7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
10th of December 2010
Dear Sir/Madam,
ROYALS MUST BELT UP
All the images I have seen of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, seem to indicate that neither were wearing seatbelts in the back of the Rolls Royce which got caught up in the recent London riots.
If this is indeed the case, it is sad that Prince Charles has learned nothing from the tragic road accident which killed his first wife and of which the sole survivor was the only person involved to wear a seatbelt!
I trust that the Metropolitan Police will take a few moments off from their pursuit of those who damaged the vehicle and demonstrate, by bringing criminal charges if justified by the facts, that our future King and his wife are not above the law .
I am sure that it is what Diana would have wanted.
John Eoin Douglas
Friday, December 10, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
8th of December 2010 - Military Charge
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
8th of December 2010
Dear Sir/Madam,
MILITARY CHARGE
I was shocked to learn that one of the factors getting in the way of the British Army clearing snow from the streets of Edinburgh is that the local Council would be asked to pay for their deployment.
When the peoples of Afghanistan and Iraq have benefited from the services of our military at no charge to themselves, I do not see why UK taxpayers in our hour of need should not benefit similarly.
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
8th of December 2010
Dear Sir/Madam,
MILITARY CHARGE
I was shocked to learn that one of the factors getting in the way of the British Army clearing snow from the streets of Edinburgh is that the local Council would be asked to pay for their deployment.
When the peoples of Afghanistan and Iraq have benefited from the services of our military at no charge to themselves, I do not see why UK taxpayers in our hour of need should not benefit similarly.
John Eoin Douglas
Monday, December 6, 2010
6th of December 2010 - Snow Real
7 Spey Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
6th of December 2010
Dear Sir/Madam,
SNOW REAL
The almost complete stoppage of national life occasioned by the current spattering of snow is scarcely believable. When I was a child, our schools were kept open by every janitor, able bodied teacher and even the school dinner ladies being set to the task of digging out the playground with old fashioned shovels. The same "all hands to the deck" attitude applied to airports where the General Manager was to be seen setting an example with his spade alongside ground and cabin staff as well as pilots and navigators as they fought to keep runways clear.
Not only are we now far too reliant on often inadequate and unreliable mechanical means of snow removal, but the EU mandated adoption of the SI system of units has brought a touch of fatalism to how Britons regard low temperatures. O degrees Celsius is now seen as a sign that civilisation as we know it must be temporarily suspended whereas 32 degrees Fahrenheit never had that effect!
John Eoin Douglas
Edinburgh
EH7 4PX
Telephone: 0131-550 0895
E-mail: JohnEDouglas@gmail.com
Blog: http://johneoindouglas.blogspot.com/
6th of December 2010
Dear Sir/Madam,
SNOW REAL
The almost complete stoppage of national life occasioned by the current spattering of snow is scarcely believable. When I was a child, our schools were kept open by every janitor, able bodied teacher and even the school dinner ladies being set to the task of digging out the playground with old fashioned shovels. The same "all hands to the deck" attitude applied to airports where the General Manager was to be seen setting an example with his spade alongside ground and cabin staff as well as pilots and navigators as they fought to keep runways clear.
Not only are we now far too reliant on often inadequate and unreliable mechanical means of snow removal, but the EU mandated adoption of the SI system of units has brought a touch of fatalism to how Britons regard low temperatures. O degrees Celsius is now seen as a sign that civilisation as we know it must be temporarily suspended whereas 32 degrees Fahrenheit never had that effect!
John Eoin Douglas
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