Swiss Coach Crash


Any accident is a tragedy but with so many children killed and injured it is more difficult to come to terms with.

My thoughts are with the friends and families of the victims of the Swiss coach crash.

Birthdays


Today is being celebrated by our family on two sides of Planet Earth.

Here in the UK it is my Aunty Kathy’s 90th Birthday. We had a celebratory gathering on Sunday but I know Kathy is out with her daughter today. Hope she has a lovely day…..

Happy Birthday Kathy xxx

Also celebrating today, way down under, in the antipodes is Caitlin. Living down in Perth, W.A. Although we cannot be there to help her celebrate we are thinking of her. Here’s hoping she also has a lovely day ….

Happy Birthday Caitlin xxx

Explosion as train hits bike on tracks


Once again we are plagued by morons hell-bent on creating carnage.

In this country, it seems that we are breeding a class of person who doesn’t give a toss about what happens to anyone else. Who doesn’t care if they kill or maim someone by their stupid actions. In fact anything goes and these lowlifes will do anything for kicks it seems, as long as it doesn’t directly affect them.

Before it was the lunatics who throw bricks onto motorways. Now it is the idiots who leave items on railway tracks.

CCTV captured two youths riding across Bedhampton level crossing at 1.34am on Saturday.
Seconds later, out of shot, one of the bikes is pushed back towards the crossing landing on the tracks.

The image below shows the results of their lunacy.

Through sheer luck, no-one was injured and the train was relatively undamaged, but the consequences could have been far worse. Trains travel at high speeds and there is a very real risk when they strike objects on the track that they could be derailed.

Some of the comments attached to the News report shows that some people seem to think that the police aren’t tough enough on the perpetrators. Well I’m sorry but that is tosh. Our police spend an awful amount of time investigating this type of crime only to have the courts show some kind of misguided leniency.

Other comments imply that, just because some of this incident was captured on CCTV, the police should have these morons locked up. Wise up folks. I read somewhere that the councils in Hampshire had some 3000 plus cameras and I’m pretty sure that doesn’t include all those privately operated by the likes of Network Rail and the British Transport Police. Not every camera is being monitored 24/7. Some are just covered by recording equipment during unsocial hours.

I don’t know what the answer is to these idiots. I am sure that there are many psychoanalysts who can write reams on how society has let them down and that it is in fact my fault, or perhaps your fault.

They all know what is right and what is wrong but for whatever reason they make choices. The wrong choices by any of societies measures.

I hope that they are caught. I hope that they are handed over to the police by someone who they know. Someone that has a greater sense of morality than they do.

Then I hope the courts throw the book at them.
Explosion as train hits bike on tracks – Local – The News.

Find Paddy’s Stolen Gear


Come on folks. Lets find this gear and return it to Paddy. I am posting the following, unchanged…..

PLEASE REPOST THE FOLLOWING STATUS – LETS SEE IT ALL ROUND FACEBOOK – 🙂 xxxx
URGENT!!! last night Paddy Maguire had his car broken in to and they have taken his black strat guitar, his Germino amp head and his pedal board! the pedals he had are an oxfuzz 2, a jim dulop custom wah wah, dunlop rota vibe, hep cat, line 6 DL4, all in a powered flight case. The Germino is an LD55 Lead and has the serial number rockgrinder 1. the guitar is a 1984 black strat with cigarette burns on the head stock and a paddycaster name plate on the scratch plate. PLEASE KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR THESE. They were taken from our house in Halifax but they could be trying to get rid of the gear anywhere. obviously paddy is devastated and we would appreciate for anyone to let us know if they hear anything. We are offering a reward to get our stuff back safely so please pass the message around and lets get the little scroats that decided it was ok to do this thing! thanks guys

Don’t Travel At Peak Time !!


Now the government want people to avoid travelling on the rail networks at peak times.

They argue that it will enable the rail companies to operate more efficiently. Sounds to me like “Keep passengers off our trains and they will run just fine”

Surely if everyone stops travelling at peak times all that happens is that the peaks move.

Once again the government is intefering in the minutea of peoples lives. People will travel when it is convenient to their own needs, not to the governments. Either that or when it makes economic sense.

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Nanny State Reaches An All Time High, Or Do I Mean Low ?


I heard today that the act of wolf-whistling may be “criminalised” in the UK. This is the nanny state running wild.

Does our government have nothing better to do than worry about a typical builders yard response to a pretty woman walking down the street ?

It strikes me that the UK government would do better concentrating on the real issues in this country. Have they not noticed that we have an economy that is falling apart. An economy where every man woman and child is finding it increasingly difficult to put food on the table, fuel in the car and clothes on their children’s backs.

We live in a country where 4 million children, that’s one in three, are living in poverty.

If our government is more interested in wolf-whistles then it is time they were ousted.

 

Closure of Denmead pub shows grim realities of struggling trade – It’s A Crying Shame


Closure of Denmead pub shows grim realities of struggling trade – Local Business – The News.

It’s a crying shame that Ginny Paul and her husband have fallen foul of our constrained economy. It is, however, a sign of the times.

In this day and age it seems that pubs have to have all the modern technology installed. Music blaring out, football on big screen TVs, factory produced food and the whole thing run to a formula. Certainly the Fox & Hounds needed some perking up in the decor department but the atmosphere was fine and the music wasn’t overpowering. You could hold a conversation without having to shout and strain to hear. On a recent visit, with my wife and some friends, we found the landlady and staff really welcoming and the food was good.

The Fox & Hounds will be missed.

View From The Conservatory


Beavering away over a hot keyboard when I looked up in response to a sudden gust of wind which caused the conservatory to creak and groan.

The sun burst out from the clouds and my eyes were drawn to this beautiful blossom in my neighbours back garden..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A reminder that spring is on its way.