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Last Notes npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire We also need to wrest control form the large food processors and supermarket groups; their "perfect produce just-in-time" at cost (or less) to the farmers is (along with the need of the agrichemical industry to sell ever more of their toxic products) arguably at the root of the over-use of fossil fuels. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I'm fully supportive of your plan to improve the railway services: would it also be possible to integrate timetables with other public transport so that the trains don't leave the station 5 minutes before the bus arrives; or trains aren't scheduled to arrive at a harbour 5 minutes before the ferry sails... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire But what is "Gross Domestic Product"? Is it actually a meaningful number, or is it, as I suspect, an estimate of turnover added to an estimate of turnover added to an estimate of turnover... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire We dare not anger the tyrants for fear that they unleash their fury on us; and we fear that those who would justify the behaviour of the tyrants will punish us unjustly. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I am currently re-reading a book (which I think you recommended to me), "The Great Transformation" by Karl Polanyi. Citing Robert Owen, Polanyi writes: "He did not... ...foresee that the self-protection of society for which he was calling would prove incompatible with the functioning of the [liberal market] system itself." npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I hate to say "I told you so"; but I told you so. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Wasn't there a thing about using just the one name back then? Melanie, Donovan, Curtis, Cher... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Here are the tracks from the album; and some other information. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire When I've got a minute* I'll do a @npub12pw…zvxn I'll list the tracks on here. 😉 npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire An aeon or two back, my father (more of a classical afficianado) bought this album as a sop to his offspring. We, not knowing much better, played it to death; & eventually it disappeared from the face of the earth. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Does "in-work benefits" also include state subsidies and grants to businesses owned by billionaires who can damned well afford to invest in those businesses? npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire The poor wee soul... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire So... #Amazon is struggling to make enough money to pay or employ its staff; or to keep Jeff Bezos in popcorn; or to pay taxes due; but could afford to splurge <$75m on a "documentary" about the current spouse of a convicted rapist, fraudster and serial bankrupt? npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire It seems that #Scotland already has this - and free bus travel for seniors from age 60. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Don't be surprised if your mail deliveries start taking longer. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire To my shame, I have (apart from Cantaloupe Island on a Blue Note sampler CD) no recordings by Herbie Hancock... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Indeed; but "quis custodiet ipsos custodes"? npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire No. I suggest that a large part of the economic woes of the world can be laid at the door of those who have, by various means, acquired vast sums of money which they then sit on - and acquire more as interest is paid. Those who have least are likely to spend proportionately more of their income on life's necessities - food, shelter, clothing, energy - and could suffer more than intended. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Another gentleman of similar vintage to myself (we were at secondary school together) informs me thusly: npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I heard these guys just once; and then only briefly. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire So... An update from the rabbit hole. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Petition asking the BBC to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to take part. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Thank you for doing these lists; they've brought back to my ears some music I'd long forgotten, and introduced me to some new sounds - resulting in increasing requirements for shelves and decreasing pension funds... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire #ColdMoon Tree, Ellenabeich, Seil. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Will there be a second half to the Tangerine Tyrant's presidency? With his behaviour towards others becoming more frequently socially unacceptable and irrational, is it possible - likely even - that Trump will be removed from office on health grounds? npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Today is my birthday; I have officially, in the eyes of the state, become a pensioner (although I have to wait a fortnight to receive my pension, otherwise I will be a huge drain on the nation's coffers - sorry about that, Rachel from accounts). npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I don't think Starmer will be happy until he can turn the sign on the door of the UK minimarket to "closed"; then he and Rachel from accounts can sell the premises off to Tangerine Tyrant Inc., probably trousering a few quid in the process... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire The world's so-called leaders seem intent on destroying every ecosystem on this planet; and silencing those who provide evidence of the harm and danger is just another tool in their arsenal. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Pirnmill/Machrie area? Looks nice and calm! npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire My mother Anne slipped and fell at her home on Friday. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I now have an image in my mind of Ed Davey, running up and down a corridor, trying to get a good view out of the Overton window... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire If the situation is like that in Scotland, many outlying CAB offices will have been closed or had hours reduced as funding was cut by cash-starved local authorities. Staff leave due to unsustainable pressure and are not replaced. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire As an aside: do the Torygraph or the Daily Fail ever point out that if large companies were to pay their employees better (instead of relying on working credit allowances, etc to bring wages up towards a reasonable level); were to pay less to shareholders & directors - or were to stop avoiding/evading their own tax liabilities - the UK might actually be a nicer, healthier, wealthier place in which to live? npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I mean. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Abandoned, yes; or sold off to the highest bidders? The influence of sectors, corporations, wealthy individuals on government thinking & action is out of control. Whether on the NHS, public utilities or industrial salmon production, political opinion is swayed by promises of GDP (Ha!) & employment (Ha ha ha..!) increases by salaried lobbyists who care not one jot for the wellbeing of society, but only for increased shareholder dividends & executive bonuses. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire It occurred to me earlier today that perhaps Keir Starmer is a follower of rules, rather than someone who has the vision to amend, remove or replace rules. His legal career, successful as it may have been for him, suggests that he is "clinical, intellectual, cynical"... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Hmm. I presume many of the buy-to-let landlords are also (self-) employed, in order to satisfy their lenders; so they will already be paying NI contributions in some form. I can't see how this scheme will actually benefit the Treasury once the costs of estimating and collecting are taken into account. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I'm in a bit of a kerfuffle here... Surely renting out a property is a business, and should therefore be taxed as a business? Trying to screw NI contributions out of any business's gross income rather than on the number of employees could open several cans of worms; I can't see the likes of Shell (or the whole financial sector) being too pleased with this idea. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Perhaps better to wish that his brush with death had awoken in him a realisation that we all of us have one thing in common: our mortality. And from that point, an awareness that we are all one humanity, regardless of faith, creed, colour, or position in society; and then, maybe a seed of compassion could have germinated. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Israeli forces again attacked a hospital in Gaza; and then, when rescuers had gone in to find the victims, the IDF attacked again. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire In an abandoned quarry north of Cullipool on Luing, a felsite sill sits between layers of Easdale slate. The entire formation has been tilted from the horizontal by tectonic and volcanic activity over millions of years. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire No matter how much #Starmer denies it, this is genocide. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Thinks: this is what E. F. Schumacher warned us about in "Small Is Beautiful". npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Indeed; my current daily drive is a Peugeot Partner, first registered in 2004 - 21 years old, just minor wear and tear. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I've owned three Transits in my time: two used commercially (carrying stock between mainland and island, also on-island deliveries); the third (an ex-welfare van) is currently being made roadworthy so that The Client can convert it into a campervan... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Well... a sealed copy arrived in record (sorry) time - ordered Friday, arrived Saturday! - but sadly, despite being shiny & new, there was a deep flaw across tracks 1 & 2 on the B side. Supplier (Juno) happy to accept return, so it was sent back on Monday. Replacement (180g this time) ordered Sunday evening; arrived Wednesday. Careful inspection, all good. Played twice; thrilling sounds. As I said before, fascinating back story of the group, its rapid rise & subsequent demise. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Thanks for all your suggestions; I've certainly learned to appreciate #Funk more because of your listing! npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Oh dear... I think I said recently that I like to listen, if at all possible, to the source LP (or whatever) of these suggestions via a streaming service. So I checked this out over my porridge; put the laundry on, walked the dog for an hour or so; made lunch; and listened again - this time more attentively. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Not just railways; all public transport. Then there's the postal (and other comms) services; and water; and power. And the NHS, with all the ancillary services. Even local & regional councils, with their statutory services; and the devolved national governments & assemblies. There's so much more; but central government insists on depriving them all of funding "to balance the books". npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire What the actual f...! npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire "We will instigate a meaningful public consultation..." npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Thank you Chris. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Among the general air of doom & gloom is a faint, but I think increasing, glimmer of economic light. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire It's become ludicrous: pensioners being arrested, charged, bailed with ridiculous restrictions on movement; the courts will be clogged with hearings - trial by jury will be interesting (unless it's in Clacton) - the costs will be out of all proportion to the so-called offenses. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Hmm... Instead of cassettes (the recording medium for which the hexagonal pencil was invented!*), how about updating to giving thumb drives loaded appropriately (a physical gift); or even shared playlists (for long-distance/virtual relationships)? npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I have just read the following from a friend in Wales. Sue, a veteran of Greenham Common, is in her late 70s & in poor health; & yet has been subject to arrest & imposition of unreasonable bail conditions, while her partner was subject to a raid on their home by police at 3am. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Normal service has been resumed! Now I can tell (roughly) what time is... 😉 npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Moonrise across Easdale Bay. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire In one BBC news bulletin on 6 Music this afternoon: npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire There seems to be little motivation for central and commercial bankers to reduce interest rates, when doing so would reduce a large source of their unearned income (and resultant bonuses). npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire On a more cheerful note, @npub12pw…zvxn suggested Little Sunflower by Cayenne as his final selection for his #JazzIntro listing. I could only find it on YouTube, but it sounded interesting so I splurged a tenner on a vinyl copy. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I'm not a fan of GDP numbers, especially when politicians use them to try to "balance the books"; but here, these numbers can show the imbalance of wealth around the world - if we compare the GDP/capita for the named countries to the global average at the end of the list. Then we must realise many countries will fall far below even that level. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Thanks for compiling this list, Chris; I've enjoyed hearing the wide variety of musical ideas (even if some of them were challenging to my cloth ears...), and had a few fun moments chasing down the more obscure tracks. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Music fit unto the day... As has become my habit, I seek out the albums from which each of the #JazzIntro tracks is taken; and listen to these over breakfast. Today is windy, grey and damp (between the torrential showers); but the sound of leisurely, bluesy sax and piano froom Messrs. Shepperton & Parlan is quite comforting. 😎 npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Well, this was an interesting little chase... found it on YouTube, so had an enlivening few minutes on a Sunday morning. 😁 npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire The really depressing thing is that it wasn't the technology that was the cause of the harm - there have been so many benefits to society from all kinds of developments - it's the way a few people have used, are using, some technology to better themselves at the cost of others. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire This piece made for an interesting read over my porridge - thanks Chris! npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire The quasi-nationalisation of railways is symptomatic of the UK Government's refusal to spend what is needed into the economy. Until the Exchequer understands that the nation's accounts are not those of a company or a household, we will be stuck in this ever-deepening trench of austerity, with insufficient funding even to maintain - let alone increase - our current levels of societal contentment. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire This just arrived; now playing... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I think this work by @npub17y7…9xfm says it all... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire #SilentSunday npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire I think Starmer is more interested in enlarging the increasingly deprecated GDP numbers by allowing businesses to cut their costs/increase margins than he cares about the safety and well-being of the general public. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Now we hear that Keir Starmer wants the regulatory agencies to ease the rules so that we can have more and faster growth. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire BBC editorial staff controlled by Zionist faction? Surely not... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Looks lovely, doesn't it? npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire "Regulator capture" is now endemic; not just with the water industry, but in many other places. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Is it me? npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Oy! npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire #SilentSunday npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Late start to the day here; so I fired up the feed to listen to this over a leisurely breakfast... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Good morning, Mastodonia! npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire The globally unsustainable, pestilent, tax-dodging & toxic #salmon industry is "brow-beating" the Scottish Environment Protection Agency because they think they can. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Royal Mail owns a considerable amount of land & property in cities & towns all over the UK; my suspicion is that these assets will be sold off to raise cash for the owner(s), to the further detriment of the service. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire My wife is a postie; she and her DO (Delivery Office) colleagues try to clear the office every day, which means that all mail taken out for delivery. The current success rate is between 95% & 100% per "walk"; some mail is taken back undelivered (no one to accept/sign, no proof of age, no safe access, etc); delivery of these items will be reattempted the next working day. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Rainbow's End, Dùn Diomhanaís, Ellenabeich, Seil. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Steaming for home: a creel boat crossing Easdale Bay towards Cuan Sound on a calm November afternoon. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Graffiti, Kilchattan, Luing. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Onnyhoo. Tomorrow morning, I am to be subjected to electrocardiography; so by lunch time, I should know if I'm a heartless or a stoney-hearted b4stard. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Just over a month until the winter solstice; this was the sun at its zenith today. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Sentinel sheep, Dùn Diomhanaís, Seil. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Reaching for the light. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire They're watching over us... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Dear #USA, if you haven't yet voted, go #Vote. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire ...On the trail of the lonesome larch. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire And with that, goodnight all. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Scarba behind bars of sunlight. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire In other news: this arrived (checks clock) yesterday; "Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth" by @npub1s2t…ns27 npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire We've just had #StormAshley make some significant rearrangements to our coastline here on Seil. npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire When this happens, winters in Scotland are going to change. We're at the same latitude as Newfoundland, where icebergs and frozen seas are a regular feature; at the current glacial rate of decision making in Holyrood and Westminster, no changes will be made before Hellisay freezes over... npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 Russ Cheshire Sunburst over the tidal lagoon, Ellenabeich.
