Have a happy Halloween everybody!
Here's a couple of shots for the weekend, ones a shot from the Brecon Beacons Corn-du taken from Pen-y-fan, the others.... well self explanatory really, it's a Halloween shot!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Slow on the uptake!
It's never been said that the British government were quick on the uptake, indeed any slower and they would go backwards. With Prime minister Gordon (personality missing) Brown at the helm it's moving so slowly continental drift has overtaken it.
Now with the death of the highest ranking officer in Afghanistan, Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, it's emerged traveling by road in hostile country is dangerous, indeed just about everybody including the Colonel knew that, he even told them so less than a month ago. But to be honest it shouldn't have come as a surprise.
Just over 30 years ago 18 soldiers of the parachute regiment were killed at Warrenpoint in Ireland, they were killed by a roadside bombing, or an IED (improvised explosive devise) the same sort of of ambush used to kill Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe and countless other soldiers in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Even then 30 years ago it was well known that to travel by vehicle in "bandit country" as some parts of Northern Ireland were then called was pure suicide. Yet 30 years later the lessons haven't been learned. Oh the soldiers know it well enough, as do the officers, it's the government's who don't learn, or want to learn.
Now with the death of the highest ranking officer in Afghanistan, Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, it's emerged traveling by road in hostile country is dangerous, indeed just about everybody including the Colonel knew that, he even told them so less than a month ago. But to be honest it shouldn't have come as a surprise.
Just over 30 years ago 18 soldiers of the parachute regiment were killed at Warrenpoint in Ireland, they were killed by a roadside bombing, or an IED (improvised explosive devise) the same sort of of ambush used to kill Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe and countless other soldiers in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Even then 30 years ago it was well known that to travel by vehicle in "bandit country" as some parts of Northern Ireland were then called was pure suicide. Yet 30 years later the lessons haven't been learned. Oh the soldiers know it well enough, as do the officers, it's the government's who don't learn, or want to learn.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Sea Dog.
Not an old salty seadog, a sea dog! spotted this today when I was out walking with a friends and her dogs, couldn't resist a quick shot of it.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Hand driers.
Why is it hand driers in public lavatories only work for about eight seconds?
I mean how dry do they think your hands are going to get in that time for heavens sake?, maybe if it was the power of a tornado jet exhaust it might actually dry your hands in that time, but in the real world with all the power of an asthmatic butterfly feebly flapping it's wings eight seconds is about three minutes too short, meaning you end up drying your hands on your hanky or trousers anyway.
Here's an original idea, put paper towels in there instead, yes it'll cost you a few quid but think of the poor butterfly your saving!
I mean how dry do they think your hands are going to get in that time for heavens sake?, maybe if it was the power of a tornado jet exhaust it might actually dry your hands in that time, but in the real world with all the power of an asthmatic butterfly feebly flapping it's wings eight seconds is about three minutes too short, meaning you end up drying your hands on your hanky or trousers anyway.
Here's an original idea, put paper towels in there instead, yes it'll cost you a few quid but think of the poor butterfly your saving!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Clocks back again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those of you who read this blog regularly will know one of my pet hates is putting the clocks forward and backwards twice a year, as far as i can see it serves no useful function. Farmers no longer milk in the dark, they have brightly lit milking sheds so that reason (once given) isn't valid.
Another popular reason is to cut accidents (which I have disagreed with for years) now at last ROSPA have released figures showing the accident rate goes UP! during the darker evenings, unbelievably around 300 people a year die or are seriously injured simply as a result of putting the clocks back and the darker evenings. How stupid is that waste of life!
For goodness sake get a grip somebody, and drag this country into the twenty first century, lets stop this archaic nonsense at once.
Another popular reason is to cut accidents (which I have disagreed with for years) now at last ROSPA have released figures showing the accident rate goes UP! during the darker evenings, unbelievably around 300 people a year die or are seriously injured simply as a result of putting the clocks back and the darker evenings. How stupid is that waste of life!
For goodness sake get a grip somebody, and drag this country into the twenty first century, lets stop this archaic nonsense at once.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
A few from the Brecon beacons.
Here are a few shots from the Brecon Beacons, taken a little while ago admittedly, but still nice to my eye. Theres a special place for me there, over the years i have spent a chunk of my life walking those peaks, and I still love it.
the first shots from the top of Pen-y-fan looking towards Cribin, the second shots looking at Pen-y-fan from Corn-du.
Walk.
My sons been off school this week, he's been really poorly since last Friday, the antibiotics have started to kick in now so we went for a little walk along the seafront at Port Talbot just to get a little fresh air. The whole place is a disgrace, dog feces everywhere, litter, the broken penguin statues are getting worse every year (why don't they remove the things?) the place has a real couldn't care less attitude.
Yet the council had money to spend on stupid sculptures. Why? Why not clean the place up first. Better still spend the money on something useful, like maybe a doctor for the hospital? there's only one there part time for heaven sake. Oh no, lets spend a fortune on a stupid bloody sculpture that's now covered in graffiti, always a good idea for our local council. General Custer award for forward planning I think.
Yet the council had money to spend on stupid sculptures. Why? Why not clean the place up first. Better still spend the money on something useful, like maybe a doctor for the hospital? there's only one there part time for heaven sake. Oh no, lets spend a fortune on a stupid bloody sculpture that's now covered in graffiti, always a good idea for our local council. General Custer award for forward planning I think.
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