A reader writes: "The Senior family farm, just south of Lumsden on State Highway 6 between Queenstown and Invercargill. All cow underpasses appear to have names and we wonder if this is just for the old cows?"
Gender power struggle blamed for snarky carpark note
"Last Friday a medical appointment required me to park my small Mazda in the adjoining carpark," writes Jim. "The spaces are quite small and the only vacant one had a slightly angle-parked RV on one side and a van on the other. I parked my car centrally in the space and upon my return found a note under my wiper blade. The note read: 'Drivers need space to get into their car. Please don't park people in!' I suspect from the neat printing that the writer is female," Jim continues. "It strikes me also that the writer is one of a growing brigade of bolshie women driving around in vehicles too big for them to manage without tailgating other motorists, and who employ other bullying tactics in their power struggle."
Do not disturb ... the hotel staff
A Thomas Cook survey of holiday complaints included this: "A woman threatened to call police after claiming that she'd been locked in by staff. When in fact, she had mistaken the 'do not disturb' sign on the back of the door as a warning to remain in the room."
