Perhaps they stretched it out til the bar was open?

Fancy that! I deleted without looking because normally the civil service replies initially by describing the very problem being complained about, and if there's a debate it's usually MPs telling us how wonderful they are and hardly considering the problem being complained about.

So it's good to see MPs discussing it for four hours, although one must understand that a Westminster Hall discussion won't change anything. In this case I think petitioners don't want anything changed.

Continuing my car window squirters saga,   I went to Halfords while I was in town today to see if they could do something with the water jets.
Briefly,  the answer was No!
I can't ignore it because should it start raining when I am  driving,  and the car/lorry in front of me sprays mud up my window,   it would be dangerous as I wouldn't be able to see where I was going.

I told him I poked with a pin a few weeks back and it seemed to improve,  but this week it has now packed up completely,  except for the rear window,  that works.
He gave it a quick poke with a pin,  but wouldn't probe any further because he said the trouble with sticking something into the holes is that it can push whatever is blocking the jets back into the water again.   
He said it was a 'garage job'  really, as they may need to take all the piping off.   

Have booked it into Orbit tyres for tomorrow morning. 

Food for thought 😊👍

I'm guessing we've all signed some of those parliamentary petitions then ages later had emails saying debated.
I imagine most do what I usually do which is shrug and delete them as their only real purpose is usually to embarrass the government as we all know they are very unlikely to change anything.

Well today or maybe yesterday I had one back on digital ids. As I am interested I did open it rather than just delete from the title line. I even scanned down it and noticed a video clip. Even more surprising I opened it to have a quick look. After a couple of minutes I wondered how long it would run. Well..........

Gobsmacked.

A bit of wisdom for us all . . .

A satisfied life is better than a successful life.
Success if often measured by others,  but satisfaction is measured by our own heart, mind and soul.

Of course these days so much seems odd 
£3 no longer buys chips and some Cod
Everything's gone up - 
Including the beer you sup

Dave liked a plowman's and a beer
He'd sit the pub and chat to the old dears
They'd talk of the war and how it was won
And with the Yanks they had great fun
In his eye a little tear

Of course these days so much seems odd

Every now and again, you come across something earth shattering that other people should really be told about. Here is today's:

All spires are part of steeples, but not all steeples have spires.

Dave liked a plowman's and a beer
He'd sit the pub and chat to the old dears
They'd talk of the war and how it was won
And with the Yanks they had great fun