Three friends and I attended the Thursday morning screening of the film "Downton Abbey the Grand Finale". When we arrived we were told that the credit card system wasn't working, so sales were cash only. Luckily we all had some cash in our purses, so movie tickets were purchased, and a coffee too, as we were there in plenty of time. I was so looking forward to the film, as I had watched all the TV series, and knew all the characters. The scandal of divorce raised it's ugly head, as no divorced woman (at the time) could take part in polite society and were ostracized. There was no mention however that divorced men were so treated and shunned. I loved the film, the story line, and the gorgeous costumes - if you are a Downton Abbey fan, you will love it too.
On Saturday morning the local Community Patrol team was hosting their Safer Plates campaign and I drove down to check it out. They advise that the first thing a criminal does when they attempt to steal your car is to cut the screws off your number plates to change them and make it easier to commit offences. For a $5 donation to Community Patrol, the team will replace the plate screws with stainless steel star shaped heads which are much more difficult to remove. That sounded a good idea to me, so I went and happily paid my $5.00 for the service.
There was a wee bit of a wait as many other car owners had the same idea, and then my car was attended to. It hardly took any time at all.
Started in 2002, the Community Patrol is active at night and covers about 100km a night in our area in their distinctive vehicles, working as a set of extra eyes and ears for the Police and report suspicious or criminal activity. The volunteers do a great job in helping to keep our community safer.
