Positive scrapey-scrapey stuff, negative lack of cold stuff,
minus atmospheric movement and just a glimpse of Dawn’s crack this non April
fool’s day at the Castle this morn, spent the bank holiday doing sod all, but I
did go for a 75 mile drive on the traffic free highways in the sunshine to
loosen up the Honda and charge its battery.
I have been thinking of changing the motor for something a
bit less old-it’s not going well, so far all I can find are vehicles that have
road tax approaching the deficit and insurance that would cost more than Cyprus’s
debt.
Just returned from the stale bread, gruel and his Maj’s food
run dahn Tesco, stale bread is now £1.45 per loafy thing, gruel is £0.97 per
tinny thing and ten days ago Whiskas meat in gravy was £3.68 or 2 for £6.00,
last Thursday it was £3.38 or 2 for £6.00and today it is £3.00 each box, roll
on next week, they will be giving it away.
Otherwise known as the Irritable Bowel Twins reckons that
they could live on 53 squids per week (if they had to); he said the
Government’s changes to the benefits system were designed to make it “fair”.
Payments would continue to rise, albeit by a below inflation at one per cent a
year, when they were actually being cut in some other countries, he insisted.
But earlier on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he was
challenged by a man who earns less than £53 per week.
David Bennett, 51, set up a market trading business three
years ago after being made redundant as a credit manager.
Despite working up to 70 hours a week, on some days he
earned nothing at all.
But the £2,700 the divorced father of two made last year
means he no longer qualifies for the full £75 a week housing benefit towards
his privately rented flat. The subsidy has been cut to £57 a week and he also has
to pay council tax of £5 a week for the first time.
Later, asked by the presenter if he
could live on this amount, Mr Duncan Smith, who is married into a wealthy
family, replied: “If I had to, I would.”
But it has to be for at least a month, or two or three....
Apparently complaints by cruise ship passengers include one by a woman who
moaned about the sea being "too loud", it has been revealed.
And
a couple accused a captain of being "rude" for sailing off when they
had left a note saying they needed more sightseeing time in port, according to
cruise travel agency bonvoyage.co.uk.
One woman, having seen that Take-That star Gary Barlow had
been on her ship on an earlier trip, demanded an explanation as to why the
singer was not on her voyage.
Then there was the man who complained about not getting
"an impressive tan" and being unable to swim in the pool each day
while on a trip around ... Alaska.
A woman travelling with the company called Celebrity Cruises
asked for a refund as there were "no celebrities on board", while a
couple wanted compensation after forking out "a lot more money than
planned" on staff tips due to the excellent service.
The woman who complained about the loudness of the sea said
she had not been able to sleep well on her Mediterranean cruise.
She demanded cabins be "better sound-proofed against
the sounds of the sea".
Another female traveller, having booked an inside cabin,
then complained about not having a view of the sea and asked for a window to be
installed.
A mum got the hump after her seven-year-old daughter was
sold a pack of bubblegum called Camel Balls.
The gum is not only shaped like them, but there is also a
graphic picture of a camel’s backside on the packet.
Ruby McKenzie’s mum Charlene, 26, said: “I was disgusted as
I think that it’s totally inappropriate.
“I am more upset with the company that makes the gum than
the shops that sell it.
“It’s OK for adults and a bit of a laugh, but I can’t see
the funny side when they are kept in the sweet section of shops where children
like Ruby will see them,” added Charlene, of Birmingham.
Paul Southam, managing director of Fini Sweets UK, which
distributes Camel Balls, said as a parent he had faced a “moral issue” before
agreeing to the deal, but had received only one complaint.
He said. “I do sympathise with the parent here. But it’s
supposed to be funny and a bit of a joke.”
No sense of humour some people, they could have brought one
out called ‘Orses Dick or even Cows C---......
There’s a particular mountain in the Hubei Province, 12
km north of the city of Yichang, where you can actually experience
fine-dining on the side of a cliff.
Located in the Happy Valley of Xiling Gorge, the
Fangweng hanging restaurant offers a breathtaking view of its natural
surroundings to adventurers brave enough to set foot in it.
The brick building that acts as an entrance to the Fangweng
Restaurant leads the 30-meter-long narrow concrete bridge hanging on the
side of a vertical cliff overlooking the Yangtze River.
Luckily, there’s a metal railing you can grab on to while
you crawl your way to the actual restaurant. The bridge leads to a dining hall
carved into the cliff-side, where most of the tables are set.
Warmly lit by traditional lamps hanging from the ceiling and
decorated with Chinese furnishings, the cave itself is a sight to behold, but
the main attractions of Fangwen are the two concrete platforms extending away
from the cliff, from where diners can see all the wonders of Happy Valley or
watch bungee jumpers as they leap off a nearby bridge.
Fuck that….
And today’s thought:
No.3 George Osborne- worth £4.3 Million+
Chancellor
His dad Sir Peter
co-founded luxury wallpaper and fabrics company Osborne & Little. George
has a trust of 15 per cent and stands to inherit a substantial share.
In 2003, when the
firm delisted from the London Stock Exchange, it was valued at £12.9m.
George and wife
Frances have a home in London's Notting Hill worth around £1.8m and a
constituency property (£500k). Her father is life peer Howell of Guildford, a
former Minister in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet.
And earns £134,565 as Chancellor - just over £15,000 short
of 50p tax threshold.
After 50 years of work pensioners get around £7,500 per year (plus a few extras).
Angus
After 50 years of work pensioners get around £7,500 per year (plus a few extras).
Angus
