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Richard Seager's avatar

Lee is referring to a paper by Scherer & Sam "Big Stadium, Small City: A Catalyst for Turbulence

and Governance Reforms" on his webpage.

At some stage this stadium will need to be mothballed, or more to the point the relevant companies liquidated, due to the yearly costs which far exceed the profits from Forests which is more or less the only Dunedin City company bringing money in (or was I havn't checked for the last few years). Consequently at some stage they won't be able to borrow anymore to cover the shortfalls at the Stadium (and interest rates are going up for those loans too).

Do we need to wait until then?

But don't let me disturb you Hamish. Gas bottles are important.

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Hamish McNeilly's avatar

Unlike you to hijack a post for your own ends, Richard.

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Richard Seager's avatar

I'd never be able to do anything right in your eyes Hamish. If Sophie had just posted that it would have received a completely different reaction.

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Pamela D Mackay's avatar

He can still use 9kg bottles right?

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Hamish McNeilly's avatar

Yes, it is in the story. He has to fill them every other week. Not ideal, obviously.

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Toni's avatar

Sadly not the first, and unlikely to be the last person to be caught out by changes in safety measures with gas bottle delivery. Unfortunate that the company got their wires crossed and provided the wrong information. Will definitely mention to anyone I hear buying a house to check on the gas delivery side of thinks.

And yeah, nah, glad Sam Neill didn't get the role, he's not quite the right fit.

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