Too many rules

 Good morning. 

I didn't post yesterday because I did three posts the day before. Sometimes I get ahead of myself, so I create a pause to allow people to catch up. Nobody has to read my blog, or comment, if they don't want to. But it's there if someone wants to dip in. 

I try and avoid rules if I can. Yes in some instances there needs to be some rules to help things run smoothly. I had enough rules rammed down my throat when I was driving. I followed the letter of the law regarding the legal side of driving a lorry. I valued my licence and wanted to keep it. 

Now I am retired I can relax a bit. I can pick and choose which rules I am willing to follow, and which I can walk away from. For me, rules have to make sense, and at the moment, the rules about free speech make no sense at all. What we are allowed to say, and what we are not allowed to say, could mean the difference between being ostracised by most of humanity, or thrown in jail.  

People are getting their knickers in a twist. What the heck does mis-information and dis-information mean? As I see it the biggest purveyors of these two accusations are the UK Government and mainstream media. The big players being the BBC, and all paid for news programmes. It is in their best interests to spin a tale so far away from the truth, that it becomes complete fiction. 

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Ofcom have sent a letter to online service providers about the risk of their platforms being used to stir up hatred, provoke violence, and commit other offences within UK law. I copy parts of the letter, you can read it here. 

Providers have duties under the UK’s Online Safety Act to protect people in the UK from illegal content, and Ofcom’s job is to make sure sites and apps have appropriate measures in place to comply with these duties, rather than tell platforms which specific posts or accounts to take down.

Your responsibilities to protect people in the UK from illegal content

Under the UK’s laws, you are required to act quickly to remove illegal content when you become aware of it. Companies can use our guidance when judging whether content or activity is illegal.

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If you want to join this group as a volunteer litter picker, these are their rules. 

Just a reminder that we expect people in the group to abide by our group rules at all times. 

If you make an unsupportive, rude or negative comment we will remove the comment and quite possibly ban you from the group. 

We are a public group with over 2300 members across the globe and have responsibility to keep it kind. 

If you are posting or commenting please think first, is it positive and upbeat? Is it kind? If it isn’t then please don’t post or comment. Try to turn it into a positive instead. 

In this group, we don’t point a finger at any particular community, ethnicity, race, gender, or age. We are all humans and people from ALL walks of life litter. 

Thank you for reading and keeping our group a positive, encouraging and upbeat place to be.

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It's a bit cold this morning. Rain is expected. I shall be sewing and gardening.

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona

One bag turned into four

I went out this afternoon to pick up some rubbish that I saw on Sunday. Last week some workmen were digging up a grass verge to lay some pipes underneath. They left a right mess. All the litter that was buried underneath the grass was now laid on top of bare earth. 

I filled one bag then put a fresh bag in the trolley and carried on. Then I went round the corner into the next road. Oh my, there were tons of rubbish hidden in the bushes. I set about digging it all out with my stick. Then I had to walk back to my car because I needed more bags. 

I found a lot of glass bottles and plastic bottles full of pee. As I was tidying up and bagging everything, a lorry driver pulled up to park for the night. He got out of his cab and put his gloves on and helped me to sort it out. 

All bagged up and ready to go. Four red bags, and three strong bags full of glass. 

Dropped at my usual place at the pond. I was pleased to see that those I left there on Sunday had been collected. Thank you Council workers. 

A good afternoons work. Pleased with that. 

Here's a video I knocked up this morning, along similar lines as the previous one. 

Thanks for popping in. Catch ya tomorrow. Toodle pip.   ilona

Hollow

 

Keir Starmer

@Keir_Starmer

The horrific attack in Belfast last night is sickening. I have absolutely no tolerance for abhorrent scenes of violence like this on our streets. My thoughts are first and foremost with the victim, and I thank the first responders, including members of the public who intervened.

Hollow words from a hollow shell

The book stops with you Mr Starmer.

Our safe spaces are shrinking by the day.

ilona.

Rupert Lowe MP

@RupertLowe10

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21m

I want to know exactly what that Somalian scumbag is doing in our country. How did he arrive? On what visa? Is he working? On benefits? Living in social housing/a migrant hotel? Criminal record? Who authorised it? Demand answers. I am doing that in Parliament.

Singing is her passion

 Here is a tip off. If you haven't yet discovered Chloebeth the singer, go there now. She sings anywhere and everywhere. Bursting into song in the most unlikely places. 

See ya later. Toodle pip.   ilona

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Chloëbeth the Singer

 is at Central Park, New York.

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Singing to people sat on park benches is one of my strengths . Not just any park though. The one and only CENTRAL PARK in New York City. A place I will always return to, to sing to passers by (who don’t stay passers by for long - they end up sitting down and listening to all my songs and I even end up making friends with some of them sometimes too ) What a wonderful life it can be, if we just look for the beauty in the things that meet our eyes every single day

A great opportunity

Blue skies and fluffy white clouds were beckoning me this afternoon. Must go for a walk, a proper walk. No litter picking stick, no looking down at the ground. Look up, taking in the views all around me. Fields of poppies and daisies. 

Coming back along the turf fields I see that Robbi the Robot has finished work for the day. Or is he just having a snooze. 

I recorded a video this morning. I post it here for your perusal, if you so wish. 

8 Jun 2026 Meanqueen Superscrimper

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Not all opportunities are obvious. You may have to look beyond what you see before your eyes. I found an opportunity which gets me outdoors more often. I get to breath fresh air. I get the exercise my body needs. And I see the fruits of my labour.

 There are four hedgehogs out in the garden tonight. 

Thanks for popping in. Catch ya later. Toodle pip.   ilona