Grumbling grandma
Well, Christmas is over and we all setting our sights to the New Year. Will it be a good year or a bad year? Thousands of Farmer’s Almanacs are sold every year trying predict the weather and climate etc., Mother Nature doesn’t read that publication, she has her own agenda and she will do what she wants, no matter what we have to say about it. It doesn’t matter how much lip service politicians give climate change, she will do what she likes we are all just fleas on the dog so to speak arguing over who has the biggest share of nothing.
Some people believe that global warming is real, others do not, personally I prefer to believe my own eyes and senses, in my lifetime I have seen changes in the environment around me and it speaks volumes, some places get flooded out, others baked dry, less snow in some areas and tons more in others. It can’t all be coincidence can it? Common sense and practicality must surely come into play.
Some politicians prefer to talk and talk, it’s too late, no more talk, start acting on what you know already, start building for the future, just because it always snowed in winter doesn’t mean it always will, this winter so far, we’ve had less snow than I’ve ever seen in ten winters. Now I’m worrying about the forest fires, if summer gets hotter and we have no rain and winters get milder with considerably less snow. What’s going to happen? Everything will be tinder dry and we’ll all lose our shirt over it. It won’t be any good crying because everything you own went up in smoke, of course it’s never the rich this happens to, it’s us poor people that work to make the rich and keep them so.
Were stuck with it I guess, we have to adapt and adopt as the adage goes, otherwise it won’t just be some species of animals that are going extinct. We have to change for the better and produce less waste, recycle more and reuse what we can. My grandparents and parents would do all those things, I remember quite clearly watching my father repair things and my mother re using clothing, making new things from old, some people today seem to lack the skill to do this, some make me shake my head in disbelief, thank goodness our children are not part of this flock of mindless, sheep. They are practical and know how to look after themselves if they got into a bind. I love Canadians, they cook outside and sleep under the stars if they have to it’s a breath of fresh air, in England I fear this generation wouldn’t know what to do if their phone died and the electricity went off, they seem preoccupied with endless selfies and posting things on Instagram, such shallow facile behaviour. It’s very sad. Makes me want to walk away shaking my head.
Having complained so much about the state of things I’d like you all to know that I had the most wonderful Christmas this year, it wasn’t about what I received gift wise either, it was about re connecting with my family and having a meal, true we were splintered into different groups and couldn’t be around a table all together at the same time. The point here is we got to see each other eventually and it was such fun. In fact I’d go as far as saying it was the best Christmas gathering, I can ever remember since our children grew up and moved out.
With New Year’s Eve getting ready to be rung in and people celebrating, may I ask everyone to act responsibly and don’t drink and drive, it’s not worth the risk for anything. Have fun but plan your route and transport home before you start. Have a designated driver, stick to the routes and don’t take short cuts home on foot. There can be some dangerous areas out there for people alone, let’s make this a safe New Year’s Eve, where no body gets hurt and everybody arrives alive.
Happy New Year!