Lufthansa German Airlines group and Economy class travel
Thought for the day…”Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”
“A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.”
Too many companies are using coronavirus as an excuse now. Often it is being used to cover up their own failures but the excuse of coronavirus is being overused. Joining the bandwagon of companies blaming (conveniently) coronavirus is the Lufthans group (LH) airlines. Now this is why I am getting angry…..according to Lufthansa, they are no longer giving ECONOMY class passengers tea, coffee or food on flights of less than 150 minutes. This is to protect “your health and the health of our employees”
https://www.lufthansa.com/ch/en/current-onboard-services#short-haul
BUT if you are travelling Business class then you will still get food and drink. Now would the managers at Lufthansa like to tell me why Business class passengers are not seen as any risk whereas Economy class passengers are seen as a risk? Or is the real reason that Lufthansa just wants to save money and is conveniently using coronavirus as an excuse to make further cuts to Economy class services? I know which answer my money is on. And also why do Lufthansa no longer service food when other airlines ARE still serving food to economy class passengers?
Companies should stop trying to blame coronavirus for everything. Be honest with customers, and if you are going to cut out meals and drinks for Economy class passenger then BE HONEST and tell us the real reason….to save money. Do not try and blame it on coronavirus. We are not stupid.
And another photo from the archives, Ometepe in Nicaragua at sunset….
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Road rage, air rage and now airport rage
Thought for the day…”The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.” “Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.”
Road rage has now spread to airports as well. The security checks, long queues and long waits and hassles over baggage mean that people are more stressed than ever. Airlines have shot themselves in the foot by charging for baggage, as now you see people trying to drag on as much as they can…not uncommon to see them with 3 and sometimes 4 bags. Airline policies may be wrong, and a lot of the things that airlines are now doing ARE unreasonable, but what is not fair is when you see people’s anger at airports directed at the wrong people – the people working on the check-in desks or at the gate. These are not the people who have made the rules, they are the ones who are given the unfortunate task to enforce them though. So it is sad to see passengers at airports getting angry with the wrong people, especially as many of them work for ground companies who are only contracted by the airlines. By all means get angry with the airlines and the people who have made the mistakes, but make sure that the anger is directed at the correct people. The person in front of you at the desk or gate may not be the right one.
Late afternoon low sunlight lights up the main street of Brienz, Switzerland for the photo today. Many of the houses in this area date from the 1700s.
and another photo from the archives – a boat waits at Brienz, Switzerland for the return trip to Interlaken.
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Rich Norway but icy pavements
Thought for the day…”Every failure is a step to success.”
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” (Franklin Roosevelt)
Today’s photo is of some rare winter sunshine in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. One thing that you will notice if you visit Oslo in winter is how bad the Norwegians are at coping with snow, even in the capital. For some reason, the arrival of snow in WINTER seems to surprise Norwegians, leading to travel chaos. It is also very surprising that the local council in Oslo seems to be so bad at treating the pavements. On some days, walking around is extremely dangerous due to ice on the streets, yet the Norwegians seem very bad at treating the pavements. Compared with cities such as Helsinki in Finland, Oslo is a long way behind. So why is it that the arrival of snow causes so many problems in a country that should be used to it? As most of the country lies above 60 degrees north (and some parts of it are over 70 degrees north) then snow and ice should not be a surprise to them, but it is. And with all the money that rich Norway has, then why are the pavements so dangerous because the local councils have not cleared or treated them?? It is another surprise in a country that many think of as modern and advanced. As an example of how much money Norway has, the Opera House seen in the photo below cost around 4.1 BILLION Norwegian kronor, or about USD 700 million. Just to the left of the Opera house, the large new building being built is a new library. Estimated cost of that is 1.8 BILLION Norwegian Kronor. So, with all this money, why are the pavements being neglected when it is icy ???
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Time to Delete…..
Thought for the day….”Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.”
“Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.”
Autumn is a good time to get around to sorting the thousands of photos that are sitting on discs and hard drives. Those of us over about 30 years old will remember that at one time, you only got 36 pictures (37 if you were lucky) on a roll of film, and even on a long holiday, you did not come back with thousands of photos. But with digital cameras, it is far too easy to click away and end up with hundreds of photos. I am looking back at my earlier photos and putting them through a test. First question is “would I be proud to show this photo to somebody else? ” and the second question “is this photo special to me?” If the answer to both questions is NO then it is time to hit the delete button. Rather like pruning trees after the summer, it will result in a leaner, cleaner and better photo collection. Hit that delete button !
Classical buildings in the Frogner part of Oslo for the photo today, originally a colour photo that I have converted to Black & White.
and another photo, the lunchtime Wideroe Dash 8 Q300 aircraft arriving in Honningsvag, in North Norway. This is only about 30km from the North Cape, which is claimed to be the top of Europe at over 71 degrees north. That said, North Cape is actually on an island (Mageroya) so whether or not it is actually the northernmost point of Europe is debatable. 
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Good Customer Service – Fujifilm
Thought for the day…”Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.”
“When one burns one’s bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.” (Dylan Thomas)
For the last 5 weeks, I have been without the camera, which suffered a cracked screen after being dropped onto the floor. Sent it back to Fuji, but Norwegian Post (and there is a company who deserves to go out of business if ever there was one) took 9 days to get it to an address near Oslo. Then, after that delay, the camera got delayed for weeks due to the virus in the TNT Courier computer systems. TNT seemed unable to get the camera delivered, and it just sat there for weeks, getting nowhere near the repair shop. But here is the happy ending….Fuji (who are normally very good with customer service and backup) have offered to send me a new camera. That was something that I did not expect, but it is good to know that there is good customer service around. The feedback online is also good for Fuji, as other users have also written about similar good treatment. So I am happy to continue using Fuji, just have to wait a little longer (now over 5 weeks) for the replacement to arrive. Then back to photographing again.
Back in 2008, Singapore Airlines (one of the World’s great airlines) were still using 747s on the route from Zurich to Singapore. The ‘Queen of the Skies’, weighing almost 400 tonnes, is seen here taking off on 23rd May 2008 for the 10 294km journey back to its’ home base. Flight time was around 12 hours and 10 minutes.
and another photo, an art gallery in Honningsvag, in the Artic north of Norway.
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Money well spent, or not ???
Thought for the day…” Hope but never expect, Look forward but never wait”
“Obstacles are those frightful things that you see when you take your mind off your goal” (Henry Ford)
The waterfront of the Norwegian capital, Oslo is changing fast. Currently it is a mass of cranes and building sites. A photo from yesterday taken in perfect weather and warm temperatures, showing just how much building is going on. The white building on the right is the Opera House, which was completed in 2007, supposedly based on an iceberg shape. The exterior is covered with Italian marble, Carrara marble. This is an odd choice to use, as the architects had perhaps not read about the problems that this same type of marble had when it was used for the Finlandia concert hall in Helsinki. Whilst Italian marble may be very suitable for use in the Mediterranean, it does not handle the extreme cold temperatures of Scandinavia well. Much of the marble used in Helsinki on the Finlandia Hall had to be replaced, so it is interesting to see it used in Oslo, which has a similar climate. Time will tell ! The cost of the Opera House in Oslo was over 4 BILLION Norwegian kronor, or over USD 700 million. Would this money have been better spent on a new medical centre??
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Two from the opposite ends of Norway
Thought for the day…..”If you cannot do great things then do small things in a great way”
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations”.
So the crazy ‘security’ people in the good old USA have now decided that the humble Kindle e-book reader cannot be taken onboard flights from certain countries, nor a laptop, digital camera or tablet. Yet people flying from some other countries CAN take the exact same items. Just another sign of how stupid the USA has become. And I am even more surprised that the travelling public in the USA is putting up with more and more of this nonsense. Nothing to do with security, just a way for the Department of Homeland ‘Security’ to exercise even more control over people, without making flying any safer. Even Australia is now making the use of the naked body scanners compulsory, with no opt-out option, yet another intrusion into personal privacy and personal rights. Based on these stupid, groundless ‘security’ procedures ( security scam would be another way to describe it) then I will continue to avoid the USA, UK and Australia. Airport procedures now are beyond reasonable.
A photo of the west Norwegian city of Bergen, taken from Mt. Floyen in perfect light. Again great colours from the Fuji camera, taken as a jpeg.
and another photo….the fishing town of Vardo, Norway. This is the easternmost town in Norway, and actually lies further East then Istanbul or Kiev !! One of the town’s slogans is ‘Eternal light, Eternal Night’, which is a reference to the 24 hours of constant daylight during summer, and the 24 hours of constant darkness during Winter. The Russian border is only a few km away across the bay.
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Overcrowded and full, New Zealand
Thought for the day..”There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”
“Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.”
New Zealand continues to be overrun with tourists. Whilst the tourist board seems to think that ever increasing numbers of tourists are a wonderful thing, those people who are in New Zealand are now seeing the effects over too many tourists. Accommodation is full in many places, cafes are packed out, roads are busier than they have ever been (=more accidents) and the national parks and nature are suffering (and suffering is the word) from the onslaught. And there is no end in sight. Airlines are putting on more and more flights (particularly from China) and are upping frequencies. Trying to get reservations for accommodation at the moment is a nightmare and the once quiet country is now far from quiet and unspoilt.
The number of tourists has now passed 3.42 million a year, (population of NZ is about 4.7 million), and is growing by over 10%. So the overcrowding at the popular tourists sights is becoming serious. This also means that the nature and wildlife is suffering too. Imagine driving into Milford Sound (which is in a national park) and arriving before 0900 only to find that ALL parking was already full and that officials were telling arriving motorists to turn around and drive out again.
And the worst part…..there is no end in sight. Quiet, peaceful and quaint it might once have been. Not now.
Today’s photo comes from the Old Town in Bergen, Norway. It started out as a quick snapshot in colour, and was converted to B&W. Just lucky that there was somebody in the sunlight in the ideal position. Another reason why it is good to always have the camera ready.
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What is on his mind ? Thoughts and expressions…
Thought for the day….” When ‘I’ is replaced with ‘We’ then even illness becomes wellness”.
“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something”.
People photos are always interesting, and here is another from the collection. Despite being well known for fantastic colours, the Fuji X series of cameras also produces great Black & White pictures too. BW really suits this portrait well, and the neutral expression on the man’s face was perfect. A series of photos was taken to get one where he looked at the camera at the right moment. The focus point was set on his eyes. We can only speculate what was on his mind when the photo was taken……
and a photo from 2015, Alesund in Norway.
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Thought for the day….”Learn to appreciate everything that you HAVE, before time makes you appreciate what you HAD”
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently” (Henry Ford).
What a wonderful story in the news in the last few days….in Wigan, England before the annual ‘World Pie Eating championships’, a meat pie was launched into space to see if the effects of space would make it easier to eat. The pie was attached to a weather balloon, and reached almost 100 000 feet. What is nice is that the launch site was outside a local pub in Wigan. The makers of the pie were happy to see their pies tested in space, and the ‘experiment’ was monitored using a camera attached to the balloon. During the World Pie Eating championships in 2007, the competition was almost ruined when a dog belonging to one of the competitors ate 20 pies and damaged another 10 pies before the competition started, thus leaving the competion short of pies.
The view from Floyen in Bergen, Norway for the photo today…
and another photo….again from Norway but this time Hjorundfjord.
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Both from Bergen, buildings & bridges
Thought for the day…”It is better to walk alone than walk with a crowd going in the wrong direction”.
“You cannot hang out with negative people and expect a positive life”.
Winter is a great time to sit inside and sort out the thousands of photos. In the last century, in the days of 35mm film, you were very careful before you took a photo because you only had 24 or 36 exposures on each film (38 if you were very lucky when you put the film in). Now, with cameras that will take 8 or 10 photos a second, then sorting photos has become a mammoth task. Before, you sent the film away for processing, and the shop did all the work for you, whereas now you have to download the photos, label them and file them yourself, as well as editing them. One great advantage of the Fuji system is that the jpegs straight out of the camera are SO good, which means that much less editing is needed. Still got FAR too many photos though, but at least I am spending much less time on editing now. Two photos from the city centre in Bergen, Norway, both taken earlier this year with the Fuji X-T10 camera and standard 18-55mm kit lens.
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Oslo city centre – not pleasant
Thought for the day…”Postive anything is better than negative nothing”
“If your ship does not come in, then swim out to it”.
The Norwegian capital, Oslo, becomes even more unpleasant to walk around. It seems that in the very centre of the city, that drug dealers can openly sell drugs, and drug users can wait around, apparently without the police doing anything. As soon as you come out of the main train or bus stations then you see it. The newspapers were reporting that the Norwegian police said that they had lost control of one area (Gronland), and the situation seems to be getting worse. Go for a walk early morning and you may see used syringes on the ground. Walk around after dark (not recommended) and you will see drug dealers openly selling. It is very clear who the drug users are, but they seem to be immune to action. Add to that the large number of begging gypsies in the city and Oslo has become an unpleasant and dirty place. But why are the police not doing anything?? Surely the use of hard drugs must be illegal in Norway, but these people apparently get away with it, and openly too. And all the begging gypsies apparently do not have any legal right to stay in Norway, so why are they allowed to remain? What are the police doing about it? I wonder.
Today’s photo comes from north Norway, and from the fishing village of Honningsvag.
and another photo from the archives….the same photo as in the previous post, but this time converted to black & white.
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Down the alleys of Stockholm
Thought for the day…”It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”
“You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old”
Am I missing the point? Went into a local sports shop (part of a large international chain) and could not understand why a sports shop has escalators to go up and down between the different floors. This is the same chain of sports shops which sells running machines and keep fit equipment, yet they have escalators between floors. Am I missing the point?
Lovely photo of the alleys in the medieval part of Stockholm, Sweden. This part of Stockholm (actually an island) is known as ‘Gamla Stan’, or Old Town, and dates from the 13th century. In the 19th century the area was a slum, but from the 1970s the area was restored. Fuji X-T10 camera & 18-55mm lens.
and another photo from the archives….pondering the moment in Ethiopia…..
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Autumn in Norway – sunset in Bronnoysund
Thought for the day….”Life is the flower for which love is the honey”
“Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live”
Bronnoysund (Brønnøysund in Norwegian) is known as the coastal town in the middle of Norway. About 5000 people live here, at around 65 degrees north. As well as a local airport, it is also visited by the daily Hurtigruten coastal boat service, both northbound and southbound. Three photos, taken in lovely evening light on 13th October. Camera was the Fuji X-T10 with the 18-55mm kit lens. Soon this lens will be joined by the new Fuji 100-400mm lens, which has just been ordered. Not an easy decision to buy a lens that costs about 3 times as much as the camera, but quality costs, and the quality of the Fuji lenses is superb, so the ‘buy’ button was pressed. Just have to collect it now……
and another photo from the same town….
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Autumn in Norway – fantastic autumn colours
Thought for the day…” A smile is a curve that sets everything straight”.
“Silence is not always golden”.
Norway has been experiencing some fantastic autumn weather recently, with days of clear blue skies and very clear air. With conditions like these then the camera has been very busy….lots of photos and lots of videos. So expect to see more photos of the autumn colours over the next few days. The first 2 photos today were both taken today (7th October) near the village of Ornes in Norway. Yet another day of perfect clear autumn air. An absolute joy to be out with the camera…….
and another photo from the archives….Haglebu, also in Norway.
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In the streets, in black & white.
Thought for the day….”The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire”.
“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines”.
It is pleasant to read a good news story from New Zealand. The newspapers there are reporting on yet another helicopter crash (there are a lot of crashes in NZ) near Queenstown on the South Island. The helicopter, with 6 people onboard, crashed on landing. The passengers escaped with minor injuries, but Australian Mitchell Green proposed to his girlfriend immediately after exiting the wreckage. The happy ending is that she accepted. Not your usual marriage proposal !!! Wonder what they will do for the wedding ceremony……
Great fun to go back through the photo collection and edit old photos….here are a couple of photos, originally taken in colour, converted to black & white. Good lighting and being in the right place at the right time helped to make these photos.
and another…
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Black & White or colour….which is best ?????
Thought for the day…” Broken pencils are pointless” “Jokes about German sausages are the wurst”
Lots of fun to go back through the photo collections and re-edit the photos….and also get rid of a lot of earlier attempts. Two versions of the same photo today, from the Spanish island of Menorca. All photos from the Fuji X series….with the standard 18-55mm kit lens. See which you like the best. Same photo but one is converted to B & W. My vote goes to the black & white version….
and another photo from the archives….the lake at Geilo, Norway in early autumn…
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Buying decisions….to buy or not to buy, that is the question
Thought for the day…”A goal without a plan is just a wish”
“Success with a negative attitude is called Luck. Success with a positive attitude is called Achievement”.
To buy, or not to buy. That is the question. Having recently upgraded the camera to the newer Fuji X-T10 (great camera, and highly recommended), the finger is now poised over the ‘BUY’ button. This time it is the new Fuji XF 100-400mm lens. All the reviews have been great, and the people that have posted their comments praise the lens, so it is undoubtedly a wonderful lens. I gave the lens a try in the camera shop, and it felt very good, and the extra zoom would be very welcome BUT here is the problem….the lens costs about 3 times as much as the camera did, and with the teleconverter, will cost around 2000 euros. So the finger is hesitating on the ‘BUY’ button. Quality always costs more, and the Fuji products are great, but the thought of almost 2000 euros on a lens is difficult to accept. To buy, or not to buy, that is the question…..
A couple of photos from the north of Norway, taken with the standard 18-55mm Fuji lens on the X-T10. The first photo is from the small town of Vardo, at the top of Norway.
and another photo from north Norway…Hammerfest
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Thought for the day….”Winning is not everything, but it beats anything in second place”.
“Some people are alive only because it is illegal to kill them”
Part of the thrill of travelling is in the planning. Several years ago, a collection of airlines offered a fantastic ticket called the ‘Navigator Ticket’. You were given a large, fold-out map of the world, with lots of airline routings marked out in different colours (representing the different airlines), and you were free to map out and plan your own route. Rules were simple, you could make unlimited stopovers provided that you kept going in the same direction (ie eastwards or westwards). You were allowed to backtrack if the routes needed it, but basically you could plan a route with as many zig-zags as you could manage. Such fun to plan a trip and work out an exotic route. Then the final excitement. was when the ticket arrived in the post. In those days, airline tickets were messy, carbon paper affairs, but it was great to receive though the post, a stapled bundle of carbon paper tickets. Sadly the navigator ticket is no more.
Fast forward to today, with buying an airline ticket a frustrating challenge. Fares seem to change at will, from day to day and at the whim of the airlines. I will never understand why the same flight on the same aircraft can change price from day to day. Buying a cheap air ticket now involves so much planning that surely a computer programme is needed for it. Bring back the navigator ticket !!!
They say that the best camera is the one that you have with you at the time. Up early for the sunrise near North Cape, at the top of Norway and at 71 degrees north. Good to have the camera ready for this quick photo….just as the sun came over the horizon to start another day.
and a photo from the streets of the Danish Capital, Copenhagen….
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How lucky is lucky ??
Thought for the day…”Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.”
Did you see the story in the news about a survivor of the recent air crash in Dubai? Mohammed Khadar was returning to Dubai from India when the Emirates 777 aircraft crashed on landing. All 300 passengers got off the aircraft, which later burnt out. Mr. Khadar, who works in Dubai, purchased a lottery ticket in the duty free shop in airport, and won a USD 1 million cash prize. Commenting on his win, he said that his escape from the crashed aircraft was a miracle, but that the money would make enemies. Lucky !!
The photo today comes from the famous dye pots in Fez, Morocco.
and another photo from the archives…..the night sleeper train from Trondheim, Norway to Oslo.
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Up to the top of Norway – Finnmark
Thought for the day….”You will never win if you never begin”.
“The purpose of life is a life of purpose”
Today’s photo is from the fishing village of Vardo, in north Norway at 70 degrees north in the province of Finnmark. Vardo has three names, one in Norwegian, one in Finnish (Vuoreija ) and one in Sami (Várggát). Russia is also just a few kilometres across the bay, and the island is now connected to mainland Norway by a 2.8km subsea road tunnel. Vardo is also the name of the gypsy caravan used by romany gypsies in Britain. Vardo has a history of witchcraft, including trials of witches and also a witchcraft museum. Curiously, it also lies further east than either Istanbul or Kiev. It also hosts the yukigassen, a snowball fighting competition. The average annual temperature here is only 1.3 degrees, not helped by the long, dark artic winter in this part of Norway.
and a couple of photos from Oksfjord, near the top of Norway at 70 degrees north. About 500 people live in this fishing village, although the fish processing factories have all closed. As there are few roads in this part of Norway then ferries are an important way of getting around, including the daily Hurtigruten boats. Hammerfest is the nearest major town.
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Norway this morning
Thought for the day…” Life is too important to be taken seriously” (Oscar Wilde)
“Life is like a 10 speed cycle. Most of us have gears that we do not use”.
Another fantastic summer day in Norway….and one photo taken early this morning. Taken today near the centre of Bergen. Time to put on the sun cream again….
and another photo from the archives..a 737 about to land in Funchal, Madeira…
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Great colours from the Fuji camera
Thought for the day….”Too many people overvalue what they are NOT, and undervalue what they ARE”
“It is not the load that breaks you down, it is the way that you carry it”.
Norway has been enjoying some fantastic summer weather…with unbelievable temperatures, even in the far north. Not only have there been many long, sunny days, but some days with wonderful clear air too. Today’s photo comes from Svolvaer, the ‘capital’ of the Lofoten Islands, about half way up the long coast of Norway. The photo was taken in the main harbour, and shows the traditional cottage that was previously used by fishermen, called a rorbu. These cabins were traditionally built out over the water, so that boats could moor directly alongside. Many of these have been converted into holiday homes, although the ones in this photo are actually part of a hotel. At this time of year, there is 24 hour sunshine in this part of Norway, so even late evening it is possible to get photos like this. Expect to pay around 200 euros a night for a typical cabin during summer. Taken with the Fuji X-T10 camera and standard 18-55mm kit lens, with almost no editing of the photo. Once again, great colours from Fuji.
and another photo from the archives…some great colours in Mindelo, Cape Verde islands….
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Where are the ‘experts’????
Thought for the day…”Don’t live the same year 90 times and call it a life”
“When life gives you a rainy day, play in the puddles”.
Computers have been around for a long time now, since the last century indeed. Some of us grew up with them, starting with the famous Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the says of loading programs with tapes. But despite computers having been around for decades, they still do not work as they should. Why is it that there are still so many problems with things that by now should be simple, like logging into wifi?? Why do computers seem to have endless problems and need endless updates? And where are the ‘experts’?? Surely by now they could have sorted out all the teething problems and have produced computers that do work without needing constant attention. I would love to sit next to Bill Gates on a long flight and pass him my laptop and ask him to make it work properly. It seems that the so-called ‘experts’ are not so expert. How often have you heard the advice to restart the computer (ie. pull the plug out)?? And why have these ‘experts’ not managed to sort out the problems after all these years. I just want a computer that works as it should and does not need constant attention. Is that too much to ask???
Off to Norway for the photo today…and to the harbour port of Kristiansund, seen here on a beautiful summer’s day.
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