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You only lose if you choose to sell... The FTSE has bounced back already!

We did it! 51.9% voted LEAVE! I'd fallen asleep in front of the TV and woke up at a good time to see forecasts of victory then the magic number arrive on the screen as area after area announced their results. (In my district 62% voted to leave!) Sterling has taken a hit against the US dollar and Euro and the stock market's a bit jittery but we got our Independence Day! Oh, and the man who predicted every sort of disaster, including a third world war, has announced he'll step down from his position as Prime Minister. I call that a bonus!

Britons, get out and vote...LEAVE!

Whilst this was all Greek to me, I have looked into WiMax here as an alternative to the damp string connection to the distant telephone exchange. I dismissed it for various reasons. Beyond the requirement for a further antenna on the house, the ping over it would be too high for gaming use. It is also expensive for what it is. I can't see any mention of improvement in ping speeds using LTE...

All versions from 95 to Windows 10 affected. Get it patched quickly! https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/06/16/badtunnel-a-vulnerability-all-windows-users-need-to-patch/

That's looking better already, TSW! Slap on that sun block and keep out of the rays!

Ponderisms: I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. Can you cry under water? Why does a round pizza come in a square box? What disease did cured ham actually have? Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours? If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing? Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV? Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground? Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway. If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat? Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs! If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner? Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Even a little further south, our daylight hours are now 16½ hours long and, through the summer months, it isn't really that dark. We do get to see the stars though. http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/uk/canterbury

Vladimir Putin was visiting a school near Moscow and gave a talk to the assembled children. He told them what a wonderful country Russia was. He told them what a great leader he was. And then he offered them a Q&A session. Little Olga put up her hand. "Mr Putin, I have two questions. Why did we invade the Crimea? And why did we invade Ukraine?" Before he could reply, the school bell rang and everyone went for lunch. After lunch they re-convened and Putin again invited questions. Little Natasha put up her hand. "Mr Putin, I have four questions: Why did we invade the Crimea? Why did we invade Ukraine? Why did the lunch bell go off 20 minutes early .... and where is Olga?"

He got in! Did he have a warrant?! Welcome FBI!

I found a tutorial to help a friend of mine who is on his way to Krakow, Poland for a stay. I didn't want him to be thirsty whilst he's there so this short video shows how to order beer. As an aside, I was distracted by the size of the teacher's...earrings!

Back home now so see you in game!

A nice-looking grey heron came to say hello...

Two each way...

As any spawn camper generally cannot do this without being seen, I usually return to the spawn area where I was killed and deliver a pizza or toffee apple on their a**es! It tends to dissuade the practice somewhat.

So pleased you "love [us] tender" as we "don't have wooden hearts". Spinpuppy is a great guy but he "ain't nothing but a hound doggy". Maybe you "just [couldn't] help falling in love with [us]"? I know that, after @Beers serves you cocktails, you are "all shook up" but you never ever say, "Alright. Okay. You win". You wouldn't find a better gaming community in "America The Beautiful" so "Stop Where You Are". See you in the game soon, "My Little Friend"! With grateful thanks to Wikipedia!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Elvis_Presley

Swan family. There are also Mallards and Canada Geese with fluffy young here.

One does not refrigerate real ale. I know various countries around the world view getting beer ice cold as essential to its enjoyment but, here in England, much of our beer is at "cellar temperature". Lagers and pilsners are another matter. In case you were in any doubt, though it is now June, England could not be described as "warm"!

Yesterday's scenery from the mooring @@hxtr :

Went shopping today @@hxtr at a canalside farm shop...

You need a permit and can only take American Signal Crayfish.

We always load the boat with ample beer and wine @@hxtr but the rule is that I (the skipper and helmsman) do not open a single bottle/can whilst we are navigating. Once we tie the boat securely to a mooring, we can begin to party. The DUI laws apply to boats in the same way as they do to cars but the cops would have a hard job stopping you or giving you a breath test whilst they are on the bank and you are in mid-stream! We are on a 48-hour mooring currently so have been for a roast beef/ roast turkey lunch with beer and wine. Another photo for you:

@@hxtr requested photos of our current voyage so here's a taster...