Good morning everyone
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I
caught some of the Television coverage of the Winter Olympics this
week and came to the conclusion that some of the competitors are
either very brave or quite mad or even a combination of both. I do
not refer to the curling event where large, heavy blocks of granite
are slid along the ice towards a target of different coloured circles
some distance away, while "sweepers" scrub frantically at
the ice in front of the stone causing it to go faster or change
direction or whatever. Curling is quite genteel and similar to a game
of bowls on a lazy Sunday afternoon in Studland. I refer to an event
called "Skeleton". Another of those mountain events where
the contestant descends from the top of "the run" at great
speed. This one however is different from the others in that the
descent is made on what seems to be a small dinner tray fitted with a
handle on top and a couple of ice skate blades underneath. Coming
down a mountain at 150 kph (that is over 90 mph in real money)
dressed in very little may seem like a great "buzz" to some
people, but to do it "head first" might be taking things a
bit far. As I said previously, very brave or quite mad or even a
combination of both.
Having
said that, congratulations to Lizzy
Yarnold on
becoming
the first Briton to successfully defend her
"Skeleton" title.
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Many
speeches and interviews over the past week in respect of "Brexit"with
still no clear direction from government of intention or purpose.
The
country did not vote for a "leave at any price" resolution
and many now realise that any other solution than the so called "soft
Brexit" will be an unmitigated disaster for the United Kingdom,
industry and British society generally. The guidance and leadership
that we expect and deserve from government is lamentably missing from
the current cabinet and its ministers, with each offering their own
individual solutions and understandings of the current
disarray,
all of which are completely at odds with the speeches and briefings
given by the Prime Minister, who should be in charge of the process
but is too weak and inept to exert any discipline and leadership or
her team.
Boris Johnson of course recognises this turmoil and cynically grasps another opportunity to bid for leadership by imploring all factions in the warring government to come together to prevent those forces seeking to overturn the referendum result and prevent Brexit being implemented.
Boris Johnson of course recognises this turmoil and cynically grasps another opportunity to bid for leadership by imploring all factions in the warring government to come together to prevent those forces seeking to overturn the referendum result and prevent Brexit being implemented.
Read
the full piece at: Hard
Brexit will be an unmitigated disaster for the United Kingdom,
industry and British society generally.
https://new-agenda2012.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/hard-brexit-will-be-unmitigated.html
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Meanwhile,
back in Jersey, Condor are still plagued by "technical problems"
and those pesky French stevedores striking in St Malo.
Condor
announced
that Wednesday’s services
(in fact there was no scheduled
sailing
for
Wednesday anyway. It was Thursday.
Condor confused again.)
had also been cancelled but the vessel was expected to return to
service on Friday.
"Additional
maintenance (on
Rapide), has
been completed in dock and, coupled with adverse weather in the
English Channel, means Rapide will reposition to St Malo in time to
resume her schedule on Friday.
We
do apologise for the inconvenience this has caused but anticipate
that Rapide’s return to service will enable passengers to complete
their half-term travel as planned".
Condor
has an endless supply of appologies and excuses in respect of their
lamentable service provision which they trot out at every holiday
period. The islanders are fed up with the poor service from this
operator and we can only speculate as to why the States of Jersey
allow this situation to continue year after year.
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Outside
my window it is foggy. Well actually it is very low cloud which is
quite usual for this part of the country for this time of year. It
eventually stopped raining and the lanes seem to be getting back to
normal as the flooding recedes.. Still no snow even hough it is very
cold.
In
what must be some kind of record, I have completeed this email
without one mention of the Express !
Have
a nice week
John
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