tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post123992344434773134..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Friday againThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31976090268232543342021-05-09T00:11:11.486-07:002021-05-09T00:11:11.486-07:00Wretched weather for this time of the year. As fo...Wretched weather for this time of the year. As for politics (I'm interested) you have to pay £500 entering fee to stand as a candidate, which is tantamount to throwing that money away if you use an idiotic name.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38916059735184922682021-05-08T06:28:09.126-07:002021-05-08T06:28:09.126-07:00Do you have a line where you can write in the name...Do you have a line where you can write in the name of a candidate for a particular office? Here the write-in board who counts these votes has to deal with names like Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse or Elvis. Some people obviously don't take voting seriously. Joyce Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293337508638751474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14373817667628220732021-05-08T03:16:00.844-07:002021-05-08T03:16:00.844-07:00Lots of food for thought here - thanks for comment...Lots of food for thought here - thanks for commenting.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62816260147766373612021-05-08T01:08:20.845-07:002021-05-08T01:08:20.845-07:00I don't think that there were any "oddba...I don't think that there were any "oddball" candidates in this area. However, we only had any information from one of the main parties in the form of a couple of leaflets and a doorstep call....from a very pleasant man who lives just up the road apparently. I voted for them as no other party had bothered to inform me of their intentions!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72845063541072786532021-05-07T21:26:54.466-07:002021-05-07T21:26:54.466-07:00I'm glad you reached your home with no problem...I'm glad you reached your home with no problems. I hate to get caught out in the rain, but hail is even worse as it can hurt. I agree with you about Fridays coming up so quickly each week. It hardly seems like a week actually lasts a full week does it!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-2834390979879138382021-05-07T20:58:32.937-07:002021-05-07T20:58:32.937-07:00Maybe the returning officer should not be obliged ...Maybe the returning officer should not be obliged to read-out results of less than 1,000 votes. My week is made of Tuesdays. Tuesday is my shopping day, and I start looking forward to the next one as soon as I reach home. We do have a daily visitor (our dogs play together), but otherwise we still avoid crowds. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54365098800908049432021-05-07T18:04:34.423-07:002021-05-07T18:04:34.423-07:00I know nothing about your politics (our craziness ...I know nothing about your politics (our craziness on this side of the ocean is plenty for me!) but do want to say that you seem less "set in your ways" than people half your age!<br /><br />Scary about the hail - glad you did't slip trying to rush!<br /><br />ceciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3893886558238226082021-05-07T15:21:17.316-07:002021-05-07T15:21:17.316-07:00Didn't Boris once stand for the Monster Raving...Didn't Boris once stand for the Monster Raving Loony Party? I agree with Beacee.wherethejourneytakesme2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01331935561823130257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33001281278480688582021-05-07T14:18:27.174-07:002021-05-07T14:18:27.174-07:00Yes folks. Point taken. I did indeed say it wa...Yes folks. Point taken. I did indeed say it was a Politics free blog and I did bring it up. My only excuse is that I put my post on shortly after watching the poor returning officer having to read out all the silly names. I was in the wrong. I have slapped my hand and promise I will not do it again.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9380659175887472942021-05-07T13:41:57.200-07:002021-05-07T13:41:57.200-07:00I am afraid I have little interest in politics and...I am afraid I have little interest in politics and have not watched the news, apart from headlines. The parties we have, already struggle at times to form a strong government. Adding more to the list with few members only adds to the problem.<br />Weatherwise, I am looking forward to complaining about the heat!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60275364086460443082021-05-07T11:35:57.391-07:002021-05-07T11:35:57.391-07:00We went to vote yesterday. Here in mid-Wales we h...We went to vote yesterday. Here in mid-Wales we had a good selection, including some of those silly names but also including the Welsh Christian political party, which didn't canvas in Carms.<br /><br />Sorry you got caught in the hailstones. We have heavy rain forecast for tomorrow, so made the most of today outside in the garden, planting shrubs and perennials on the bank. Now my back and hips are complaining mightily!<br /><br />Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23282253659237235232021-05-07T11:33:44.248-07:002021-05-07T11:33:44.248-07:00Well, the question is who will decide on the appro...Well, the question is who will decide on the appropriateness of candidates or otherwise and after that ‘who will police the police?’<br />The question is always the same,Jane from Dorsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441624532355378274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38943591396167777392021-05-07T11:21:28.405-07:002021-05-07T11:21:28.405-07:00Sounds like that was one hail of a walk!
Sounds like that was one hail of a walk!<br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12127443747498828302021-05-07T10:42:07.629-07:002021-05-07T10:42:07.629-07:00When there are many political candidates the party...When there are many political candidates the party is diluted. Voters become splintered and this is doom for the party. No rain here today. Cool again but sunny. I hope you did not get drenched in the downpour. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-61271997980153412052021-05-07T10:26:55.227-07:002021-05-07T10:26:55.227-07:00I hope you didn't get too wet. Today, we'v...I hope you didn't get too wet. Today, we've experienced heavy rain, hail, and now we have bright sunshine with not a cloud in the sky. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49111491572846246582021-05-07T10:20:18.662-07:002021-05-07T10:20:18.662-07:00You are side stepping the main issue Weave. Labou...You are side stepping the main issue Weave. Labour lost with almost half the number of votes that the Conservatives got. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28049152341938976592021-05-07T09:26:36.894-07:002021-05-07T09:26:36.894-07:00I am thankful for any sane, serious, thoughtful ca...I am thankful for any sane, serious, thoughtful candidates that we get, no matter their name! Look at the trouble we have had in the US and it isn't over yet!<br />Hope your weather cooperates for a nice weekend!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35396486952019285412021-05-07T09:01:00.909-07:002021-05-07T09:01:00.909-07:00I seem to recall, a few postings back, you writing...I seem to recall, a few postings back, you writing that your blog wasn't for, or about politics.<br />Been warm and sunny/cloudy here and dry of course.<br />Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-61583821226050471332021-05-07T08:36:16.519-07:002021-05-07T08:36:16.519-07:00Yes, I agree with Beacee about the right to stand ...Yes, I agree with Beacee about the right to stand and highlight issues which might be buried in a 2 party system. Proportional representation would be even better, in my opinion...but this is supposed to be a politics-free blog...sorry, Pat!<br />Sunshine here today, but forecast dire tomorrow. A good day for doing jobs around the house.CharlottePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693808113369554138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20250470730016849852021-05-07T08:28:39.884-07:002021-05-07T08:28:39.884-07:00I do think it's important that anyone who want...I do think it's important that anyone who wants to stand, and can afford the deposit, should be able to stand. These candidates remind us that we are a democracy and each of us has a right to seek to represent our community, as well as a responsibility to vote and elect those who govern us.<br />Many of these small and yes, odd-ball sounding, candidates are independent and serious people concerned about issues that are perhaps very local and of limited intererst - but major parties have to start somewhere. Both UKIP and the Green Party would have been on that list not so long ago. Many of UKIP's fragments are probably there today.<br />Without this "fringe" it would be too easy to slide into a 2-party, or even 1-party system (such as Russia has).<br />Keep well xBeaceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705130860177002122noreply@blogger.com