I"m getting tired of...

Beginning to think that the worst part of the earthquake is not the aftershocks but the aftertalk. I hate, hate, hate the way that a natural event is being used by the ambitious, the disgruntled and the just plain nutty to forward their own little agendas. Bad luck for us that the quake happened in an election year; the politicos are using it to get re-elected with silly promises and emotive appeals to the masses. The opportunities for corruption and graft are vast. Jobs for mates and mates of mates. Lots of discussion about the CBD; can it be rebuilt, should it be rebuilt? Should we rebuild heritage buildings or trash them as dangerous? Blah, blah, blah. Everyone has their own ideas that they pursue to the point of mania or tedium. Its like living in a dysfunctional family, makes me want to leave and never come back. PS. A Chinese bank is said to be interested in buying into the rebuild. Why? What do they want in return? Unrestricted immigration for Chinese nationals? Remember Tibet, folks.