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Good moaning from the Charente where it is currently sunny, though things may well change, Much pumping of water from, lower placed tanks to higher one took place yesterday so now the lower ones, which actually catch the rainwater are ready to receive more. The fire was cleaned out as the sweep is due shortly. Ttfn. Jamie

In British India, when the Memsahibs were sent up to the hill stations for the summer they were often pregnant. This was allegedly to reduce affairs going on. Jamie

Looks remarkably like our weed patches. I do try and cut then before the dandelions reach maturity. Jamie

There used to be climbing wall type places where you could put on a velcro suit then bounce around and stick yourself to the wall. I never saw any babies hanging there though. However one of my colleagues did hang an argumentative but small husband,by his coat collar, on a coat hook on the kitchen door, whilst he dealt with the rather large other half. Jamie

Good moaning from a rather damp Charente. It isn't actually raining at the moment but normal service may resume later. We will be off to the market to meet friends and see how Beth gets on. The fire has been burning alight but we will have to let it cool down today as the chimney sweep is due in the morning. Not a lot else to report. Jamie

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Good afternoon from a wet and soggy Charente. Granddaughter and mum's spoken to this moaning. She even read us a story and worked out how to say ratspit. It was a story about Titch the Witch. Th nurse then appeared change dressings. After lu CH I attended a funeral in the village. Probably our oldest inhabitant at nearly 95. A lovely old lady who had married a German POW. 1kids, 25 grandkids, 10 great great grandkids and 4 great great grandkids. The family filled half the church. Then back home for coffee and cake, Jamie

Some years ago I was the liaison officer for a group of senior Indian Police officers, two of whom were high cast Brahmins, most were Hindu plus a couple of Sikhs. One cold October lu chime the canteen served up stew and dumplings. I was asked what it was and told them. I also told them that it was one of my favourite winter dishes. Every one of them tucked in heartily. Jamie

If you do have trouble it would buy me an inside valve gear kit for my unbuilt compound, just a suggestion. Jamie

Isn't that statement a double oxymoron.... On Holland America ships the food service guys are Indonesian but the drinks staff were Filipinos, mainly to avoid Muslims handling alcohol. It was interesting that if you complained about the food staff, some sort of liquid recompense was duly delivered by the drink's staff. Jamie

Having read all the comments about updates, Android has just told me there is anlupdate arriving. Jamie

My granddaughter was 5 on Wednesday, or was it 15. She got a lot of Bluey themed presents and loves the show, I have watched many hours of it with her. Jamie

The one that always makes me wonder is Vera. There is a black DC in the office but almost invariably someone in the murder victim's close family is black or mixed race. Probably not very true to life in rural Northumbria. Jamie

Good moaning from the Charente. Lots of clouds visible so it may well rain. The boss has a doctors appointment this morning g the a quick visit to make. Ttfn. Jamie

Last of the Summer Wine was based of course in Holmfirth, where I was Sgt for 3 months in 1994. A great place to work and filming provided a good income for the PC's. The writer had been a police officer in the area in the 60's. He also wrote a brilliant series about a rookie constable in the mini g districts of south/West Yorkshire, that was The Growing Pains of PC Penrose. It was required viewing and could easily have been based on my first station at Rothwell. It later moved to Scarborough as Rosie, but wasn't quite the same. Jamie

Yes we do seem to have regressed in terms of what's allowed on TV. It's noticeable that all American wo en in their underwear. I wondered if this was a national characteristic. Jamie

Would a Windsor knot help. Jamie

We didn't have anything as delicious in South Leeds but warm freshly baked breadcakes from the Bath Road bakery were always well received. Allegedly there was also products from the man with the monacle or so I am told. Jamie

I wonder what stood out about that film. Jamie

All this talk of wax got me wondering if it was a Brazilian toilet. Good moaning from the Charente. Still cool enough that we have keep the fire lit. The nurse is due this morning to change dressings. I will be on coffee making duty. Then a fish pie take for consumption tonight. Jamie

There may be some answers buried in the Hansard reports of the committee stage hearings in parliament but life's too short. Jamie

That's what the 2nd sparky did in the new consumer unit. The first sold me a duff inverter that allegedly converted 3 phase to a single phase output. Unfortunstely it somehow kicked out at 140 volts. There was a 3 phase distribution system round the shed that had supplied woodworking machinery. The redundant wires from that now carry the 230 volt supply. Several of the walboxes are no longer used but if in the future need extra sockets anywhere it's a simple job to use one of the unused outlets. I am reasonably happy working on 230 volt monophase but now my limitations and wouldn't touch La Force as three phase is known. Jamie

Sadly such incidents will continue to occur, mainly due to mental health problems. From the description of the injuries by Sir Mark Rowley I would guess that the first two officers on the scene tried to take the sword off him. I actually dealt with a incident like this in Huddersfield in 1994 when a disturbed man was roaming around the town centre waving a Samurai sword. We had just got body armour but used the standard procedure that we had all been taught. Three officers equipped with Nato helmets and long shields, both readily available, squashed him against a wall. A fourth officer was then able to take the sword from him safely. The heart warming thing was that the officers then sat next to him and calmed him down and helped him to take his medication. Jamie

Some years ago when I was in charge of Personnel for my division, I had to deal with an officer with a poor sickness record. However I knew that he had shot someone several years before to save the life of another colleague who had been taken hostage at gunpoint. The hostage was a good friend of mine and fortunately escaped with no physical injuries. The AFO put 5 bullets into the offender which miraculously didn't kill him. A 38 revolver. When I went to visit him at home a very sorry tale, similar to what Brian related above, emerged. Zero support and certainly no counselling, plus some mockery from fellow officers about his marksmanship. I was the first senior officer in 15 years who had attempted to get the full tale. This was mainly because of my knowledge of the original incident. Certainly my predecessor in my post had done nothing to sort things out. I arranged for him to see the force psychologist who helped him to get back on track and his sickness record improved dramatically. However, for other reasons I got no thanks. Jamie

Yes a black sense of humour certainly is essential but has to be used cautiously. The friend who I discovered dead in our village was also in the smallest room. I managed to stop myself from telling his family that he had 'done an Elvis'. However my previous professional experience halped me when conversing in French with the gendarmarie and having to explain why I had not attempted CPR. Jamie