about the goring of a bullfight official in Carcassonne.
La Depeche says Christian Baile is still in hospital in Toulouse,
in intensive care.
Poor chap was a big cheese in the revival of bull fighting.
French law says that bull fighting is illegal unless there is an
unbroken tradition... there is more of an unbroken tradition
in Tilling where, until they closed and demolished the abattoir
by the church, bulls were run regularly to ensure that they were
fit enough to be eaten. But dont tell the mayor.
Half a ton of bull broke into the safe zone at the Carcassonne
run and attacked Msr Baile; then came back and gored him in
thigh and abdomen.
It seems to have chosen him in particular to attack.
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Now its raining and the temperature has dropped after the 36°
of yesterday - a welcome respite. Time to update on the state
of Tilling.
Basically, it aint good financially. The Petit Casino has closed as
has the chinese takeaway and - heaven help us - the Café de la
Gare. Our Chambres d'hotes have no great drop in numbers but
the happy carefree spenders seem to have stolen away in the
night. Why is the mayor not assisting critical businesses here?
Has he offered them a temporary respite from taxes? Of course
its every homme for himself but these places impact big time on
a small community.
What IS our leader doing to ensure our survival and maintaining
our bourgeois life?
Well, hes had a bench put outside Andrée Bonnetts gate, so you
can sit and watch her house.
Fair enough.
But to put in traffic lights outside the school is an anarchists
charter for traffic disruption - unusually intelligent of him -
though they are gently toppling over.
See that angle?
I saw him the other morning trying to push it upright.
Perhaps he was just trying to see how loose it was.
The opposite one, on Jill and Tony's side, has been
fenced in with red and white plastic ribbon for several weeks.
I think he fears it will try and gore him.
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