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In greeting's welcome. My name's Marcus Phillis. Like the end is near a couple of days for me before I go for a bit of a breaker Rooney. So it's nice to be here, feel festive and fet set today in a place and they played some carols. It was on the downlow, and I got quite festive. I didn't when I say I got quite festive, right, I didn't leave straight away. I absorbed the carols. Yeah, got quite Christmasy with it. Then some of the neighboring table started conversation. I tried to exit, but there we go. That was me. It was quite a pleasant half an hour. So anyway by the bike. You got to feel for the hockey players, don't you. I've always had a sneaking fascination with hockey because a sport, right, and we're good at it, because we've got a meddle one time, and for those of a certain age, we'll always think that hockey is a very special game of news in them because of that metal and the goalkeeper played on with a fractured pateella I think and it was at the Olympics. Someone know when it was seventy two, seventy six might have been seventy six got the gold. So because of that, hockey has been one of the great sports, a sport that we love. But you know, how are they going to get good again? They're there at the Olympics, they don't win a game. The men's and the women's have been no more money or the funding cut. But if you're hockey, what else can you do? Because you have ever seen a hockey match? No one there. So it's not like a sport that's going to grow because people don't turn up to watch it. You feel sorry for them. They're watching football soccer in New Zealand, all these people turning up for the A league matches. Then you got the no one knows what's going on, So how are people going to start playing hockey? They're not because where all they see it? Nowhere? And where are the good stories? No, where are the heroes on the weak boxes? There aren't me So I feel for hockey. I don't think it's a game that's enjoyable to watch. Everything seems to come from the corner. But you might want to comment on that because yeah, if you're a sport on the decline, then how do you stop the decline? You can't because then the funding goes, then no one or play next thing. There'll be no fields. They'll turn them up and put them onto basketball courts. So hockey is one of the back topics tonight. I just thought there might be someone that wants to talk about it. There aren't many people that play it. Yeah, I don't know how many people would play it with it be forty thousand, but anyway, so yeah, I do feel for hockey because you'd be playing your hearts out of the Olympics, not just to win a medal, but also because you're playing for funding and the funding's gone. You know, want to get much sponsorship, are you? I think women's hockey head some sponsorship for a while, but you neverlready see the men's hockey on the TV comvisial, do you. Anyway, that's just that out there if anyone's if anyone's desperate talking about hockey in funding, I'll just put that out the because it's one of those topics that occasionally I like to talk about. They spent a fortune on turning all where the fields, didn't they thought there would be the adser all were the fields speed the game up, but still no one wanted to watch it. They wet the field before the game, still no one anyway. I don't know. If you want to mention hockey, I'm all for that. I don't think they can make them a game more exciting. I don't know how they do that. It's just one of those games that some people play and some people like to play it, and not many people like to watch it. I think it's beak in Holland. There's some professional league or something, but I think the viewing figures would be quite slim. I don't know that it's what I surmise anyway. That's hockey. Oh wait, totter at eighty. The other thing I want to talk about, and it's because I saw it this morning when I woke up, there was that balloon hot air balloon mishap south of Warnaka, near lug It or Lugarte as the locals call it, which we like. We always like a mispronunciation of a place name, providing it's a deliberate mispronunciation by people that know the correct mispronunciation, which is different from people that mispronounced today our words, But anyway, I'm just putting that out there. Legate So, yeah, the balloon came down quite quickly. The balloon, I prayed, do we call them a pilot? The balloon pilot didn't know there were fences, and the people got dragged through some fences and they got rushed off to hospital with minor injuries. I don't know if you've ever been ballooning, but I'm curious to hear about your hot air ballooning stories. I know, obviously with the new ZM we have had the ballooning tragedy and the wided upper with the eleven people died, of course, and there was those people. I think that Ronner Valentine's Day kind of a thing that was quite grim. But yeah, I'm curious to know if it's still a big thing because you don't see the balloons so often. For a long time, it was quite a big tourist thing. There'd be balloons, balloon trips in Queenstown, there'd be balloon trips in Canterbury, there'd be balloon trips in Auckland. For who really do you see them?

In greeting's welcome. My name's Marcus Phillis. Like the end is near a couple of days for me before I go for a bit of a breaker Rooney. So it's nice to be here, feel festive and fet set today in a place and they played some carols. It was on the downlow, and I got quite festive. I didn't when I say I got quite festive, right, I didn't leave straight away. I absorbed the carols. Yeah, got quite Christmasy with it. Then some of the neighboring table started conversation. I tried to exit, but there we go. That was me. It was quite a pleasant half an hour. So anyway by the bike. You got to feel for the hockey players, don't you. I've always had a sneaking fascination with hockey because a sport, right, and we're good at it, because we've got a meddle one time, and for those of a certain age, we'll always think that hockey is a very special game of news in them because of that metal and the goalkeeper played on with a fractured pateella I think and it was at the Olympics. Someone know when it was seventy two, seventy six might have been seventy six got the gold. So because of that, hockey has been one of the great sports, a sport that we love. But you know, how are they going to get good again? They're there at the Olympics, they don't win a game. The men's and the women's have been no more money or the funding cut. But if you're hockey, what else can you do? Because you have ever seen a hockey match? No one there. So it's not like a sport that's going to grow because people don't turn up to watch it. You feel sorry for them. They're watching football soccer in New Zealand, all these people turning up for the A league matches. Then you got the no one knows what's going on, So how are people going to start playing hockey? They're not because where all they see it? Nowhere? And where are the good stories? No, where are the heroes on the weak boxes? There aren't me So I feel for hockey. I don't think it's a game that's enjoyable to watch. Everything seems to come from the corner. But you might want to comment on that because yeah, if you're a sport on the decline, then how do you stop the decline? You can't because then the funding goes, then no one or play next thing. There'll be no fields. They'll turn them up and put them onto basketball courts. So hockey is one of the back topics tonight. I just thought there might be someone that wants to talk about it. There aren't many people that play it. Yeah, I don't know how many people would play it with it be forty thousand, but anyway, so yeah, I do feel for hockey because you'd be playing your hearts out of the Olympics, not just to win a medal, but also because you're playing for funding and the funding's gone. You know, want to get much sponsorship, are you? I think women's hockey head some sponsorship for a while, but you neverlready see the men's hockey on the TV comvisial, do you. Anyway, that's just that out there if anyone's if anyone's desperate talking about hockey in funding, I'll just put that out the because it's one of those topics that occasionally I like to talk about. They spent a fortune on turning all where the fields, didn't they thought there would be the adser all were the fields speed the game up, but still no one wanted to watch it. They wet the field before the game, still no one anyway. I don't know. If you want to mention hockey, I'm all for that. I don't think they can make them a game more exciting. I don't know how they do that. It's just one of those games that some people play and some people like to play it, and not many people like to watch it. I think it's beak in Holland. There's some professional league or something, but I think the viewing figures would be quite slim. I don't know that it's what I surmise anyway. That's hockey. Oh wait, totter at eighty. The other thing I want to talk about, and it's because I saw it this morning when I woke up, there was that balloon hot air balloon mishap south of Warnaka, near lug It or Lugarte as the locals call it, which we like. We always like a mispronunciation of a place name, providing it's a deliberate mispronunciation by people that know the correct mispronunciation, which is different from people that mispronounced today our words, But anyway, I'm just putting that out there. Legate So, yeah, the balloon came down quite quickly. The balloon, I prayed, do we call them a pilot? The balloon pilot didn't know there were fences, and the people got dragged through some fences and they got rushed off to hospital with minor injuries. I don't know if you've ever been ballooning, but I'm curious to hear about your hot air ballooning stories. I know, obviously with the new ZM we have had the ballooning tragedy and the wided upper with the eleven people died, of course, and there was those people. I think that Ronner Valentine's Day kind of a thing that was quite grim. But yeah, I'm curious to know if it's still a big thing because you don't see the balloons so often. For a long time, it was quite a big tourist thing. There'd be balloons, balloon trips in Queenstown, there'd be balloon trips in Canterbury, there'd be balloon trips in Auckland. For who really do you see them?

Now?

Now?

Maybe I've got that one wrong, but if you have someone that's gone ballooning around the world. I wouldn't mind hearing about your trip. You might have gone ballooning in Turkey. Where do they do that? Is it called? I don't know Turkey, but people that know Turkey know Turkey, and they always go on about the place that I can't pronounce where they go. Ballooning in Turkey looks very visual. I think it's called Cappadocia, and basically go, Hotti, you're ballooning, and then you manage to turbo charge your Instagram feed because it looks so visual. There's all these balloons. Looks gorgeous. Anyway, I went ballooning once in Alice Springs and what it involved was getting up very very early and going in a van and driving into the desert. And from then on what happened was there was an ex South African was Zimbabwe type, ex military person that kind of yelled at us for an hour as we got the balloon up. None of it was fun, like quite a stern authoritarian guy.

Maybe I've got that one wrong, but if you have someone that's gone ballooning around the world. I wouldn't mind hearing about your trip. You might have gone ballooning in Turkey. Where do they do that? Is it called? I don't know Turkey, but people that know Turkey know Turkey, and they always go on about the place that I can't pronounce where they go. Ballooning in Turkey looks very visual. I think it's called Cappadocia, and basically go, Hotti, you're ballooning, and then you manage to turbo charge your Instagram feed because it looks so visual. There's all these balloons. Looks gorgeous. Anyway, I went ballooning once in Alice Springs and what it involved was getting up very very early and going in a van and driving into the desert. And from then on what happened was there was an ex South African was Zimbabwe type, ex military person that kind of yelled at us for an hour as we got the balloon up. None of it was fun, like quite a stern authoritarian guy.

You know.

You know.

It was incredibly fascination. Then we got in the balloon, and once we got in the balloon, it was quite pleasant and you end up as real quiet because you moved just sort of at the speed of the wind. You sew kangaroos below, and yeah, it was interesting, but it wasn't like it was one of the things you do once you wouldn't do again. Oh I want to go ballooning again. It's not like an escape room we think, oh, okay, wait to do another one. It's like tick, I've done ballooning and I don't know what else to the other stage of the ballooning obsession. Oh, I don't think the Actually many people would buy their own balloon. But there we go. I kind of think. But like hockey, ballooning is on the way out, is it. You don't meet people that don't balloons these days. Once upon a time, there was a brief period of my life where I was very keen to no one's even on a balloon journey between Stuart Island and the South Island. I thought that could be a good attempted trip. But focused on other things. Anyway, I've got a lot of texts coming through, so that's a good sign. There's about six texts already. So we are talking ballooning and hockey, and the other thing is the back topic. There's a very good article on the Washington Post that's been reprinted in the Stuff website about the drones and New Jersey and what do you know, it appears just to be paranoia and conspiracy. And not only that, it is also the sign that perhaps once the mainstream media, although what is mainstream now? You could take the podcast to mainstream, but once the media fractures that more and more people get their news from social media, and the news they get is not that robust, and people are going down all sorts of rabbit holes with the drones. And there's a lot of drones in the air, and once people start looking, they all see all sorts of things. But I was thinking, I was reading the article, what it must have been like when planes started flying overhead with increased regularity. You imagine how freaked out people must have been like that they saw no planes in suddenly you see three or four a week, that, gee, where are they all going? What are they doing? What's that one doing? Then we had the chem trails. I don't think anyone's ever recovered anyway. My name is Marcus Head on Midnight. There's a fear bit there to go around with. I'll read some of the text when I can look forward to your calls. Oh, and here's some lovely texts and I'll get to those.

It was incredibly fascination. Then we got in the balloon, and once we got in the balloon, it was quite pleasant and you end up as real quiet because you moved just sort of at the speed of the wind. You sew kangaroos below, and yeah, it was interesting, but it wasn't like it was one of the things you do once you wouldn't do again. Oh I want to go ballooning again. It's not like an escape room we think, oh, okay, wait to do another one. It's like tick, I've done ballooning and I don't know what else to the other stage of the ballooning obsession. Oh, I don't think the Actually many people would buy their own balloon. But there we go. I kind of think. But like hockey, ballooning is on the way out, is it. You don't meet people that don't balloons these days. Once upon a time, there was a brief period of my life where I was very keen to no one's even on a balloon journey between Stuart Island and the South Island. I thought that could be a good attempted trip. But focused on other things. Anyway, I've got a lot of texts coming through, so that's a good sign. There's about six texts already. So we are talking ballooning and hockey, and the other thing is the back topic. There's a very good article on the Washington Post that's been reprinted in the Stuff website about the drones and New Jersey and what do you know, it appears just to be paranoia and conspiracy. And not only that, it is also the sign that perhaps once the mainstream media, although what is mainstream now? You could take the podcast to mainstream, but once the media fractures that more and more people get their news from social media, and the news they get is not that robust, and people are going down all sorts of rabbit holes with the drones. And there's a lot of drones in the air, and once people start looking, they all see all sorts of things. But I was thinking, I was reading the article, what it must have been like when planes started flying overhead with increased regularity. You imagine how freaked out people must have been like that they saw no planes in suddenly you see three or four a week, that, gee, where are they all going? What are they doing? What's that one doing? Then we had the chem trails. I don't think anyone's ever recovered anyway. My name is Marcus Head on Midnight. There's a fear bit there to go around with. I'll read some of the text when I can look forward to your calls. Oh, and here's some lovely texts and I'll get to those.

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I wait your inspired chat tonight, Marcus. Do you know the brand of bikes being recalled because they have no breaks? No, but you'd see if they had no breaks, wouldn't you? Marcus. Last Friday, your topic was road tolls around ten permet texts from a lady to say she lived on Northcote Road, Northcote Point during the nineteen sixties and lived next door to mister Paltridge, who worked on the Harbor Bridge toll booths. His name was Ronald. He died nineteen eighty six on his daughter in law. It was nice to hear about him from Anne. Lovely text. Thank you, Marcus. Big balloon festival in Hamilton each year. Want to rip it chairs, Michael delpmn, thank you. Surely ballooney would be the worst form of transport and history. I'd be keener to be a human cannibal shit have a cannon and put my faith in a giant blowtorch and some canvas sheets and a wicked basket madness. Marcus whited up. Our balloon festival is still heard every year twenty twenty five is at easter. They will rise, Marcus. I remember the two thousand Olympics. The women's hockey team that Mandy Smith was part of was uge popular. They were very fast and skillful, say with Jimmerfiln playing at three Olympics, but also part of a group of strong athletic women. They are great to watch, fast and skillful from Jilly, good on your Jilly, Marcus. To most of the world, it's field hockey. Did ice hockey get any funding from high performance sport? We know too much about ice hockey, but I think high performance sport. They're into the Olympics, aren't. They've got gold fever. I do hope they'll be too excited about ice hockey because we're not kind of going to get Olympic gold, are we? Anyway? Nineteen past eight. My name is Marcus.

I wait your inspired chat tonight, Marcus. Do you know the brand of bikes being recalled because they have no breaks? No, but you'd see if they had no breaks, wouldn't you? Marcus. Last Friday, your topic was road tolls around ten permet texts from a lady to say she lived on Northcote Road, Northcote Point during the nineteen sixties and lived next door to mister Paltridge, who worked on the Harbor Bridge toll booths. His name was Ronald. He died nineteen eighty six on his daughter in law. It was nice to hear about him from Anne. Lovely text. Thank you, Marcus. Big balloon festival in Hamilton each year. Want to rip it chairs, Michael delpmn, thank you. Surely ballooney would be the worst form of transport and history. I'd be keener to be a human cannibal shit have a cannon and put my faith in a giant blowtorch and some canvas sheets and a wicked basket madness. Marcus whited up. Our balloon festival is still heard every year twenty twenty five is at easter. They will rise, Marcus. I remember the two thousand Olympics. The women's hockey team that Mandy Smith was part of was uge popular. They were very fast and skillful, say with Jimmerfiln playing at three Olympics, but also part of a group of strong athletic women. They are great to watch, fast and skillful from Jilly, good on your Jilly, Marcus. To most of the world, it's field hockey. Did ice hockey get any funding from high performance sport? We know too much about ice hockey, but I think high performance sport. They're into the Olympics, aren't. They've got gold fever. I do hope they'll be too excited about ice hockey because we're not kind of going to get Olympic gold, are we? Anyway? Nineteen past eight. My name is Marcus.

Welcome.

Welcome.

Oh the other thing I want to mention also observation from me. Have been in the Big Smoke for a couple of days. But it does seem to me that I don't know if you agree with this, But what I suspect is that I don't know how to say this without freaking people out too much. It feels to me that the pendulum has swung and that physically shopping for presents for Christmas is now no longer worth doing. Most things you want to buy you can't buy because they're only available online. It's happened very quickly, and I certainly sense that that. Yeah, you go and try and find things, they're just not there because retail suddenly seems to have it's not performing like it used to perform. There's not the range, there's not the stock. The shops have closed down, it's all gone online. Are people experiencing that? Do you think that's a fair summation. That's certainly the impression I got today doing some or trying to do some retail tasks. Anyway, Marcus nearly prediction. Imagine it needs to do with no chocolates because they're really expensive this Christmas. Thank you, Marcus. I think ballooning is rather one of the safer air transportation options, particularly based on how few tragedy crashes there have been throughout the world. I'm looking forward to go out to balloon next year. Wow, whereabouts, Marcus, there is a huge gem up on the right out of fun Day. Anyone know why? Thanks? So we've got to situate north or south out of Fugarde. Let me know about that. I'll do the nz TA and check on that on the old Wako Katahi. If you've got any more information about the road and fun a day, let me know, because I don't think they'd be prone to traffic jamming, would it. So I'm on the websites for that people chick State Highways cheap? Is what a phone number? I'm clicking on something now. I think they might be a road closure, But as I say, it's a terrible website and every understand what it's saying. No, I can't tell you about that. Could someone let me know why the traffic's greved and fun today? Marcus? Do you mean field hockey will die and us in and all worldwide? Because the international game is growing? The Chinese women's team almost won the last Olympics. I don't think it's growing. There might be a few new country are taking on because they say it's an easy metal, but I don't think it's growing. dB Marcus, welcome.

Oh the other thing I want to mention also observation from me. Have been in the Big Smoke for a couple of days. But it does seem to me that I don't know if you agree with this, But what I suspect is that I don't know how to say this without freaking people out too much. It feels to me that the pendulum has swung and that physically shopping for presents for Christmas is now no longer worth doing. Most things you want to buy you can't buy because they're only available online. It's happened very quickly, and I certainly sense that that. Yeah, you go and try and find things, they're just not there because retail suddenly seems to have it's not performing like it used to perform. There's not the range, there's not the stock. The shops have closed down, it's all gone online. Are people experiencing that? Do you think that's a fair summation. That's certainly the impression I got today doing some or trying to do some retail tasks. Anyway, Marcus nearly prediction. Imagine it needs to do with no chocolates because they're really expensive this Christmas. Thank you, Marcus. I think ballooning is rather one of the safer air transportation options, particularly based on how few tragedy crashes there have been throughout the world. I'm looking forward to go out to balloon next year. Wow, whereabouts, Marcus, there is a huge gem up on the right out of fun Day. Anyone know why? Thanks? So we've got to situate north or south out of Fugarde. Let me know about that. I'll do the nz TA and check on that on the old Wako Katahi. If you've got any more information about the road and fun a day, let me know, because I don't think they'd be prone to traffic jamming, would it. So I'm on the websites for that people chick State Highways cheap? Is what a phone number? I'm clicking on something now. I think they might be a road closure, But as I say, it's a terrible website and every understand what it's saying. No, I can't tell you about that. Could someone let me know why the traffic's greved and fun today? Marcus? Do you mean field hockey will die and us in and all worldwide? Because the international game is growing? The Chinese women's team almost won the last Olympics. I don't think it's growing. There might be a few new country are taking on because they say it's an easy metal, but I don't think it's growing. dB Marcus, welcome.

You've gone up another notch of jealousy on my list of things that you've done that I haven't really. Yeah, yeah, I've never managed to talk myself into a hottier balloon. I've done a favorite of other flies. I've never got into a hottier balloon, and I would love to have a crack at that.

You've gone up another notch of jealousy on my list of things that you've done that I haven't really. Yeah, yeah, I've never managed to talk myself into a hottier balloon. I've done a favorite of other flies. I've never got into a hottier balloon, and I would love to have a crack at that.

Why don't you do what that guide in America with those weather balloons in his dick chair and the BB rifle.

Why don't you do what that guide in America with those weather balloons in his dick chair and the BB rifle.

I think I'd like a little bit more control than the stratosphere with no more control than the BB gun.

I think I'd like a little bit more control than the stratosphere with no more control than the BB gun.

That guy nearly got up and it any got up into the jet stream. It wasn't going well from there. So he was a remarkable guy.

That guy nearly got up and it any got up into the jet stream. It wasn't going well from there. So he was a remarkable guy.

I think things could go really bad. Also, if one of them pops, you can't reinflate it.

I think things could go really bad. Also, if one of them pops, you can't reinflate it.

No, that's right. So yeah, he had to have some basic comes quite. Have you got a plan?

No, that's right. So yeah, he had to have some basic comes quite. Have you got a plan?

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Have you got a plan for your when you're going to go ballooning.

Have you got a plan for your when you're going to go ballooning.

The food turns up? I'll say yes, it's basically why I plan. I mean other things like I used to fly planes with motors, Yes, some people call them blinders. Yes, where of course I control where I go. But three balloons, of course, they really are the of the of the weather. And we've had a few beat disasters, and I'm sure breezes kicked up and they haven't managed to round early enough not to stand in the sea.

The food turns up? I'll say yes, it's basically why I plan. I mean other things like I used to fly planes with motors, Yes, some people call them blinders. Yes, where of course I control where I go. But three balloons, of course, they really are the of the of the weather. And we've had a few beat disasters, and I'm sure breezes kicked up and they haven't managed to round early enough not to stand in the sea.

It was one of there was one of christ jutes that went quite bad. Yeah, and that was that was before the terrible one and the wided upper. But yeah, I dober and then I think that that stopped the balloon tourism and christ judge someone to let me know more about that, because I'm sure we'll have some balloonists out there. But yeah, I think that was kind of the end for them.

It was one of there was one of christ jutes that went quite bad. Yeah, and that was that was before the terrible one and the wided upper. But yeah, I dober and then I think that that stopped the balloon tourism and christ judge someone to let me know more about that, because I'm sure we'll have some balloonists out there. But yeah, I think that was kind of the end for them.

Yeah, and well, a lot of it's called an adventure tourism and rules have changed, so like the marama the gliding out of a marima, which were used to be done as a club with them to become adventure tourism, and the rulebook for that become became untenable, so they had closed down. They just couldn't run it as I can't remember which part of the rulebook it becomes under.

Yeah, and well, a lot of it's called an adventure tourism and rules have changed, so like the marama the gliding out of a marima, which were used to be done as a club with them to become adventure tourism, and the rulebook for that become became untenable, so they had closed down. They just couldn't run it as I can't remember which part of the rulebook it becomes under.

How that safety We'll talk more about the TV. I've got to give the headlines. But nice to hear from you. Thank you, twenty nine away from nine.

How that safety We'll talk more about the TV. I've got to give the headlines. But nice to hear from you. Thank you, twenty nine away from nine.

Thank you.

Thank you.

A very good text here and it's good Marcus not wishing to be controversial, but I think Christmas has done its dash We've received five cards this year. Twenty years ago we got fifty work Christmas parties at tiresome as getting very drunk is discouraged and companies don't want to pay for Texis homes. People have bought what they want for Christmas and the Black Friday sales. It's over, I tell you from Nick. I've thought that for a long while, Marcus, reballooning been the worst for of transportation. I would rather use a balloon than new form of council transportation. Loll loll loull. Marcus. Just like you, I hated that conspiracy theories, but you sometimes sound like you need more into that in your life. Wow. Brilliant, Jan Marcus, Welcome, Hello Marcus.

A very good text here and it's good Marcus not wishing to be controversial, but I think Christmas has done its dash We've received five cards this year. Twenty years ago we got fifty work Christmas parties at tiresome as getting very drunk is discouraged and companies don't want to pay for Texis homes. People have bought what they want for Christmas and the Black Friday sales. It's over, I tell you from Nick. I've thought that for a long while, Marcus, reballooning been the worst for of transportation. I would rather use a balloon than new form of council transportation. Loll loll loull. Marcus. Just like you, I hated that conspiracy theories, but you sometimes sound like you need more into that in your life. Wow. Brilliant, Jan Marcus, Welcome, Hello Marcus.

I just wanted to tell you I went up in the hot air balloon in Tanzania and we went across the SEREENKII.

I just wanted to tell you I went up in the hot air balloon in Tanzania and we went across the SEREENKII.

What okay, tell me all about this?

What okay, tell me all about this?

Okay, this was goodness me I was. This is thirty years ago. I'm seventeen now and this I was about forty then. And yes, so it was something I always wanted to do and was incredibly well organized.

Okay, this was goodness me I was. This is thirty years ago. I'm seventeen now and this I was about forty then. And yes, so it was something I always wanted to do and was incredibly well organized.

Like you.

Like you.

We had to get up very early in the morning and they blew the balloon up and off we went, and it was fabulous because all the animals were racing along underneath you, and we saw the sun come up and it was fabulous. And then when the basket came down, they were waiting with a champagne breakfast. I'll tell you what. It was just the most wonderful experience that I'll never forget.

We had to get up very early in the morning and they blew the balloon up and off we went, and it was fabulous because all the animals were racing along underneath you, and we saw the sun come up and it was fabulous. And then when the basket came down, they were waiting with a champagne breakfast. I'll tell you what. It was just the most wonderful experience that I'll never forget.

And there were giraffes.

And there were giraffes.

There were I didn't see any giraffes, but there were the world of beasts, and oh, I couldn'ess it was so long ago, Mark, because I can't remember all the animals, but I don't distinctly remember giraffes. But as you said, it was silent and other than when they sort of sort of had to rise up. But yeah, no, if you're going on a balloon ride.

There were I didn't see any giraffes, but there were the world of beasts, and oh, I couldn'ess it was so long ago, Mark, because I can't remember all the animals, but I don't distinctly remember giraffes. But as you said, it was silent and other than when they sort of sort of had to rise up. But yeah, no, if you're going on a balloon ride.

Do that one.

Do that one.

And I quite like the idea of the Serengeti too, because if you if you come down in the wrong place, you'd be amongst the wild animals, wouldn't you.

And I quite like the idea of the Serengeti too, because if you if you come down in the wrong place, you'd be amongst the wild animals, wouldn't you.

Yes, yes, or you were. And there was a vehicle that sort of followed along and they were waiting for us, and it set up this tape with a beautiful breakfast and a Gingham tablecloth, and yeah, I know it was wonderful, unforgeutiful experience.

Yes, yes, or you were. And there was a vehicle that sort of followed along and they were waiting for us, and it set up this tape with a beautiful breakfast and a Gingham tablecloth, and yeah, I know it was wonderful, unforgeutiful experience.

Did you see hip hippopotami hippopotamus?

Did you see hip hippopotami hippopotamus?

No, no, no, no, elephants. No, we didn't. I didn't see that. I just saw it. I tell you what.

No, no, no, no, elephants. No, we didn't. I didn't see that. I just saw it. I tell you what.

It was so long ago.

It was so long ago.

I just remember the animals. I'd have to go back and look at my journals.

I just remember the animals. I'd have to go back and look at my journals.

Oh, because you wouldn't have it on your cell phone. They have to take notes.

Oh, because you wouldn't have it on your cell phone. They have to take notes.

And no, there were no cell phones.

And no, there were no cell phones.

I'm quite like the sound of that. Okay, so we've got ballooning in the Serengetti. Where have you been ballooning? How good was it? It's about ballooning tonight and hockey. Very good, Jen, Thank you for that, Marcus. Years after the christ accident, the JTB stop balloon tourism for the Japanese, which was a large part of the market at the time. It certainly, I certainly wouldn't go on one chairs, Nigel, whatuld you call a form of transportation? Mike, In case you're wondering, I'm pretty sure you can change course in the balloon by going up and down into different air currents. Marcus, can we balloon across the cook straight and ditch the ferries, but would they be rail enabled or rail capable? Marcus, hockey would be more exciting for players was suspended under small balloons. You see what people are getting very good at mixing the two topics. Yeah, so don't we say what next thing? What they should do is dissecting the balloons or something micro shipping the hockey players whether they should be micro chipping the Christmas sales. Get in touch by name's Marcus. Welcome. It's all about ballooning and hockey and the drove. It's already got too many topics going around.

I'm quite like the sound of that. Okay, so we've got ballooning in the Serengetti. Where have you been ballooning? How good was it? It's about ballooning tonight and hockey. Very good, Jen, Thank you for that, Marcus. Years after the christ accident, the JTB stop balloon tourism for the Japanese, which was a large part of the market at the time. It certainly, I certainly wouldn't go on one chairs, Nigel, whatuld you call a form of transportation? Mike, In case you're wondering, I'm pretty sure you can change course in the balloon by going up and down into different air currents. Marcus, can we balloon across the cook straight and ditch the ferries, but would they be rail enabled or rail capable? Marcus, hockey would be more exciting for players was suspended under small balloons. You see what people are getting very good at mixing the two topics. Yeah, so don't we say what next thing? What they should do is dissecting the balloons or something micro shipping the hockey players whether they should be micro chipping the Christmas sales. Get in touch by name's Marcus. Welcome. It's all about ballooning and hockey and the drove. It's already got too many topics going around.

I quite like that.

I quite like that.

I mean, you know the week before Christmas talk about you chuck the kitchen, sinking it and find what people are going to go on and on it because people's minds are scrambled. I've locked in the belly of the beast of Christmas retail today and people are scrambled. I can guarantee it. By the way, to the person that told me they are in day can't go to Vanaha two they've gone and they've landed. So I think Port Veela is cut away from the airport because of landslides, but they will be having they'll be taking diggers and things up. I would think there are armies, they'll know what to do. And I think all of us are excited that the air force is helping huge, hugely significant in New Zealand, the nie Van to the people of Vana two in our workforce, temporary work force. Certainly when I spent the air in Cromwell, very big community from doing a lot of the fruit picking, a lot of the work there seasonal. I think we come across in that pickpic pic Marcus. We did a hottier balloon of the Pyramids and tot who who. I can't Mexico as the sun rose best experience I've ever had, yep, And I'll tell you what an all clinger'd quite often see them ballooning. And then of course there was a Ray Smith that did he get involved in ballooning. I think he did. There mean some great characters in ballooning. But yeah, I don't know where the ultimate bucket list ballooning trip would be. Probably the vineyards of France would be pretty good, would it. Anyway? Get in touch, Marcus till we in hockey. You got a feel for hockey. They always seem to be good hockey for getting grants to get new fields, don't they. There's always sort of astro turf they're putting town to rejuvenate the sport. But yeah, no medals, no money. That's the way it goes. You don't get the medals, you don't get the money, which I think is of it brutal. Surely if you're not getting the medals, you should get the money to make you better. So you do get the medals. I mean you could crack that egg two ways. Still trying to work out what's the situation where the traffic coming south of Fangade, Not quite sure if it's south of North or south. Already got the forces. They are suffering the blowback from the situation with the boat that went under the reef. Someone is texted says, hope the Air Force knows how to turn off the autopilot. Oh, yes, we would, they're coming from, aren't we. With the jokes. He would get the Navy to help dot dot dot dot and pyramid trips. My name is Marcus Walker and pallooning in New Zealand. I don't even know they still did it, but they must be doing it. In Warnacer. You go up and you come down, Marcus played first fifteen for Todd on the Boys for three years, two years quick at. No one wants to get in front of those heavy hitters in hockey with that ball flying how it moves. Also, being left handed doesn't help you playing. You can't play if you left handed?

I mean, you know the week before Christmas talk about you chuck the kitchen, sinking it and find what people are going to go on and on it because people's minds are scrambled. I've locked in the belly of the beast of Christmas retail today and people are scrambled. I can guarantee it. By the way, to the person that told me they are in day can't go to Vanaha two they've gone and they've landed. So I think Port Veela is cut away from the airport because of landslides, but they will be having they'll be taking diggers and things up. I would think there are armies, they'll know what to do. And I think all of us are excited that the air force is helping huge, hugely significant in New Zealand, the nie Van to the people of Vana two in our workforce, temporary work force. Certainly when I spent the air in Cromwell, very big community from doing a lot of the fruit picking, a lot of the work there seasonal. I think we come across in that pickpic pic Marcus. We did a hottier balloon of the Pyramids and tot who who. I can't Mexico as the sun rose best experience I've ever had, yep, And I'll tell you what an all clinger'd quite often see them ballooning. And then of course there was a Ray Smith that did he get involved in ballooning. I think he did. There mean some great characters in ballooning. But yeah, I don't know where the ultimate bucket list ballooning trip would be. Probably the vineyards of France would be pretty good, would it. Anyway? Get in touch, Marcus till we in hockey. You got a feel for hockey. They always seem to be good hockey for getting grants to get new fields, don't they. There's always sort of astro turf they're putting town to rejuvenate the sport. But yeah, no medals, no money. That's the way it goes. You don't get the medals, you don't get the money, which I think is of it brutal. Surely if you're not getting the medals, you should get the money to make you better. So you do get the medals. I mean you could crack that egg two ways. Still trying to work out what's the situation where the traffic coming south of Fangade, Not quite sure if it's south of North or south. Already got the forces. They are suffering the blowback from the situation with the boat that went under the reef. Someone is texted says, hope the Air Force knows how to turn off the autopilot. Oh, yes, we would, they're coming from, aren't we. With the jokes. He would get the Navy to help dot dot dot dot and pyramid trips. My name is Marcus Walker and pallooning in New Zealand. I don't even know they still did it, but they must be doing it. In Warnacer. You go up and you come down, Marcus played first fifteen for Todd on the Boys for three years, two years quick at. No one wants to get in front of those heavy hitters in hockey with that ball flying how it moves. Also, being left handed doesn't help you playing. You can't play if you left handed?

Can you?

Can you?

Or is it just polo? Can you play hockey if you left handed?

Or is it just polo? Can you play hockey if you left handed?

It's bad.

It's bad.

If you can't, yeah, I don't think you can play. That's bad. AH should take that to the Human Rights Commission. Marcus. Interested, how many of your listeners feel like I do? Christmas used to be fun filled and the bullet was amazing. Now it's like a finished line and a month long marathon where everyone wants everything completed, and so you work yourself for the bone, and come Christmas you get sick from all the stress and overworking. I'm hopeful one day it'll be like it used to be, maybe when I'm retired, if I ever retire. I like the text that says it's over. Don't want to be controversial, Marcus, but I think Christmas has done its dash. How long were we been doing Christmas for? How long are we actually? Seriously, how long are we doing Christmas for? When did they start would it be five hundred years? Do you reckon? I'm not gonna do in the dark ages? Are they? They wouldn't be doing it in a lot of the time because they wouldn't have had the spare time the surfs. I don't know how long people have been celebrating Christmas. I wonder how long in the world we've been doing that. But look, getting touched one of us, Marcus. Today is the date that consists of the text to day is the date that Kirsty McCole, who sang on Fairytale of New York, drowned. I don't think she drowned. I think she got by a water skier, which always seemed to be a very unfairy tale way to meet your demise. That's why a thing happened to her. Would you call that drowning, Marcus? I had a lifestyle block at West Melted and Christitch. Hottier balloons used to drive the ostriches crazy. Well they would I think it was a giant egg. Your animals, I don't think would like a Hottier balloon. They're creepy, sort of coming over you with their bright colors, Marcus. Hottier balloons are spectacular but not easy control of a breeze gets up, you get down, and dairy cows that are normally pleasant go into a tails up mess dampede at the side of them. Haha. Owls did anyway? Term tito so animals, farmers that sort of stuff anyway. Yeah, yeah, and the other thing too. You had a lifestyle like West Melting and Christchitch. Hoty balloons used to drive the Ostriches crazy, which bigs have thought, why are you taking you Ostrich's hottier ballooning? Are we that sort of show? I suppose we are fifteen away from nine one of them. It's talking about hotier ballooning tonight. We've got people that have done it in the Serengetty. It's hard to hear the words seiring giddy without front of the song, isn't it?

If you can't, yeah, I don't think you can play. That's bad. AH should take that to the Human Rights Commission. Marcus. Interested, how many of your listeners feel like I do? Christmas used to be fun filled and the bullet was amazing. Now it's like a finished line and a month long marathon where everyone wants everything completed, and so you work yourself for the bone, and come Christmas you get sick from all the stress and overworking. I'm hopeful one day it'll be like it used to be, maybe when I'm retired, if I ever retire. I like the text that says it's over. Don't want to be controversial, Marcus, but I think Christmas has done its dash. How long were we been doing Christmas for? How long are we actually? Seriously, how long are we doing Christmas for? When did they start would it be five hundred years? Do you reckon? I'm not gonna do in the dark ages? Are they? They wouldn't be doing it in a lot of the time because they wouldn't have had the spare time the surfs. I don't know how long people have been celebrating Christmas. I wonder how long in the world we've been doing that. But look, getting touched one of us, Marcus. Today is the date that consists of the text to day is the date that Kirsty McCole, who sang on Fairytale of New York, drowned. I don't think she drowned. I think she got by a water skier, which always seemed to be a very unfairy tale way to meet your demise. That's why a thing happened to her. Would you call that drowning, Marcus? I had a lifestyle block at West Melted and Christitch. Hottier balloons used to drive the ostriches crazy. Well they would I think it was a giant egg. Your animals, I don't think would like a Hottier balloon. They're creepy, sort of coming over you with their bright colors, Marcus. Hottier balloons are spectacular but not easy control of a breeze gets up, you get down, and dairy cows that are normally pleasant go into a tails up mess dampede at the side of them. Haha. Owls did anyway? Term tito so animals, farmers that sort of stuff anyway. Yeah, yeah, and the other thing too. You had a lifestyle like West Melting and Christchitch. Hoty balloons used to drive the Ostriches crazy, which bigs have thought, why are you taking you Ostrich's hottier ballooning? Are we that sort of show? I suppose we are fifteen away from nine one of them. It's talking about hotier ballooning tonight. We've got people that have done it in the Serengetty. It's hard to hear the words seiring giddy without front of the song, isn't it?

Oh?

Oh?

I love that song. Yeah anyway, it's got all the great words in that one. Hold your horses, Ellen, I'll be with you. They will take Ellen. It's Marcus.

I love that song. Yeah anyway, it's got all the great words in that one. Hold your horses, Ellen, I'll be with you. They will take Ellen. It's Marcus.

Good evening, Hey, Marcus Allen.

Good evening, Hey, Marcus Allen.

How are you going?

How are you going?

Yeah?

Yeah?

Good?

Good?

Ellen?

Ellen?

Good? Now.

Good? Now.

I've been hottier ballooning in two places, England and Capitoc.

I've been hottier ballooning in two places, England and Capitoc.

Yeah yeah, wow, Okay.

Yeah yeah, wow, Okay.

I mean.

I mean.

The hardest arts coming down. In my view both cases you end up flat on your side with the basket, and they're not a very controlled thing. Fine going up, fine going along, but coming downs hard.

The hardest arts coming down. In my view both cases you end up flat on your side with the basket, and they're not a very controlled thing. Fine going up, fine going along, but coming downs hard.

Now, if I remember, right, are the drills about landing you do kind of they teach you to do something like like fliction nees or something, is that right? And hold the side?

Now, if I remember, right, are the drills about landing you do kind of they teach you to do something like like fliction nees or something, is that right? And hold the side?

Oh yeah, But as I say, you end up flat on your face most of the time. I mean I always I thought, I mean, England was great and Cappadocia just unbelievable, you know, and like you say, it's very quiet.

Oh yeah, But as I say, you end up flat on your face most of the time. I mean I always I thought, I mean, England was great and Cappadocia just unbelievable, you know, and like you say, it's very quiet.

I thought.

I thought.

The thing that was interesting from my point of view is I have a horrible hit for heights, but didn't bother me.

The thing that was interesting from my point of view is I have a horrible hit for heights, but didn't bother me.

No ballooning, because it's quite gradual, isn't it, And you're quite calm. You don't even know by the time you're high it's been so yeah, that's a good point.

No ballooning, because it's quite gradual, isn't it, And you're quite calm. You don't even know by the time you're high it's been so yeah, that's a good point.

It's a strange it's a strange sensation, isn't it.

It's a strange it's a strange sensation, isn't it.

Well, I'm surprised you went tho if you've never hit for height, Dellen, because you wouldn't have known beforehand, would you that it was going to be calm?

Well, I'm surprised you went tho if you've never hit for height, Dellen, because you wouldn't have known beforehand, would you that it was going to be calm?

No?

No?

No, Well, that's the thing. But no beautiful days and we had great experiences. But and I guess you're right, you know, would I do it again?

No, Well, that's the thing. But no beautiful days and we had great experiences. But and I guess you're right, you know, would I do it again?

No?

No?

Not really?

Not really?

Is this something about I think, is this something about Cappadopia that lends itself to why has it all happened there? Because it's kind of like ballooning Central, isn't it.

Is this something about I think, is this something about Cappadopia that lends itself to why has it all happened there? Because it's kind of like ballooning Central, isn't it.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I think it's cheap. I think the hot air off the rocks, you remember, you know how those rocks with the hotel, with the hotels and them. So I think it's just and it's very picturesque. So I think a combination of those three things. And I mean the Turks are amazing. You know, you do worry a little bit about their expertise, I guess, but that was fine. Which one was lovely, you know, fields of England and all that kind of stuff, And yeah, it was a great experiences.

I think it's cheap. I think the hot air off the rocks, you remember, you know how those rocks with the hotel, with the hotels and them. So I think it's just and it's very picturesque. So I think a combination of those three things. And I mean the Turks are amazing. You know, you do worry a little bit about their expertise, I guess, but that was fine. Which one was lovely, you know, fields of England and all that kind of stuff, And yeah, it was a great experiences.

Tear from me. Yeah, I think I'd be worried about Cappadopia, not that I've ever been there. Someone text us, they're very curious to know what the Serengidi song is. To text about the full lyrics starting with here the drums echo we tonight, but she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation. She's coming in twelve thirty flight her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation. Is that about ballooning? Maybe it's one of the great songs because of the sort of the bongos. Someone's text their prediction for next year, Airships due to make a comeback? Did the school project on airships making a comeback? That seemed to be the thing then, and we've waited fifty more years of their never making a comeback. Marcus number one thing. Balloons always and Hamilton lots of them. Second of all. Christmas began around six point sixty BC in Rome. Goodness that early balloons? Would you call them a form of transper I know people have gone around the world on them, but not easily and pretty much They're going up into the sky and the world was revolving below them, wasn't it? Balloons? I wonder where they get those ones? You get those ones that are made in different shapes. I never know where they make those. I'm curious to talk about anything ballooning tonight. That would have themed the show too late in the year to theme it. But I am curious to know about ballooning. I'd be on some junket. I'd caught the train to Allie Springs and went ballooning Elie Springs up there was good, and then we went on a jet to Uluru, which is ears Rock, but didn't get to We just drove across and d flew across and on one of those Flying Doctor I think we're in the Flying Doctor plane. Actually said a man. Don't forget what it was, but I think, well there was a jet I can't remember. Seemed to be a waste of av guest to me. But anyway, junkets do what junkets do. Eight to nine, my name is Marcus. Welcome also hockey. What future for hockey? And that's going to be one of those games that I think in New Zealand, if we're not careful, it's going to die. Is it going to be a bad thing? What role does hockey play? Because all these artificial fields they've built at great expense to save the sport. But Gosha, you never see it televised, and yet anytime you see anyone playing it, you never see a soul watching it.

Tear from me. Yeah, I think I'd be worried about Cappadopia, not that I've ever been there. Someone text us, they're very curious to know what the Serengidi song is. To text about the full lyrics starting with here the drums echo we tonight, but she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation. She's coming in twelve thirty flight her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation. Is that about ballooning? Maybe it's one of the great songs because of the sort of the bongos. Someone's text their prediction for next year, Airships due to make a comeback? Did the school project on airships making a comeback? That seemed to be the thing then, and we've waited fifty more years of their never making a comeback. Marcus number one thing. Balloons always and Hamilton lots of them. Second of all. Christmas began around six point sixty BC in Rome. Goodness that early balloons? Would you call them a form of transper I know people have gone around the world on them, but not easily and pretty much They're going up into the sky and the world was revolving below them, wasn't it? Balloons? I wonder where they get those ones? You get those ones that are made in different shapes. I never know where they make those. I'm curious to talk about anything ballooning tonight. That would have themed the show too late in the year to theme it. But I am curious to know about ballooning. I'd be on some junket. I'd caught the train to Allie Springs and went ballooning Elie Springs up there was good, and then we went on a jet to Uluru, which is ears Rock, but didn't get to We just drove across and d flew across and on one of those Flying Doctor I think we're in the Flying Doctor plane. Actually said a man. Don't forget what it was, but I think, well there was a jet I can't remember. Seemed to be a waste of av guest to me. But anyway, junkets do what junkets do. Eight to nine, my name is Marcus. Welcome also hockey. What future for hockey? And that's going to be one of those games that I think in New Zealand, if we're not careful, it's going to die. Is it going to be a bad thing? What role does hockey play? Because all these artificial fields they've built at great expense to save the sport. But Gosha, you never see it televised, and yet anytime you see anyone playing it, you never see a soul watching it.

And why not?

And why not?

It's not that different from football. The balls and play a lot, just no one watches it Good evening, Andrew, It's Marcus. Welcome.

It's not that different from football. The balls and play a lot, just no one watches it Good evening, Andrew, It's Marcus. Welcome.

Hi. How are you good?

Hi. How are you good?

Andrew?

Andrew?

Good? I hope you have a good Christmas and Merry Christmas to you, to you and your family. You okay, No, I just want to I've been watching a bit of the Yankee News, going between from news station to the news station and trying to pick bits of the truth out and and uh, but they've all agreed on one thing that you know, the young the youngsters what do they call them, gen z or gen whatever they call they're getting in America. And you know how all US Western countries follow America six months to a year later or wherever. They're all getting back into going to the malls, going to the shops, doing the inter getting realizing that the interaction with people is all part of the experience.

Good? I hope you have a good Christmas and Merry Christmas to you, to you and your family. You okay, No, I just want to I've been watching a bit of the Yankee News, going between from news station to the news station and trying to pick bits of the truth out and and uh, but they've all agreed on one thing that you know, the young the youngsters what do they call them, gen z or gen whatever they call they're getting in America. And you know how all US Western countries follow America six months to a year later or wherever. They're all getting back into going to the malls, going to the shops, doing the inter getting realizing that the interaction with people is all part of the experience.

You know.

You know.

So I won't I won't take long, and they'll catch on over here again.

So I won't I won't take long, and they'll catch on over here again.

What are they just go there to hang though, are they? Yeah?

What are they just go there to hang though, are they? Yeah?

But it's it's picking up the business, Yeah, because I mean generally it's bringing you know, bring brings. I mean they've got to eat, they've got to drink, they've you know, plus it brings in other people think oh, go back to the mall. You know, it's it's all lively again. So it's doing well over there apparently, But you know how vague that all is. But I just want to let you know that, and Andrew headline from Retail Wire magazine.

But it's it's picking up the business, Yeah, because I mean generally it's bringing you know, bring brings. I mean they've got to eat, they've got to drink, they've you know, plus it brings in other people think oh, go back to the mall. You know, it's it's all lively again. So it's doing well over there apparently, But you know how vague that all is. But I just want to let you know that, and Andrew headline from Retail Wire magazine.

Yeah, gen Z may save this shopping mall. How malls attract younger consumers.

Yeah, gen Z may save this shopping mall. How malls attract younger consumers.

Yep, that's it.

Yep, that's it.

That's it.

That's it.

You're right to it, say, yeah, yeah, So I just want to let you know, don't you pisimistic because it takes about six months to a year for us to sort of.

You're right to it, say, yeah, yeah, So I just want to let you know, don't you pisimistic because it takes about six months to a year for us to sort of.

Pick it up.

Pick it up.

But we're all like little Americas now, so you know.

But we're all like little Americas now, so you know.

Why we've I guess it's the media. But thank you so much for that. There, Andrew, there we go. But a retail a bit of ballooning. Nothing about micro chipping cats. That doesn't sound like a very fun topic, does it. Microchipping sounds like it's been going on for it. They don't want to desext them, just microchip them. Who's behind it? You like this one of the green members. But it's just I mean, it's probably the right thing to do, Marcus. A multi engined aircraft landing with an engine out is a precautionary landing. A glider landing with no engine is a controlled forced landing. A balloon landing is a controlled crash. I mean, surely the worst shoes for driving would be slippers. That's right there in the name, isn't it. That's your worst one?

Why we've I guess it's the media. But thank you so much for that. There, Andrew, there we go. But a retail a bit of ballooning. Nothing about micro chipping cats. That doesn't sound like a very fun topic, does it. Microchipping sounds like it's been going on for it. They don't want to desext them, just microchip them. Who's behind it? You like this one of the green members. But it's just I mean, it's probably the right thing to do, Marcus. A multi engined aircraft landing with an engine out is a precautionary landing. A glider landing with no engine is a controlled forced landing. A balloon landing is a controlled crash. I mean, surely the worst shoes for driving would be slippers. That's right there in the name, isn't it. That's your worst one?

Be that?

Be that?

Then the Gendal's there'd be my take on that one. Traffic update, Cindy Marcus, welcome in coming.

Then the Gendal's there'd be my take on that one. Traffic update, Cindy Marcus, welcome in coming.

Ah, Hi Marcus, yet in coming here. I'm just on the Wykato Expressway again at last. But I was driving Hamilton to Auckland and fairly left the city and got to about what they call resolution drive. And I was on the expressway for a little way. And then they don't burn you off, no warning, like they seem to have closed it down.

Ah, Hi Marcus, yet in coming here. I'm just on the Wykato Expressway again at last. But I was driving Hamilton to Auckland and fairly left the city and got to about what they call resolution drive. And I was on the expressway for a little way. And then they don't burn you off, no warning, like they seem to have closed it down.

I'm hitting north Goodness, Yes, I don't know.

I'm hitting north Goodness, Yes, I don't know.

It's just cones everywhere. I mean, what a time of year to do it. Yeah, And I've just driven all the back way the old Great House roads through I know how much?

It's just cones everywhere. I mean, what a time of year to do it. Yeah, And I've just driven all the back way the old Great House roads through I know how much?

How much longer has it taken?

How much longer has it taken?

Oh, I'm about eighty ks away from Auckland now.

Oh, I'm about eighty ks away from Auckland now.

And I left over an hour ago, okay, And I've googled up Revolution drive and I think it's resolution drive, Am I right?

And I left over an hour ago, okay, And I've googled up Revolution drive and I think it's resolution drive, Am I right?

Resolution drive?

Resolution drive?

I thought you said revolution. I thought what revolution? In Hamilton they name that road after? Okay, so I'm seeing where you are now, okay, wow?

I thought you said revolution. I thought what revolution? In Hamilton they name that road after? Okay, so I'm seeing where you are now, okay, wow?

Yeah yeah, quite a big section. And and just you know, I wish I knew who set that up because the detail assigns were really poor. Yeah, very they were really spaced apart. Like I found it really hard to fallow.

Yeah yeah, quite a big section. And and just you know, I wish I knew who set that up because the detail assigns were really poor. Yeah, very they were really spaced apart. Like I found it really hard to fallow.

Luckily I.

Luckily I.

Should have go on Google Maps. Do you think you'll be home for Christmas? Cindy?

Should have go on Google Maps. Do you think you'll be home for Christmas? Cindy?

Hopefully I'm behind tonight, But.

Hopefully I'm behind tonight, But.

Sounds like I ever heard a Walton's Mountain sticks in my heart. That episode of Walton's Mountain when John Boy wasn't going to be home for Christmas or ever that I'll tell you what I think that was always the best Christmas special was the Walton's Christmas Special. No, no, John Boy was coming home from the Spanish War or from a blizzard or you know the other thing for Chris two things at Christmas. I like, right, the Waltons Christmas Special and probably the highlight for me for Christmas every year was Once upon a Time, And I apologize to go down a nostalgic road route route the week before Christmas, and people will back me up on this. Milko's well, the week before Christmas, the milkman would bring round milk that would have a fear best of fiend foil top to the milk. So always it was always a silver foil cap to the milk, or a blue white one for the homogenized. But for Christmas it would have Oh it was exciting that they do that. Gee, what a great thing to do to get special Christmasy foil for the top of the milk. Anyone else want to talk about that. It's a big deal in the day. What would you call those things? Were they the milk to what were the foil? Do you know what they were called? They called lids? Andy Marcus, welcome.

Sounds like I ever heard a Walton's Mountain sticks in my heart. That episode of Walton's Mountain when John Boy wasn't going to be home for Christmas or ever that I'll tell you what I think that was always the best Christmas special was the Walton's Christmas Special. No, no, John Boy was coming home from the Spanish War or from a blizzard or you know the other thing for Chris two things at Christmas. I like, right, the Waltons Christmas Special and probably the highlight for me for Christmas every year was Once upon a Time, And I apologize to go down a nostalgic road route route the week before Christmas, and people will back me up on this. Milko's well, the week before Christmas, the milkman would bring round milk that would have a fear best of fiend foil top to the milk. So always it was always a silver foil cap to the milk, or a blue white one for the homogenized. But for Christmas it would have Oh it was exciting that they do that. Gee, what a great thing to do to get special Christmasy foil for the top of the milk. Anyone else want to talk about that. It's a big deal in the day. What would you call those things? Were they the milk to what were the foil? Do you know what they were called? They called lids? Andy Marcus, welcome.

How are you balloons? Yeah, we're doing a game. We we're coming back then and we're in a place called or in Chat Egypt. Thanks pretty prestoricy for think there. But if you having my soul, rickety Dan, and you think they all get into the hot blow and everything went well, lifted up probably maybe three or four hundred just doub the ground trembled around for it half an ear over. The they do it. They go with the Valley of the Kings, which is pointless because everything is kind of build into cut into the hill, so you can't actually say anything is going over the valley. However, when it comes to lane, the guy didn't know where's lane. What gets gets lower trembling over these kind of pett fields and and she haanning. Yet there's this then this this like an old twitter high sort of thing, which is says, and he goes towards them. The things driving around all these roads pass until we get down low head and we just kind of drop and there's nothing kind of graceful. We had a hottie balloon, so the thing just tipped and just the top of the basket just hit the h they'll get a shark and all kind of roll out. But it was just heaven. So it really slow, but maybe just felt like it happened really slow. It didn't feel like we're in danger, but it was just those It was just such a such an egypt operation that you appreciate.

How are you balloons? Yeah, we're doing a game. We we're coming back then and we're in a place called or in Chat Egypt. Thanks pretty prestoricy for think there. But if you having my soul, rickety Dan, and you think they all get into the hot blow and everything went well, lifted up probably maybe three or four hundred just doub the ground trembled around for it half an ear over. The they do it. They go with the Valley of the Kings, which is pointless because everything is kind of build into cut into the hill, so you can't actually say anything is going over the valley. However, when it comes to lane, the guy didn't know where's lane. What gets gets lower trembling over these kind of pett fields and and she haanning. Yet there's this then this this like an old twitter high sort of thing, which is says, and he goes towards them. The things driving around all these roads pass until we get down low head and we just kind of drop and there's nothing kind of graceful. We had a hottie balloon, so the thing just tipped and just the top of the basket just hit the h they'll get a shark and all kind of roll out. But it was just heaven. So it really slow, but maybe just felt like it happened really slow. It didn't feel like we're in danger, but it was just those It was just such a such an egypt operation that you appreciate.

Yeah, and you don't want you don't want to get into into stereotyping different cultures, but ballooning something you'd want them to have the right Civil Civil Aviation Act kind of behind it wouldn't wouldn't you You want to know that they're kind of that they're checking out the people that they are. Actually they're not letting their cousin ride the balloon because they can't make it.

Yeah, and you don't want you don't want to get into into stereotyping different cultures, but ballooning something you'd want them to have the right Civil Civil Aviation Act kind of behind it wouldn't wouldn't you You want to know that they're kind of that they're checking out the people that they are. Actually they're not letting their cousin ride the balloon because they can't make it.

Yeah, I do.

Yeah, I do.

I think that's exactly heavens. But you're kind of just you know, when you're tribling, when you're young, you're just tunure, you forget those things.

I think that's exactly heavens. But you're kind of just you know, when you're tribling, when you're young, you're just tunure, you forget those things.

What year we're talking and they oh, not like long.

What year we're talking and they oh, not like long.

Ago, twenty ten, it's about September twenty ten.

Ago, twenty ten, it's about September twenty ten.

Because you know, years ago, because you know that luck Saw in Egypt was the home of the world's worst ballooning tragedy twenty thirteen. Nineteen people of twenty one died.

Because you know, years ago, because you know that luck Saw in Egypt was the home of the world's worst ballooning tragedy twenty thirteen. Nineteen people of twenty one died.

I think, yeah, yeah, I think, and it was Yeah, I think I'm looking.

I think, yeah, yeah, I think, and it was Yeah, I think I'm looking.

Now, were you before we after before that?

Now, were you before we after before that?

Yeah? Yeah, okay, well it's quite a fewe that, there's quite a few to do it. But you know, yeah, you're in a place that thousands of years a thousand thousand year history, and it's it's it's not you know, the pyramids are the most advanced sort of engineering over there, and everything else is that it's the country. It's that everything else takes long, long time to build, and I don't think they have the whole rulves and regulations.

Yeah? Yeah, okay, well it's quite a fewe that, there's quite a few to do it. But you know, yeah, you're in a place that thousands of years a thousand thousand year history, and it's it's it's not you know, the pyramids are the most advanced sort of engineering over there, and everything else is that it's the country. It's that everything else takes long, long time to build, and I don't think they have the whole rulves and regulations.

It actually wasn't the worst ballooning accent. The worst ballooning accent, obviously was the Hindenburg, but it Seys and lux of Elia. The King's concerns over past his safety had been raised from time to time, with multiple crashes reported in two thousand and seven, two thousand and eight, two thousand and nine. That's your end sounds that we had every right to Well, I mean, you can't judge your instant because you're already on it, weren't you.

It actually wasn't the worst ballooning accent. The worst ballooning accent, obviously was the Hindenburg, but it Seys and lux of Elia. The King's concerns over past his safety had been raised from time to time, with multiple crashes reported in two thousand and seven, two thousand and eight, two thousand and nine. That's your end sounds that we had every right to Well, I mean, you can't judge your instant because you're already on it, weren't you.

Yeah, yeah, But I wouldn't do the game because it was okay, it's peaceful there except for when they when they you know, across the gets up and when you land and you yes, but hey, good story.

Yeah, yeah, But I wouldn't do the game because it was okay, it's peaceful there except for when they when they you know, across the gets up and when you land and you yes, but hey, good story.

You never forget it.

You never forget it.

And yeah, it's not.

And yeah, it's not.

And we're talking about ballooning in the world. We're going to serig Getty, We're going Luxe or Pyramid, Valley of the Kings. I wasn't a donkey for that. Why I had to do the ballooning wasn't an option. We're also doing Cappadocia with the balloon's Turkey you'll see that on Instagram for a visual Stephanie.

And we're talking about ballooning in the world. We're going to serig Getty, We're going Luxe or Pyramid, Valley of the Kings. I wasn't a donkey for that. Why I had to do the ballooning wasn't an option. We're also doing Cappadocia with the balloon's Turkey you'll see that on Instagram for a visual Stephanie.

It's good morning, Marcus.

It's good morning, Marcus.

Morning, Stephanie.

Morning, Stephanie.

Yeah, that road between Horror two and Tearoffrey has been closed at night for months.

Yeah, that road between Horror two and Tearoffrey has been closed at night for months.

Oh wow, Okay, it's.

Oh wow, Okay, it's.

Just an ongoing I can't stay it wrong on on ere.

Just an ongoing I can't stay it wrong on on ere.

An ongoing and ongoing work in progress.

An ongoing and ongoing work in progress.

Yeah for a.

Yeah for a.

Last yes, really yep.

Last yes, really yep.

They started it uhout October November twenty twinkie, and there's been going since then. Okay, and lately every night the motorway is closed.

They started it uhout October November twenty twinkie, and there's been going since then. Okay, and lately every night the motorway is closed.

It's going to be interesting some of you because the Desert road's closing also, isn't it.

It's going to be interesting some of you because the Desert road's closing also, isn't it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it just means everyone comes over to where I come down through National Park, so yeah, or idiots.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it just means everyone comes over to where I come down through National Park, so yeah, or idiots.

To deal with.

To deal with.

To get a break, Stephanie, hopefully Christmas New Year. Okay, Well, hope you have a good break and stand touch. Nice to hear from you, Stephaney. Thank you. Fifteen past nine texts. Keep those going. There's been some rippers some of you guys. You could text for New Zealand figure out the hockey players you got to context at the Olympics. Marcus, never ever try to drive a car with ski boots on especially in menu regards Graham or flippers want to drive cross handed. Marcus aid, is normal at night between Topai and Tadapa closed at night. Marcus, I just came north from the Bombay Hills. There was probably twelve ambulances and several cop cars heading south about an hour ago. So south of the Bombays twelve ambulances and several cop cars dand we on it. Nothing I can see. We're on that too, So that's a lot. That twelve emuinences is more than I've seen for a while. Marcus, ice hockey is more exciting to watch them. Field hockey definitely faster and more physical. Yeah, I've often been fascinated by hockey because I can't work out how they managed to fund it for so long, because there's no other revenue streams for it. You look at rugby, there's revenue streams. You look for football, the A League, there be revenue streams. Hockey there's nothing, nothing, And it's discriminating against the left handers. But that's not my that's not my lane. Isn't about the hockey lane. I am curious, though, Marcus. When I was a kid now sixty five, my mother always had a stainless steel bowl of fat in the fridge and a packet of dripping OMG for gravy, etc. Today I saw a packet of dripping the souper market. Is that better than the cooking oils we buy today? My sister and brothers are not fat from that stuff. Really interested what you think? Cheers the old go back to fat discussion? You want to get the podcast for that one is a fee bit of appetite for that sort of discussion. By the way, the big balloon crash and luck saw it was a balloon that caught fire, leaking fuel line. The pilot left to safety, but the rest died, came down, and then a cust of wooden came in. So it sounds like a terrible combination of events. We are talking and ballooning. Also we are talking is it the end of Christmas? When jeeps creepers two weeks ago on to move it? Now we're saying at the end of it. I'm not saying that a text door has said this, And what's the worst footwear to drive? And is it the slipper it's in the name, or is it ski boots. I'm not saying this to be humorous. But obviously some people need to be warned about some of their footwear that they are driving. Most of my footwear choices are pretty good for driving. I would think, what's bad if there's something rolling down underneath the paddles and you don't bother to pick it up, like a spray can or something, that's always bad. Marcus. I did the hoty ballooning in Cappadocia, Turkey. Incredible control. The guy dropped down slowly so the barket basket brushed against the tops of trees. I was able to pick a leaf before he lifted up again. Amazing. Not sure I'd do it again, not as brave. Young Hindenburg was not a hot air balloon. What does sound wiki ped It was the deadliest ballooning accident in the history since the Hindenburg disaster. It's a balloon, though, Was he gonna say it's ballooning, gonna say it's a dirigible? I'm gonna have a texting with saying about a dirigible. Aunt, I can just see it. How do you get jobs on the road A hot balloon? Indrigible? I'd say it was a balloon or it was a steel frame. That's what caught fire the glue. It's a blimp. Was the Hindenburger balloon? You know what I mean? Was the Hindenburger balloon? Was the Hindenburger balloon? No, the Hindenburg was a rigid aircraft, not a balloon. We'll tell that to Wikipedia, Marcus. I broke my ankle and at ed. They put me in a moon boot and said you can't drive. I'd driven myself to D's and my left foot, so I drove home using my left foot on the accelerator. I got really good using the moonboot on the accelerator, just had to get the feel right. It was fine, very bad because it's illegal. I think the moonboot is probably the worst footwear to drive a year, right, I think Vanessa. She broke her foot and had a moonboot, and we're the car with a hand accelerator. I didn't enjoy driving. I felt like it was I was playing up with my hemispheres of her brain. Someone has said that ice skates to be the worst shoes to drive, and I'm inclined. I'm inclined to agree. Timos to Marcus, Cold evening and welcome.