He gave me a pat on the back and said not to worry. He said there were no hard feelings.

It is only 10 minutes but it is high intensity and you work almost to the point of total fatigue.

Mum and dad still live up there and everyone's OK, although (the cyclone) has affected people I know.

They always give it to me a bit up here.

I worry about ridiculous things, you know, how does a guy who drives a snowplough get to work in the morning. . . . That can keep me awake for days..

Occasionally I've seen children become heavy-handed and insensitive when dealing with their aging parents, and it only caused resentment and hard feelings.