https://app.portsmouth.co.uk/story/full_page_image/11th-march-2025-page-5_4f3907df/content.html
The News strikes again !!!
Yet another faux pas from the team at The News. Does nobody proofread their articles before publication?
5mm Screen?
25.4mm = 1 inch in old money.
So this new, “big” screen is less than one fifth of an inch!!!
Eddie Jordan, namesake leader and owner of the Jordan F1 racing team, has died.
A family statement on Thursday read:
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Eddie Jordan OBE, the ex-Formula 1 team owner, TV pundit and entrepreneur.
“He passed away peacefully with family by his side in Cape Town in the early hours of 20 March 2025.”
He will be missed
I don’t get it!
How is this within Trumps remit? How can he make decisions on Ukraines future with out the full involvement of Zelensky?
This is nothing more than a land grab deal between Trump and Putin, and the price will be the erasure of Ukraine as a sovereign territory.
This is so wrong on so many levels
A photo from a good few years ago. Taken at Manor Farm, Hampshire
This Peregrine Falcon was part of a display focussing on birds of prey.
Here I am continuing on my nostalgia trail and, following on from, the previous evenings hard rock blast with Uriah Heep and friends, we were out again.
Two nights on the trot is considered to be hard partying at my age.
And so, Friday night found us sitting, with eager anticipation, in Portsmouth Guildhall. We were there to see Brit Floyd, a Pink Floyd tribute band.
Gerry and I had been to see Pink Floyd back in February of 1972 at the Colston Hall, Bristol, when they, Floyd, were on their Dark Side of The Moon tour with complete quadrophonic sound system. The audio and visual show back then was stunning. So we were wondering if Brit Floyd were going to be up to snuff.
Well we needn’t have worried.Brit Floyd hit the stage running and never slowed down.
The sound was spot on and, dare I say it, they were note perfect.
They were on stage for around two hours and thirty minutes. Performing numbers from many Floyd albums. Including Meddle, Dark Side Of The Moon, Animals, The Wall, The Division Bell, and Wish You Were Here.
The central theme for this evenings show was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Wish You Were Here” which they played in its entirety.
The entire show was stunning. The quality of the sound system was second to none, the laser light show was fabulous. The projected imagery was spot on, some of it was the original Floyd material but had been updated to include some of the current political figures.
Best wishes to my Australian friends and family.
I hope you are all having a good time.
https://app.portsmouth.co.uk/story/full_page_image/21st-january-2025-page-5_4f2607de/content.html
Well done to the police and keep up the good work.
https://app.portsmouth.co.uk/full_page_image/28th-october-2024-page-7_4f8307e4/content.html
This is just one, recent, example of how dangerous these E-scooters are. Of course they in themselves are not dangerous. It is actually the misuse by individuals that is the danger.
Locally, the only E-Scooters that are legal for use on our roads are those from authorised hire companies. Privately owned E-scooters are illegal.
I don’t understand how the government allows the sale of these scooters in this country. Unlike cars and motorbikes owners are not required to have insurance, wear safety gear i.e. helmets and the vehicles are not even registered.
Frequently they are driven in an unsafe manner. Personally, I once saw one of these scooters veer off the pavement. It moved diagonally across the road directly in front of me. So suddenly that I had to perform an emergency stop. Clearly the rider did not look to see that his way was clear.
I have also seen one of these scooters, three up. i.e. three females hurtling up the centre of the road.
In this case the victim was Raquel Delgado-Calo. She is a veterinary surgeon. She suffered deep lacerations to her forehead which will leave permanent scarring. Raquel also received stitches to her nose and a fractured skull. She spent three days in hospital and three weeks off work followed by a three week phased return. In addition, she has suffered from eight weeks of concussion. She has experienced dizziness, which has caused the cancellation of surgeries at work. And then there is the ongoing anxiety when crossing roads.
In my view, the E-scooter rider, Joseph Pedalty has gotten off way too lightly.
He has been disqualified from roads for eighteen months. He also was handed an eighteen month community order. He was fined £120 plus costs taking his penalty to a total of £319. This includes charges for no insurance, failing to stop after an accident, and failing to stop at a red light.
The law is an ass.
Pedalty has 10 past convictions and had been disqualified from the roads for drink driving in 2021.
How do his fines and convictions possibly balance out the impact that he has had on this woman’s life.
I’ll say it again. The law is an ass.
https://app.portsmouth.co.uk/story/full_page_image/2nd-january-2025-page-17_4f1407dd/content.html
A warm tale for the new year.
Perhaps, only in England …
WrAnTz 