I was becoming more and more interested in taking a holiday in Russia. I was sure I couldn't afford it but I thought I would just send off for a brochure. Just to see what there was available. Nothing serious. So I took a look and then my brain started to work on what savings I could make in my usual expenditure. I had an abundance of clothes so I didn't need to buy more in the next year. I was also sure I could save on my heating in the winter. I looked up on the internet what a healthy O.A.P should have for room temperature and it was a lot lower than I had had it in the previous winter. So there were two good savings I could make. It's amazing what you can do when you really want something. I have never been out of the British Isles so now I needed a travelling companion.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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