The sun and the rain and the wind

What has happened to Hillswick, here in Shetland. It's supposed to be the end of spring with summer starting next month and.......

And the wind is gusting 30 to 40mph and because of that it makes the cool weather feel bloody cold. The clouds are light but where is that sun, it's not been seen yet today and surprise, surprise - it's just started pouring with rain again. By the time the summer weather starts, Santa Claus will be getting stuck in my chimney.

Maybe it's just a bad start to the year. Maybe the second half will be all sweetness and light, the sun will come out and not be troubled for three months and we'll spend a fortune on suntan lotion.

Aye, maybe ;))

Or maybe it'll just settle a little bit, maybe the wind will slow down and if it does that then it won't feel so cold. Here in Shetland it might even feel warm - if the wind slows down a bit.

As I see it, it's just one of those years, all a bit pear-shaped regardless of what you try for, what you want and what you hope for.

I'm just glad that I've got a clothes drier because outside, all it would get is a rinse :))

The BBC, dodging around, avoiding the problem!!!

If you remember, a couple of weeks ago I said that I was writing to the BBC because I was being hassled, threatened and abused by T.V Licensing, the company that they employ to ensure that everybody buys a T.V licence, whether they need one or not. Well, the Beeb have responded:

I didn't write to Gareth Brennan but I'm sure that he's doing his best. If you remember, I wrote to Zarin Patel, the lady who spent a fortune taking Capita, nee T.V Licensing on to threaten and abuse all the people that don't have a licence. Like me. Whether they watch the telly or not. But she is obviously much too important to deal with this minor nonsense. Either that or she is illiterate. I've written back:

 Ref CAS-1265088-68PXRG

 Dear Ms Patel

 I wrote to you some time ago regarding Capita, trading as T.V Licensing, who continue to operate in an offensive, threatening and abusive manner – on your behalf. Gareth Brennan has suggested that I have to contact them directly but that is wrong, isn’t it.

You are the company that is paying them to operate in this manner therefore you are the guiltier of the two, in that you went out looking for a company to do the dirty work for you and I understand that you have kept them on for a second period. They obviously must have been fulfilling your requirements. As their employer, it is now you that I have to turn to because dealing with them is a waste of time. All that I have ever been told by them is that I have to inform them yearly that I still do not watch the television.

Wrong. I do not need to do anything and I certainly do not need to receive their red-lined threats.

What do you propose doing about it?

Yours faithfully


I wonder what will happen this time, will Zarin respond herself or will she fob it off again?

I'll keep you posted!!!

TV Licence Man fiddling about

I found this on Youtube. It certainly goes to show how little the T.V License man knows about his job. I wonder if he can play the fiddle and fiddle about at the same time.