THANK YOU DAY

Oh please, I would be more excited about a Fuck Off Day – why does every campaign need a day. Christmas Day and Birthdays were the exciting ones in the calendar, now we have so many I guess they will have to split them into morning, afternoon, evening and night. I will celebrate the night ones by sleeping. And a f**k off day would be fun if targeted at organisations rather than people!

FOOTBALL

European Championships well under way now. And generally going with form. Wales were a little lucky to escape with a draw, but luck always plays a part in these championships.

England won, if not emphatically, at least with some confidence. Italy looked awesome, The Netherlands came back to show some determination which has not always been present in their championship sides, Belgium also won comfortably. We have yet to see Spain (later tonight) and then the group of death including France Germany and Ronaldo!

Who will win? I would guess one of the sides named above. And a word of admiration for Erikson – get well soon. Bill Shankly’s famous saying was meant to be metaphorical, not medical!

RICH LIST

So the to 10 billionaires in the UK (which seems to include families) totals £153 billion. That is £153,000,000,000. or up by £27 billion on last year. And this is without the bastards with offshore schemes! I have seen no beneficial impacts from these 10 people/families. Do they contribute to communities in this country? Do they pay full taxes? Do they pay all their workers a fair wage which means that they do not have to claim universal credit.

COVID STATS 22 MAY

I have just noted that the Sandford area has now had 2 or less cases per week since 4 March. No area in North Somerset has more than 3. Great news, the rate per 100000 is 5 (BBC). Bristol has gone up slightly to 16 and rising slightly.

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

Or is it Stockholm syndrome. The government is in the unenviable position of having to balance economic recovery and the health of the nation. The two are not inseparable.

COVID 17 May

Well pleased. Rate in North Somerset down to 8.8 per 100000. Only Weston Winterstoke has 3 cases, every where else is 2 or below for the total of 16. I really hope the relaxation of rules does not result in cases going up.

WEEKS

The Beatles wrote 8 days a week, which begs the question why does a week have 7 days. A day is defined by rotation, as is a year. The months are roughly in line with the lunar orbit. 24 hours, 60 minutes and 60 seconds are all logical mathematically. But 7 days a week. Why is it a prime number? 7 does not fit into a month apart from 3 of 4 years for February.

ZAPPED AGAIN

So that’s it for now. I have contributed to Pfizers $5 billion profits! Bill and Melissa are getting divorced so she will probably be the worlds 2nd richest woman (after the L’Oriel heiress).

ANGRY PEOPLE

There seems to be a growing anger in this country. Anti-lockdown demos; anti-police bill demos and now ManU vs Liverpool called off. Is this a result of people feeling that they are not listened to, or respected anymore? In all 3 instances the issues do not seem to be massively important, yet people are willing to risk jobs, fines, even prison.