Today's it's all about animals in the streets, chaos in our airports and the fact that I haven't stopped talking since April 2000..
FORGET AN HOUR, TRY A DAY
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I spoke today about the last place I'd want to be right now and that was in any of the metro airports. And it's purely because of the absolute state of chaos they're in right now. You've got a whole heap of staff jettisoned off during Covid to save costs but now that we're all flying again, they're all so sorely missed and desperately needed because the average success rate for something launching and landing on time is somewhere near the 40ish percent mark.
So when you've flown the kids interstate for the fun of the theme parks on the Gold Coast for example, good luck expecting to get home vaguely around the time your plane ticket suggests you will because there's a pretty good chance your flight might just be overbooked, delayed or even cancelled. And it won't just be you either because a lot of parents had the same idea.
Forget turning up to the airport an hour before your flight, a whole day may be safer.
Actually off the back of that, I reckon the only part I enjoy about taking a plane anywhere is the launch off the runway and just cruising at altitude on a nice day. It certainly isn't:
-Getting fleeced on everything at the airport, especially with short term parking
-Paying a mortgage for a beer
-The leg room or lack there of
-The food they serve during the flight...or again, the lack there of
-Screaming babies and/or screaming passengers
-The conga line on the way out
-The wait at the baggage collection
Yeah no wonder I prefer driving and looking forward to when teleportation actually becomes a thing..
EXCUSE ME, IS THIS YOUR PONY?
High Street Wodonga, yesterday afternoon. While Lu was being driven home, she spied this - a Pony being taken for a stroll down the main drag.
Although according to our Facebook faithful, this really isn't anything out of the ordinary. She's not the only seen one taking a pony for an afternoon out - people have seen sheep, ferrets and even a pig on a lead in Wangaratta.
Although come to think of it I did see a bloke walking (well dragging to be specific) a bit of literally meat on a rope when I was a kid. But that was in St Kilda and he certainly wasn't the strangest thing I saw in St Kilda over my years..
CH-CH-CHANGES
How many job changes have you had in your life? Based on the fact that people have decided during Covid 'Well this office job bites the big one, what's next?' we asked that very question. And it turns out that my career history isn't much of a history at all - I started in radio professionally back in the year 2000 annnnnnnd obviously I'm still here today.
Lu on the other hand has been a hairdresser, make up attendant, worked for a car rental mob, taught at Tafe and then decided to give radio a crack. Looks like I might have to try another varied career if this current gig doesn't work out!
TOMORROW IT GOES TO THE ANIMALS AGAIN
And for our latest round of Fight For Your Flashback, it's a battle between a fish and a cat but more about that tomorrow!
-Almigo
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