A quote for today, the first of January 2010.
“Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever.”
– Mark Twain. 1863.
New Year’s Resolutions? Not for me.
Whatever it is that you do today; do it well, do it safely, and above all else, do it like you really mean it.
Have a good one.
I was earlier reading an article on the BBC news website regarding the shortage of hire cars at European holiday destinations;
Holidaymakers in parts of the UK and Europe are facing bigger bills for hire cars – or risk not getting one at all – due to a shortage of vehicles.
I think that it is worth pointing out that this shortage of hire cars also applies very much to the Algarve, as there are plenty of stories such as these being heard locally.
There have also been cases of people arriving at Faro airport to begin their holiday, with a hire car pre-booked, only to find on arrival that there are in fact no cars available for them regardless of the pre-booking.
Worse, there does not appear to be any solution for those affected as the shortage of cars applies to all of the hire car companies.
If you have pre-booked a hire car for your holiday in the Algarve, you should check – repeatedly if possible – by telephone that a car really will be waiting for you.
If you are planning to spend time in the Algarve and have not pre-booked your hire car, be aware that your chances of finding one available are extremely low.
I’m pretty busy today, but just wanted to drop in and post a happy Thanksgiving message to you all.
So, have a great day!
And now, I get back to work.