After months of sitting around getting angry because the painters haven't arrived yet, things are slowly progressing.
We finally got the painting approved and work can commence now. 
During watching small episodes of TV it appears there is a film here being launched tonight or tommorow.  I can't say i'm impressed with the disease it will spread, although i'm sure it is well produced.  I tend to steer well clear of launches due to the intense hype generated. 
The international situation doesn't seem to improve any.
Kids now looking for jobs when there are none, adults looking for work when there is none, teachers not getting paid, people not doing their jobs.
Only today did i get a proper quote for getting the bins emptied on a weekly cycle...
Anyways, not a lot else to piece together for now.  The UK weather has went haywire again, due to everyone's selfishness and reliance on petrol.  The same thing will happen in NZ like it did in Aus, but we might hold out a few months longer, who knows.  My opinion is at the world rate of fuel consumption it's possible that we will get maybe 3 or 4 months completely clear of bad weather, then it will probably reach here too causing localised flooding.  Best to grab these films before they are all soaked to bits and unwatchable.