The ongoing adventures of Space Cadet Minion Kremmininsky

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!

22/12/2023

SANTA, has left the building!!

16/12/2023

It's that time of the year again folks, just over a week until Christmas, yes, Christmas - not the holiday season or any other description other than Christmas, so from myself & the GLW, we would like to wish all our collective face book friends a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year & hope that 2024 brings better things for those that are doing it tough, more of the same for those that are doing OK. To all my Veteran Brothers & Sisters, may whatever God you believe in, or Karma, protect you & grant you peace.

04/12/2023

Twas the night before Christmas, and Santa's a wreck…
How to live in a world, that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves",
"Vertically Challenged", they were calling themselves.

And labor conditions at the north pole
Were alleged by the union, to stifle the soul.
Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,
Released to the wilds, by the Humane Society.

And equal employment, had made it quite clear
That Santa had better not use, just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
Were replaced with 4 pigs, (and you know that looked stupid!)

The runners had been, removed from under his sleigh;
(The ruts were termed dangerous, by the E.P.A.)
People had started calling the cops
When they heard sled noises, on their roof-tops.

Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened.
His fur trimmed red suit was called, "Un-enlightened."
And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing, over unauthorized use of his nose

He'd gone on four Corners, in front of the nation,
Demanding millions, in over-due compensation.
So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,
(Who suddenly claimed she'd had enough of this life,)

Joined a self-help group, and left in a whiz,
Demanding from now on, her title was 'Ms'.
And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion
That making 'any' choice could cause so much commotion.

Nothing of leather, nothing of fur,
Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.
Nothing that might be construed to pollute.
Nothing to aim with, And Nothing to shoot.

Nothing that clamored, or made lots of noise.
Nothing for 'just' girls. Or 'just' for the boys.
Nothing that claimed, to be gender specific.
Nothing that's warlike, or was non-pacific.

No candy or sweets…(they were bad for the tooth).
And nothing that seemed, to 'embellish' a truth.
And all fairy tales, (while not yet forbidden),
Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.

For they raised the hackles of those psychological
Who claimed the only good gift, was something ecological.
No baseball, no football…(someone could get hurt);
Besides, playing any sports, exposed kids to dirt.

Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe;
And X-Box would rot your entire brain away.
So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed;
He just could not figure out what to do next.

He tried to be merry,he tried to be gay,
(But you've got to be careful with 'that' word today)!
His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;
Nothing fully acceptable, was anywhere to be found.

Something special was needed, a gift that he might
Give to all without 'offending' the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,
Each group of people, and every religion;

Every ethnicity, every hue,
Everyone, everywhere…(yes, even you).
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth…
"May you and your loved ones, enjoy peace here on earth."

29/08/2023

06/05/2023

Part Three:- Time, (as it has a habit of doing), passed qu**ky & no responses from Insurer, re-alignment specialists, robots on desks, nada, nothing, zip, zero, zilch. BUT, I did get messages from members of the MRADMC, (Classic Car Club I belong to), offering words of comfort, advice & offers to help fix IFIIK if ever I got her back. Extremely grateful for those. Eventually I got an e-mail from the friendly, 'Assessor', (remember him he operates out of Queensland & his advice was a tad cryptic, (obviously there are some things he can't say, but he was obviously trying to convey some sort of message), but I got the feeling I'd better go to the re-alignment centre & retrieve anything I might want or need in the future, which I did. Just as well, whilst I was there, a tow truck pulled up beside IFIIK, ready to take it to an auction house!!!!! Obviously the Insurer has made it's final decision but has forgotten to tell me yet!! There were a few things I thought I'd better retrieve, like the number plates, fire extinguisher & cradle, plus the carpet & foam from the back storage area of IFIIK that had been purpose cut to fit, so sleeping in their was a tad more comfortable.

Irony of ironies, we couldn't get 'into' IFIIK because all the doors, (that didn't have broken locks), were locked & the broken lock door couldn't be opened, so the re-alignment specialist & tow truck driver broke the lock on the passenger side so they could get in!!!!!

To say I was pi**ed off would be putting it very mildly, but that's life, we move on, what more can they do to me? Silly boy...... Never tempt fate. I had reason to go to Vic Roads to pay for the ongoing permit that allows me to drive a really old SC for 45 days of the year & I thought to myself, 'self, whilst your here, order a replacement set of identification plates for IFIIK'. The young robot at VicRoads was a tad confused for some reason & asked a senior robot for assistance. That's when I realised I had poked fate in the ribs. Here we need to digress once more to make things clearer.

In Days gone by, vehicles were classified in different categories. Trucks, Buses etc all had their own categories & identification plates, & motor vehicles & motor cycles were also identified in their own category, which meant that my motor cycle AND my SC could have the 'same' number plate. All good, no dramas. However, 'somewhere' along the line VicRoads changed their mind & decided that it was too confusing having two vehicles with the same number plate, so senior robot says that because IFIIK the SC has been declared written off, & because there is already a vehicle on their books, (A motor cycle), with that registration number, then IFIIK, (the SC identification plate), is no more, cannot be used, cannot be replaced, oh dear, how sad, never mind.

When I initially registered the motor cycle with IFIIK, there was a good reason for it &, 'because I could', when the time came to add a personalised plate to the SC, I thought, 'IFIIK' was as good as any other - however, in hindsight, (wonderful thing that), I should have registered the SC as, 'SFIIK'.

So here we are, IFIIK the SC was stolen on the 13th of March & to date, I have no vehicle, no insurance payout, (or advice on my dispute of value application), & lost the right to use IFIIK as an identification plate. I wonder if I can get an identification plate that says, 'YCAGF'

05/05/2023

Where was I?, Ah yes, Neanderthals & stolen space capsules. Because of the delay between my initial reporting of the theft of the SC, (Space Capsule) & the desk robot at the Law Enforcement Agency finally letting me know where it was, the Insurer had decided that SC was lost & was declared a write off. Here we have to digress a little to put what comes next into perspective.

SC is an older personal people mover, (2003 model), but had many accessories & was in a condition that showed it wasn't used much. It had a good set of Alloy landing gear with near new cushioning devices on all four corners, (& the spare) - it had side steps on both sides to assist operators & passengers getting in & out - a special capsule on the back for storage or resting when visiting other areas where accomodation was unavailable - it had the capacity to tow other modules, had only travelled 135000 distances of which I'd done over 110000 of them. There was an expensive travel recording device that recorded both front & rear movement & a unique identification plate, IFIIK.

Naturally I was horrified when the Insurance company wanted to write IFIIK off, more so when they said in their opinion, the 'market value' was 3300 space credits & that after they had retained 600 of those space credits, I would get 2700!!! Now that they knew the SC had been recovered, it was sent off to a re-alignment centre, (what used to be colloquially called a, 'Panel Be**er'). & I was advised to get a quote for repairs. Communications between me & the Insurance company ranged from e-mails & phone calls. E-mails were as one would expect when dealing with an apparently un empathetic, 'thing'. Fortunately, the, 'assessor', (even though he was located in another quadrant - Bris Bane), 'was' empathetic, had some idea of what individual SC meant to some people & did his best to try to convince the re-alignment centre to give a favourable assessment & keep the cost of repairs 'under' the write off level.

I also visited the re-alignment specialists to plead my case to just get my space capsule back. Surprisingly, they too were empathetic & said they would do their best, but their hands were tied in so much as there were, 'hidden' costs that many people may not be aware of, (like me), involved when a SC had been stolen. For example - there were already two sets of 'transport' costs of getting IFIIK from where it was found to the Holding Bay, then from the holding bay to the re-alignment centre. Again, because IFIIK had been stolen, there had to be a, 'Sharps' inspection to make sure there were no nasty surprises like needles, drugs, weapons etc left behind, & finally, re-alignment specialists can, 'panel beat' any space capsule to look brand new, but they are obliged by law to do a full mechanical assessment as well just in case there isn't any 'unseen' damage that could put the operator of that SC's life in danger. Makes sense. But still, they said they would do what they could.

After that conversation I immediately contacted the Insurer & lodged a 'dispute' as to the value of IFIIK. More to follow.

04/05/2023

Greetings fellow space travellers!! Welcome to the latest enthralling chapter of the ongoing adventures of Space Cadet - 'Minion Kremmininsky'!!! For those of you that know, my space capsule was stolen recently my some neanderthal lowlife who is yet to feel the wrath of Karma. Inconvenient to say the least. The local intergalactic law enforcement agency was duly notified & the robot on the desk at the time advised that 'someone' would get back to me soon. The appropriate Insurance company was advised as was the department that charges fees for use of galactic highways. As an afterthought, we also advised the authorities that approve the use of intergalactic travel. After a reasonable period of time & not having heard any news from the aforementioned law enforcement agency, I visited their premises for an update. 'Oh yes, we found that', says robot at desk, 'we did send a message'. A check of both my & the Admirals communication devices shows no messages from robot. I ascertained which storage module my space capsule had been taken to & made an appointment to see for myself what 'neanderthal' had done to it.

Definitely an eye opener visiting that place. Spoke to the person in charge & he remembered my space capsule because of it's unique identification plate. Even though my space capsule had only been there for just shy of a fortnight, there were no less than 24 records of 'other' capsules that had been stolen since mine!!!! Busy little Neanderthals. The damage seemed minimal - the drivers side door lock was smashed in. The component that surrounds the ignition system was smashed & the rear view observation unit was missing from the front observation screen, (it did have a travel recording device on it that starts when the ignition is turned on, but that was just clipped on, why take the whole bloody mirror?).

More on this riveting saga tomorrow.

25/07/2021

For those of you who think I may have forgotten - shame on you!!

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