Author: jp

I believe, unsurprisingly, that many of the old ways were best. Strangely these thoughts came about because I had purchased freezer bags which I discovered to be half the weight of the previous ones, and slightly dearer. Everything today is subject to unheralded change which is frustrating, and in some cases frightening. My early life… Continue reading 11.05.08, Insecutity, Instability and Greed

Joan Ruddock, Minister of the environment, like me, is shouting down a well  and the only voice that replies is her own echo. She talks as if she had just discovered the wheel, when the rest of us have been aware and talking about the waste of our money by the food that we buy,… Continue reading 10.05.08, Food Waste

Not really, more a reassessment in the light of the last few days. I believe that national and international government requires considerable political experience covering most circumstances. This was a feature of the governments of the distant past, and should be borne in mind at a time when political change seems to be on the… Continue reading 05.05.08, Another Political Assessment?

In this country we have developed a new culture, where the silent majority foots the bill for the iniquities of a miniscule minority. It isn’t just one case, it is dozens of cases. Yesterday we were warned by the newsreader that if we did not show the MOT disc on our car windscreen, we would… Continue reading 02.05.08, Iniquity Upon Iniquity

My humbug factor is an imaginary figure by which I assess how much I am being given no real facts yet I’m being hoodwinked by a smooth sales pitch.. The higher the factor is and the more I’m subjected to histrionics, the less I believe what I am told. If the speaker gives the unvarnished… Continue reading 30.04.08, The Humbug Factor

Recently in the newspapers, pensions have come under attack, by the managing director of the oil company, and the financial institutions who are saying that due to the change in the tax system, people will need to save more per month to maintain their expectations when they retire. I find also there is an overall… Continue reading 29.04.08, The Wrinklies’ Retort.

This is not directed at my peers, but at those who are contemplating retirement or for whom it is just over the hill. It was the current financial situation prompted these thoughts and so I will deal with the financial front first. The real problem of old age can be financial, the effect of an… Continue reading 27.04.08, The Price Of Old age.

I usually avoid leaving home between 8,20 and nine o’clock, because the Mummy Run is in full swing, with cars nose to tail for miles rather than hundreds of yards. There is no shadow of doubt the current system is a total waste of time for the parents, the other drivers who wish to use… Continue reading 23.04.08, Cure The Mummy Run.

Until the 60s most people were naive enough to trust all but those with an inherent reputation for deceit, such as men selling things off the back of a lorry. We didn’t bother locking the front door, a lot of houses had the key on a string so the kids could let themselves in if… Continue reading Is Deceit Universal?