Erm...

 There is something that does not feel right about paying a councilor, especially in cash. It feels like a certain form of prostitution. Paying for chatting which relieves you, and is enjoyable in parts feels wrong. It feels like paying for intimacy. A mental intimacy thats one way. Again like prostitution. And again it is something you dont make generally known. There is a shame to it, though I am enjoying it.

Strangely true, hence when you call into question an action into you are instantly at the mercy of someone who thinks they have the high moral ground.

Unsettled

 My TV remote control makes a static clip every 30 seconds, every night. Is this normal ?

 Last night I was in a strange mood. I was reading Dracula and my leather reclining seat kept creaking, even when I remained completely still. It was very off putting. I then listened to some music on You Tube, but just let the algorithm choose for me. Started off with Ian Dury and the Blockheads and ended up with the Sex Pistols, closely followed by a song with a video of a man having his ear wax removed and being chased down a corridor by a flock of ears. At this point I felt mentally wobbly and turned off.

Turns out I fell asleep and woke up to the moon clear through the window above me. I felt even more strange and unsettled now with a constant moaning wind from the north. What an odd night. The remote is continuing to click as I speak. Ive just got rid of a TV that would crack loudly from the plastic surround whether it was turned on or off. That was unacceptable to my nerves and had to go. Why would something do that ?

The cull

 UK deaths in 2022 up by 9% 

 And there we have it. I wonder why ? 

 The smoking gun at last.

  Of course every excuse under the sun is being used on the news...

Who thinks these up ?

2023 is going to be the year of the meme....

 

Lucky to be alive

 Why have young people no common sense anymore ? Sure we all did some dodgy antics once, but by our mid twenties we could judge a dangerous or potentially dangerous outcome to our decisions. Couldnt we ? 

This week I heard two stories about young people in our family who ended up in dangerous situations, but seemed totally not to see them coming somehow.

The first went hiking on New Years Day in misty wet weather, and got lost with friends after becoming disorientated as the evening gloom closed in. The mountain rescue team had to be called to guide them to safety after they nearly walked right over a cliff. The short dark days are not the time to be walking up mountains. One mistake and the night soon closes in. Im sure I heard of some people needing rescuing on the local news and thought what idiots are up there at this time of year ! Embarrassing no doubt, but they were bright people, but no common sense at all. People have no fear of nature anymore. Everything seems benign and tamed to them. The truth is that the hills and weather want to kill. Disrespect them and your asking for it, especially in winter.

The second incident included the brother of the girl whose friends got stranded on the mountain. He set off for a drive with his mates during icy weather. But where did he go ? Only up the highest single track mountain pass in Cumbria thats well known to be a no go in even slightly wintry weather. His father in the car had fallen asleep, and only woke up when the car started sliding and spinning sideways. They never thought to turn around. He couldnt believe they had got so so far up the narrow pass. When he asked his son why on earth they had attempted the drive when signs said " road closed " his son replied that " they always say that " Anyway said father was so scared he told the passengers go get out for the decent because if anything went wrong there was no point in them all going of the edge to their death. 

These people involved in the two incidents all had degrees and good jobs. In fact upstanding young people, but there was no judgement or common sense. I think also that when in a group we relinquish our judgement to others, or allow ourselves to do things we arent comfortable with if others agree to it being " safe " No one wants to be the person that say " no ". As we get older we correct that trait and maybe even see danger everywhere. Maybe I forget how it felt to be that age ?

Wish I had found this meme earlier

Oooooer missus....

Measure from the ground to your crotch with your legs spread. Stand barefooted (or just wearing socks) on the ground with your legs spread apart. Move your feet apart so they’re separated by about 6–8 inches (15–20 cm) of space. Use your tape measure to find the distance from the ground to your crotch in centimeters.^[4] Make sure you’re measuring to your actual crotch and not just the crotch of your pants.

• If you find that it’s awkward to measure this distance on your body without falling over, ask a close friend or partner if they’d be willing to help.

Mystery solved. How to measure what size bike frame will fit you....lol

 

After a string of mechanical failures, all which should not have happened this week I cant agrue with the above statement. Firstly a tractor gearbox has failed at a stupidly low work hours, and now our quad engine is ruined due to some bolts shaking loose mysteriously. Again this is a freak occurrence. Even a tyre I bought for my bike isnt round, oh and the bath has sprung a leak. Christmas has come late it seems !