Today we discuss why we haven’t declared summer open, rinsing dishes before loading a dishwasher and presidents being kidnapped and assassinated.

I’m receiving a lot of comms from peeps out there, asking why 2oceansvibe hasn’t yet declared summer open. Some of you might not be aware, but we “own” this space. A quick google will reveal that we have been doing this for at least 6 years. Read this one from 2007 – you’ll laugh, of that I have no doubt.. To that end I should explain that we have not declared summer open yet, as we are yet to experience a weather forecast showing 20+ temperature for a full week. Yesterday might have been epic, but this weekend has a high of 17 on a Saturday – that’s not summer, my boet. Especially with a splash of rain on Saturday and a minimum of 11 on Sunday. Get a grip. And if you check those google results I mentioned, you will see the summer declaration has been getting later and later every year. Last year it only happened on October 22 – see here.

From this to that, I have been meaning to have a little rant about this obsession some people have with rinsing plates before putting them in the dishwasher. Are you aware the dishwasher is plugged into the same drainage system as the sink? That means whatever you would put down your sink, you can put in the dishwasher. Say you plate is full of a thick creamy sauce – why would you rinse that? It’s not a septic tank situation. You’re making more work for yourself. That’s like making your house presentable before the cleaning service arrives. Yes, obviously, if there is a mushroom sitting in the cream sauce, then get rid of it. After all – a mushroom wouldn’t go in the sink, would it? So just scrape that mofo off the plate into the bin and stack the dishwasher. Seriously, guys – it’s ridiculous. You’ve given the plates an 80% clean before putting it in the dishwasher. What’s the point?

Which brings us to Formula 1 – a sport which would guarantee a driver death every year – but now has an almost 100% guarantee of the opposite. No-one wants people to die, but knowing that there is a chance someone MIGHT die in this race, DOES add to the drama and pulse of the sport. Like politics… I was very excited to learn this morning that the Libyan Prime Minister had been kidnapped. I don’t want harm to come to him – I don’t even know him – but does that mean I cannot be entertained?

Remember the old days when politics used to have it’s fair share of shootings every year? Reagan, Kennedy, the other Kennedy. That’s all gone – now it’s all about policies and debates. Just like Formula 1, politics has got too safe. Although, granted, they do throw poo at politicians in South Africa. And there was the Arab Spring. Actually, that was incredibly entertaining. What am I talking about? I think I just mean sniper activity, rather than rebels and coups. Or a guy walking up out of nowhere with a revolver. What happened to that?

Oh, the “Secret Service…”

Not so secret.