MAC - THE KNIFE FAST FICTION

OPENING time at the Aquarium and Mac, the sea turtle, was bored. He nudged Leo, the starfish – “C’mon, the kiddies will be here to see us soon. Let’s have some fun”. “Not in the mood” Leo grunted grumpily. The wide-eyed school children were already lining up. “Get on my back” Mac said to Leo, “I’ll take you around”. Leo clambered on. Mac cut cleanly through the water –“kinda like Mac the Knife, in the song” he thought to himself, while Leo clung on tenaciously. For almost an hour they whirled, cartwheeled, nosedived and somersaulted before finally sinking to the aquarium floor, spent. The children clapped and cheered. They had never seen anything like it. Mac had a memorable day. Leo had the time of his life

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for instance. My concern is that not all drivers are as cautious as I am. Yes, I am old, but still.

So parents, can I suggest you talk to your children about the wisdom of placing lookouts for those odd occasions when a not so slow car turns up unannounced. Yeah, rude of the driver, I know. A shout from the lookout to their mates to temporarily suspend the game is far preferable to a child/vehicle interaction and any potential outcome.

Thanks parents and keep having fun kids.

Letters From Readers

FROM THE EDITOR:

THERE was a time when claims to make North Lakes the city of Moreton Bay was considered bold and somewhat outrageous.

Today, our modernised Moreton Bay continues to attract exciting new retailers and housing developments at what appears to be an extraordinary speed.

Whilst we are spoilt to have such a wonderful range of food and retail outlets close to home along with a wide choice of new developments in which to build our family dreams, one can’t help but wonder about the cost.

It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of new cafes and major retailers that we forget about the family businesses who have been loyally serving us since the beginning.

Or for housing developers to neglect the care of their new estates, underdelivering on their promises to home buyers. Let alone the enviornmental impacts.

Could it be that we are moving too fast?

NOT A MAD ‘GREENIE’

I WOULD like to congratulate Mr Richard Lancaster on his piece about Planet Earth which appeared in the November Issue of the Feature Magazine (now known as The Local Times).

I have long said the same things but the media doesn’t care after a few days.

The population of the world is out of control. I have sympathy for my three grandkids and hope they can help fix the problems of our fractured earth.

I am not a mad ‘Greenie’, just love our Earth.

Joy | Petrie

Bad For Business

I AM a driver of many years and while I’m not driving now as much as I used to, I am still frequently on the road. As a result, I have seen and continue to see many dangerous driving habits. It happens every day and is sadly part for the course for all drivers, their passengers and pedestrians, for that matter. Let me just say I’m not perfect. I’ve been known to go a little over the speed limit if my eyes aren’t glued to the speedo and I may have gone through the odd amber light when perhaps I could have applied the brakes a little harder and stopped in time.

I think we’ve all been guilty of that. I’m not talking about little