Saturday 22 December 2012

Out on there ears, more flooding and a new camera



22 December 2012

Yesterday afternoon I took the plunge!  I now have a new Sony Alpha 77 slowly making its way here to Dorktown from WEX in Norwich.  My sticky, itching fingers are demanding its early delivery so they can get busy.  Sadly WEX uses Parcel Farce so who knows when it will get here?

The BEEB got today's weather right then; they forecast rain and that's what we have right now - and lots of it.  I suppose it makes a change to have some rain, after all we didn't have any yesterday around here.  Floods are expected in various area of the UK yet again but yesterday Midlands Today had a story of flooding that is not weather related. 

A lady living in a detached house has been fighting ten different organisations because she has a 30" pool of water under her house.  Part of the problem is that she lives on the border of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire and each one was blaming the other for the problem.  SevenTrent Water also makes the same claim ... and so.  Now that the BEEB is involved SevenTrent is taking much more serious and is looking for somewhere for the lady to live while they find out what the problem is.  Well, it's only taken them seven months to get to that point!

"NO ROOM AT THE INN" screams today's Coventry Telegraph.  Basically it's about a couple who were given one hour to pack and leave a pub in Coventry after they failed to pay a bill.  They only moved into the place in September, now they are out again with no home and no jobs.  Not sure how I feel about that really.  OK they should have paid the bill but it seems very harsh to me that Enterprise Inns have resorted to such strong arm tactics just before Christmas.  

On this day in 1715 James Stuart landed at Peterhead and so started the Jacobite Rebellion which ultimately failed.  Who knows what the UK would like now if it hadn't!

Today's photo is simply one of the best girl in this world ...

And for a funny ...

Two boys pass the lake as they walk in their local park.
On seeing somebody in difficulty in the water they dive in and help the person to dry land.
The person happens to be David Cameron!!!
He says to the boys "Thank you for your help, you can have anything you want"
The first boy says "I've seen a BMX down the local wiv bloody big boots, orsome it is."
David Cameron says" It's yours son and I hope you have fun riding it."
He turns to the second boy, "What would you like sonny."
He does not hesitate, "A State Funeral". 
 David Cameron asked, "Why a State funeral , you are to young to think of such things. Would you not
like a bike like your friends so you can go riding around the park together"
To which the boy replies...  "When my Dad finds out who I saved................"         

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