The tired and emotional antics of a person in a position involving public safety in a town south of what is now known as the Berrimah/ Humpty Doo line- due to Gerry Wood’s arrangement with the NT Government- is raising eyebrows and questions. His behaviour, reported to his superior in Darwin, has gone unheeded , probably due to the fact that they are old buddies ,with a common background. Mateship is admirable, but when it could lead to death or injury, public interest must come first. The gung –ho attitude of the person in question has already been blamed for an accident.