I Guess That Would Be Helpful

This is the viral video that is quite literally setting the Internet on fire. The first couple of times I watched it, I have to confess I didn't 'get' it. It did grow on me however and it set me thinking.

I thought about all my experiences with various banks over the years. From being talked down to when I opened my first account, to being robbed blind for breaching my overdraft limit when I was a student. I can't say it was a happy history.

If only my bank had been staffed with real people,then maybe I would not have had such a bad time. When you know the people you are dealing with things work out better. I have to say the more I hear about this whole 'helpful banking' lark the more it appeals. If only we got some of that spirit from this lame duck coalition government.

On The Fly

That is a look inside one of Etihad's planes. Awesome! I normally hate long haul flying, but I reckon I could even handle regular flights to Sydney if I flew with them...

The Real World

Wow, I can't believe it has been so long since I posted anything up on here.  Life just has a way of making actually doing anything such an uphill struggle.  I don't know, it is easy to lose perspective, there are some actual real problems out there.  I saw this video today, and I think it illustrates one of the more pressing ones with fairly alarming clarity:




it is all a bit alarming, but for me there was one very clear take away message from it. That message was that climate change is definitely real, definitely the very definition of an uphill struggle to do anything about, but that there is hope.

Hope can be a dangerous thing, but hope can set you free.

Another 3 Super links

1. Man who stole 40,000 coathangers from hotels defends himself
This snippet of a court transcript is HILARIOUS. - here

2. Stupid lies and compulsive liars
A new site dedicated to collecting the type of  ridiculous statements made by blokes down the pub who were in the SAS and had a trial with Manchester United, but had to quit football because M15 told them the were being targeted by Soviet assassination squads. - here

3. Funeral for an XBOX360
Just daft. Made me smile. - here