Sometimes a science fiction film begins with coordinated explosions scaring the life out of the inhabitants of some place somewhere, each explosion fairly small but masses of them all at the same time. It’s a perfect recipe for panic: everyday devices turning around and attacking the people. It must have been like that in Lebanon as pagers exploded - exploded as people drove their cars, sat in restaurants and cafes, worked in their offices. An unseen enemy sneaking up and attacking you from inside your pocket or bag.
But in films and series such as Star Wars it’s all happening “on a galaxy far away” and we can be comfortably scared by the evil perpetrators because we know it’s not real, just a story. Exploding pagers in a country not too far away - not next door but within reasonable travelling distance - is a different ‘story’ altogether.
Humankind has an amazing knack for finding ways to kill people.
Maybe it’s the fact that all this is going on in places that are not immediate neighbours makes it possible for politicians to continue to supply arms to warring parties!
Thinking of politicians and my recent comments about our Mr Starmer accepting an amazing number of gifts of one kind or another, here’s a link to an article about it. One item, apparently, was glasses worth £2,485. I wonder if the glasses give him special powers. At that price they should do. And as regards football, why cannot his security guards accompany him into the stands, even if they don’t support the same team? Clearly he moves in entirely different circles from me, or from most of us, for that matter!
In the world of ordianry mortals like me, the sun is still shining, amazingly. It’s Wednesday and as the sun is shining I cycled uneventfully to the market in Uppermill. All good!
Mind you, according to this article, we still need to beware of rats trying to invade our home via waste pipes (cue for another science fiction film scenario). The last time I heard this scare was in the middle of the pandemic lockdown. Is it more of a danger if you live in a bungalow? I wonder. Fortunately, our bathroom is on an upper floor!
Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone!
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