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6:32PM (AEST)
Suspicious package found at Qld Centrelink
AN exclusion zone has been set up and the bomb squad has been called after reports of a suspicious package at a Centrelink office in central Queensland.
News item.
In case you are wondering what a suspicious package looks like...this may help;
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...3NHcTi8AWetIL4Bg&ved=0CDQQsAQ&biw=790&bih=623
You need an sp trawler to sort those out
Lol, The missus has packages like them arrive every week, bloody ebay.
I wasn't sure where to put this, but a happy news story from Victoria.
We had a young autistic boy, 11yo, go missing on Good Friday while the family were camping in Eildon.
It has been rather cold the last few days.
He was found safe yesterday.
A wonderful effort by all.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...293538386?sv=98633ace8eb23884bdb009b9a090a12f
Moral of the story?
I built my house 16 years ago and it has 180 degree views of the ocean. A lighthouse is located on a point of land in the distance. The view was obscured by a tree in the next door neighbours yard. I hated that tree. Everybody that came to my house said "Wouldn't it be great if that tree wasn't there and you would have uninterrupted views of the lighthouse". I agreed wholeheartedly.
Then I noticed that the birds would gather in the morning in this tree and sing the praises of the awakening dawn and raise their young in nests who in turn called that tree their home. This lasted for 10 years. I bought a dog. My dog loves chasing birds so he received entertainment value from chasing the various species of birds who inevitably congregated in my backyard to dig for worms. The tree had purpose. I did't mind the tree afterall but still wished it was not blocking my view.
After a ten year period the tree started to show signs of not doing too well. It was dying. There were less leaves regrowing in spring. Not as many birds came and nestled in its branches. My dog had less birds to chase in the back yard and generally the sounds of the bird calls in the morning were growing dimmer. The leaves had now quite large gaps between them and I could see glimpses of the lighthouse. The tree was not on my hate list anymore and I began to take more notice of the bird life.
Over the next 6 years the tree became less of a tree and more of a giant stick poking the sky with its branches looking like demented twisted fingers that gave the birds somewhere to sit but no protection from the elements or predators. No nests were made to rear the hatchlings and the morning cacophony of bird songs grew even less. I had to start using an alarm clock instead of relying on the birds to wake me up. My dog began to tolerate the birds in the backyard and did not chase them as much. But at least I could see more of the lighthouse. I felt empathy for the tree and what its purpose was in the grand scheme of things.
Just the other day I came home from work and went out to my balcony. Something was missing. They had cut down the tree. I now had uninterrupted views of the lighthouse. Magnificent I thought. There were no birds in my backyard for my dog to chase. There were no bird songs this morning to wake me up. The vista had now become barren. I noticed a hawk had now started to patrol the skies as the birds had nowhere to hide in the branches. I felt sorry for wanting this tree gone.
Now the freakin lighthouse tractor beam of light bores through my window at night when I am trying to sleep. Every 7 seconds the bedroom illuminates like a spaceship has just landed. My dog now lies dormant with no birds to chase. Wish I had that tree back.
Yep ... got what I wanted in the end.
Moral of the story?
Apparently satire/parody/irony is wasted around here. Must live near an airport.
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The same women that hung off the Eastern Freeway Overpass, are now climbing the Arts Centre spire, to hang up a piece of cloth.
Are these people fined for wasting police resources for the day?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...e/news-story/a99051de00dc7a6d2ff117fa9d6009d3
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-...nes-arts-centre-spire-victoria-police/7182670
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