I’ve had the shogun commuter returned via Jeff on his way home today. I’ve had to work back until after 1800 the last 3 nights and wanted to get at least one commute in this week. So tomorrows the day. Meant to be mild easterly in the morning and a hot tail wind for the ride home.

Each arvo this week the family including the dogs have been getting a short 4km Skateboard, ride and run to the end of the road. The only one of us to take it easy was little legged Jessie sitting in the front basket after a distance of 500 meters not bad for a 13.5 year old tubby little dog. The temps have been a pleasant 28°C and slightly cloudy to match with a weak southerly.  

The excessive heat finally starting to show signs of releasing it’s grip has shown in the number of cyclists appearing on the Tweed coast cycleways. shame that most of who see fit to disregard the mandatory NSW helmet law. The police if they cared to would have a field day. I have not heard of anyone being prosecuted once, twice etc

Tweed deputy mayor labels voters ‘morons’

The deputy mayor of the Tweed Shire in northern New South Wales says many of his constituents are morons.

Phil Youngblutt was elected to the position earlier this month when his name was drawn from a box, after voting was tied.

Councillor Youngblutt says he does not support moves to have the mayoral positions decided by a popular vote because he does not trust voters to make the right decision.

“Even when I [was] polling, there were people coming up who didn’t know who they were voting for,” he said.

“I mean, that’s what I’m talking about, if you’re polling and you’re voting and you don’t know who you’re voting for, really why are you voting?

“Then I would say yes, they probably are morons.”

The deputy mayor says he was not looking to cause offence.

“If I’ve offended anybody it’s only the ones that probably are [morons],” he said.

“I’m not trying to offend anyone but certainly if the shoe fits, wear it.”

Typical. This is what we get to LEAD US in our community.I get it! The white shoe brigade exposes it’s real feelings about why they get into politics ie to represent the people (ie the morons) and not to impose their paternalistic one eyed will upon the simple folk. My opinion of this man is just not fit to print. If I am offended he feels that I am a Moron. Thus if it is alright for him to call me and others morons then lets try an adage of  “having the shoe on the other foot”

“Councillor Youngblutt, you are a moron if you don’t feel the need to apologise!”

Do your Job! Represent ALL the voters or get out of local politics and leave it to someone with some level of intelligence and the required ability to represent ALL YOUR constituents.

Just a quick return trip to Marks this afternoon. Wind had dropped a bit and the knee was OK if I didn’t pressure it.

After a short ride last Friday to Bogangar I knelt on one knee to remove my shoes and “CLICK!” my left knee went out (again) the return ride on that occasion was one legged pedalling, lucky they were SPD’s.

Anyway this arvo’s ride was the first in seven days, UGH!

Should add that I managed to lay down again by un-clip re-clip un-clip stop drop smile

Drove a round trip to Grafton today over Cudgera Creek Road, or SS8? as it’s called now. The surface is beginning to break down. There are lots of corners with marble size gravel loosely strewn over the still hard concrete like compacted surface.

The surface has become such that it is noticeably difficult to steer and brake. I’m sure it would  be worse on a treadly, sometime on the weekend I might see if it is the case, if the Southerly change does come through tonight as a gale like the BOM have predicted.

One thing I do know after driving through Uki and Kyogle the upgrade to Cudgera Creek Road IS because of the rally next month. The surface of the road climbing up to Sargents Rd is absolutely terrible, to the point of knocking off the tail pipe on the Matiz. I don’t begrudge the locals on Cudgera Creek getting their road finally! But I do think that it shouldn’t be because some private profiteering is about to take place in their area! No Rally!

Well went for swim paddle at the creek mouth at Hastings point today and got visited by some try hards who broke into my car, a reason not to drive if there ever was one, I was only gone 5 minutes but by the time I was coming back to the car the would be thieves were, having been surprised by my fast return, running from the now open, nothing of significance was stolen, no wallet or money in the car. But they had not had a chance to go through my clothes for the mobile phone and sunglasses.
They were of local appearance but looked to have come down from Fingal, Kingy or Cabba on an opportunistic raiding party driving an early model dark blue commodore with blue Queensland Number plates but I couldn’t see with these bad eyes! nor could I make out the driver except for short hair and a baseball cap.
The one running away from the car, wearing only board shorts, was very dark skinned not just a tan with longish thick curly hair though not shoulder length, slightly overweight, although fit with the age of around 18 to 22 years youth, about 5′8″-5′9″ tall…. be on the look out for wankers they exist!

All was reported to police who could do nothing, usual problems! Why didn’t I have video footage and their home address then it would be a different story, right?