Gazumping

If you have negotiated an offer which is then accepted and even if some money has been paid nothing counts until a contract of sale is signed.  Timing can be an issue such as when this happens at COB on a Friday.  When the contract arrived on Sunday there was also a higher offer.  It's unethical but still legal.  After a day of strategizing we put in another higher offer on a signed contract which was also accepted but this time there were no rival higher bids.  The auction you have without an auction.

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Galactica

We just finished the sixth season of the Sci Fi classic Battlestar Galactica and a fracking good yarn it was too. This I would call action science fiction eg space ships, robots and interplanetary travel. This series was the 2004 edition not to be confused with the 1980 version that started it all.  This time around there are multiple humanoid robots that look the same and who can also be reborn via a download process, means you have to be paying attention.  It has taken 5 months to get through all the DVDs. I tried a number of times to watch this show via foxtel but I could never chance upon season 1 episode 1.  This show is good value and many times we just had to watch two episodes in a row.

So say we all!

 

 

BattleStar v BaseStar

 

 



Biddy Biddy Bum

I've watched the show and I am still not sure why there is a "Fiddler on the Roof". Live shows are always worth a look. I don't think I have come away from any show, being particularly disappointed. Thornton is more actress than singer but I guess you have to pay the bills. Warlow is the king of these roles.  I think the Cossack dance stole the show.

Dress Circle

Princess Theatre

Plovers can't read

Yes the Plovers have scurried further down the beach. My theory is that often after hatching the family will move and congregate with other plovers for greater numbers. We have counted 10 plovers now as far down as first rock.  That means the old nest site next to our spot on the beach has been abandoned. However a self styled plover policewoman accused us of stomping on plover nesting sites, took our photo and was most indignant that we should be next to the plover fence.  The next day the real plover police arrived and agreed with our assessment and then dismantled the fence.

Fence No More

Bird Brain

Annual Review 2015

I have stuck with the Retirees Occasional Blog Of Time (ROBOT).  In the last year I added 236 posts compared to 90 in 2014.  The record month was July where I put in 41 highly entertaining observations of travel in Europe. So it seems the hum drum home life doesn't require as many posts.  The record for the most page views is 49 for a post almost a year ago and I have no real idea why that one stands out. Of course it does feature a hastily drawn cartoon of mine which must be the reason.  This graph shows a recent spike last week but it is part of the blog mystery as to why. Comments are few. This could do with a boost but registering on Google + requires an exactness.

Spike shows around 35 pageviews on 28th Dec