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Sydney Morning Herald
10 hours ago
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
The secret policeman's balls-up
'Undercover officers in high viz vests (C8) a perfect oxymoron?' posits Susan Young of Kirribilli. 'Not as perfect as New York police officers (seen at the opening of the UN General Assembly) with 'Police Secret Service' emblazoned on their vests.' 'I went to buy some high viz, but I think I got stitched up because they saw me coming,' adds the vibrant John Perry of Newtown. 'The accounts of Caz Willis and Elaine Silversen regarding the task of helping plovers and ducks cross busy roads (C8) reminded me of a time on the Appin Road,' writes Anne McCarthy of Marrickville. 'To my passengers' bemusement, I suddenly pulled over, parked and raced to the middle of the road, stopping giant trucks to allow an echidna to waddle slowly across. As the bush on both sides was denuded and the animal was separated from family, its prospects were uncertain but at least it survived the day.' Speaking of spiky friends, Vicky Marquis of Glebe claims that 'the first and only time I have seen an echidna in the wild (so to speak) was one crossing a busy road in Warriewood. It made its way to the other side.' Jim Dewar of Davistown wants answers: 'Did Trump announce his ceasefire deal on Truce Social?' Sometimes the term 'boomer' can be pretty bang-on. Here's some oblivious risk-taking from Robyn Lewis of Raglan: 'The cubby house stories (C8) remind me of my one in the late 1950s. It was a former hut used by workers on the property. It had an open fire which I fuelled with dieseline from a storage facility nearby. The flames not only kept me warm but gave me light. My mother recalls flames coming from the top of the chimney. I cannot imagine children now being subjected to such excitement.' 'Friends of mine travelling in the US recently were chatting among themselves when they attracted the attention of a young girl,' reports Peter Craig of Mollymook. 'After listening to them intently for a while, the small girl went back to her mother and exclaimed, 'Mom, they talk just like Bluey!'' Patricia Reed of Mosman 'loved Hopalong Cassidy (C8) who visited Australia was I was about five. I cried because he didn't bring Topper with him. The family stood hoping to catch a glimpse of 'Hoppy' as he was driven from Essendon Airport. Cried harder because we didn't see him either.'
The Age
10 hours ago
- General
- The Age
The secret policeman's balls-up
'Undercover officers in high viz vests (C8) a perfect oxymoron?' posits Susan Young of Kirribilli. 'Not as perfect as New York police officers (seen at the opening of the UN General Assembly) with 'Police Secret Service' emblazoned on their vests.' 'I went to buy some high viz, but I think I got stitched up because they saw me coming,' adds the vibrant John Perry of Newtown. 'The accounts of Caz Willis and Elaine Silversen regarding the task of helping plovers and ducks cross busy roads (C8) reminded me of a time on the Appin Road,' writes Anne McCarthy of Marrickville. 'To my passengers' bemusement, I suddenly pulled over, parked and raced to the middle of the road, stopping giant trucks to allow an echidna to waddle slowly across. As the bush on both sides was denuded and the animal was separated from family, its prospects were uncertain but at least it survived the day.' Speaking of spiky friends, Vicky Marquis of Glebe claims that 'the first and only time I have seen an echidna in the wild (so to speak) was one crossing a busy road in Warriewood. It made its way to the other side.' Jim Dewar of Davistown wants answers: 'Did Trump announce his ceasefire deal on Truce Social?' Sometimes the term 'boomer' can be pretty bang-on. Here's some oblivious risk-taking from Robyn Lewis of Raglan: 'The cubby house stories (C8) remind me of my one in the late 1950s. It was a former hut used by workers on the property. It had an open fire which I fuelled with dieseline from a storage facility nearby. The flames not only kept me warm but gave me light. My mother recalls flames coming from the top of the chimney. I cannot imagine children now being subjected to such excitement.' 'Friends of mine travelling in the US recently were chatting among themselves when they attracted the attention of a young girl,' reports Peter Craig of Mollymook. 'After listening to them intently for a while, the small girl went back to her mother and exclaimed, 'Mom, they talk just like Bluey!'' Patricia Reed of Mosman 'loved Hopalong Cassidy (C8) who visited Australia was I was about five. I cried because he didn't bring Topper with him. The family stood hoping to catch a glimpse of 'Hoppy' as he was driven from Essendon Airport. Cried harder because we didn't see him either.'
