The start of July sees GOM marginally more irritated than usual - if such a thing is possible - as summer tends to bring society's most aggravating merchant bankers out from under their decking...
The short daily walk to and from school with the children provides the perfect opportunity to view an abundance of prats at close quarter. Leading the field are the cretins who cannot walk the three hundred meters to the school and have no option but to park their Freelander two hundred meters from school, doing their best to create a local mini-gridlock. This group is closely followed by the drivers who feel that the pavement, despite being used by schoolkids and parents, is a useful route to take when the inevitable daily traffic snarl-ups start.
Of course the hot weather can wreak havoc on women who have had to spend all day drinking coffee and blathering, going to the gym to drink coffee and blather and otherwise doing bugger all. Sensible, therefore, that once they have bagged a prime waiting spot half an hour before school chucking out time, they leave the 3.0 litre V6 diesel of their 4x4 running so as to keep the cool, air-conditioned breeze caressing their fat, over made up visages. Sod off!
Open the windows and stop spraying everyone who walks by with carcinogenic fumes and doing your bit to destroy the planet! And while we're at it, you selfish twats, turn your bloody engines off in winter while you're waiting. If it's cold, wear a coat, switch off and save the planet!
Don't get me started on the gnomes who think it's OK to park next to the lollipop lady's crossing and all around the school entrance. WALK, you buggers! Or get there a bit earlier - those of you who really can't walk - park sensibly, further from the school and WALK the last bit. Funny how it's clear as a bell when the lovely Dawn, our Community Warden is about!
On the political front, our Glorious Leader and his Nu Labour Politburo continue to demonstrate their inability to lead and inspire the nation. As ever Brown wants us all to believe that his party will merrily keep spending and supporting the bloated and wasteful public sector that it has created. And of course the evil Tories - should they regain power after Labour's 12 years of 'scorched earth' - will turn the country into a wasteland of cuts that would make the worst of the '80s look like a picnic in Toyland.
Now whilst the Conservatives are becoming masters of saying (and committing to..) as little as possible, other than the rather pointless hairshirtism over second jobs etc, nobody can possibly believe Brown can they?
Certificates for teachers. Hm... Assuming the government set the bar as low on this as they do with everything else it will be a waste of time, money and effort. To have any benefit at all, this ought to weed out crap teachers - there are plenty I am reliably informed - but I doubt it will. Sadly, it'll be just more box-ticking to make us think targets are being reached and standards improved. Ed Balls, get stuffed!
Sports news is dominated by the latest in the line of Scots sportsmen who become British when they start to do well. Will Murray become Scottish again if he doesn't win Wimbledon?
The Lions balls things up against the eye-gouging Yarpies and our women are better at cricket than the men. The Yanks give the Brazilians a fright in football and the crazy sums of money bandied about in the transfer market get crazier. According to one news report, Eto'o is alleged to have demanded a £12.5million personal fee to move clubs - separate from the transfer fee. If correct the world has gone mad.
Roll on the hols! Up the workers!
The short daily walk to and from school with the children provides the perfect opportunity to view an abundance of prats at close quarter. Leading the field are the cretins who cannot walk the three hundred meters to the school and have no option but to park their Freelander two hundred meters from school, doing their best to create a local mini-gridlock. This group is closely followed by the drivers who feel that the pavement, despite being used by schoolkids and parents, is a useful route to take when the inevitable daily traffic snarl-ups start.
Of course the hot weather can wreak havoc on women who have had to spend all day drinking coffee and blathering, going to the gym to drink coffee and blather and otherwise doing bugger all. Sensible, therefore, that once they have bagged a prime waiting spot half an hour before school chucking out time, they leave the 3.0 litre V6 diesel of their 4x4 running so as to keep the cool, air-conditioned breeze caressing their fat, over made up visages. Sod off!
Open the windows and stop spraying everyone who walks by with carcinogenic fumes and doing your bit to destroy the planet! And while we're at it, you selfish twats, turn your bloody engines off in winter while you're waiting. If it's cold, wear a coat, switch off and save the planet!
Don't get me started on the gnomes who think it's OK to park next to the lollipop lady's crossing and all around the school entrance. WALK, you buggers! Or get there a bit earlier - those of you who really can't walk - park sensibly, further from the school and WALK the last bit. Funny how it's clear as a bell when the lovely Dawn, our Community Warden is about!
On the political front, our Glorious Leader and his Nu Labour Politburo continue to demonstrate their inability to lead and inspire the nation. As ever Brown wants us all to believe that his party will merrily keep spending and supporting the bloated and wasteful public sector that it has created. And of course the evil Tories - should they regain power after Labour's 12 years of 'scorched earth' - will turn the country into a wasteland of cuts that would make the worst of the '80s look like a picnic in Toyland.
Now whilst the Conservatives are becoming masters of saying (and committing to..) as little as possible, other than the rather pointless hairshirtism over second jobs etc, nobody can possibly believe Brown can they?
Certificates for teachers. Hm... Assuming the government set the bar as low on this as they do with everything else it will be a waste of time, money and effort. To have any benefit at all, this ought to weed out crap teachers - there are plenty I am reliably informed - but I doubt it will. Sadly, it'll be just more box-ticking to make us think targets are being reached and standards improved. Ed Balls, get stuffed!
Sports news is dominated by the latest in the line of Scots sportsmen who become British when they start to do well. Will Murray become Scottish again if he doesn't win Wimbledon?
The Lions balls things up against the eye-gouging Yarpies and our women are better at cricket than the men. The Yanks give the Brazilians a fright in football and the crazy sums of money bandied about in the transfer market get crazier. According to one news report, Eto'o is alleged to have demanded a £12.5million personal fee to move clubs - separate from the transfer fee. If correct the world has gone mad.
Roll on the hols! Up the workers!
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