Week ending 15th January

Our Friday miscellany of the week's news and events
It's true what they say about buses ... We noted with interest the picture in the local press which showed two buses passing each other in Strait Bargate. According to Lincolnshire County Council this was a "rare occurrence" caused by a problem with radio communications. When the service started we were promised that only one bus would come through Strait Bargate at once, and we're assured that a new system will prevent this happening again. Presumably the promises about solo buses refers to them crossing in opposite directions. If not, then this is not at all rare. We've lost count of the number of times we've been forced to stand back whilst two buses drive nose to tail among the shoppers. And on more than one occasion, we've even seen three of the noisy, smelly, intruders in convoy. It's simply not good enough.
Speaking of the buses ... the recent big freeze wasn't helped by the fact that they packed the snow down even harder, making walking through Strait Bargate even more of a hazard than it was already. And we were baffled to find that by last Saturday no grit had been laid in the shopping area, but by Sunday, after the snow had thawed the whole area was made slippery by ... wet sand. Antarctica to Sahara in one fell swoop.
Grand response ... Lincolnshire Police ended their recruitment drive for 60 new officers after just two hours because a thousand people rang in, and they ran out of the limited number of forms they had at the ready. A spokesman said the force was "overwhelmed." Why the surprise? Good starting pay, a job for life with a big pension at the end of it, free uniform and a comfy warm office with little to do except fill in forms. Who wouldn't want such a cushy number? Living in hope ... Will someone please tell the failed Lib Dem candidate for the Boston North West County Council by election that the war is over. Mike Sheridan-Shinn is still proclaiming on his website "now that phase one of the campaign is complete. Its now time to launch phase two which is very exciting and i know my supporters will like it....... " Perhaps he's hanging on for the General Election campaign in the hope that his plan B might have better luck next time. That's unless the Lib Dems go for third time lucky with a new candidate.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ... The new look Boston Standard continues to go from strength to strength . Now, we not only have fewer stories, but the publishers have decided to economise by removing the spaces between words in the headlines. Sounds silly? The pictures of these three headings below tell their own story. They remind us of those quizzes where you have to find other words concealed in a grid.
Woofless ... We thank the Boston Target for the best howler of the year so far - and we don't mean the dog! The advert below appears on page 30 if you want to cut it out and send it to your friends . We wondered about a possible name for the terrier. How about Alf Qaeda?

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