Possums. Cute little creatures, unless you happen to be a gardener, or one of my dogs or be unfortunate enough to have an entry space in your roof.
Then these native marsupials become right little terrors, terrors that enjoy the luxury of being protected species.
Brisbane City Council likes to remind residents that they do good by maintaining biodiversity through seed dispersal, insect control and pollination.
That puts them in the basket of necessary evil ... better to have them than not no matter how annoying they might be.
Speaking of annoying. ... today I had an appointment with Centrelink. I am fully aware that having a functioning social security safety net is one thing Australia has in its favour (I'm not pointing fingers at you America... okay I am).
However, dealing with the bureaucracy sometimes makes you feel less than human scrambling in the dustbin for scraps. The service officer today was lovely .. patient and kind but still the problem is unresolved and that's another half hour of my life I won't get back.
So I licked my wounds and headed back to the Brisbane Comedy Festival. Some days you just need a good laugh
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