Your Questions About Tassie Answered

So, I went into town today and took some photos. I need you to bear with me because most of them (except the ones taken in the Cascade Gardens) were taken from a moving car as I tried not to puke. Photos will be shown after all the questions.

Mrs C asks,

OK. What is the official Tasmanian opinion on the Bugs Bunny Tazmanian Devil? How about the Queen and Prince Charles? And is that “going to school by radio” thing just a myth they tell us about here? Thought everyone outside the city did that.

(Personally, I don’t like that lady Charles married, but I guess that isn’t really a representative “American” opinion.)

Well, I have never really had an opinion on Taz. I mean, if you had seen the mess a real devil could make, you wouldn’t find him quite so far fetched. His ability to eat everything though is just silly. Devils eat pillows? HAHAHA. They are smarter than that. They generally eat carrion (read: road kill).

The Queen is just the Queen. We all mocked her ‘wave’ as kids (and I admit, Nathan and I sometimes still do).

People do go to school by radio, but not so much in Tassie. Tassie is so small (we could fit inside Victoria 3 times) that there is generally always a school close enough to bus too. The Mainland is a very different matter though, they have radio school there.

Meh, I am not a big fan of Camilla either, but we all know Charles won’t be King anyway.

Ree asked me ‘How far away is the city?’

Hobart is about a 50 minute drive away from here. So not that far away really. I am closer to the South of Tassie than I am to the North.

Hyphen Mama asked me,

What’s it like to have Christmas in summer? Do you have different songs that don’t include “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”? Frosty the snowman probably isn’t right up there for Christmas songs, either.

I thought Australia was granted independence OF SOME SORT from England in 1900 or 1901?? I must be wrong.

When you watch TV, what do you watch? Does Australia create big productions? (sorry, all I’m thinking of is the Wiggles).

I had never really had to think about it, you know? I take so much of it for granted.

Christmas in summer is great, we generally have a family ‘do’ with cold meats and various platters of food. Everyone helps themselves and it makes for a great day. Think warmth (although, the last few years have been pretty so-so) and alcohol and balloons and presents and food and more alcohol. In that order.

Uh yeah, ‘scuse me while I brush up on my history. Mum will kill me, but I am pleading pukey Mummy Brain. I can’t think enough to make 2 min noodles let along think about history!

We watch all the same shows you guys do, but our comedy is better. I watch Greys Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Kitchen Nightmares (Gordon Ramsey) all that kind of junk. We also get alot of British comedy as well.

However, we only have a few TV channels. Until recently, we only got Southern Cross (this one shows Greys) WIN (Kitchen Nightmares), ABC and SBS. Then, they switched on our digital signal and providing you have a digital receiver (set top box) you can add ABC2 (good for kids shows) and TDT (very similar to Southern Cross).

And I am too lazy to do links to the TV stations. Of course, if you are willing to pay, you can get Austar (pay TV).

Witchypoo asked me about the snakes. However, I think snakes deserve a whole post of their own though, so I will do that soon.

Now, for the photos of Hobart.

The old gasworks tower.

Our windscreen needed cleaning, just a little bit.

The wharves. I loved walking around the wharves with Dad as a kid, because he would tell me who used to own and work the boats, what all the equipment was for and what boats he worked on. Not so much in this section though, as all I can really see are yachts and fishermen are never big fans of yachts.

This was taken heading along the main street in a southerly direction (I could so be a weather presenter). See the old buildings?

Ahhhhh, Mt Wellington. How I love thee.

Such an old house.

I haven’t seen the water level this high in years. I remember being a kid and watching the teenagers skateboard in there. No chance of that at the moment!

Cascade Gardens. I used to run through here.

The Brewery! Every Tasmanians favourite place. Nathan would love to work there. Hehe.

Just a random shot of houses.

Cresting the hill, heading back into town.

A church.

A random building. It’s pretty though, no?

The clock at the corner of the bus mall.