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Since the Bunker had its last make-over the English laguage has accquired some new words. Words like "carbon neutral" and "sub-prime." I won't even pretend that I know what they mean. Other words have changed their meanings so that we now have "issues" where once we had "problems" and a "drawdown" instead of "getting the hell out." Yes, I'm getting older and grumpier. I remember an old movie where the hero proclaimed his politics as "Labour by inclination, Conservative by experience." If only things were that simple. I'm in favour of recycling but my countrymen view weekly bin collection as their birthright - mess with it at your peril. (And don't even get me started on plastic shopping bags.) I used to fret about energy conservation but do you seriously think that we (and, more importantly, the Americans) are going to give up their cars before the last teaspoon of oil has been sucked from the earth? You think that people are going to give up air travel? That China and India will learn from our mistakes? Dream on. Climate change is coming. As Laughing Len Cohen said, "You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline." Well, there's nothing like a bitter rant to start the day. I feel much better for getting that out of my system. As I indicated the Bunker is having a bit of revamp so there will be broken links and orphaned pages for about a decade. Those of you looking for information on Ted Hawkins, can go still go straight there. Anyone looking for Wellington Grammar School may be interested in the new stuff that Mick Cheadle kindly sent me. Weston Rhyn is still standing. As for new stuff, well Linux projects are in the pipeline. Particularly photo printing. I should make it clear that this Bunker is not a real bunker. It's just called 'The Bunker' because my house - which was built in the days when lumpy concrete was a fashionable alternative to brick - looks like a bunker. The Bunker is about things that interest me. Whoever you are I hope you find something that interests you too. Feel free to make yourself a cup of tea and have a look around. | |
You can contact me by email at: al@thebunker.eclipse.co.uk |