Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- 198601 [2016/03/08 08:11] – [Boiling Water Burns] kennettj
+++ 198601 [2016/03/08 08:12] – [Amende Honorable] kennettj
@@ Line 373: / Line 373: @@
 by Jim Brown.
-When Members of Parliament are accused of "misleading the House", there is usually a call for the retirement of the offending Member. Of course, no one expects anyone to do anything about it.
+When Members of Parliament are accused of "misleading the House", there is usually a call for the retirement of the offending Member. Of course, no one expects anyone to do anything about it. Well, I have to confess to "misleading the House". In the October magazine, recalling events of 28 years ago in the Northern Budawangs, I wrote "On Tarn Mountain we were all at a loss, but Colin (Putt) and John Manning went 'looking' with a vague snippet of information about a way down 'in the second slot'  They confirmed that the 'second slot' would get us down below the cliff and on to the long reedy spur that runs down to the beginnings of the Corang River'.
-Well, I have to confess to "misleading the House". In the October magazine, recalling events of 28 years ago in the Northern Budawangs, I wrote "On Tarn Mountain we were all at a loss, but Colin (Putt) and John Manning went 'looking' with a vague snippet of information about a way down 'in the second slot'  They confirmed that the 'second slot' would get us down below the cliff and on to the long reedy spur that runs down to the beginnings of the Corang River'.
 I learn now that I was in error. To be quite correct, what I should have written was "On Tarn Mountain we were all at a loss. Various people went 'looking' (may I interpolate 'some looked at very steep descents, which caused me to shudder and mutter NOT BLOODY LIKELY!). However, George Gray went prowling down the slots in the rocks, found slot number one wouldn't go, and then tried number two, bashing down through quite a growth of scrub until he emerged below the cliff-line. He came back and reported and Colin and John Manning went 'looking' and confirmed.  etc. etc."
-So now, 28 years later, I learn that George Gray found the way ahead on the day itself and found the easy link between Tarn Mountain and Corang heads since used by thousands of other walkers  Sorry, George! I just
-didn't know. All I knew was that someone suggested to the leader there was a way down in the 'second slot' - I thought it may be hearsay based on comment by C.M.W. members who were also exploring the area at the time.
+So now, 28 years later, I learn that George Gray found the way ahead on the day itself and found the easy link between Tarn Mountain and Corang heads since used by thousands of other walkers  Sorry, George! I just didn't know. All I knew was that someone suggested to the leader there was a way down in the 'second slot' - I thought it may be hearsay based on comment by C.M.W. members who were also exploring the area at the time.
-However, like Ministers of the Crown who "mislead the House", I don't intend to do anything silly like resigning. I withdraw my original statement and apologize, and I believe it wil be accepted. After all, in S.B.W.
-we're a lot more civilised than politicians, aren't we?
+However, like Ministers of the Crown who "mislead the House", I don't intend to do anything silly like resigning. I withdraw my original statement and apologize, and I believe it wil be accepted. After all, in S.B.W. we're a lot more civilised than politicians, aren't we?
 ====== Social Notes ======