6
February
Cold,
dark, and very wet is how Dorktown is today, good job we didn’t have any plans
for going out then. According the weather forecast yesterday we are not the
only ones though, the whole of the west side of the UK is getting as good a
soaking as we are. I wonder if the council has called off today’s market yet?
They don’t need much of an excuse to do so these days.
Our
kitchen is nearly as wet inside as it is outside right now. The plasterers
worked their little cotton socks off and did the whole. The work schedule gives
a free day so for the plaster to dry out but as it’s now weekend and there’s no
work planned until Monday, it has two days to dry out. But looking at it this
morning, it seems damper than last night and I’m not sure it will be dry by
Monday. Not that will be a concern really. The site agent called in on us
yesterday afternoon and claimed that the kitchen fitters were a long way behind
schedule and might not get to us at the right time. However, there is other
work that could be done instead though, so no time is lost overall. Oh the fun
of council contractors … … …
At least
we’ve had a lie in this morning. I woke at just on 9 o’clock badly needing to
pee, so that was me up for the day at that point. Jan is still sleeping right
now but I shall be calling her in a few minutes. I was a tad surprised when at
11.15 last night Jan said she was nodding off while she was reading. Normally
she will read on for an hour or two after I settle, so when she says she needs
to settle, we both did, and I was out like a light.
Ranting
against speeding tickets was the big bug on motorist’s minds not so long ago.
Now it’s the ‘red light jumper’. There are four-way temporary traffic lights
Weddington Road, which is the A444 road through to Burton on Trent. Jan got
caught up in them on Thursday evening when she took Kile home. Now there’s a
thread about those same lights on Streetlife, and Jan is not the only one who
has been caught out on them. It seems it’s a regular happening there where
drivers are jumping the red, and it’s not just the odd one or two, oh no, we
are talking about a large number of them doing it. From what I’ve read so far,
it’s the south bound traffic that’s causing it.
I’ve said
before that if a council really was serious in fleecing the motorist, then
cameras on traffic lights, especially at temporary lights, would work much
better than speeding. However, I’m not sure how much of a deterrent it would
be. Just as speeding fines didn’t really stop drivers speeding, I doubt that
fines would work for red light jumpers. At least the fines could be used to
help councils provide their services. I wouldn’t have any sympathy for those
caught anyway, just as I don’t for speeders either. If all drivers obeyed the
rules and laws of the Highway Code, then they wouldn’t get caught would they;
not only that, the roads would be a lot safer too. It’s just over inflated egos
that gets in the way of common sense and common courtesy. Sadly there is no
cure for that.
It’s all
wrapped up in the selfish ‘ME’ society we now live in. So many people expect
what they want, when they want it, to be provided on demand and without
questions. If they don’t get it the simply take it, and stuff the consequences,
whether it’s an injury caused to someone else, theft is acceptable, no whatever
that happens after. And don’t forget the big ‘dis’ factor. Dis? Yes, dis is short
for disrespect. These thugs expect to be respected for their actions; to ‘dis’
them is not to show that respect, and that means civilised behaviour goes out
the window.
Now there’s
a thought dear readers; we have law and order at the moment, even if it is more
than a little fragmented. But can you imagine how these thugs would act in a dystopian
society? Now that is frightening. At that point where there is no law and
order, there would be no restraints at all, it would be survival of the
fittest, or at least survival of the most violent and thuggish. The future awaits
us my friends … … …
Today’s
photo …
This one of my favourites. I got it as we joined the A14 off the M6.
Not only has that driver got to sort out his load, he has to do so in the rain
that had just started.
Today’s
funny …
"This
is an answering' machine, this machine is designed to take full advantage of
its numerous capabilities. Please say what you wanted to talk about and why did
ya call me anyhow? Wait for the tone to sound, and leave yer message after the
beep."
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