NZ Herald, September 8, 2005
Jim Anderton advocates allowing families to capitalise their Family Assistance payment to provide a deposit to purchase a home.
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Disappointing news – The mast spreaders arrived and I managed to fit them ok. But then I discovered that the diamond wires are different lengths! So I made a call to my buddy Matt at Vectorworks. He’s as puzzled as I am about how they could be different but he’s going to send me another set.
Oh well. Just as well I’m a pretty relaxed guy. So I’m only climbing the walls! I will get to go sailing eventually! And at least I can admire the platform sitting in the garage. Looking sweet.
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Missed a turn off Lake Cook this morning and ended up running farther than I intended to. Estimated distance 5.7 miles, in 1:02:16. Very hard work most of the way, but possibly a lifetime record for total running time. Plenty of opportunity to improve the pace.
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Increased my distance this morning to 5 miles (estimated from a google map). A slow 55:03, but it was pretty warm. Assuming my estimate of the distance is about right, I’d like to think I can get this down to under 50 minutes. And I’ll certainly be aiming to increase distance further, at least to 10 km (6.2 miles).
The beams and tramp are on, but we’ve been held up because the mast spreaders were missing from the shipment.
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A new (over 35) personal best for 4.25 miles: 39:12. That’s 52 seconds better than my previous record. Woohoo!
Finally, 10 weeks after placing my order, Blade F16 NZL705 has arrived in Lake Zurich! Pete helped me unload it from the truck and get the hull crates into the garage. The mast is in the back yard. Unfortunately I have to go to Phoenix Tuesday-Thursday, so it’s going to be a few days before I can get it all put together. With luck, Dave and I will be on the water by the weekend.
It was a relief to finally get home from India and the UK on Saturday night. I think the trip was one of the most challenging I’ve done to date. The utter chaos on the roads and the pervasive feeling of decay evident in the built environment were my strongest impressions.
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