BIBLE THOUGHT

“There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 14:12 AKJV)

We can be fooled. We need to follow the Bible to know what is true.

I apparently decided to wake up about this time and participate in the efficient treatment and exploration of whatever went wrong. I was subsequently placed in rehab with continuing great care and further tests. Later again transferred to the main ward still with great care and consideration.

Throughout this period of having the incident and the following treatment, I received the best of care and attention from the people involved at Coles and the staff at the Toowoomba Hospital.

What stood out to me during this period was the calibre of the mostly young people involved. They were brilliant.

Congratulations to Derrick (previous manager at Coles) and to the training staff involved and the various universities for producing such welltrained, caring and efficient young people.

The diversity of the ethnic backgrounds of these wonderful people was a joy to see in practice. They all worked smoothly and efficiently together.

I hope they all become Australians because they deserve to be our future for the efforts that they are putting in.

Later in the month I then attended another appointment at the outpatient day surgery at St Andrew’s Hospital for an unrelated treatment. Again the attitude was like the previous occasion. The people involved were great with the admittance nurses and the doctor and his team full of care and cheerful efficiency.

Throughout this period I also experienced great support from friends, neighbours and of course my wife. Thanks also to the various businesses who assisted during this period (Coles, Brown Gouge Dry Cleaners and various taxi drivers in particular).

I feel that I have had an opportunity to meet the nicest people from a wide mixture of backgrounds who have become the backbone of this community and probably Australia as a whole in years to come. I wish to pass on my thanks and wish them all great success in the future.

BOB LITTLEHALES, Toowoomba

DAYLIGHT SAVING

THE great daylight saving debate is raised by Greg Johnson.

On October 31, in Mt Isa (longitude 139 E) the sun rose at 6am and will set this evening at 6.51pm. In Brisbane (longitude 153 E) the sun rose at 4.58am and will set at 6.05pm. In Sydney (longitude 151 E) the sun rose at 5.56 am AEDT and will set at 7.21pm.

If you compel Mt Isa to adopt daylight saving time, as Greg Johnson wishes for all the state, compare what Brisbane and Sydney experience to what Mt Isa would experience.

Captain Cook knew that for every 15 degrees in longitude there was an hour difference in time.

If Queensland was to adopt central time for most of the regional areas as they do in Broken Hill then the daylight saving debate may at least be a little bit more palatable to the regional areas of Queensland.

Toowoomba and most of the Darling Downs could remain with Brisbane whilst Cairns (longitude 145E) and Townsville (longitude 146E) could enjoy central time which given their longitudinal difference from Brisbane is probably more correct. Our leadership in Brisbane can’t work out what Cook knew.

JOHN FRIEND, Toowoomba