I write from The Staterooms in #ICEAGE Battersea Square….
A glacier is moving slowly down Vicarage Crescent towards The Square and I have not seen snow like this since the early 1960s when I was a kid. The snow is white, cold and it has a satisfying feel to it when rolled into a ball which can then be lobbed, in meaningless protest, at passing Ferraris and Bentleys reduced, humiliatingly, to doing a very cautious 5 mph. I do love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning. I neither confirm nor deny that I lobbed aforementioned snowball nor, indeed, do I admit to even having such a projectile about my person at any time.
I took the view that as I was unable to travel anywhere – save to Mazar, my local caff of choice, and unable, therefore, to do ANY Christmas shopping, I would send a picture of a wrapped Christmas present nicked from Google images to potential recipients by email. I spent a few moments on Twitter marvelling at the #UKuncut protest tweets in my twitter timeline. Apparently these brave foot soldiers of the modern era were able to generate a great deal of public support for their CUTS cause by farking up the busiest shopping day before Christmas.
I understand that the main focus of these #UKuncut protesters was the fact that large companies have been able to structure their tax affairs within the laws of England & Wales in such a manner as to minimise their tax liability. As I took a draught of the drink of the gods, I wondered if the #UKuncut protesters would try to break in to H M Revenue & Customs to declare their support for taxation by filing their tax returns early. I have seen nothing on the News to suggest that such a protest occurred.
This tweet, being a smoker, did amuse….
Non smokers… how can you live with yourselves… avoiding all that tax and living to absurd ages and putting pressure on dwindling Government pension resources?
Tomorrow is another day… and there may be more SNOW… and the Battersea Square glacier may have moved across the bridge to Chelsea. I am only sorry that The Thames has not frozen. It would have been fun to amuse the Archbishop of Canterbury by tap dancing on the river opposite Lambeth Palace.. but there we are… perhaps after Christmas?
I do not smoke. Furthermore, I fear an early onset of senility (see my tweets for confirmation). However, I plan to swim in the Amazon or absail off the Eiger before I need to go into a care home, so I shouldn’t be too much of a burden on the state.
Unless I go for the cryogenic freezing option and come back to terrorise the world once more. Much will depend on how much mischief I can make in this life time.