In Australia cyclones used to be named after unpopular politicians while, for several decades last century and reflecting the sexist attitudes of the time, they were named after women for their capricious pathways.
I think naming storms heightens awareness and if this encourages people to act responsibly and take preventative action it must be a good thing.
Thankfully @WonkyWomble let me know that she’s cancelled all her gardening customers for tomorrow. 😊 OH had to negotiate a fallen tree on his way to work this morning … and we’re in a leafy suburb 😮
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sick, sick, sick of it.... why can't detergent manufacturer's have the basic common sense not to make their detergent pods attractive to kiddies? The anti-kiddie lock on the plastic boxes are driving me nuts, I can't get in them! I know I shouldn't buy them if they make me angry, but they're just so convenient and not so gungy in the soap dispenser department.
Eunice is starting to get a pace on in the Fens, and I've a decision to make quickly. I've a long awaited echogram scheduled at the hospital, 40 mins away by car. Should I cancel and ask for a rebooking or not? For myself I'd chance it, but when you're a carer for someone who depends on you, I need to think wisely.
I agree that John Smith would have been a wonderful PM, but at the risk of attracting some bile and hatred myself, Sir Tony was a fabulous PM and so much better than anything we have had since.
No bile and hatred, but if the act of lying from a PM (or any minister) in Parliament is a yardstick, then Blair has a lot to answer for over WMD. I also dislike the type of socialism that encompasses the 'I'm alright Jack' principle - how could the man (his company) earn £nn million in year and pay £n00,000 tax? His taxes would and should support the poor - that's how it works. To try to avoid that responsibility seems against the principles of socialism doesn't it? It becomes a bit churlish to then have a dig at the nasty greedy Tories, when the aim appears to be to be just like them.
I agree that John Smith would have been a wonderful PM, but at the risk of attracting some bile and hatred myself, Sir Tony was a fabulous PM and so much better than anything we have had since.
No bile and hatred, but if the act of lying from a PM (or any minister) in Parliament is a yardstick, then Blair has a lot to answer for over WMD. I also dislike the type of socialism that encompasses the 'I'm alright Jack' principle - how could the man (his company) earn £nn million in year and pay £n00,000 tax? His taxes would and should support the poor - that's how it works. To try to avoid that responsibility seems against the principles of socialism doesn't it? It becomes a bit churlish to then have a dig at the nasty greedy Tories, when the aim appears to be to be just like them.
I think anyone that considered themselves a Socialist knew very early on that Blair was a wolf in sheep's clothing. A Tory masquerading under the Labour banner. Labour went to far to the right under his tenure and has been there ever since.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
A bit wet and windy here but nothing to write home about. It already looks like the worst has passed so I might salvage a bit of my day off after all. I think the worst of the storm stayed down south and came at us from a more sheltered direction than usual.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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I think naming storms heightens awareness and if this encourages people to act responsibly and take preventative action it must be a good thing.
OH had to negotiate a fallen tree on his way to work this morning … and we’re in a leafy suburb 😮
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Eunice is starting to get a pace on in the Fens, and I've a decision to make quickly. I've a long awaited echogram scheduled at the hospital, 40 mins away by car. Should I cancel and ask for a rebooking or not? For myself I'd chance it, but when you're a carer for someone who depends on you, I need to think wisely.
Please stay safe everyone.
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
No bile and hatred, but if the act of lying from a PM (or any minister) in Parliament is a yardstick, then Blair has a lot to answer for over WMD. I also dislike the type of socialism that encompasses the 'I'm alright Jack' principle - how could the man (his company) earn £nn million in year and pay £n00,000 tax? His taxes would and should support the poor - that's how it works. To try to avoid that responsibility seems against the principles of socialism doesn't it? It becomes a bit churlish to then have a dig at the nasty greedy Tories, when the aim appears to be to be just like them.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norwich-artist-ordered-to-repay-4500-universal-credit-8698482
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Unfortunately Govt depts ( and many private sector companies ) are full of it.
That's appalling. They should just make the law about citizenship apply retrospectively. How hard can it be?
I think anyone that considered themselves a Socialist knew very early on that Blair was a wolf in sheep's clothing. A Tory masquerading under the Labour banner. Labour went to far to the right under his tenure and has been there ever since.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'