Wendy "fist pump" Petrie performs a top-notch photobomb at the Auckland marathon.
Optometrist loses sight of compassion
A reader writes: "My grandmother passed away last year. Two days after her death, my grandfather remembered that she had an appointment with the optometrist booked for the following day. I offered to call the optometrist to cancel the appointment on his behalf. I called and explained to the receptionist that I needed to cancel my grandmother's appointment as she had passed away two days earlier. The receptionist advised me that she could cancel the appointment, but that we would need to pay a cancellation fee (around $50). I queried this, but was told that 'rules are rules' and a cancellation fee was their policy. An invoice was sent to my grandfather within the week. I appreciate that fees are required to dissuade last-minute cancellations, but thought that a degree of flexibility (and perhaps some empathy) was required, given the circumstances?"
Mother has scan-do attitude
Amanda Collins, 28, took "beauty pageant mom" to the next level (down) earlier this year when she entered her daughter Luna in Britain's UK Princess and Prince International - based entirely on Luna's ultrasound scan at age 20 weeks. Said Collins: "As soon as I saw her image on the screen ... I knew she was a stunner." Contest officials had accepted the scan application, and six weeks after birth, Luna was named runner-up in the Princess and Prince, and on top of that, four weeks later, runner-up in Miss Dreams UK. "All she has to do," said Collins, "is lie in my arms and smile as I stroll down the catwalk." (Source: News of the Weird)
Graffiti on the sea or just an unconventional name?
