Grey and wet this morning - headache has gone, thank you. Ferry service appears to be back to normal, now that the southeasterly wind has dropped. Plenty of wind in the South Pacific: tropical storm Lin is making its way through the kingdom of Tonga with stormforce winds battering the tropical paradises. This is a late one; the season closes later this month.
My sympathies go out to the friends and family of the 13 victims of the gun siege in Binghamton, NY. Another 40 people were injured; the gunman himself was found dead after police entered the compound. The debate about guns across the pond was revived and remains as divisive as ever, with those in favour pointing to the Constitution and the right to self-defense as well as incidents like Binghamton, and those opposed pointing to the many instances like this to call for tighter control.
An elderly lady in Cornwall took off on her mobility scooter, and she was finally found 5 miles away on a busy road. It took an hour for the machine to be driven back to the point where she got separated from her husband.
Jade Goody's funeral is on today - and that is positively the last I shall say on that subject. It is the top subject on the BBC's News website. Says enough.
Good morning Guido, It's bright & sunny here this morning but below freezing. Bob took off sometime earlier this morning for a ski resort after hearing of a lot of new snow, clear skies and groomed slopes. He slept out in my driveway in his camper and was planning to leave at O'dark thirty to get there by 9am when they open. He's so excited to still be skiing this year. In listening to the reports of the tragic shooting in New York, it sounds as if this poor man was horribly deranged & frustrated with his life. Apparently only spoke minimal English and had been recently laid off from his job. That gun was in the hands of the wrong person for sure. My heart aches for the families of all concerned. Linda from sunny & very cold Washington
ReplyDeleteHi Guido It was been a surprising Sunny day here and quite warm ~ Glad they caught up with the elderly lady in Cornwall before she got hurt or caused an accident ~ terrible news about the shootings in Binghamton, NY ~ Ally x
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