Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th August, 2020.

 12th August, 2020.

Right … 

Right now, it’s just coming up to eight o’clock in the morning: and, even with the windows open, it’s hot and sticky.

And distinctly unpleasant.

However?

The BBC’s Weather page tell us we’re expecting a thunderstorm.

I hope so … !

Something’s got to clear the air.

~≈†≈~

While I’ve got the BBC’s new pages open … ?

Apparently, the UK is now in a recession: one on a par with the last one, back in 2008/9.

I’m … 

Not surprised, to be honest.

I do remember the first time I met my current case officer at the local Job Centre: he’s a nice chap who’s recently become a father.

Which is a side issue, maybe.

My point?   Is that, when we first met, I told him I’d be very surprised if I got a job, before I retired.

His reply was that he intended to try and help me avoid that.

Some × years on … ?

I’m still trying to find an employer that’ll have me.

And thinking a recession going to really slow my job hunting down … 

~≈†≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th August, 2019

12th August, 2019.

Yes: I think the day’s going to be a quiet one.

I have little to do: bar the house work, things for the Daily Teaser.

And, as a last resort … ?

I might just have to empty the bins.

Gosh, the excitement.

~≈§≈~

On a (literally) different note … ?

I noticed this piece on the BBC’s news pages.

It seems researchers have found many popular home devices can be hacked: and start emitting “deafening and disorienting sounds.”

I have to admit, the first time I heard about something like that … ?

Was in the various roleplaying games — like Cyberpunk 2020, for example — released in the wake of William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy heavily implied just that*.

The cyberpunk future we anticipated?

Is getting nearer … 

~≈§≈~