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There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.


A Kelp Gull assesses its options. Tessellated Pavement, Eaglehawk Neck. January 2010.

As a public servant, might I permit myself to say something?

[Ahem]

Cripes the attitude of most public servants astounds me.

[Ahem]

Thanks for that. I needed the release.

Comments

smudgeon said…
As one myself, I can't help but agree.

Now, where's my morning tea...?
Kris McCracken said…
There's cake here today...
smudgeon said…
We're downsizing, so it was cupcakes there this morning.
Roddy said…
As long as there is an abundance of fruit cake!
Back in the heady days of the sixties I didn't notice cake. Had I, then I could well have still been there.
But then I was in rolling stock and not in the office. Victorian Railway.
Kris McCracken said…
Me, I spent yesterday morning listening to them piss and moan about the waste and inefficiencies.

Then the Premier did her press conference bit, so I than spent the afternoon listening to them piss and moan about how she dare suggest that there is waste and inefficiency in the public service.

Telle est la vie.

Roddy, different times.
Roddy said…
You mean we couldn't have wasted time back in the sixties? But then we did bring in advisers.

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