These are my observations on two of the events that had happened today. I don't have to add that the happenings - at least one of them - are repetitive but what amazes me is that the people entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring that such things never occur seem to have erred, yet again. Who gives them the right to do so, when they enjoy the pay and perks of the chairs that they sit on without fail? And why is inefficiency being left unpunished?
(a) Nature's fury.
Continuous showers have brought in the miseries. Water logging, leading to traffic snarls, had become
the order of the day and that too at many places on the main thoroughfare. To make matters worse, there
was this incident at the Rajaji junction, where a huge branch of a roadside tree had broken and fallen onto
the busy road, damaging a road transport corporation bus along with a few cars. And the plight of the
pedestrians needing to avoid large pools of water on the wayside needs no explanation.
What had the Municipality done to clear the storm drains and trim the trees that overhang the roads? There
were reports, only a few days back, that they're ready for the monsoons. So how's the money spent? Who
are the people who've pocketed the loot? And how're they ready?
And above all, the Met guys say that the monsoons are another three days away!
(b) A comical attempt at suicide.
You might wonder as to how I've used such a title but the narrative will satisfy your curiosity. There was
this father of two, all of 38 years, who'd been threatening his near and dear ones all along, that he'd commit
suicide if he're to be treated lightly. No one had taken it seriously and therefore, he'd decided to execute his
threat and tried to hang himself by looping the rope onto one of the blades of the ceiling fan in their
bedroom. The resulting bedlam startled everybody as the loud thud with which he fell was heard all around
bringing people scurrying in. But the initial 'stunning' effect quickly gave way to raucous laughter as they
saw the confused and dazed gentleman sprawled on the floor with a blade of the fan cocking a snook at
him! The family was, however, glad that the adventure had ended comically.
Now, whoever is serious in committing suicide would tie the noose on the blade of a fan? Was it his way
of frightening the people around? I suppose the ultimate effect would be the other way around, exactly
opposite to what he'd wanted - he'd be the butt of mirthful laughter for sometime!!
Tailpiece.
The month of May seems to have flown past in a jiffy. It's another month from tomorrow, the fury of the rains are going to be felt as the children get ready to go to their schools after the summer recess.
(a) Nature's fury.
Continuous showers have brought in the miseries. Water logging, leading to traffic snarls, had become
the order of the day and that too at many places on the main thoroughfare. To make matters worse, there
was this incident at the Rajaji junction, where a huge branch of a roadside tree had broken and fallen onto
the busy road, damaging a road transport corporation bus along with a few cars. And the plight of the
pedestrians needing to avoid large pools of water on the wayside needs no explanation.
What had the Municipality done to clear the storm drains and trim the trees that overhang the roads? There
were reports, only a few days back, that they're ready for the monsoons. So how's the money spent? Who
are the people who've pocketed the loot? And how're they ready?
And above all, the Met guys say that the monsoons are another three days away!
(b) A comical attempt at suicide.
You might wonder as to how I've used such a title but the narrative will satisfy your curiosity. There was
this father of two, all of 38 years, who'd been threatening his near and dear ones all along, that he'd commit
suicide if he're to be treated lightly. No one had taken it seriously and therefore, he'd decided to execute his
threat and tried to hang himself by looping the rope onto one of the blades of the ceiling fan in their
bedroom. The resulting bedlam startled everybody as the loud thud with which he fell was heard all around
bringing people scurrying in. But the initial 'stunning' effect quickly gave way to raucous laughter as they
saw the confused and dazed gentleman sprawled on the floor with a blade of the fan cocking a snook at
him! The family was, however, glad that the adventure had ended comically.
Now, whoever is serious in committing suicide would tie the noose on the blade of a fan? Was it his way
of frightening the people around? I suppose the ultimate effect would be the other way around, exactly
opposite to what he'd wanted - he'd be the butt of mirthful laughter for sometime!!
Tailpiece.
The month of May seems to have flown past in a jiffy. It's another month from tomorrow, the fury of the rains are going to be felt as the children get ready to go to their schools after the summer recess.
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