Waiting for Customers

We didn't go to the Snow Farm today, instead stayed in town.  This morning I went to morning tea with my church friends, we always have a good chat.
I came home via the jetty, thought the kayaks and bikes looked nice and colourful.  Because it was so windy there were no customers.  Home for lunch, then The Boss from Tussock Tales came round and set up my new Gopro camera.  It is working well.  Looking forward to using it up at the Snow Farm.  I still had 4,000 steps to do, so walked down to the lake, and home via the Park.

Have the fire going, so will settle in for the night.

Blip 1974

NZ news 1974 (extra 1)

Christchurch hosts the 1974 Commonwealth Games
The Royal family, including the Queen, Duke, Princess Anne, Captain Mark Phillips and the Prince of Wales.
Waitangi Day is first celebrated as a nationwide public holiday.
The Accident Compensation Commission is established providing universal no-fault accidental injury cover to all NZers.
The Prime Minister, Norman Kirk dies of heart complications, aged 51.
The country's first Pizza Hut restaurant opens in Auckland.
The voting age is lowered from 20 to 18.
Special Award Television team for the 1974 Commonwealth Games.  We bought our first colour TV set to see these games.
Commonwealth Games
9 Gold, 8 Silver, 16 bronze, = 35 in total.

Famous NZers born in 1974.

Jemaine Clement, comedian  :  Pero Cameron, basketball player  :  Emily Drumm, cricketer  :  Beatrice Faumuina, discus thrower  :  

Pop songs, 1974

The Loco-Motion, Grand Funk Railroad  :  Waterloo, ABBA  :  The Air that I Breathe  :  I Shot the Sheriff,  Eric Clapton  :  

World News 1974

'Jaws' by Peter Benchley is published by Doubleday.
Harold Wilson replaces resigning Edward Heath as British premier.
Gary Player wins the Masters Golf Tournament.
Bjorn Borg beats Manuel Orantes in the French Open.
US President Richard Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break in.
Richard Nixon resigns, VP Gerald Ford swears oath of office to become 38th US President.
Pele retires as soccer player.
The Rumble uin the Jungle:  Muhammad Ali KO's George Foreman in Zaire.
Final episode of Monty Python's Flying circus airs on BBC TV.

Famous people born in 1974.

Leonardo D'Caprio (42), Movie Actor  :  Victoria Beckham, (43), Pop singer  :  Robbie Williams, (43), Pop Singer  :  Ryan Seacrest, (42), TV Show Host  :  Bear Grylls, (43), Reality Star  :  Penelope Cruz,. (43), Movie Actress  :  

Have a good night.