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Pressing My Buttons

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Today I was on the phone to an organisation listening to a recorded voice guide me through various options. I must have been in the twilight zone because this is what I think I heard. Press 1 – if you are confused Press 2 – if you are irritated Press 3 – if you are […]

Filed Under: Bits of Nonsense, Random Thoughts Tagged With: automated systems, telephone

Grandma’s Electric Jug

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Grandma's Jug

Last week we caught the 7.30am express train to the city. Well, it turned out to be the slow express because of a hold up ahead and each station we came to was overcrowded and an avalanche of people tumbled into our carriage. Then a wonderful thing happened. An anouncement  over the P.A. system apologised […]

Filed Under: Humour, Random Thoughts Tagged With: Electric Jug, Grandma, story, Train ride

Very Clever Marketing

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Last Friday night we were due to leave Hobart airport to fly back home to Melbourne at 10.00pm. We got a message that our flight would be delayed for two hours because of bad weather in Melbourne. When we finally arrived at Tullamarine airport, 1.30am we were further delayed by 20 minutes before we could […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Random Thoughts Tagged With: Airport, Late arrival

Who Is Bill Enquiries?

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What’s worse than being poked in the eye with a burnt stick? Trying to communicate with Bill Enquiries. Bill  has a very annoying habit of repeating him/herself. He/she kept asking me to press a number on the telephone to help me with my enquiries. Yes, you guessed it. It was an automated voice from a […]

Filed Under: Bits of Nonsense, Random Thoughts Tagged With: Bill Enquiries, Custoemr Service, customer service

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Roy Boy

My memoir about growing up in the working class slum of Fitzroy during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Sabres Basketball eBook

Sandringham Sabres – The First 25 Years – 1974-99

Fast break your way through 25 years of history of the Sandringham Sabres (now known as Southern Basketballl Association)

In this e-book, snippetts, stories, photos, raw prawns, stats, results, awards, articles, reveal a community of dedicated basketball enthusiasts who shared their dreams, achievements, frustrations and disappointments to help create a large basketball association where 1000’s of children and adults now play in a eight-court stadium.
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Chris Chats .. about the good, the bad, the sad & the funny - selected short posts - vol. 1 Chris Chats Volume One

Books I’ve Read

Chris's bookshelf: read

Beau Geste
5 of 5 stars
Beau Geste
by P.C. Wren
Jaws
4 of 5 stars
Jaws
by Peter Benchley
Fahrenheit 451
4 of 5 stars
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
4 of 5 stars
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
5 of 5 stars
The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
by Alex Kershaw

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Current Writing Project

A second memoir. Roy Boy was my first published in 2023.

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1. Screenplay
2. Books on street photography
3. Podcast
4. And many more – stay tuned :)

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