8th October

G'day - I have been off line for the past three weeks and now I discover we are now behind the rest of the east coast. Yes, daylight savings has started. I don’t know about you but I get so fed up with having to juggle time zones in the summer. It goes on for so long too. Now I have to remember when is the best time to ring—when is school, tea, and all the other commitments mothers have with young children. And the poor things all have to get up in the dark. I always hated that!
Since I last wrote Terry and Carole have returned from their holidays in Bali, just missing one of the best ever Torrens Creek’s Golf Open weekend.
The weather was kind; the course was picture perfect with a green covering, thanks to the gentle rain we’d had leading up to the weekend. Molly and Pedro Borrinson catered for the club and produced a hungi so tasty that appreciative diners, golfers and visitors, were reluctant to leave. OLiver Twist—eat your heart out. What will the Hambrose bring?
Weather continues to confound. Last week of September saw a spectacular storm here on the Sunday. Two inches were recorded in half and hour and the wind was strong enough to blow the rain, mixed with leaves and branches, horizontal so it is doubtful that the measurement was accurate. It was the best storm I’ve seen here in years. What will the rest of the season be like? Apparently the catchments down south are filling to capacity.
The three weeks I was off line was long enough to show me that I am addicted to the internet. I had real withdrawal symptoms. My service provider promised that it would be only one week. These people based in cities have no idea of logistics of country living, nor the distances, even the overnight courier took two days, plus. Bring on the cable Broadband—PLEASE?
One thing I did learn by accident. There is a new scam to be aware of. A foreign gentleman rang me one evening and asked if I was getting an error message on my internet. I was a little suspicious and led him along for awhile. He said he could fix the problem. By that time I was fed up and told him that I doubted that as I had no modem at the moment. He hung up immediately.
According to my server provider the scammer, when accepted to fix the problem, charges a one off price, does nothing but pockets the money. There have been a couple of such calls in our town, so beware.