Yup, and not always just one.
The thing that struck me during the cyclone was that so many people in this town (and I mean a disturbingly large number) showed their worst colours during the loss of power after the cyclone. So many people reverted to winging and niggling about the discomfort- and there was heaps. No power for almost two weeks for some of us, some of the most foul humid hot weather imaginable and no way to keep beer (or anything) cold, food going off, struggle everywhere. Even the local ice works were off line. Cold food and ale was at a premium. But so many chose to bitch and blame! It was unbelievable.
I was standing in line at dan murphys with a warm carton of ale (even DM only had generator power for essentials and not refrigeration) which the faithful gene was going to cool for me and a lady was a couple before me in the queue beefing about how she was having to buy this bottle of Bundy rum and the get a bottle of cold coke from the local woollies, which did have generator power for refrigeration (but not airconditioning) and that would have to do. What she really wanted was cold beer but couldn't cool it.
At this point she swung round, glared at me and declared to the whole crowd that, ''It must be ok for some!!' Apparently it was completely unfair that I'd gotten a generator going and was apparently living the life!
If she hadn't made such a song and dance I might have felt sorry for her.
Problem is, there was such a large proportion of people behaving in a similar way!
Cheers,
