tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post7364290997643765535..comments2024-03-07T22:17:08.572+10:00Comments on 70 Plus and Still Kicking: My Bike and Me and the Australian EconomyJune Savillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-29774518798104122422008-12-14T08:24:00.000+10:002008-12-14T08:24:00.000+10:00GINNY - don't be a whimp and stick to pedal power!...GINNY - don't be a whimp and stick to pedal power!<BR/>Pleased you like 70 Plus. <BR/>Yes Australia is feeling the economic situation in some ways but you guys have the whammy - after all your smarties in Wall Street started it all. <BR/>Our new government seems to be doing a mighty job in trying to kep us well afloat with stimulus packages everywhere - but aimed at the greater good - not their June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-25807913109522788352008-12-14T06:09:00.000+10:002008-12-14T06:09:00.000+10:00Hi June, What a wonderful site you have. I have re...Hi June, What a wonderful site you have. I have really enjoyed reading your blogs. Truly, I had no idea that Australia was going thru the same rough waters as we in the US. I have faith in Obama and look forward to change. I am 66 and don't know whether I could remember how to ride a bike or not, but am thinking of a Vespa or similar scooter. Looking forward to reading more of your writings.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09437684720225161059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-75255300877996206212008-12-13T09:53:00.000+10:002008-12-13T09:53:00.000+10:00Dear BrajaYou'll just have to make do with the ori...Dear Braja<BR/>You'll just have to make do with the original mystery novel 'Paternity' on my other blog Journeys in Creative Wrting - www.journeysincreativewriting.blogspot.com<BR/>I've just put another episode in the latest post and you can begin at chapter one by following a link. People seem to be enjoying it ... <BR/>All jokes aside though - another post coming up very soon in 70 Plus as June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-24335746786821760842008-12-13T04:48:00.000+10:002008-12-13T04:48:00.000+10:00No, lol :) I meant where are you? It's been a week...No, lol :) I meant where are you? It's been a week since your last post! You've raced off on that bike, haven't you?!♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-835043425344247222008-12-12T21:13:00.000+10:002008-12-12T21:13:00.000+10:00Aaaaagh Kate (see I've caught a bit of your Scotti...Aaaaagh Kate (see I've caught a bit of your Scottish accent!)<BR/>I was about to pile into bed when your words of joy and wisdom hit my screen just in time to put a shine on the end of a pretty fraught day. Thanks mate. <BR/>What can you expect of a man called 'Brown'. For a few short years I was a 'Smith' so I know. <BR/>I send you a slice of sun in Santa's dilly bag so that it may warm your June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-9106423642542163962008-12-12T20:50:00.000+10:002008-12-12T20:50:00.000+10:00Bloody hell June yer followers and commenters are ...Bloody hell June yer followers and commenters are fairly growing like wilfire... Just had a read-fest ! OK, firstly, love the bike (and the helmet) loved the whisper of sun floating on ya too... Oh God I wish Scotland had that -sun I mean.. You mentioned something about being on a hill .. we have so many ills around here I would need to park my bike (if I had one) flippen miles away... bee hooKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979505705280901138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-36139733790098972032008-12-12T09:27:00.000+10:002008-12-12T09:27:00.000+10:00Pleased things are going as well as they are for y...Pleased things are going as well as they are for you PEARL. We're still not in recession here (unlike just about everyone else it seems) but here's hoping.June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-6749835979095640412008-12-12T09:25:00.000+10:002008-12-12T09:25:00.000+10:00Hi Brenda - enjoyed my visit to Paraguay with you ...Hi Brenda - enjoyed my visit to Paraguay with you and the potato pancakes. <BR/>Yes I'm 72 in fact. Oldies aren't dead you know! <BR/>Helmets are mandatory for bicycle riders in Australia, so it wasn't just a fashion statement.June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-74567008217131317912008-12-12T02:16:00.000+10:002008-12-12T02:16:00.000+10:00Things is tough all over, that's for sure. Still ...Things is tough all over, that's for sure. Still paying my bills, still gainfully employed, but there's certainly less discretionary income. Christmas this year will have significantly fewer presents pass out that in years before, but I am thankful for what I have!<BR/>PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-65854498190850903422008-12-11T23:52:00.000+10:002008-12-11T23:52:00.000+10:00I found you over on Shambles Manor. I love that yo...I found you over on Shambles Manor. I love that you are over 70 and blogging! And riding your bike! Glad to see you in a helmut though!<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to read more.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062037882359130530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-26679591507534745362008-12-11T06:59:00.000+10:002008-12-11T06:59:00.000+10:00Hi LauraI feel deeply about workers being laid off...Hi Laura<BR/>I feel deeply about workers being laid off in this huge financial crisis - it makes me feel like getting after those financial 'gurus' of yours who caused it - with a pick axe!<BR/>We're sure not missing out here in Oz. Jobs are going. But there is hope because the government seems to be doing the right thing with its economic stimuli. <BR/>Unlike some places those getting help June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-54600308508443666772008-12-11T04:11:00.000+10:002008-12-11T04:11:00.000+10:00I love your bike June and you deserve it! Congrats...I love your bike June and you deserve it! Congrats. Our country is having a hell of time. Friends are being laid off left and right. Infact I heard another friend is getting laid off on January 15th. Once they are laid off there are little to no jobs out there. We are hoping for change.... fingers crossed. Maybe I should move to Australia ;)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18183043671142742318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-57690724578822835852008-12-10T22:05:00.000+10:002008-12-10T22:05:00.000+10:00Hi BrajaI live on a steep hill so thanks to my dea...Hi Braja<BR/>I live on a steep hill so thanks to my dear sister I keep the bike in her garage on the flat below. <BR/>She lives in a tangle of bicycle paths that connect up miles of streets and parks. Perfect!<BR/>She has a bike and being look-alikes we get quite a few stares when she comes too.June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-7810695980149398462008-12-10T21:47:00.000+10:002008-12-10T21:47:00.000+10:00Hey June, where'd ya go :)Hey June, where'd ya go :)♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-13539348095612311992008-12-10T19:10:00.000+10:002008-12-10T19:10:00.000+10:00RobinI wrote a message to you yesterday and it has...Robin<BR/>I wrote a message to you yesterday and it hasn't appeared! Gremlins. <BR/>My heart is with you in your uncertainty. Difficult times right now eh? <BR/>Bikes are wonderful ... <BR/>Take care<BR/>JuneJune Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-4768177599493642942008-12-10T19:08:00.000+10:002008-12-10T19:08:00.000+10:00Thanks Geri. Those mandatory bicycle helmets are ...Thanks Geri. Those mandatory bicycle helmets are so fashionable! I enjoyed your site. <BR/>Cheers<BR/>JuneJune Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-3868800578666701242008-12-10T14:30:00.000+10:002008-12-10T14:30:00.000+10:00You look great on your bike. I say way to go and s...You look great on your bike. I say way to go and stay in shape. I hope I'm as snappy and as undaunted as you when I hit 70.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-23056012208879966292008-12-09T12:27:00.000+10:002008-12-09T12:27:00.000+10:00Hey, you look grand on your bike. Roger and I are ...Hey, you look grand on your bike. Roger and I are bike-riders too. We have electric bikes, which I used to ride up to work (it was ALL uphill on the way in the morning). It's so interesting reading what's going on economically in your neck of the woods. We're biding our time trying to figure out when we should buy a house. At the moment we're living in an old seaside family home, waiting for therobin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-1035249148468689072008-12-08T06:20:00.000+10:002008-12-08T06:20:00.000+10:00G'day JudyBike helmets are mandatory here - no hel...G'day Judy<BR/>Bike helmets are mandatory here - no helmet no bicycle.Is this the case in other countries I wonder? <BR/>Yes, I reckon exercise is the go for all ages. Well done on the 5k!<BR/>I've never lived beyond my means either. I had several situations that combined to leave me on a full pension - unfairly I'd say. <BR/>My first husband was a teacher and we split when there was no June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-20123555176024482282008-12-08T01:14:00.000+10:002008-12-08T01:14:00.000+10:00Hi June, You look ready for one of those biking ma...Hi June, You look ready for one of those biking marathons on that new bike with your helmet on ready to go! I got a pilates for Christmas last year and it has made a big difference in my arthritis in my back. I think everyone needs to exercise. I used to run 5K races and did my last one in 2004 with my girls. (It nearly killed me).lol. <BR/>I do o.k. with my state retirement and social security Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078537002880283509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-35634492108441322482008-12-07T17:00:00.000+10:002008-12-07T17:00:00.000+10:00Hi SurangaThere is a move in Australia for local a...Hi Suranga<BR/>There is a move in Australia for local authorities to provide bicycle and walking paths wherever possible - for health and for the environment. In our neck of the woods there is an absolute network of them. <BR/>Of course we don't have the people you have in India ...<BR/><BR/>The other side of things in Australia may be that our dry wide open spaces are often that, and not June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-59574907797962103882008-12-07T16:00:00.000+10:002008-12-07T16:00:00.000+10:00A.J. - you'd be fit going to the gym four times a ...A.J. - you'd be fit going to the gym four times a week! Well done. <BR/>I hope I'm not being offensive, but social services seem topsy turvy in the States. We do have safety nets and most people can get through, but I really don't know how you all survive without health services freely available for those in serious need. <BR/>Here people with a physical disability or a mental illness do not June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-35155234830907461462008-12-07T15:33:00.000+10:002008-12-07T15:33:00.000+10:00June,I am just constantly amazed at how much space...June,<BR/><BR/>I am just constantly amazed at how much space there is where you are, to ride bikes. Of course , it being Australia, space shouldnt be a worry..... But bicycles are almost extinct in Mumbai. I cycled to college every single day in my youth, and the current crop certainly doesnt know what it is missing, with its obsession about the 4 wheel monsters...<BR/><BR/>Happy biking to you..Ugich Konitarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-11090244871928839932008-12-07T14:43:00.000+10:002008-12-07T14:43:00.000+10:00Hi June,I too love the new bike and I am envious o...Hi June,<BR/><BR/>I too love the new bike and I am envious of you riding this time of year. It is very cold here in Wisconsin and I have begun wearing my old wool poncho to ward off the chill. You are right, the older I get the more committed I must be to exercising. However, in this weather I go to a gym four days a week.<BR/><BR/>I agree with “Clairz” on the US situation and even though thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-29440013382630450752008-12-07T12:28:00.000+10:002008-12-07T12:28:00.000+10:00TropigalI have already enjoyed some bike rides and...Tropigal<BR/>I have already enjoyed some bike rides and I'd fogotten how wonderful they can be. Bit scarey to begin again but so far no spills! I have taken some pix ...June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.com