After 46 years of wedded bliss I have been concerned to say the least, that HeeHoo has started paying an inordinate amount of attention to another woman!!
Jacaranda Watch!
I have not ever seen her, but she has a very nice measured, if not melodious voice, and an irritating way of calling HeeHoo 'Richard' in a somewhat beguiling manner.
He speaks with her often, on all manner of subjects and it is becoming extremely annoying. Now I am not the possessive and jealous sort but these tender liaisons are becoming invasive!!
There are some strange names here in the deep south, Laquisha, LaConsortia, Laverne, everything seems to have a prefix these days, and she too has an odd name, 'Siri' I mean for goodness sake!!! (I say this with a little malicious smirk in my voice).
Now instead of conversing with his Good Wife, he addresses most of his questions to Her and I am becoming downright perturbed...
I must begrudgingly admit that she has a pretty quick mind and a good memory, but he almost invents reasons to speak with her!!
'Siri', he commands in his authoritative, almost high handed way in which he generally speaks to the fairer sex, 'what is the Apple Share Price ', and back the answer comes in a flash!! 'Siri' he calls her (What a silly name) 'where is the nearest seafood restaurant'. Only once have a I heard him get irritated with her and she, (I think he might even have called her a 'Silly Cow' !! but instead of responding with a pertinent retort, she mildly said 'No need to be rude Richard!!'
His preoccupation with his iPhone annoys me too, always chatting away with this 'Siri' woman and ignoring me!!
I have to admit her knowledge of geography is pretty good and she has managed to get us out of a couple of tight spots whilst driving, gone are the days when I used to sit with a map book on my lap and be subject to a lot of ridicule from HeeHoo on my map-reading abilities!! I must at least give Siri that !!
Siri came into our lives when HeeHoo got his first iPhone!! As the wifi capabilities become better and better that gal Siri might as well take over my whole role in this marriage!!!
And now there is another competitor by the name of GROK!!
Even more intelligent, much more conversant with current affairs, and even more annoying than Siri!!
WATCH DOG
I have just seen a few blossoms on a jacaranda tree
which is growing on a tree between 9th and 10th Avenues on Parirenyatwa Street.
Bruce McDonald.
(Bruce beat Frank Reynolds this year!!)
Good morning,
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I am sure all the MM readers will have caught up with the news of the house that burnt down at the bottom of Southway in Burnside due to the total thoughtlessness of a plot holder next door who decided to clear his plot by burning! Perhaps people don't realise (or care) that if you want to do this you need to inform the fire brigade.
I just wanted to commend the fire brigade who fought long and hard to contain the fire with whatever resources they had on hand. We had very low pressure at that time so no water was accessible for them and there are no fire hydrants in the area. Where are the Bulawayo fire hydtants They literally ran out of water but persevered and brought in more vehicles and bowsers. The flames from the very dry thatch roof were probably around 15 or more metres into the air which made for a difficult fire to contain even with a good water supply. Sadly the house burnt down with all its contents. However two other thatched buildings on the plot were saved.
Despite the thatch and dry grass all over the property the fire was contained and by the end of the afternoon the only danger was the thatch around the house and stables that had not already burnt. The fire brigade despite having been on the scene since around 11 in the morning left a vehicle and team monitoring the situation all night.
Hats off to the Bulawayo fire brigade. This is a tough time of year for them so lets acknowledge their efforts. They do succeed despite a chronic lack of the water so essential to their work!
INEZ