Blog W

I started this epistle last night but the dark forces intervened. Today, I have to report, regrettably, that fascism truly reigns supreme in our little corner of Slovenia, and in the name of telecommunications, and the neighbour's desire to do some additional construction on his property, a fabulous 37 year old specimen of Slovenia's national tree was cut down, along with about 50 square metres of our newly cared for forest, and there is no one prepared to step up and take responsibility. A gang of blokes, armed with chainsaws, and on our newly purchased property, in the name of Telekom.si....... Sheeeeeit. We are bereft. Someone is going to have to tell them, show them, that being in the European Union is not just a documentary thing; it's a change of life and attitude from peasant to citizen, from ignoramus to concerned member of a larger community, from country bumpkin to polite inhabitant. We don't think we'll be here long. Not with the low level attitude that prevails; the Police failed to get them to permit us to have our team's flag up for the Rugby World Cup; the fact that there are laws permitting such displays is completely inconsequential here, so tonight in the spirit of the season, I will carve a pumpkin into an effigy of Hitler, and sit it on the commune building, along with their newly hoisted Slovenian and EU flags. I've been on this planet since WW2. I've seen enough of this to prefer Ghana or Lebanon to what is going on in our neck of the woods. If they don't want foreigners, why advertise a property on internet?; we'd never read a Slovenian rag; we can't comprehend the lingo; would we be here now? Great country. Let's exterminate the people. Nuff said.