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Something a bit random

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In case anyone’s been wondering I’ve not given up just work has been busy and at this time of year the garden needs a lot of attention (on which more later). Diverting from politics for a little bit and turning to something I know a bit more about, namely IT. In this case I want to talk about e-mail, I have a Gmail account (or two) that I use for something (with an android device it’s hard to avoid) but I don’t particularly like it. The main reason I don’t like it is it’s a pain to archive from and … Continue reading →

Bexley petition

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Quick bit of local politics, from Olly Cromwell The Bexley Petiton & The Right to Recall If you’ve seen how Bexley behave with regards to Olly and via the Bexley is Bonkers site then you’ll know why getting the right of recall in Bexley (and everywhere else) would be such a good idea, so do please go and read Olly’s article and then sign the petition (or petitions if you’re a Bexley resident), we only need 5% of the local population to sign. If you want to skip directly to the petition it’s here: http://www.the-bexley-petition.com/ (Though it appears to be … Continue reading →

Monday amusement

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It’s Monday and I need coffee so here’s something amusing I was linked to: Beginner’s Guide to Police Harassment “A North Island police station received this question from a resident through the feedback section of a local Police website:“I would like to know how it is possible for police officers to continually harass people and get away with it?”In response, a sergeant posted this reply:First of all, let me tell you this … it’s not easy. In the Palmerston North and rural area we average one cop for every 505 people. Only about 60 per cent of those cops are … Continue reading →