Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-6-2017

I have to confess, I’ve a bee in my bonnet.

Mostly?

Because of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Frankly?   As you’ll know, if you’ve been following Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar for a while, I’ve been concerned about fire safety on my street — Rollason Way — for some time.

Specifically, with emergency vehicle access.

One thing I ALSO know?

I’ve written a letter to my local paper: and it sounds like they want to have a natter about it.

As part of that?

I thought I’d check my building: to at least double check that it had no fire exit.

It doesn’t.

Neither does Watson Court, over the road, nor Torville Court, next door.

Yes, I know there’s an exit at the back of Damon House.   I bloody well campaigned ’til it got put there!   It’s not — strictly — a fire exit: it’s there to give tenants access to their gas meters.

But in theory?   We could go out that way, if needed.

But there’s no equivalent in the two other buildings I looked at.

There’s also no fire extinguishers, or a communal sprinkler system, in the communal areas.

Whether there’s supposed to be?

Whether they’d help?  (And I have my doubts about sprinklers.)

I don’t know.

But, in the light of the flames from Grenville Tower?

The lack seems odd.

I know, this, though.

The door that allows I and my neighbours to access our gas meters was put in by the original builders: put in, and paid for, by Crest Nicholson.

I get the feeling any retro-fitting that needs doing?

Will generate an argument about who’s paying.

~≈Ê≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and Video … 

Q1) 16th June is the Feast day of Saint Aureus of Mainz.   Mainz is where: Germany, Austria or Poland?

Q2) During the Brexit referendum, Jo Cox, MP, was shot dead: on 16th June, 2016.   She was MP for which constituency?

Q3) Diana: Her True Story was published on 16th June, 1992.   Who wrote it?

Q4) Drummer, Ian Mosley, was born on 16th June, 1953.   He’s found fame as a session drummer: and a regular member of which band?

Q5) Finally … 16th June, 1963, saw the launch of Vostok 6: along with the world’s first woman astronaut.   Who was she?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 15th June, 1996, saw the Provisional IRA set off a truck bomb: in which English city?

A1) Manchester.

Q2) Nik Wallender was the first person to tightrope walk over what: on 15th June, 2012?

A2) Niagara Falls.

Q3) Bessie Coleman earned her license: on 15th June, 1921.   In doing so, she became the first African American to woman to become a what: driver, pilot or navigator?

A3) Pilot.

Q4) The Great Smokey Mountain range was named as a US National Park on 15th June, 1934.   The park’s spread over two US states.   Name either.

A4) Tennessee or North Carolina.

Q5) Finally … 15th June, 1330, saw the birth of Edward, the Black Prince.   Edward was the first person to be invested as Duke of where?

A5) Cornwall.

I’ll leave you with a song … 

And a thought …

“I cannot think we are useless or Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes of men and certainly had a righteous purpose in creating each.”

Geronimo, June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909.

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

*        Oh, scary’s definitely the word, Olga!   So ‘budget’: I think any fire safety measure in my Area are going to have arguments About who’s paying.

†        You know, there’s possibly whole seems of ear-rings made out of printed circuit boards you can do, Debbi!   Then there’s stuff like this …