A Big Lemon for Indulgent Greed

Geoff Smedley
I too like Garry Stannus sitting on my deck taking in the view on a beautiful day in Launceston, with absolute clear skies and just a hint of smoke on the hills, the skeleton of past rivers in the forground and the familiar wisp of the sewers invading the nostrils.

Aaah! so comforting to know we are so well accommodated for in this glory land, ABC radio has just informed me that the dogs of progress have extracted another $4million from the Federal Gov’s giveaway basket toward a $7million upgrade of our sacred site in the swamp (York Park) while The Examiner boasts the iminent opening of the $26.3 million swimming baths we had to have despite overwhelming opposition.

All this goes to prove that seeking finances for such sundry items as these has never been problematic, whereas major infrastructure is quite a different story, this requires a challenge of thought, something that doesn’t fit well on the chest of those flaunting the public stage, of course in suit and tie but little above that, such skills are left to the common man remembering immage and sense are only distantly related.

To able to bask in the knowledge that great giants of industry like Forestry Tasmania have played their part in changing the climate of the world forever while leaving no stone unturned in a determined effort to follow this path to a very deadly end really inspires most Tasmanians, the great inteligence that is captured in the state is rather overwhelming but also hard to understand why perhaps this new ‘Gunnsland’ seemingly only lasting achievement is the replacing of inmates in the once penal colony with the dickheads of this new penis society where firearms are banned, but gunns are welcomed.

Well done to all those who qualify for the “Big Lemon” award and for their untireing work in this area of indulgent greed.