I could kill for a Nobel Peace Prize!

Morning all.  The post title is a reference to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year.  Sad that China not only was against it, but exerted huge pressure on nations not to attend the ceremony.  And considering the power it is gaining, worrying as well.  I know that we in the west have supported despots in the past, and when you look at nations with appalling human rights records, such as Saudi Arabia, continue to do so still, but the actions of people in the west have resulted in a more ethical stance being taken on many issues by those in power.

And speaking of power, well it has been an interesting month for those in power.  There has been the action of the Liberal Democrats with tuition fees.

Something which has been captured in song.  And I think a very good one as well.  In fact, not only did I mention it on Yahoo! Answers, but I downloaded it as well.


Though it was a shame it did not beat the X-factor winner to number one!  Anyway, I have had a few days off.  Today is my last day away from work before I head back on Friday to work on Christmas Eve.  It has been good to have a break.  And for those who do not know, it has snowed.  On Saturday, I was working in Haverhill and it snowed while I was there.  By snow, I mean loads of snow, that overwhelmed the roads. Not enough grit could be placed on the roads, and the snow ploughs that I saw working were not able to keep up with the amount of snowthat was falling.

I drove through one village down a hill to find that the people there were helping cars up a hill.  Later on, I got stuck on a hill myself, but managed to free myself, and again, later on came across another village where the people there were helping drivers up the hill there.  Just as well considering the nightmare that driving up a snow covered hill can cause!

But I was lucky and I was able to make it home.  That Saturday was an interesting day.  I had to take a route home with less hills, and avoid parts of Colchester which had ground to a halt due to the snow.  Friends of ours had to leave their cars and walk home as doing that was quicker than staying in a car in traffic that was hardly moving!

The kids have enjoyed the snow, though the latest batch has not been as snowman friendly as the last lot.  It has impinged our plans.  I was hoping to visit my old work but was not able to due to the snow, as well as drop of a few presents in Ipswich.  We did manage to do some last bits of shopping yesterday though, Bluewater being very quiet.  As always, it was great to spend time with the kids, though my son has started to dislike spending an afternoon in a shopping centre!

Since I last posted, my mother has been up to baby-sit allowing my wife and I to go out for a meal in Jardine in Wivenhoe.  If you want to eat there, I would recommend it.  I love the meal, and of course, was very grateful to my mother for looking after the kids.  The only down side was that she took my coat and gloves to her house rather than her own which means in the cold weather, I have been a bit colder that I would be normally!

I thought that I had better post another amusing political picture, one which considering the proposed changes to the NHS is a bit topical.  

Anyway, have to go, take care all!