Hi there, Grumpy: I'm breaking a rule I made last week after the bantering about on the site of the "T" word. That was a ride of Titanic proportions. First time I ever got a red face from e-mail. You see, this week I decided to dump some of the mail off the in box, and read again a few of your comments in doing so. So here goes. I have to tell you that I admire your balance of common sense and power of observation and reporting ability on one side of the equation , and as an essential offset to keep you sane in this democratized shrinking world, a little cynical dark humour to exercise your capable brain where the world lets us all down. I gleaned from your musings that you once were a council member in Orkney. Is that correct? Assuming that the trip for you was a little frustrating, did you opt out? Ever think of giving it another go? When are your municipal elections, and how often? I too spent a time at this art form called government. When I bucked against the boring and popular with some of my ideas, they went over with my council like a pregnant poll vaulter. Seems all the bad guys were the best lobby people. Doing what was right, was usually unpopular. I became of the opinion that many meeting would have been more enjoyable with bar service. Poliiticians around here are either at sleep at meetings, or at war. So, Grumpy, why not toss the old hat in the ring, and colour up the political landscape on those unique little islands of ours? I'll help with the buttons and ads. Hey, at today's rates, I could work the phones from over here! Maybe someone in Australia would pitch in too. How could you beat that? Hey, when I'm over there I'd love to sit across a table from you in some quaint little stone dram well, and eat clams and exchange experiences and wash it all down with something wet and intoxicating. Good luck to you Grumpy. Hope there are lots more like you over there. Stephen

" Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" Isabella Steve Davie wrote: > Hi there, Grumpy: > > I'm breaking a rule I made last week after the bantering about on the > site of the "T" word. That was a ride of Titanic proportions. First > time I ever got a red face from e-mail. > > You see, this week I decided to dump some of the mail off the in box, > and read again a few of your comments in doing so. So here goes. > > I have to tell you that I admire your balance of common sense and > power of observation and reporting ability on one side of the equation > , and as an essential offset to keep you sane in this democratized > shrinking world, a little cynical dark humour to exercise your capable > brain where the world lets us all down. > > I gleaned from your musings that you once were a council member in > Orkney. Is that correct? Assuming that the trip for you was a little > frustrating, did you opt out? Ever think of giving it another go? When > are your municipal elections, and how often? > > I too spent a time at this art form called government. When I bucked > against the boring and popular with some of my ideas, they went over > with my council like a pregnant poll vaulter. Seems all the bad guys > were the best lobby people. Doing what was right, was usually > unpopular. I became of the opinion that many meeting would have been > more enjoyable with bar service. Poliiticians around here are either > at sleep at meetings, or at war. > > So, Grumpy, why not toss the old hat in the ring, and colour up the > political landscape on those unique little islands of ours? I'll help > with the buttons and ads. Hey, at today's rates, I could work the > phones from over here! Maybe someone in Australia would pitch in too. > How could you beat that? > > Hey, when I'm over there I'd love to sit across a table from you in > some quaint little stone dram well, and eat clams and exchange > experiences and wash it all down with something wet and intoxicating. > > Good luck to you Grumpy. Hope there are lots more like you over there. > > Stephen > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >