[LINK] Australian Papers Express Courier (APEC) Slowdown
Bernard Robertson-Dunn
brd at iimetro.com.au
Fri Sep 7 08:34:23 AEST 2007
I can't explain it, but it was also about two hours late being delivered
here in Beacon Hill, 25k north of the CBD.
I work in the CBD, but haven't been in since Tuesday.
All this security is about fear - the current government fears that
something bad might happen. Hence the over-reaction and a lack of
balanced perspective.
The thing I fear most is incompetent politicians - of which we seem to
have more of our fair share at the moment.
Roger Clarke wrote:
> Can anyone explain how "APEC" can be reasonably used as the excuse for
> the Herald arriving 2 hours late in Canberra? Last I knew, it was
> printed at Chullora, 15km SW along the Hume Highway, and despatched from
> there.
>
> No, the maintenance of my morning ritual isn't as important as world
> leaders being given the opportunity to strut. But it's bad enough that
> a significant slice of Sydney has to suffer for it. Why does it need to
> be inflicted on other people too??
>
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Regards
brd
Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au
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