I said when they bought these ferries that the business plan was written on the back of a postage stamp with a four inch brush.

Even modified some Gilligans Island lyrics for the occasion…..

Gilligan’s Island (amended)

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
a tale of mighty slip.
That started with a trip to Greece,
to buy some rusty ships.
The mate’s were slappin’ each other’s backs,
the skipper bought two more.
The passengers got in the way,
they must cancel the tour, must cancel the tour ………
Our leaders now are in a spin,
the TT’s profit was lost.
Without the money from the mainland folk,
These lemons are gonna cost; These lemons are gonna cost.
These ships are now carriers to take woodchips to Japan,
with dollars from me, dollars from you,
to pay the millionaire for the rest of his life,
just chip it all, dam it up and shoot it down
you’re here on Gilligan’s Isle.

So this is the tale of Tasmanians,
we’re running out of time.
We’ll have to make the best of things,
We’ve been done by thieving swine.
The millionaire and his skipper too,
their ploy is the very best,
they’re sitting nice and comfortably,
in the golden gooses’ nest.
No phones, no lights, no motor cars,
not a single luxury.
That is Tassie’s future,
when they’ve sold up all our trees.
So come and give your pound of flesh,
they’ll bleed us till we’re dry.
They need to suck it all from us,
Here on Gilligan’s Isle.

It looks as though Tassie is due for a new slogan on number plates.

Perhaps “Tassie the Chook Shed State”?

TT, Hydro, Forestry….fair dinks, where is the accountability?

Anyone else would have had the sack eons ago, but these bumblers just keep going, the blame game, the hot potato, the amnesia, the not there syndrome etc are all deemed valid excuses for absolute incompetency.

How bout we just open the treasury doors to the public and say “go wild”?

Sorry nothing left, looks like the big end of town has left only crumbs.

The shows goes on, but hurry because funding has almost run out…..