The next decade....what's in store?

Not having a car sucks....big time

(no matter what the date tells you, this entry was made on Friday, not Saturday, the 16th not the 17th. this clock is wrong, wrong, wrong, and mi nuh know how fi change it back an hour)

That's why I like being down the islands (except Trinidad). Much easier to get around down there without a vehicle. The bus system in Barbados is EXCELLENT. Whatever nook or cranny you live in, you can get a bus close enough to where you live.

Now I'll give you an example of how inconvenient it is to be without a vehicle in Jamaica.

Tomorrow (Saturday) is the start of the domestic cricket season. I must have said that already in a recent blog. The big news is that Jermaine 'Lagga' Lawson (do go to the entry below to see of whome I speak) is now within the International Cricket Council's legal limits for bowling, after being out for nearly a year. He plays tomorrow for his club, St Catherine Cricket Club. Guess where they play? Chedwin Park. Far.

If I had a car, I would jump in it, drive out there, stay for as long or as short as I want, then come home, get ready and go to jump up at Pegasus.

If I were in Barbados or Grenada, I would call somebody who lives near me and ask them for a lift both ways. Not a problem. I could even take the bus. It might take a while, but I would reach.

As someone who was giving me a lift home from Sabina Park on Friday said, if I take a taxi, there is no guarantee that I will arrive at my destination in one piece. So true. So apart from the expense of a taxi, it's just not safe. Don't even talk about the bus.

Now, if by chance, one of the three persons with cars in my household is not going anywhere and I borrow the car, there is all likelihood that I might get a call saying "so and so needs to be done" which would interrupt my schedule.

Well I'll letcha know how this works out. Of course I could just stay home and watch the Kingston match on Sportsmax, but I really want to see Lawson bowl a complete innings. I've seen snippets of him, including the first ball second innings wicket he took at Cave Hill in Barbados against the Englishmen.

Ok, I'm rambling. Forgive me, especially if you're like someone who shall remain nameless who don't care too much for cricket.

Posted by yamfoot at April 17, 2004 12:46 AM