The view from the lounge today. See blog entry of Thursday, 3 January 2008 for a comparison - and that was only 6 days ago. The graph is from The Weather Network and shows the forecast for the next week or so. A record high temp was broken in Windsor, Ontario yesterday. It was 16º - the last record high for this time of the year was 6º. But more snow is expected on Friday with the temp dropping again. Both my previous visits to Canada were in late summer - a better time to visit, but I wanted to be here at this time of the year so I know what the winter is like. It's being kind to me though.
I found a channel on TV here called "Warm up with the Fireplace Channel" and all it is is a shot of a fire burning in a fireplace. I suppose it beats having the real thing in one's lounge where open fires are not permitted because of the risk.
It's raining quite hard now....
I was going through local news on 24.com and read this report, a part of which I have copied below:
The NEC said it sought no special treatment for its president, who faces corruption charges - only fairness and justice.However, Seremane said the chances were slim that Zuma's corruption court case would be wound up before the next election. "This raises the unpalatable prospect of a sitting president facing corruption charges in court," he said. Seremane said President Thabo Mbeki did the right thing by relieving Zuma of his position as deputy president of the country after he was implicated in his financial adviser Schabir Shaik's fraud trial. "The fact that the ANC is willing to field Zuma as its presidential candidate when he faces his own corruption trial indicates how low the ruling party has sunk. "The prospect of a sitting president facing corruption charges in court - whether he is proven innocent or guilty - will leave an indelible stain on South Africa's reputation abroad and the morale of our citizenry," said Seremane.
I'm not usually a politically outspoken person, but it makes me wonder about South Africa.
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