The bank sends an e-mail. "Congratulations ! You've been banking with us for 36 years. As a sign of our appreciation keep an eye on your inbox. A sweet surprise may be waiting ! " What's the betting this will turn out to be a voucher for 10% off a Valentines Day meal at McDonalds rather than a better interest rate ?
This morning a new White House name appears on the morning news. Paula White. I'm sure we'll hear more about her - quite possibly a lot more. She comes from Apopka Florida and, seemingly, has a private jet.
After the long dry spell the rain has returned. The local famers will be happy with this but we, and the motley collection of dog walkers on the beach, are less keen. This mornings excitement is provided by a Schnauzer that manages to get on top of the sea wall and then can't get down again. The dog walkers are of an age where clambering up sea walls is inadvisable . The Schnauzer is eventually rescued by a passing student who half leads, half carries it, to the old life boat ramp where there is an emotional reunion.
In the salt water pool a solitary student swimmer. I'm guessing he had a liquid lively night after the Scotland-Ireland match and has decided this is the best, and possibly only, way of bringing body and mind into some semblance of unity ahead of a nine am tutorial. It goes without saying that Scotland lost.
The Pret a Manger staff have demonstrated a philosophy of 'optimism in action' by setting out a row of tables and chairs on the pavement.
Legal Haggis :https://davebarry.substack.com/p/the-haggis-menace
Hindsight:https://www.edwest.co.uk/p/i-say-the-americans-really-won-the
The USPS is very valuable :https://gopostal.substack.com/p/usps-is-a-failed-sovereign-wealth
8 comments:
I reckon Pret A Manger CAUSED the change in the weather! My mother could bring on a deluge by requiring the boys to help my father put up the humungous canvas sun umbrella!
It really did need three people, and always broke the drought .
Hari OM
Mr Barry might benefit from a dose of watching the tubular channel of the Haggis Wildlife Foundation (with tongue firmly placed in cheek...) YAM xx
I hadn't heard of Paula White and now rather wish you hadn't brought her to my attention. One can only take so much on any given day! On the other hand, it was very interesting to realize that British robins and American robins are very different birds. And I was glad to be reminded of Dave Barry and know that he is still writing.
Chairs and tables on a wet pavement are such a sad sight.
Apopka, I have been there, built a dozen new homes there in the early 80s.
Only dogs could be happy to be walked on such a miserable day!
That's Coppa's Girl - Google is trying to block me out again!
I think that banks and the tax dept should run a lottery for those honest longstanding customers and every year , say 2% of average earners paying should get a tax free year. It would provide a little joy and amusement in a grey world. Exclude all the oligarchs and billionaires though.
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