Battle of Lincolnshire

Must be happening right now.

Nothing else can explain the two hours of constant automatic rifle fire and mortars that's been going on outside my window for the last couple of hours. Either that or some Jihadists have moved into the next street, or a firm of Brazillian electricians has set up and the police have gotten wind of it.

Or is it Guy Fawkes night........?

Actually for once I do approve of something, and I approve of bangs and noise. Very bloke. I did rather hope to get down south beforehand, visit the "good bangs shop" and get some heavy explosives to launch skyward myself, but time took it's usual deciding hand. Then again, with any luck I can get some cheaper when it's not brisk season for such things, and set up a good barrage in time for the new year, or maybe just after, or maybe just for the sheer hell of it :o). The cats are not too stressed out, although Giz has had his garden privileges revoked for the night; he's making due with beating up the kitten who's gotten the smacking tonight that he's been after ever since he's been here. No claws of course, but a goodly display of fighting technique from the home team, who's put some smackdown on his kitteny ass.