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In a world of constant change it is comforting to have reminders of the way things used to be. This is how i felt about the iconic Waiheke bach hanging on to the hillside at the eastern end of Onetangi Beach. It seemed improbable in so may ways. To see it yesterday morning strewn down the hillside like a carelessly discarded bag of rubbish sent a chill through me like losing an old friend.

There are plenty of pictures on the web of the aftermath, lets just remember it like this.

Slip on Oceanview Rd

Waiheke experience a big wet overnight with slips, floods and lost gardens. The big wet started at around 10 pm Wednesday night and lasted about 3 hours.

Waiheke Weather Page

Garden on the Esplanade

I see that Claude Lewenz claims to represent Waiheke Island residents in action to reduce helicopter flights to and from the island. I am sure there are plenty of Waiheke businesses that support the use of helicopters to bring revenue to the island. These are people who are not only trying to make a living on the island and are providing much needed jobs for island residents.

I would suggest Claude, that you don’t represent me and many other island residents and there is a lovely little island called Great Barrier that you might like to go and take your money to.

The interesting thing about cell phone towers is that more is actually better. The more towers the less area each tower has to cover. It then can be run at a lower power. More importantly your cellphone, that you carry in your pocket right next to your reproductive organs or hold up to your brain, can transmit at lower power levels. Now doesn’t that seem like a good idea?. Oh, and your battery lasts longer in a good coverage area.

Being a commuter I have travelled past the Litehouse every working day, twice a day.It has been complete for some time now,and I have to say, I don’t like it. It may have modern building techniques, it may be energy efficient but it is bloody ugly. I guess we are lucky there is a category for it, the same one the Toyota Prius is in.

Summer, sun, patio, paving slabs….. The Cynic decided a patio was the go for summer,  found a rather nice 600 x 600 paving slab, 20 in stock, hardly enough but hey, surely they can get some more. No, alas the Placemakers re order system relies on the guy that makes them coming in and checking stock, problem is the guy that makes them hasn’t been told this. Fortunately the guy that makes them is just around the corner, has stock, and in $2.00 a slab cheaper.

Which brings me to another point. Have you noticed how many Waiheke enterprises can’t be bothered opening weekends. The Tank Shop is one that springs to mind, I  want a new tank but guess what, I go to work 5 days a week, so how the hell am I going to buy one.

And the GET A BIG BLACK DOG award goes to Waiheke’s  Cable Bay whose Maitre d accused a visiting party of lawyers of smoking dope. The Cynic will not be recommending Cable Bay again. Stick with Mudbrick.

Caught the 5:00 tonight, against the tide of meeting a group of friends for drinks on the 5:30. As it happens, a good move, the 5:30 broke down. Good to see Fullers is up to normal standards of operation.

Well 2009 is all but done and dusted. Unless something radical happens I will be back ranting as usual in the new year.

It’s good to see the Potty one doesn’t let a chance go by with her crusade to have the speed limit lowered on Onetangi Rd (often referred to as Onetangi Straight). Since when have piss-heads obeyed speed limits? Perhaps the Potty one could actually get the Police out of the doughnut shops and onto the road. In the 5 years I have been driving that 80k stretch of road I have never seen a Police patrol.

So while Mr Hudson is blaming the stench that permeated the Superflyte on a broken fan can he please explain why it is necessary to pump out the sewerage tanks on the Quickcat as the passengers depart the 7:20. If anyone has Doug Hudson’s mobile number we would like it so we can text hum every time we have to pass through that vomit inducing stench.

Doug Hudson reported a failed fan on the Superflyte caused a sewerage stink through the cabin. Is Doug forgetting he has no fans.