After very heavy rain Thursday night, I walked down to Blackweir Bridge to inspect the river level and found that it was a few inches short of overflowing on to the path and still rising. There was more rain during Friday and I got very wet, with soaked shoes, despite wearing my new rain jacket and rain trousers. It was a struggle to make my daily mileage target.
I received a letter from First Minister Mark Drakeford AM in response to mine sent to him on 4th February. His response merely re-iterated information I have already received from the Patient Care Co-ordinator, nothing more. My really essential question to the Welsh government about the way patients are kept waiting for treatment is why it's impossible to get any more than a minimum of general information. I will write to him again.
In any other public service with a waiting list, clients are given a ticket and there's an information display which indicates where they are in a queue. If managing the queue is halted for any reason, an explanation my be offered. Keeping people in the dark causes anxiety and doesn't generate good-will. Coronavirus experts are saying how it's the the public's benefit to give as much information as possible and treat people as if they can handle this responsibly as it's in everyone's best interests. Too much power is being exercise with too little accountability by everyone in public service, and it's set to get worse, given the appalling behaviour of Boris Johnson's government.
We had supper at Stefano's Restaurant this evening. It's always a pleasant and sociable experience. We were saddened to learn that its' closing down at the beginning of May. The property, owned by the family has been given planning permission to be turned into a couple of flats. It will, in the long term provide them with a steady stable income for less effort. The family has done business in the property and catering sectors of the market for half a century with considerable success. I guess retirement must be on the cards for someone.
We had supper at Stefano's Restaurant this evening. It's always a pleasant and sociable experience. We were saddened to learn that its' closing down at the beginning of May. The property, owned by the family has been given planning permission to be turned into a couple of flats. It will, in the long term provide them with a steady stable income for less effort. The family has done business in the property and catering sectors of the market for half a century with considerable success. I guess retirement must be on the cards for someone.
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