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Back from voting, and a good chat with the staff.

Turnout is around 50%, of which here 20% is postal vote & 30% in person.
And met one of the candidates.

If you take out the losses, they might gain seats…

"If you take out all of the negative numbers, GDP is up."

No. Really. That's what he just said.
https://x.com/KevinlyFather/status/1917721323696185407

We're most of the way through phase one of replacing all our windows. Most have been painted / nailed / glued shut by the previous moron and the wood was pretty rotten.

Architect drawings, planning permission and 6 months wait for fabrication later and I can sit in various rooms and open the sash to let the nice air in.

Phase 2 will be next spring, with a final phase the year after to mop up the various spare room / store room windows to complete the project.

Bloody listed buildings...

@thetimes

McDonald’s has reported the biggest quarterly drop in US sales since the pandemic as President Trump’s trade war dampens consumer confidence

https://x.com/thetimes/status/1918033187768344663

An American institution with a clown as its public face, the Republican Party currently controls all three branches of the federal government.

@thetimes

McDonald’s has reported the biggest quarterly drop in US sales since the pandemic as President Trump’s trade war dampens consumer confidence

https://x.com/thetimes/status/1918033187768344663

Given how much he likes a Big Mac this news really might get through to him.

Odd story. You’d think McDonalds of all places would be more resilient to consumer confidence hits. Might even benefit as people trade down.

Polling very quiet at my station. Postal voting and everyone else in their gardens with drinkies.

Just been to vote in mine. I was the only voter on the premises for the duration of my visit. No tellers, no visible gotv operation (I'm walking across my estate into town at the moment).

Your estate? Do you employ a gamekeeper?

That would explain why they were the only voter. It was the estate’s private booth, and the staff were still hard at work.

What were we saying about doing away with cash? Just seen this from yesterday (don't know how to make the link active, but at least it's the address).

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/drop-8-million-dimes-crews-194602486.html

Has anyone read Embassytown, by China Mieville? I loved Perdido Street Station and the Scar, but realized I bought the Kindle book but never read it.

I’ve only read The City and The City but that was a piece of genius.

Polling very quiet at my station. Postal voting and everyone else in their gardens with drinkies.