Tumbleweed

He has one of the fish mounted on the wall at his smoothie bar at home. When he walks past, it starts singing,"Ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-ooh hoo-hoo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, don't worry, be Evan..."

Parking marshals spoil thieves’ fun in the CBD Transport for Cape Town, the City’s transport authority, applauds the parking marshals who intervened in several incidents the past month where thieves broke into motor vehicles parked in the Cape Town central business district (CBD) in broad daylight. Read more below: The parking marshals are employed by Street Parking Solutions (SPS) who is contracted to manage on-street parking in the CBD on behalf of the City of Cape Town. ‘It is no easy job being a parking marshal in Cape Town. These men and women have to endure abuse from motorists who refuse to pay for parking on a daily basis. Some take out their frustration on the marshals who are simply doing what they are paid to do: to collect parking fees. Given the difficult work environment, I want to commend them for not hesitating to intervene on several occasions when thieves broke into vehicles parked in the CBD,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member: Transport for Cape Town, Councillor Brett Herron. The most recent incident took place at about 11:35 on 18 October 2016 when marshal Buhle Gorati noticed a thief breaking into a vehicle parked in Darling Street. ‘The thief managed to get away with a bicycle, but not for long. Buhle chased after him and got hold of the bicycle which was safely returned to the owner later the same day. I applaud Buhle for his selfless action and for going beyond the call of duty in ensuring that our streets are safe,’ said Councillor Herron. Marshals Kino Bush and Mandla Rotya also intervened in two separate incidents that took place on 11 October 2016 along Plein Street and Adderley Street respectively. Both incidents happened in broad daylight – the first at 12:15 in Plein Street and the other at 14:30 in Adderley Street – when thieves used remote jamming devices to get their hands onto unsuspecting motorists’ property. ‘Kino and Mandla informed the Central City Improvement District of the suspicious activities, thereby foiling the suspects’ plans. Once again the marshals got involved, demonstrating their commitment and dedication,’ said Councillor Herron. Also, on 29 September 2016 the Street Parking Solutions zone manager, Joseph Lukale, went to great lengths to return a wallet to a resident who dropped it in the CBD. ‘He found the resident’s AA emergency card, phoned the AA and the AA eventually got hold of the man, informing him that Joseph had his wallet,’ said Councillor Herron. The resident praised Joseph: ‘He provided me with friendly, effective and efficient service, returning my wallet on the same day it has been misplaced’. ‘I am extremely proud of these marshals, and the many others we have not mentioned here, for doing their part in preventing crime and providing a superb service to our residents. It is through selfless actions and good deeds that we can build a caring society where we look out for one another. Motorists must please keep in mind that the SPS parking marshals are also our eyes and ears on the ground. They are making an important contribution and deserve our respect,’ said Councillor Herron. All SPS parking marshals wear a name badge and an orange bib, indicating that they are an official parking marshal employed by Street Parking Solutions.

In my inbox... Please find attached the release and image for Miss Nude SA. Kindly let me know if you require more images? We would also like to offer you an interview with her.

Might as well post another one or two... Here's my stuff with Kelvin Power Station in the background... And I took this the other morning. I had thought my wheels sounded louder than normal, then realised what I was hearing was the noise of a jet engine from ORT in the background.

I do! Usually on the painted signs on the tarmac! Every morning, one of the first people I see while I skate outside Rhodesfield station is Johan. This morning, on the train he edged his wheelchair over, and asked, "I don't want to intrude, but why do you ride that every morning?" I caught myself as I told how it clears my head and how it feels good to be moving...a glint had come into his eye, and it brought a bit of wetness to mine. "It good that you can, and good that you do," he told me and smiled.

Haha! I do have to be mindful that my knees at 16 anymore. But I get a good session in most mornings!

Waiting as I do on the platform...

Saw this at the market yesterday...

It looks like he is waiting for the bus, but he was more interested in the cat hiding under it...

This was my brekafast tray outside Rhodesfield this morning...

Last time I went there it was after a day in the saddle on day two of the Cradle Quest in the pouring rain with Nancy Drew.

Thanks, Into Thin Air is the one that gets brought up most often. I loved the film of Into the Wild, but that also had to do with Eddie Vedder's soundtrack. The South Africans is the one angle that I want to pursue...in the movie, I got the feeling that the Saffas nicked the O2 Joe Simpson is great. I loved Touching the Void, which took me on to his Game of Ghosts and The Beckoning Silence. His writing or my reading?

I watched Everest the other day, and Krakauer this and Krakauer that. Is his writing that good?

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Bought this a fortnight or so ago in Durbs. A most entertaining read. Read in it bits on the train...

I'd impale myself on those...

Remember these places? Sale of Cool Runnings sets foundation for Mellville’s Regeneration In its day, 7th Street in Mellville buzzed with Cool Runnings and Roxy’s Rhythm Bar and was known as the trendy and vibrant center of Johannesburg’s Bohemian life. In fact, even the popular bi-lingual soap opera, 7de Laan uses snapshots of 7th Street in its opening credits. However, the area suffered a great knock during the economic downfall. Coupled with an increase in crime and theft, Mellville was left abandoned and neglected, shifting its focus to the students (and gangs) who populated the area. CEO of Investicore, Dawie Swart, is a visionary in redeveloping and revitalizing previously dilapidated areas such as Salt River (CT), Randburg, Jeppestown, Linden and now Mellville. Together with property finance and development company Construct Capital, they have bought the buildings and are adamant on returning Mellville to its former glory. Perfectly situated close to the CBD and both the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg, the buildings on the corner of 4th & Main Roads Mellville are to be redeveloped to incorporate affordable residential apartments, including a retail and commercial component. There are 18 apartments (both 1 & 2 beds) with rentals starting from R5500 per month. “Demand for affordable housing for South Africa’s low and middle income earners as well as the students within the vicinity is superseding supply, with industry experts predicting that the asset class has excellent growth potential. This growth puts pressure on affordability for tenants, however by living in convenient locations such as Mellville, they begin to substitute money previously allocated to travel to pay for the high rentals. Even though rental demand is increasing, affordability is decreasing.” says Construct Capital’s Bryce O’Donnell. This is a brave move by Investicore, who are investing heavily in the area. “Funders are weary of funding developments in areas such as this, preferring to focus on more established nodes. This cautiousness increases the barrier to entry for these types of projects, making the returns better for those that are able to do these deals. Additionally, many don’t see the value in investing in these projects as they cannot mitigate enough of the risk.” Adds O’Donnell Comments Dawie Swart, “I am passionate about creating something new and helping to redevelop these forgotten areas that have extreme potential and with the expertise that Construct Capital bring to the table, it allows me the freedom to search for new nodes to develop as I know all the current projects are being delivered to the highest standards.” Together Investicore and Construct Capital plan to regenerate Melville to its former cosmopolitan days where it rivaled the likes of Parkhurst and surrounding areas. The development is expected to be completed in October 2017

Posting this here, cos I am not sure where else it should go... :-)

It's my initial, so I had to have this spoke tool...

Hehehe! They usually greet me like an old friend... There might have been a guy with pepper spray... It didn't work out as I planned, but this is the pic I wanted to get up there...

Under a bridge...no trolls, no bill goats spotted...

His insistence that it was made put of pewter amused me. The Oom's doing just fine :-)

Forgot about that one! Ja, that was great...Harry Dean Staunton - the old dude's brother in it - is one of the greatest actors ever!

Went through a phase when I thought everything Lynch did was cool. Most probably cos his work was weird and I was trying to be a contrary teen.

He spelling of Campagnolo was kinda funny...