Random Stuff

They say that today will be the last of the very hot days. They also say there's a chance of rain tomorrow- which would be good. We've been saving our washing up water for watering the many many things that have been newly planted in the garden.

Local radio reports that a bin lorry has overturned on the road between here and Hastings. We may need to plot a route to avoid it on our way down to the coast.

(Ailz says her uncle- who was a bus driver- got to test buses on a skid pad and was paid a bonus if he managed to overturn one of the double-deckers. If a double-decker bus is really hard to tip over- how much harder must it be to tip a bin lorry?)

Our youngest grandchild went back to (primary) school yesterday.

Perhaps

Perhaps the manifest uselessness of most of our leaders in the face of coronavirus et al will begin to cure us of expecting them to offer us comfort and inspiration. Perhaps. But the archetype of the divine ruler is still powerful with us- and we keep on looking upwards for our salvation when the only place to look is within...

How many incompetent presidents, incompetent prime ministers, incompetent chairmen will it take before the penny drops.