At LAST!

Dunno why, but my PC doesn't seem to want me to blog. For the past wee while it has started telling me that I have all my setting wrong to use the site. I didn't change anything and I've followed all the recommendations to put things back as before, but with no joy. I've only got in here by deciding to try coming through the dashboard instead of the Create post shortcut. Even that took nearly 8 minutes to load up! Anyway...

Having been off all this time I've missed being able to comment on all the stuff about the London bombings and the police's shooting of Mr Menezes. I felt unhappy about that last from the first time I heard an eyewitness account say that the poor bloke was essentially held down & shot by the police. Since this completely voids the excuse (entirely valid IMO) of needing to shoot a suicide bomber to prevent him triggering his device and the stated aim of capturing them where at all possible I had immediate doubts about this killing. When the officer who fired the gun was sent on a 'holiday' at the taxpayers' expense I knew they were hiding the bloke. No we know why. The police are caught between a rock and a hard place in these situations, but here was no excuse for this one. The guy wasn't running, wasn't carrying a bag and responded to police hails & was restrained before being shot. The gunman seems to have just lost it. What the politicos don't seem to realise is that it would be so much better to just admit to a SNAFU and to at least appear to be learning from the mistakes. Trying to hide the truth and cover up for the officer involved gives no one any confidence in them whatsoever.

Anyway, we've been on holiday to Rhodes and had a damn good time. Don't believe what you hear about it being a cheap place to dine out, though. Since it joined the Euro prices for a meal are only slightly lower than they are here in the UK. We did, though, find some truly great restaurants and it will be some time beore I get over the look on Abby's face when the 'Chicken Stuffed in Local Bread turned up at the table. This meal was so good that I ordered it a few nights later. The portions were so big that even I had trouble finishing it!

I got sunburned whilst snorkelling - made a newbie mistake & didn't wear a t-shirt. Yes, I know better, but we all do dumb things sometimes. I finally saw a wild dolphin and we had a fine time. Especially when we ignored the rep's recommendations. The hidden costs curtailed our plans somewhat & the awful flight back with the most cramped seats I've ever encountered didn't help, but we won't be remembering it as anything but a great time.

Hope whatever you did with your holiday time was as good.