There was, as often with heavy rain, disruption, inconvenience and damage. But what bliss just to smell the rain and listen to it falling, to enjoy those low grey/black clouds and see water on the ground and life returning. But then there has also been enjoyment to be had from recent news announcements, reports and related comment.
Heard on the radio, for instance, a report that the roads to Odi and Modipane are impassable and consequently motorists are advised to use alternative routes. Presumably via Mahalapye or Zeerust! But you can’t keep geography too far away even if no one teaches it in schools any more. Hence the question asked of a customer needing a stamp for a letter to England. Is England in Europe? Something which needs to be answered more fittingly there than here! But then only few people nowadays have any need to post a letter so staff in offices up and down the country may no longer have to fear that awkward individual wanting to send a letter to New Zealand. Fine, but where is New Zealand? Near Australia. Yes, but where is Australia? Then there has been the Ministry’s cock up – to use the turn of phrase of the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson - with its screening of blood donations in Gaborone and the mishap which caused it to send supplies which were syphilis contaminated to other hospitals where they were then used for a mercifully small number of patients. I make no comment about the screening processes involved about which I know absolutely nothing.
