Power outage returns Killarney to the dark ages

A falling branch on December 29 in Connemara Avenue causes a short circuit between two phases leading to spectacular sparks further down the road.



Neighbours emerged from their houses to compare notes. It seems many of us now have more than one phase connected and did not suffer a complete outage.

Local Member Part II

Mr Jimmy - local resident and follower of the political scene, writes:

The Honourable Tony Abbott, our local member (at least for the time being) and former Dear Leader of the Liberal party has once again been the target of an unprovoked knife attack by a cabal of colleagues in the normally quiet surrounds of Canberra. Trusted (sic) lieutenant Julie Bishop was sent in to "shirt front" the PM, as he was then, and invite him to convene a sociable soiree with all of his closest mates. The rest is history. King Kong is dead and his urbane successor promises "advocacy, not slogans" which has now been repeated so often on every TV and radio channel across the country that it surely qualifies as the first de facto slogan of the Turnbull regime.

Several close confidants of Mr Abbott are reportedly considering their options following their leader's sudden fall from grace. Western Australian funny man Senator Mathias Cormann is widely expected to fall back on his second career as an Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonator whilst "Jovial Joe" Hockey may be forced to dispose of some of his portfolio of rental properties in order to continue to fund his penchant for hand rolled Cuban cigars. Alternatively, he may heed his own recent advice and seek to secure a well paid job.

As to Mr Abbott himself, the prospect of life on the back benches is unlikely to appeal and pundits are predicting an early exit from politics in order to spend more time with his $300K (excluding "extras") annual pension. Perhaps the denizens of Killarney Heights will once again be treated to the sight of our famous resident MAMIL (middle aged man in Lycra) pedalling furiously up the Starkey Street hill to prove he is still fit enough to overtake the Killarney Shuttle.

Vale Mr Tony. When will we see your like again? [Probably not any time soon. Ed.]

Clear skies over Killarney

Hard to believe but this is a hand held shot of the moon from Killarney Heights.

Here's one taken with a tripod, not a big difference.

The air is so clear in Killarney I think it should be the site of the next telescope.

Sorrenti's Pizza of Killarney - opening night review

Opening on a Monday during the "coldpocalipse" is not perhaps the way to kick off an exciting new addition to our fine suburb but the good proprietors of Sorrenti's decided to do so, perhaps hoping for a soft start. The joint was jumping when I arrived at 6pm.

The friendly staff informed me that they've run a pizza place, somewhat larger, in North Sydney.  There are a few tables inside and more outside, heated with gas stand units.

I ordered the Supremo which was $17.50 for a generous size. The promised time of 15 minutes was rather optimistic and it actually took over 25 minutes to arrive. Perhaps the ovens are not calibrated quite yet?

The pizza base is quite thin - which I like. Generously covered with tasty ingredients and neither too salty nor too oily. After carrying it home there was a bit of a tendency to stick to the box but that might be due to leaving it a little too long.

Sorrenti's is in the Killarney shops next to the "shoe" shop. Check it out.

Update

I'm happy to report that after a few opening night glitches, Sorrenti's Pizza is to be heartily recommended.

Excitement builds as Sorrenti's Pizza of Killarney's opening approaches

Just one more sleep until the red checked curtain opens!

A bottle of wine and a wood fired pizza right here in Killarney Heights - living the dream.

"Sale" at local shoe shop

The finance team at your local blog was shocked to learn that our local "shoe" shop is having a "sale".

As their advertising so clearly explains - "climb every mountain", "ford every stream". Don't quote marks nest, shouldn't it be "The Shoe Shop "Sale""?

Picturesque Donegal Reserve slated for development - but what is the cost?

We have learned that the beautiful Donegal Reserve (not pictured here) is slated for development as it is "end of life", whatever that means.

It used to be a popular spot with the younger residents when it was equipped with a swing, a roundabout and see saws - all obvious death traps and rightly removed.

Currently the park is very popular with boat and trailer owners looking for somewhere to park.

But there is a problem - street numbering. The properties either side of the reserve are 12 and 14 so what number will the new development be? 12a perhaps, but there are better options. The editor proposes re-numbering the whole side of the street starting at 0.

Development options include a 20 or 40 story high rise, a high security prison, nuclear refinement facility, wind farm or public housing. It would make a fine platform entry for the new Killarney to Sydney underground rail link.