Rant number 349
I think that I pretty much articulated just how bloody cold it was yesterday.
Like, really - balls meeting your kidneys cold.
Well certainly by English standards anyway.
The truth of the matter is though - that to countries such as Russia, yesterday was pretty bloody balmy. Hell - to them, it was practically beach weather.
Which is why today was a bit of a farce.
The roads and pavements across this area were not gritted or salted overnight - despite the temperatures that meant black ice was an almost certainty. As such - not surprisingly. Things were fucking chaotic.
It took me around quarter of an hour to hack through the ice on my car (I broke my ice scraper!) - eventually resorting to a combination of de-icer and warm water. I then drove to work slowly and carefully - leaving a clenched indent of my bottom on the seat - because things were bloody foggy, bloody icy and thus a bit bloody worrying.
And most irritatingly - quite preventable.
Our local council have today announced that they are going to buy all of the councillors iPads to work on - which is going to cost a great deal of money - but save us money in the long run apparently (does anyone smell that male cow poo?)
But yet they spend nothing on gritting the roads so that people won't be injured in this weather? Cockends.
Surely - its a false economy to skimp on these things. Grit is cheap - but medical care is expensive. It also effects businesses and employees - who cannot get to work or transport their goods.
The news readers this morning for instance said 'only travel if absolutely necessary.' To some, it may not be necessary to go to work in this weather (like the councillors for instance?) To me - its a bloody necessity because I don't get paid if I don't get there.
It just goes to show that people at even the local council level are useless, self serving cunts who don't give a shit about you or I.
Bastards!
Rant over.
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