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Sunday February 5, 2012

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  • MARK STEWARTT on I love trains... Ric Ditchburn.i agree with your comments on the trains. whenever i need to go into the city i travel by train. you can sit ... more
  • Gary Thexton on I love trains... Dear Ric,Having completed the last survey, it took me through to magic website and saw your item on trains. Can I suggest ... more
  • Lesley on I love trains... I have been known to follow someone off the train and hand them their rubbish to dispose of properly! Trains are great after ... more
  • Jane Fisher on I love trains... Like you Ric, I am always amazed that anyone can just get up and leave a tram or a train and leave their rubbish behind. ... more
  • Elizabeth Johnson on More of Ric's Blogs! Sorry Rick. I don't think I said thank you for allowing me to call again with the mystery sound. I was far too excited ... more
  • Shirley Sole on More of Ric's Blogs! Hi Ric, Very sorry to hear of your trip to hospital.I do hope you are coming on well now after your operation.We miss you ... more
  • affordable term life insurance on Blog: Ric's take on insurance I've been looking for information just like that and now i found it. Thank for a very useful information. I will visit this ... more
  • Cheryl on Ric's Blog: More choice, more $$$? Hi Ric, As Mary Hopkins sings, "Those were the days my friend". We had the Tagg bros.,one owned the newsagent (where my ... more
  • Chris King on Ric's Blog: Besieged by communication Ric I went in to a shop to get a new cell phone (Ihave,nt got used to the word Mobile yet, but have lived here for 41 ... more
  • Chris King on Ric's Blog: More choice, more $$$? Hi Ric Yes I do miss the personal service that we used to have. When living at home with my grandmother , Mr Blotniek, the ... more
  • ron kelsen on Ric's Blog: Besieged by communication i am 65 years old, and in my childhood years telephones were for rich people, most people visited each other, sat down and ... more
  • Karelyn on Ric's Blog: More choice, more $$$? I agree with Ric.He had Mr Redpath. When I was going to primary school we had Mr Rich. A great family store. Back then he or ... more
  • J and R McIntosh. on Ric's Blog: Besieged by communication Hi RIC, I am a high school teacher and sometimes I have students texting the person sitting next to them.How neccessary is ... more
  • Jane Fisher on Ric's take on the bushfires We used to live near where the fires have been and have taken a couple of trips up to Kinglake to see for ourselves. I can ... more
  • Jane Fisher on Ric's Blog: Besieged by communication Hi Ric, We never had the phone on at home but our neighbour did, but that number was only ever to used for DIRE emergencies, ... more
  • James Nixon on Ric's Blog: Besieged by communication Hi Ric, Nice piece, but in 1961 it would have been BB 6479 or 21 6479. We were in Camberwell with BX 5229 (29 5229) ... more
  • Georgina Millard on Ric's Blog: Besieged by communication How right you are. I remember when we first got the phone on at home in the 60's, you would never just pick up the phone and ... more
  • julie on Ric Ditchburn's Blog: Empty Nester We have 4 children and 2 have left home or so we thought. Now the other two's girl/boy friends like to visit and stay over. ... more
  • Richard from Sacramento on Ric Ditchburn: What, me worry? I reckon you are absolutely on the mark, Ric. Not only does it sometimes seem like a movie, but a bad one at that. Of ... more
  • Maureen Claughton on Ric Ditchburn's Blog: Empty Nester I too brought up my 3 kids alone Ric and have now lived on my own for several years I JUST LOVE IT, I love to see them when ... more

Ric Ditchburn: What, me worry?

Posted by: By Ric Ditchburn, Magic 1278 | 1 May, 2009 - 1:39 AM
Ric Ditchburn is not going MAD over swine flu Remember Alfred E Newman the grinning mascot of MAD magazine?

I think he got it right. If there is anything that we humans are really good at it’s having a good worry. We worry about everything!

We worry about the way we look.

We worry that we don’t have enough money.

We worry when we have too much money (never known that one).

We worry when the kids don't come home when they are supposed to.

We worry that we won't be able to impress the neighbours - I know people who clean the house before the cleaning lady comes!

We worry about all kinds of weird and wonderful things.

But don't you think that at the moment we have quite enough to worry about?

Global warming.

Climate change.

We are running out of water.

Our trains never run on time.

Our streets are not safe.

We are running out of oil.

We are in the middle of the biggest financial crisis we have ever known.
 
And so it goes on and on and on.

And just when the pills started to work and you thought it was safe to go back in the water - SWINE FEVER !!!

Not "flu virus 3653754" … but SWINE FEVER.

And guess what … of course we don't have enough vaccine to go around.

Do you feel sometimes like you are in a movie?

Give me a break! I must go and drag out those old MAD magazines and see what "SPY versus SPY" would have done about all of this!?

Let me know what YOU reckon.

Blog comments Your Say

  • I reckon you are absolutely on the mark, Ric. Not only does it sometimes seem like a movie, but a bad one at that. Of course, I don't plan on contracting a case of swine flu here in Northern California (where you have lots of devoted fans of Magic 1278, by the way! We take advantage of the horrendous time difference to listen to you here livestream)anytime in the near or distant future. I have to admit, however, that your face superimposed over the image of MAD magazine's Alfred "What Me Worry?" Newman is enough to give me a bad case of the heebie-jeebies!

    Richard from Sacramento Friday 1 May, 2009 - 6:24 AM

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