Ritz, cracker and computers

15 June 2012

It's sunny but cloudy in Dorktown today.  We won't be enjoying it though, to much to do, and now we have loads of boxes we get really get on a get some serious packing done.

Front page of the News today is the story of 300 new PCs being supplied to the Hussy School here in Dorktown (see, she gets in everywhere).  That's a pretty good contract to win isn't it?  And guess who got it?  That's right, Dell got it. They certainly seem to have a damned good sales team or a pretty good and tight contract to supply schools and health care services providers.  You see Dell computers just about everywhere in hospitals and GPs and so on.  A lot of dosh in it for them.  I suppose it does make them a fairly safe bet for not going under and perhaps even a safe place to park some spare dosh if you have any.  Sadly we don't.

The cops have been doing a crack down on speeding in three areas of the town, all fairly close to each other.  That's OK, but how many officers were tied up with that thereby not being available to other emergency duties if needed?  Along that line there is a street in town called Edward Street.  It's about a mile long with double yellow lines done the whole length on one side.  That doesn't seem to worry those that live there though.  At any time of day there are cars parked along there ignoring the double yellows and half on the pavement - two offences in one there.  But do they get ticketed?  Not a chance!  It's mainly an Asian population along Edward Street these days and it seems that the traffic wardens are afraid to go down there for some reason.  I wonder why?

And so we are at the weekend again.  We don't have any plans for anything seeing as the forecast is for rain, and in between, more rain.  I shall drive to Jan to church on Sunday, she should have no problems with getting a lift home after it.  I'm sure I shall find something to do while is there.

Today's photo is ... 

... oh yes, right.  It was once known as the Ritz cinema and was the main one in town and very smart inside.  My uncle Jack claimed to have worked as a plasterer on the inside; can't say if that is right or not or what part he worked on.  After it closed as a cinema it became a bingo hall.  As you can see it's an art deco building and I'm surprised that the council haven't tried to have it knocked down.  There are however plans for that are to be regenerated.  To make it a worthwhile investment though I can't see it working with this building in the way.  It has been closed for quite some time now.  One of the churches in town had their eyes on it to convert it to a new church building.  The minister of that church moved away to the States and the church he left behind split into factions and is not as popular now as it once was.     

And now for another cracker ...            

A college teacher reminds her class of tomorrow's final exam.  "Now class, I won't tolerate any excuses for you not being here tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury or illness, or a death in your immediate family, but that's it, no other excuses whatsoever!"
A smart ass guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, "What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?" The entire class is reduced to laughter and snickering.

When silence is restored, the teacher smiles knowingly at the student, shakes her head and sweetly says "Well, I guess you'd have to write the exam with your other hand"