News

The world is again in turmoil, so many Brits killed on the beech on holiday, just where are we safe?, well to be honest no where, we are it seems to be the targets for all the mad men on the planet, mind you we are not the only ones! the whole of the western world is their target, not only that, they are not adverse to killing their own people, the world is getting to be a sad place, I have to go back to when we got involved with the US in Kuwaiti, then Libya, all the soldiers that we have lost for what, the only  thing that was gained was in fact nothing, in fact the region has become a  nightmare area for every one, no go even for residents, then just who is to blame for the boat people in the Mediterranean? they would not be there but for our intervention in the middle east, is it going to be that even in this country we have to walk the streets with eyes in the back of our heads?, I hope not!!.

History

So we have celebrated the battle of Waterloo, it is a pity that the French took the hump and would have no part in it, to arrange 5,000 people 100 guns and god knows how many horses must have been a logistical nightmare, and for them to come together and perform the battle is nothing short of terrific, it was not about beating the French but more of a remembrance of the 40,000+ soldiers that were killed in action or wounded, the British Guards were covered in glory during the battle and such a tremendous effort by several armies coming together to defeat Napoleon has to be remembered and celebrated, the history of this country is very important and the youth should be aware of the millions of soldiers who gave their lives for us to live in freedom, I feel very sorry for the French that they just can't grasp this fact and are so narrow minded that they blank this anniversary out, more fool them

World Football

FIFA for a start, money swilling about it is not at all surprising that bribery is prevalent, the African world is full of  it and they seem to pull all the strings of FIFA, what African county has not been involved in corruption??, it is impossible to get elected unless you have the heavy's to bully people to vote for you, Zimbabwe the despot in control will not give in till he is dead, what has he done other than destroy the country and bring it to its knees, but he isn't the only one there are so many more, so football with all its cash floating about must be like the goose that lay the golden egg, money for nothing easy to hide, these people are so astute, they have the best legal minds to ensure they are safe from the law, if things should go wrong they can run they have the money the skill to get away the escape route is prepared, and of course attack is the best form of defence, so FIFA it just might be better to close and restart a new, but so many have their filthy little hands in the pot there is no chance, so if you want to have the World Cup in your country you are going to need quite a few bob to pay off the delegates just what is this world coming to???.

Life

Just what is the weather all about, why am I so cold in June?, if we have global warming why so cold?, it has to be accepted that the weather is its own natural event, so maybe it will be a late summer, I am noticing the growth of solar panels on the roof tops of where I live, the question I have is who is making all the money out of it?, someone is making a killing, the return on these panels is about 20 years before all the profit goes into your pocket, by when they will have no doubt produced more update ones making yours old hat, why are we so taken with renewable power??, people say its free is it not to us as the people on the street, they are now erecting massive wind farms 30 off the coast of the UK, just think of the cost of putting them there, power companies do not spend money with out a massive return, meaning that we as tax payers are subsidising these costly power generators, just how long will it be before a ship hits one?, accidents do happen so why not here, we really need to be looking at effective power supply to ensure we have a consistent supply, no sun no wind NO Electricity.

The NHS

Now I have defended the NHS so many times but after my last visit to hospital it really upset me, all the support I have given shot to pieces by staff who just could not string two English words together so difficult to understand and impossible to ask questions of them because they could not understand me, please someone tell me the value of this to the English speaking patient?, I arrived in A&E to be looked after by a male foreign nurse, I had arrived in an ambulance and on the way a cannula was put in my arm by the paramedic, the nurse at the hospital told me that they could not use it as  had been administered by them, so he in his wisdom placed a second cannula in my arm next to the first one  then removed the one put in by the ambulance crew, when I was discharged the needle was removed from my arm, I was totally surprised to see that the cannula needle came out of my arm looking just like a fish HOOK bent how could that have happened?, I can only assume that when the second one was pushed in it hit the first one and bent, it is the only answer possible, this coupled with the administration of fluids, I was told by the Consultant that I needed 3 bags of saline fluid to re hydrate me, fine but I am fully aware of the NICE quality standard for this, and was very care full to watch and count the bags, just by luck I awoke to find a nurse about to administer a 4th bag, I asked just what she was doing to be told that I had been prescribed it by the consultant, I told her that I was not accepting this medication as it had not been prescribed, she went away and returned to say sorry they had made a mistake, just what might have happened is I had not been awake? this fluid would have been put in me causing who knows what, we need nurses that do not expect the heath care assistance to do all the menial work they need to join in and ensure that patient safety is preserved.