I start each work day with a smile thanks to lawyers who have an office at the back of our building. Their private car park has a sign warning “offenders will be prosecuted” if they dare to park an “unauthorised” vehicle. These guys normally defend people, but mess with their car park and they’ll turn [...]
Israeli art scam
The Kalgoorlie Miner this morning exposed a scam in which foreigners are selling “original” artworks door to door. Young people, believed to be Israeli or Iraqi (odd mix), claim to be art students earning a living. I’ve personally had two different sellers knock on my door in the past six months.
Jury summons
I answered a jury summons for the first time today. I’ve never lived long in a town that has jury trials, and being in a regional centre, I guess the odds of being called up are fairly high, probably much higher than a capital city. I arrived at 9am instead of the appointed 9.15am, hoping [...]
Hard labor
I’m fairly fit, but today I used muscles that I didn’t know existed and I’ll definitely pull up sore tomorrow. Our back yard looks like a First World War battlefield thanks to pipes being laid for connection to the new sewerage scheme. The plumbers left it a right mess. We need to plant grass seed, [...]
