Electrify your brain? & The planning man says - - OK!

The idea of putting electrodes on your head is rather spooky but scientists at Oxford University are doing just that.  The stimulation to the brain has been proved to "improve performance in maths tests".the US military is supposedly using the technology to "improve the performance of its drone pilots.  A word of warning is fired across the bows of computer gamers though who have tried the technology and labelled it "over clocking the brain".  A similar practice can be done with computer CPU's! - - -  This technology presumes "you have a brain" i imagine it would prove harmless to some of the "gene pool" - - -

The volcano in Iceland is still keeping scientists guessing as to what its going to do - - -





While our own "Weather Scientists" promised us a miserable Bank Holiday with "Freezing temperatures, heavy rain and strong winds" it mostly fizzled out with just persistant light rain and slightly below average temps.  - - -
My take on the weather now is that Aurtumn has already started.  Observing what nature is doing the "conker trees" are already shutting down and shedding leaves along with a number of other trees.  A stroll to the local shop yesterday showed the pavement covered in beechnuts which have to be a "sign" surely. This could all be smoke and mirrors though as we might always get an "Indian Summer"  through Sept and Oct or conversely a thoroughly early and cold winter - - - time alone will tell - - -

This is funny unless its your sandwich which keeps disappearing from the fridge at work - - - worth  a look at the various notices though! - - -

The Express warned of the "Wet and Windy Bank Holiday" that never was along with a "Fairy Story" about how we are going to get tough with the EU! - - -








Closer to home
Sally has wind of a job by securing an interview - - - fingers crossed everyone! .

 I "FINALLY" decide to hang up my metaphorical hat and finish work at the end of the current Sainsbury's "financial year" .  My last shift will be on the 8th of March.  I was going to finish the day we go on our February holiday but for the sake of only one more round of 6 shifts I have decided to keep going to the end of their year.  - - - I already have the beginnings of "a list" of things I will try my hand at once I "retire!"  - - -

With our Pergola and fence mods complete the planning man was summoned to inspect the work.  It was a different man than the original one and here he is measuring the overall height of the structure.  He indicates it is OK and we just need the official report in writing to end the sorry saga.
We still have no idea who reported our misdemeanour's in the first place but speculation only brings us down to one individual.
- - - The planning man was amused by our neighbours attempt to "get some privacy" with his "Berlin Wall" - - -

Enjoy the day

Follow this link to see  our weather website   (now reverted to an earlier design)

Or this one just to see  the streaming birdfeeder cam