(Written on 03/02/2011)
So we woke up this morning in anticipation to find out what happened in Queensland with Tropical Cyclone Yasi overnight. The category 5 cyclone (same as hurricane Katrina in 2005) boasted wind speeds up to 295km/hour, compared to Katrina's 280km/hour. We have lost over 90% of the country's bananas (this happened back in 2006 with TC Larry), and about 50% of our sugar production. The banana plants have all been ripped apart with no chance of salvaging anything. Luckily, no deaths have been reported. This is in the wake of Dec/Jan floods, which covered 75% of Queensland.
To be honest, as much as I love Queensland as a holiday destination, I wouldn't want to live there. This is just the beginning of their cyclone season. The tourism industry is set to lose 4 out of 5 international and 6 out of 7 domestic visitors, putting their economy out hundreds of millions dollars. It's now a consideration for our honeymoon as it may be much cheaper as they try and attract tourists.
(Written on 04/02/2011)
So Big Day Out is in Adelaide. I know, I can hear it from my office. In certain rooms I can determine songs and lyrics, but mostly it's just noise. It annoys me because the music festival lasts past regular business hours, so there will be traffic restrictions as I go to leave tonight - hopefully they will work in my favour. I think the noise is giving me a headache though.
My boss stuck up for me today at work. A colleauge/friend/unofficial business partner claimed I was rude to him via email and on the phone when he called today. I transferred the call to my boss as requested and when C said this my boss started yelling at him. I am never rude to anyone on the phone. I may be short with telemarketers (especially if there is a definite delay on the line) but never with clients or associates of the firm. So from my desk I could hear raised voices and swearing, and lots of 'my staff is way better than yours' (paraphrased of course).
I am so very glad the weather is forecast to be in the low 20's this weekend. Somehow I need to cool down the house from the consistant temperatures this past week. Hoping for thunderstorms tonight.
You are awesome. You've kept the emails, right? If he wants to make stupid accusations he can damn well show evidence - which I doubt he has!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I don't think God hates Queensland. I think he hates bananas - a friend's ex's banana farm got wiped out by a tornado back in January too!
No, it's not quite that serious, I got my boss to read the email before I sent it. It's not that I was being rude, he said 'unfriendly'. Because I am aware of the back story and falling-out my email was professional, not casual as per usual.
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