Economics is a dirty word...... Why on earth Israel sold water canons to Zimbabwe is a
question we have always asked ourselves.
Mind you, it will be interesting to see what will happen the next time the water cannons
need to be used in Bulawayo.
Can you imagine the riot police running around like chickens with their heads cut off,
trying to find water with which to fill the dreaded canons ???
They will rush like lunatics to the water canons only to find some enterprising policeman's
wife has a hose pipe attached to the outlet pipe and she is doing the family washing...
And then when the canons are re-filled, the mean machines will rush off into the high
density areas where there are a still a few brave activists, cannons blazing, can you just
imagine the fracas?
The riot police will not know what has hit them, Not one single person will run away from
the might of the brave custodians of the law of the country.
Instead there will be thousand of folk rushing TOWARDS the canons, anxiously trying to fill
their buckets with the water from the canons......
On another subject entirely, I read an interesting article about how to rid you sponges and
dish cleaning cloths of nasty bugs and bacteria.
I used to soak mine in bleach in order to rid them of bugs and nasties, but I believe if you
microwave them for a couple of minutes, it will kill all known bacteria instantly. !!
Now with all the bugs and nasties racing around Bulawayo with our current horrendous
water crisis, this little tip does not help those less fortunate in the community, as more
than 90 percent of the population certainly does not own a microwave.
But there are some excellent, inexpensive and most effective tablets on the market I
believe, that are used to sterilise water thus making it suitable for drinking.
Well if the fellows who sold the water canons to Zimbabwe, will make peace with us and
try and get back into our good books, they can certainly send us a goodly free quantity of
these sterilising tablets.!!
I will make it my personal task to disseminate tablets to the poor and needy in Zimbabwe
in an effort to try and avoid the disastrous health consequences we are all expecting with
our water crisis...
Sincere condolences to Lily, from Brian and Dil Kalshoven. Mike will be remembered for
his enduring sense of humour and fun.
Many thanks
Fatima
Milne:
Mike. Deepest sympathy to Lily, family and all staff at Freight Consultants on your sad and
untimely loss. From Directors and Staff of Professional Clearing and Forwarding
- Milne, Mike We are so very sad to hear of the passing of Mike. A
work colleague from Customs days onwards.
A credit to Bulawayo and to the freight industry. Our deepest sympathy
to Lily and all the family.
Love Maureen and Laurie Bond (NZ) and Dave and Bernice Sanger (UK)
The Nation maybe burdened by a load of dreary care -
But nature takes no notice of disaster or despair -
She continues unconcerned her carnival of bloom.
What is it to her -
This talk of deficit and doom?
Nature's mood is happy, reckless, generous and gay.
The air is filled with Birdsong from the dawn till close of day -
Nature decks the trees with Blossoms, Crimson, Pink & White -
Scattering her riches in a frenzy of delight.
God is in his Heaven sing the Birds from leafy towers.
Everything is young again proclaim the bursting flowers -
Man alone is sunk in gloom with no good news to tell -
While God's other creatures are declaring -
All is well.
PATIENCE STRONG
St. Theresa's Prayer:
May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are
exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite
possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you
have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May
you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence
settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing,
dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.
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