JW`s will find their attempts at house to house work severly impeded in the rural county of Somerset, England.
This afternoon I was driving back home to Weston super Mare along the A370. As I approached the town I noticed barriers being erected across the junctions to the `B` roads which lead into the countryside. Across the barriers are signs which read: "Foot and Mouth disease. Infected area. Do not enter."
All movement in the countryside is now restricted, even the postman is forbidden to deliver his mail lest he carry the infection with him. The government is under pressure to postpone forthcoming elections as political party representatives will be unable to carry out their canvassing work without carrying the disease on the soles of their shoes.
There is little shortage of meat right now, butchers have switched to New Zealand lamb and South American beef although prices have risen somewhat.
My brother in law who has a farm in Scotland is losing £1000`s every week. Although his farm is clear, he is forbidden to move his animals to sell them. He breeds "Gloucester old spot" pigs for the gourmet market, but as he only has a 2 week "window" in their growth rate to sell them as prime pork, they are now devalued down to bacon pigs.
Thats it, I just thought I would let everyone know whats happening here in the UK.
Englishman.