A week late, again

Here we are again, a week late in posting anything.  Jan and I did get to Draycote and we did get both the smew and the yellow-legged gull, so it was worth it.  Yesterday we saw more redwings in Mount street rec and our first feral pigeons for 2011 too.  Starnge that seeing as theya re so common.  I missed the Bird Garden birdwatch again this year.  But there again, we are not getting all that many birds anyway.  Yes, I know that all sightings are of use but I actually forgot about it.  Ah well ... ... ... ...

The chopper-coppers have been up and about yet again.  What a racket they make too.  I suppose it's nice to know they are available when needed but what a shame that they ahve to be needed ... which brings me on to my usual moan ...

I think it is time that some laws were changed.  Take the telly licence ... last I heard was tha you can be finded a maximum of £1000 if don't have one are caught watching telly.  Time methinks that they dropped the word 'maximum' and inserted the word 'minimum'! 
Drink driving next, the current list is very long but here's a breakdown of the maximum of penalties for a first time offence I assume ... A driving ban of 12-36 months, a prison sentance of 6 months, a fine of £5000. ( http://www.drinkdrivinglaw.co.uk/drink_driving_penalties_punishments.htmaccessed @ 2216hrs, 30-01-2011).  as it stands a lot of people ignore the laws and although a good few get caught, how many of them don't becuase the risk is worth it because of the low cahnce of getting caught (and will get even lower as cop numbers fall cos of the tory cuts!).  So then, changed the law and drop 'maximum' and insert 'minimum'.  Perhaps that will make them much more reluctant to take the chance.

Now then, Bill has come through again too ...

  A man had just settled into his seat next to the window on the plane when another man sat down in the aisle seat and put his black Labrador Retriever in the middle seat next to the man.

The first man looked very quizzically at the dog and asked why the dog was allowed on the plane.

The second man explained that he was from the Police Drugs Enforcement Agency
and that the dog was a 'sniffing dog'.

'His name is Sniffer and he's the best there is. I'll show you once we get airborne, when I put him to work.'

The plane took off , and once it has levelled out, the Policeman said, 'Watch this.'

He told Sniffer to 'search'..

Sniffer jumped down, walked along the aisle, and finally sat very purposefully next to a woman for several seconds. Sniffer then returned to his seat and put one paw on the policeman's arm.

The Policeman said, 'Good boy', and he turned to the man and said, 'That woman is in possession of marijuana, I'm making a note of her seat number and the authorities will apprehend her when we land.

'Gee, that's pretty good,' replied the first man.

Once again, the Policeman sent Sniffer to search the aisles.

The Lab sniffed about, sat down beside a man for a few seconds, returned to its seat,
and this time he placed two paws on the agent's arm.

The Policeman said, 'That man is carrying cocaine, so again, I'm making a note of his seat number for the police.'

'I like it !' said his seat mate.

The Policeman then told Sniffer to 'search' again.

Sniffer walked up and down the aisles for a little while, sat down for a moment, and then came racing back to the agent, jumped into the middle seat and proceeded to s**t all over the place.

The first man was really disgusted by this behaviour and couldn't figure out how or why a well-trained dog would behave like that, so he asked the Policeman, 'What's going on?'

The Policeman nervously replied, 'He's just found a bomb.'