@TheLifeZoomer I have encountered similar situations a lot. Unfortunately , some drivers don't know or understand how to drive on the motorway and hold up traffic in the fast lane while cruising at below maximum speed. Don't keep right unless overtaking. Phew, frustrating!!
Count yourself truly blessed if you live in a peaceful and functional country.
Today, my prayers are with everyone experiencing fear, pain, and uncertainty.
I also pray for South Africa, that lasting solutions are found to the economic, social, and political challenges many people are facing.
Itโs easy to judge from a distance, but many ordinary South Africans are struggling too. Their frustrations deserve to be heard, just as every innocent personโs dignity and safety deserve to be protected.
May wisdom, justice, and humanity prevail over anger and division.
I have just harvested my initial yield of nyevhe for the season. The allotment has been exceptional, potentially influenced by the hot weather conditions. I am eagerly anticipating an authentic kumusha meal. Do you have any recommendations for dishes to accompany the nyevhe?
๐ฌ๐ง A van driver in Kent saw armed police chasing a suspect on foot, pulled over, told the officer to get in the back, and just drove them after the guy.
They caught him.
Absolute legend move.
Writer: Oliver
The irony was impossible to ignore. A conference on extreme heat being cancelled because of extreme heat. You could not make it up. ๐
As someone who grew up in Africa, I cannot help but look at some of these situations with a smile. Schools closing because temperatures reach the mid 30s, railway tracks warping, and warnings to stay indoors ,drink lots of water ,all seem rather foreign to those of us who walked to school under a blazing sun and still sat through lessons in classrooms with no air conditioning.
Back home, children regularly endure temperatures that would trigger heat alerts in parts of Europe. Railway lines operate in far hotter conditions and life generally carries on.
Of course, the difference is that much of Britain's infrastructure, housing and transport systems were designed for a cooler climate. Buildings retain heat, trains and tracks were engineered for lower temperature ranges, and people are simply not accustomed to prolonged hot weather.
That said, one cannot help but smile at the contrast. African children would probably look at a school closure due to 35ยฐC and think it was an early holiday. ๐
Perhaps the real lesson is that resilience is often shaped by what we grow up with. What seems extreme in one country may be perfectly normal in another.
Still, cancelling an extreme heat conference because of extreme heat remains one of the more memorable moments of the year. ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Our parents prepared for many things in life, but not for Y2K sons-in-law. ๐
Watch and enjoy.
Retweet and letโs laugh together before the elders call a family meeting. ๐คฃ๐ฅ
Fresh from the factory, new PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) EMU trains. They are assembled locally at the Gibela factory, which is the largest train manufacturing plant in Africa. Located in Dunnottar, Ekurhuleni. It is a joint venture led by the French company Alstom.
๐ธ Nokubonga Mabunda