I
slept for over eight hours last night. It is amazing what two night
shifts can do. Over brekkie I had a look-see on-line and got a little
bit cross. Lloyds
bank are axing three thousand jobs and closing two hundred
branches. They are blaming the decision on Brexit. Perhaps the
decision to leave the EU is to blame for the job losses. Perhaps it
is not. I don't know. But the decision to leave and he decision to
axe has been made.
I
shall allow allow myself an "I told you so" rant.
But not about the rights and wrongs of Lloyds, or the decision to
leave the EU. Instead I shall rant about those who made the decision
to leave the EU.
What
bothers me is the reaction (on social media) to today's news
of some of those who loudly voted for Brexit.
One
was bewailing Lloyd's decision and ranting about why the new
government is actually going through with Brexit when "everyone
*knew* the UK would never leave regardless of the referendum's
result". She had voted "out" as some sort
of protest; safe in the knowledge that the UK would stay in the EU
(which was what she actually wanted).
And
another chap (who at the time didn't understand the issues and so
voted out because his mum ordered him to) was ranting about why
didn't "they" see this coming. This chap is now (too
late) in the "remain" camp because his mum has
changed her mind.
Have
I ever mentioned that democracy is wasted on the electorate?
I
programmed "Hannah" for the day's geo-walk then
spent a little while struggling with (and solving) a
geo-puzzle. It was a level five difficulty. I felt rather pleased
with myself.
Flushed
with success then spent an hour or so in the garden. I replaced the
electrical connector (for the UV light extension) I got from
B&Q with a new one from Homebase. This seemed to work; I was
pleased about that. Hopefully the pond electrics are now sorted for a
little while. And so having freed up the extension cable I use for
the lawnmower I used said cable for the lawnmower. If only I can mow
the lawn weekly then it doesn't get too bad.
I
strimmed the lawn edges in record time as well. I've often griped
that the strimmer's cable doesn't last. When using it I'm replacing
it every thirty seconds. "My Boy TM"
suggested using cable ties in place of strimmer cable. They lasted
about a minute. So I had this idea to use left-over washing line. It
is rather thick and it goes through the grass like a rubber duck.
What usually takes twenty minutes was done in two.
I
then did a little preparation for the geo-meet I'm staging in August;
it is amazing how long it takes to write a simple web page. And with
a few minutes spare I had a look-see on-line at prices of new
lap-tops. My current one is about eight years old and needs
replacing. I've been recommeded the Samsung xe700t1 and the Dell
XPS13. Neither are cheap.
I
popped the lead onto "Furry Face TM",
drove down to collect Lisa, and we set off to Otford. Earlier in the
week I'd asked if anyone was free for a walk. Six of us (and two
dogs) had good walk up hill and down dale. Bearing in mind we
finished where we started, somehow there was a lot more "up"
than "down". We met a rather threatening herd of
cows, Fudge rolled *near* fox poo and I inadvertently dragged
him through it. And I even manged to take a tumble at one point. But
it was a good walk; being out in the countryside with friends is
always good. I
took a few photos whilst we walked. I do that...
After
three hours (and five miles) we were back at the cars. We said
our goodbyes and an hour later I was bathing my dog. If he will roll
in fox poo he must pay the price.
"er
indoors TM" did a rather good bit of
dinner this evening. We had a bottle of proseco with it. For all that
everyone raves about proseco I found it rather tasteless. And as we
scoffed and guzzled we watched a film. For all that everyone raves
about The Hunger Games, it has ben playing for over an hour and
nothing has actually happened yet...
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