Ropes Crossing doesn't like us again

Check this out:

http://stmarys.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/we-dont-want-a-bar-of-it/1461199.aspx

"residents fear that the core of the proposed hotel's clientele would come from outside the suburb.

They fear it will also attract antisocial behaviour, making the area unsafe."

I guess that's us!

Frankly, I think they moved in next door to us, if they don't like the area they can move out again!

Spiders and Topp Twins

Another pic from Tregear Reserve. The flower this spider is sitting on is maybe 2cm across. It's more luck than good management that I got this pic. I did know the spider was there but it ran under the flower when I took the first pic. Amazingly, for such a small critter, it ran back up on top of the flower just as I was ready to take the next one. I haven't looked it up yet to find out what it is, when I do I'll post it's name.


Has anyone local seen the huge glaring yellow light that's been put up, presumably to highlight the sculpture at the entrance to Ropes Crossing on Forrester Road, but instead it's angled into the eyes of drivers coming up Forrester? Pretty bad. I think the RTA might be the best people to report that to?

We went to see the Topp Twins at St Marys Leagues club last night. They getting better as they get older. The whole room was cracking up most of the evening, and you could tell the ones who'd never seen them before, they laughed the hardest. My cheeks ended up sore from laughing so much. And on top of that they are excellent musicians and amazing yodelers. Wonderful night.

Frost and private roads.

Of course the frost is back. What else would we expect? It's still August so the frost is back. The rain the last few days has been light and pleasant. But the frost is back.

Has anyone else noticed the road into Ropes Crossing from the roundabout on Forrester has two signs on it? The first is the name of the road, Ropes Crossing Bvd and the second is "Private Road". Private Road??? It was a private road before the suburb was made, it just lead into an industrial area. On the older street directory it's marked as an unnamed private road. It does make me wonder if they accidentally on purpose forget to remove the old sign when they put the road name sign up.... I might send an email to RTA. If I get down there with a camera with me I'll take a photo. I've been trying to remember to do that for days since it was pointed out to me.....

Tregear v Ropes Crossing, England v Australia

It was all of 14 deg C outside when i got up at 6.30. At 10.30 it was 24 deg and now it's 27 deg. A lovely day.

And the start of the Sydney to Hobart was wonderful. It's the "Ashes on water" - England versus Australia. Wild Oats versus City Index Leopard. Way to go, it always makes for good watching when it's England versus Australia.

All quiet here - a bit of partying yesterday arvo up the road. Quiet night.

Oh yeah, then there's the stoush about the development at the new burb next door, Ropes Crossing. Not that the suburb was wanted by the rest of us anyway, but on the front page of the St Marys Mt Druitt Star for Dec 18, 2007 is:

residents feel misled with grave fears that Ropes Crossing will become unsafe. They fear it will attract patrons from surrounding low socio-economic suburbs and bring violence, crime and other anitsocial behaviour into the estate

Um. So much is wrong with that. I note they didn't say who actually said it. I don't think they should own up. I'd like to know why people with attitudes like this moved in next door to the cheapest suburb in the greater Sydney region? Ok, we compete with Shalvey to be the cheapest. You can always move out again lovey. I don't think we'd like people from our suburb to be in there with you and yours anyway. They might pick up bad behaviour and foul attitudes. I think you would be a bad influence and I'd rather keep all our children away from you. And since when was Ropes Crossing an 'estate'? It's a suburb. Get over it.