Selwyn Times: March 06, 2019

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•Former Star Media journalist Matt Salmons has become a
stay-at-home dad. We follow his journey weekly.
Needing to remember
the important things
Readers react to last
week’s Selwyn Times front
page story about open
road signs
Keith Osborn – I
totally agree with the
article about speed
limit signs.
As a bus driver and
travelling numerous
times on the road
from Christchurch to
Akaroa. I have found
that when a tourist approaches
a speed sign before a corner
they most often slow down to
the speed indicated on the sign
but do not increase their speed
once they have exited the corner
and continue to drive at reduced
speed.
Therefore they may be correct
as there is no sign
to indicate they may
increase their speed
back to the open
road speed after
exiting the corner.
This can be very
frustrating if you are
following in a large
vehicle that does not
have the room to
pass the slow vehicles.
Clint Ussher – Yes, I
agree that open road signs
should be replaced with speed
limit signs.
I LOST THE race against time
this week.
This term, Vittoria’s swimming
lessons are on a Monday. We
headed there as per normal, she
had a great time as per normal.
And then we went to wash and
change as per normal.
Here my race began. I had
forgotten to restock the nappy
bag.
It was like a lead weight in my
gut realising that. Honestly, it
was like some kind of nightmare
– I’m sure other parents will
sympathise.
Or else they’re thinking I’m
some kind of idiot, lying to
themselves that they’ve never
done it.
I know you have.
So I had to take a big risk; put
on Vittoria’s clothes and race
home to get a new nappy. Racing
against the possibility that she
would wet said clothes, or worse,
without any idea of when that
may or may not happen.
Like I said, nightmare.
So I rushed us home, hoping
against hope.
I lost anyway. I got home and
she needed some fresh clothes. A
lesson to be learnt on my
part.
MEMORIES: Vittoria with her
great-grandmother Mary
Miller at Christmas.
Well, after a bit of lightheartedness,
I need to touch on
something that has hit us hard as
a whānau.
VITTORIA
& Matt
Recently, my Nan, Vittoria’s
great-grandmother, Mary Miller
passed away at 91.
Her funeral was held on her
92nd birthday.
She was an amazing woman,
fierce, determined, sharp as a tack
and as equally at home wearing
the most elegant clothes at high
society events as she was flinging
out her fishing line to haul in a
catch of blue cod wearing a man’s
flannel shirt.
Widowed young, my Nan
successfully raised six children
as a single mother in the 1950s.
Proper tough.
I am so glad that my daughter
and she could meet and that I
had her in my life for so long. I
dearly hope that I will be able to
teach Vittoria to be like her and to
love the heritage that my Nan has
given her.
Moe mai, moe mai rā I te
rangimarie e Nan.
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