[Leica] OT: 'Heavy Fog In Channel. Continent Cut Off.'

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

"Philippe" <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote

> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Find+the+odd+flag+out-.jpg.html

A nice image that will have the value of history in time, Philippe.

Ah yes, here in the westernmost outpost of the EU, we can't believe the
mess. The Brits don't seem to know what has hit them. There's a lot of brave
talking from Brexiteers and a puffed up Farage, but, in truth, the elderly
Brexit voters (Irish translation - feckin' eejits) with their empire manqu?
still thought they counted for something in the world, and, if they do a
crap, the world has to wipe their posterior.

To their surprise, foreign businesses are bringing in contingency plans
immediately and are moving thousands of workers out of Britain. Bewildered
voters saying on tv they didn't realise all this would happen. Universal
suffrage is all very fine, but sometimes it gives universal suffering. On
the bright side, second hand M9s might be worth throwing a few stronger
euros after.

I hear Brussels is crowded with reporters, and even my lowly son has been
told not to talk to them.  Apparently, there are people crying in the
corridors of Brussels, and everyone British there is scared, angry, and sad
as they feel their life's work has been pointless. It hasn't been, of
course, as we haven't had a European war since 1945. However, from now on,
all bets are off. Farage is probably being measured for jackboots.

Now, a "pioneering" Britain will be the very first country to leave the
Union and the ripple effect in the United Kingdom will see Scotland, and
maybe even Wales decide they don't need their own union with the UK, not to
mention Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams this morning lifting the current lid that
helps to suppress the simmering disquiet in Northern Ireland. He wants a
refenendum to join up with us here in the Republic, as Northern Ireland
voted Remain. Mind you, we're not sure we want them :-)

As for the rest of a perplexed and extremely pissed off EU watching naughty
boy Britain slinking off on its own, and hearing the UK being told by the
Brexit chorus to expect immediate trade deals, I have to say the EU consists
of humans, and, unfortunately, humans exact consequences, as history has
always shown. Revenge is a dish best eaten cold. Not that I'm vindictive :-)

Now, secondhand M9s....

Douglas