Let Them Eat Cake

The market was cancelled today because of the bad weather but one or two traders still turned up and Chapman's Bakers stayed erecting their own stall at the side of the road and doing a good trade with their regular customers.


They were unable to stand in their usual place as the Council had not cleared the Market Place and I heard two rumours which may or not be true. The first was that the people who usually erect the stalls had offered to clear the Market free of charge but their offer had been declined by the Council. The second was that the Council were to impose a £70 fine on the Chapmans for illegal trading! If that is true, I'm sure it won't be the end of the matter as their customers were delighted to see them - after all we still need to eat and as I've written previously, the conditions around here are not that bad. I've known far worse. If it IS true, it smacks of Marie Antoinette and "Let them eat cake" 'cos you ain't buying bread here.

Regarding those weather conditions, many of the sporting fixtures in the country have been cancelled this weekend and in a similar vein to my comments regarding school closures, I have a great deal of sympathy for the BBC columnist Robbo and the views he expressed here.