1976!
We didn’t worry about climate change
back then. The temperature might have
hit the 90s for several days. But that
was Fahrenheit, not Centigrade.
I do remember being bitten
by swarms of maddened ladybirds.
It wasn’t the heat that bothered us,
but the lack of rain. Wildfires
smouldered for a month in woods
and on heaths on my drive to work,
traveling underground along
tree roots before breaking out.
They wanted us to share baths.
The government appointed
a minster for drought.
And guess what? It poured
and poured. He had
to sort out floods instead.
That was under Labour.
Imagine this lot doing something similar?
Not a chance. Crisis, what crisis?
The PM’s partying at Chequers.
What an absolute shower.
I think I’ll stay indoors on Monday.
M.C. Newberry
Fri 22nd Jul 2022 20:09
JC - I assume you refer to the "campaign" by family and friends of
eponymous East End blagger in the "George Davis is innocent,
OK" escapades - digging up and spreading oil on sacrosanct
test cricket pitches. He was released (but not pardoned) in 1976
and in 1978 was caught in the act by the Flying Squad when
another taking part in another "across the pavement" job near the BBC here in central London. There was a memorable press photo
of him being pinned face down on the pavement by his captors.
I don't recall the caption but it didn't include the words "innocent,
OK" 😃