Woolworths waltzed through the Mullumbimby Green Gate!

Green politics threw all the devils out with the bathwater in Mullumbimby when it failed to recognize the basic needs of its own community.

Mullumbimby can be added to the list  of places that have worn the fate of Green Politics causing more problems than its worth. Did those organising this protest action for residents do their research or were they  part of the problem?  Did they act incognito for Woolworth's knowing the psychology of the area and  if so they were never really part of the solution if that was ever the case.

An old saying comes to mind:  "Better the Devil you know than the Devil you Don't",  and this is a clear case of such a Devil. 

The big devil Supermarket giants putting a large footprint  down in idyllic places like Mullumbimby is something none of us like for the all obvious reasons.   Here is a case where they acted like predators sitting in the shadows waiting to slip in the back door while the dust was still rising from the towns actions to stop the Mallam Family Enterprise.  This happens via sloppy politics and palm greasing, I have no doubts about that.    People can be bought and sold today like it is still the Great South slave trade.

• Which Greens Member organised this action to stop the long time local Mallam family building a bigger more modern and sufficient Grocery store?  

• Who was paid by Woolworth's to pull off this brainless action against one of their own residents and local business people?

Those are two viable questions that people should be asking despite the fact the horse has already bolted.  It is clear such a nonsensical action as this can be learned from for future benefit.

I am finding that people are sheep and they are becoming more docile daily.  It was a herd of sheep who blindly followed the leader against this families supermarket plans.   The Mallam's point was missed completely.  The Mullumbimby residents  are now paying dearly for that blind behaviour.  

Now, as a result of this, Mullumbimby has  fallen foul to the biggest devil of them all,  aka Woolworth's!  If they couldn't see this coming at them I think they need to take their hands out of the mull bowl and start waking up to the dirty politics that is our reality. 

Stop hugging useless unicorns.  When things are unbalanced - The wheels just fall off don't they!

Well I guess the wheels fell off this action and the said wheels were mangled beyond recognition.  What a cock-up! 

I have great empathy with families like the Mallam Family.  These situations occur in towns because of small minded behaviour.  A failure to see the actual needs of the town versus a person or person's own selfish ideologies can be a dangerous thing.  

Whole communities are at risk when they choose to follow the leader with out doing their homework.

READ FULL STORY HERE:  SMH.
How Woolworths overcame local opposition and set up a supermarket near Mullumbimby.

Images @ Eminpee Fotography

Woolworths Palm Oil Easter Buns

 

Today the social media has been doing a great job of alerting unsuspecting shoppers who have a conscience about the environment and a heart for animals that the Woolworth's Easter Buns contain PALM OIL.

The 21-year-old Woolworths supermarkets logo, used from 1987 until 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Palm Oil receives very bad press because forests where Orangutangs habitat is located are being cut down in Indonesia at a mad rate to grow the palms for this suspect oil.  Large companies purchase this oil very cheaply and it is used widely in processed food now the world over.

Woolworths in the Sydney CBD
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The serousness of this type of inclusion by Woolworths is they risk not selling their buns,  unless they change the recipe and source their oil not from palms. 

Images @ Facebook

A day of Hunting and gathering off the hill

The horse and cart / Mafia staff car

The day had finally come, EEEKK there was no toilet paper left!  The tissue box was strategically placed in view in the loo.  This all meant one thing.  We have to go shopping.  Breathe deeply and face this,  Leaving the house for the both of us at once is always an ordeal.  Going shopping is difficult.  But we sat down and wrote the customary list .. I made two columns for the two supermarkets we were visiting.  Scoured the house for missing items and set off.

Woolworths (supermarket) 

Aldi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

We went to Aldi first and then to Woolworth's so this is the reason for two columns.  Aldi being the best place to buy lots of things like canned tomatoes and butter and sugar.  We get a tray of each of these and that is a lot in the trolley.




 We loaded this in to the car and set off down town for the rest of our stores for the next 3 months at Woolworth's. Its nice, there is undercover parking. On the way home we stopped for Subway and we went halves in a foot long.  I won't need dinner I thought.  I didn't either just as I thought.  They are very filling and a wonderful takeaway substitute to Macca's etc.  Fresh salads have to be better.

The impatient pooch

Coming home was fine till we got to  my own street corner.   I was yelled at by another driver and given the finger.  My nose had poked out too far at the give way sign.  It is a strange corner and it is not easy to see.  This was the reason for my cars placement as I don't flaunt the law.  I was feeling very crushed from this experience. 

We unpacked our huge days worth of shopping and sat down to a well needed cuppa and to get mauled by the dog who missed us as usual if both of us leave at once.

Images by Mezza - Unless otherwise specified

A day of Hunting and gathering off the hill

The horse and cart / Mafia staff car

The day had finally come, EEEKK there was no toilet paper left!  The tissue box was strategically placed in view in the loo.  This all meant one thing.  We have to go shopping.  Breathe deeply and face this,  Leaving the house for the both of us at once is always an ordeal.  Going shopping is difficult.  But we sat down and wrote the customary list .. I made two columns for the two supermarkets we were visiting.  Scoured the house for missing items and set off.

Woolworths (supermarket) 

Aldi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

We went to Aldi first and then to Woolworth's so this is the reason for two columns.  Aldi being the best place to buy lots of things like canned tomatoes and butter and sugar.  We get a tray of each of these and that is a lot in the trolley.




 We loaded this in to the car and set off down town for the rest of our stores for the next 3 months at Woolworth's. Its nice, there is undercover parking. On the way home we stopped for Subway and we went halves in a foot long.  I won't need dinner I thought.  I didn't either just as I thought.  They are very filling and a wonderful takeaway substitute to Macca's etc.  Fresh salads have to be better.

The impatient pooch

Coming home was fine till we got to  my own street corner.   I was yelled at by another driver and given the finger.  My nose had poked out too far at the give way sign.  It is a strange corner and it is not easy to see.  This was the reason for my cars placement as I don't flaunt the law.  I was feeling very crushed from this experience. 

We unpacked our huge days worth of shopping and sat down to a well needed cuppa and to get mauled by the dog who missed us as usual if both of us leave at once.

Images by Mezza - Unless otherwise specified