Congratulations, Dick. We will never see eye to eye on some issues - not all - but your accomplishments go far further than aviation. This is well-deserved and it would be churlish for anyone to say otherwise.
As regards 'gay marriage,' dredge up an article from a few days ago in the SMH by Paul Sheehan. He provides a bit of clarity on the real numbers in that plebiscite. In short; Ireland does not have compulsory voting, a very large number did not submit a ballot and, combined with those who voted 'no,' two-thirds of the total population did not 'support' the affirmative. 'Lies, lies and damned statistics!'
I am ambivalent. If we had a referendum here, I'd live with the outcome whichever way it went. It's just my personal take, but I believe that the vast majority would too.
Still miss that juicy beetroot. The home-made burgers with the alternatives just aren't the same.