Every week I write and article for the Euro Weekly News, an English-speaking newspaper covering all the major resorts of Spain and the Balearics. You can pick up a copy on a Thursday ... or read it here every week. |
Thursday 11 January 2007
Today I'm an angry man. Today I'm looking at the photos of a beautiful young lady full of love, zest and promise. A young lady who was the apple of her family's eye. A precious young mite, who exists no more because she was torn to pieces by an animal that should only be viewed from behind bars in a zoo. The last time I wrote about the issue of dangerous dogs, both the Euro and myself were so inundated by your views a separate page had to be cleared to accommodate the sheer weight of correspondence. Many wrote agreeing wholeheartedly with my opinion that NO dangerous species of dog capable of literally ripping a human being to pieces should be allowed in the public domain at all. Many however wrote to suggest their great hulking 'diddums' were as soft as the old proverbial brush and wouldn't harm a soul. Well I personally don't give a monkey's. I simply do not believe that any one of these total unnecessary 'pets' should be 'trusted' in any way whatsoever. If I was in control of a pride of lions I wouldn't allow my children to play with one of them simply because it was called 'Elsa' (if you get my drift). Try telling the distraught parents of this little dead innocent that the sacrifice of their daughter was more important than the banning of these monstrous animals altogether. I await the slings and arrows of your outrageous attempts to justify your choice of companion with my usual unquenchable interest. Did I catch a lamentably brief piece of information correctly the other day? Was it actually announced that immigrant workers in the UK send home to their own countries up to ten million pounds sterling A DAY? Seventy million a week - three billion six hundred and forty million a year! Well, I've heard of biting the hand that feeds you, but attempting to devour the whole body is to me totally unacceptable. Will anything be done about it - some form of monetary restrictions put in place? 'Course they wont. It's called 're distribution of wealth'. In the days of Stalin and Russia's old guard it was called communism. It was actually the Europe Adolph Hitler envisaged, albeit with himself at the helm. These days it's the ultimate aim of our esteemed EEC, and in the grand scheme of thing it means only one direction for the beleaguered peoples of the country our ancestors fought and died for - down. Or did you honestly think it would end with all these 'member' countries coming up to and enjoying the same status as the UK's (now somewhat precarious) position? If you believe this then you most assuredly believe in the tooth fairy. 'Leveling off' is the name of this particular game and rest assured the 'leveling off' point of this particular exercise is way down below the quality of life enjoyed by the present day UK. After this were all supposed to arise from the Phoenix together. Prepared to wait a thousand years? The only ashes left by then will be those in our respective urns and even those will probably be in the firm and uncompromising portals of one of the only countries probably still left standing - Australia! There now, and I said I refused to mention the cricket. Ah well, cest la vie. And that's about it. Yet another tirade for Senor Les Roy to peruse! Never fear, this year I promise to write more about issues that are lighter and funnier. Now that's funny! Have a good 'seven'. Keep those letters coming. Keep enjoying the old 'Euro' Keep yer music live, and whatever ya do - Always keep the faith. Love Leapy |
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