Sideswipe: Little dears

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Just drop them off and pick up new ones! Judy spotted this sign in Orewa.

Postage, just add 66 per cent

Looking through the Noel Leeming website, Duane in Dunedin hit on the Philips HQ6950 shaver. "Fairly reasonably priced at $149 ... unless you want it delivered, which will cost you $65 urban or $99 remote regions. I can understand your 50-inch plasma having a hefty delivery fee, what with the weight and the careful handling, but perhaps there's a chance for a courier company sales rep to get on to Noel Leeming and tell them all about these handy postage bags they have that would carry something the size of a shaver for about $8."

Un-neighbourly theft

A 38-year-old man was convicted in Maidenhead, England, of stealing a neighbour's window curtains, which he had immediately installed on his own windows - in plain view of the neighbour's window.
(Source: News of the Weird)

Drop that syringe!

A diabetic woman in Gresham, Oregon, noticed her blood sugar was dangerously low, so a friend called 911. Emergency services sent a police officer as well as paramedics and when they got there, they noticed that the woman drifting in and out of consciousness was holding a syringe filled with insulin. The officer ordered her to drop the syringe, and when she didn't, he Tasered her and handcuffed her before paramedics treated her. The city settled a lawsuit filed by the woman for US$37,500 ($50,000).
(Source: Reason.com)

Apples losing their flavour

For the last month Roger from Te Atatu has bought royal gala and pink lady apples but there's a problem. "They have almost no flavour, like there's something wrong with them," he says. "What's wrong with our apples these days? Why can't we buy golden delicious apples any more? I'd drive a mile to buy one good golden delicious apple like we used to get at those great orchard sheds in Henderson Valley." Tips to find real apples anybody?

We've heard that before

Kerry writes: "My husband and I went to the Lido at the weekend to see the movie Made in Dagenham. A group of women machinists at the Ford factory go on strike in the 1960s and end up changing British history. At one stage, the big boss from Ford in the US was telling a British minister that Ford was very powerful and could force governments to change their laws. A bright spark in the audience quipped: 'Well it worked for Warner Bros.' The audience loved it."