10 December 2008
Stuff you didn't know you needed vol. 4 - The Nugebox
Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to present the Nugebox
The Nugebox is the best way I've found to imbue your garage with the spirit of the wild. I mean it's written right on the front! As far as I can tell [Snap-on's site sucks] this is only about $1500 more expensive than a plain old tool box not imbued with the Motor City Madman's wango tango or whatever.
The Nugebox is the best way I've found to imbue your garage with the spirit of the wild. I mean it's written right on the front! As far as I can tell [Snap-on's site sucks] this is only about $1500 more expensive than a plain old tool box not imbued with the Motor City Madman's wango tango or whatever.
05 December 2008
Breath testing politicians, is it time?
The Aussies have their pants [do they use it that way or is it just Brits?] in a twist over some drunken legislative action:
That last sentence really does bring up a good point. I'm sure some truly inspired politics have happened over a three Martini lunch now and again but this does sound dangerous. Inhibited decision making due to intoxication by a politician can have far more devastating negative impact than just about any other job. Maybe we should start drug testing them too...
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Politicians in Australia's most populous state could be breath-tested for alcohol before voting on laws after a series of late-night incidents that have embarrassed the center-left government.
New South Wales state lawmaker Andrew Fraser resigned from his conservative opposition frontbench role after shoving a female colleague in the wake of Christmas party celebrations.
"Breath test this mob," said a front page headline in Sydney's mass-selling Daily Telegraph newspaper. State police minister Matt Brown was dumped from his portfolio in September after allegedly "dirty" dancing in his underwear over the chest of a female colleague after a drunken post-budget office party.
Conservative Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell said he would support alcohol breath tests for drunkenness for lawmakers before they entered parliament, while Green MPs John Kaye and Lee Rhiannon also backed the plan, along with the parliament's speaker.
"Honestly, if you are going to have breathalyzers for people driving cranes you should have breathalyzers for people writing laws," Kaye told the Telegraph.
That last sentence really does bring up a good point. I'm sure some truly inspired politics have happened over a three Martini lunch now and again but this does sound dangerous. Inhibited decision making due to intoxication by a politician can have far more devastating negative impact than just about any other job. Maybe we should start drug testing them too...
