" Baby it's cold outside . "

That eminent climate scientist ( or should it be failed politician ) Al Gore says that global warming is even worse than first thought " ice caps are melting , we are all going to die " , such tosh .
My son , a resident of Chicago , tells me that the daytime temperature is about 10F or 22F below freezing or -12C , with great joy he tells me that they are looking forward to unseasonably warm temperatures of about 40F . Somehow I would rather believe my son than the deluded moron that Gore has become .

Nearly 3 months ago Si married and one of the presents was a superb barbecue grill , of large size and considerable weight , I helped him put it into the lower hall of their apartment . Where is it to-day , still in the hall , does it take this post to shame him into moving it ... I hope so .

I spent 45 minutes speaking to my daughter-in-law last night , she is to be congratulated on withstanding that length of time being bored to death by this silly old sod . Still it is illuminating to see how a young couple cope with their early days of marriage given the difference in cultural backgrounds , I was astounded to note how alike but how different Yanks and Brits are . Churchill was right when he said that Britain and America were two countries separated by a common language , still after seeing for myself I believe that Yanks are OK , the only problem is that they have developed some super beers , but have kept them to themselves . Oh yes they send rubbish like Miller , Coors and Bud over here and keep Goose Island beers and Samuel Adams beers over there , if visiting , Brits must try them , you will not regret it . I cannot wait to return to try them again , and yes try the Goose Island Root Beer and the Grape Soda ; while you are at it the eggs benedict and eggs florentine should not be missed .

I suppose what I am saying is that if medical care was more affordable in the US I would leave these shores without a backward glance and let the United States of Europe go to Hell in a handcart .