The week that was (and it aint over yet)

Sometimes you wonder. Sometimes you don't.

Rain. Painfull ankle. Liverpool wins (sometimes rare these days). And Anderlecht too through to the last 16 of the UEFA cup. Two too-early mornings. Flight delayed. Flight delayed indefinitely. Flight cancelled. Honda with automatic gear box (uh!). Very overweight lady neighbour on plane. Smooth, clean airport. Relaxed transport to and from OR. Too many emails. Some good, some less good. Some promising, some less. Maybe Polokwane. Maybe George. Maybe Cape Town. Some fine tunes on the iPod. Roof leaking. And why does DSTV show rugby on channel 101 in prime time? Aren't there sports channels for that? Great food. Wine turned into vinigar. Peroni on tap.

Ambleside

If you ever gotta stay over in the little town of George on the Garden Route, certainly do it at Ambleside.

Very nice, 4 star, guesthouse run by a welcoming chap from Manchester (UK). The guesthouse is about 4km from the airport, 1 km from the famous Fancourt golf estate / hotel (where Japan will be based during the world cup), and 2km from central George. Lovely spot. Recommended!

www.ambleside.co.za

And down the road is an appetizing restaurant called The Fifth Season.



So Supersport Utd won the title again. That's the 3rd time in a row - prett unique!! - that Supersport clinches SA's football title. The big ones like Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates are biting the dust,... once again.

Weather buro

Had some issues this morning as George airport was closed due to bad weather down there.

I remembered the SA Weather buro. Called them and checked out their site. Easy and great info. check it out! Handy tool...

www.weathersa.co.za and call on 082 2339800

Tickets

So prices for tickets for the games next June/July are coming down. Great news for the football loving masses.

It's all a bit confusing, but at least more people will be able to afford who join in the football fever. Viva.

Short step back

Just a day in Soweto. Short step back and the result is pain and a swollen left ankle. Murphy's law and all that.

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Why is it raining so much for so long and so hard?? Why??

It's just getting a bit too much to handle. This is not global warming but global drowning. Is it El Ninjo? Somali pirates? Iranian nuke business? Alien space activities? Zuma? Angels' disputes? Atmospheric wars? Something about the moon and the sun? Mars' unhappiness? 2010? I mean what is it????

Tip for Pravin

Here's one for Pravin. The lad has to step into the shoes of Trevor Manuel and that ain't easy, especially when there is serious pressure on the budget. It's gonna be a fight with numbers tomorrow when he presents his first, national budget to the MPs and the nation at large (aka us).

Got an idea for him. Every newly built home, with a value of R800.000 or more, has to have (obligation, not an option) a solar geyser.

1. If it is an obligation by law then the architects can work the solar geyser into their drawing plans.
2. It create jobs as more solar geyser installators will be needed. And these are solid, handy jobs like plumbers and electricians.
3. The demand for solar geysers will increase and thus price will drop.
4. More solar geysers = less pressure on our stretched powergrid.
5. And we do our bit for the environment, which is good as such as well as great PR on the international scene
6. South Africa can become leaders in solar geyser installations and can export that trade to SADC.
7. In a second phase you can expand this law/plan to renovations and small business.

Only postive aspects!!!!!