garment manufactuers form a hman chain in Dhaka in protest against the government and opposition parties over the continued disruption of normal fife in this one of the worlds poorest nations. The bad news tonight is that yet another lorry drivers mate has been killed this time when the truck rolled over when he was trying to get the driver out of the burning vehicle. It is into the furnace of hatred that we set off on our journey to this Friday, I doubt that sanity will strike home as the pm tells the police to do everything they have to to keep peace, laudable words but the opposition who boycotted last years elections don't give a damn about how many people their terrorists kill. It seems that yet another nation is heading into the anarchy which seems to follow as extremists grab hold of the reins. I really felt that the army may have stepped in to restore some order, we would be very unlucky to walk into an actual act of violence and this has to be balanced against the natural friendliness of the people and the low crime rate for visitors who must be down to single digits, at least the hotel staff won't be too busy. Another 24 Hartal or enforced strike is underway Thursday in the capital and other districts. In yet another development the terrorists are forcing people off buses before they torch the vehicles, they felt burning people alive wasn't gaining much public support for them, now there is a surprise. Another little flurry of packages with models plopping on the doorstep, well next door and the greenhouse actually, not even got time to open them up , I've spent the evening getting the case packed, only a couple of kilos over weight at 12 easy peasy with electronic check in you don't get to tied up with the staff, anyway when I sit on board every other person seems to have three or four bags worth of stuff, most of which that clock your head with as the get past. I can't check in until tomorrow, it will have to wait until evening as its only 24 hours before flight time that you can do it, I wish they would make is at least 36. Tomorrow I'm driving up for a meeting at the NETA college in Stockton, I'll set off normal time via Yorkshire as I don't think the A66 will be open if the snow comes as forecast, goodness knows what time I'll get back. It looks like being very warm on the trip, hopefully not from flames though. I will go in work early Friday as I've just got a bundle of training requests through at the last minute which i need to enter up. Auditors in today, usual office fluttering about to accommodate, all seemed to go well. I'm loading up some clips from our earlier lorry coverage in the UK, these will be on Youtube this evening, Trunk Road to Wales March 1996, blimey when looking at it they seem to be from the arc well not a very old arc, talking of which our next trip to plan for myself and Mandy will be to Colombia perhaps at Christmas, I'd like to catch the sugar cane harvest there, 4 truck road trains at harvest time, amazing old lorries still about and new tram in second city plus metro, much safer these days, on the coast hundreds of hotels are going up as it reaps the semi peace dividend. Comments are closed.
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