David's blog

 This morning, I turned on the TV and started watching a program about a place in Scotland, and there was a friend I hadn’t seen since our college days about 40 years ago—where has the time gone? Ian was a year ahead of me in college and a painter back then, but I don’t think he can paint anymore as he has completely lost his eyesight. He was on the show *My Kind of Town*, where he travels around towns in Scotland and learns about them. I’ve never been to Scotland, but after seeing the beautiful places, I might just go someday.

I went for a walk yesterday, and as I was heading down the road, some guy shouted abuse at me. I think it’s linked to a long-running grudge his father has with me. What he shouted was strange and a bit mad, though I suppose it was slightly funny in the end. I wasn’t sure how to handle it at first, but I decided to report it to the police so there would be a record. I filed it online and didn’t expect a call, but the police phoned me, and the officer was very nice. My calls are recorded these days—no idea why—and I’m not sure if that influenced how kindly the officer treated me on the phone. The person who is behind the abuse There's a well known bully in the village He's been beaten up badly in the past but obviously doesn't learn from his mistakes which is a bit sad really I suppose

Where has the time gone? The Senedd election is just a few months away in May, yet it doesn’t feel that long since the last one—though it’s been five years. I remember feeling so disheartened when Labour won again, meaning another five years of the same old mess. My biggest gripe is the failing health board I’m unlucky enough to live under, which I’ve had bad experiences with in recent years. By all rights, there shouldn’t have been a Labour government in 2021, but somehow they pulled it off. This time, though, I think they’ll be out for good—and it’s about time. It’s a chance to make sure they never govern Wales again. I’ve grown to despise the arrogant, high-handed, lazy, and useless ministers they’ve put forward over the years—the “any old thing will do” party.   I know devolved power is still retained power, and independence is a long way off. These days, I’m not even sure I care as much about independence; I just want a new government to bring change after 26 years of dis...

Saturday was supposed to be the day the local football club started using their new camera to stream games on Facebook. Since it was an away match, I assume they needed permission. At kickoff, after checking the game hadn’t been cancelled—a common issue this season—I saw it was still on, though some nearby matches had been called off. I waited for the stream, but nothing appeared; probably just teething problems. Hopefully, they’ll have it sorted by next week.   They still won five-nil, with four assists from a player who’d just returned. Despite not playing for weeks, they had the confidence to convincingly beat a decent team. They’re currently fourth in the league, quite far from the top, but with a strong push could grab the second promotion spot. The top place seems out of reach, but you never know—it’s a funny old game.   The wintry weather seems to have passed for now, and we’re back to the usual rain. I got a link to the game, which was a bit pointless since I...

I usually don’t leave the village on a Sunday, but even if I wanted to today, I couldn’t because of the weather. A lot of snow fell overnight, which someone had warned me about, but I dismissed it. I was wrong—it’s stuck, and it’s pretty thick out there, the thickest I’ve seen in years. Lately, it feels like something is keeping me in the village. On New Year’s Day, there was no public transport, which is silly in a rural area, and then the day after, there was a crash. Yesterday was fine—I managed to get some shopping done—but today we’re back to no bus service. If the sun doesn’t come out to melt it, things might be the same tomorrow. At least the snow looks quite pretty around here—this is a view of my back garden. I had planeed to get some lunch from the pub but they are not making any due to the weather, so will have to do my own...the sun has appeared the snow might get melted now...there is more snow on the way apparently, I went out for a walk its nice to see the kids out sledg...

 today is the first day after the wretched 'holiday'.  I was a bit late going out this morning and going down by they road the bus came to a stop , there had been a car crash up ahead. I was not sure what to do the bus was not going anywhere. I decided I would walk back to the village which involved walking up a bit hill. The weather was not too bad spot the walk wasok.   All the traffic coming towards used was going too have to turn around but no one o offered used a lift. Maybe they sulked as we did not warn them I don't know. I started up the hill but the chap I was with decided he was going to walk up the public footpath, oh AI went on my own up there hill and two minutes l later then bus came along and picked me up. The buses driver had initially said he'd was not going to reverse back to turn around, her head to in the end it would have been stuck in there for hours and it's an electric bus and might have running out of charge compounding the issue