To start with we had a blow- out in oil, Midnight Oil, when we were plagued with too many bats in the ceiling.

Then we had a vision problem, a Katter-act with fibre optics, prior to which a redheaded female broke the glass ceiling, however she got a few brownie points with the macho mob.

Sorry folks, I couldn’t resist the puns, but there is a need for mirth now it is all over.

Machines have made our lives easier and more flexible.

Women are better at operating machines as it is well known they can do two things at once.

Fibre optics can be classed as machines, at least in the control of machines, computers being just one. We have not yet guessed the enormity of their development in this ever-changing world.

Regional development is dependent on the same costs in communications as the coast- hugging city dwellers.

Half the population is underpaid, but now we have one at the top of the pile with the most difficult job of the century, a real balancing act.

Our elected prime minister deserves a break from all the negativity.

Let us keep communicating with a positive-balanced mind to get the best results for all mankind, we are all in great need of fibre.

E ROY JONES,

Strathfieldsaye