08-08-2024, 04:05 PM
Time to check your alternative power source batteries are charged and ready - have just seen some data from my sawmilling son regarding the power problem - the storage levels across all our power producing sites are dangerously low .Says it all about the cost of electricity here is so high it’s cheaper for Oji to ship their product off shore for processing and ship it back .I complain about my power account going up as a result of Jacinda taking my low user rebate but it pales into insignificance compared to the risk to jobs like those at the sawmills already closing and sites like my sons who are clinging on - his mill is in a small rural town with 3 generations of some families working there - job losses would be diabolical - manufacturing jobs are likely to disappear if something radical isn’t done - taxpayers still own Transpower and 51% of all the 5 big retailers so we can’t blame the private sector .
When we went to Oz all cats and dogs had to be microchipped - our already were - but there was just a one off charge of $30 and that was it - no annual dog registration .While we were trying to catch the cat with the collar we trapped a big black and white cat obviously somebody’s pet - it’s back leg was broken very skinny - took it to vet but it’s injuries were not new and so vet had no option but to euthanise- he had a collar and was desexed but not chipped - SPCA couldn’t help us - we put his details on neighbourly but didn’t have any success - would have liked to give owners closure
The monster who attacked me is sentenced today - stayed away - the police will let us know.
When we went to Oz all cats and dogs had to be microchipped - our already were - but there was just a one off charge of $30 and that was it - no annual dog registration .While we were trying to catch the cat with the collar we trapped a big black and white cat obviously somebody’s pet - it’s back leg was broken very skinny - took it to vet but it’s injuries were not new and so vet had no option but to euthanise- he had a collar and was desexed but not chipped - SPCA couldn’t help us - we put his details on neighbourly but didn’t have any success - would have liked to give owners closure
The monster who attacked me is sentenced today - stayed away - the police will let us know.