Our local newsletter revealed that the old college site is to be demolished. Sounds familiar. Could I sworn I heard that soewhere before. It seems the impending destruction of Swindon's favourite ruin is too good a news story to forget.

You would think that everyone would be talking about it. At the library yesterday morning all I heard was a request for maps and the constant moaning from someone who couldn't cope with the intricacies of the computer booking system. I know where you're coming from fella. It's got a quaint randomise function secretly built in for those who get too complacent. Think you booked a screen at eleven thirty? So does that other guy. What fun those librarians must have with innocent customers..

Gold Rush

Mind you the imminent obliteration of the old college site has had an interesting side effect. Workmen have been putting in new paving to assist disabled people from suing the local council for injuries sustained. The street has been there for a hundred and twenty years so I'm glad they finally got it finished in time to impress the construction workers due to work on the site next door.

Not only that but the abandoned financial services store across the road is getting a facelift. Good grief. If this carries on we'll be coming out of the recession. Sadly my local supermarket has cottoned on that foreigners will soon be arriving in the area and so the traditional rise in prices is taking place. Forty pence more for a six pack of crisps? That's a third more than they cost last week. Lucky for me there are other supermarkets in the area. Cheap crisps and more exercise.

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