19th July, 2001
Tell me I’m dreaming and that I do really
need a holiday!! Did anybody see the Jerry Springer Show on
Monday night? A woman fell in love with half a man!! I’m not
joking!! It looked as if this guy had been chopped in half. He
was using his arms as feet to chase the woman’s husband away.
Can anybody confirm that I saw this, or was I dreaming?
There has been a huge improvement lately in the condition of
Douglas. It’s a shame that the vandals, with their spray
cans, are destroying people’s property with graffiti. I can
never understand the mentality of people who do things like that.
People go to work, get paid, buy paint, paint their walls, and
then some morons destroy it. Why don’t they do it to the
walls of the house they live in? Anyway, well done to everybody
involved in making Douglas prettier. The flower baskets are
beginning to appear all over the place, and the roundabouts are a
credit to the Corporation, County Council sponsors, and the
people who give their time to give us all a sense of pride in
Douglas. Congratulations!
Our politicians started their summer holidays last week, and they
return to the Dail on October 3rd. Not a bad break, three months,
and they gave themselves a wage increase before they left! They
figure in three months time when they return to the Dail, the
people will have forgotten about the wage increase., and do you
know something, they’re absolutely right!!
Speaking of politicians, I’m told that we may see an
independent standing in the next election. I’m talking about
our constituency, South Central. I believe a strong Independent
candidate “would rattle a few cages”, and cause a few
headaches for our sitting T.D.s. Whoever it is who decides to
stand has, according to the press, about nine months to build up
a profile.
Get well soon to Peg Moloney from Douglas Road, who we all hope
to see back in Douglas in the near future. Also, Happy Birthday
to Kathleen in the Douglas Village Shopping Centre information
desk.
When you’re reading this article, I’ll be somewhere in
the West of Ireland, either wearing factor 15, or a raincoat. I’m
writing this article now at 1.30am in the morning, and at the
same time making a mental list not to forget the usual holiday
items. I think I’ll wrap up now because I need a couple of
days in the Burren and in Connemara to clear the cobwebs, and if
the good Lord allows me, I’ll be back next week with my
piece on my travels around the West of Ireland.
Finally, I will have my camera with me, so if you should see me
in Clare, Galway or Mayo, give me a wave, you might be in next
weeks Douglas Weekly.
Bye for now,
Michael O’Hanlon.
