who let the dogs out? » Waiheke Island

I am bored with cellphone tower protests

Cynic — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:09:43 +0000

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.

Litehouse – Shitehouse

Cynic — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:55:44 +0000

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.

What Tsunami?

Cynic — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:26:40 +0000

I am pleased to see Fullers don’t put a silly little tsunami ahead of profits. A friend on the 8:15 from Auckland to Waiheke tells me that Fullers waited until the ferry had departed before advising passengers of the tsunami and the beach races were postponed. Good one lads.

Placemakers – Know How – Can’t Do, No Stock!

Cynic — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:57:39 +0000

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.

2009 Roger Award Finalists Named

Cynic — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:50:03 +0000

Monday, 7 December 2009, 3:20 pm
Press Release: CAFCA

The nine finalists for the 2009 Roger Award for the Worst Transnational Corporation Operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand are (in alphabetical order): ANZ, BNZ, Infratil, Newmont, Rio Tinto Aluminium NZ, Rymans, Telecom, Transpacific and Westpac. There are two finalists for the Accomplice Award – the Business Round Table, and the Auckland City Council and its officials (as part of the nomination of Transpacific Industries). FULL STORY

The Puppet Mayor

Cynic — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:12:39 +0000

The recent, hard hitting pull no punches, Gulf News interview with John Banks proved without a doubt that he has David Hays hand right up his arse.

Dear John,

There is no substance to that perpetually spouted drivel about of the cost of Waiheke waste collection under Clean Stream vs. TPI. When you are ready to release the true figures give us a call however we won’t hold our breath as we all know you are just a puppet mayor and David Hay and his C & R team really run council.

The Cynic

Quickcat? – Slowdog!

Cynic — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:26:35 +0000

So Fullers have finally conceded that the Quickcat is in fact the Slow Dog and can’t do the run in the touted 35 minutes. Tell a story often enough and people will believe it. Instead of beefing up the horsepower, or simply opening the throttle, Fullers have decided that in order for the punters meet their connecting bus and trains, wait for it, the 7:20 will become the 7:15 from early October. Trust Fullers to be on the cutting edge of progress.

So you have no dick?

Cynic — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:10:55 +0000

Sorry, Zero decay wasn’t immediately obvious. Thanks for the laugh anyway.

Let it go Faye!!!

Cynic — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:29:31 +0000

So Faye Storer is still bitter at being robbed of her job as Gulf Islands councillor. I would like to suggest that Landslide Denise Roche’s overwhelming 12 vote victory was little more then testament to the contempt Faye showed to the voting public of Waiheke. On my regular Saturday visits to the market, Faye would be holding court with her cronies in the hall, never lifting an eye to even acknowledge the people that would smile in her direction. A smile of acknowledgment to our councillor. All it would have taken was to be nice to 13 more people. A big ask? apparently.. You got what you deserved Faye.

More tripe from The Potty one

Cynic — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:03:15 +0000

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.