Wednesday, February 15, 2017

CRUISE SHIP BUILT FROM METERS , LONG WAY BETWEEN FAGS

Odd   observations  in  Wally  World

The  cruise  ship  Azamara  Journey, said to be  "180 meters long " , carrying  641 passengers  and  a crew  of  407  shown approaching   Townsville on its maiden visit ,  given the  usual cargo cult  coverage  upon arrival , the Townsville Bulletin  reporting  that , based on  studies , each cruise ship  passenger spends  up to $350.  During the  stay ,  152  explored  the   CBD, with  its  many empty  offices , three op shops .   Somehow , the   large car carrier  Florida  Highway   failed  to  rate  a  mention , but then  such vessels come and go without being noticed .   On  the same day,  people  waiting for  buses   at  the Castle Town  shopping  centre  received  the  following  warning,  the  measurement  in  meters  ,  about  smoking  :

While on the subject of shopping centres , there are  many changes  going on in  these places which  go unnoticed by the local media . In the case of  Castle Town , this blogger made a  bee line for   the Angus   and Robertson book shop , only to find that it was no longer there  , although  some of its   racks were  visible , pushed up against the wall . A notice   said   the space  was  going to be taken over  by  Key Motors    which handles  Mazda    and Subaru  cars . No info about  any   new location of   A and  R , if  any ... another bookshop unfortunately driven to the wall ? However,  on  checking  the  Angus and Robertson  website , there was a  strange message   saying it was  permanently closed . It  went on to  impart the   following puzzling  information...Angus  and  Robertson is recorded closed at  this  location . If  it's incorrectly  closed  , please  report   it .

Recent  business  news  in  the southern press   about  takeovers of   clothing  chains, including  some  with outlets in  Townsville  and beyond , received no  local media  coverage .  This  is a  situation observed several  times , in Darwin as well , as  if the  local media  are  oblivious of   events   happening  elsewhere in the   world   which   have  a   local  angle , possible  drastic   impact, closure   for example .  

More than  half a century ago , there was  a popular  Sydney reporter  , Cliff Ryan , known as the Housewives  Friend  ,  who   wrote about  vegetables , meat and other  consumables   after    going  to  the markets , squeezing tomatoes  despite  being implored not to do so ,  speaking to butchers and  others in the   tucker trade . If   there  was a  similar   reporter  in  Townsville  he would   learn   that   due  to  the  heatwave ,  cauliflowers    suffering from obvious sunburn are  being offered for  sale  , and  Big  Al  is  full of  interesting information   about   local   produce  and   market  conditions .