(1145) Just back from the long walk, very still, wet, overcast, great rambling weather, love autumn. (1211 … afternoon all)
12. Cats do have their dangers
As one who sailed them for a few decades, the one thing one does not do is get caught between the hulls at the bow:

Just correcting Tom a tad there … they tend not to die on the cat but more between the hulls, bang, down on head and/or drownies. Power cats are stupid boats, as ubstable as a cruise ship leviathan, and with no stabilisers. Compare that to one of these:

11. Have you checked out the Castro Jnr Sherman murders?

10. Moo corner

9. Lady’s about Data Republican level
… that is, the goods.

8. They bring so much to their new nation
… as nuclear physicists, brain the size of planets or Omar/AOC … what a moral compass!

7. Govt trying out their shutdown procedures?
Practice run?

Thousands of users are facing problems when trying to access their online banking across multiple sites this morning (Tuesday, October 20). Banks affected include Lloyds, Revolut, HSBC and Bank of Scotland.
Customers have reported their issues online, with many taking to X, formally known as Twitter, to express their frustration. One wrote online: “@LloydsBank are you having problems with online banking? We cannot login and get beyond the user name login screen.”
A second said: “So both Revolut and Lloyds are down meaning I now have ZERO access to my own money!”
According to online platform Down Detector, users began experiencing issues around 9.30am today.