Thoughts of the Week

Full steam ahead
Re: “Port loan authorised”
Excellent; time to get on and build it.
—Garth Haylock

They were never going to do otherwise.
—Charles Marfell

As long as it pays for itself in the long run and [is] not sold to a private entity, can’t see anything wrong with that.
—Waz Curtis

Good to see it is the first lot of monies for the complete project to date.
—Harry Reader

That’s good news. Now they can get on with the job and stop messing around. Go for it before someone else puts a spanner in the works.
—Ron and Barbara Frisken

No surprise there; the council voted for it last time against ratepayers’ objections. Noise, pollution and traffic are totally ruining our fine town of Picton. Bigger is not better.
—Mike Jacomb

Rates assessment
Re: Uncorked
They could have a lower or nil increase this year if they stopped the “want” projects [such as] the multimillion-dollar upgrade of a CBD killed by Council in the first place. It’s not necessary at this point in time.
—Gerry Roodakker

Petrol allegiance
Re: “NPD sites to switch”
Well then, why should I even use NPD if they no longer offer a discount for Gold Card? Just makes them the same as other service stations, three of which are closer to where I live.
—Jo Mason

Barry [Sheridan, NPD chief executive] said it’s about having competitive fuel prices? Next.
—Matthew Appo

No supermarket docket discounts. Count me out.
—Bridget Biss

Geez, can’t say that’s ideal for a lot of their clientele.
—Freya Benton

I won’t be rushing to go back there if we can’t use Gold Card. I will just shop around for the cheapest. I imagine most Gold Card users will feel the same.
—Allan Kermeen

It’s a shame that the company is not looking after the card holders who have supported them in past years, but the writing was on the wall when they cut the discount down a short time back.
—Paul Braaksma

Damn, I hope they still do the same chicken.
—Mike Black

Night ‘n Day have the best chicken in town – cheap, huge, and the friendliest staff.
—Bernie Brew