12 October
2013
What a
miserable day it is here in Dorktown today.
We woke to rain which finally cleared up around 10.30. Now it's just cold, dark and cloudy. Luckily we were not planning on going out so
we're not actually missing anything. The
photo mags keep saying that there's still photo opportunities in such weather,
and idea I agree with. However, able
bodied snappers will coup with it a heck of a lot better than us disabled
snappers. It's cold enough riding a
scooter as it is without stopping every so often to take photos. Anyway - we have Kile with us right now and
he's enjoying play on the Wii with Jan.
Police
authorities all over the country claim that the use of Pretend Coppers, PCSOs
are not policing on the cheap. Is that
right now? Well, I wonder. West Midlands Police seems to be short of
coppers since they have forced so many to retire early. The obvious answer to that is to take those
officer back or at least recruit more younger people to replace them. But hang on; if they take the retired officers
back, was there really a need to force them out in the first place. And will be they be open to charges of ageism
if they recruited younger people.
However, they
have decided to recruit 50 PCSOs instead!
Of course that will be cheaper won't it?
They've had a bit of shock though I think. Over 1,000 applications for the 50 offered
posts. They may see this as a success
but why has it come to this? Perhaps
it's down to the £21K starting wage (https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/wmprrecruit/pcso_powers.asp
- but why don't they state the rate for new police officers I wonder - https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/wmprrecruit/po_benefits.asp
); or maybe because there is such a shortage of employment possibilities in the
West Midlands that the applicants are willing to do anything to find work? Whatever, it still looks like policing on the
cheap to me!
Of course
there is no Dorktown News today
seeing as it's Saturday, so we have to make do with the Dorktown Telegraph instead.
As usual there is On This Day column and it was on this in 1492 that
Christopher Columbus saw land for the first time while looking for another
route to the Orient. He named that land
San Salvador and now we know the whole area as the Americas. Should we be thankful to Chris? That's debatable I suppose and depends on
ones view point on the masters of the area, the United States. Oh yes - Angela Ripon is 69 today.
Today's
photo then ...
A kids play area in the shape of an old sailing ship.
And today's
words of wisdom form the Sage ...
An elderly Italian man who lived on the
outskirts of Rimini ,Italy, went to the local church for confession. When
the priest slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said: Father,
during World War II, a beautiful Jewish woman from our neighbourhood knocked
urgently on my door and asked me to hide her from the Nazis. So I hid
her in my attic. The priest replied: “That was a wonderful thing you did, and
you have no need to confess that.” “There is more to tell, Father. She started
to repay me with sexual favours. This happened several times a week, and
sometimes twice on Sunday". The priest said, “That was a long time ago and
by doing what you did, you placed the two of you in great danger, but two
people under those circumstances can easily succumb to the weakness of the
flesh. However, if you are truly sorry for your actions, you are indeed
forgiven.” Thank you, Father. That's a great load off my mind. I do have
one more question. And what is that?” asked the priest. Should I tell her
the war is over?”
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