I am at work. On the plus side, my boss doesn't really care. As long as I get done what he asks, I am free to do whatever else I please. So that's exactly what I'm doing :)

I was thinking about global warming today, and what it might mean for me, and I'm pretty sure I have nutted it out. Not much. I try and make a conscious effort to avoid polluting and making the issue any worse wherever I can but the fact is, by the time it has become bad enough to cause me issue, I will be long gone. I am by no means suggesting that I'm gonna go and grab an aerosol can in one hand and a fridge in the other and 'go crazy' but I am saying that I think I have worked out why people are so complacent about the topic. People are reactive. Unless something affects them directly, they don't care.

I was in a supermarket complex a while back and I was standing about thirty metres away from a woman in a wheelchair. I wasn't just standing there staring at her or anything but out of the corner of my eye I saw her tumble out of her chair and onto the floor. I believe that her carer was in a shop at the time and therefore didn't see it happen. As I rushed forward to help her I actually watched people look at her and keep walking, if anything moving away from her. By the time I arrived an older man and a middle aged woman (who could have been this lady's carer) had already helped her back into her chair. I asked if she was alright, and if there was anything that I could help with. If I was in that position I would hope that people would do the same thing. But they don't. I was disgusted at how many people looked at this poor woman and just walked on by. I am not saying that this woman was incapable of helping herself but if someone who wasn't in a wheelchair fell over, they could still use a hand to get back up, and that's with the use of their legs.

All I am trying to say is maybe we should all just look up once in a while and help out those people that may have tripped up along the way. Also, don't just assume that because it doesn't affect you, that you aren't part of it, because you are. Worst case scenario, if you don't believe in global warming, would it hurt you to humour the rest of us and just be careful of the unneccessary?

I've had my rant, I'm going to pack up and go home. As always, thanks for reading my Blog and don't forget to check out my comic strip at www.facebook.com/lesterderby