Riots

I've been thinking about just how broken this society is. 
Corporations sitting on huge reserves and not spending it (the top 60 companies have about £1.1 trillion ish), politicians of both main parties, police, DPP all in the pay of private companies. 
Wage rises below inflation (I even had to take a pay cut this year), prices for most things rocketing upwards, for example the recent gas price rise of 20% or fuel oil of 70%.
Financial & social inequality increasing (at the moment income disparity is as larger than it was at the end of the second world war. 
The Police appear to be able to murder with impunity, the woman directly responsible for the wanton killing of Jean Charles de Menezes got promoted.
Senseless rioting because that many people have nothing to lose. A society run by greed can expect a bit of kick back. If I was 16 I'd be after a new phone and my mum sure as shit couldn't stop me. 
We've all seen the thing politicians bought on expenses, one MP yesterday who wanted to make sure the rioters were 'properly' punished for stealing flatscreen TV's claimed his as an expense, another claimed 8 laptops. Personally I can't see the difference, all us taxpayers (those of us who can't move to Switzerland for tax purposes or shift a million quid into an offshore account) will end up paying for both one way or another.
It's all very well for Cameron and the rest to bleat about criminality but none of the people at the top of this country are setting much of an example.

Margam Mountain Cycling

One mountain, one bike, one sweaty man and two reservoirs.
Great day today cycling from Margam to Goytre. Wanted to find a way from where I work to my home and I did. Took a long time to get all the thorns out of my legs and ended up walking a long way up the mountain but the scenery is stunning. Margam reservoir is unbelievable in its colouring,

Yes it really is that strange acid green colour.

The path from Margam res up to the top of Margam mountain was not really mountain bike suitable ( was suitable for a small terrier, hence the thorns in my legs). The view is surreal I could see almost the whole of the steel works (possibly the biggest in Britain at the moment) in the middle of some stunning scenery with the flames that inspired the opening sequences of 'Blade Runner'

Those rolling mills are massive, I still can't get over how big it is.Compare them with the houses in the foreground.

Cycled all over the mountain to find a way down to Goytre reservoir but I finally managed it and it was so worth it.Took this photo just before the bike made a dive for the reservoir.

Had to chase the bike down a 60 degree slope to stop it disappearing in the water and just about caught it in a gorse bush 2m from the reservoir.

Can't quite believe I live somewhere this beautiful. Made my way back down to Goytre hoping for a pint in the football club but demand for alcohol at 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon in a small village is not high and the club was shut so I made my way home and rewarded myself with a can of 'Fursty Ferret'.
One of the best things about being a dad is the odd day off. Soon I'm taking my boy up this mountain but I've only just got him off his stabilizers so one thing at a time.