"Controversial driftwood sculptures that have been erected on the Riverton foreshore in recent weeks are not only stimulating discussion in the local community, they have led to four complaints to Environment Southland by people who see them as an eyesore."
"We have received four complaints about the driftwood structures and we are investigating them in the same way that we investigate every complaint"
Paddy Lewis @ 'Credo Quia Absurdum Est' must have a hot-line to Environment Southland to have posted this latest development in the 'Driftwood Outrage' saga that has Riverton buzzing.
Paddy asks, of the Gang of Four who are pestering the Councils with vexacious complaints about the driftwood moose,
"Shall we complain about the complainants wasting our rates dollars?"
Shall we indeed!
What do you think Riverton?
(I tip my hat to you Paddy and thanks also for the plug!)
6 comments:
Ha!! They're everywhere Robert!
Had one old bugger give me verbal: "you can't just plant trees where ever you like young fella!"
He started ringing the council, telling tales, and spinnin yarns practically every time I stepped outside. "the only good tree is a dead b@stard burnin on me fire!" is a typical response.
You know what I did? every time he grizzled I just planted another 10 trees somewhere!
His contribution to tree planting in the district is admirable!
Arr har hah ha ha!!
Shunda Barunda - replanting the world, one curmudgeon at a time!
Good on ya. Are you suggesting we put an unexpectedly large number of driftwood figures into the estuary?
Perish the thought!
Btw - sounds like you've heard about our up-coming Pirate Party me hearty!
Are you suggesting we put an unexpectedly large number of driftwood figures into the estuary?
Perish the thought!
Yes!
Do it Robert!
And I will start up here, it will catch on like wild fire until the "Stick People" have taken the entire coastline of the South Island.
Keri Hulme could write a book about it!
does the council not comission much art in the deep south?
They may do anon and this would be a great opportunity for them. They could, if they were nimble thinkers, grant the artist consent and waive the fee as a display of their support. After all, he's making these things for free! They're good too. It's surprisingly difficult to make something expressive just using driftwood. I've never seen a better use of the material (though beach bonfires are great).
Even better, would be for a local organisation, such as the museum for example, to take on, support and promote the 'water art' project and make it an attraction that they could benefit from as well! Imagine the increase in their numbers, should the driftwood art become a drawcard for Southlanders from all over and travellers from afar to boot.
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