Thursday, February 23, 2012
Spring at the seaside.
What a lovely day....and what a very full day.
What variety we have in our weather! Not long ago it was minus 12 degrees and today it was almost 30 degrees higher than that. Imagine the difference between a freezing 0 degrees and a sizzling 30 degrees. But it wasn't exactly sizzling and the wind was strong.
We have been to Ford - there is a good atmosphere at the Thursday boot sale. I have come home with a variety of things.
Then, after some discussion about going somewhere different, we went to Littlehampton and The Balaton for breakfast.
We walked by the river and out to see the sea.
The river and sea were quite turbulent, the high tide creates fast flowing water and weird currents.
On the oyster pond, though, all was calm.
On weekday mornings model yacht enthusiasts gather at the oyster pond to sail their boats.
During the morning, fishing boats come in and unload the catch. The fish stall does a very good trade.
Here is Emily Jane -she stopped to unload baskets of whelks.
Doesn't look a bit like an Emily Jane!
Hard to capture the motion of the swirling tide.
We walked along the high water mark, lots of fresh sea weed washed onto the pebbles and shells.
At high tide there is no sand at Littlehampton; but at low tide the sandy beach reaches a long, long way out.
This afternoon we did a big supermarket shop. Just lately we have tended to use Asda a bit like a corner shop and pop in for s few things when needed. Now the fridge is full and we have stocked up on essentials.
This evening we have been in The Tube.
It was the last of the sprints evenings for the winter.
I do hope it was not the very final such event. When Horsham council say that they will look again at their plans for the sports centre, I fear that they are offering only a suitable pause before they go ahead and do what they want anyway.
People will be making money out of demolishing a facility for the people. What do people matter when there are profits to be made?
Indeed, what does it matter if losses are made?
I am a very simple soul when it comes to money - so easily baffled.
RBS has made a pre tax assessement loss of 766 million pounds. The losses get worse.
But the staff are rewarded for their failure to turn things around, with bonuses totalling 785 million pounds.
They don't deserve the bonus and if no bonuses were paid, then RBS would be in profit (just).
Maybe if I actually understood any of this, I might also deserve some bonus!
What variety we have in our weather! Not long ago it was minus 12 degrees and today it was almost 30 degrees higher than that. Imagine the difference between a freezing 0 degrees and a sizzling 30 degrees. But it wasn't exactly sizzling and the wind was strong.
We have been to Ford - there is a good atmosphere at the Thursday boot sale. I have come home with a variety of things.
Then, after some discussion about going somewhere different, we went to Littlehampton and The Balaton for breakfast.
We walked by the river and out to see the sea.
The river and sea were quite turbulent, the high tide creates fast flowing water and weird currents.
On the oyster pond, though, all was calm.
On weekday mornings model yacht enthusiasts gather at the oyster pond to sail their boats.
During the morning, fishing boats come in and unload the catch. The fish stall does a very good trade.
Here is Emily Jane -she stopped to unload baskets of whelks.
Doesn't look a bit like an Emily Jane!
Hard to capture the motion of the swirling tide.
At high tide there is no sand at Littlehampton; but at low tide the sandy beach reaches a long, long way out.
This afternoon we did a big supermarket shop. Just lately we have tended to use Asda a bit like a corner shop and pop in for s few things when needed. Now the fridge is full and we have stocked up on essentials.
This evening we have been in The Tube.
It was the last of the sprints evenings for the winter.
I do hope it was not the very final such event. When Horsham council say that they will look again at their plans for the sports centre, I fear that they are offering only a suitable pause before they go ahead and do what they want anyway.
People will be making money out of demolishing a facility for the people. What do people matter when there are profits to be made?
Indeed, what does it matter if losses are made?
I am a very simple soul when it comes to money - so easily baffled.
RBS has made a pre tax assessement loss of 766 million pounds. The losses get worse.
But the staff are rewarded for their failure to turn things around, with bonuses totalling 785 million pounds.
They don't deserve the bonus and if no bonuses were paid, then RBS would be in profit (just).
Maybe if I actually understood any of this, I might also deserve some bonus!
