8 | October• 2018
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ButInevermindedasIfoundjoy
in gently searching and being
with nature. JUDITH CAINE
NotSoMadAnymore
Your story ‘It’s a Mad, Mad World’
(August) about crazy laws was very
humorous. However, the very last
craziness mentioned is out of date.
he West Australian parliament
passed an act repealing the Potato
Marketing Corporationefective from
December 31, 2016. DAVID SWAIN,
MANJIMUP (POTATO-GROWING AREA), WA
Editor’s note: Our apologies. he 1946
Act, which was repealed in 2016, made
it an ofence to be in possession of
more than 50kg of potatoes in Western
Australia, unless purchased from an
authorised grower or retailer.
Ta le of Su r v i v a l
heBonusRead‘WhenLighting
Strikes’(August)wasfabulous.
Justin Gauger’s story is incredible.
I am sorry that he is still sufering
theefectsofthelightningstrike,
but the fact that he survived is truly
miraculous.hewayhisstorywas
relayed–“hisbodywassmoking”–
ischilling,andtheimageofhisboot
showing how the lightning made
itswaythroughhisbody,burninga
holethroughthesoletoexit,isthe
stuf of nightmares.
It’s unusual stories such as this
onethatkeepsmeinterestedinyour
magazine year after year. JIM CRAVEN