I want it....I would trade every happy memory for it....wonder if the devil wants to make a deal lol

Complacency needs challenging to motivate! Thank you.

Living, working or sleeping in a geographic area does not automatically make one part of a community. Think about that statement. Read it again if you need to.

Guaranteed to clear your sinuses and deviate your septum! Nice piece of artillery.

You sound South African. You speak like my Dad used to. Well said.😂

Its FUKKIN BEAUTIFUL MAN 🤙

Could it not be that people have given up hope that the systems would change. Myself I don't have any hope that it will get better. I am only trying to navigate a way through where I can edge out a little piece for myself, and hopefully prepare my kids as best I can for the challenges they will face as they edge a piece out for them.

Well said Alan

Those things have almost TWICE the power of a .50 BMG ! 🥵

One of my best memories from waaaay back was during grade 1, Dorcas, our dometic lady invited the family over to their farm on the outskirts of Nigel (I went to St Hyacinths Convent for gr1 and 2), The family home was an adobe type house, made from mud with a low roof. We kids all played together while the adults conversed, and were taught how to make clay oxen from the clay in a river and then baked them in the coals of a fire. The family were sheep farmers. There was one roasting on the fire and we were given one when we left. We visited regularly until we left Nigel, This initial visit was in 1972. I didn't speak Zulu but we as kids understood each other perfectly. I'll never forget the kindness and as we know, just four years later, I learned what apartheid was. The illustration here is we arent born with hate, we are taught it. The domino effect, if you will, is what we experience today.

I want one! that is my Red Rider BB gun

Just like the ebb and flow of the ocean, we humans ebb and flow too. It's just the natural rhythm of life and the continuous change that is inherent in it. People come and go in a rhythmical cycle of decline and growth. No efforts are ever wasted. Maybe change the way you look at things and the things you look at, change. Don't beat yourself up, not worth it. Try not to overthink it? People just change, so randomly. Don't let it affect your reality. Thanks for all your efforts in our community. You do an amazing job 🎉 thanks for all your talks. Lots of food for thought. Keep up your sterling work in our community. We do appreciate you and all your valuable time which is priceless ❤ Sending you love and Light ❤

Anything over 0.51 caliber in this country requires a Destructive Devices license, if I recall correctly. Otherwise this'd be pretty cool.

Peace and quiet always win! Nothing better than hours when the chaos is asleep.

Ego is a good guess yes. We need a common element , to me its a higher power. You must believe in the same thing that makes the rules

I think it's trafelu sniper rifle of South Africa

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For me it's the little people understand the situation. Yes self sufficient is a solution, but this does not grow for the better for everyone.

After watching & listening to the video a few things cropped up for me.There are things I know i know...there are things I know I don't know...& things I don't know I don't know,you may want to read that again.I ask myself the question,of the 3 scenarios above where would I possibly find the most value for myself,& for the people I interact with on a daily basis. In all probability if I were to venture down the road into the sector of the things I know I don't know i will find great value there simply because I'm operating out of the ordinary or what I'm accustomed to. Yes,it means taking risks at times,in the beginning it may seem 'out of sort' or uncomfortable for a while & then if I choose to continue with my choice because it enhances or adds value to my life & others then as far as I'm concerned progress is made.Furthermore,the more I do that the easier it becomes & it has a ripple effect from whichever perspective one looks at it.The degree of how it will impact on my life as well as others will be determined by the amount of energy I put in. Ultimately 'we' are here for a purpose,I can't tell you what your purpose is,wouldn't it be extraordinary if we could all share our purpose with each other. Wouldn't it be great to sit in a room of people and know that there is one thing that one can do better than anybody else & have the support of your fellow being & vice-versa.It doesn't mean you are better than them or they are better than you,it simply means YOU have an important or integral role in the bigger scheme of things,one can add value,one can have an impact,do one thing different today that will be impactful,watch the ripple effect it has on one's life & others & know within one's efforts will be a cause for good or for a good cause. I'm really not partial to believing I need 'help' however for me to believe I don't need support would simply be insane.

I have posted this link on my local community group as you have said many things that are as applicable to my community. In my community there are the same people that are continually doing things to try and keep everything going but the vast majority abstain from assisting and only provide platitudes from the sidelines. When I took it upon myself to ensure that the street signs do not rust and fall over, there were only two other community members that came to the party and assisted me in sanding and repainting the signs. The one provided me with their gardener for the day and the other cast concrete around the base of two signs that required more than just a sanding, rustproofing and repainting. We are currently facing a security onslaught from one side of our enclosure but we just do not have the required community involvement to resolve the issues that will eventually affect all of us. I know everyone is under financial stress but just providing non-financial support to keep our area up would also be appreciated. A perfect example of people that have taken the initiative are the Clean Benoni group but whenever I go to one of their events I always see the exact same people, very few people from the local community are willing to provide their time to make their own area better. Just my 2c.

I think and for me this is what I believe is the saying that goes its like farting against thunder . Its like fighting a loosing battle . I think thats one of the big reasons why people dont attend because they have this same view. Maybe if we can get passed this mentality, we can start making a change. And why we get together when the wheels have come off is because desperate times call for desperate measures. Just my 5c worth

On the topic "collaborative efforts", when you look at society at a whole at this stage of our lives, you'll tend to see people want to blow their own whistle and be the "main peanut" in the packet. I have noticed, in more than one group, whatever group of people it is. You will always get these splinters where someone else wants to be the "main man / center of the operation" rather than to come together with the other people and form a collaborative effort that actually makes a difference. Society has become very self indulged and won't let any opportunity, for their efforts being noticed by other as not being their efforts, see the light of day. They need to get a constant tap on the back to say "good on you biscuit", keep doing that, we can not do anything without you. And this is the major problem in my opinion, people have NOTHING in themselves. They need to take every opportunity for someone else to give them credit and praise for the things they do. If what they have done, goes unnoticed or the "collective group" gets praise and not them, they simply melt and get upset. People have also become very "instant". Everything we do nowadays is instant. Instant coffee, instant milk out of a carton, instant noodle(2mins), instant apples, instant bread, instant eggs. Also very short term. Every 2 years(sometime less) a new phone, every 3-5 years a new car, bakkie(truck), boat, bike. This all is to the detriment of one of the quotes I love most: "Rome wasn't built in a day". No one wants to hear that, everything needs to be today, now, yesterday even. And the sense of accomplishment goes out the windows. That leave people/society with the above mentioned problem, they need affirmation every few seconds of the day. When we get to the community, people want to give time, money, effort once and they wat to see instant results. That is why I think people can not do that, as they get no "kick" form the instant gratification they need and lack on a daily basis. Why would people vote if it can take up to 10/20 even 30 years to see the bigger picture change? Let someone else do it, is the much easier answer. This behaviour(mostly cause by conditioning) in society goes a level deeper too, into relationships with spouses, kids, friends, parents, grand parents etc etc. This is where you get the generation where they need to say things and feel things and make people notice them in ways that is just unthinkable to the human race at large. Just to get attention or some sense of importance. But that too won't last long, as it is instantly gain, it will be instantly lost to. I know I have too gone off at a tangent, but I think this goes hand-in-hand with what you were saying and this is why I think we are where we are in society, in the mess we are in and no-one actually cares. Society have been conditioned beyond the point of trying to make a difference. They just want to be praised and get affirmation.

The challenge with community is that people can't come together to do a thing. The egos, differences and options can not be put aside to achieve a result. The ones that do come together are normally like minded or open minded enough to see the picture of what is trying to be done.

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Agreed

Red robot???

It's the same in London, humanity is in a terrible state.

Thank you for keeping us informed. And for your continuous efforts in holding the community together, a community where some so rudely don't even cast a sideways glance! Fortunately there are many who do actually show appreciation.

If I may, I wish you, your family and and all HELM CPF members prosperity for the new year ❤🎉

Incredible. Too bad they're so rare.

Yes. What’s the make & manuf. of that rifle

Manufacturer factory info??

maybe the fact you said it yourself is that you're different makes you able to discuss... differences?

Love it! I fully back you!!

So typical of the politician thugs thinking they can just shut up residents by using our tax payer resources. These are useless and bear no value to us at all so from my side I will go forward with the notion that they do not exist.

Banana 😢

Mr Putter seems to be more interested in his phone than the ward 25

I think we are fighting against a force that just does not want to service their residents who voted them in. It's a out time we started taling things into our own hands and beware Mr. Councillor and even lesser spotted Mr Pr whatshisname - die strongt gaan kom....

They are totally blind in their short sighted approach! Wake up DA!!!!

True words!

Very true

Why would these powers want to cripple our economy, disrupt and inconvenience or rather just downright stuff their populace around? And I agree Alan there is some nefarious work at play here!

Old boys club! Now that raises RED flags!!!

That was clever

Mr. ward councilor, your basic but specific task is to look after and improve your ward specifically, potholes, illegal electricity, water, sewage and keep your voters happily satisfied. None of these basic elements are done and that despite you having committees that is or are supposed to be tasked with drafting a formal project, plan it , do it and report it, simple but yet not done. The title ward councilor is not one you can put on the professional section of your CV for bragging rights, truly, it means nothing other than you served others. Your performance is evaluated annually based on the core elements mentioned above, it is already clear that you do not meet the minimum criteria. Personally, I suggest you resign from the position as soon as possible so that a more willing and assertive candidate can take your place. This change is needed urgently.

As sad as it is our community is not "his" community because we do not fall in line with his rules and regulations. He would much rather have robots in "his" community obiding by his stance. Our community has stood together longer than he can dream of and we will prevail with the awesome normal people leading us better than the people that is title carriers for the community

Carly here. Ward councilors have a duty that's what we voted for

Such a sad state of affairs where our councillor opts to ignore the large and very effective community focused group who he can shake hands with to overcome the local challenges we all face instead of dismissing us all and opting to go a route alone where nobody has any say nor means to voice concerns. In a sense totally ignoring the very people who voted him in there in the first place. Well, let this be a heads up as this individual is doing some serious harm to the standing of the political party in the area - to the extent that this dame may not be undone or overcome by the time the next elections come round - a sad state indeed where I will have to refocus my allegiance to some other party that is going to at least listen to what I have to say and will assist me going forward.

Peculiar. What possesses someone to apply to be a ward councillor only to abandon the majority of the residents.

Well said! 👍🏼