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The Gulf Land War lad offensive begins as the UN Security Council talks are abandoned. The Allies advanced across Southern Iraq to encircle Kuwait and meet up with marine forces around Kuwait City. My day was spent on the computer starting to update my financial income and investment summaries
The very late night left me feeling very tired this morning, but I was up and dressed for the traditional fried breakfast. I was also depressed as well as tired because the Allied land offensive had began as I went to bed last night. A United Nations meeting of the Security Council to try and reconcile the US and Soviet positions was abandoned after quarter of an hour when told that the land offensive had begun and then a complete news black-out followed as the Allies advanced across Southern Iraq to encircle Kuwait and meet up with marine forces around Kuwait City. This was really to hide the nastier side of the war as the tactics are well known.
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On an even was even milder and windier day I was distracted by news of the Gulf War ultimatum, I made some progress with my In-tray this morning but just I just watched a range of TV sport in the afternoon. During the day, I had visits from Michael, Percy and Derek who brought the latest advertisements for our FCUS newsletter. The Iraqis have set around 150 oil wells on fire to provide smoke for ground cover.
The unsettling existence of the Gulf War ultimatum rather put me off of tackling the range of jobs I had to do today. This morning was not too bad, as I worked my way further through my "In-tray"; but this afternoon, I just watched a range of TV sport in the form of European Nations indoor hockey and Rugby League. I continued the pattern this evening with boxing as the main sport but I did catch up with the reading of this last couple of weeks' financial and local newspapers. I shortly had to organise my tax affairs for the end of the financial year and needed to know what has been happening to be able to make well-balanced decisions. The same considerations apply to the local papers as I prepare a very critical FOCUS for distribution in the run-up to the local elections.
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A milder day, with all traces of snow disappearing as a strong wind and showers developed from the south-west. Booking our US holiday flights and working at home with Pat and Percy on LibDem FOCUS copy as the US Gulf Ultimatum expires
To bed quite early last night but still a little tired this morning. I also retained that stiffness in my back (as I try to sit up first thing in bed each day) in sufferance for my exertions this last week. To breakfast after Debbie had gone to school, but Della was still here as she completed her week's half-term school holiday. I settled down to sort the rubbish from my desk and then made and received a number of telephone calls with my colleagues about local political activity and publicity. Then I settled down with Diana to make some telephone calls about booking our US holiday during which we compared prices on the various methods of going and staying. The effect of the Gulf War and the recession has curtailed travel plans and now the airlines are beginning to offer special deals. For North-West Airlines, for example, the return flight costs would be £1424 rather than the £3082 for British Airways. In the end, however, we opted to fly British Airways on a direct route to avoid the delays of stopping off elsewhere and also to allay the security concerns of Diana and Angela's family.
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A day supervising the building work and catching up with my journal and many private affairs whilst hosting a cane furniture’s photograph visit in our conservatory. This evening to a meeting of the Parish Council Amenities Committee who supported my plans for extending the Village Hall. The Gulf news is of first Saddam Hussein broadcasting defiance to his domestic audience about being ready for "The mother of battles.
Up at a reasonable time again but further troubled with aches and pains. I got out quite early to do my chores, feeling guilty that I had failed to feed the doves yesterday with all of my rushing about. The plumber came today to finish off and the builder was also busy at his work again. He seems to be struggling to complete the job today but at least I had let him know in writing what he was letting himself in for. By mid-afternoon, I had paid him, and he was gone which just left the electrician and the carpet-fitter to follow. It was milder today and we actually had a rain shower early on. Diana went to do her Waitrose shopping in the morning as I worked in my office, catching up on this last week's journal.
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