Comedy Capers: even money 4/1.
CHAIR: You were caught with your pants down Mr Minion, I would ask you to explain that to this committee.
Mandarin: (hasty interjection) Perhaps I can assist to clarify. In fact Mr. Minion did not actually have his pants down and his nether regions exposed at that moment; he was, in point of fact, pulling them up; and, as only his boxer shorts were visible and as the witness states that only a brief glimpse of visually sensitive body parts were seen, without supporting evidence, we dismiss the allegation. Thank you.
There may well be wagers placed on Carmody wanting to keep the CEO/DAS job; and, I may yet open the odds up a little to attract more ‘mug punters’. But I reckon he’ll be well pleased to shake the CASA dust off his coat tails. Carmody may have just been a little weary ‘tuther night at estimates; but he is a veteran and they usually stay the course without flagging. Watching the video, listening to ‘the delivery’ and the animation, I got curious and dug back to the first time we saw Carmody in this iteration. Nose wet, coat shiny, bright of eye, full of running, bouncing down to the yards ready to work the live long day. There is a marked difference now, which will affect the tote odds.
I, for one, certainly hope Carmody heads for the exit. Nothing personal, in fact I quite like the fellah, there are elements of humour and good nature which, combined with a degree of wit and intelligence make for the sort of bloke you’d be happy to have a beer or two with. But; and it is a very big but; he is a top deck bureaucrat, good at it too. Aviation does not as yet need this type of ‘expertise’, it needs a reformer. There should be no need for a Senate committee to be examining the material they are currently wrestling with; none whatsoever. Estimates should be a ‘discussion’ between the DAS wanting funding to justify a perfectly sound improvement and the committee needing to be convinced of the value for the money. The cost of that committee scratching about in the muck of a crashed aircraft that should never should have hit a building where it did is mind bending; the lack of positive result and ‘duck shoving’ even more so.
A sane, steady man who knows the aviation ‘game’, from both sides is needed. The excesses of airline and industry ‘requests’ for ever more, the demands of the public for surety, the need for compliance with a rule set which can be complied with and; lastly, understand the very real need for faith, trust and confidence to be restored to the ‘authority’. For ‘tis the latter urgent requirement which must be addressed first. “The horse” M’lud “must go afore the cart; if we are to move forward”.
Aye; ‘tis time this comedy, this farce was done, what say you?
Selah.
CHAIR: You were caught with your pants down Mr Minion, I would ask you to explain that to this committee.
Mandarin: (hasty interjection) Perhaps I can assist to clarify. In fact Mr. Minion did not actually have his pants down and his nether regions exposed at that moment; he was, in point of fact, pulling them up; and, as only his boxer shorts were visible and as the witness states that only a brief glimpse of visually sensitive body parts were seen, without supporting evidence, we dismiss the allegation. Thank you.
There may well be wagers placed on Carmody wanting to keep the CEO/DAS job; and, I may yet open the odds up a little to attract more ‘mug punters’. But I reckon he’ll be well pleased to shake the CASA dust off his coat tails. Carmody may have just been a little weary ‘tuther night at estimates; but he is a veteran and they usually stay the course without flagging. Watching the video, listening to ‘the delivery’ and the animation, I got curious and dug back to the first time we saw Carmody in this iteration. Nose wet, coat shiny, bright of eye, full of running, bouncing down to the yards ready to work the live long day. There is a marked difference now, which will affect the tote odds.
I, for one, certainly hope Carmody heads for the exit. Nothing personal, in fact I quite like the fellah, there are elements of humour and good nature which, combined with a degree of wit and intelligence make for the sort of bloke you’d be happy to have a beer or two with. But; and it is a very big but; he is a top deck bureaucrat, good at it too. Aviation does not as yet need this type of ‘expertise’, it needs a reformer. There should be no need for a Senate committee to be examining the material they are currently wrestling with; none whatsoever. Estimates should be a ‘discussion’ between the DAS wanting funding to justify a perfectly sound improvement and the committee needing to be convinced of the value for the money. The cost of that committee scratching about in the muck of a crashed aircraft that should never should have hit a building where it did is mind bending; the lack of positive result and ‘duck shoving’ even more so.
A sane, steady man who knows the aviation ‘game’, from both sides is needed. The excesses of airline and industry ‘requests’ for ever more, the demands of the public for surety, the need for compliance with a rule set which can be complied with and; lastly, understand the very real need for faith, trust and confidence to be restored to the ‘authority’. For ‘tis the latter urgent requirement which must be addressed first. “The horse” M’lud “must go afore the cart; if we are to move forward”.
Aye; ‘tis time this comedy, this farce was done, what say you?
Selah.