Wednesday
Dec012010
In the News Today!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 4:44AM
Well let's start with what I consider to be very amusing... snow in England! I thought heading out to Wisconsin that I would be the first to get snow, certainly the one to get a lot of it... not England!
But once again, the entire country comes to a standstill as snow accumulates on the ground. Schools close and roads are blocked, as local government fails to mobilise the gritters and ploughs in time! In fact, I don't think we even have ploughs! Well it's about time we got some, as this seems to be becoming a regular occurrence. So no more, "oh it will be a waste of money", it's time to get our snow action plan into action!
While snow may have been on the minds of many Brits, the top story on the BBC was an article closer to home for me- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11883322
A 15-year old student in a high school just north of Green Bay took a class of students hostage with two semi-automatic handguns. Thankfully, this shocking scenario didn't end like many others; the gunman didn't hurt any hostages but instead turned the gun on himself, putting an end to his life. Why he did this, no-one knows. It was very out of a character, but it comes just a week after a man in Kenosha shot his own TV out of fear that Bristol Palin would win Dancing with the Stars (the American Strictly), and at a time when gun laws in Wisconsin will probably be reviewed in the new legislative session.
Let's see how that works out.
But once again, the entire country comes to a standstill as snow accumulates on the ground. Schools close and roads are blocked, as local government fails to mobilise the gritters and ploughs in time! In fact, I don't think we even have ploughs! Well it's about time we got some, as this seems to be becoming a regular occurrence. So no more, "oh it will be a waste of money", it's time to get our snow action plan into action!
While snow may have been on the minds of many Brits, the top story on the BBC was an article closer to home for me- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11883322
A 15-year old student in a high school just north of Green Bay took a class of students hostage with two semi-automatic handguns. Thankfully, this shocking scenario didn't end like many others; the gunman didn't hurt any hostages but instead turned the gun on himself, putting an end to his life. Why he did this, no-one knows. It was very out of a character, but it comes just a week after a man in Kenosha shot his own TV out of fear that Bristol Palin would win Dancing with the Stars (the American Strictly), and at a time when gun laws in Wisconsin will probably be reviewed in the new legislative session.
Let's see how that works out.
Reader Comments (1)
Nothing to see here, these events are just de facto training sessions for America's "well regulated Militia" which of course is "necessary to the security" of America (God Bless).
I know I'll sleep better tonight knowing that Steven Cowan, the man involved in the shotgun incident over Dancing with the Stars, is armed and ready to protect America in the event of an invasion from our bitter enemy to the north, Canada.