McBlog

We’ve been off line here at home since Monday night – came home to discover no connection and no dial tone on the ADSL line. DOH! Looked like someone might have been mucking about down at the MDF and pulled out some wires (it’s possible to walk around the back of the block and get to it – no real security :(

Telstra came over during the day on Wednesday but it didn’t seem to have worked so I logged a service fault. They’d be out on Friday but tonight (Thursday) it was all working again – not sure if it just took a while after the visit or if someone had been mucking about down there again.

At least we’re back on line again – I was getting major withdrawls!

So, it’s pretty clear that we’re going to have a new government here in Australia following today’s federal election. Some people are running around saying how good it’ll be with the new guys in, others are saying they’ll miss-manage it to hell and we’re all doomed.

Hah! Yeah right. Personally I don’t think it matters at all who is in power – the next 2 to 3 years are going to be a scary ride with interest rates going up, the US economy having problems and environmental issues. All this plus the whole situation with Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, etc.

If the previous bunch stayed in, they’d keep pushing their ideas and plow through it all, saying “Shit Happens.” The new bunch will no doubt blame problems on the previous lot. Either way, those at the bottom will be feeling the pain and noticing a larger number of people joining them there.

I spent Wednesday to Friday at Rob Thomsett’s “Project Management Masterclass” training session. I’d previously done his “Essentials” and “Advanced” courses back in the late 90′s so it was great to get some repeat training and see what was new. I had a really awesome time and totally enjoyed it – it was also great to catch up with Rob again as he is an amazing man.