Bus routes, gas and the NI con!

12 August 2013

No matter you do you will always  upset someone while helping someone else.  Stagecoach Warwickshire has decided that it is going to alter the bus routes to make it easier for students at North Warwickshire College on the outskirts of Dorktown.  OK, good for them but now it seems that commuters are angry because the changes will have an effect on their journey to work.  Surely there must be a way of doing it and keep both groups happy.  And here lies a big problem for us all.

The bus company is just one small part of things.  The Dorktown Plan which shows where development can or should happen has caused relief to some and outright anger to others.  There's now a call for a second ring round in town to ease the amount of traffic that currently goes through the town centre on the current ring road.  Yes, that is right, it's not one of my many typos.  The Rowan Ringway does actually run through the centre of town!  Yet the man calling for the new road has upset folks at his suggested route.

Fracking is another such issue.  We all need gas for our day to day needs and the UK is in danger of running out or held to ransom by foreign suppliers.  Now an untapped source of gas has been found which will benefit everyone.  But a group of folk are now objecting to it being extracted.           

There are more elderly people in the UK now than ever before.  These folks have worked hard all their lives on the promise of better times in their retirement, some have even fought in wars too.  However, the whole lie to the National Insurance cradle to grave welfare system is becoming more and more obvious.  These elderly folk are expecting and are now demanding what they have been promised.  At the same time the younger population is expecting that they are treated well seeing as they are currently paying into the system.  There just isn't enough money in the pot to deal with both groups.  Whatever is done for one group means less money for the other group.

See what I mean?  How do the powers that be balance the needs of the country and town and keep everyone happy?  They can't can they?  So what do they do?  They ignore the protestors and get on with the job.  Remember the fuss there was over Newbury by-pass?  Have the protestors objections been realised?  No, they haven't and the folk of Newbury are probably a lot happier at the reduced traffic through their town and everyone is now use to it and are all happy with the results. 

Along these same lines then, today's photo is this ... 

What is it?  It's the building of the new KFC just up the road from us.  There was a lot of objections to it, and I agreed with the objectors on this one.  The developers got the planning permission and work is now on-going.  In a couple of years all the objections will be forgotten and it will prove to be popular and KFC will make a bomb out of it.  Will I use it?  Not sure yet; last time I had some years ago I bit into one piece and had scolding hot oil poor out and into my mouth and down my chin.  It's sort of put me off the stuff.

Today the Sage has spoken ...

The lady was a Southern Baptist who attended services and taught Sunday School every week. One Sunday, an out of town acquaintance, a gentleman, was in the pew right behind her. He noted what a fine looking woman she was! While they were taking up the collection, the man leaned forward and said,
"Hey, how about you and I having dinner on Tuesday?"
"Why yes, that would be nice", the lady responded.
Well, the gentleman couldn't believe his luck.......
On Tuesday he picked the lady up and took her to the finest restaurant in that part of South Carolina. When they sat down, the gentleman looked over at her and suggested,
"Would you like a cocktail before dinner?'
"Oh, NO," said the fine example of southern womanhood. "Whatever would I tell my Sunday School class?"
Well, the gentleman was set back a bit, so, he didn't say much until after dinner when he pulled out a pack of cigarettes and asked, "Would you like a smoke?"
"Oh, my goodness, NO!" said the woman. "I couldn't face my Sunday School class if I did!"
Well, the man felt pretty low after that, so they left, got in his car, and as he was driving the lady home, they passed the local Holiday Inn. He'd been morally rebuffed twice already, so he figured he had nothing to lose, so, he ventured forth with,  "Ahhh ... mmmm, how would you like to stop at this motel?"
"Sure, that would be nice,", she said in anticipation.
The gentleman couldn't believe his ears, and did a fast u-turn right then and there, and drove back to the motel and checked in.
The next morning, after a wild and passionate night of the most incredible love making imaginable, the gentleman awoke first. He looked at the lovely Dixie darling lying there in the bed and with remorse thought, 'What the h… have I done?'.
He shook her awake and pleaded, "I've got to ask you one thing.....what are you going to tell your Sunday School class?"
The lady said, "The same thing I always tell them --- that you don't have to smoke and drink to have a good time!