....Yuyutsu - Where do I get this form from?

No such thing I'm afraid .... YOU VILL DO VAT VE SAY !!
Posted by praxidice, Sunday, 9 June 2013 7:17:33 AM

No Prax, your slightly wrong, as Australia and it's nanny state laws are the problem.

rehctub

same only different :) :) :)

as you say its definitely a nanny state, all of them for that matter

not that it bothers me unduly, I've always believed laws are made to be broken, after all its only illegal if you get caught

Dear Praxidice,

<<I've always believed laws are made to be broken, after all its only illegal if you get caught>>

Living in fear of being caught raises your blood pressure.

If the intent of the law is to care for our health, then there must be a law prohibiting government from making laws that dangerously raise people's blood pressure... that's practically most laws.

Yuyutsu

Getting the upper hand on muppets is sweet revenge :) I do try to not get upset by their inanity however it certainly appears the prime objective of muppets in general is dreaming up the most nonsensical proposals human ingenuity can devise .... or could it be they have a line open to Old Nick himself ??

In the same vane, there is a boating safety regulation requiring a yacht going off shore to be equipped with A danbuoy [a tall stick with flag on top, which floats upright], attached by a long length of rope to a life ring. This combined implement of the devil is to be thrown after any crew who may fall overboard, to mark their position.

When carried accessibly on the stern of a boat, the rope on these things tends to get washed around by waves, tangling around everything, so not only can they not be thrown anywhere, but the rope represent a booby trap out to trip anyone venturing near it.

Required for racing, mine was stored well up forward below deck where it was less dangerous.

Many years back I left Sydney harbor single handed on my yacht, bound for Noumea. Some obnoxious official of some water authority, [not police] chased after me in a large expensive tax payer funded boat, & tried to stop me. My danbuoy was not in place, so my boat was dangerous, & I was to be fined or apprehended, or probably both.

Pointing out that I was single handed, with no one to throw the thing at me if overboard just annoyed him. Suggesting he send any fine/correspondence care of the Sunset Marina Noumea really got him upset.

When he threatened to tow me back to port, I mentioned he was dealing with a British registered ship, & I as master was entitled, & in fact required to protect it & it's crew using what ever force I found necessary. I think they might have tweaked I was armed, & after another 10 minutes of unpleasantness they found some reason to return to the harbor.

With this type of fool given some authority, is it any wonder we have come to really dislike public servants.

Hasbeen - With this type of fool given some authority, is it any wonder we have come to really dislike public servants.

I'm glad to see its not only moi who can't abide fools with a rule book :)

Something everyone should do at least once in their life

Get three dictionaries, a Collins, an Oxford & a Macquarie & place Post-It notes in each, marking the words 'public' & 'servant'

Visit some muppet and advise the clown you need to do business, but since he / she / it / whatever clearly doesn't comprehend the relationship between themself & the client, you feel the need to elucidate. Ask said muppet what dialect of english they prefer, ie english, north american or australian. Proffer the relevant dictionary & insist muppet reads the meaning of the words marked by Post-It notes

General idea is to ask 'now do you understand the relationship between us .. you are my servant, you work for me, you are not some uppity tin god ... understand, capisce, savvy, comprehendez ??'

Response is invariably worth framing ... eyes pop out on stalks & muppet is unable to utter a word :) :) :)