Sorry - wont be blogging any more

I've not had chance to update blog for some time and wont have for the foreseeable future so I'm saying bye bye and wont be adding any more to this blog - you can still get me via tour-devon.com

Just a general moan today

Petrols gone up again and set to go a lot higher - is it me or am I seeing things wrong that aren't.
We pay for the Iraq war and then government in their wisdom give the petrol companies the oil. In turn they sell it back to us at ever increasing prices but without our taxes they would not have it to sell. They make millions of pounds profit per second and yet the price is set to go up again and just to rub it in the government are going to increase the tax on it from 1st April.
The banks overcharge us for everything for years and when they get into trouble cos they've spent all the billions of profit they made out of us without keeping anything back for a rainy day. We get them out of trouble with our government spending our taxes to do it. Now they are getting back into the profit they will of course say thank you to us by repaying what they were given and lowering their charges. Mmmmmm I think not - more likely to put them up so they can give out some bigger bonuses.
Many moons ago I was told that there are two types of people in this world. The 5% that are rich who control 95% of the worlds wealth and the rest of us (95%) that are just above broke with the remaining 5% shared between us. If all this wealth was shared a bit more evenly the poverty and starvation in the world could easily be cured BUT it wont happen.
All these people, politicians included say they are out to help us the 95% but in truth they are only interested in helping themselves. Most of the money given to the worlds charities vanishes in expenses unrelated to the cause.
I'm getting old now and maybe cynical but I feel life was a lot fairer in the past and I'm fairly sure that is because people were more truthful and caring of others.

The weekend starts here

Just got up, later than usual and updated my web site. Things are beginning to happen now. Many of the shops that were shut for the winter are opening and organisations are starting their programs of events. The weather is good, lovely bright sunshine, so a good weekend for coming down and exploring our area.
Not long now before the ferry to and from south Wales starts to operate, so for those of you over the channel you will soon be able to take a day off and come over to see us and us locals will be able to visit you. It should help the economy of both sides.
Now I'm off with my camera to get some more of our local villages filmed for my site.,

Another day in Devon

We've had a dry week but today its back to the rain for a little while. Spring is definately in the air as the dafs start to flower and the days warm up - will be nice when the nights do the same.
Just added the street view of Barnstaple to the www.tour-devon.com site and if the weather holds good I will be able to do a bit more filming of the towns and villages to add a well.
Seems to be an increase in visitors at the moment so maybe a good sign for a good season.
As I always tell folk - if you have not been here then its time you did.

been lazy

Not done anything to the blog for a long time as I have been busy with my site and time seems to have been used up without completing everything I wanted to.
Main reason is my health is not so good and typing is becoming very difficult to do. I set out with good intentions but the steam runs out all to soon.
I am managing to keep my site www.tour-devon.com up to date and I hope that will continue. If you have not visited the site recently it could be worth your while taking a look - it has grown quite a bit - now close to 1000 pages and a million visitors.
I am looking for unusual photographs of the area - if you have any and would like to let me use them on the site then please get in touch. By unusual I mean ones taken from an odd angle or of an odd item - anything that is a bit out of the ordinary.