Flights of the butterfly

  • SPEND, SPEND, SPEND

    Got an email from my local authority. They do that from time to time to justify their worthless existence and make excuses for wasting my money. Among other things it  says: “Over the next four years we’re proposing spending: Let’s have a little look at that: £105 million on the highways network £25 million on…

  • ‘ALLO, ‘ALLO, ‘ALLO

    I saw three police officers the other day. OK, so they were on their coffee break, but nonetheless, I have seen better turned-out garage mechanics. And that means no disrespect to mechanics everywhere, they are wearing clothing suitable for a greasy, messy occupation. Given that it is nearly winter and they were wearing weatherproof gear,…

  • JOKES

    Difficult to know where to begin. Looked at the paper this morning and thought I’d opened a jokebook by mistake. Bojo will tell the Covid Panto that he delayed lockdown “amid concerns that people would tire of the restrictions and flout the rules”. Shorthand for “he thought they would be as greedy, self-centred and stupid…

  • Christmas food

    Took a trip to my local Animal Feed store, aka supermarket. Sadly, all trace of human foods seems to have been removed and replaced by a vast acreage of pig food. Actually, I don’t think it would be eligible for feeding livestock, there are probably regulations about permissible levels of additives, contaminants and pollutants. There,…

  • FAKE NEWS

    This is from a posting on YouTube, by “New Newspaper Today”, titled “Italy now! A snowstorm with terrible winds buried cars and houses disappeared in the Aosta valley”. It seems somewhat strange that road signs in an Italian location are in English. How very cosmopolitan the Italians are. And how unfortunate for these tourists who,…

  • VIPs

    I was not aware that I lived in an area with so many VIPs. These people are so important that every second of their lives matter and we, mere proles, must respect that and allow them free room on the roads and pavements. For anyone else, this would be rudely pushing in or cutting up,…

  • Dark morning

    Went for a short saunter at about five a.m. A little bird was singing his head off in a tree nearby. Now, this struck me as odd. It was a very dark, cloudy morning and about two hours before dawn. No moon, no starlight. Unless the little fella was using his smartphone, how did he know to…

  • Inward Investment Outward Cash

    Richie Rich has just come bouncing up to the podium, babbling prettily about Billions of Pounds of Inward Investment into the UK. Must be the oldest scam in the book. “Inward Investment” has been around since the dawn of mankind in various guises. (not sure the “Dawn “ is appropriate for the beginning of one…

  • Chip Fat Flight

    So the first commercial flight powered by “sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) …… made from a variety of sources, including crops, household waste and cooking oils” has taken to the air. I trust the food served on board was all deep-fried and that refuelling involved a procession of Deliveroo riders bringing loads of piggy-burgers to the…

  • So, where have I been

    I have not posted for some time. I am struggling with back pain and arthritis in the right knee. If you feel sympathetic, thanks, but forget it. The summary of most healthcare opinions of this boil down to Sukkitupbitch. A sentiment with which I heartily concur. The treatments that are available seem to me to…