Yet again there be sun at the Castle this first morn of
October, His Maj is getting his exercise by doing laps-out through the window
in through the back door-out through the window-in through......
I have just watered all the wall boxes, hanging baskets and
pots in preparation for the “Indian autumn” weekend and the sun lounger is
placed on the dry side of the garden.
Where the blue bit of the Piss Poor Policies Millionaires Club
Coalition starts its conference tomorrow, allegedly U-Turn Cam will tell the
rest of the Tory know nothings that the Cons stand for “strong leadership and
compassion”.
And to prove his
point the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, announced last night that a new,
free, 24/7 NHS phone line for non-emergency care and advice would be rolled out
nationally by April 2103. The Tories said it would abolish the concept of
"out-of-hours" care.
And; Ministers
will announce policies designed to end the "something for nothing"
culture that they say built up under Labour. People who "play by the
rules" and "work hard for their families" will be rewarded while
those who contribute "little or nothing" will get less help from
state.
“Leadership and compassion”-har fucking har.
Son of a B...aronet and alien reptile in disguise George
Osborne has all but ruled out the possibility of tax cuts before the next
general election, saying it depends on "how things develop".
George Osborne was
cautious about the prospect of tax bills coming down, ahead of this weekend's
Conservative Party conference.
It has been thought
that, having reduced the deficit by the end of the Parliament, Mr Osborne would
want to offer some kind of pre-election sweeteners by 2015.
He indicated that
his primary focus was for now on promoting private sector growth and that he
would only want to introduce tax cuts that would be permanent - "not just
for Christmas".
Can’t afford Christmas this year......
A woman in Warsaw, Poland, abandoned her car after she
jammed it between two walls trying to reverse away from a car park.
Wiola Nowicka, 67, attempted to turn around in the car
park's narrow driveway once she noticed the high prices she would have to pay.
The driveway was blocked for five hours, as her car was
wedged between the driveway walls.
'I didn't mean to be a nuisance,' said Nowicka. 'After a few
turns I couldn't go backwards or forwards anymore.'
Engineers were able to get the car out from the tight space,
with careful inch by inch precision.
Wish I could get the Honda in a space as tight as that.
It now appears that John Travolta has been alive since the
1800s, the seller is asking for $50,000 for the ruby glass ambrotype
photograph, which he says could be proof that John Travolta has been
'reincarnated' (not into a new being but an identical body, presumably).
'I believe this is the photograph of a very young John
Travolta taken around 1860,' said the eBay seller.
'Of course, time travel can't be ruled out as well.'
The seller, from Ontario, Canada, claims the man in his
picture has 'identical' eyes and hairline to Travolta, as well as his 'very
unique trademark chin'.
'It hasn't been changed, tampered with or altered in anyway.
It is clear and is as nice as the day it was taken roughly 151 years ago,' he
said in the description listed on the auction site.
Earlier this month an eBay seller listed a photo of a
Nicolas Cage lookalike from 1870, which he said may have been proof that the
actor was a vampire.
One born every minute.......
Police officers are
likely to be spared compulsory annual fitness tests because chief constables
fear too many would fail.
They fear
front-line posts would be left vacant by officers found to be overweight and
unfit, reports the Daily Mail.
Instead officers
making up the not so 'thin blue line' will be encouraged to keep fit through a
healthy lifestyle and diet.
Under the current
system only new recruits must undergo a compulsory fitness test to make sure
they are up to the job.
Earlier this year
research by academics at Birmingham City University showed almost half of
recruits to one force were overweight or obese.
Professor Craig
Jackson, an occupational health expert, said: "Unlike the military, there
is no annual medical - once you are in you can let yourself go to rack and
ruin."
A national review
of police pay and conditions raised the question of whether compulsory annual
fitness tests should be introduced.
But police chiefs
said there was no evidence that fitness testing would justify the cost.
Maybe they should extend this thinking to Degrees, Doctors and
Driving tests-just in case they fail.......
Sharon Gould, 52, from Spindlewoods, Tadworth, returned home
on Wednesday, September 21, and was horrified to find that a large section of
her original York stone driveway, dating back to 1910, had disappeared.
With prices averaging £100 per square meter, the stolen
driveway could have a value of up to £12,000, according to Rock Unique, UK
suppliers of York stone paving.
Mrs Gould, who lives in a period Georgian home shielded from
the road by a row of trees, said: "I think they must have had a truck,
backed it in and loaded it up.
Drive away drive...
That’s it: I’m orf to try
out ripple power.
And today’s thought: Live each day like it's your last . . .
one day, you'll get it right.
Angus
