Summer 2005
Welcome to what is one of an infrequent range of updates.
In my last post, I expressed uncertainty over my job - well - happily for me I was able to keep my position, sadly for one of my collegues, they had to accept redundancy.
More bad neww was that my lovely little Honda Coupe expired. Head gasket failure and other associated issues meant that it was too expensive to repair. If the time had been available, it's something I could have undertaken myself but, ole father time just was not kind enough so i had to "splash out" on a bit of a runabout. Never mind, this red Mondeo goes well enough, has more space for the family and is kinder on my back. Not such a sporty little number tho...oh well.
In the news we saw England awarded the 2012 olympics...hoooray...but we saw the increase in terrorism hit the streets of London. Having lived through the attrocities commited in the name of a free Ireland, this is something I despair of.
It was brought home to me very recently because we took our eldest daughter to the railway station in town - she was returning to Wales. At the station, we saw fully armed police (not just hand guns but fully automatic weapons) patrolling the platforms. It was both reassuring but also a little chilling in that it really brought the realism of the terroist threats from London down to our front door.
So, we live in fearful times, we have to place our trust with those in authority in the hope that they are able to keep us safe!
Be good, be careful, be safe.
Andy - signing off for now.
In my last post, I expressed uncertainty over my job - well - happily for me I was able to keep my position, sadly for one of my collegues, they had to accept redundancy.
More bad neww was that my lovely little Honda Coupe expired. Head gasket failure and other associated issues meant that it was too expensive to repair. If the time had been available, it's something I could have undertaken myself but, ole father time just was not kind enough so i had to "splash out" on a bit of a runabout. Never mind, this red Mondeo goes well enough, has more space for the family and is kinder on my back. Not such a sporty little number tho...oh well.
In the news we saw England awarded the 2012 olympics...hoooray...but we saw the increase in terrorism hit the streets of London. Having lived through the attrocities commited in the name of a free Ireland, this is something I despair of.
It was brought home to me very recently because we took our eldest daughter to the railway station in town - she was returning to Wales. At the station, we saw fully armed police (not just hand guns but fully automatic weapons) patrolling the platforms. It was both reassuring but also a little chilling in that it really brought the realism of the terroist threats from London down to our front door.
So, we live in fearful times, we have to place our trust with those in authority in the hope that they are able to keep us safe!
Be good, be careful, be safe.
Andy - signing off for now.
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