stuck some junk mail under the Kombi's windscreen whilst it was parked at the local Pick&Pay. When the wife got home, she removed it, and brought it into the house to throw into the trash. However, before she did, I decided to see what was in the envelope. It's the usual:-
Wealth Creator - Business Opportunity - Financial Independence!
All the Buzz words we all like to hear, and unfortunately some like to believe! And, "This is not a pyramid scheme!" This statement alone means it probably is!
A quick glance through revealed that this has been in circulation since 2006 (It still refers to "Do it for yourself tody..... In 2006!!")
You need to send R50.00 to each of the people named on the front, and then put your name in space 1, and move the current name in space 1 to 2, and 2 to 3 and 3 falls away. Make 200 copies (or more) send them out, and watch the money rolling in.
OK, so most of you have seen this, and some have responded (or else it wouldn't still be in circulation).
What intrigued me was the fact that the envelope in which this was "posted" is a Government issue! Yup, someone who is employed by the government, or who knows someone who is, and who is paid by us taxpayers, stole, i assume 200 envelopes, and used them to post this letter. I'm willing to bet that the 200 photocopies were also made on a government owned photocopier!
Yup, Mr.N.J. Molefe (he's the first name, so must be the person who posted the flyer under my windscreen wiper, unless someone else did this using your name in which case lucky you when the money comes rolling in), you sir, are a thief!
it would be interesting to see if anyone in the government structure would be willing to see if they can tie this flyer, and the named person (his banking details are also on the flyer by the way), together, and take some action on the basis that theft and misuse of government equipment is involved!
So, I have the flyer and envelope at hand. The Krugersdorp News has my contact details. Should anyone decide that this is a matter to be followed up on, I am happy to meet with them, at either the Krugersdorp News offices, or the local SAPS. Will be interesting to see the response, if any!!!
Irate Taxpayer!
Salagatle!
Junk mail
This past weekend, someone stuck some junk mail under the Kombi's windscreen whilst it was parked at the local Pick&Pay. When the wife got home, she removed it, and brought it into the house to throw into the trash. However, before she did, I decided to see what was in the envelope. It's the usual:-
Wealth Creator - Business Opportunity - Financial Independence!
All the Buzz words we all like to hear, and unfortunately some like to believe! And, "This is not a pyramid scheme!" This statement alone means it probably is!
A quick glance through revealed that this has been in circulation since 2006 (It still refers to "Do it for yourself tody..... In 2006!!")
You need to send R50.00 to each of the people named on the front, and then put your name in space 1, and move the current name in space 1 to 2, and 2 to 3 and 3 falls away. Make 200 copies (or more) send them out, and watch the money rolling in.
OK, so most of you have seen this, and some have responded (or else it wouldn't still be in circulation).
What intrigued me was the fact that the envelope in which this was "posted" is a Government issue! Yup, someone who is employed by the government, or who knows someone who is, and who is paid by us taxpayers, stole, i assume 200 envelopes, and used them to post this letter. I'm willing to bet that the 200 photocopies were also made on a government owned photocopier!
Yup, Mr.N.J. Molefe (he's the first name, so must be the person who posted the flyer under my windscreen wiper, unless someone else did this using your name in which case lucky you when the money comes rolling in), you sir, are a thief!
it would be interesting to see if anyone in the government structure would be willing to see if they can tie this flyer, and the named person (his banking details are also on the flyer by the way), together, and take some action on the basis that theft and misuse of government equipment is involved!
So, I have the flyer and envelope at hand. The Krugersdorp News has my contact details. Should anyone decide that this is a matter to be followed up on, I am happy to meet with them, at either the Krugersdorp News offices, or the local SAPS. Will be interesting to see the response, if any!!!
Irate Taxpayer!
Salagatle!
As a result of
knowing that the boss does not have a fucking clue about what he's doing, I tend to regard any statements / decisions coming from him as suspect / uneducated.
So, in January last year I questioned the figure given to me as the revenue target for 2007. I based my query on the fact that my number exceeded the given number for the account managers who work in the sector I was to represent, ie, their combined target for the services I would be selling. My figure was 70% higher than theirs. I was told that I didn't have the know how to make comparisons. So I let it slide.
Midyear I sent him an email with the same question, basing my query on the actual achieved by myself, and the sector. To date he has not responded. Last week I sent an email to HIS manager, requesting a review and explanation of how the numbers are derived. I know their is no science involved, but there must be some consideration given to size of market / current market spend / last years achievement plus growth / any of the above! He's responded to say that he'll look into it, as it doesn't look right to him either, but that he has to wait for my boss to get back from wherever he is to get information.
So, now I'm in a new position. And as such, have to get new targets. I get the letter (online) check it out, see that although my position has changed, the numbers are the same as my previous letter I got in beginning of Jan, and before I changed positions. So I reject it, twice, on the basis that I assume someone has got it wrong.
This morning a young lady approached me to ask what my problem was with the challenge letter. I told her, and she replied that it was actually correct as sent to me.
Now, I've made a mistake by not accepting it, as there is a possibility that they might raise the numbers. However, my point here is this:-
The account set I was in before was small, little business, difficult sale cycles. The account I have now is massive, our companies biggest client currently. You would expect that the targets set for anyone working in this account to be higher than those in other, smaller accounts!?!
Hence my feeling I may have caused myself harm, but if it's not right, it's not right!!!
Salagatle!
So, in January last year I questioned the figure given to me as the revenue target for 2007. I based my query on the fact that my number exceeded the given number for the account managers who work in the sector I was to represent, ie, their combined target for the services I would be selling. My figure was 70% higher than theirs. I was told that I didn't have the know how to make comparisons. So I let it slide.
Midyear I sent him an email with the same question, basing my query on the actual achieved by myself, and the sector. To date he has not responded. Last week I sent an email to HIS manager, requesting a review and explanation of how the numbers are derived. I know their is no science involved, but there must be some consideration given to size of market / current market spend / last years achievement plus growth / any of the above! He's responded to say that he'll look into it, as it doesn't look right to him either, but that he has to wait for my boss to get back from wherever he is to get information.
So, now I'm in a new position. And as such, have to get new targets. I get the letter (online) check it out, see that although my position has changed, the numbers are the same as my previous letter I got in beginning of Jan, and before I changed positions. So I reject it, twice, on the basis that I assume someone has got it wrong.
This morning a young lady approached me to ask what my problem was with the challenge letter. I told her, and she replied that it was actually correct as sent to me.
Now, I've made a mistake by not accepting it, as there is a possibility that they might raise the numbers. However, my point here is this:-
The account set I was in before was small, little business, difficult sale cycles. The account I have now is massive, our companies biggest client currently. You would expect that the targets set for anyone working in this account to be higher than those in other, smaller accounts!?!
Hence my feeling I may have caused myself harm, but if it's not right, it's not right!!!
Salagatle!
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
My first week in this space
and I'm still enjoying it. Going into the city center today, and having to park a block away from the clients offices meant having to walk that block with my laptop bag over my shoulder, not my idea of a casual walk, seeing as I was very close to Nigerian territory, and that I may as well have been in Lagos for all that you knew!
However, I'm still excited about the prospect of working with this account team. They definitely have the "thing", that drive which wants to win art all costs, that teaming attitude that says "You're not on your own".
Yup, for once the cards are falling my way.
Salagatle!
However, I'm still excited about the prospect of working with this account team. They definitely have the "thing", that drive which wants to win art all costs, that teaming attitude that says "You're not on your own".
Yup, for once the cards are falling my way.
Salagatle!
A letter I submitted to the local newspaper recently
Following an incident where a woman driver nearly took out GMan, I sent this to the local newspaper, and it was printed in their letters page.
Subsequently, a 3rd party who has access to these things has asked for the registration number so they can get me the details of the owner of the vehicle.....
Bad Driver:-
To the woman driving the white Mercedes Benz - Registration number KVZ 59? GP - Robert Broom Drive - Wednesday 2nd January 2008.
You drove recklessly, and pushed my 16 year old son, on his black motorbike, off the road onto the pavement, just outside the "new" KFC. Thankfully, he had the sense to see what you were doing and after slapping his hand on your car, to get your attention, managed to climb the curb to avoid being hit by your car.
Now, I will be on the lookout for you / your car, and when I find you, you will know who I am.
Just because you drive a Mercedes does not give you carte blanche to drive any way you want. He does not have to go over the speed limit just because you are behind him, so following him right up close to his back wheel does nothing other than endanger his life. Overtaking on a solid white line is illegal, and more so when you only cross with 2 wheels and scrape past the other vehicle, in this case his motorbike, as all you are doing is endangering his life. If you are in such a hurry, leave earlier, or drive with your hazards on, then people will make way for you. Be grateful you didn't knock him down, because I would have sued you for attempted murder.
Yes, that is how serious the situation cold have been, as purposely swerving towards him shows intent! For you maybe a stupid prank, showing off in front of your lady friend maybe, for me my son's life, and I will kill to protect him.
You must also go down on bended knee and thank whatever false god you may pray to that it was not me, or one of my fellow bikers who's life you put at risk, because then someone else would be reading this to you.
If you live in Krugersdorp, our paths will cross. And then we will sort this out.
Salagatle!
Subsequently, a 3rd party who has access to these things has asked for the registration number so they can get me the details of the owner of the vehicle.....
Bad Driver:-
To the woman driving the white Mercedes Benz - Registration number KVZ 59? GP - Robert Broom Drive - Wednesday 2nd January 2008.
You drove recklessly, and pushed my 16 year old son, on his black motorbike, off the road onto the pavement, just outside the "new" KFC. Thankfully, he had the sense to see what you were doing and after slapping his hand on your car, to get your attention, managed to climb the curb to avoid being hit by your car.
Now, I will be on the lookout for you / your car, and when I find you, you will know who I am.
Just because you drive a Mercedes does not give you carte blanche to drive any way you want. He does not have to go over the speed limit just because you are behind him, so following him right up close to his back wheel does nothing other than endanger his life. Overtaking on a solid white line is illegal, and more so when you only cross with 2 wheels and scrape past the other vehicle, in this case his motorbike, as all you are doing is endangering his life. If you are in such a hurry, leave earlier, or drive with your hazards on, then people will make way for you. Be grateful you didn't knock him down, because I would have sued you for attempted murder.
Yes, that is how serious the situation cold have been, as purposely swerving towards him shows intent! For you maybe a stupid prank, showing off in front of your lady friend maybe, for me my son's life, and I will kill to protect him.
You must also go down on bended knee and thank whatever false god you may pray to that it was not me, or one of my fellow bikers who's life you put at risk, because then someone else would be reading this to you.
If you live in Krugersdorp, our paths will cross. And then we will sort this out.
Salagatle!
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Without any disrespect when you say "the good news is that they did not raise the interest rate..." I cant see any good news in SA these days: electricity issues will get worse before (if) they get better, issues with water pollution will also get worse, SA is headed for a deep recession, Zuma will create even more chaos, education in general is in the toilet so is health care and lets not forget about crime. Sorry I cant see any good news.