As mentioned in my recent blog release these figures can be deceptive - even misleading on their own - but 'dynamite' of course in the hands of a politician of any persuasion - as we all know!
So what are Aussies really doing? Well, I reckon we are just getting on with it. The residential building boom on the back of the new government coming to town has been 'wild'. The canny ones among us have seen the record low interest rates on offer and seized the moment - how's that for stretching the budget?. The others, too indifferent perhaps to bother but... hardly 'transfixed by the economy'.
In truth, in my view, the average Aussie Joe & Joan are a pretty hardy lot and to my mind in almost any circumstance will be found just 'getting on with it'! And when you do that - great things happen ...more times than not!
Life in the slow lane
I was shopping at Coles
as my story begins
The usual line
a trolley full of things
Waiting my turn
Way back in the queue
With my mind in neutral
as you so often do
When a word from 'Fi'
changed my life
That sees me now
With a brand new wife...
And yes a new family to boot
But it wasn't long before this
Cindy left me
Feeling alone and very empty
With little else in life
than my much loved teenagers three
Singing, live life as you take it
Take life as it goes
Cos no matter what you're facing
Everyday is gonna go
Better days are waiting for you
Just you wait and see
Turn around you'll find me waiting
Come a come a long with me!
Back to Coles
and the day I met Fi'
Who grabbed
the chance to charm me
On a whim and an offer
she found too hard to resist
She knew of a deal in the adjoining cafe
Where you get a free coffee
and the cake of the day
All we needed do
was rock on in and join the fun
But wait again...
None of this happened right to plan...
In fact ...we gulped our drinks
and scoffed our flan
Both a little preoccupied
with each new day
and the crisis that it brings...
As it turned out
we hadn't spoken at all
When Fi told me about her
'bluebird call'
that had come from our trip
to the Café Amor that day
They entered our names
in a lucky draw too
For a prize by Terry
the travel guru
'Life in the slow lane
- a tropical cruise for two!"
In truth it was a bit awkward
for Fi and me
Several months had gone by
without a chance to meet
or even chat about
a planned night out together
But look...
we opted to go
and consider it all
Back to our cafe
and a chance to jaw on
whether we were ready
to sail away and party
like two 'old friends'
But hey we thought
...why say no?
What's the risk
...friends said go!
And so we went
with best wishes
from all of our kids as well
Fi as it turns out also has three...
But would take the ten days
with me
to test the whim she had
when she
grabbed me by the arm
that day...
As things go
...we fell silly in love
Under the ocean stars above
We told the kids that week
that we really just
couldn't wait to wed
They met us there
in Nandi town
Where we quickly
got on down
to planning
the best damn wedding
that there has ever been...
And so it was!
These days...
we still support the local shops
And share a big trolley
and coffee 'opps'
While our kids
are warming to each other more
with every passing day
We also share
a brand new house
Our cats and dogs
they scuttle about
Like the rest of us here
on this wild, wild ride...
such is this
...our brave new family
So ...we all seem to be fitting in
And Fi and me could only but grin
on how it all came to be
after almost missing our chance
on starting all over again
One day we were just
struggling along...
the next thing we are
growing strong
...now in Rome
celebrating the anniversary
But for this trip
we surely have paid
our now mate Terry,
a master of his trade;
sees us in Paris too
for only a little more money
it seems
With a 'rental car'
Thrown in for free
Such great luck for sure
have we
It promises a great life ahead
for Fi, ...the family ...and me!!'
Sent from my iPhone - Grahame J Flynn
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