Comments on Nelson Daily Photo: Theme Day: Something About to Disappear

Thank you for visiting, all. Jenny, you got it. ...

2006-11-02T08:28:11.906+13:00

Thank you for visiting, all.

Jenny, you got it.

It's not just the fabulous grannies, either. I've seen young mommies trying to upskill while the kids are little for their reentry into the job market. The silly stunt by the MP just burns me@#%^%$^%^

Nathalie, what other colors can you imagine ;-)

I really hope that "disappearing soon" is not the ...

2006-11-02T08:25:29.156+13:00

I really hope that "disappearing soon" is not the community service but that kind of politician.

People are people, all over the world. Power and m...

2006-11-02T06:39:30.853+13:00

People are people, all over the world. Power and money seldom mix well, and we all get a terrible story to tell!
-Kim

What an interesting story! I get some small comfor...

2006-11-02T01:54:38.223+13:00

What an interesting story! I get some small comfort, for some reason, in hearing that politicians in other countries beside mine do things for such self-serving, nakedly opportunistic reasons (i.e. hurting the community to hurt their opponent, if I read this story right!)

So here's another sad story. We've seen a number o...

2006-11-02T00:41:38.360+13:00

So here's another sad story. We've seen a number of them over the world through this theme... we could have tried to go for some gold old crap we don't mind seeing out, but it looks like most of us went down the nostalgic path...

Loved your mint green and hot pink comment about my post today, I love your sense of humour !!!

Strenght Meg :)Good post.

2006-11-01T23:27:26.103+13:00

Strenght Meg :)
Good post.

Those grannies are full of vitalities. They are wi...

2006-11-01T21:36:22.043+13:00

Those grannies are full of vitalities. They are willing to lean how to use internet and especially email. Could be blog ;-) I want to be like them, leaning something new all the time.

Re old PCs, NMIT has actually transferred quite a number of those to primary schools, non-profit organizations, and so on, ones that no one wanted went to the tip. Things are slowly improving in that area. (Guess who works there.... but not familiar with these arrangements. )

How do these things happen? I hope the people who ...

2006-11-01T20:23:53.940+13:00

How do these things happen? I hope the people who use these centres VOTE! Or maybe it doesn't work that way there. Anyway, a great touching choice for today's (or yesterday's for you?) theme day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, friends. It is a...

2006-11-01T20:08:31.180+13:00

Thank you, thank you, thank you, friends. It is a sad time.

Where will all the purple-haired grannies go, John? To the Internet cafes, jostling for space with the backpackers?

Keropok Man, you are lucky to have a forward-looking government. The other thing that bothers me is that the Polytech throws away a lot of good (but old) PCs because there's too much paperwork involved in asset transfer, or some such.

Sally, politicians! GRRRRRRR. And this guy keeps getting reelected. I don't understand it.

that's really the saddest CDP disappearance so far...

2006-11-01T14:31:53.176+13:00

that's really the saddest CDP disappearance so far.

I like long stories. Shame the content isn't more ...

2006-11-01T14:18:02.396+13:00

I like long stories. Shame the content isn't more cheerful

Grrrr....that kind of crap makes my blood boil - a...

2006-11-01T12:36:16.006+13:00

Grrrr....that kind of crap makes my blood boil - and it happens all the time.

Seems like the good stuff goes away and the unimpo...

2006-11-01T11:38:32.900+13:00

Seems like the good stuff goes away and the unimportant takes on a new life. Sorry about the center. Good info.

Shame, shame shame, thanks for sharing. Where's Gr...

2006-11-01T10:50:34.176+13:00

Shame, shame shame, thanks for sharing. Where's Granny going to surf the net now!?

pity the centre is being closed down though it has...

2006-11-01T09:50:44.170+13:00

pity the centre is being closed down though it has been serving the community so well.

New Zealand's one of the earliest country to see t...

2006-11-01T06:03:11.070+13:00

New Zealand's one of the earliest country to see the next day :-)

What a pity that the community com cen will be closed. I just saw on the community notice boards at my area that they will be giving out refurbish PCs to families who can't afford PCs. Well that's something good. Trying to narrow the digital divide. Another thing that the govt is doing next year is to provide Free Wifi connection all over the country for 2 years. Yey!!

I could say I am shocked, but we are going through...

2006-11-01T01:41:06.323+13:00

I could say I am shocked, but we are going through the same crap here. The newly elected ultra right-wing conservative party is hacking to death many social programs that THEY consider a waste of public funds. I wonder what programs they will initiate to waste public funds?

ohh my God..here is only 1:00pm and in New Zealand...

2006-11-01T01:28:35.116+13:00

ohh my God..here is only 1:00pm and in New Zealand already tomorrow:)
Thank you for the detailed description! I think its a pity these community computer centre will close. It seems governments tend to forget they are for serving people and not for generating income like a company.