Unsuccessful auction visit to Peacocks and not much computer work accomplished but approved of Daniel’s school progress as The Liberal/SDP Alliance makes mayor Council gains, Legionnaire’s disease spreads in Staffordshire, Enoch Powell’s divisive Bill passes in the Commons due to a technicality and two more Basque bombs explode in the Spanish tourist resort of Alicante
Awake to the sound of Daniella crying and Di shut in the kitchen sipping her coffee and not able to hear! A good night, but awoke full of cold symptoms still. The paper, breakfast and then up to wash and dress as Debbie is taken to school. Out to the birds – 9 eggs again – and then to the office soon after 9.15am. an hour or two opening the mail and actioning a few BMMG items by phoning Roy Fuscone of NEDO, Bill Unsworth and Helen Gibbons. Joan brings me a coffee as Diana has gone shopping to town and then I lock up and set off for the Peacock auction in Bedford. A fair stint, calling at Barclays bank for some cash and McDonalds for a cheeseburger in between, but no successful bids. The Georgian butlers tray table went for over £300 instead of the £50-100 I was allowing. Home in mid-afternoon and, after tea to drink, a couple of hours in the office. I updated our financial investment summaries and dealt with a few matters, but did not have the energy to update the computer files.
I also wanted to get our 30th issue of National Savings Certificates to complete the picture first. Home with some computer journals to read and tea of salad and two portions of ice cream to follow. I talk to Daniel and agree that he can wear his black jacket, having outgrown his green one. After tea I check Daniel’s homework, update my journal and catch up on some magazine reading. News this morning of a series of major gains by the Liberal/SDP Alliance with many county councils now relying upon them for the balance of power. The Tory vote crumbled, losing 220 seats, Labour lost 124 and the Alliance gained 378. Even so, each party claims success. The outbreak of killer-flu in Staffordshire is now diagnosed as legionnaire’s disease. It is now becoming endemic, but, whilst previously associated with water supplies and air conditioning systems, this has broken out in four different villages. In Bonn, agreement between the summit nations was thwarted by France, and the US also was condemned by all present for their economic sanctions on Nicaragua. In the Commons a row broke out and the Speaker’s chair was broken as Enoch Powell’s bill passed its second reading on a technicality. Two more terrorist bombs exploded in the Spanish resort of Alicante as the Basques step up their sabotage of the tourist economy. The weather is to be equally cloudy and cold this weekend, which is a pity as we cannot now plan to hold Debbie’s birthday party outside on Sunday.