4th September, 2022.
Right …
It’s now officially Sunday.
Which means that — bar doing the sort of stuff I’d usually do! — I’ll be thumb twiddling for most of the day!
Heigh-ho!
~≈Ç≈~
One bit of news?
Apparently, the government’s announced that a price cap on bus fares: between January and March of 2023.
Which is nice: especially if you’re making long distance trips.
I’m wondering if my usual fare — a trip to the High Street — will go up.
It’s usually £1·50 from here!
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring five out of five.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 4th September is the feast day of Saint Candida the Elder. She’s a patron saint of what: dining clubs, cats or blankets?Q2) Google was founded on 4th September, 1998. It’s now a subsidiary of a company called what: Alphabet, Hieroglyph or Syllabary?Q3) Who became the Roman Catholic Church’s longest lived pope: on 4th September, 2020: John Paul 1st, John Paul 2nd, Benedict 16th or Francis?Q4) 4th September is Toothfish Day in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Isles. The Isles are where: the South Atlantic or the South Pacific?Q5) Finally … ? A Handful of Dust was first published: on 4th September. 1934. Who wrote A Handful of Dust: George Orwell, Evelyn Waugh or Aldous Huxley?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 3rd September is Merchant Navy Day in the UK. The UK’s merchant ships fly which flag: the Red Ensign, Green Ensign or Black Ensign?Q2) 3rd September is the feast day of Saint Marinus. He’s the patron saint of where: Liechtenstein, Monaco or San Marino?A2) San Marino.Q3) During the US Civil War, 3rd September, 1861, saw a Confederate Army invade where: Kentucky, California or Rhode Island?A3) Kentucky.Q4) 3rd September, 1939, saw the UK and France declare war on where: Germany, Italy or Japan?A4) Germany.Q5) Finally … ? 3rd September, 1895 saw John Brallier paid $10: to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association. In doing do, he became the first professional what: American footballer, baseball player or cricketer?A5) American footballer.
Here’s a thought …
“We have to care about our bodies and what we put in them.”Beyoncé, born September 4, 1981.
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* Hello, Mum!
† Oh, they send reminders, Olga: quite punctual ones, the day before each meeting. It helps if I double check them, though!
The one good thing? Is that I got to meet my case worker: bless him, he broke his lunch, to update the online Journal I use, and to wander over to reassure me all was well. So that’s something!
Hopefully? I’ll not end up sanctioned. But I’m going to make sure I get out on time!
‡ Cheers, Debbi: hopefully I won’t need it: but you never know!
Oh, crikey: I forgot about that little incident, Debbi: on the escalators, wasn’t it?
That is a LOT of Hollywoods. But the list missed Holy Wood … …
Q1) Dining clubs (I’m not sure all things need a patron saint to be honest).
ReplyDeleteQ2) Alphabet
Q3) Benedict 16th (Plenty of rumours about Pope Francis and his poor health).
Q4) South Atlantic. They sound like a pretty peculiar place.
Q5) Evelyn Waugh
Oh, I didn't realise you had managed to meet your caseworker. I thought he had updated the information later.
I hope the reduction in fees reaches you. Here the government have reduced the train fees for short and mid-distance travel for those who use them regularly (well, in fact, short distance will now be free until the end of the year, and mid-distance 50%). People need to complete some paperwork and use an App (in most cases) and you have to pay a deposit they return if you use it for more than 16 trips. (The deposit is 10€ for short distances and 20€ for mid-distance, but that would be for a particular journey [from a particular station to another]. While short distance yo only have to pay the 10€ once and you can travel anywhere within that distance, mid-distance is a bit more complicated, especially if you have to travel to different places for work, but I guess it might also work out as cheaper for people who need to travel a lot, especially with the fuel prices these days.
The cities (well, most) have also tried to match up that, and have reduced the prices of travel cards to 50% or thereabouts for the frequent traveler (I get one with 10 journeys rather than a monthly one, because I don't have to travel that regularly, and in that case the discount is a 30%. Well, better than nothing). It is not everywhere, though, but... And in some, it is 100%. From 1st September to the 31st of December, although they are saying everything might be prolonged if it needs to be.
They are also reducing the VAT on electricity, but I hope the European Union get their act together and change the way the pricing of energy works (it is always the most expensive one that sets the price of the others, and tell me how that makes sense, unless you are the owner of a bit energy company, that is).
1 Dining clubs
ReplyDelete2 Alphabet
3 Benidict
4 South Atlantic
5 Evelyn Waugh
OMG! Another book for the TBR pile!
ReplyDelete1. dining clubs
2. Alphabet
3. Benedict 16th
4. the South Atlantic
5. Evelyn Waugh
Yeah, that was quite an experience in Boston ... :)