I HATE BRITISH WINTERTIME!

I awoke this morning at my usual time of 8 o'clock.  The sun was just peeping through the blinds and then it dawned on me that I had forgotten to put the clocks back.

An impending doom spread over my mind, as I realised that once again, I was going to have to live in a  world of dark and cold for 6 months.  Why do we have to be one hour back from the continent?  Why can't we have 'double summertime', like the nice Mr Cameron wants?  Because some farmer in the north of Scotland objects?  So we all have to lose one hour of sunshine and light to keep his coos happy?  

I got into an argument with some teuchter from Caithness, (north of Scotland where John o'Groats is), who was complaining that it wouldn't be light until 9.30 in the morning if we went to continental time.  As I told him, if I lived on an island and the wind blew for a couple of months and ferry couldn't dock, I would just have to put up with it.  So if you don't like it move south!  Why should the rest of us suffer because 2% of the population of Britain lives in the north of Scotland?  It seems to work OK in Finland, Denmark and Sweden!

Of course, Alex Salmond is going to make a play of an argument with the rights of Scottish farmers over the rights of the rest of the UK.  He's quite right to do that as well.  It's his job to make Scotland independent or at least, 'Devo maxed, i.e. in charge of all our own tax and spend with shared responsibilities with the rest of the UK for things like defence.  That will be the first move towards an independent Scotland, mark my words.  But, in the meantime, can I have my summer back?

ARE WE BEING CONNED WHEN WE BUY DIESEL IN THIS COUNTRY?

We've decided to got to Spain for the month of May for a holiday.  On researching the best way to go, I came to the conclusion that we diesel drivers are being conned big time in this country.


Diesel in my area is £0.09/ liter more expensive than unleaded petrol.  Why is that?  It used to be £0.04 cheaper!  Diesel on the Continent can be 25% cheaper than petrol.  In fact apart from in Britain, it's only more expensive in Latvia, Switzerland and Sweden.

Diesel cars, I'm told are 40% more efficient and are less polluting than petrol cars.  So why the difference?  Well, as far as I can see the only reason can be down to the Government and the oil companies in collusion.  

 How else could you explain it?

THIS HOUNDING OF WIKILEAKS OWNER IS A DISGRACE!

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, will hand himself in to police - possibly as early as Tuesday - after a fresh European Arrest Warrant was issued by the Swedish authorities.

Mr Assange is expected to voluntarily attend a police station within the next 24 hours, and will then appear in a magistrates’ court. He is wanted over allegations of sexual assault in Sweden.

His details have been posted on the INTERPOL MOST WANTED SITE, alerting Police forces around the World.  For allegations of sexual assault?  Since when did INTERPOL get involved in alleged sexual assault charges?  

Thing is Julian, you fucked them and now they're going to fuck you back, one way or another.  Don't release it all, hold some back to keep the bastards off your back.  If of course, you're not a CIA plant!

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIVING IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD AND A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY!

A floor collapsed beneath a group of about 20 members of Weight Watchers as they gathered to compare how many pounds they had shed over Christmas.

Members of the weight-loss club were lining up to compare readings on the scales when they heard a bang as the floor came away from the walls of their meeting room in Växjö in southern Sweden.  “We suddenly heard a huge thud – we almost thought it was an earthquake and everything flew up in the air. The floor collapsed in one corner of the room and along the walls,” one of the those present told the Smålandsposten newspaper.  They abandoned the room as the floor started to give way in other areas.

That's the difference between living in a developed country and the third world.  In Sweden some fat bastards thought it was an earthquake after they caused the floor to collapse while trying not to eat food while in Haiti, it was an earthquake and they don't have ANY FOOD to eat.

When they say it's an ill divided world, I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT THEY MEAN!