Our internet connection was down for a couple of days, it seems two of the main feeder boxes (or whatever they are called) in our area were badly vandalised, yards of heavy cable destroyed too, some poor fella probably lost his rag when he got knocked off for not paying his contribution, anyway the cost keeps going up all the time. 
I’ve just got back from the local and chanced to see was it back on and hey presto! it was.
Almost all the covid restrictions were lifted today over here, things are looking up at last.
Who was that idiot who said “What goes up must come down”. Obviously there were no internet providers around when he said that. 
Remember “One Man and his Dog”? well now we can look forward to “One Man and his Sur Ron”, can’t wait for the finished documentary to be shown, thrilling times ahead, as we used to write on the envelopes of our valentine cards to the girls “Postman postman don’t be slow, be like Elvis and go man go” Best of luck dear boy, as RJ would say.
The English language keeps changing all the time Fruity, I’m baffled when I try to figure out the real old written stuff, I’m also baffled why some of the word purists on forums bother to correct posters on their grammar, oneupmanship I suppose.
Speaking of language.
I came upon a word I hadn’t heard for a very long time, it was in a story by Agatha Christie written in the 1930’s, the word was ‘underling’, and it was used by a wealthy businessman “I’m too busy to handle your query now inspector, one of my underlings will see to it”.
Of course to refer to anyone today as an underling would not be tolerated and rightly so, today it’s not about everyone knowing their place, more of a professional title for everyone, our window cleaner will refuse to answer you if you don’t call him a crystal scientist.
Well that’s the way it looks but in reality the old underling thing still exists everywhere.
Distinction abounds in every area of our lives, it always has and always will, changing names and shifting procedure to make it all seem more equal is merely a superficial move, fact is we are all equal in the eyes of the Lord, but not in the eyes of mankind.
