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NaJoPoMo 2015 Bobstafford An important meeting
Posted Nov 10, 2015
Today in 1871 at Ujiji a village close to Lake Tanganyika, Central Africa Henry Morton Stanley meets David Livingstone and greets him with those now famous words "Dr Livingstone, I presume".
These are the sort of people who need to be better remembered for this was no easy feat. Africa was still largely unexplored and there was a good chance that the unwary traveller to become lion fodder.
So as its not possible now to buy them a pint, 
to their memory 
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NaJoPoMo 2015 Bobstafford A Message in a bottle Immigrants are not a problem
Posted Nov 9, 2015
NaJoPoMo 2015 Bobstafford A Message in a bottle
Immigrants are not a problem
9.11.2015
It Appears immigration is not a problem for the UK the exodus of the English has offset the the new arrivals. So say the press trouble is the arrivals need financing until they settle and the departing english take their benefits with them and spend that money in the country of their choice.
Ok so the numbers may balance but there must be a negative impact on the british economy. English ex pats take their pensions and health care benefits and spend the money elsewhere. So There must be a negative effect on the UK? how can it be otherwise?
This sounds like Whitehall spin.
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NaJoPoMo 2015 Bobstafford A Message in a bottle Its Remembrance Day
Posted Nov 8, 2015
NaJoPoMo 2015 Bobstafford A Message in a bottle
Its Remembrance Day
8.11.2015
So it was Remembrance Day around here I had forgotten all about it it has become very low key it seems.
It might be more memorable but for the simple fact that the family contribution to the casualty lists of both World Wars was 0.
They all did their part in WWI grandfathers one in the trenches and another in the Horse Artillery, and in WWII the RASC and the Parachute Regiment, some of it quite busy but hardly a scratch.
So despite other actions it seems Remembrance Day is being discreetly overlooked by the media, which is the shame.
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NaJoPoMo 2015 Bobstafford Loft rummage and AA batteries (another wet day)
Posted Nov 7, 2015
NaJoPoMo 2015 Bobstafford A Message in a bottle
Loft rummage (another wet day)
7.11.2015
I went up to get something in the loft today, and whilst up there I was joined by Willow our smallest cat. unable to evice the little c** I had to call for re enforcements. Having removed the trespasser I was informed that the loft needed a tidy (we had to shift things to dislodge her).
Set to tidying and during the tidy found an unopened box? we had packet it away over 2 years ago so in curiosity it was opened.There were books and papers mainly but the surprise find were 2 Fuji cameras.
Digital cameras and they still had their batteries in them, thinking them ruined they were turned on and they went into start up. Phew!
They bot took flat photos and worked perfectly. The surprising thing was one had best quality major brand set of 4, AA batteries. The others were a leading supermarkets own brand at half the price, is there a point here somewhere.
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NaJoPoMo 2015 Bobstafford A Wet day for a change
Posted Nov 6, 2015
Wet day for a change
6.11.2015
The planned walk is off the menu due to the weather paining again...
I have been meaning to sort through my books to get them into some order for some time.
The trouble is when a book is bought it goes into the first spare on the shelves. This means checking around to find the required book(s).
Happily I have a nice big bookcase in the sitting room this also houses the TV and the records, vinyl and 78's. This holds about 300 of various types. The lounge/dining room holds another 200, and a pile of CD films and Music.
The problem is I can never quite find a system that I am satisfied with.
Still there is always tomorrow its quite therapeutic and there is always a book open. 
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