G'Day! How should I communicate with you, Peter?

Be brief, be bright and be gone.


Let me ask you some lifestyle questions

Q: Dogs or cats? A: Dogs.
Q: Ever wanted to be a General? A: Motors or Electric?
Q: What's your nickname? A: Pedro, PSel, Mr. Reliable.
Q: Who would you like to meet and why? A: Marc Márquez. Exemplary conduct and inspiring.
Q: Grocery list includes? A: Bananas.
Q: Last night's dinner was? A: Barramundi.
Q: You can't live without? A: Medication - Type 2 Diabetes.
Q: Saturday nights you drink? A: Anything.
Q: Your favourite cut of meat? A: Eye fillet.
Q: What are you proud of? A: Family / mates.
Q: Biggest advice given is? A: Make the decision.
Q: Your dream car is? A: BMW.
Q: On weekends you like to? A: Watch sport. I used to travel to attend these days.
Q: First thing you do when you wake up? A: Check the time.
Q: What peeves you off the most? A: Small talk.
Q: First job? A: Petrol Pump Attendant (=Pump Jockey).
Q: People always hassle you about? A: Too stubborn; Too serious; Having younger friends.
Q: Were a title be available, what would be suitable? A: Seigneur.
Q: What is your greatest loss? A: 31 year marriage - I was traded in for a new and improved model.
Q: What would you ban? A: Another welcome to country ceremony given that I am already here; the term 'constantly evolving'.


What about drink and drugs?

Q: Do you drink too much? A: "I drink to make other people more interesting." (Ernest Hemingway, 1889 – 1961). "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." (Francis Albert Sinatra, 1915 – 1998).

Q: Do you load up on drugs that are on the WADA banned list? A: Of course. Especially if it is banned both in and out of competition. This means I cannot legally attend a sporting event. I have self injected EPO, prescribed by The Blood Unit at Cabrini Hospital, to fix anemia.


Correctness

Q: Do you always think that you are right? A: I'm neither right nor wrong because people agree with me.


What about dinner invitations, who impresses and who does not?

Q: People you would invite to dinner? A: Two of my best friends, Eddie McGuire, Barack Obama, Marc Márquez, Sam Kekovich, Neil Diamond, Clint Eastwood, Richard deCrespigny, Hank Marvin, Oscar Piastri. We will ignore social distancing as the pandemic has passed.

Q: People from whom you would decline an invite to dinner? A: Lleyton Hewitt, Brendan Fevola, Peter Garrett, Robert Allenby, Julia Gillard, Lady Gaga, Bob Brown, Germaine Greer, Kamala Harris, the page is too small.

Q: Most impressive Australians A: Dick Smith, Des Renford, Betty Cuthbert.

Q: Celebrity chef? A: Colonel Harland D. Sanders.
Q: Actor? A: Peter Falk.
Q: Musician? A: Neil Diamond - 50+ year genius.
Q: Sports star? A: Jack Brabham (F1).
Q: Level 5 Leader? A: Richard de Crespigny (QF32).
Q: Contribution to society achievement? A: Alan Turing (Deciphered the Enigma code). Churchill said he made the biggest contribution to the Allies victory in WWII.

Q: Most unimpressive Australians A: How much time do you have? George Pell, Alan Bond, Paul Hogan, Derryn Hinch, Rolf Harris, Margaret Court.
As Victorian Minister for Equality, Martin Foley, said once: "Ms. Court represented a world that no longer existed." One of the greatest tennis players of all time. I saw her play at Kooyong. Brilliant. I think she now is a goat twice over and, therefore, now has four legs.

Q: Who is the worst person that Australia has ever seen? A: Annastasia Palaszczuk, Former Premier of Queensland. The Incontinent Autocrat who was sexually aroused by rules and regulations. e.g. Not letting sick children into Queensland; stupid border testing rules that the system could not deliver upon.

Q: Who is Australia's worst Prime Minister? McMahon, Whitlam, Fraser, Gorton, Gillard, Rudd, Turnbull, Morrison or Albanese. A: A worthy list, I should say. It would have to be Turnbull, but only just. He was a member of the wrong party. A Pecksniffian. Morrison is the sentimental analyst whose favourite pastime is dissecting past experiences in depth. A follower.

Q: You've laid it on thick there - the best? A: Joseph Benedict Chifley. By the length of the straight. Some rivals are still not at the racecourse.


Losses, outlook, reputation etc.

Q: Your most recent loss? A: 10 kg. Jan - May 2016; Marriage - (2017). Replacement Civil partnership (2024)
Q: Your greatest fear? A: Another stroke plus what's on my Disc profile.
Q: Your outlook on life? A: Do what I enjoy.
Q: You would never eat? A: Baked beans. Tripe. Haggis.
Q: You have a reputation as a great planner aren't you? A: Yes, I am. I am renowned for spontaneous planning to attend known future events.
Q: Your most treasured possession? A: Home.
Q: Did man create God? A: Did God create Darwin?


You love hypocrites and non-thinkers don't you?

Q: Please define hypocrite. A: A hypocrite is a greenie who lives in a wooden house and drives an electric car that is powered by a coal fired power generation plant. They are also the 'Social Justice Warrior' who treats me as a vandal if I do not subscribe to their views they have gained by spending too much time at university. Here is how they operate: Climate change disciples having fun at the Glastonbury Music Festival while caring for the environment - Click Here.

Q: What's the best food label you have seen? A: "Your daily intake may be higher or lower depending on your energy needs." Bulltish: the intake is what you eat, surely.


What's your investment philosophy?

Q: Time horizon? A: Forever less one day.
Q: Any favourite Warren Buffett quotes? A: "The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect." and "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful."


Biggest changes in your lifetime?

A1: The abandonment of loyalty and trust. This is supported by ongoing research at edelman.com.

A2: The lack of a need for higher education for all. Research, by Global Demographics, highlights that Switzerland, Norway and Australia are over educated, implying that more capital spent on education in these countries will have minimal contribution to increasing productivity per worker to grow Gross Domestic Product.
For example, it's a disgrace that Melbourne University costs around $2.1B p.a. to run for NEXT TO NO BENEFIT. 2,838 new Arts students one year; see what I mean.

A3: People simply cannot think through things anymore. Designatesd as smart but cannot reason. e.g. Made in Australia from Australian and imported ingredients. Please tell me from where else the ingredients are coming from.


Are you ethical?

Yes indeed. Sometimes excessively so.


What barriers do you come up against?

Q: Would you rather hit every red light for the rest of your life OR always be wrong? A: Red lights. It happens already. No change since I got my licence on 27 June 1972. As for being wrong, that simply never happens.


Where do you sit on religion?

Q: Was Christmas ever not called Christmas?
A: Firstly I sit on my chair, facing forward; that is where I sit on religion.
But December 25 was not called Christmas until the 9th century.
In the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell's Puritan regime outlawed Christmas, claiming it had heathen associations.
Soldiers were ordered to tear down seasonal decorations and stop any celebrations.
America's Pilgrim Fathers, also Puritans, took the Christmas prohibition to America where it was banned until 1836.
Given that Frank Lowy and John Gandel have magnificent shopping malls, from where to offload their stuff to the stupid Gentiles, I would ban Christmas, effective from 1836.


Now that you have reached 70, what have you noticed?

Q: Has old age got to you yet?
A: "The older I get, the more experience I have, it seems that people are less likely to listen to me".
Q: Comment?
A: The issue here is that I am generally proven correct. Not all the time, but it's a common outcome. I obtained the quote in this section from Casey Jones, a YouTuber and professional engineer from Kansas, USA.

Tell me about your education

Q: Where were you educated? A: I am totally self educated. I attended Melbourne Grammar School, The University of Melbourne and the University of Tulsa.

Q: How did your parents assist in your education? A: They did absolutely nothing. I taught myself by immersing myself in books all weekend. Their answer was always: "The answer is no, now what was your question?". So I had plenty of time to self educate.

Q: What about the school years generally? A: Attended all days from years 6-12. Only spoke when spoken to. Constantly berated for not speaking up in class. My mother was no support. She was the empathetic charmer who can get you to do anything for her 'for your own good'. My father just watched. It was totally hopeless although I did not realise it at the time.


Management style

Q: Describe your management style A: I consider that I have a super power. I can zoom out to see the big picture and then zoom in to deal appropriately with the details. I can can see the entire process or system, determine which parts matter the most and then determine which details absolutely must be managed versus those that can be ignored. Putting it one way: Others have to learn to separate the chicken salad from the chicken sh1t. I can do that already. Putting it another way: "As a manager, I can triage, prioritize and optimize". I am distant and serious until I get to know someone better. Much better. I hate small talk and wasting my valuable time with social pleasantries. I am blunt. I may learn to curb that with time, but only with strangers; with the people close, I do not go to that trouble. I have intense focus. When I care about a subject or come across a problem at work, I tune everything out and do not come up for air until I am satisfied that I have mastered it to some degree. That for me, is what astonishes people the most, what causes them to take notice of me when they had so far dismissed me as unimportant. Foolish people do that all the time!


Operations

Q: How can you utilize your cognitive abilities constructively? I hear you write a website on behaviour patterns under the false name of Elizabeth Hunter™. (That is oxor.com.au) A: I became a hermit as I am a lone wolf already. Seriously. Nobody wants to know facts, solutions, logic or problem-solving. Nobody wants to be shown the flaws in their plan.
Even though I do not care about “getting the credit” or “being the big leader,” I care VERY MUCH about getting things right. Over time, I have come to understand that I am alone in this particular passion. Others are in it for COMPLETELY different reasons. I am not believed because I fail to engage the emotions of the others and I fail to scratch the right backs. But I am getting better due to my Oxor™ site. Sometimes I do not feel schadenfreude when what I warned about comes true. I just feel empty and sad. On other occasions, I enthustically rejoice in getting revenge. But I keep it to myself, celebrating alone at the Gin Palace. Basically I am on the lookout for idiots. And there are so many out there. So nobody cares. I have earned money and then became a hermit. Leave the idiots to their own devices.
As for my relationship with Elizabeth Hunter™, that data is only made available to journalists tomorrow!


Where were you born?

A: Richmond, Victoria - Bethesda Hospital (Now part of Epworth). The only child of Olwyn and Howden, perhaps the only Olwyn and Howden parents known to mankind. I like stats like that.


What was your first job?

A: Petrol Pump Attendant, Caltex Campbellfield, Victoria. Manager after two months. Was then the only staff member at Caltex who had ever worked in a Service Station. Quite astonishing. I have some great stories in my book!


What got you into oil?

A: Pure luck. It was the second job that I applied for. Never looked back.


Any Caltex gossip?

A: As you know, I'm not into gossip. But the old Caltex is well and truly gone now. Elizabeth, you seem to have an idea that a senior Manager had his hookers etc. put on another Manager's Amex Card and hidden in the accounts. All I have to say to that is that you should always put the shortest chain on the most senior wolf.


Most incredible Caltex event?

A: As you know, I have limitless stories in my book - Laughs per Litre. However, I like the service station operator who padlocked the fire extinguishers to the canopy posts in order to prevent them being stolen.


Any ambition now?

A: To be happy on the Sunshine Coast after my Unmarriage and my terminated Civil Partnership.


What are you told about your future?

A: I'm told that I still have plenty left in the tank. I'm also told that I have spent too much time with strangers and people whom I do not even like and who really are not friends. Henceforth, I will concentrate on spending my time only with people who I love, like or admire.


Can you describe your mission nowadays?

A: To postpone the disintegration of the persistence of memory.


Weren't you on Bonza's last flight?

A: Absolutely. That was on April 29, 2024 from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast but it arrived at 1.18am on April 30. At 3am, the staff were advised that the four aircraft had been repossessed. To preserve the details of this unique and legendary aviation event are images of the aircraft ['Malc' Reg: VH-UKH] and my boarding pass. Unbonza!
Bonza 'Malc'. Reg: VH-UKH Final Bonza Boarding Pass


Will the real paradoxical Pedro please stand up?

A: Absolutely. Here are eleven key attributes:
1. I do not like being misunderstood but I also do not like when people act as if they have figured me out.
2. I am usually right but I do not mind being proven wrong as long as it is a learning experience and the concept is actually better than mine.
3. I like being alone but I also like the idea of a committed relationship as long as it is with someone who actually 'gets' me.
4. I do not mind taking calculated chances but I absolutely have making misteaks.
5. I can be the life of the party but I would much rather be at home by myself for most of the time.
6. I am creative but also very logical.
7. I am either hot or cold and never lukewarm especially when it concerns people.
8. I like to have both a plan and a backup plan but I can be impulsive when inspired.
9. I am passionate about something until I lose interest.
10. I like to solve problems and create things but I hate the monotonony of maintining the things that I have created (such as this site).
11. I hate being the centre of attention and I also hate being overlooked or nor appreciated whan I have done all of the heavy lifting.


Any chance of another interview?

A: You will have to be very persuasive and have a big budget.
I must say that the pleasure has been all mine; the anti-virus can swear, but the file is clean.