Tues 1st Oct

Tuesday 1st October 2024

Happy International Coffee Day! 

It's the first day of October and I'm still sick with the bad lingering cough. The cough is the last thing to disappear whenever I get a cold or the flu. It can last for 2 or even 3 weeks each time. This is due to my allergies and asthma.

A mostly sunny day today with a top of 22 degrees degrees C.

Still not doing much but I may need to force myself to venture out today as I am running out of toiletries tissues ( my nose is running all the time) , juice fruit veg cleaning products etc.

Just applied online for another part time job .

Looks like another do nothing day today Just can't get rid of this cough.

The package I sent to JJ Time was received by them so I'm happy it didn't get lost as the post office staff members did not know ow what WV stood for . 

News headlines today include

Magpie swooping season in QLD is underway. An app is now available to report where you are swooped. A fake magpie created has been named Garry. Residents on the Gold Coast have their ice cream bucket helmets ready. Residents have been advised that magpies are territorial and only  trying to protect their young therefore to avoid areas where magpies are likely to attack for the few weeks or months of the magpie swooping season.

QATAR Airways has purchased a 25% stake in Virgin Air which the CEO has said will open up direct flights to parts of the world currently inaccessible to Australians particularly in parts of Aftica and Middle East. Not really a direct answer as to whether fares will become cheaper and more competitive. This sale has not been approved by the government yet and therefore still has to be reviewed before it can proceed but wait on  -  wasn't Qatar the airline that wanted to get aporoval to have more of their flights into and out of Australia but the proposal previously was rejected. Just goes to show there is always a back-door into Australia prooving how dump the Australian government is!!!!!! Yep the AA government blocked it in favour of Qantas. There are concerns of human rights filtering through Virgin Airlines after an abandoned baby resulted in female airline staff being subjected to invasive tests.

Lady Gaga stars in Joker Jolie A Deux  as Harley Quinn .

Former PM Boris Johnson has come under fire for breach of privacy revealing the cause of the late Queen's death, revealing she died of bone cancer and not old age and that he knew about her illness for a while before she died. This infornation was revealed in his memoir ad without the permission of the late Queen or the royal family. 

QLD premier Stephen Miles has just caught the bus from Paddington to dissolve Parliament and commence his election campaign . QLD state elections are in 4 weeks time and it is thought his opposition leader is likely to win however some controversy has appeared involving the opposition leader which could change the results of the election campaignn and election itself.

Harry back in London for his Wellchild Charity Award which he has been a patron of for the past 15 years. No chance of a meet up with his father who is a little far away in Scotland or his brother. 

CCT have revealed 2 men in black who set fire to a tobacco store in Faulkner Victoria . They look like 2 amateurs setting fire to themselves at one stage. Residents are sick of crime therefore taking it upon themselves to take control over it.

An Adelaide local mytery lotto winner may be be $1 million richer as no one has come forward yet to claim the winning division one prize as the winning ticket is about to expire. If the prize remains unclaimed it goes back into the draws. Exceptions maybe made in certain circumstances if the winner does find the winning ticket. I remember back to when I am unsure if it was me or my mum but the winning ticket expired and the concession was to issue us with the equivalent amount of lotto tickets instead of receiving the cash winnings. It wasn't a lot so it didn't matter.

24 years ago today was the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

The return of Adam Elliot. A new animated movie hand made ,  7000 clay objects  and  using stop motion and no CGI called Memoir of a Snail . It took 8 years to make and opens in cinemas soon.

The ACC has been given $30 million to investigate consumer concerns of supermarket  deceptive pricing practices and the government plans to change land banking laws . Woolworths and Coles have 150 thousands vacant sites banked up. 

A tradie has stolen a very rare  $2000 dragons blood tree from his neighbour's property making the history on a bike and dressed in a yellow fluorescent tradie top. The tree has since been found dumper when the thief was dobbed in and returned to the owner.

It's all happening in the Northern Beaches of Sydney. A 74 year old's home has caught on fire. He ran to his neighbours house seeking help. The man was badly burnt on his face. Meanwhile a father and son have been intercepted by police in the Northern Beaches  for attempting to conceal a haul of 50 kg of drugs concealed in industrial machinery bound for Botany. 

Reports of racism being rife at the ABC have surfaced coming after war crimes footage was found to have been deep faked.

A new park at Wentworth Point has commenced construction . The park will be shared with the new Wentworth Point school and will include an oval.

Forever chemicals in Sydney drinking water is well above the US. 

The death toll rises as Harricane Helene has resulted in missing people , a huge power outage, houses collapsing &  floating away due to wild winds, storms, flooding, landslides and  wild ocean conditions.

Another piece of the puzzle at the new Badgery's Creek Western Sydney Airport is being built. The cargo/ freight facility when built will operate next to the passenger terminal. This new facility will ensure I.ports and exports will be more efficiently delivered to destinations around Australia and abroad meaning fresher produce due to the no curfew operation of the new airport operating 24/7. The facility will also create more jobs. Qantas has signed an agreement with the new airport to operate there.

25 students and teachers are feared dead due to a bus fire. Many more were injured escaping the blaze.

Mosaic brands is closing a range ( 5  brands and 200 stores)  of non core brands such  after being suspended from the stock exchange . It will concentrate on it's core brands. 

A market fall in housing could be seen if the trend continues - great or renters as the peak of rental has hit and it's becoming a buyers market as a record number of houses have gone on sale this spring.

Wednesday 2nd October 2024

A top of 20 - 21 degrees C with showers today. 6 pm and it's dark grey and raining.

Still quite sick. it's this cough I have. it's making me very tired. 

News headlines today include

Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her 2nd child, a brother or sister for 3 year old Sienna.The baby will be 11 in line to the throne.

Iran attacks Isreal. Everyone is attacking everyone in the Middle East. I just want the wars to stop. Australians are warned to get out asap on the first available commercial flights out however this is proving more difficult as flights have been ceased from flying in and out and prices of flights increasing. Diplomats are working to get people out. There is only one airline flighting in and out  of Beirut as airlines suspend flights due to the situation in the Middle East making leaving the country difficult. Australian diplomats are working hard to secure as many seats as they can to get Australians out .What?! Approx  $26 000 for a one way flight out???? Add to this the difficulty of getting a ticket and  the risk getting to the airport and waiting at the airport where they could be attacked and killed. 

Meanwhile back in Australia police have launched legal action to the supreme court to stop a pro Palestinian protest on Oct 7. There are claims protest organisers did not lodge the correct paperwork . A preprotest meeting is planned for 6th October.

Victorian police are also on a manhunt to look for  and speak to particular protestors during the 3 day weapons expo that injured several police some of whom were hit from items thrown at them and harmed several animals when they were sprayed with toxic chemicals.

Steven Miles pledges to create a state owned power retailer in QLD to drive down energy prices as his campaign continues and state elections loom in less then 4 weeks time.

Aldi is now offering cheap travel deals but would you trust them? I wouldn't. Shoppers are advised to cross check before booking with accommodation transfers etc first. Like with all other best or special buys at Aldi, the deals are for a limited time and you could miss out on these travel deals. I say for Aldi to stick with what they are doing and not diversify into other services. 

Pickleball championships are on at the Goldcoast today. What exactly is pickleball - I thought this was an American sport similar to dodge ball for example. Basically it is a combination of outdoor ping pong & tennis .

Burley Heads in QLD is becoming more crime striken as there are calls to get more security i to the suburb to make night-life safer for residents as the suburb grows.

A SA boy diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour has been given the opportunity to join the police force and press the button to cause a realife explosion.

A viral social media cookie event has caused Sydneysiders chaos as they lined up only to find cookies were stale and cost $7 each . Ha Ha they were scammed!!!!The organisers never claimed they had a real store online.Now the scam event has gone viral online.

All eyes are on the vice presidential debate now.

The first test flight at the new Western Sydney Airport. Oh it was just a single engine plane with a single pilot landing.

A man in his 50s has died at a family's owner company when shelving collapsed falling onto him. It is thought a truck crashed into some shelving holding goods causing the shelves to collapse. Worksafe is investigating the accident  but no charges have been laid.

Jimmy Carter is the first former president to turn 100. He entered hospice care 2 years ago.

What equal pay for 18 year olds who get paid 30% less to 21 year olds doing the same job. I am unsure about that.

A rare appearance by Michael Schumacher as he was spotted attending his daughter's wedding for the first time  since his ski accident.

Thursday

A top of 21 degrees C today and mostly sunny.

Chloe Lattanzi has released a new song she wrote  for her mother and is back in Australia for the annual walk for wellness.

There  is a crackdown on shrinkflation. How this is going to policed is a question to be answered maybe a clearer price per unit. 

Protests organisers say the protests will still go ahead despite a court order by police citing it being a safety issue . The protests are to mark the 1 year anniversary of the first shot being fired . Meanwhile Iran attacks Isreal as war in the Middle East intensifies with missiles raining down in Tel Aviv. Meanwhile Middle Eastern Airlines is the only airline flying in and out of Beirut and flights are very difficult to organise.

Reports indicate Gen Z are increasingly bringing their parents to interviews due to interview anxiety. Get over it!!! 

The first tray of mangos is up for auction in Brisbane this morning which is a sign of Summer. Due to the raising cost of living the tray of mangos is only going to raise around $20 - $25k. The money raised will go to homeless and domestic violence charities.

Pink Floyd has sold the rights to their ecoded music , name and their likeness but not their rights to their  songwriting  for around A$580 million.

Sunday Rose Kidman has walked the runway fir the first time in a fashion show. She says that it is something she has always wanted to do.

Robbie Williams has a new biopic

Mariah message for Christmas " not yet"

Jerome Hughes wins the Dally M awards last night.

Another man shot 4 times and taken to hposital in Winston Hills in Sydney's Western suburbs with the gun man on the run and a burnt out mv found. 

A doctor has been charged for providing ketamine to Matthew Perry resulting in his death.

Another hit and run in QLD.

A Qantas flight on its way to Wellington has been diverted due to fumes detected. 

Another Gold Coast whale rescue where a calf was caught in nets , after using a method called sknotting, the calf was able to be released to be reunited with it's mother and swimming away together.

Tax Dealine is looming and the ATO has seen some crazy tax deductions such as claiming a home renovation as marketing, high heel shoes as PPE, but some tax deductions are legitimate such as handbag to carry laptop and a dog if it is used as a sheep dog on a farm or as guard dog. 

A body has been found and yet to be identified in a car park in Cheltenham in Vic .

Victim impact statements will be delivered by the police comission in SA of how their son Charlie died . 

Students are stressed about the exams and financial stress of the rising cost of living and whether they will be able to find work post studies. 

Alisa Camplin first Aussie gold medalist in aerials skiing has just been appointed Chef de Comission of the next Winter Olympics for the Australian Winter Olympic team. 

QLD state government is now in caretaker mode after Stephen Miles dissolved hovernment and thanked public servants for their service.

Princess Kate has met and hugged a 16 year old cancer patient who had meeting the princess on her bucket list.

King Charles has been given a Samoan dance lesson ahead of CHOGM leaders meeting.

Fiona MacDonald former TV personality has died aged 67 from MND.

Friday 4th October 2024

Wel it's school holidays and it's also Labor Day Long Weekend so I'm escaping Sydney again but only over night back Sat night late. I'm still getting over my cold and it's just a lingering cough left but my nose is still running and my eyes itchy  and watery but that's just seasonal allergies. Wearing a mask helps.

Today I caught the hills bus to Crows Best Metro this morning ( the yellow hills bus is better for catching the Metro because stops almost in front of the metro station at Crows Nest instead of all the other buses which stop across the road from the Metro which is annoying). I had the option to get off at St Leonards to catch the slow train to Central but why if you can catch the Metro train!

At Central it was a quick breakfast of  a chicken souvaki on an unbuttered unsauced brown bread with lettuce - borng but it does not need any more oil or flavour. It was then a toilet stop and a walk down to Pitt St to meet the Murray's 11 am bus to Canberra.

I arrived in Canberra about 5 minutes or so late but that was because traffic in Sydney via the airport was pretty busy being a Fri and school holidays as well as a public holiday long weekend.

First a toilet stop then it was find my way to The Village where I was staying for the night before heading to Floriade Night Fest.  I must have asked 10 locals how to get there and were wrong , it took me from 2.30 pm - 4 pm to find my way there and it was just a 15 min Max walk from Jolimont Coach Terminal where I arrived! Checking in was a hassle as you had to download the GOKI app. Last time I stayed there it was manual check in now there are signs and codes everywhere. 

So I finally found my room and punched in the code - later to find out from my room mate that you can tap to get into the room and to get in the front door you need to tap there is no manual punch code 

Spoke to and got to know my room mate . It was Friday night and there were only

News headlines today include

A top of 23 degrees and mostly sunny.

Katy Perry lives Australia so much has added more dates to her tour for SA.

Protests are going ahead in Melbourne and in Sydney this weekend despite the police pulling court orders citing the protests are unsafe. Meanwhile a pro Hezbollah protestor called Australia a "tyranical terrorist regime". The protest in Sydney has been moved from outside the Town Hall to Hyde Park - right across from The Great Synagogue. 

Petrol prices will be affected by the wars in the Middle East not just in Ukraine. 

Alec Baldwin's movie Rust is due to premiere next week despite it being 3 years since the accidental shooting of it's cinematographer  on set.

A new trailer of Paddington in Peru has been released.

It's NRL grand final this weekend

Saturday 5th October & Sunday 6th October 2024.

It's catch up day today on Sunday as I arrived back in Sydney too late to catch the evening news despite getting bored in Canberra and changing my 5 pm return ticket from a 5 pm departure to 3 pm departure on a Murray's bus  from Caberra back to Sydney done manually at their office at the Jolimont Tourist Centre. 

I slept in on Sunday until 7.30 am or so. It's a beautiful day in Sydney today. A top of 26 degree C today - yep hot!

News headlines for Sunday include

Can the Panthers win a 4th premiership? It's NRL grand final day today at ACCOR stadium tonight.

WA gets a  delivery of the world's biggest tractor

The war in the Middle East continues . Joy as hundreds of Australian fly out and touch down in Cyprus.  They now feel safe in Cyprus and on their way back to Sydney Australia. Meanwhile a tunnel has been found by IDF  close to the Isreali border. The tunnel could have been used by Hezbollah claiming people could have been living there as there were showers beds etc in it . It has now been sealed.  Fresh airstrikes have now been launched on Beirut by Isreal around 1 am in the dead of the night and the attacks targeted . It is unsure what damage it has caused and whether it has struck an airport.

Back in Sydney & Melbourne pro Palestinian protests begin from noon but they must finish by a certain time today. In Sydney it will begin at Hyde Park and in Melbourne outside the Victorian State Library . Daily vigils will be held at night on the eve of the 1 year war anniversary on Oct 7th .Thousands of protestors are expected to attend including Hezbollah supporters. The protests were allowed as long as they did not carry offensive Nazi or get near the Great Synagogue. A busy weekend for the police forces over the long weekend public holiday. What the man that carried the Nazi Swastika ( an offense to do so) was Jewish as another Jewish man confronted protestors. Both came close to being arrested 

Donald Trump returns to Butler Pennsylvania , the site where he was almost assinated to continue his presidential election campaign rally  however on this occasion snippets are on guard on rooftops as increased secret service are on hand  for his protection. People there love him there and I think he is brave to return. Meanwhile Elon Musk jumps with joyfor Trump's return.

Reports show mothers crave burgers after giving birth so Bigger King has a new campaign featuring mothers who had just given birth scoffing down a burger or 2 even " Mum's crave a Whopper" .

Tesla checks up on employees who take sickies. ( sick days off). Despite employees signing up for so called "flexible work conditions" , these conditions have turned out to be not so flexible - only in America would employers do this , should be illegal. What happens if you were in a hospital unexpectantly dying ? What about mental health days ? There was no such thing at one stage while I was working for one company. One particular work colleague and I would take it in turns to take sickies because we hated the GM at the time so much not because we were actually sick but we needed mental health days off .

A teen has died at the Knock-outmusic festival event at Olympic Park. The 20 year old could not be revived .

Illegal nicotine pouches (not patches) are being obtained and used by young people in an alarming trend where it was found 1 in 5 had tried it. Marketed in colourful packaging to attract young people, these pouched are placed in the mouth near the gums and are absorbed faster. Usually these pouches can only be obtained by perscription at pharmacies but somehow supplies of these non approved illegal nicotine pouches have become available on the market along with tapes.

A man in Sydney has come under seige by police for carrying and treating to stab with a machete.

Is adult swading the new trend to get a good night sleep or is it just a gimmick? Definitely not one for me , I like my freedom when I sleep, Surely a coffin shaped sleeping bag would do the same job or a weighted blanket even a nice cosy doona with matching pilows!

It's Travis Kelce's birthday today.

Anne Hathaway has confirmed she is returning to Princess Diaries.

Jimmy Batnes is back performing again.

Sydney's Eastern suburbs Jewish community are holding a vigil.

A water skier has died on the Hawksbury River. The accident is being investigated after a number of similar accidents on the river.

A 41 year old defence officer  is selliing his VC medal  to buy a house for his family as times are tough.

A Frontier plane caught on fire with almost 200 passengers on board were unharmed.

A Bosley Park General Store that opened in 1953 is closing it's doors after the landlord was told to move on. 

Damning reports of prison conditions have come to light.

Spider venom may be the answer to heart attacks, strokes and transplants and has been fast tracked on the drug trials list.

Meghan has flown solo with Harry nowhere to be seen. Harry also spent his birthday hiking with friends apparently. Both have been attending solo events lately.

Monday

I spent the day sorting my laundry,  paying bills and mostly catching up uploading my videos onto my YouTube channel and watching YouTube channels. There seems to be quite a few YouTubers who seem to be copying my style of minimal or no editing of videos uploaded and raw commentaries rather then edited voice over also varying their content creation to be more diverse rather then sticking to one subject. 

Today something fell in the fridge and split the side drink holder container. The fridge is not mine it was a new replacement but when I got it to replace the original fridge (which was even worse when I moved in and never worked properly and was always freezing up on one side and not at on all on the other therefore I asked for a replacement black one) it started feeling up really badly again and I had to keep defrosting it and kept the temperature control down at 1 . There was always a weird chemical smell in it and when I tested the seal with a sheet of paper it failed from the beginning. The other thing very wrong with it was that one of the glass shelves that comes with the fridge is useless as it does not even fit properly in any of the shelves in the slots and keeps falling out of them hence falling down. The shelf is too narrow for the width of the slots and there is only one way it can slide in as there is a "bias" along one side of it preventing it from sliding glass into the slots the wrong way. 

Public Holiday Monday. A top of what?! 29 degrees C and sunny today and even hotter out at Penrith!?

Kid Laroi return to perform at the NRL grand final whilst Dami Im sang the national anthem brilliantly as usual.

Billie Elish rides a tricycle before her performance

There was a stage invader at a Weekend concert 

Panthers win the NRL grand final their 4th premiership win making history. Playing in a pink uniform they thrash the Storms! What who bit who in the arm during the game?!

A child has died and her 30 year old baby sitter missing in a fire in Brisbane feared perished in the fire.Police are not treating the blaze as suspicious.

Another tobacco areson attack in Flemmington and another in Springvale. Police do not think the 2 attacks are related as tobacconists are finding it more and more difficult to defend their businesses with the ongoing tobacco wars in Victoria

A moose on the loose has been found in a pool in someone's backyard - warning do not approach as they are dangerous.

The Jewish community have held an October 7th vigil remembering the anniversary of the Hamas terorist attack on Isreal, hoping for the release of hostages held by Hamas and those that died in the attack. As Pro Palestians protests rally over the long weekend in Sydney and Melbourne , a small Jewish community protested as well. Ireal, Iran Hezbollah and Hamas - it's time to stop this all out war in the Middle East. I totally support Penny Wong's call for a cease fire. The world has no place for terrorists and we don't want the war to be bought into Australia. AA calls out hatred against the Jewish community citing there is no place for discrimination or hatred.

Should the Brisbane school holidays be moved so people can enjoy the Brisbane Olympics?

A driver has driven into a house in Strathfield. The driver was drug and alcohol tested by police.

Thanks a Facebook super sluth a couple has been reunited with their wedding video 57 years later.

A teenager has  crashed his McLaren race car. He was talking whilst filming a YouTube video and it was raining when he lost control . The car is a write off.

Grocery prices are still high whereas inflation is slowing down. The housing market is also slowing down due partly to  oversupply of units and faulty builds causing a loss of confidence from potential purchasers.

There is a car on fire on the M7 drivers have been warned to take care.

Olive oil prices are set to fall as Spain's  olive oil harvest starts in October and goes until February. 

Tuesday 8th October 2024

There was warning that a cold change was coming. After yesterday's scorcher of a sunny hot 29 degrees C day, this morning is grey and overcast with a top of just 19 degrees C today and similar tomorrow with Wednesday reaching and the rest of the week forecasted to reach no higher then 25 degrees or so again  and some rainy days. SE QLD is to be hit hard with with severe thunder storms.

Today started off with breakfast and paying bills again.

I have to venture out as I have a few cherry tomatos an almost empty bottle of juice half a small block of cheese 2 blood oranges a granny smith apple some butter and some shallots and a red onion left in the fridge. Nothing else. No eggs no teabags no greens no protein no yoghart no bread and almost no toiletries.  Not even any change for laundry! 

News headlines today include

Voters blame the federal government for budget pain. The rising cost of living is still the major concern for residents and the government.

A jetstar flight to Bali 2 hours in had to turn back due to toilets that just would not flush causing a stench.

A girl has gone missing on the Gold Coast and claims that she just walked off the beach.

King Charles has been given the all clear by doctors ahead of his very short but busy 5 day tour of Australia in about one or two weeks time. He will also visit Samoa where Commonwealth leaders will meet 

Florida is preparing for a second harricane a category 5 the most severe named Milton after still recovering ftom hurricane Helene.

2 Chinese nationals have been killed in an attack in Karachi in Pakistan. Suicide bombers are to blame for the terrorist attack.

180000 SA insurance holders will be refunded for overpayments .RAA found customers were misled by over pricing.

A website offers cheaper or free travel in the UK and  Europe for passengers needing extra help on flights and at airports.

It's footy trading of players  time now that the AFL and NFL grand finals are over.

Hundreds of Australians have touched down overnight on the first mercy flight back in Syd  Australia reuniting with family and now safe from the war torn Middle East. Another Qantas flight leaves Cyprus tonight.

A second man has been charged for putting up a Nazi swastika poster in Hyde Park in Sydney during protests. Meanwhile mostly peaceful vigils have taken place overnight to mark the 7th Oct anniversary of the  Hamas attack in Isreal that killed 1200 victims with Palestian supporters even camping overnight outside parliament house steps in Vic. Leaders including Chris Minn gather with thousands to mark the anniversary of the attack as well.

A fire where a man and a baby have been caught in has occurred in Maroochydore QLD.

Another car on fire this time on the Monash Freeway in Melbourne causing chaos . Drivers advised to find alternative route round.

Only one stadium show each in Syd and Mel that Oasis will be playing in during November after 19 years.

Airport lost property auction  is on again with no reserve prices and all proceeds going to charity.

A 13 year old girl has been arrested but later released by police for a fire of a school Northern Bay College  in Corlo near Geelong outside of Melbourne.8 classroom at the primary school were set alight. Students and parents are unsure about their future return to the school. 

Grammy and Oscar winner and Billie Elish's brother Finneas is back in the spotlight the solo.

A dog has taken off with a golf ball during a game.

The swaps are on day one saw Dan Houston is the man Collingwood wants from Port Adelaide 

Kanye and Bianca heading for devorce after 2 years marriage??? rumours but unconfirmed at this stage.

Taylor Swift is world's richest female musician $2.3 billion nett surpassing Rhianna.

Princess Mary has gone solo on a tour of Brazil tasting a traditional delicacy ( ants?)  and her reaction going vial on social media  with no mention of where's Fredrick ber husband. Meanwhile as Harry extends his stay in  South Africa was it? , Meghan has gone solo to an event creating rumours of a rift between the two . 

A curious koala has been spotted wandering around Casual train station. Someone called the police who persuaded the koala to go back home in the bushes.

John Laws is retiring after over 70 years as a radio announcer.

John Farnham's voice is back , the first time he has been heard speaking and is narrating his memoir since his mouth cancer surgery and  battle to recovery.

Wednesday 9th October 2024

A top of 19 degrees in Sydney today. 

A beer ban for students at a QLD university ( Bond University in Rabina)  has kicked up a stink in male dorms where 5 male dorms have been banned from drinking, whilst female dorms are still allowed to drink but only in communial areas. The ban us only temporary  and has to do with cleaning after themselves. Complaints have been from students saying they have a right to drink and party as they pay thousands just to stay in acommodation on campus to study.

AA has been forced to apologise for a comment he made to a member of parliament ( the shadow treasuer) asking them if they had torerttes syndrome mocking people with a disability which he did not intend to do. He admitted that he had gone too far and apologied later but it was too late and families struggling with this  disability and the Greens were not very happy about the broadcast of AA insenstive comment mocking disabilities.

Isreali PM tellls Lebenon to "free yourself from Hezbollah" otherwise they will end up like the war in Gaza

Brisbane has had a housing boost where new listing's has increased - does this mean the housing crisis is easing ?

NAB has cut fixed interest rates whereas RBA still thinks inflation is still too high to cut interest rates which remains on hold at 4.35%. Still unsure when an interest rate cut will occur not even if there will be one next year 

Uber urges people to give up owning a second car to cut carbon emissions

Singer Olivia Rodrigo arrives in Melbourne ahead of her Rod Laver Arena show. and one lucky fan got to meet her in person.

An Australian teacher has been injured at a music festival in Japan in Osaka where a heavy crane carrying camera equipment collapsed falling and fracturing her skull.

Elon Musk has done it again joking about how there has not been an attempted assaination on Kamala Harris not being worth it  this time in an interview.

A beer can artwork was accidently left behind in a lift and dumped  in the rubbish at A Dutch museum. The  beer cans have since been retrieved and cleaned and put back on display in the museum.

2.5 K mobile camera fines have been issued in SA in it's first week of operation.

The AUS$ has dropped back down to above $0.67 against the US$. 

The bid for the  Western Bears to join NRL expansion has been rejected by Peter V'landys

More then 1 million people have evacuated to higher ground from Floida. Islands like Treasure Island and all along the coast of Florida are ghost towns in the calm after Haricane Helene.You will die if you stay. Biden urges people to leave and that they should have already left if not leave now as Harricane Milton is set to wipe out an entire region of Florida with 240 km/h winds. The highways out are already banked up with traffic  however residents still have time to evacuate. If you choose to stay you will die was the warning.

NSW police officers from Western Sydney suburbs strike as they are being sent out to tasks they had not signed up to do. The psychological and physical stress on an already short staff of police is the cause . Police  Comissioner Karen Web will be requesting a push to ban protests as protest organisers don't pay for the protests that occur , voters and tax payers end up paying for them.  

The 3rd flight from Cyrus touches down in Sydney. More mercy flights from. Star and Qantas are expected.

Another house fire in Fairfield where a a family of 5 escaped. It took 2 hours for fire-fighters to get tge fire under control.

Another police rapage a man taken down by police in  Broadneadows outside of Melbourne.

Long lunches are back in Melbourne well not quite yet. The lord Mayor wants to lobby for a tax break in fringe benefits tax to allow bosses to take employees out  on a free lunch and an early Friday knocking off early from work for drinks to encourage workers back to the Melbourne CBD to support businesses in Melbourne CBD. This idea is not just for Melbourne but the rest of Australia.

22000 people lost power ow restored as wild storms smash QLD. Residents have been warned the severe storms are not over yet.

A trophy South Australian Taylor's red Shiraz 2022 has taken out the top drop award in Argentina scoring 99% points. 

A man has been arrested and charged by police for poisoning a woman with tea laced with insecticide . The woman fell violently ill and the police have seased a bottle for forensic testing. The poisoning it seemed had gone on for months possibly years dating back to 2022 and the woman ( his wife) almost died from the poison . The woman has been moved from the home where she almost died.

AA is off overseas again to meet world leaders.

Hezbollah says it will now support the cease fire.

While Australia 's RVA isn't cutting any rates soon, Canada, USA, UK and NZ have all cut interest rates with NZ having their 2nd interest rate cut today. Most of the world are cutting interest rates so why isn't Australia. The major banks all seem to think there will be rate cuts early next year if not by the end of this year.

Your car could be spying on you. Why am I unsurprised - your computer spies on you your laptop spies on you your smart phone spies on you even your home security spies on you so why not cars? What most car brands are already data sharing ? Collecting every but of informationn about it's drivers/owners of the cars. Well that's another cyber breach I don't have to worry about as I don't have a licence to drive or own a car!

As the tunnelling machines meet at Sydney Olympic Park for the new Metro South West is underway, there will be another increase in the number of homes being built there.

What the government is stopping the sale of  the NBN? or are they? How much is it worth now? How much did it cost to install originally? Privatisation of the NBN? It was a total waste of money in the first place.

Richmond Riding For The Disabled has been saved thanks to Endevour Energy and other local organisations after it was almost lost due to flooding.

A couch has been winched several floors up the side over balconies of an apartment block in Manly. Professionals were involved. 

Patients have been warned about fake imported digital medical alert bands linked to apps on watches.

Delivering mail can be risky as 83 posties have been injured an increase by over 30% mostly being hit in delivery vans and bikes. lights are being considered to be added to them so they are more noticeable.

Opening on zoct 21 is a new state of the art leisure centre at where? Oran Park???!!

Thursday 10th October 2024

Cloudy and a top of 24 in Sydney today. It's not too bad outside with the sun peeping out already this morning. 

Wild storms with heavy hail and rain has brought down the roof of a martial arts  centre North of Brisbane forcing students inside to evacuate.One student bore the brunt of the collapse. The hail was so intense it looked as if there was ice on the roads. 

AA under pressure by politicians  to change the day of Question Time to enable them to enjoy and watch the Melbourne Cup. Say what?!

A person in a Cookie Monster suit was caught by police in Germany by police for a traffic offence.

A Brisbane Lions supporter has been caught striking a woman on Swan St in Richmond outside of Melbourne. The woman sustained injuries including a broken jaw that required surgery.

The Buey coin theft case continues as footage is released of the thief visiting an ATM in Western Sydney as well as a mv around at the time of tge theft with hopes the stolen stash of Bluey coins will be located and relieved. Only a small portion of the stolen Bluey coins have been found so far.

The winner of the annual fat bear as voted by people competition "Grazer" has won the competition this year, "Chunk" a relative came at close second.

Tommy Turbo returns after shoulder injury.

A fugitive man and his 3 children have been spotted in the wild by teen pig hunters . The man hasn't been seen together with the kids for nearly 3 years now after a custody battle in NZ. The mother is relieved to see and hear that her 3 kids are alive.

The Wiggles have released a new song with an Aussie flavour called " Big Red Ute"

The cast of Gladiator 2 are heading down to Australia for it's premiere .

JLo talks about her devorce to Ben Affleck. 

Hugh Jackman and buddy Ryan Reynolds ham it up for Jackmans new stage show.

Residents warned if they haven't left now it's too late as Hurticane Milton closes in hitting landfall downgraded as a category 3. A number of tornado warnings have been reported ahead of storms with some residents staying and riding out the hurricane.

The war continues in the Middle East. 

A chimpanzee in China eats his meals with chopsticks, washes his dishes and cleans up after itself.

The Menendez Bros are back in the headlines after the Netfix release documentary of their case and how they suffeted sexual abuse growing up. They were never to be released from jail but an original juror from the case that put the brothers behind bars has spoken out and says maybe the case should be revisited. 

The end of an era, forthe first time the Myer family mansion goes on the market for sale in suburban Victoria for between 90 & 105 million dollars. It is a huge mansion including 2 self contained apartments on the site.

The deputy PM'S chief of staff has come forward with claims that she was bullied and locked out of her office unable to access it unless she gives 24 hours notice as well as moved to another section of parliament  away from her office. The deputy PM claims he is aware of the situation but has not taken any action claiming he can't due to legal proceedings.

A complicated planning council is preventing abandoned homes which are heavily graffitiied and vandalised from being approved to be demolished and redeveloped into apartment blocks or new homes leaving them as eyesore amongst suburbs eg the abandoned old children's court in Sydney's inner city suburbs, the abandoned privately owned PANDA building in Campbelltown and the abandoned manson in Mosman. At least the near by abandoned DFO has now been slowly converted to apartments. Now residents can report these abandoned buildings to local councils.

The Crumbl Cookie fiasco has made headlines again - this time Jason McGowan is planning to open stores in Australia. Yeh good luck with that mate! It's a fad just like the macaron trend and after a teenager flew to the US and bought back that rather fowl stale batch of a couple of hundred Crumbl cookies to sell on the streets for what was it $17.50 a cookie - rip off! I don't think fans will actually be loyal to the fad. I certainly won't be trying them. So much sugar and artifical ingredients - make your own.

Osteoporosis awareness is now a concern where over 6 million suffer from poor vmbone health.

A study has shown that women drinking coffee when pregnant does not a baby's development and other factors such as smoking and drinking may be more of a concern. 46000 mothers were studied in Norway who drank upto 4 cups of coffee a day and this did not affect the baby's language or motor skills development.

There was a brown snake on Mt Panatama during a practice race today. The snake was caught and removed from the race track - I would have just let it get runover by an out of control  car and become road kill .

Fri

A top of 25 degrees C with possible showers today in Sydney.

Hurricane Milton has struck and killed at least 10 Floridians who stayed to ride out the severe storms and wind. Millions are without power as the hurricane cut a path through the region smashing the state and leaving a trail of destruction still to be assessed. 

22 time tennis champion Spaniard Rafa Nadal announces his retirement calling it time due to a difficult past few years with injuries at the end of the year with one final tennis match promised.

A surprise visit, a first public appearance from Kate the first time since the announcement video of the end of her chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She and William visited emergency crews from the Southport knife attack that killed 3 children.

Robert Crawford has been charged with the murder of wife Frances in July which was originally investigated as a lawn mower accident and wll appear in court in Ipswich QLD.

Roosters coach Trent Robinson and his wife were injured both burnt when a gas bottle exploded and caught on fire in the Hunter Valley during a BBQ where he was cooking. Both were taken to hospital Trent burnt on the arm and released from hospital after 2 nights, his wife released after one night. Airflown to hospital, they are now back in Sydney at home recovering.

Another armed home invasion in SA 3 men involved armed and masked held up 2 housemates watching TV spotting security cameras they turned it off before taking off with valuables and sets of keys.

Tom Tate Lord Mayor is heading to the Middle East & India for a Gold Coast tourism pitch to bring more visitors to the region.

A woman's home has been invaded by raccoons after she started feeding them. Police have been called to relocate the pesky wildlife.

The Hawthorn AFL racism scandal continues with the previous allegations of drugs and pressure to terminate an pregnancy appearing in the headlines again .

The cast of Wicked is coming to Australia on a global press tour and premiere of the movie.

A local lawn bowler leaves his estate to a rival club.

Another factory fire inferno in Kurri Kurri ear Maitland in NSW required 40 fire-fighters to keep the blaze under control.

The AUS$ is still around the $0.67 mark against the US$.

The Southern lights have been spotted by Australians and New Zealanders

As AA meets with ASEAN leaders and has negotiated the last of export bans to China of lobsters.

Sunday

A top of just 17 degrees today and rainy???!! This varies as the news forecasts a top of 20 degrees C today. 

A Melbourne couple have been arrested in Bali for prostitution which is illegal in Bali. If found guilty they face 12 years jail time. They are accused of running a massage palour as a brothel with a tip off to police leading to their arrest including a report of  one under-age massage sex worker. Several couples have also been arrested.

Th death toll rises to 16 from hurricane Milton as residents return to assess the damage.

A stabbing in a taxi in the Eastern suburbs has occurred with the taxi driver attacking a  passenger in their 20s after an altication and questioned by police.

Another drug bust in Western Sydney. Police seized weapons money and 20 kg of drugs .

A Townsville female pit bull owner has been attacked by her own dog losing her arm.

Cloles and Woolworths have been forced to explain why TimTams cost more in Australia then overseas - their response was that this is a question to ask Arnotts the manufacturer. This comes as The supermarkets are grilled over the high prices of their groceries items.

70% of QLD teachers are leaving the profession saying it is not worth it to stay in  the profession.

Maggie Beer makes a statement of her recovery from a recent fall at her Borosa Home.

Richard Glover quits ABC radio. He plans to write a book and spend more time with his grand children.

It's less then a week until Charles & Camila arrive in Australia for their short but busy 5 day royal visit.

Another crash at the Bathurst 1000 which started yesterday and runs over the weekend.

What James Blunt will legally allow fans to change his name if his album reaches number 1???? Will it happen?? I say no.  

Another day of election campaigning in QLD. What?! Stephen Miles forgets party member's names again? But he hasn't forgotten the cost of living crisis and health care crisis and offers 50 bulk billing clinics if re elected.

A surge in the number of house listing in spring but mortage holders are holding on waiting for rate cuts anticipated. Some Sydney suburbs have dropped in housing prices by 100 K as the property market starts to experience a slump.

A truck driver has survived a horrific accident when his truck rolled off the side of a road whilst laying gravel.  He stayed in his truck with his seatbelt on tight as his truck rolled over.

The cost of lobsters should not be affected in the local market leading upto Christmas after the lifting of the ban of lobsters to China due to local market protection measures.

Atomic bomb survivors have won a Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts of ridding the world of  nuclear weapons

Australians were treated to another display of the Southern lights over night. Looked out the window and cannot see anything - Sydney is too far north of Australia and too cloudy to ever see the Southern lights.

A 2nd world record Beetlejuice pumpkin art has been attempted in the UK taking 50 hours to complete.

Sunday 13th October 2024

Today it is a nice day but I'm unsure what the temperature is. No news as thewhole day and past few days was the live broadcast ofthe Bathurst 1000. 

Today I did nothing except look at studios for sale online in Melbourne ( can't afford one in Sydney). I made a rich dark chocolate brownie with some Cointreau, mixed candied peel, candied ginger , dates, manuka honey & walnuts. And had a detailed look at what SXSW had on offer this year. 

I am beginning to hate this Samsung phone as it keeps changing times and dates on my calender for some reason. I thought I had entered important events into it but when I looked to check,  the times and  dates had changed! I'm using the Samsung phone calender which is stand alone not the Google calender ( hate the Google calender)

Monday 14th October 2024

Today is the start of the 2nd annual week long SXSW event with all things Tech & Innovation, screen, music & games  in Sydney. 

Rain and a top of  25 degrees C today. Not a great start to the SXSW in Sydney. 

The day started off great sunny dry hot with people gathering in Tumerlong Park and visiting the half a dozen mostly free for today activations including free Tim Tam's given away but melting from the heat - until the entire Tumberlong Park was evacuated due to a severe incoming thunder storm. I was up on the 2nd floor of the Santori building entirely made from scaffolding and printed tarps in the shape of a giant yellow Japanese drink vending machine complete with giant bottles/cans of Santori and  large inflatable yellow lemons surround the sides of the building. 

The rest of the afternoon was spent indoors at the ICC as the thunderstorms rolled over for the rest of the afternoon . The entire Tumberlong Park was evacuated and there were nothing

News headlines today include

Brodie Kostecki & Todd Hazelwood claim the Bathurst 1000 championship for 2024 over the weekend.

There is a push to keep the Metro in Sydney operating 24/7. Metro Trains Sudney is investigating this as well as end of week express services.

SpaceX has successfully achieved it's first rocket booster catch at its launch tower nicknamed " chopsticks"  in reference to the scene in the Karate Kid where there was an attempt at catching a fly with a pair of chopsticks. It's all about the costs saved in being able to recycle and reuse / refuel rocket boosters. It is Space X's 5th starship launch.

Another home invasion in the Eastern Sydney suburb of Matraville where an attack of a 70 year old man resulted in him being injured and the attackers taking off with one of his cars a Subaru but failing to steal a second car and also attacking another 65 year old woman.

A man was killed in the Melbourne CBD . His killer has been seen lurk around Melbourne as well as other suburbbs and is being hunted by police. 

QLD early voting opens. Current state premier Miles tries to attract parents offering free kids lunches for junior state schools. This has been rubbished by school headmasters and headmistress seen as an infeasible plan to roll out due to some regional state schools not even having canteens.

SA is bidding to bring the 2026 climate change summit to Australia.

Victorian government is planning to spend over $964 million in aid blitz to fix pot holes in it's roads.

Australians are growing more frustrated over fees on payments ie surcharges. Why these are actually being charged is a questionable . Some department stores are planning to introduce QR code payments which don't charge fees. Yes but what about the cyber security risks with payments made by this method? Some stores and customers are going back to cash payments.

Tennis star Sinner denied Djokovic his 100th title at the Shanghai's Masters.

Polls show the Coalition now leads a blow to AA 45% however when it comes to leaders AA is still slightly ahead of Peter Dutton 37%. The news poll shows for the first time since the 2022 election.

TikTok is still in the news,  already banned on government devices but should Australia follow the US and banned TikTok altogether. Pointing still have TikTok on their personal devices. The government has spent millions on cyber security but is it enough to not ban TikTok in Australia.

Infants snacks sold to parents are healthy but are they really - I think no and never were. Have you ever tasted some of them? I used to eat those sticks that were like a cross between a muesli bar for toddlers when my nice and nephew were young and they were quite sweet from what I remember.

On SNL Adriana Grande immitates all her favourite stars.

Declan Frazer races in the Bathurst 1000 the day after his house including his trophies it caught on fire in QLD. He now has to return to deal with it.

The war in the Middle East continues with a drone strike in Northern zisreal killing 60 people.

Could WA's Busselton Jetty sponges be the cure to cancer? Sponges are already being used as cancer cures but could this naturally occurring sponge have the answer to curing cancer?

Every single state premier has snubbed the  invitation to welcome King Charles. All having other commitments but are they all legitimate or political? What he is attending another BBQ in the Western Suburbs.

California police say they have foiled a 3rd assination attempt of Donald Trump at a rally in Cochella California.  A man was intercepted and found with weapons. 

Cocaine Cassie sets the record straight in a memoir.

Former PM Svott Morrison joins news space centre in Australia as a non executive director - gee he gets around doesn't he????

Tuesday 15th October 2024

A very wet and top of 20 degrees C today. Not storms but it's constantly raining this morning.

My morning was taken up by attending the Telstra AGM. This AGM alternates between Sydney and Melbourne each year according to my research. I have not attended many Telstra AGMs in the past but occassional when I do it's usually the ones in Melbourne. This yesterday it was Sydney's turn and helt at the Hyatt Regency on Sussex Street. And I would have to agree with another Sydney resident shareholder thank goodness I decided not to attend including person this morning!!!!Registration started at 8.30 am and it was still raining constantly and the meeting went on from 9.30 am normal starting time to 12.50 pm!!!! It dragged on and on about how bad Telstra's customer service is with question after question from shareholders in regards to this ongoing issue with Telstra. No wonder shareholders need to be provided with a free lunch afterwards!!!!!!!!! I actually stayed online for the webinar to the end but fell asleep somewhere in the middle of it.  The other thing was right at the very end ( I did question it earlier but was not that concerned) was someone asked why can't shareholders vote online via ask a question? yes why can't I vote online? Doesn't this addect the outcome of all items on the agenda at the AGM if not some of them? Does my vote as an original shareholder count?  

Now it's is lunch time , the rain has stopped so maybe I can go to SXSW again - no I have laundry to do. I have put this off for too long now. 

The bins were put out last night thank goodness as they were all full. 

The rain has stopped however the temperature hardly reached 18 degrees C

The rest of the day was research and uploading leftover YouTube videos

News headlines today include

An altercation has occurred between Nicole Kidman and Selma Hayek overseas.

It's exam and  stress time for year 12 students as exam sesdon get underway. 

New laws by parliament are being considered called the "eyes wide open" clause that prevents residents complaining about noise if they move into a house or apartment that is going to be near a pub or club with noise. Residents will not be able to complain about noise as they will know that the house or apartment that they will be moving into will be affected by neighbourhood noise to bring back the nighlife back to the cities.

Girls are being  forced to wear a skirt during formal events but boys are allowed shorts or trousers at a QLD school. 

There has been a crackdown on QLD ghost campers  fined for not attending a booked camp-site or leaving a tent for 24 hours as this is unfair to genuine school holidays or holidays makers .

There has been an increase in fake locksmiths ftom overseas that  are locking out residents from their homes and making them pay to get back into them. If suspected residents are urged to call police.

Singer Olivia Rodrigo takes a tumble overnight on stage at a Melbourne show 

Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi feature in a new Channel No 5 campaign. Sales have increased since the campaign was released

Cyndi Lauper is doing a final tour

Sugarbabes are doing an Aussie tour

Cliff Richatd is coming to Australia in November 2025 on a Can't Stop Me tour.

A woman has been charged for the murder of a man when a body was found in Logan in QLD. A domestic violence inccident may have been the cause.

Hundreds of residents around Sydney are without power as wild winds, thunder storms and hail yesterday hit felling trees and downing power lines as well as causing other damage. More storms are to come over the next few days. Flash flooding caused public transport problems yesterday and thunder storms and wild winds  caused cancellation and delays of flights in and out of Sydney airport.

Another Brunswick East outside of Melbourne) ram raid atrack has occured on a bike shop sparking a fire. It is believed this may be linked to gang wars and the gym above the bike shop was the target.

A 24 year old Melbourne model Elise Hodder was hit in a car crash and killed by a 23 year old driver  Conner Matherison who was 4 times over the limit and with drugs in his system alleged.

More Melbourne protestors charged .

The QLD Gold Coast economy is booming as more people migrate North.Economic growth has been revealed to be 17.4%

Bruce Luhrmann is back in the news again appealing the original defamation case. To pay for the appeal , Bruce Lurhman is turning to Only Fans in order to pay for these legal fees as it is the only way he is able to. Really???!!!

There is a push to stop these surcharges on purchases using a debit card everytime you tap. It is mainly smaller organisations that are charging these surcharges.

Concert cost are increasing due to "dynsmic" pricing.

A baby born at a brewery that could not wait to be born has been named after the brewery and a new beer has been named in honour of his birth. Wells Brewery , - imagine what a story that little baby will have when it grows up!

It's The Everest horse race this weekend . The question is will Charles be attending the Everst Race Day?

Journalist George  Negus dies after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Westpac and St George has had an outage today.

The government is cracking down on tap and go surcharge/fees . You should not be charged for using your own money. Surcharges range from 1% to as high as 10%!

3 injured burned after carrying chemicals which reacted at one of Sydney University's campuses.  

A woman lept from the 3rd floor of her villawood apartment to escape a fire.

What the PM has purchased a $4.3 million  new waterfront mansion?! A clifftop beachside investment property on the Central Coast with 4 brmedrooms & sweeping views where Jody grew up and still has family there. Mortgage holders are complaining how tone death he is as everyone struggles with the rising cost of living.

The sails of the Sydney Opera House will be lit up on Friday at 8 pm to mark the arrival of King Charles & Queen Camila.

Toys from Temu have been found to be unregulated and dangerous .

Wednesday

SA MP David Spears has officially quit politics after that infamous white powder footage. He still claims that the images were AI generated deep fakes of him . A by election is being held as he fights this alledged drug offence.

PM AA has been forced to deny he is contemplating life after politics after his multimillion dollar purchase of a new home on the Central Coast  months out from the federal election. Poor timing as people struggle with the rising cost of living

A 12 year old girl has gone missing from a Roma Street Station in QLD. 

A solemn Nicole Kidman is back in Sydney with husband Keith Urban to attend the funeral of her mother at Lavender Bay who passed away while she was overseas at a film festival in Venice. 

3 weeks out from the US presidential elections but early voting has started in the crucial swing state of Georgia.  It is a close election and both party candidates are working hard at their campaign rallies. People thought Trump's playing of music and dancing on the stage for 15 minutes at one of his rallies was a bit strange.

Another Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukraine

North Korea blows up roads linking to South Korea after it was accused of blasting propaganda material over the border.

A Russian  fisherman has been rescued after 67 days drifting in his boat.

Star gazers in Russia have seen a comic with the naked eye which is a rare sight and only happens once every 80 000 years .

Penny Wong's foreign minister was heckled off stage over her response to Gaza.

Mysterious black orbs have popped up on Coogee Beach thought to be tar balls from oil slicks . Only Coogee Beach is affected. The Beach was closed off and samples collected for investigation.

The Lord Mayor wants to bid to bring ABBA to Melbourne.

Federal government is cracking down on ads that attempt to save you money by luring potential customers in with special deals by planning to introduce new laws.

The Kangaroos play Tonga 

The Soccer's play Japan drawing 1 all.

AFL team member swapping season continues.

Giants team is in trouble after a wild party gone wrong. Players are facing bans for distasteful behaviour and costumes where celebrity couples was the theme of the party. There will be appearing with a please explain to the AFL integrity unit. 

2 car thieves have been caught and arrested after a police pursuit in Preston.

QLD early voting  could see if polls are correct a swing to the opposition with Labor showing only 30% support.

2 people were forced to fee a restaurant fire in Malvern outside of Melbourne where it is unsure what caused the blaze.

A clothes rack caught on fire in a department store and customers were evacuated. What?? Where?? Yep this is correct customers were evacuated  from a Kmart and shopping centre in Melbourne's West. 

Another smashed & grab of a jewellery store on the Gold Coast where the safe was broken into and cleared out.

Vision has immerged of how a woman casually crossing the road in India was hit from above by a falling large plastic tank which enclosed her inside it. A man witnessing the incident comes running out . The woman is uninjured.

Green investments sustainability stocks are taking a hit due to rising cost of living.

Another aren't attack as masked men were seen running from a tobacco store in SA. The linked tobacco wars continue to spread across states.

William tries out NFL in a football  drill in London ( didn't he do this before? is this old new? or is he having another go at it?)

Wednesday 4th Sept - Monday 30th September 2024

Wednesday 4th September 2024

A top of 23 degrees C today but partially cloudy. Spring is now in place. Hayfever is real. Last night I had to take a second antihistamine. 

Having just returned from Melbourne, and after doing nothing yesterday except sleep , it's catch up life admin today. 

Bils bills and more bills and I have to find where my tax return is. Have I had a major personal data breach again? 

Did absolutely nothing again today. My hayfever is extreme. That's Spring for you!

I made a frittata sorted my laundry visited my neighbour who doesn't look the best and spent most of the day uploading my videos onto my YouTube chanel quite a few edited into shorts.

Still concerned about where my tax return is. My refund should have been in my account by now but it is still not. So where is it? 

Nobody took the yellow bin in until sometime late last night or sometime this morning. The cleaner usually takes the bins in on Tuesday but he is not often here

News headlines today include

The Labour Party has put a pause on the economy. The economy is out of control and Jim Charmers has blamed everyone except himself and the Labour Prty for the state of the Australian economy which has been in a slow down non productive recession for the last 12 months. He blames the reserve bank for rising and high interest rates, he blames Peter Dutton but the interest rates remain high,  inflation continues to rise and is still too high, energy prices are still too high and the cost of living is still rising and housing is still tight. The government need to rein in spending 

There is a  push for fines of $26000 for feeding crocodiles in QLD in a crackdown to stop crocodile deaths ftom attacks after the tragic  Newcastle father's death by a crocodile attack recently.

There is a push to include dental on Medicare. That's right when it comes to healthcare dental is not included. This will cost a whopping $35 million per year.

The Perfect Couple is Nicole Kidman's new Netflix series.

Country singer Keith Urban has encored and  performed another intimate show to an audience to promote his new album.

Tim Burton gets a Hollywood Star.

Bill Gates is in a new documentary. 

Beetle Juice Beetle Juice finally a sequel to the original Beetle Juice movie from 1988 is finally released.

A teen has been charged outside of Melbourne in the South East for stabbing a police officer. A house breaking turned out to be a fake report.

Elle McPherson's  health battle she reveals her secret breast cancer battle 7 years ago but instead of a radical mastectomy chemo radio therapy and hormone therapy she went for a more holistic approach rejecting the advice of 32 doctors.

It's hayfever season - big problem and  antihistamines some work some don't.

The QLD view tax debate continues. Is it fair? I say no and I think the majority of QLDers think it is unfair too.

Rescued couple Brett and Lisa share their story for the first time of their rescue after 19 hours clinging onto their stricken yacht until they were secured by water police. Lisa says she will get back on the boat next week whereas Brett is more cautious taking a longer break to get his sea legs back.

Stephen Miles has faced backlash for taking an 11 minute flight from the GC to Bundaberg?! in a private jet just to deliver a mud cake and say happy birthday to his mate . It would have taken him an hour to drive there.

Gloria Jean's coffee stores will soon refuse to take cash in a cashless trial. I don't even think Sydney has Gloria Jean's anymore. 

The cost of living is skyhigh as the economy slows down. The government is spending too much and they need to stop spending. 

International crackdown with 20 countries joining forces join forces to crackdown on the illegal tobacco wars between rival gangs which could spread from Vic into NSW where the crime is out of control and countless tobacconists have been attacked set on fire destroyed - fire bombed , arsened etc 

It is the official start of the cruise ship season.

American Joey Chestnut has eaten 83 hotdogs in 10 minutes 

What's going on within the Liberal Party ? A coup? And almost about the local election Liberal candidate nominations not being lodged in time. I don't even want to know about this. 

Paralympics more gold in the mixed medley swimming team with former triathalon bike accident surviver Alexa Leary winning gold in the final leg of the relay coming from 4th tailing behind and claiming the Gold in the final leg of the relay.. Then there was cerebral palsy arunber James Turner winning gold in the T36 400 m a first medal in athletics for Australia. Not all is gold sucess  for Australia vision impaired Jayrd Clifford was disqualified 3 days ago in the 1500 m before just missing out again on a medal. 

Australia is currently 8th on the leader board.

Elton John is losing vision in one eye recovering from an eye infection

John Travolta touches down in Sydney in his private jet.

Putin has been welcomed in Mongolia

The Pope is in is it Indonesia He arrived in a wheelchair but was seen standing during a service/ speech.

Crohns disease  is being cured by transplanting someone else's poo into the suffers .

Oh dear you can't even rely on Google maps to navigate Sydney's roads now! Signal cutting out and drivers getting lost ending up on the otherside of Sydney.

Raygun apologies. Why she should not need to.

Another drug raid  in Western Sydney?

US Airforce has stealth bombers B2 nuclear bombers on a joint exercise in Australia.

Thursday 5th September 2024

It is Krispy Cremes  21st  birthday today with it entering the Australian market outside of the US in Sydney with their first store opening here. Say Hip Hip Hurray and you get a free doughnut and say Hip Hip with someone else responding with Hurray and you get a box of doughnuts. I don't think I will actually participate in this free doughnut offer as I have had enough doughnuts in the past few days! I don't even like doughnuts.

Today it is 29 degrees C and sunny in Sydney.

Today I continued to edit and upload my countless videos of my trip to Melbourne- yep still uploading them.

Late last night one of my neighbours moved out giving 1 weeks notice as he wants his full bond back . He is moving to Greenwich a boarding house down the road with much larger studios for around $400 per week. I did see this on flatmates but there was only 1 studio available. 

I am still concerned about the new occupancy agreement but have not forwardsed my occupancy agreement to the tenancy advicate. I needed to deal with my misding tax return lodged via my tax agent first. I was worried that my personal details and tax return had been intercepted as I did not see it appear on my mygov account. Apparently it has been lodged but only last Friday 29th August 24.

This morning I placed my duck breasts ( would you know it -  LuvADuck ) in a marinade made with dark soya sauce, red wine, balsamic vinegar, bbq sauce, lemon grass, garlic granules, vegetable stock cubes, berry jam, uncystalused ginger, worchestershire sauce, sesame oil, chilli flakes, fried shallots and maybe a few other ingredients ( I forgot whatelse) . 

News headlines today include

Alexa Leary bags her second gold in the Paris Paralympics. 

Queen's drummer Brian May has suffered a stroke leaving him unable to use his hand for a while but he is recovering. It's not the first time he has had a health scare.

The Pope is to attend an interfaith mass with 80000 attending  at a mosque in Jakata  Indonesia. He still has a long way to go on his tour of Indonesia.

Lady Gaga was seen with her fiance and wearing an unique head piece in Venice.

Victorian police are at war with the government as crime skyrockets in Victoria . They will strike over pay rises and have started writing on their vehicles like ambulance and figher fighters have been doing with slogans. All Victorian fire & rescue services police ambulances and fighbrigade are now locked in a pay disputes with the Vic government.

A fake tow truck has stolen a Logan resident's car as she watched on by towing it away before her eyes.

Ousted Union boss Setka is on revenge at a government hospital site over the shut down of the CFMEU and leading a rally of workers and missing the Labour government.  How he gained access to the worksite is unknown.Multiplex is being investigated as to how he was allowed onto the site.

The QLD premier is throwing a lifeline to Star Casino deferring payroll and gambling taxes in an attempt to save it and the Queens Wharf development project that connect the enetertainment precinct in Brisbane.

No rate cuts at least until next year as the Australian economy plunges into a recession. Is this another recession we have to have since Paul Keating's reign as Australian PM back in the 1990s was it? The RBA is blaming the government for their overspending spending causing inflation to increase but the government's is defending their spending claiming it has to do so in order to keep the Australian economy from going into a recession. Australian economy inflation lining due to cuts in household spending due to the rising cost of living..

Another US school shooting in Georgia  involving a 14 year old boy , 9 have been taken to hospital for gunshot wounds. 2 teachers and 2 students have died 

2 separate crashes near Kurmont North West of Sydney very close together are being investigated as to whether they are related. Both drivers walked away uninjured.

Our AUS$ is again up above  $0.67 mark  against the US$

A 1 year old whippet named Archie has escaped and made a dash through a busy tollway tunnel lured back by a rescue team and returned to it's owner outside of Melbourne.

Alex De Minaur is out of the US Open due to a hip injury flare up..

ABBA celebrates 50 years from Eurovision's Waterloo.

Kid Laroi will be performing at the NRL grand final.

Port Adelaide take on Geelong Cats in qualifying final tonight.  A group of die hard Geelong  fans are crossing the border on an 8 hour bus journey then watching the game . Will Port Adelaide win over Geelong?

Harry is open to take on a temporary role to help out the Royal family if necessary but if his brother has his way there will be no way he will be allowed to return to the Royal family. It has been rumoured that Harry has been reaching out to his old mates saying he is done with the US.

Liv golf returns to Adelaide next year in Summer. 

Delays on the North Shore line at Chatswood again as urgent repairs to signal boxes are carried out.

The government will not step in to assist The Star Casino in Sydney which is in financial trouble. 4000 staff could lose their jobs

Bill Shorten calls it time on his political career starting a new job that pays twice the salary of PM AA's salary. He falls short of reaching his ambition of becoming PM . He failed twice to win the position of Prime Minister. He will become vice Chancillor of Canberra University.

A Tesla was driving erratically crashing into another mv with an elderly couple in it. The  elderly couple only sustained minor injuries but were taken to hospital to be looked over meanwhile the mother and her child were forced to remain in their Tesla until it was safe that the overhead wiring it has bought down onto their car was safe for them to be rescued from their car in Western Sydney.

Patamatta to become a global city. Creation of 150 000 new jobs as the population grows. However State and Federal governments need to commit for the plans to happen in the future.

The new Western Sydney Airport may be operating 24/7 but the Metro won't be only between 4 am and 1 am stranding passengers it has been revealed.

A warning aabout fake goodies that have no flammable warnings on them from a mother whose daughter suffered burns when a wind gust blew an open fire pit ashes onto the hoody which caught on fire and melted onto the skin causing severe burns.

Laws need to make AI  more sustainable not shut it down . 

Scathing attack on the decades of failure from the Greenfil non compliant cladding fire.More charges will be laid 

Nichole Kiman has been promoting her new Netflix series The Perfect Couple globally and is exhausted . She also just returned from the Venice Film Festival with her film Baby Girl.

From 9 am the ballot to get tickets on the Cahill Expressway to see the NYE fireworks opened through transport for NSW.

King Island Diary which has been operating for 100 years is closing next year by the Canadian owner.

There's a bear in there,during a wild fire in Canada a bear locked itself in a car?

RBA boss says struggling mortgage holders may have to sell their homes as no interest rate cuts are expected until next year. 

Friday 6th September 24

A top of 30 degrees C sunny but windy in Sydney today.

Today I took the bus to Chatswood, the Metro to Martin Place then transferred onto the Eastern suburbs line to Bondi Junction to lodge a postal vote for next week's local elections which are compulsory.  Then I took a nostalgic trip back to Edgecliff Station to see if there has been anything done to clean up the bus Interchange 

I stopped off at the post office @ Edgecliff Station to post my parcel ( finally) full of educational tools and clothes to JJ Time who have a special needs child and 2 other children. I also did a good grocery shop at Chatswood Aldi and Coles Local.

News headlines today include

The Keto diet or low carbon diet studies can increase your risk of diabetes by 20%. The study looked at 40000 Australians over 17 years . People replacing cards with unhealthy saturated fats. 

A car has ended up on the rails as a train travelled past collided with it. No injuries were reported and the car was quickly removed off tracks by winch. This came at a time as last night's AFL game was being played  with spectators getting  from the Port Adelaide AFL game . Passengers on the train were shaken but no injuries reported.

Nichole Kidman is exhausted from the Venice Film Festival following London then flying to LA to promote her 2 new projects Baby Girl and The Perfect Couple in a matter of less then a week. Meanwhile Keith Urban is in Australia performing. I think they both need a break.

Hell's Angels Bikie boss  who fled Australia has been deported from Dubai a safe haven for the underworld criminals, was arrested and has arrived back in Sydney Australia over trying to export a 250 million shipment of drugs. He is behind bats but not yet charged.

QLD premier Steven Miles has been critisrd for throwing a tax lifeline to the financially troubled Star in Brisbane as the new Queens Whalf entertainment precinct opened a few days ago. Small businesses are furious of why the big corporation is getting a hand up when every other business is struggling and not given assistance . What $300 million in aid to the Star Casino?! Meanwhile in Sydney the government has snub the financially troubled Star Casino refusing to bail them out financially.

There are new signs of Melbourne's ambulance ramping overnight . 8 intensive care unit ambulances were kept off the job last night.

Prince William is sporting a beard whilst returning to Royal duties. Summer holidays are over so should he keep or lose his beard? The Late Queen hated it and had asked him to shave but what does his father the King think?

Former CMFEU boss Setka has found his way onto another worksite this time the Metroline project in Melbourne where he rallied workers and spoke against the Labor government.

Sunrise Eddie Bartholomew Sunrise presenter has revealed her cancer diagnosis on TV this morning. 

Victorian researchers have dipped the butts of native mice in coloured fluorescent powder to track their movements during the night.

Saturday 7th Sepember 2024

The temperature has dipped today to a top of 24 and forecasted for rain. Maybe as it is almost overcast outside this morning.

News headlines oday include

It has been revealed by the administrator of the CMFEU that corruption within the organisation is worse then first thought.

John Travolta may be in Australia but he us with his daughter to release her new music  "Little Bird"

An Adelaide man who killed his girlfriend on a domestic violence inccident may be out of jail within 6 years to the disappointment of the victim's family

Studies show more Australians are taking on side hustles.

130 baby endangered sea horses have been released by primary school students back into Nelson Bay in sea horse hotels.

Petrol prices are lower due to global supply prices 

A US aid worker has been shot dead in the West Bank during a protest  as Ireali soldiers opened fire

It has been an early start to the summer with extreme weather and fire fighters are behind with the Summer season's back burning. A bush fire warning with 24 fires burning around NSW.

Hawthorn win against the bulldogs overnight 99 - 62 their first win in 9 years now they face off in the semi finals.

Aussie swimmers are dominating the pool at the Paraympics in Paris.

Taylor stuns at the first NFL game. Even Australia is involved with Aussie Jordan Mailata from the Western Sydney suburbs playing for Philly Eagles. There are quite a few Australians that play American football.

Trump won't be sentenced until after the election for his hush money trial. Trump's got another legal fight - a $7.5 million defamation appeal and sex abuse case??? A US historian who has a track record of predicting accurately who the next presidents will be is predicting Kamala Harris as being the next US president. Trump will be back in court on November 26th or is that 27th ??? Whatever who cares.

A 27 year old former Knox Gramnar student and Knox  Gramnar teacher has been charged for sex offences involving grooming a student .

Queen Camila  visits RAF base meeting personnel and their families.

100 of cases of teenagers with multiple crimes  have already gone through the  children's court in QLD in the first week of it opening it's doors  to media  an indication of the extent of youth crime in QLD.

Former treasurer Wayne Swan and mentor to Jim Charmers ( is this correct?)  blasts the RBA for destroying the economy  when AA defends the RBA . 

A Linkin Park reunion? 

Social media platforms have gone viral with images of a luxury car graffitiied in pink with the words " Nathan call me" . Who is Nathan? and What has he done? are the questions being asked.

Another earthquake near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley in NSW has struck early this morning measuring a 4.5 magnitude. It is the same magnitude that struck last time and has caused a power outages to thousands of residents. The 3rd in the last few months with one resident this felt more violent then previous one.

An older female Australian tourist has gone missing in NZ.

The 14 year old boy who open fired at a school in the US has appeared in court with his parents and charged taken away with his father also charged with 2nd degree of murder. In the US the recent changes to law has resulted in parents of children who commit crime are now responsible for their crimes committed and can also face charges and do time in jail.

James Packer opens up in an interview about his addictions and his mental health.

Jimmy Barnes will not be joining his family on vacation as he is still recovering and receiving treatment after hip surgery teathered 24/7 to a drip . 

Another Logan Gold Coast teen stolen car crash car chase crime.Meanwhile another Melbourne youth crime reported by police. 

The starliner capsule returns to earth with an expected landing somewhere in New Mexco. Tge 2 stranded astronauts will return to earth in February 25 hitching a ride on Space X.

Why are we paying surcharges for using card? We need to ban all surcharges like the UK does. ( yep you don't realise how much you are actually charged everytime you tap and go eg Adi definitely chages a surcharge , and when I was in Melb at the market stall I purchased my brazilian pommel nousettes from I was charged a 14 cent surcharge when I looked on my statement. I all adds up yet on the other hand more and more retailers are going cashless so you have no choice ie Coles refusing me to get chane after using a card only self service checkout) 

Sunday 8th September 2024

A top of 24 degrees C and rain possible.  It is overcast this morning and dark. No rain yet.

News headlines today include

Nicole Kidman has had to rush back from the Venice Film Festival unable to accept her award for best actress to be with her family after news of her mother 's death, Janelle dues at 83 exactly a decade after her father's death.

More medals for Australia at the Paris Paralympics in canoe and athletics. 

Fire fighters had their hands full with putting out 2 separate fires in QLD.

A wave of stabbings attacks has occurred around Sydney in Parramatta, Sydney and Liverpool. So far no arrests have been made.

A military expo has seen hundreds of police guarding the MCEC forming a ring of steel  from protestors. The expo will be a major weapons trade expo with military personnel, governments leaders present but protestors think it is just a giant one stop genecide shop hence the huge police presence to stop protestors trespassing into the expo calling for the event to be cancelled. Protestors want the expo to be banned.  20 000 protestors expected  as the event kicks off on Wednesday.

As the next Federal election comes closer, the rising cost of living on every day expenses has become a major number 1 issue by 41% of Australians. The government is not doing enough is what Australians are feeling. The RBA looks after monetary policy the government looks after fiscal policy but do they not understand tgat the RBA and the government need to work together to balance the economy?It is a very narrow view the RBA has in terns of it's obsession with only trying to lower inflation and rausing interest rates. From what I remember studying economics as part of my accounting qualifications there is more to lowering inflation then just increasing interest rates. This is not a holistic approach to economics. This is why Australia is stuck in what I feel is an infinite loop - similar to the "while" or what I call "danger loop" in programming code . 

A police officer has been stabbed in Roma QLD  with a pair of scissors and taken to hospital.

The Bridge to Brisbane fun run equivalent to the City To Surf  is on this morning. 

Wild storms and high temperatures ahead for Spring.

SA introduces social media restrictions. 

Childcare workers will get a payrise.

the car stolen by a fake tow truck from a shopping centre  carpark  has been found abandoned.

Jamala Harris has suport from Dick Cheney's support as she faces Trump in a presidential debate in 3 days time.

A mountain lion has been spotted around California but has not been captured yet.

Meta wants Google and Apple to build age verification apps to block kids online but the problem is the cyber security of their personal data online as age verification requires some form of id to be uploaded online which is kept permanently there. 

"Made in Bondi" a new sort of reality TV series - uum yeh!?! I grew up near Bondi in the Eastern suburbs and no it was not like that growing up. This new TV show makes it look as if it is The Kardashians  or  Desparate Housewives except full of melkienials gen Z and maybe even a few under-age Alphas.

Monday 9th September 2024

Sydney will have a top of 25 degrees C today and cloudy.

A trip out to Maxwuarie shopping Centre on the Metro for another big groceryshop at Adi Coles & the green grocer there. Best & Less is closed for renovations upon arrival - disappointed! Love spending time browsing through the store for selective bargains!

I got a snack of a squid stick and fish stick. The fish stick was OK but the squid stick No!

Home late as I always lose track of time when I go to Macquarie Shopping Centre.

Made sure I saw my neighbour downstairs and gave him a punnet of jumbo blueberries as I know he likes them but keeps forgetting to order them with his online grocery shops. He wanted some alcohol as well but I am not keen to get him some in case he self harms or becomes addicted to alcohol - besides mixing alcohol and pain medication is not a good combination ( not that he is addicted to anything - he looks as if he is toughing out the pain most of the time then self medicating). I don't want to be responsible for his accidental death and often joke about how I don't want to deal with the fire brigade,  police and ambulance again over another dead body ! Yep I told him about Unit 1A or is it actually Unit 1B - anyway if you haven't been following my blog go back to the COVID years.

News headlines today include

Urgent trackwork on T1, T2 & T3 has caused chaos this morning due to urgent trackork at Central. Delays of upto 3 hours this morning  has resulted in commuters to just stay home. The Northern suburbs ( again! - typical)  and Western suburbs lines ( Bankstown line - and I thought this was shut already for Metroline conversion) have been affected. A fractured track has since been reported.

3 children under 3 in a house fire have been pulled out and taken to hospital in a serious condition from passing out from smoke inhalation in Sydenham Melbourne. Neighbours heard fire shots and it is unknown if they were alone at the time. 

The hunt is on for the man who poured a cup of hot coffee over the toddler in the park. It is feared the man is interstate or fled overseas. It has been revealed that policed missed the opportunity as he has fled overseas after making his way to Sydney for a few days and flying out. 

Police are preparing for upto 25 000 protestors that will cause chaos in Melbourne at the weapons expo due to Melbournes history of protests with a recent pro Palestinian one in the CBD. The expo doesn't actually start until Wednesday. 

The Kidman Urban family  are all flying back to Sydney to prepare for Nicole's mother's funeral after she passed away. 

Sinner brushes aside doping allegations to win the US Open only the second Italian to do so

Laren Parker and James Turner carried the flag at the closing ceremony of the Paris Paralympics.

Australian billionaire James Packer has given his first tv interview about his mental health in over a decade and talks about his father's ( Kerry's)   violent mood swings and how his father suffered though a similar situation which may indicate they had mental health issues such as being bipolar as well but this time James showed a more compassionate softer sife to him and wanting to help others sufferring mental illness.

A push from government to break up Qantas Airlines into 2  companies and splitting up Qantas from Jetstar to create more competition and stop them having the monopoly in the airline industry. This will create more competition, lower airfares and allow more airlines to either the market and not just virgin as the only other  major airline operating in Australia as well as preventing other smaller airlines from failing trying to compete with Qantas and Jetstar such as Rex a regional airline and Bonza a budget airline.

Schools to weigh kids regularly  at school to control obesity. Is this a good idea or not?  When I grew up we had  health check ups by visiting doctors  who checked eye sight and other health checks as well as scoliosis check at end of year 6 and  rubella shots in  junior high. Some remember being weighed during PE classes so is this a big deal? We never spoke much about them. It depends if it is done in groups in public or individually in private with intervention if necessary. 

Maghan Markle has made a special appearance with Oprah Winfrey at her "book club" speaking about a store  which stocks books from local heros and Harry's book Spare as well as her own children's book is on the shelves of this book store near her.

New laws may come into affect as soon as next year to ban under-age social media usage under the age of 14 to give more parental control. Now even the PM AA weights in on this from pressure from other states. The age restriction is still being debated , parents are mostly for the age restriction but how it will be done is now the question. AA needs the coical media platforms co operation in order for this to work and be passed as law.

The sentencing of the Hunter Valley bus driver that killed 10 on their way to a wedding will start today.

It's been 2 years since the Queen passed away but it's more of a reflection .

The US presidential debate is a few days away as both take time out of campaigning to prepare for the debate. ........who cares really. If Kamala Harris wins the debate and presidential election good for her that's all I'm saying.

Queensland holidays are on the rise.

Royal comission hands down report on veteran and defence suicide with the number of deaths occurring.

Tuesday 10th September 2024

A top of just 22 and partly cloudy - we are going back to Winter it seems as temperatures go backwards!

Today I had to pay my 2 weeks rent in advance as usual at the NAB over the counter at Chatswood. The new landlord does not have Bpay facilities and I will not do a direct debit to their account as I don't trust the new owners! Anything to avoid cyber security incidents on person information and scams or frauds.

My allergies are so severe I purchased a 50 pack of antihistamines from Priceline .

Everytime I go outside and even stay indoors with the window open my eyes water my nose runs, I'm itchy and I have an asthma cough attack. I am taking antihistamines almost everyday.

Another very small shop at Woolworths Metro only today. Mainly spent time browsing stores , something I don't do much. Only ventured around Chatswood today after paying my rent.

Had a pie from the 711 just to get a bit more change for laundry from a $10 note.

Home but it was a very long wait furing peak hour to get home. Applied for another job online. 

Sae my neighbour today he did not look goid and was with one of his carers. I think the stress with all the stuff going on with the new landlords and the new property managet/real estate agent is taking it's toll not just on my neighbour but on me as well. It is so stressful. 

I'm trying to humour him by telling him stories about the guy I met on the train and the plans to go to Canberra & Floriade with his response of me not coming back in a body bag and how we should be doing local activities first instead of going on a trip interstate . I gave my neighbour some jumbo blue berries as I know how much he likes them. When he said that he felt constipated ( unsure if he was serious) I responded with " that's because you're not eating your blueberries!" 

News headlines today include

David Spears SA opposition leader claims a video of him sniffing white powder is a hoax a deep fake bit investigstors are unconvinced thst it is.

The housing shortage has seen an increase to 10.4% total dewlling  approval in July with 14797 houses mainly apartments builds.

The annual Melbourne Show is coming  around again with 350 showbags with brand new show bags including a Wicked bag  and there are 16 showbags under $5.

A new royal video released showing Princess Kate William and their 3 children out and playing in a nostalgic style tells the story of how Kate has completed her chemo treatment but continues to take life one day at a time to continue her healing as she focuses to remaining cancer free.

A royal comission report has revealed a failure in the system to suport the mental health of veterans of all ages in a suicide report.

Every child given a participation trophy? Should this be a thing - getting a theory just for turning up.

James Earl Jones EGOT actor and voice over ,  the voice of Darth Vader and  the Lion King Mustafa has passed away at 93. What he sold his voice to an AI company so his voice can still be heard after his passing?! 

The AFL grand final parade route has been announced where 250 000 fans will have access to this year's grand finals teams.

Bluey the most watched Show in the USA - top dog Bluey!

Another Apple phone release the IPhone 16.

Nurses in NSW went on strike today causing some hospital treatment delays. They want a 15% payrise but were only offered just over 10% pay increase over 3 years. The Premier refused to respond to the nurses demands and claims that the state government can't afford it.

Another hit and run in the Western suburbs of Sydney.

Another Asian country gets hit by a typhoon  - Vietnam. First China then the Phllipines now Vietnam.

Wednesday 10th September 24

A top of 25 degrees C and sunny.

Today I am staying in today dealing with discussing legal advice in regards to my current tenancy lease contract termination and new occupancy agreement to be signed. 

After legal advice, the information given was what I had already researched and knew and therefore not much help as a lot of questions could not be answered until I actually dispute them in the future if that makes sense

I'm holding out until the very last minute before signing the occupancy agreement , not keen to anyway because I am still being cautious of my personal data being intercepted by cyber criminals. The less real data I post online the better. Most of my profile  details I post on social media are fake anyway especially on Facebook which I really hate using. Did I ever go to school in Canada and attend UBC ? Maybe maybe not.

I checked on my neighbour this morning and he had a rash all over his hands head neck from an allergic reaction from an anti inflammatory he had received in hospital. He had been to hospital and his carer had taken him there yesterday afternoon. He was in pain but hospital staff just gave him a shoot and discharged him. 

I saw my next door neighbour walk in and both of us tried to help this neighbour by talking . I have no idea what my next door neighbour does all day except his daily trip to hospital for medication for his permanently damaged shoulder. He sure is noisy and he has this huge screen and a wicked gaming AI computer sorry server with all the glow parts he built himself.  He is such a geek and self Microsoft certified. 

I always thought he spent all his time playing games but nope he spends his time building computers but really he is a hacker and I knew this from the beginning  - ever since our wifi was cut off he offered my neighbour and I use of his hi speed wifi - I declined more then once and my neighbour well he wasn't keen but they couldn't get it to work anyway. It's just a cyber security risk , I have my Telstra dongle anyway that I can plug into my laptop. That's good enough. I started joking about the type of hacker my neighbour was to try and make my other neighbour laugh a bit and feel a bit better - there are different colour coded hackers black red grey etc  and  then I added no hat hacker. Black hackers are the baddies aren't they? Nope correction green hatters are beginners keen to learn, blue hatters are professionals hired to rest systems before going live or launch red hatters are those that hack the black hatters so they are the baddies and my comment no hatters well they aren't really a real category of hackers but it could be like me someone who has no idea how to hack but could accidentally unintentionally  hack into a system by mistake because they just have no idea what they are doing. Actually I haven't hacked into the Tafe system yet and when I asked about why the front end log in screen is visible,  someone told me tgat you can't actually hack into it as it's just where you can customise the look of your log in screen - to me it looked like a weakness and an opportunity because it just looked like HTML code - this is what I mean if I delved a bit deeper into the code I'm sure I could accidentally hack it just by amending something - anything and not know exactly what I am doing or done.

So the 3 of us have not and  are not signing the new occupancy agreement due to various questionable clauses in it .Only one tenant has left and 3 have signed the new occupancy agreement. 

I have so many questions

Why is the For Sale Sold sign still up outside, it's been sold for at least 60 days now. If it's just advertising fine but if it is for some other reason it is an eye sore ( I should take a photo of it  - not to be posted on line for security reasons obviously)

Why is the old owner name still registered under the boarding house registry over 2 months since settlement?

Is it actually legal to convert tenancy lease contracts to occupancy agreements and why was this done when the current owner is not registered under the boarding house registry?

Is this actually a boarding house as there is no common area, there is a communial laundry ,kitchen is shared but there is no refrigeratorkettle or toaster , only 1 4 burner stove and a microwave not even a bin , there is no on-site manager, all units are self contained ensuite with only 2 rooms downstairs that share a bathroom,  there is no on-site manager or  building manager, there are a total of 11 or 12 units,  there is a car park out the front, everyone has individual keys which can't be duplicated by key cut, there is a mail box block for each resident although there is one for building manager that does not exist on site etc Residents are more tenants then boraders according to definition of a boarding house.

The new occupancy agreement says the studios are furnished- no incorrect they are partly furnished with a ceiling fan, bench top, wardrobe TV  and bar fridge all attached to the wall or floor. 

Why are the bins are still overflowing to the brim and I had to sort the rubbish dumped into the correct bins again. The bins are filthy despite the cleaner coming on Tuesday to clean them.

The night in the kitchen is still out so to do laundry you need to turn on the noisy light. Why hasn't this been fixed. Obviously the light bulbs failed to be all changed at the same time. I wo der if the light in the hall outside of the apartment I reside in has been fixed I'm sick of scounging in the dark to find my keys!

The kitchen is still dirty and the fumes from residents cooking still choking upstairs and into the apartment I am in

News headlines today include 

The newly redeveloped Queen's Wharf is being sued and countersued just days after opening by a luxury retailer for flaking lead paint and mould problem which nade the redevelopment not ready for occupancy.

A member of the Oarsom foursom Drew Ginns has had his Olympic medals and some of his pocession stolen from his car whilst he was on his way to a school talk. He only had his medals in his car because of this event. Some medals are from his 1996 Altanta games and they mean a lot to him and his family so he would like them returned to him.

A costly 2032 trip to Paris by Brisbane Olympic delegates will cost Brisbane tax payers. $40 000 it cost just for one of the delegates and they are off to another paralympics games . Whilst some delegates stayed at reasonably priced accomodation, the lord Mayor and his deputy stayed at expensive hotels in the centre of Paris although the delegates don't get to choose which hotels they are accommodated. $120 000 was put aside for the delegates to attend .

The Australian Paraympics 160 team returns touching down in Sydney todayto a big welcome to family and friends on a Qantas  flight.

Tens of thousands of protestors are expected in Melbourne's CBD today as the weapons expo at the MCEC opens. Hundreds of police will be around forming a rng of sterl. A car on Clarendon Bridge was stuck unsure if it was stopped by police or just trying to get through to it's destination. Not even 7 am and the streets are full of protestors and the crowds are growing.

The presidential debate is on today in Philadelphia ( finally!) between Trump and Harris - bring it on ding ding ding! What? There is no clear leader at this stage???!

William returns to full swing after his Summer holiday still rocking a beard and is prepared for questions over how Kate is doing after a new public video was released on Kate's recover from cancer treatment. She still has a long way to go was his comment.

Polaris Dawn has blasted off into space.

Prince Charles' very busy 5 day royal tour next month on 18th - 22nd October has been revealed .He will be splitting his time between Sydney and Canberra before flying off to Samoa. It is his first visit to Australia since his coronation . He has visited Australia many times previously. What he is not travelling to Vic to visit his old school? It begins in Sydney with a Naval welcome and BBQ in Sydney.

Margot Robbie has attended a premiere of her new film sporting her growing baby bump - it's huge so the pregnancy rumour is no more.

Milania Trump has made her own spotlight as first lady speaks out over silencing of her husband ahead of the release of her memoir.

A Blue Mt's mother has spent the night in custody after 2 boys were found dead in the house by thir father.

Another knife robbery of a Sydney pub on Wiley Park.

There is a mystery over how and why Lake Orr has turned pink.

Country music fans snub Beyonce and her latest country album.

Housing prices soar as the federal government falls behind in the number of new houses to be built. If there is such a concern of chronic housing shortage nationally why not ask the state governments to put a hold on infrastructure projects to concentrate on building new homes. Freeing up tradies in these infrastructure projects to fill the shortage of traders in the building of social and housing projects. Thousands of fee free places at Tafe to train new tradies takes time so other plans need to be put in place to fill the skills gap like skilled immigrants.I just wish the governments state federal and local would stop bickering with each other and work together! I'm going to be renting the rest of my life!!!!

Australian actor Simon Baker has escaped a first ever drink driving offence instead given a 9 month good behaviour bond.

The M6 has blown out of budget due to a large sink hole  found near Rockdale.

The Western Sydney Airport might be close to completion but the Metro isn't. I still don't know how I am going to get my snowboarding bag, s main suitcase and carry on all the way from the Nirthern suburbs of Sydney all the way out to St Mary's on a normal train without transferring then transferring again at St May's onto another Metro to the new Western Sydney Airport.

Meta is data scraping through Australian Facebook accounts for photos as far back as 2016?! and Australians have no way of opting out unlike in Europe. 

AUS$ is back down under $0.67 mark against the US$.

Thursday

Well today is the first day the race expo is on at the ICC before the Marathon this weekend. I am hoping to pick up my race bib without getting too lost. I now know approx where I have to get to on race day morning. I hope that buses are running as trains are not and all over the place this weekend due to direversion and trackwork - if there is really only 1 train on the North Shore line every 30 mins and no buses due to road closures   I'm stuffed and will be walking all the way to the starting line which is at North Sydney oval this year and not at Bradfiend Patk as for all previous years. Looks very chaotic on the information map when I looked. I didn' reorder a meal because it wasn't included as an option when I registered months ago. No options were available not even the start line location or new route. Fingers crossed I don't end up walking the equivalent to the Msrathon distance just to get to the start line!

OK after about 30 minutes of queing in really windy conditions outside on the roof of the ICC - the only day I decided not to wear my puffer jacket, Finally made it into the hall where I continued to queue to collect my race bib before moving on to the chip check self service counters and then all the way through the merchandising and marketing maze. The pedestrian traffic is one way and the exit is right next to the entry door.  So all up I was there for over an hour. Only one counter for 10 km and one for mini Marathon but about 8 counters for the Marathon bib pick up. I suggest people take a day off work as tge queues  were confusing long and there was no signage , just chaos and lots of security officers ushering and separating Marathon participants from the other participants picking up their race bibs. There is no half Marathon this year as it was cut out of the race series for the first time - it would have been out of control if it had been left in as this race series is al.ost to capacity with the Marathon and 10 km allocation exhausted last time I looked. Anyway I don't know if everyone gets a mesh bag so I didn't ask for one but I was carrying around my do not bend race bib and safety pins and could not put it in my back pack due to it bending so when there were stalls that were having a scan the QR code fill out the form and spin the wheel to win a prize I was so glad Chemist Warehouse was giving away either a years supply of some type of protein powder or bigs containing sun screen and a drink bottle. Spinning the wheel I was saying please don't land on the protein powder numbers - as what was I going to do with a years supply of protein powder? So it landed on a chemist warehouse prize - cool a yellow and black mesh deaw string bag with a tube of sunscreen ( which I later discovered was a men's one but does it make any difference?) and a plastic protein shake drink bottle - cool I needed a replacement. So now I can put my safety pins and race bib in it. I then moved on and Scholl also had a scan QR code fill in the form and spin the wheel but the prizes were rough skin scrapers and other products I still have ftom last year's race but luckily I won the permanently tube of sunscreen - great more sunscreen ! I need another tube for when I go  skiing ( not this year the ski season is almost over cut short from lack of snow over a month early). I keep moving and there are actually Marathon holidays the chilly race was not on the list but the Disney Marathon was - wait wasn't this the one that was cancelled recently?

Finally exit - no no selfies.  No note leaving this time just want to get out!

I walked through Darling Harbour instead of waiting for the next light rail back to Central. I stopped off after walking through Chinatown old and new on Dixon St, had a look at Dussex Centre, noted all the lions heads missing from both ends of Chinatown's gateways, walked up George St noting all the interesting shops popping up and had a walk and look around the cutest largest Miniso Japanese discount chain store before heading to Samsung making an appointment which was a 30 minute wait so went to KzOKO Black my favourite chocolate brand to sample and purchase some moon cakes and to the spice shop also in Strand Arcade to get some slouvaki spice mix making it back to Samsung just in time. A quick look at my phone settings and full software update . Done back to Town Hall via Woolworths a snack at the Little Fish Shoppe my favourite seafood snack stop before oops I caught the snow train at Town Hall to Chatswood instead of crosding the road and taking the Metro from Gadigal to Chatswood. oh well. Back at Chatswood blood oranges purchased  and fresh date tasting from the market stall. No custard apples or walnuts this week. Too much rain. 

Home on the bus after another snack stop at Woolworth Metro Chatswood. ( refer YouTube videos uploaded( 

News headlines today include

It's 10 years since the disappearance of little William Tyrell. Still missing still no progress on his cold case which was initially thought the lityle boy had wondered off before there was a search for him at his grandparents home. 

It's the late Barry White's birthday. 

Melbourne day 2 of the weapons expo at the MCEC and day 2 of protestors which ended up being very violent yesterday. To prevent protestors there will be a wider no go exclusion zone created by police around the venue by police. 42 arrested and 27 police  injured . Should the weapons expo actually be held in Melbourne or moved to another location interstate?

Childcare workers will receive a payrise as the federal government future proofs a 15% payrise over 2 years this year and next year in 2 parts .

There has been a fireworks scare when one was thrown over the fence into a house exploding in SW Sydney.

The BOM advises  summer storms are on their way in QLD. Meanwhile showers wind, and only a top of 20 degrees C today in Sydney.

Ah the Trump Harris presidential debate - did I watch it - yep part of it , all good until Trump opened his mouth to speak again - they are eating cats and dogs - what ? who? yep at tgat point it was time to switch off again. Meanwhile shock Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for President! Wait wasn't she a Trump supporter before?! Throughout the presidential debate both think they came out winners however moderators fact checked Trump but not Harris it was found. Trump lied multiple times whereas Harris only lied once. Harris baited Trump even causing him to lose his temper at one stage. Meanwhile both political rivals have put aside their political hostilities seen during last night's political debate to attend a memorial service for 911 . They were seen shaking hands and some small talk as well.

A 47 year old Windsor man has been arrested for the theft of the oarsome foursome medals and other pocessions from his car.The medals have sentimental value but have yet to be found and returned.

A gen Z senator makes a speech in Parliament  in slang only gen Z could understand.

Even footy fans can't contain their excitement as the NZ women's team swarm the King in a group hug around him  at a meet and greet breaking royal protocol. Great video in the way they did it.

Justin Timberlake guilty for that drink driving charge.

The VMAS awards are on . Meanwhile Katy Perry has had a unique dress regersal experience with butterfly props and her costume ( you need to see the video clip ad it looked a little weird ).

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth is in Sydney for the premiere of the Transformer One movie.

A bronze statue of the late Queen and King has decided option and mocked to be liken to the look of Mrs Doubtfire.

2 of the children ( the girls)  in that tragic house fire in Syenham outside of Melbourne have died in hospital surrounded by family. the 3rd boy is in a critical condition. 

Another fire in Melbourne with a woman dragged from a house

There is a fire ant invasion in SE QLD which is a threat to spreading to other areas. The fire ants are crossing the border into NSW.

A foot volley Ball  dog has made headlines playing with humans. The rules of foot Volley Ball is the same as beach volleyball except the net is lower and you can't use your hands. Perfect for dogs as they don't have hands!

Guiness Book of World Records celebrates 70 years of  records. ( I don't hold an individual world record myself but was part of one in a dumpling eating completion hosted by Amanda & Jonsey radio hosts) at Darling Garbour @ Tumbalong Park where we beat Melbourne's record. 

It's also R UOK day  - better check on my neighbour again.

Friday 13th September 2024

Yep Happy Fri 13th and it was another do nothing day.

The temperature in Sydney is still dropping to a top of 19 degrees C and partially cloudy today.

News headlines today include

The MTV awards saw Taylor Swift who gave a shout out to her boyfriend Kelce receive a total of 27 awards eclipsing Beyonce who has 26. The award forbest colab with Post Malone. Katy Perry received her award presented to her by her husband Olando Bloom but new artist Chappell Roan had an alteration with a photographer who swore at her as she swore back on stage before receiving her award.

Day 3 of the weapons expo in Melbourne and police prepare for another day of protestors on the final day of the weapons expo after being a little quieter around the MCEC yesterday. A very different protest has occurred each day starting  with violent protests on Wednesday which resulted in poo flinging,paint and other liquids  and items being thrown at police such as cans, fruit and veg etc injuring poilice, Thursday protests were mainly Midfle Eastern war related protestors where as today's protests was more about people chaining themselves or  attaching themselves to fixtures and fityings to gain attention and blocking traffic of all sorts.

A Melbourne family ( The Khoury clan)  has painted their car yellow and brown and named it the Hawk Mobile as they head off on a  9 hours road trip to Adelaide to watch and support their team Hawthorn who play against Port Adelaide tonight.

The M4 is closed in Sydney by police due to a police incident. Traffic is banked up for 9 km and 15 km traffic peak hour chaos with no indication of when the major freeway will be reopened or how long drivers will be stuck in the traffic bottle neck/jam which is likely to be hours.

QLD life rescue helicopters are grounded due to critical pilot shortages . Difficult and long training programs where it takes time to get new pilots into the air and low under market wages paid makonh it an unattractive career are to blame with paramedics concerned about the shortage  as Summer and school holidays are coming up.

Another car crashing into a house in Melbourne. A couple were sleeping in the back room when the stolen car driving at high speed crash into it. 

Graham McNeice Australian sports  broadcaster and Matt Shervington's mentor in his athletic and  tv career dies aged 76.

The first commercial space walk with a crew of 4  ( 2 astraunauts, an engineer & a tech billionaire) has made their first private space walk in space,  testing out new space suits and promoting space tourism .The tech billionaire opens the hatch and took a walk into space. There was no air lock so all 4 passengers on board were exposed to the unknown space environment which could have "sucked" them out into space. The entire capsule had to be decompressed exposing all 4 to the vacuum of outer space. Only 2 did the space walk testing out the new space suits an oxygen tube teathered them preventing them from floating away into space. Now they just have to return to Earth safely! This is the first time a private paying passengers has gone on a space walk - a couple of million dollars sure buys the best views not on earth but of earth!

Are belly black snake was found slithering over a desk in an office and efpos machine in QLD.

Another drive by shooting in Melbourne possibly linked to tobacco wars which are feared to be spreading interstate to SA.

A woman has taken off with a golf buggy and was found by police at a bus stop.

Margot Robbie is the new face of Chanel. Not the first Australian to grace the brand Nichole Kidman did this in the past, however this time it's a little contracetsal, the photo shot of her is only a head shot therefore it is unknown whether it was taken before or after she was pregnant or whether it was taken to hide her pregnancy before it was made public etc. It could be an old photo shoot or it could be a current one. 

There has been an L1 light rail crash between Central and Convention where a truck has collided with the tram.The front tram was derailed and windscreen smashed. About 21 people had to be evacuated.  The L1 is still running between Convention and Dulwich Hill but commuters have been warned to allow for extra time for travel walk or catch the bus alternatives. 

Nestle and Cadbury have fronted an inquiry to explain why grocery prices have increased so much. Cocao prices  has increased 400%!!!!! They blame ref tape energu and coavo prices for these huge price increases No wonder their chocolate bars are so expensive but taste so shit because they are substituting ingredients. Food manufacturing turn over is up but profits down due to increasing high energy costs as well as labour and transportation costs.

A Manly ferry has rescued a stranded boat in trouble ( out of fuel in open waters)  by hooking the boat up to it giving it a tow back to shore at Watson's Bay.

3 Red Cross workers unloading supplies have died in an airstrike. 

UK PM meets US president for a summit on Ukraine. 

Kamala Harris is looking strong taking the lead over Trump after the presidential debate according to polls - it has been announced that there will be no third debate .

Prince William goes back to where he learnt to fly and was presented his wings by his father. He is filling in for his father but what is within beard!? He is still sporting it despite not being allowed in the defence force without  permission.

A second positive drug test has come back for Bull Dog's player was caught drug driving. Josh Ado Car as coped a fine. He just wants to pay the fine and make it go away.He still has to face the NRL for his punishment in terms of whether he will be fined, suspended etc .

Petrol prices plunge to a 2 year low. Unleaded $1.68 per litre and still not at the bottom of the price cycle however prices still widely vary from petrol station to petrol station.

Darling Harbour's Tumbalong Park was the meet and greet welcome back to Australia site  for Oympians & Paralympians today but crowds were down and there was a lack of any gold medalists due to it being a week day and athletes back to competing overseas or with other commitments.

Council elections are tomorrow. Voting is compulsory but unlike state & federal elections you must vote where you are registered to vote . North Sydney,  Inner West and at least 2 other LGAs have very little or no Liberal candidates for election due to the missed nominations submitted by  lodgement date. Luckily I have already done a postal vote in advance as I am out of my registered LGA. 

Elon Musk brands Australia as 'fascists' - so milch for freedom of speech.

Channel 9 CEO steps down after months even years of a toxic work place culture.

Five charged in a drug bust 

High ranking officers were protected when junior officers were put under the bus for war crimes committed. Now a number of senior officers have been stripped of their medals whilst others have been allowed to keep theirs.

Designs have been revealed of the new St Mary's train Metro and bus Interchange which will whisk people off to the new Western Sydney Airport- not me! Should I move West? That's where the growth is.  

12000 landlords have sold their investments leaving less rental properties. 

Qantas has made prices  hikes quietly done.

A man has blown out a piece of Lego lodged up his nose for 30 years.

Saturday 14th September 2024

Well today is local council elections day - voting in Aust is compulsory over the age of 18. Done and postal vote in advance so no need to worry aboutit forgetting fined.

There are Transport Hertiage train rid red today & tomorrow along the Banstown line . I decided not to go and save it for the very last passenger train ride on Sat 21st Sept along the Bankstown Line in the wee hours of tge morning

A rather mixed day this morning. I woke up pretty early and am roasting some chicken in my oven and watching TV as well as blogging.A top of 24 degrees C and mostly sunny today. Has the sudden cold blast passed? or more to come?

Is it sunny grey overcast outside. Looks as if it could rain later today or maybe not. Let's hope it holds for this busy weekend with lots on.

I did absolutely nothing today except cook and watch YouTube channels. Actually I applied for more jobs and looked for rental properties.

News headlines today include

The RBA spent $80000 on a Christmas Party last year when we are all struggling with the rising cost of living and hight inflation and interest rates. Really ?! Please explain .

QLD prepares to welcome a record number of tourists as school and summer holidays approach.

Victorians tax payers will be paying for the cost of protestors' choas over the last 3 days of the weapons expo costing $30 million . The bill has now doubled.  

A mother will face a Sydney court today via video link for the murder of her 2 sons who were discovered by their father. She She was taken to hospital and is believed to have had a psychotic episode that caused her to murder her 2 sons. 

2 people have died in 2 separate crashes on the Central Coast in NSW.

Mick Gatto Melbourne  under world figure has been accused of extortion , blackmail and assaulting a restaurant owner.

A farmer has killed a man he accused of stealing his cattle and avocados.

Justin Timberlake has lost his licence for 3 months after pleading guilty to drink driving charges. He will also be fined and doing community service. He apologised and urged people not to drink drive after his plea deal and said he made a mistake.

It's Brisbane & Melbourne's turn for Olympic and Paraympics welcome home meet  & greet event..

The Red Arrows soar over Niagra Falls showcasing their acrobatic moves celebrating 100 years of the Canadian Airforce.

2 thieves have broken into a UK gallery and stolen a Banksy piece of artwork " Girl With A Balloon" Police have since caught the thieves and the piece of artwork returned to the  gallery.

Common chemical in cosmetics perfumes and detergents could be the cause of early puberty in girls in a study possibly altering the hormones in bodies. More research is needed.

Who knew how important Taylor Swift 's influence was on US politics.  Due to her influence she has encouraged her more younger audience to go out and vote ( voting is not compulsory unlike Australia).

A UK father has tattooed the alphabet on his arm so his non verbal autistic son can communicate with him at all times without the use of electronic devices . He is campaigning to have alphabet boards put up around the country so any child can use them to communicate.

A Victorian pilot has died after his light plane crashed. The pilot's parachute had deployed but he still died.

A proposal to have airlines compensate any passengers who were bumped off flights due to cancellations and overbooking. It is unclear however if passengers will be compensated by the airline straight away or if passenger will have to apply for the compensation to be paid at a later date.

6 British diplomats have been expelled from Russia accused of spying.

The 2 astronauts suck in space from an 8 day mission which has turned into 8 months don't blame Boeing for the fault a leaky helium pipe?? But they have faced a problem - how do they vote for an election when they are stuck in space ( election is in Nov but they are stranded at least until Feb). If they were Australian citizens voting in the local elections today they would have a valid excuse to not being able to vote and not fined - they are way outside their council area where they are registered to vote. Oh they are casting an absentee vote from space.

A fire extinguisher was set off last night by a trouble maker who was arrested. No injuries reported.

Oh dear candidate posters removed and replaced with Clover Moore, graffiti,  democratic sausages, several electorates without Liveral Party candidates etc today's local elections had it all. Thank goodness I mailed  a postal vote in advance. 

Australian swimming awards were on today

Road closures tomorrow as an estimated 40000 run the Marathon series.

Snow falling less then an hour out of Melbourne and also in Tasmania! Is there more cold snap to come?

AA puts his home on the market now that he has a partner. The same inner West 3 bedroom house he evicted his tenant from??? Yep. AA purchased it for $1.1 million 10 years ago and hopes to sell it for $1.9 million . 

The Pope weighs in on the US election.

Sunday 15th September 2024

No news headlines today and no weather report as I woke up very early before the news and was too tired after returning home from the race to listen or watch the day's news headlines.

TCS 

Monday 16th September 2024

A top of 20 degrees C today in Sydney and I can feel the chill this morning.

I did absolutely nothing today except upload a back log of videos onto my YouTube channel.

Still very tired.

News headlines today include

2 Aussies are up for Emmys tonight. A father and son duo will be hosting - Eugene & Dan Levy from the Schitts Creek series. Controversy  over whether  The Bear should be in the comedy or drama category, Baby Reindeer set to dominate awards and a cast reunion of Happy Days Ron Howard and Henry Winkler to celebrate it's 50 years anniversary are all making an appearance at this year's Emmy Awards. Elizabeth Debeki for her role as Diana in The Crown, Baby Reindeer, The Bear etc all took out top awards at the Emmys . 

Shots fired near Donald Trunmp's golf course again just 2 weeks after his first shooting. Palm Beach poiluce media make an address at a  conference. Trump was in between holes playing golf where secret service were positioned a hole ahead when a secret service agent spotted a barrel of a gun sticking out amongst the bushes. The shooter has pursued and arested. 

50 cent tickets are here to stay in QLD after a 6 month trial but whether this will be enough to keep Stephen Miles as QLD premier is the question as the state election looms. There are some criticism of the use of this scheme in some outside QLD regions. The fares are here to stay regardless of who wins the election

A 64 year old man from Surry Hills in  Melbiurne's East has died from waiting 4 hours for an ambulance after his neighbours called for an ambulance which may have been a fall. Lack of staff at Victoria Ambulance as a result of over worked fatigued and staff shortages is to blame.

Oscar Piastri wins his 2nd career first in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix  beating Leclerc after winning in Hungry previously.

Harry turns 40 today and is to receive an inheritance of millions of dollars from his late grandmother in a trust she had set up for him. His family has sent him well wishes. Does this mean a possible royal family reunion and rift healing? . An olive branch ( more like a twig)  from William & Kate as they reach out?! The late Queen loved Harry but his brother may still not.

Jetstar launches direct flights to Hamiliton and Dunedin NZ from Sydney trans Tasmania ditch 3 times a week all under $200 one way but not until next year.

There is a Murdoch court room showdown as Rupert fights to keep control of his media empire going head to head with his children . All 4 children get a say on how the media empire is run but Rupert now wants just his conservative son Lachlan to only have a say and control the company. Changing the family  trust will be harder now but Rupert says if it takes more money and taxes so be it. It's about Repubican support verses Democratic support. The siblings are Harris supporters where Lachlan is not. 

Another police car chase through Sydney's Southern suburbs between Peakhurst & Waterfall 30 km even after a dog squad persuit and road spikes , the 2 still managef to escaped .

A woman in her 60's in Liverpool  in Western Sydney carrying groceries has died after being hit from a falling tree during strong winds.

Elon Musk takes a swipe at PM AA calling him a fascist but AA responds demanding he should take more responsibility for controlling social media content & age restrictions on social media platforms. 

The Hobby Horse Competition debuts in Frankfaut Germany.

Naomi Fox is back on the podium winning a  bronze in competition after her first Olympics and winning her first Olympic  gold medal.

1956 saw TV launched in Australia. was celebrated to honour the late tv titan Reg Grundy.

Another man shot at Acacia Ridge in QLD. Circumstances unknown and he was taken to hospital.

James Middleton ( Kate's brother)  talks about dark times and coming out of them.

Fire bugs have thrown Molotov cocktails at the old Inner West Police Station which  has not been used since the 1980s and is a heritage building.

Turkish Airlines to fly from Australia for the first time and Jetstar will also start flying to Vanuatu. 

A Qantas flight  mishap has seen the tarmac torn up upon take off.

Sydney's future look housing has seen the NSW state government run an international architecture competition to help speed up planning and approval to build new Terrace housing.

What?! A court case where game enthusiasts travel from overseas just to attend this unique court case packing the court full which involved the donkey Kong and Pacman champion  being defamed by a  YouTuber's death video?! He called the champion a cheat .  Unbelievable. William Billy Michell verses Jarl Jobst.So bizarre I just don't want to know.

Michael Jacksons brother Tito founding member of the Jackson 5 has died of a suspected heart attack . He was 70 years old.

Tuesday 17th September 2024

A top of 22 degrees C today. Who said that there is a longer cold snap returning. it looks as if temperatures are returning to normal with spring temps increasing.

Today I had another appointment at the approved Centrelink employment service provider at 1 pm. Tomorrow I have a full day appointment there.

I found out my neighbour signed the new occupancy agreement . I don't want to sign it but will have to because I have so much on I don't have time to move and I am not working as well which makes it difficult. My main concern is the cause saying it's a furnished apartment when it's not and whether it is actually legal for the new owners to change from a tenancy lease contract to an occupancy contract and if I sign it I will lose all my tenancy rights. 

I spoke to my neighbour downstairs who received an email from the cleaners to ask everyone if someone could take the bins out and be paid $15 a week for it, I would do it but I told him to ask my next door neighbour if he could take the bins out for this week and the next 3 weeks as he needs it more to save a bit on his weekly rent more then I do. Looks like number 1A or 1B can't do it or don't want to do it. This happened before  . I did it and never got paid for doing it  when it wasn't done by number 1A or 1B ( the 2 people living in these units are related) . They are so unreliable  , the bins used to stay overflowing for weeks and people living here kept dumping their general rubbish mainly bags and bags of unseparated Uber Eats into the container and cardboard bins instead of into the general rubbish bins . It was disgraceful. I got sick of separating all the rubbish into the correct bins and compressing the bins down. My neighbour next door would go and do this too. It was such an eye sore to see these overflowing bins every week. 

News headlines today include

The Titan submersible hearing fronts court in North Carolina today. Former OceanGate employees testify over the fatal implosion that killed all 5 in the submersible. Last text message was all good down here whereas the engineer was pressured to OK the submersible for use.

The NZ season is still  great during September/October ending on 13th October when our Australian ski season was almost well and truly over at the beginning of September ending the season a month early due to unseasonably warm temps. Opposite to the NZ ski season which started off dry and late with lack of snow during the month of July relying on artifical snow to ski on.

There has been a QLD  midair plane incident where it was travelling between Townsville to Brisbane when cabin pressure dropped and it had to be diverted to Rockhampton where passengers  were transfrred onto 2 plans departing at 9.40 am & 10.10 am.

The gun man that tried to assainate Trump has been arrested and was known to have owned weapons of mass destruction .

Friends celebrate 30 years with memobilia from the show being auctioned off.

Dan Andrew's car accident with a cyclist was covered up to protect him. The Victorian case could be reopened with pieces of  information missing from the accident such as his wife's madian name being used and even evidence that Dan Andrews could have been driving the car that hit the cyclist and missing evidence such as measurements that should have been taken as well as photos from the accident. In a re enactment Dan Andrews could have been driving on the wrong side of the road and speeding. In a twist to the accident, the bike rider victim is taking his old compensation lawyer Slater & Gordon to court suing them.

Police are hunting an arsen attacker where a barber shop was targeted ram raided and  fire bombed. Was this part of the growing tobacco wars in Victoria rapidly spreading interstate.

Ticketless parking fines will be banned in new legislation.Over 800000 ticketless fines have been issued over the past year. It's time to ho back to on the spot in oerson fines , window sticker and/or paper ticket fines.

Fashion at the 76 Emmy Awards was full of pastels and bold colours  etc  lots of streamlined garments , some feathers etc.

Cardi B has welcomed baby #3.

Are Ben & Jen back together again after filing for devorce??? Seen back together with their kids holding hands and kissing. 

The Business Council chiefs are blaming and AA for the state of tge Australian economy with his changes to industry laws such as the  same job same wage .

Residents in the UK are complaining of Tom Cruise constantly performing stunts over their town for his next mission impossible movie.

The Hamburgular who robbed countless fast food outlets has been raided and arrested by police in Greenacre.

1 of 2 seats in Camden wants to approve every single development application lodged. build build build he wants cities to look like Manhatten but people argue you can't just build housing willy nilly without infrastructure like schools hospitals roads and transport.

Huw Edwards former BBC presenter has pleaded guilty apologised and escaped jail time for child sexual abuse charges.

The saga continues with the ABC altering footage to make solders look as if they have commuted war crimes overseas when they had not. An investigation internally is underway.

A burst gas pipeline has caused a fire to continuously  burn in Texas 

Call centre staff at CBA could be replaced by an AI chatbot.

Cricketer David Warner the next James Bond?!

The AUS$ is well above the $0.67 mark against the US$.

Sean "P Diddy" Combs has been arrested by police. He will face jail time if convicted for sex trafficking and racketeering.

Wednesday 18th  September 2024

Today I will be at an job search session all day and tomorrow I registered for a group interview for a casual shoe sales assistant job out at Waterloo which I am not really interested in doing as I only applied for it to satisfy Job seekers mutual obligations for month ending 27th Sept .

I have been applying for so many jobs but not heard back from many. 

I was only suppose to be at Wise Employment from 9.30 am - 2.30 pm but I was there until almost 4 pm . My resume was reformatted and reworded for me ( still needs so much work) and Western were supposed to learn about hidden job markets but I didn't learn much today at the session. 

Spent the evening messaging the person I am supposed to meet up with on Friday night - found out he made a mistake and booked the wrong 2 nights accomodation. He booked Sat & Sun nights when he should have booked Fri & Sat nights. So he is coming to Sydney on Fri night then going home on Sat morning to sleep before coming back to Syd on Sat afternoon and staying Sat and Sun night. I have him another list of places of interest and events to go to. I may not be visiting them all as I have been to them and have other things to worry about and have been to them before. 

News headlines today include

9 dead and almist 3000 injured as Hezbollah pagers explode . The pages were Boobie trapped and distributed by/to soliders set to go off ramdomly (liken to suicide bombers) .

Police hack into a secret underworld app around Australia and overseas.

Another knife (machete) atrack in Milton outside of  Melbourne 

Instagram launch teen accounts - Meta to introduce a teen account for all 13 - 17 year olds. The roll out starts tonight for new privacy settings as well.

AA accused of anti competition practises of businesses has pleaded with businesses to work with Business Council to stop this.

The CMFEU going into administration has resulted in the opportunity to investigate construction industry corruption however in Melbourne rallies continue with construction workers stopping work on construction sites to protest against the CMFEU going into administration claiming a leak resulted in it's downfall.

A string of nterest rate cuts are forecasted for next year.

A top of 26 degrees C today and sunny - Spring has finally returned but without the October November rain yet.

An entire town has been evacuated and residents asked to seek refuge on higher ground in Poland with 16 deaths from flooding braking over an enbankment. 

It is getting more and more to find a GP with a drop in GP visits and more emergency department visits.

Victoria is sufferring a housing crisis 

A new Uber rank right next to a taxi rank at Sydney Airport has resulting in a taxi strike where they were asked not to pick up passengers causing passenger chaos at the airport.

The Wild Robot is the family movie of the year. An animated story of a robot that crashed lands and has to lean to live nature.

Forever chemicals are everywhere and they are linked to cancer and fertility altering your hormones. Our water has ben declared safe yet contains 7 times the safe amount of forever chemicals in it.

The ways to reduce exposure  include do not microwave plastics, avoid caned foods and juices, use a glass or metal drink bottle instead of plastic bottles ,don't use coated kitchenware etc 

Aerial yoga is the latest trend.

Another smashed and go ram raid into a tobacconist on the Hold Coast where thieves took off with cash from an ATM.

Princess Kate returns to work for the first time since completing chemo.

Another manhunt for a man who open fired at a family's home whilst a family of 5 slept inside in  Tameit  outside of Melbourne.

An electrian was sick of drunken patrons walking onto his property and urinating on the grounds so set up an elaborate movement sensor irrigation system that sprays water on these intruders fending them off from doing their business.  It cost the electrician $3000 but works 99% of the time. The remaining 1% don't mind getting etc as they do a pee. The electrian can control the system remotely but can't understand why patrons from the nearby pub seem to think his property is the toilet.

A man in his car has plummeted over a cliff but has escaped 

Gun parts were intercepted at an airport from a person heading for NZ.

What an 8 year old girl took her mun's car or was that card to the local target to go shopping and found safe and well???

Sydney Catholic Schools will not allow formal partners next year and parents won't be allowed to consume alcohol. 

The first full supermoon can be seen East tonight.  There will be another 2 chances in October to see one if you miss it tonight.

Thursday 19th September 2024

Today I have a job interview at 2 for Platapus Shoes. Apparently there are 2000 applicants and a series of 4 or 5 or so group inteterviews throughout today. between 9.00 am and 5 pm. I chose 2 pm as the email received was very last minute and I did not receive a confirmation email until late yesterday afternoon when I followed up.That's not a good sign. It is also out at Waterloo and I have no idea where it is. There are other things like dress style and a selfie for id so they can remember each applicant as there are so many that I am unprepared for. No selfie I'm protecting my ID. See my YouTube Channel  and remember my name. If a company can't do this, that's also mot a good sign, it's not a modelling agency, audition for reality TV show or dating service - it's just an interview for a casual Christmas job.  I don't really want this job if I get it but going to this group interview for experience. The Employment service provider told me tgat group interviews are not a good thing and shows a company does not have the time or are too disorganised . It means they have too many applicants. The other thing I asked was what did they think of using employment agencies - I  hate them and they don't particularly like them too. There is no need for them and from experience no employment agency has ever got me a permanent position only temporary assignments. I always think they just get resumes to make their databases look good but do not really have any real jobs however a good employment agency will place good candidates into positions and they only get paid if the candidate completes their probation of 6 months successfully with the company. Government wage subsidies are also available to companies that mention it in they are hiring . I applied for Spotlight but was rejected. That is one employer that I actually want to work for. 

10.22 am and finally after over 2 months the For Sale/Sold sign is finally being taken down outside the building this morning. 

Time for me to get ready for the interview out at Waterloo.

Second time I have not received a receipt from the real estate agent/ property manager for rent paid in advance. This time I made sure the reference number was entered by the bank teller at NAB Chatswood. If I don't get a receipt again today I am reporting it to the tribunal as it is a requirement to provide receipts for rent paid. 

News headlines today include

A top of 27 degrees C today & sunny. Does not feel like it this morning. It was very windy today but hot.

Total fire bans are in force in NSW today in Sydney rated extreme fire danger & the Illawarra rated a high fire danger due to heat bursts.

A crocodile verses a shark has been captured by a fisherman on camera.

Is this the end of Tupperware as it files for bankruptcy in the US? COVID gave the70 year old  company a boost but since then sales have declined - probably due to all the health concerns of forever chemicals in water and micro plastics and leaching of carcinogenic plastic chemicals when heated in the microwave and in water stored in plastic bottles.

Weight Watchers is also facing financial problems as it slashes hundreds of jobs and discontinues face to face meetings only offering online subscriptions. All due to increasing discoveries of  wonder weight lose drugs such as Ozempic which give more instant results and which is being used by an increasing amount of people. Will Weight Watchers follow in the footsteps of Tupperware and go into bankruptcy just like  other weight loss company Jenny Craig in the US ?

A car has burst into flames after crashing into an apartment complex lobby in Marylands in Sydney's Western suburbs.200 residents run for their lives.  The driver in the stolen car remains on the run . 

US lowers it interest rate with an interest rate cut by half a percentage point for the first time in at least 4 years  to bring unemployment down 

A second round of terrorism has rocked Lebonnon this time with thousands of radios and walkie talkies exploding 14 killed with  hundreds more injured . Isreal is keeping silent on these Hezbollah attacks.

Katy Perry is releasing a new album later this week and also coming to Australia to perform at the AFL grand final.

George Clooney and Brad Pitt team up together to get rid of Jimmy Kimel's problem - Matt Damon .

Emily In Paris Star Lilly Collins proves she is the ultimate Spice Girl fan.

A translink bus inpection officer was checking tickets in Robina  QLD when he was attacked from behind whilst making a toilet stop. The attacker fled soon after the stabbing attack.

Another 19 year old  stabbing attack at a nightclub (Revolver)  in Melbourne on Chapel Street. The popular night club remains closed but will reopened. 

A car crashed into a tree near Balgowlah has killed 2 people in the car.

Fix the deadly Bruce Highway to at least a 3 star rating or build a new Brisbane stadium - the state government of QLD is struggling to find both and reached out for a rescue funding package .Stephen Miles is to mert with AA - go on crawl to AA for more funding.

The AUS$ is still climbing up towards the $0.68 mark against the US$.

Australian singer Jessica Mauboy is about 5 months pregnant with her first child.

Another increase in Centrelink job seeker payments are coming due to indexation.

Meal prep is increasing and dining out is decreasing . This is tackling food wastage and saving money.

There were over 45000 new part time jobs created but the number of full time jobs fell resulting in an unemployment  rate of 4.2% for August.

17th October will be the next of 2 supermoons to come following last night's supermoon still visible after 7 pm tonight.

Diddy denied bail again.

Honey and Edgar the baby koalas at Australian Reptile Park have been rescued hand fed  because they are so tiny and given their own stuffed koala toys and will be introduced to their surrogate mother later.

Population growth stats indicate 105 000 from natural birth 600000 from immigration a growth rate of 3.2 % . Are these stat's actually correct?

Meals on wheels has increased competition from pre-packaged meal companies for the elderly on home care packages.

Kmart maga store opens in St Mary's. Savvy shoppers and bagging a bargain as cost of living continues to rise, K Mart shuts it's Stanthorp store to open a new store in St Marys as the target to kmart conversion closed unprofitable stores. Kmart still faces competition from Chinese online stores such as Shein and Temu but Kmart has continued to steal customers from Big W 

Confusion over best before and use by dates has resulted in food wastage. How can these get confused? best before must used by the expiry date due to good safety, best before fine to eat or drink way beyond expiry date as they are self stable. 

Train travel free this weekend but no extra services for footy fans as industrial action continues and all over pay conditions and the metro rail conversion on the T3 line which they don't want. 

A legionaires outbreak in the water supply at a nursing home has seen residents moved out to stay with relatives and friends. 

Friday 20th September 2024

I don't know what to write I'm actually fuming at the moment at the government,  at Transport NSW , at Transport Heritage NSW and at the unions . I'm sick to death of the striking protests rallies industrial action etc etc that is constant . Every industry has been constantly on strike, protested, rallied, gone slow stopped work, or performed or  become involved in industrial disputes. 

Today I find out that the very last passenger train departing Central on the Bankstown Line has been cancelled.  An advance booking and $50 I was really looking forward to it. If I had k own it was going to be cancelled at the very last minute today I would have set aside time earlier this week to go on the Bankstown Line. 

( refer description on my last video )

News headlines today include 

A sunny 24 degrees C today in Sydney.

Kylie Minogue has announced her Tension World Tour.

A QLD accused rapist has been arrested in Thailand expedited back to Sydney to be transported back to Brisbane.

The AFL parade grand final match  & other major events are under a security threat as Victorian police take industrial action for pay and conditions. Victorian police are fighting the Victorian State Gov over pay again - strike action will see warnings instead of tickets issued for traffic offences.

The Daylesford driver who killed 5 people at a pub was a diabetic and suffrered a medical episode was found not guilty cleared to all charges due to lack of evidence and dclared not responsible for his actions. The victims families taking further legal action and are suing .

Another man shot in the arm & leg in Western Sydney suburb 

A woman has been hit and killed after an L plate driver lost control of , flipped and crashed their car into the woman. The L plate driver was driving  unsupervised at the time.

Government welfare recipients  job seekers, carers, pensioners , diability etc  will receive a fortnightly boost today to their payments to keep up with the rising cost of living with eg  singles job seekers receiving an increase  of $15.30 . There will be a 15% increase in rent assistance as well.

There has been an arsen attack on a Melbourne school.

Total Tools has had a data leak where thousands of tradies and customers personal details have been stolen .

British football club has sparked a legal battle over the football song " up there gazaly"

The Sunshine State can't keep up with population growth.This is not new information as it is well known that thousands are leaving and migrating to QLD every year and that the state is sufferring a major housing shortage.

NRL Bulldogs Josh Addo cocaine scandal continues with a 3 month suspension and driving ban.

The debate over the view tax in QLD continues especially with the already rising cost of living

Widespread storms and flooding has occurred in Europe with Italy the lastest country to have rivers breaking their banks.

The Danish queen has had a fall rushed to hospital.

Prince William has visited Abedeen in Scotland to visit a homeless charity.

What was that news about Elon Musk? Secret poilice think his post may be a security threat to president and vice president? Oh, he posted a comment on his social media platform X on  how no one has tried to assasinate Biden or Harris yet and said  the comment he posted on the lack of assasination on the president and vice president was a joke.  Yep good one Elon you really pro freedom of speech and anti censorship aren't you?

Cost of living  is causing young couples getting engaged and married. Ut can cost around $22000 for a wedding ring.

Sabrina Carpenter is hosting a Christmas Party , a series on Netflix featuring surprise guests airing in December.

Eva Mendes scores a voice over role in Bluey.

SIA steals the show unexpectedly singing at a comedy festival.

What? Someone won the $22 million Powerball jackpot last night? The mystery person has been found.

Mohamed Al Fayed allegations and investigations claims of sexual assault in new BBC documentary.

Saturday 21st September 2024

A do absolutely nothing day today as the Heritage Transport NSW T3 Bankstown Line Last Passenger train ride at 1.40 am this morning was cancelled at the last minute yesterday.

I just caught up on uploading my YouTube videos and watching others as well as TV all day and I made chicken and sweet potato, pumpkin,celery and carrot tray bake. Mixed some since leaves and rice into it ' yummy!

News headlines today include

A top of 25 26 degrees C today and sunny but a weeks rain that could result in flooding and travel delays is coming to the East Coast .

Sydney Swans win their AFL game last night.

Australian PM AA has made a visit to Biden to discuss Chinese threats whst at his private Delaware home exchanging gifts and relaxing together?!. He spends more time overseas then dealing with problems in his own country Australia! I wonder how many frequent flyer points he has racked up and how much money he has spent on government travels. Isn't that ultimately tax payers money he is spending?

The war in the Middle East is spreading with strikes in Beirut. Please just stop. 14 people killed including Hezbollah command leader. and children as well. Australians warned and pleaded to get out of Lebanon .

Thousands of visas granted to Palestinians ( 2500 actually)  before ASIO checks - what a visa bungle!

There is an increase in antibiotic resistance due to over vaccination.  

A Victorian fire Station was ram raided. The offender was known to have committed other crimes. 

The Danish Queen has left hospital with fractures and in plastercasts. 

Jerdacuttup is Australia's smallest  primary school which has only 5 students enrolled.

Travis Kelce and his brother are now about to release a kids book. What haven't the brothers done yet? 

Sunday  22nd September 2024

A sunny 25 degrees C today - perfect weather to be out and about!

As industrial action continues ( or was it called off?) Train and Metro was free travel all weekend however there was trackwork again on the Metro between Chatswood and Tallawong and rail replacement buses and ferries Lightrail and buses still requiring an Opal card. As for the private airport rail line ? Unsure probably not free.

Today it was a bus to Crows Nest Metro, A Metro to Central, a Lightrail to Jubilee Park and a very disappointing visit to the Tramsheds where there was suppose to be an organic growers market on every Sunday until 3 pm advertised online but was no longer and where most of the Tramsheds was closed off, a Lightrail back to The Fish Markets with a lunch stop, a Lightrail back to Central A Metro to Chatswood and a long wait for a bus home as all the spare buses were probably being used for rail replacement buses from Chatswood.

Home to eat ( properly) and to upload and catch up with YouTube. 

Sleep.

News headlines today include

A 65 year old man has been arrested almost 50 years after over a 1977 Easy St murder cold case. He was not arrested back then although police found a knife 2 wweeksafter the murder as there was not enough evidence back then. This could be Australia longest cold case potentially solved. The man had fled to Greece thinking he was safe but was met by police when trying to cross into Italy where laws are different. 

AA is attending another quad summit ( leaders from Australia India US & India ). New security initiatives are expected to be announced. 

4 people and a dog managed to escape a fire on the Gold Coast.

Another man has died from a car crash in Victoria.

Beer to become cheaper to to slashing the beer excise tax.

NSW strict antiquated club rules of living within the 5 km radius or show your id and signing may be scrapped by the Minns government.

There are plans to make the Melbourne Grand Prix a week long festival. What? Isn't it already a week long festival???

Back burning in the Northern Beaches has come close to residents homes as fire fighters work hard to control the out of control bush fires.

Women are 34 times more likely to queue for the the toilet a study has found.

Owners are naming their pets after food. I don't think Taco is a bad name for a dog.

Victorian families may soon get free camping as tge Victorian government t plans to scrap fees for camping so more families can enjoy the Sumner camping holidays 

Vietjet to stop flights to Adelaide.

The highest civilian skydive jump by an Australian has been performed above Tennessee. 

The All Blacks beat the Wallabies in the Bledesloe Cup out at Suncorp Stadium.

Camden Public School celebrate 175 years and is one of the oldest schools in Australia. One family has 4 generations that were educated at the school.

Free train and metro travel ends tonight as industrial action ends or has it? Will we see a qualified Metro driver in every Metro train carriage as demanded? We will have to see. Is the closure of the T3 Bankstown Line conversion to Metro going ahead as planned or been delayed? We will have to see.

What Kamala Harris is open to a 3rd debate but Trump isn't citing it's too close to the elections.

AFL & NRL grand finals are close approaching. Go Sdney Swans although they have i jured players.

Monday 23rd Sept 2024

This morning I slept in again. I just can't seem to get any proper sleep. It's tge stress of staying or leaving where I live. I love it here and my neighbours most of them are great but the new landlord and property management company/ real estate agents are making it difficult. There is something just not right about them.

I won't sign a new occupancy agreement because I don't believe it is legal for them to terminate an existing tenancy lease contract to an occupancy agreement. I also won't sign it because it says the apartment is furnished when it never was - when people moved in we all had an option to lease furniture for an additional weekly rental fee along with an option for a parking space also for an additional weekly fee on top of our rent. Wifi was included in the rental contract . I opted to BYO furniture and did not need a car space as I don't drive. I have been living her for 5 years and did not have a problem really except there are a lot of a noting non critical issues with tge studio apartment such as it is front facing so very  noisy  from heavy traffic as there is no double glazing, it gets extremely hot due to the aspect of the sun's intense rays and it is tge only u it without a fly screen so I can't open it as birds and inspects fly in a d there is a permanent screw in the window so I can only open it to a maximum of a few cm, the bathroom started falling apart when I moved in - I got a shock when the toilet lid cracked everytime it was closed down but it never sat flush, the half flush button never worked and still doesn't, there is a hole in the shower mixer causing it to leak randomly, the toilet roll holder never stood vertically to hold a roll of toilet paper and just fell off shortly after moving in so I left it off and kept it in the vanity cupboard, there is mould growing on the ceiling particularly in one corner of tge shower cubical and I noted on the inspection sheet that it looked as if it was painted over when I moved in after attempting to eliminate it, there is a leak in the sink pipe somewhere but still haven't worked out where, the sink is slow to drain but it is random how quickly it drains and there is a poorly cut out hole under the sink cabinet where the drainage pipe goes through, the back of tge bathroom door gets mouldy easily and the fixtures are rusting indicating they are chrome and not stainless steel., the door to the sink cabinet below cracked shortly after moving in and does not close shut or flush but worse of all the shower head would not stay in it's holder and fell on me when I first moved in  rashing to tge shower cubicle floor so I have had to keep it upright in the holder so the water pressure doesn't cause it to crash then the most dangerous thing in the bathroom was when I tried to close tge shower door and it just would not slide close instead falling on me ( I managed to catch it preventing it from shattering and injuring me) with the 2nd sliding glass door still not sliding- I walked for it to be repaired but after 2 attempts of tge repairman not showing up just gave up and kept the shower door since I moved in wrapped in a sheet sitting against the wall below the window. It has been there untouched since. I am not putting it back in as it will just fall again and I am too scared to clean the remaining movi g parts of the glass shower doors as they are unstable. There is a hige crack on the wall beside the window which was there way before O moved in and noted on the inspection report. Tge ceiling fan never worked properly and only works on the default setting ( battery changed, even tested by the previous property manager arrived d she got it to work but only off the cradle) The original mini white fridge never worked and was eventually replaced with a similar black one which is just as bad. Has a chemical smell and over freezes even adjusting temp. I had to buy a fridge thermometer soon after moving in to monitor the temperature i side it and still am using it in the replacement fridge. I also mtmotice that there is rust appearing on the corner of one of the walls behind my bed. Mould I'd rife in the cupboards despite me placing dehumidifier desiccant beads in it.

The only furnishings in the studio is the mini fridge, the full mirror wardrobe, the flat screen TV,  the ceiling fan , the small bench around the mini fridge and the cabinet in the bathroom all fixed to the walls and ceiling .Everything else the Ikea desk and my "bed", bins,  coat rack & 2 ottamans  are mine. 

I have been investigating the property management real estate company and the new landlord and there are things that don't add up but I just can't put my finger on it  I have contacted the Northern suburbs tenancy advocacy for legal advice but they were not really much help so will have to forward my concerns to the tribunal. My investigations reveal the following

1. The landlord was registered with an ACN according to my ASIC search however was deregistered , they did not seem to have an ABN number. Later they  registered for an ABN number which seems to be valid however on closer inspection on the ATO website, they are not registered for GST - tax avoidance or tax evasion??? 

2. At the time of the emails received with a weekly rent increase of $35, a termination of tenancy lease contract and a new occupancy agreement to be signed all at the same time on the same day after hours, my investigation showed that this property which was registered as a boarding house previously although treated as private rental property was still registered under the old owners name and is still currently registered under der the old owners name a d not the new landlords name hence termination of contract and change from tenancy lease contract to an occupancy agreement is likely to be invalid. I see it as invalid. Also the fact that the new property manager/real estate agent is listed as  an affidable housing agent. 

3. I am too afraid to contact the property management/real estate  agent as my neighbour argued why they cut off the wifi when it was included in the contract and he received an eviction notice but then received a termination of contract a whopping rent increase and a new occupancy contract to sign like the rest of us. I also had problems with my bond , where apparently the old owners did not transfer over to the new owners bulletin I did as requested and filled out the correct paperwork for bond transfer ftom paper to digital - don't try and pull that one over my eyes. Since then it has been resolved, it was never a problem according to an email I received after following it up with the bond board. So if we sign the new contract it means you agree to the occupancy rate increase but lose all your previous  rights as a tenant. If you don't sign it you need to vacate by November. Well I am undecided due to the above issues but I continue to pay my rent weeks in advance so they can't evict me. Anyway it is unclear when you have to sign the new occupancy agreement by as far as I understand . Anyway the issues don't end there. I was sent an email from the new owners and it stated that my rent ( still rent not occupancy fee as I have not signed the new agreement yet) was 7 days in arrears - not possible as for the past 5 years I have always continued to pay my rent in advance by bpay but now that it is no longer available and only direct debit is available I pay cash over the counter in advance at the NAB bank. So this was resolved- they wanted evidence of payment I made it clear in an email in  writing that I am a bookkeeper and keep ALL my receipts!. I also think that they have missed one week of my rent payments so I need to do a reconciliation again. Thee problem was resolved by the real estate sending me a receipt before the new iwner responded . They really miss me off wasting my time for their mistakes. 

I don't really want to move as it is a nice place to live and I have nice neighbours. The building was fully rented and has been for quite a number of years since COVID.  Now one tenant upstairs moved out late one night soon after receivng the rent increase  termination of contract and new occupancy agreement - he knew there was something dodgey going on and had sought legal advice. So unit 1A & 1B have signed the new agreement and accepted the rent increase with all the new conditions as they don't care anymore and are moving out in 6 months time and going back to the Philippines, unit 4 is so nice and signed the new agreement and rent increase straight away but she only had a $5 weekly rent increase unlike the rest of us, unit 7 was very reluctant to sign it but he has accepting the rent increase crease , unit # 5 only has a few weeks left on his work contract and is leaving to go back to QLD at the end of September, unit 3 has not signed the new occupancy agreement but does not want to stay only staying due to his back injury ( he is the one that received the eviction notice ). His rent increase was almost double but he managed to get the occupancy agreement amended to unfurnished, another unit upstairs is staying but I hardly ever see him, unit #2 is also leaving because apparently don't agree with the rent increase and the Korean upstairs in  unit # ? is also moving out so the apartment block will be haf empty. They had an inspection over the weekend apparently according to my neighbour unit #., It's been advertised on realestate.com and domain for the past 2 weeks and noone showed up for the i spection. I wonder why!? 

The history of the property is not great - 3 cars smashing into the property over 3 years demolishing the mail box block in front of the car park luckily no major injuries to the building or residents at the time with several close calls nearby outside, a knife attack in the kitchen ( luckily I wasn't residing here at the time),  a freak accident in unit # 1 the larger accessible unit downstairs ( yes I was here at the time during COVID) leading to death of the tenant with fires brigade, police and ambulance all arriving as well as their family and friends to identify the body and pick up the rest of their belongings and the attempted break in via climbing onto the roof and let's not forget the motel next door which is subsidised heavily by the government as housing for released prison inmates - yes I have seen the police paddy wagon in the dark dropping people off there discretely. My neighbour said he also saw some people shooting up in the dimpster area to the side of the apartment block - i have seen people trespassing onto the property and loitering on the fence outside the property probably dealing, I also saw a person just walk onto the property and steal the rubbish bin from the car park during COVID. Stuff happens. The police finger printed the entire building there was a white film of dust everywhere on the doors the windows etc when that tenant died. I was alone back then in the whole building.

I hope the security cameras particularly on the outside are still on as they were connected to the wifi which they cut off. If not their insurance will be a problem and if anything happens to any of the tenants ..... unit 7 used to have security cameras outside his windows but it only can detect the side area of tge building not the front. 

This is my dilema..

No time to think about that right now need to run errands.

Centrelink fortnightly income reporting submitted online, workforce Australia job search reporting submitted online for period ending 27th Sept 24.

Next I need to return bottles, get change for laundry and actually do it, shop for groceries, pay bills.

Metro to Macquarie Shopping Centre to return all my bottles and cans for recycling, laundry money , cmrechatged my Opal card and grocery shopping. A snack was a chicken schnitzel seeded roll - I didn't know they even have this, should have had the turkey seeded roll as I have had this before from Lunberger. I rate it a 5/10 the chicken schnitzel was terrible, I expected more from a German bakery. The chicken coating tasted mushy and the flavour was what was I actually tasting? The chicken itself had a manufactured meat texture. By the time I reached the front of the queue my first choice of a spinach and cheese danish were all sold out, an older Chinese lady had purchased ALL of them leaving none for anyone else in the queue - so rude, she had not intended in purchasing all of them initially, hesitated then just decided to take them all.

The bins were not put out again tonight and they are overflowing. Su h an eye sore.

News headlines today include

27 degrees  C and sunny today in Sydney.

The RBA says there will not be any interest rates cuts this year  and expected to keep interest steady following Tuesday's meeting of 4.3 % and mortage stress will contintinue. Parents are worried about future generations being able to afford housing. Liberals Nationals and Greens are blocking the current Labour from building new housing  and  housing is the top concern of voters  revealed according to a new poll. All eyes are on the inflation rate tomorrow. Inflation is heading in the right direction but nowhere at the rate the RBA want it to be. 

Bush fires continue to burn around NSW  as backburning went wrong jumping containment lines and fire-fighters struggling to control them.

Swans verses Lions in AFL Grand Final with players decided in the teams. Tina Arena and SHOUSE will be performing at Federation Square in Melbourne.

Lady Gaga has new music in a cryptic message and at the premiere of her new film joker she throws out packets of popcorn to the crowds. 

One Tree Hill turns  21

Bruce Springsteen turns 75 today.

A Mercedes crashes into innocent driver who narrowly escapes injury. The driver of the Mercedes was being  pursued by police in a high speed chase after a drink driving offence in Wester Sydney near Homebush.

3/4 juvenile criminal offenders are being sent home after breaching their bail just given a alap on the wrist even after new youth crime laws in QLD.

Singapore Airlines  accused of flying straight into a storm after the incceident that killed passengers and injured many.

SA 30 year plans to build 300K new homes and boost population to 2.3 million

A wedding has occurred on the Sydney Bridge clomb .

Who will win the Brownlow medal tonight? The annual event will be streamed live tonight.

Storm verses Roosters in the NRL preliminary finals . 

What Kylie Mi rogue will wave the red flag at the grand Prix and a rogue repile was chased off the tracks ??? Oh no Kylie is touring Sydney on the same night as Mardi Gras so how will fans decide?

The whole country is expected to receive a widespread downpour with WA & NT receiving  around 50 mm , Melbourne around 10 mmand Sydney around 20 mm by Wednesday. Not good news for school holidays.

There has been a decrease in  good delivery services as people are cutting  back on unnecessary spending. Food delivery fees are to blame. 

DHL one of the largest delivery companies is set to strike and could affect Christmas delivery services. Postal workers in NSW & Victoria will be striking today however delivery of essential medication will not be affect with delivery personnel working to ensure this service is received.

Katy Perry will be interviewed by Sunrise as soon as she touches down in Sydney.

A cockatoo hitching a ride on a Sydney train - is this really news? it looks as it was someone's pet the way the passenger was stroking it and how it sat on their lap and looked as if it was attached to something.

Grace Brown is now a cycling world champion after winning another cycling championship after the Olympics.

Princess Kate has been seen for the first time in public since she completed chemotherapy at a fa.ily Church service and she is back to Royal duties.

ACC taking Woolworths and Coles to court over misleading claims.

Pink, Usher & Meghan Fox who have had close associations with disgraced P Diddy have wipe their social media accounts .

Daniel Ricardo is being axed by Red Bull whilst Oscar Piastri wins another podium finish of 3rd in the Singapore Grand Prix.

Tuesday 24th Srptember 24

A top of 25 degrees C today and overcast.

The cleaner came this morning and put all the bins out onto the footpath - what's the point the rubbish truck had already come by and picked up all the red bins with the rubbish in it along the entire street very early this morning already. So stupid now someone has to take them all back in. I really don't understand it. 

News headlines today include 

The Melbourne Lord Mayor's AI fail of a garden city where plans showed a man walking his shoe, dead bodies laying on top of each other and people with extra limbs. Someone wrote and made a comment "dude get this man an ambulance" .Surely the artist's impression should have been checked before it's  release.

The case continues - Coles and Woolworths are being sued by the ACC for misleading information on hundreds of discounted grocery prices. Woolworths has advised that they will investigate the matter whereas Coles will be fighting the court case against them and defending themselves. Customers complained to the ACC and posted countless social media complaints online which led to the ACC to investigate. An example of this was when Woolworths had a packet of Oreos for $3,50 for years which sky-rocketed to $5.50 for just 22 or so days before returning to the regulat price of $4.50 which is well above the normal or regular price making customers think they were getting a "bargain" for them. At this stage only Coles & Woolworths have been sued other supermarkets such as IGA, Aldi etc have not been investifmgated yet.

The new trailer for the sequel to Galidator, Gladiator 2 has just been released.

Christina Aguilera is celebrating 25 years of music and calls on friends such as Sebrina Carpenter. 

Margot Robbie is set to take on the role in new movie Wethering Heights.

A man hunt is underway when a man in his 30s was stabbed to death outside a fast food restaurant  GyG on Marrickville Rd on a very busy  street.

Another arsen attack on a grocery store in Meadow Heights outside Melbourne. Meanwhile a Runcorn tabacco shop has been rammed by a ute and set on fire in QLD as the tobacco war spreads interstate.

A extreme surfer survives a massive wipeout knocked out by a giant swell off the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania.

355 have been killed as Isreal attacks Lebanon

NSW nurses & midwives are planning to strike for 24 hours commencing start of shift this morning today but have been secretly striking for weeks  over pay and conditions.

Patrick Cripps wins the Brownlow medal last night. The Carlton captain polled a record 45 votes to win the honour. 

Rates are expected to hold at 4.35% and continue to hold until next February. The job market is steady but inflation is still not down to the RBA  3% target or below. The RBA meet today to discuss interest rates .RBA has kept rates on hold for now.

Victorian Ambulances' pay dispute may end as most get a 17% payrise over the next few years.

The jigsaw puzzle world championship are on.

A diamond necklace ( more like a scarf)  worn by the Queen at her coronation is up for auction.

Batman was spotted in Adrlaide and really did come to the rescue when their was a fender bender assisting to redirect traffic around the car crash.The questions remain did tge sight of batman cause the crash and what was hedoing there in the first place? The search is now on by the Mayor to offer him an award for his commu ity service.

Tamagochis are back in trend and may look the same on the outside but the technology has improved to be able to play with friends.

A 6 year old autistic girl who went missing has been found 5 hours later. The family had just moved from Penrith Nirth because they wanted more space for their 3 children and be part of a tight knit community.

4 teens arrested thanks to a tradie near by. Tge teens who crashed into a driver in Greystanes ran from the accident scene.

The person who tried to assainate Trump has left a note to a friend it has been revealed.

New Titan submersible footage has been seen.

First looks at the former Sirius Brutalist building social housing complex now transformed into private luxury apartments for sale for over 3 million dollars with sweeping views of Sydney Harbour.

The US has banned Chinese EVs on the market due to espionage and cyber security threats .

Brands we think are Australian owned are actually not eg Milo and Tim Tam's  are not Australian made. Current labelling is confusing and change is needed. There are calls for a change in labelling laws as there is a difference between Australian owned and Australian grown. Consumers want to know where the dollars are going.

Abandoned government land is to be used for building extra housing some social and some private eg land next to Hurstville Station.

Wednesday 25th September 2024

It will be a top of 30 degrees C in Sydney with rain today! We knew the rain was coming. Apparently there will be a drop in temperature as well. It feels a little cooler at 5.30 am this morning.

All the bins were left outside overnight and I am surprised that they were emptied by a rubbish truck this morning just after 6 am. the only bin that may not have bern emptied was the blue cardboard paper bin. The cleaner can't keep doing this as the owner will be charged extra by the council and as a result our rent will be increase by the landlord.

My neighbour #7 takes the bins back in returning from his hospital visit. I think all the bins have been emptied. The box out the front  has not been taken away. My neighbour # 5 has moved out I spotted him cleaning his apartment and boxing up his belongings to be sent back to QLD where he was returning to.

This morning was spent paying bills as usual. I pay everything in afvance and should have a really good credit record except for Citibank wherr I am unsure where my documents and statements are. I need to find out as this is was the siurce of my identity fraud /personal data breach. There has been a company claiming to be Pioneer Credit who when I looked them up online could not find any information on. They claim to be based in WA but when I reverse Australia their phone number it comes up with all sorts of previous scams people have reported. It comes up with suspected spam on my phone too so I have been blocking  and deleting the numbers. 

Today I went to pay my rent in advance again. Since the new property management company/real estate does not offer bpay, I have been paying by cash over the counter at the NAB in Chatswood. I'm not the only tenant complaining about not being able to pay via bpay. Direct debit is not an option for me and I want to be able to control what I pay and when I pay it.

Went for a small grocery shop again at the larger Coles at Chatswood Chase and had a walk around the shops - not often I get to do this. I had a snack from a new Korean deli in the chase  I have always been curious about the food there but not had a chance to try it. So much choice but I was being careful as to what I ate trying to avoid Chinese manufactured products after the latest moon cakes exploding incident and death from eating preservative filled rock hard moon cakes that contained so much poison in them it attracted large masses of ants and killed them almost instantly. People wanted to know what chemicals were in these moon cakes so they can use them as rat and other insect poison. I really wanted to try the large container of sweet potato noodles mixed with vegetables and asked if the noodles were made in Korea or Vhina. Because the staff did not know and therefore could not tell me, I just purchased some vegetarian and sweet potato ( which looked and tasted as if they had meat in them,) Mandu (dumplings) . They were ok and came with some sort of dipping sauce which I could not identify. It was really salty and red . I rate my snack a 7/10 quite different to the Chinese steamed dumplings. Got some change for the laundry , had a look at stuff at Kmart almost purchasing a Hello Kitty stuffed toy but in the end didn't because it was dirty on the back of it something I did not see when I spotted it. So difficult to find the stuffed animal you want as everything is just all mixed together on shelves and in huge containers. Could not fina another Hello Kitty that was the same.  Home it was a very long wait for a bus during peak hour almost 30 minutes wait between each bus! It is suppose to be every 15 mi used and less during peak hours. It rained by the time I got off the bus around 6.30 pm and continued to rain for a few hours then stopped. I think that was it for the wet spell. 

Late home I still had dinner to make and eat and my laundry to wash and dry. Up past 11 pm to dry my laundry.

Still up catching up with my blog. Have a sore throat again sneezng quite a lot, cough now and then runny nose and watery eyes. Allergies but I suspect I am getting very sick again.

News headlines today include

A 15 year old boy has been charged with the murder over a stabbing death of a 16 year old  outside of a Melbourne shopping centre in Melton West outside of Melbourne . The 16 year old victim had just been dropped off by his parents to join his friends for the start of school holidays. 

Biden addresses the UN for the final time as all out war in the Middle East breaks out and  calls for peace as Isreal Lebanon . He  addresses the rising conflict in Middle East.

A 5 month old baby and German mother are missing in Tuscany as floods continue to ravage Italy.

Anti monarchists reveal $900 million has been drained from tax payers for security not included in royal budget.

A new dinosaur the Qunkarsaurus has been displayed in a Spanish museum after it was spotted by a keen eyed rail worker a few years back.

The Matildas have been immortalised in a bronze monument displayed at Suncorp Stadium that was revealed yesterday.

Grand final corporate hospitality tickets have been hacked. The barcodes on these tickets have been cancelled and the barcides will be reissued.

Baz Luhrmann to be head quartering his Hollywood production company in QLD due to the Gold Coast movie boom and after his sucessful documentary of Elvis.

A military training exercise  between Singaporian and Australian soldiers has resulted in 12 Singapore Army personnel beinh taken to hospital due to a collision between 2 tankers in Shoalwater Bay near Rockhampton in QLD. Injuries are minor and no Australian injuries were reported.

A new search at Grenvill outside of Ballerat for missing mother Samantha Murphy is happening  near where her mobile phone was found as her suspected killer remains unco operative.

There was another wild police chase on Central Coast.

A push for all criminal records of youth crime offenders to be considered when reoffenders turn 18. Currently criminal records are wiped once an youth crime offender turn 18 in QLD.

Another major unit inferno in Melbourne.

We now know what all those cryptic messages Lady Gaga has been leaving are. New album Harlequin accompanies her other album following her new film Joker.

Cate Blanchet has a new movie out Dusclsimer also starring Sacher Baron Cohen as her husband.

Halley Berry and Mike Tyson talk about the unlikely topic of menopause with Tyson using what it is exactly.

Kelly Clarkson has a new Kareoke session Kellyoke.

No rate cuts until 2026 is predicted. The inflation rate is set to be announced around the 2.7% for August well below the RBA's target however the RBA is keeping rates at 4.35% with no immediate rate cuts.

NZ scientist have discovered a new species of ghost shark which is very rare and lives deep in the ocean feeding on plankton.

Katy Perry wants to meet Pesto the rather obese penguin and kiss him. Pesto is at the Melbourne aquarium where Katy is performing at the AFL grand final.

Thursday 26th September 2024

It's nearing the end of September and it's 5 am in the morning. It's raining outside again after trying hard not to rain throughout the night and into the early morning. it's not heavy rain as forecasted. The temperature has not really dropped a lot either.A top of just 16 degrees C today and raining constantly.

Today I was not well enough to do much except cook myself a poached chicken and asparagus meal and a manuka honey hot tea.

I did my laundry and watched and uploaded YouTube videos.

Caught up with my neighbour who apologised for being a little rude to me yesterday 'I could never be made at him. I don't stuff for him and he does stuff for me. He said out neighbour #7 forgot to put the bins out on Monday night - he is being paid for it too! The cleaner called the council to have all the bins emptied on Wednesday.

It just stopped raining aeound 6.30 pm but unsure how long it will last.  Still wet on the roads outside. Nope I was wrong it's pouring outside!Absolutely pouring.

News headlines today include

1000 Qantas engineers go on strike walking off the job as the AFL grand final approaches in Melbourne.  At least 3 Qantas flights have been cancelled today but Qantas claims it is due to the wild weather in Sydney and not industrial action. Airlines are working to have the least disruption as possible to passengers but airport is already chaos with baggage belts out of order and manual loading and unloading. This not only affects AFL fans making their way down to Melbourne from around Australia as other airports are affected but also families going on school holidays.

Go the Sydney Swans!!!! as they head down to energy territory to play against the Lions @ the MCG for the AFL grand final.

A tsunami  warning was sent out to the East Coast of Australia which was taken. There is no threat of a tsunami and that the BOM was testing it's app out in case of a real natural diaster emergency. An 8.2 magnitude notificatio was received by resudents on the Gold Coast with even 

A large blaze has broken out in Brisbane overnight.

A 31 year old man who was on the run was arrested in Concord for the stabbing murder of a Marrickville man a few days ago.

A tomato virus wreaks hovic in SA as thousands of tomato's are dumped and destroyed due to the virus and hundreds of workers lose their jobs.

Negative gearing is being debated by AA

Fergie and Harry  attend climate change events in NY.

Just like the Willy Wonker fail in the UK which was so bad attendees called the police, attendee's at a  Bridgerton fail in Detroit  paid $1000 each only to find a stripper and had to byo own food.

Four of Diddy's children have made it clear that their mother died of Puemonia and not done away with because she was about to write a memoir and expose him. The other children were going to colab with 50 cent who foes not like Diddy - say what????

Lady Gaga's new song for The joker sounds very much like the old Kath & Kim theme song 

James Middleton's mental health admission and how his dog saved him .

Anna Devey leaves Dancing With The Stars with "nothing" If you don't know who she is, she is a con woman who went on the show with an ankle tracking bracelet.

The man accused of the Easy St murder has agreed to be extradited back to Australia from his Rome jail but insists he had nothing to do with the murder.

90% of Australians are finding the cost of groceries too high. Not all supermarkets are created equal a test was conducted where a basket of same grocery items was purchased from different supermarkets to compare the price differences. The test was funded by the government.Adi came out on top however there was a massive price variation at IGAs depending on size and location of the IGAs.

The AUS$ is well above the $0.68 against the US$.

A satirical musical has opened about former NSW premier Gladys B at the Sydney Fringe Festival.

Katy Perry has rehearsed with Tina Arena ahead of the AFL grand final tomorrow.

Chippendale has been named coolest suburb in Sydney.

Confessions that the abductor of Madeline Maccann had abducted another child.

I wonder if the mystery of origin of the  water turning bright green in the the Northern suburbs of Sydney being released into the  ocean has been solved. Is it toxic? Some think that it could have been a prank from say school muck up day. Others think it could be a chemical that is non toxic used by plumbers to detect leaks. Whatever caused it, the rain will help diffuse it as it is released out to the ocean. It's probably not a blue green algae bloom. I wonder if there will cause a pool of dead sealife to appear. Does it glow in the dark? Has anyone taken a sample to have it tested?

Friday 27th September 2024

It rained continuously all night and all morning and it's still raining. I think the rain might be easing this morning and the sun is trying hard to come out - still grey though.

Another stay at home day today but I'm running out of groceries. Living off my last bagel and strawberries at the moment and tea.

A top of 19 degrees C in Sydney today. By 9 am it has stopped raining and the sun is out!!!!!

It was a very brief break , it started to rain again shortly afterwards. When is the rain going to stop!!!!

So today I got a phone call from the AEC so organised following up on my expression of interest to work at the next Federal election. I hope it is not during January 2025 when the Sumner holidays are on and everyone is away! I have to admit I do like working at the elections ( only state and federal not local - never heard back from the EC on the local elections - who cares about them anyway and who even cares about their local candidates unless they are a celebrity like Zali Steggall Northern Beaches independent & former bonze mdealist in alpine slalom at  the Nargano Winter Olympics ) 

Then I had to receive a scam call so I hung up on them. You can tell if they start talking in an Indisn accent and asking about your account which you probably don't hold with them  - hang up. If  it is important they will email you or leave a message. 

My allergies are really bad , I'm talking about severe because it is raining. Actually I think it morphed into a bad cold because I had a mild sore throat for 2 days, Now it's a lot of runny nose and a bit of a cough. Due to my allergies I have to be really careful of what I eat where I go , what I touch or smell . All my senses are affected and the allergies get worse as zi get older. 

There was finally a break in the rain in the evening so I ventured out to Chatswood to do a top up grocery shop. I walked through the Chatswood Mall markets which were bustling even with the wet weather and down to The Mix @ Chatswood Place to do a shop at the Aldi there. It's a slightly larger Aldi and quieter. It is just across from The Chase Shopping Centre which is getting a little difficult to get into due to the massive renovation and construction on the shopping complex . It also ventured upstairs to the restaurant precinct via a set of stairs mainly to access the car parks at The Mix which I have actually never explored before. Not only am I a postcode snob but a building snob as well.

So On my way back I was deciding should I have dinner from the markets or something else? I decided on a mini spicy chicken burrito from GyG. Mistake , I purchased a chimi mayo on the side as they always get the sauce wrong but shrinkflation plus - the burrito was so small it now fits in the palm of my hand! The chimi sauce was just as big as the burrito! Shock horror so this is what high inflation, high interest rates, the rising cost of living and unexplained high grocery prices has resulted in!

Anyway I ate it and it was ok as I walked through the Chatswood Mall markets regretting my purchase. I spotted a sign on a tea stall selling Duck Sh*t Tea, WTF??.

Home on the bus.

Slept earlier tonight but it was a bit wet and cold and I was still a little sick.

News headlines today include

Is there any other news except AFL grand final news???

Melbourne is sunny today ahead of the AFL grand final on Saturday at the MCG. However fans are warned of airport travel chaos as Qantas engineers go on strike. This is also the end of QLD school holidays and start of NSW school holidays.

Oasis reported to visit Australia on their reunion tour but o ly doing 2 cities Melbourne and Sydney.

Ed Sheeran takes us back to his hometown at where it all began to celebrate 12 songs with a billion streams.

Katy Perry shows off her AFL ball catching  skills at a rehearsal at the MCG in a tight dress and high heels.

Meanwhile the Sydney Swans arrive at Essendon Airport in their own bright red private jet.

A die hard fan who is an MCG member and has a ticket has been lining up outside the MCG since Wednesday as gates open today to MCG today. Only 1 other Lions fan has joined him outside the MCG.

Youth crime is the highest in Victoria in 14 years

Another youth crime car chase by police in Old Gilford.

The Star faces large job cuts as it posts a $1.69 billion loss as it sells off it's assets and that it is unfit to hold a casino licence.

Many AFL fans have saved for 6 - 12 months in order to go to the AFL grand final even sacrificing family holidays.

Harricanes are set to battery Florida as residents board up their homes and businesses or prepare to evacuate. 

PETA urges the Western Bulldogs to change their name to the Wesrern Mutts and update their logo? Has the world gone mad!?

A breast feeding mother has been outraged when 2 lifeguards at a pool approached her and told her to stop. Breastfeeding is protected by law. 

AA will not be taking the negative gearing debate to the next election. Build to rent schemes in a deadlock.

Keith Urban admits that he failed music at school.  What?!

Pesto the obese penguin predicts who will win the AFL Grand Final swaying towards the Swans and goats in WA think the Swans will win as these animals predict who will win the Grand Final.

As the QLD state elections loom, the current premiere Stephen Miles has found himself as a deep fake posted on social media by an opposition party as the opposition parties themselves post nasty memes against themselves on social media .

Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee alleged for spending funds on hotels cigarettes etc.

There is a Teletubbies world tour but no word as to whether it will be coming to Australia . If it does I bet it will be to Melbourne more then Sydney as they are more arty farty. 

A 12 year old student from Strathfeld who committed suicide a few weeks ago from bullying has been farewelled at a funeral with students from her school given the day off to attend her funeral.

Ukraine's president holds crucial talks with US for a plea for guarantees from the US. He may have Biden and Haris' support but his meeting with Trump was clise to not happening due to his visit to an ambulance itions facility.  The Ukrainian president is die to meet Trump for at meeting at Teump towers. Trump if he gets his way says he'll end the war in 24 hours which probably means Russia wins and the Ukraine will be returned to Russia ( in a crude way).

The push to breakup major supermarkets not a viable solution and the idea has been crushed.

Saturday 28th September 2024

AFL Grand Final Night ( All day celebrations around Australia) Swans verses Lions who will win this year?

News headlines today include

A top of 20 degrees C in Sydney today with scattered showers.

Airstrikes in Beirut 

Actress Dame Maggie Smith has died aged 89 as tributes start pouring in from The King & Queen as well as other celebrities.

Plastics have been found inside MCcain's nacho snacks and recall have been issued.

Harricanes that have hit landfall causing flooding and have killed countless ( dozens reorte) residents and destroyed buildings. Emergency crews have been working hard to try and restore power. 

Tech giant Open AI's  new focus on fundraising is raising questions particularly with all the recent senior key staff members prompting a change in direction of the company. Interesting that China has expressed an interest in the company. 

Microsoft's plans of  reopening an old nuclear plant that was shut down back in 1979 due to a nuclear diaster in the US has sparked debate on whether large companies like Open AI have hit an end point.

Lupin plants are considered in helping malnourished seniors.

Sunday 

I've been sick for the last few days and today I am feeling the sickest hence no new YouTube videos.

It's a top of  22 degrees C today and rainy. It is 7.30 am this morning and feels cooler and is overcast.

The Brisbane Lions win the AFL Grand Final fir 2024. Lion 120 Swans 60. The Swans 4th straight GF loss. What? People are asking if the inflatable Katy Kerry was on was a giant goon bag? Well she was a bit shakey standing on top of it as it travelled into the MCG. There wasn't much of a flat area for her to stand on.  She sang with one of Australia's top performers Tina Arena tge hit I Kissed A Girl. Pop star Cody Simpson turned Okympian swimmer has gone back to being a singer performing the Australian anthem with such maturity not trying too hard with his vocal abilities or changing it too much but sung it just as it should be sung - just a really good rebdition of it.  Meanwhile in NRL the Panthers have made their way to the Grand Final against the Storm next week. Got to love football grand final season!

Hezbollah has confirmed that their leader has been killed by an Isreali airstrike attack in Beirut inside their headquarters. The US president Biden & vice president Harris are behind and support Isreal's attack on the terrorist citing justice for his victims.

School attacks have doubled despite the no phones laws were introduced, footage of attacks were still being videoed and able to be  uploaded and shared on social media.

Another smashed & grab at a jewellery store on the Gold Coast however the robbery eas foiled when a barber stopped them and police managed to intetcept them as they didn't get very far in the car park.

2 men were stopped at an airport trying to smuggle drugs strapped to their bodies and in suitcases upon entering Australia.

Prices of chocolate are expected to soar 50% due to high production costs and poor quality of crops.

Trump has said he does not want to do another debate so the focus is now on the vice presidential debate. which could sway voters.

A woman has lived underground in order to get some sleep.

A teachers shortage has the government spending $70million to lure teachers back to the classroom.

Flooding continues in Tennessee USA with over 50 deaths and 3 million residents remain without power after Harricane Helene stuck . Meanwhile  also in Nepal floods have devastated towns and villages and landslides in Kathmandu posing a threat.

There is hope that diabetics will be able to ditch the insulin injections as a Chinese girl has been treated with her own stem cells and after a week was able to produce her own insulin and eat sugar. 

Ellen DeGeneres has spoken out about her health battles with osteoporosis,  adhd  and OCD.

The Bridgerton fail event that was old news and appeared on the news days ago has resurfaced as news today. Strippers  not enough seating, raw chicken - yesterday half cooked chicken were just some of tge fails at the events where guests were ripped off.

A Victorian home complete with an entertainment man cove is up for sale for a few million dollars.

Stranded astraunauts may soon be making their way back to earth as Space X  launches their another space ship.

Why is there an old segment on Qantas long haul non stop Qantas flights on the new A350 to NY starting 2025 as a new campaign? I thought the campaign has already started.  I need a direct Qantas flight Sydney Vancouver return non stop ! Can never get on return. One way yes but return nope.

Monday 30th September 2024

It's  grey overcast with rain forecasted again today and a top of around 21 - 22 degrees C.

Yesterday I did nothing and was really quite sick. I did watch a lot of YouTube videos yesterday mainly on abandoned buildings as I like history and recording history.

I was meant to go to the Cake Bake & Sweet Show between Fri and yesterday but decided not to as I was coughing so much and felt so sick. 

Today

News headlines today include

Another tobacco store arson attack North of Melbourne of a cigarette and lotto store. which only changed owners recently and the first time it was targeted.

After 130 years ,the T3 Bankstown rail line offically shuts down today for the Metroline conversion. An end of a 100 year era. Rail replacement buses marked with distinctive pink will shuttle commuters. A long wait , much longer travel times and crowed buses are expected with school holidays easing these issues but the biggest concern is getting HSC students to and from their exams in time.

Another man has been shot at a home in Brisbane where the hinman is on run.

A US chemical plant has caught on fire spewing toxic fumes and residents warned to avoid the fumes and area.

It will be a tight Federal election but AA still ahead of PD . Jim Charmers is set to announce a budget surplus but will this be enough to save the current government?

QLD state government is set for a wipe out as the opposition is well ahead of the current premier's Stephen Miles party according to polls . Concerns about the out of control youth crime and other major issues such as housing problems &  infrastructure spending are responsible.

SA is now set to be added to Katy Perry's Australian tour after a ran around by the SA premier during the grand final tracking her down and persuading her to come to the state to perform during her tour. The persistence paid off and next June Katy Perry will be performing at the Entertainment Centre in SA.

Singer songwriter Kris Krisoffeston has died aged 88. 

A push to swap The King's birthday for King Wally's birthday as a public holiday by QLDers as a joke has surfaced 

Reports that most Australians have spent most of their pandemic savings, digging into their savings to pay for their mortgage with an average of  only around $5000 left in savings .

There are fresh calls for a ban on EVs made in China due to the new EVs could be used as weaponry. National MP Barnaby Joyce raises his concerns on national security and cyber security. 

The controversy over a statute of former Victorian premier Dan Andrews continues.

Hollywood star Damien Lewis performs the ancient tradition of herding sheep over the Thames River Bridge .

1000 engineers will be walking off the job this morning in an office going pay dispute over pay conditions with Qantas impacting travellers as NSW school holidays officially begin. There will be chaos at Sydney Airport and possibly other airports around Australia although it has been advised that this will not be the case by Qantas who says they have contingency plans in place. The issue is being monitored closely as QLD families try to get back home before school recommences.

Rebel & Ramona have officially tied the knot.

Billie Eillish has done her own stunts for her new album

SNL premieres it's first show in it's 50th season featuring a social media pigmy hippo star Moo Deng.

Herds of goats are being used to control noxious weeds in the US nick named tge chrmew crew.

Check your bank accounts regularly we have been warned as social engineering is rife. A 440% increase cyber security crime. 

A new  "The Great Unwaste" campaign has been launched to reduce food wastage.

Space X Dragon Capsule is due to arrive at the ISS today  but the stranded astronauts won't be able to return home until next year.

New budget airline Koala which there hasn't been much on has announced their business model of if you don't fly you get a refund and money from flights will be kept in a trust account. It will be interesting to see if and how sustainable this business model will be given the dismiss of existing and former budget airlines Bonza ( not longer) and Rex ( on it's way out).

A car fire on the M1 has caused delays on the QLD border.

Multi million dollars have not been declared or lodged from the Harry and Meghan's  Archwell foundation - is this still going on?!

No Sister Act 3 - can the show go on without Dame Maggie Smith?

People found protesting and visiting Australia will have their visas cancelled. Meanwhile 3 mosques will hold vigils for the slayed Hezbollah leader.

How did the first day if the pink rail replacement buses go for the T3 Bankstown Line? Monday is a slow start to the week and school holidays have just started so Tuesday will be a better day to gauge the chaos. Train enthusiasts stayed up late again to catch a ride on the very last T3 Bankstown line trains - wish I was there but too sick and could not be bothered after the cancellation of the S28 event.

Nurses and figher fighters have struck a peace pay deal .

Private health funds named and shamed. Not paying hospital bills.

What a $4.2 billion budget surplus? Stop taking about the stage 3 tax cuts!!!

Dubbo crash has killed  a couple who had 5children the oldest being 16. The only surviver in the multicar crash was the driver of the other car.

A former Bishop accused of  sex offences - nothing new.

What??? Police comissioner Karen Webb has banned the use of What's app by police???

The AUS$ is now well above the $0.69 nark against the US$