31 January 2025 (Friday) - Traffic Jam

I slept better last night, but was still awake far too early. Rather than laying awake waiting for the alarm to go off I got up, made toast and watched an episode of “Poldark”. It was rather good; a shame that Netflix say they are pulling the series from their schedule in a month’s time.

I then had my usual morning’s rummage round the internet.

Our local MP was posting to Facebook about plans to totally abandon the entire concept of “Operation Brock”. Whilst that would be a good idea in principle, an “ambitious new alternative to the hated 50mph contraflow” and “the government has agreed to push forward with work on a long-term solution” doesn’t actually say anything, does it?

 

I got ready for work and set off through a rather damp morning. Pausing only briefly to get a coronation chicken sandwich from the co-op I was soon off up the motorway.

As I drove the pundits on the radio were talking about the government’s “Land Use Framework”; in which the government has announced that about nine per cent of the country’s farming land will need to be converted into forest and wild habitats by 2050 to meet the government's net zero and nature targets. As various experts and windbags pontificated, a couple of interesting points came out. I didn’t realise that a third of the UK’s electricity comes from wind power. And I had no idea that more people are members of the green movement than are members of political parties.

This was followed by an interview with the police minister who seemed to admit that police budgets were being cut whilst at the same time claiming that more money was being spent on policing than ever before.

 

I got to work and had a rather good day, but even so I was glad when it was home time. Just after I’d got home I heard a commotion outside. There is always congestion outside the house; the road is narrow and there’s always people coming and going at the little shop over the road. This evening two buses had met head-on. Each was followed by a queue of traffic and there was quite a bit of shouting going on.

 

And then “er indoors ^TM” arrived with “Daddies’ Little Angel ^TM” and Darcie WaaWaa ^TM” who are up for the weekend.

KFC, silly animal videos on YouTube, and dog mayhem. I’m worn out.