Too late for yet another travel destination

Yesterday, either the Guardian or the Independent had a link to an article (which I can't find now) about how Talinn, Estonia has become the latest "hip" place to have a chav-tastic stag weekend for Brits and Finns. To the point where restaurants and bars that don't cater to that kind of crowd (in the Old City, no less) are going out of business.

Google for Stag Weekend Talinn. It's truly frightening.

Bugger. Too late for yet another thing I really want to do.

Speaking of stupidity

During my down-time at work today I was reading the readers' comments to ID cards on bbc.co.uk.

I lost track of how many people said "I support ID cards but not if I have to pay. The government should pay." Who the hell do they think ultimately pays if the government picks up the tab? DUH! (Unless, of course, they're terminally unemployed & don't pay tax. But still.)

One person commented that the USA has standard biometric ID that you have to show everywhere. News to me. Best I can think of is having to show ID to write a cheque, but again that's not compulsory because you could always pay cash and I hadn't heard US drivers licenses had gone biometric. (I have to admit the English system of having a cheque guarantee card is infintely superior).

Anxiously awaiting the result of the same-sex marriage vote in Ottawa, but figure it'll just about be being broadcast when I get up tomorrow given the time difference & there's no point in sitting up. I do desperately hope Harper gets in deep shit for his comments about BQ votes invalidating the process.

Enough wibble. We are having a nifty thunderstorm though.