My Manifesto: The Incoherent Ramblings of a Madman

To paraphrase Jack in 24....this has been the longest week of my life...and I can damn well understand why he's saying it's the longest day in his life...24 hrs with no food or drink is a damn long time..although it does explain why they never go to the toilet either...

I've been working back to between 5-6 most nights this week. I had a 10 hr conference at Taree as well - which didn't help my sleep deprivation. The conference was interesting: buildings, designers, developers, council, planners, etc; with a consortium of people shit throwing back and fourth blaming each other for the problems with the world.

Developer: "How much does it cost?"
Council: "A higher outlay upfront, but over 50 years the cost is the same"
Developer: " I don't care about 50 years time, my subdivision will be out of my hands in 2"
Developer: "Do I have to care for the environment? is there legislation?"
Council: "Yes there is"
Developer: "Is it enforced?"
Council: "We didn't join council to become police"
Developer: "So it costs more to me and is not enforced?"
Conference Leader: "It is good for the environment!!!!"
Builder: "We're clear felling subdivisions and puting up houses - the environment doesnt' even come into play at all!"

And so the shit throwing continued...

The end of the day had council arguing with each other over the strictness of the specifications in different council areas and to top it all off - we had to go on a tour of a dam that had 6 m of clay all around it..so my shoes are ruined after treading through clay up to my damn knees!

I hope that one day these people realise that with no environment left, there will be no people. We are a part of our environment, and it is part of us. The sooner we stop the them and us attitude the sooner we will come to terms with this.