Well as promised, I'd better introduce myself seeing as how I have been running of at the mouth about laws, legislation and now the Constitution.
Before I get into the more personal side of things, let me explain about my posts about all things legal. I am not a Constitutional Lawyer, or an ordinary Lawyer, probably not even a Philadelphia Lawyer. My knowledge of law comes from past trade as a Forensic Accountant. I've been involved in court cases all the way up to the Supreme Court. As a matter of fact, during the Supreme Court case I negotiated a settlement after a day of to and froing, attempted bribery et al, and at about quarter of five in the afternoon I blew my top, telling the Barrister who whose acting as messenger between the parties (very expensive operation) to tell the other party that I was through negotiating and in ten minutes I was going home, and that being the case would see them in court before a judge. Our own Barrister, a lovely Lady, almost fell off her chair. It wasn't so much what I said, but how I said it. She had never seen me lose my cool. Anyway, as said, I have a lot of experience in matters of law all the way from rental tribunals to magistrates and to Supreme Court. The greatest thing I have learned in that profession is how to read legislation.
Okay, me, I'm pushing 70 years as I've said before, and yes I have a lot of hash marks. I'm a Vietnam Vet, and bloody proud of it, I've driven interstate semis, am a Forensic Accountant and also practiced privately. I was state operations manager for Linfox Transport in Queensland, was with them for 15 years, a bloody great job. Also got experience with the Industrial Court System while I was there, and negotiated the first EBA agreement in the transport industry in Australia. It was after I left Linfox in 1995 that I went into private practice. I left because the Company was changing, Lindsay Fox semi retired and his son Peter took over. Nothing wrong with that, but I didn't like the change. One thing about me is, if I don't like what I'm doing or the picture I'm watching, I get up and leave. So that's what I did.
Anyway, now retired on a rural property in Queensland of a few acres and have taken up the "job" of a scrap metal recycler. Why you ask? Well needed some beer money and I can't sit on my duff doing nothing. Trouble at the moment is that the scrap market's bum has fallen out. But never mind, it will come back.
In the meantime, me and my scrapper mate are considering taking out a small mining claim here in Qld. You want to jump through some hoops? Try this on in Qld. We haven't made a final decision yet, still exploring the site. It is an old mining site dating back to the 1800's and it looks promising for a small mining operation. Certainly looking at the rock on my desk that I have split open, I'd say it is a good prospect. Anyway, we will see. Will let you know if and when.
That's about me. I'm married (No.3 - sorry I can't help it) and we have two grown up boys, three dogs, a cat and a gaggle of cows I can't keep up with. Or is that geese? And although I'm getting on in years, I consider myself as very fit and can turn in a hard days yakka better than most young fellas today. Okay, see you all around the forum. Cheers Bill
Before I get into the more personal side of things, let me explain about my posts about all things legal. I am not a Constitutional Lawyer, or an ordinary Lawyer, probably not even a Philadelphia Lawyer. My knowledge of law comes from past trade as a Forensic Accountant. I've been involved in court cases all the way up to the Supreme Court. As a matter of fact, during the Supreme Court case I negotiated a settlement after a day of to and froing, attempted bribery et al, and at about quarter of five in the afternoon I blew my top, telling the Barrister who whose acting as messenger between the parties (very expensive operation) to tell the other party that I was through negotiating and in ten minutes I was going home, and that being the case would see them in court before a judge. Our own Barrister, a lovely Lady, almost fell off her chair. It wasn't so much what I said, but how I said it. She had never seen me lose my cool. Anyway, as said, I have a lot of experience in matters of law all the way from rental tribunals to magistrates and to Supreme Court. The greatest thing I have learned in that profession is how to read legislation.
Okay, me, I'm pushing 70 years as I've said before, and yes I have a lot of hash marks. I'm a Vietnam Vet, and bloody proud of it, I've driven interstate semis, am a Forensic Accountant and also practiced privately. I was state operations manager for Linfox Transport in Queensland, was with them for 15 years, a bloody great job. Also got experience with the Industrial Court System while I was there, and negotiated the first EBA agreement in the transport industry in Australia. It was after I left Linfox in 1995 that I went into private practice. I left because the Company was changing, Lindsay Fox semi retired and his son Peter took over. Nothing wrong with that, but I didn't like the change. One thing about me is, if I don't like what I'm doing or the picture I'm watching, I get up and leave. So that's what I did.
Anyway, now retired on a rural property in Queensland of a few acres and have taken up the "job" of a scrap metal recycler. Why you ask? Well needed some beer money and I can't sit on my duff doing nothing. Trouble at the moment is that the scrap market's bum has fallen out. But never mind, it will come back.
In the meantime, me and my scrapper mate are considering taking out a small mining claim here in Qld. You want to jump through some hoops? Try this on in Qld. We haven't made a final decision yet, still exploring the site. It is an old mining site dating back to the 1800's and it looks promising for a small mining operation. Certainly looking at the rock on my desk that I have split open, I'd say it is a good prospect. Anyway, we will see. Will let you know if and when.
That's about me. I'm married (No.3 - sorry I can't help it) and we have two grown up boys, three dogs, a cat and a gaggle of cows I can't keep up with. Or is that geese? And although I'm getting on in years, I consider myself as very fit and can turn in a hard days yakka better than most young fellas today. Okay, see you all around the forum. Cheers Bill
