I sit here listening to the rumble of the rush hour traffic. It is Friday, the industrial estates came out ages ago, Sainsburys has drawn the shoppers, and a bus or two is trapped among the rushing traffic. The rushing traffic moving at a cars length every so often, thus allowing the poor taste in music once again to invade my space. Single occupier every so often making for home. Working men in vans full of expensive equipment, white van man, trapped by lack of knowledge of the area (probably Evri again), some cars with families, occasional partners, lots of grocery bags strewn across the seats.
It is almost warm, but not quite, however, the cars are warm, the drivers hot and tired, the kids grumbling, the wife also. The sun shines in the window, one wishes it open, the rest closed. Ahead lies the double mini roundabouts with possible work being undertaken there, good luck with that!
I am tempted to gloat from my window while sipping tea and looking smug.
Some listen to dreadful music, others to various news programmes, so many and none worth listening to. A variety of radio stations, run by rich men, offer alternative right wing slant to the news. Few offer objective analysis. If trapped in such a car at this time what would you listen to? A CD of appropriate music, Cellos, violins, Jimmy Shand? I suspect most listen to the same channel each day, while seeking work and heading home. Of course 'podcasts' are now becoming popular, many will listen to these, and a variety of podcasts is now available. I have linked to many and yet never appear to have the time to listen to them. Football, political, God, History, almost anything can be found, yet I never seem to listen to them. This is however, the nearest thing to free choice on the airwaves these days. But I think people will just follow the one that tells them what they wish to hear.
Some may be listening to the discussions regarding that nice Dominic Raab who 'offered' his resignation today. Accused of 'Bullying' by civil servants in many departments, he has been ousted by Rishi to save Rishi's skin. Dom did not go quietly. His resignation letter denied bullying and cast aspersions on the ones to blame in a manner that sounded somewhat bullying. There is no doubt he will be missed. His place has been taken by a proper Barrister now, as indeed it ought to be, and a loyalist of Rishi has taken the deputy PM job. How nice.
