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Doreen Bailey of Hamilton claims there is a historical match to the red balloons coming ashore at Great Barrier Island. "In the late 1920s the SS Wiltshire hit a rock in Rosalie Bay at the south end of the island. A local pioneer family collected some of the cargo which was washed ashore. Among the items were boxes of what looked like balloons, which they used as Christmas decorations for some years. Rather sheltered from the worldly world, no one had the heart to tell them, let alone explain, that they were actually condoms. Not sure if the population of New Zealand exploded nine months after the Wiltshire's foundering."
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A judge has put an Ohio landlord on house arrest in one of his derelict buildings until he makes the proper repairs. Richard Naumann will be allowed to leave the building between 8am and 6pm only for work and will also be outfitted with an electronic monitoring device on his ankle to ensure he abides by the judge's ruling. Naumann allegedly owes nearly US$114,000 ($157,000) to the gas company. All rent money he collects must also be turned over to the city so residents and the gas company can seek reimbursement.
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Warning on a ruler: "This product was easy to burning, aloof the high temperature, please, because maybe beget any danger and the product's definition distort. The product only befit meastre and study, unable to do other definition's measure. Needed the paterfamilias accompany, if the children haven't 3 years'."
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More than half of Australian travellers have tried to cheat hotel minibars with tactics such as replacing bottled water with tap water, a survey claims. As many as 86 per cent of travellers worldwide think minibars are too expensive, the survey by the TripAdvisor company has found. Worldwide, a quarter of travellers have had disputes with hotel staff over minibar charges and men are more likely than women to complain. As many as 16 per cent said they had been billed merely for moving the items around in a minibar or putting their own items inside. Just over half of those polled said convenience was the main reason for using a minibar and 9 per cent said they raided the minibar after having a few drinks elsewhere first.
