Despite
the snow and the freezing temperatures of an atypical British spring,
I drove to an art exhibition this evening. As I crawled along the
main roads, I wondered whether there'd be anyone there beyond me and
the organisers. Or even that many, in fact, as I turned round and
came back when I was but half-way there. By this time I was on the
snow-laden side-roads and facing a long, steepish hill, on which the
warning lights of a car blinked in the distance through the snowflakes. Discretion, as they
say, is the better part of valour. Or, in this case, foolhardiness.
It's
several years since I first heard the claim that Britain's energy
strategy would inexorably lead to power shortages in 2015. Nobody
seemed to take it very seriously back then and it certainly didn't
lead to a change of government policy under which coal and nuclear
have been run down in favour of other sources of energy. Click here for an informed view of the situation.
Spain:
After months of reportage on the financial misdeeds of leading lights
in the governing PP party, we now have accusations against the ex
Minister for Public Works in the previous PSOE administration. The PP
party will be delighted that their traditional Spanish response of Y
tu más
now has a bit of flesh on it but, in truth, the numbers don't yet
compare. But it's a start. There's a Galician connection in that the
businessmen said to have paid for pharmaceutical licences is from our
region. Ill be interested to find out from where exactly, my guess
being Porriño.
I may have mentioned my mother's deafness. During the last 12 days of her relentless cough, her aural capability has not been augmented by her hearing aides, as she's opted not to wear them. Consequently I've had to shout everything and nearly always had to repeat the first attempt. And then there've been the frequent misunderstandings, such as this one as I left for Knutsford on Wednesday:-
OK.
This is my UK mobile number. Please call me if you are contacted
about the Probate.
What
will you be doing at the toll-gate?
It
makes for difficult conversation. Or nil conversation to be rather
more accurate.
Finally
. . . Here's Spanish
Fiesta's
view of the top ten cathedrals in Spain.
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