not really a Meme, but...

Isnt this what everyone apparently wanted?

Sooo...went along to the Family Group Conference for the boy that mugged TR Jnr today.

This kid...when you hear the story, he's been up against it from day 1...and I think the way the system is geared hasnt helped either, but cant really go into too much here

Anyway, I got to say my piece for TR Jnr and added a bit from me, and I actually got quite emotional during it, which isnt what I had expected.

This kid had been busy, were other parents there, one of the other boys came as well, from incidents over a 4 month period .

Quite a draining experience, I went in with an open mind that this is a worthwhile process, and even told the boy I wanted to believe that there is some good in him and he can set himself on a positive path in life with the support he has around him.

After going through it, I'm no better able to determine if he will change his ways or if he will end up in prison (or worse...) in a year or 2.

He is in a good place (police enforced) at present and has been for 2 full months and will be for at least another 6 weeks or so, but whether he wants to move on, is upto him and equally as much, the ongoing support that he will need.

@Winger said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

At this point I believe Trump is the worlds only hope.

take that BS to the other thread!

Sam Whitelock signed with....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/91729347/all-blacks-lock-sam-whitelock-extends-new-zealand-contract-to-2020

@bones what kind of business plan is that?

Surprised the force so high after last week.

Bet of the week is on the Blues...

so for our matches, I expect we will see a good few fringe players capped?

While we want to see the ABs play, full strength AB games vs our Pacific neighbours are rarely competitive, so do we expect a bunch of new faces each week?

Or will Fozzie be using these as his evidence for a contract extension?

@machpants especially as French players, often involved in thier finals miss the 1st game anyway, so 2 more weeks...

@blackeyeagain we still send our kids lunch.

TR Jnr eats both, Miss 12, well, who knows what she eats, 12 year old girls are odd little creatures.

@canefan dont have an issue with the initiative, problem is, if the GOvt have parameters on what constitutes a healthy lunch, many kids that have grown up eating rubbish, are gonna waste alot.

Miss 12 is a fussy so and so, she has only eaten the fruit and sweet that comes with it.

I know the business owner that won one of the contracts to supply schools, and I applaud what they are trying to do (even before the healthy lunch program) but they need to realise this is gonna be a gradual thing.

Our comms spend too much time talking about rulings (often incorrect) than the game.

Sumo was quite good when he first came on the scene, then he wasnt.

@dice can't start the fire though

Even RTS making basic errors

@higgins have been 2 in our comp this year (duck season in part) but is usually when they can't field the reserves team.