Friday 16 August 2019

Greenland in the

news

The surge of warm or brutish heat as they say in Jolly Ol' made its way to Greenland. The melt was enormous < you know 1 billion Olympic swimming pools a day ????? >. The glaciers are usually stable by now as summer ends but this year the melt is still on.

However, the U.S. has offered to buy Greenland. Denmark administers the island and has mentioned the economic strain of maintaining the island.
Apparently, this purchase will count as a carbon offset for the USA 
b/c except for cows and goats and some small industry - the island produces very little non natural CO2. And the ice is good for drinks too !

Sorry made that last bit up

Sunny and warm

My saga :
 We used a Smart CashCard, Great Britain Pounds in England last visit. Ours are about to expire end of August.
Ready !!!
We waited til Aug 2 as advised by our banking rep. No cards came.
I called the help line
Oh, your card is due to arrive in the 2 nd week of September.
We tell them that we fly out Sep 3. Oh. We'll send it out EARLY !
The card arrives b/c they charged  $15 for early delivery.
I called back and whined and moaned
Sorry sir, we'll reverse the charges, its not your fault.
Thats me.
M
The card is suspended but you've been issued a replacement card at no cost.
Wait. Wait
No card comes
We call, surprise ' you're card is suspended ! '
Oh, we'll issue a new one - no charge. It will arrive in 10 - 15 days
OR in English 
< it will barely make it ! >
And it comes w/ 0 pounds 
we need to add funds on line

Arrgh ! 

" My troubles are many
Their as deep as a well
I swear there ain't no Heaven
And I pray there ain't no Hell "
Laura Nyro - however. popularized by 3 DogNight

At the pub, the bartender and patron had never heard the lyrics
Generation chasm

Day clouded over but the cool came and its dry-ish


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