Stupid people exists everywhere.
Here is a pleasure boat with child on a tube in tow crossing in front of a car ferry:
Although a Boating License is compulsory in Norway it doesn’t guarantee against stupidity:
In tune with nature:
Blånebu: Thestone cabin on Mt. Meisal has become a popular hiking destination.
Bjørn Myrset lost two nieces in a lightning strike in Sunnmøre earlier this summer. Now he wants to have a lightning arrester installed at Blånebu. PHOTO: PRIVATE
Sunrise (at 03:36 hrs.):
Winter at Blånebu (1530 m. asl):
Not entirely correct, or factual, but reflect the way Norway is viewed by many foreigners:
Some info for the day that the world opens for travel again:
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The Parliamentary Election 2021 resulted in a change of Government, from a Liberal to Social Democratic party coalition, which has been predicted for months:
No major changes are expected, since the policy differences are small between the 9 major parties in Norway.
Parallel to the nationwide Parliamentary Election a separate election for the Sami Parliament has been held among the Sami people:
You can arrive by the road and leave by ferry, or v.v.
I’m afraid Americans will have to wait awhile before visiting Norway:
Norway lifted domestic restrictions 26. Sept. but some rules still remains for travelers from high risk countries:
Well, Norway will still be here when CDC lift restrictions. The Midnight Sun will shine in the summer, the Northern Lights will show up on good days in the winter and the nature will be just as spectacular as always.
You are welcome!! (If you can accept the prices without complaining all the time)
PS> A little surprising by the CDC decision, since Norway has had relatively few cases of Covid-19 throughout the pandemic and the vaccination rate is high. (78%)
The Delta wave peaked 31. Aug. at 1785 new cases. Today it is below 200 new cases and no deaths. (Pop- 5.4 Mill.)
Source: Covid statistikk 10. oktober - Google Search
A mass killing has happened in Norway:
From NRK.no:
(In Norwegian, but translate fairly well by G.T.)
The other big news in Norway today is the change of Government, from a Centre-Right to a Centre-Left collision.’
Here is the outgoing and incoming Prime Ministers seen yesterday, before the official formality of Erna Solberg going to the Royal castle to inform the King that she wished to resign and advise him to call on Jonas Skar Støre to form the new Government:
Today at 1200 hrs. the old government meet with the King for their last formal assembly and the new government will have their first meeting with the King.
Both will have a formal picture taken at the Plaza outside the castle for the record and posterity. (Reverting)
Ordinary people from both sides of the political spectrum has been waiting patiently outside the castle to hand over flowers and cheer their respective “heroes”
PS> No riots are expected in conjunction with the change of Government,
UPDATE:
The new Government assembled for their first meeting with the King:
The Crown Prince were also present.
The new Government in front of the Royal Palace in Oslo:
PS> Looks like they got more flowers than they could carry.
It is all very civilized, with a lot of hugs, smiles, some jokes and also some tears:
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I don’t get why. Norway is not densely populated and has plenty of land to go out and just take a hike or something if you’re fed up with civilization.
Some do go on long walks in the mountains or forest, both on foot in the summer and on skis in the winter. Some alone and others with family members, or small groups of friends.
Staying in small cabins without modern facilities are popular, although some prefer to camp out in tent, or in snow caves.
Norwegian saying: “If you can see or hear anybody else it is crowded”
The fellow behind the killings in Kongsberg is now under psychiatric evaluation:
BBC World News showed an interesting program from Norway today.
It’s about the contradiction that Norway is preaching about stopping global warming, yet continue to produce, export and explore for more oil and gas, while young people protest:
PS> It’s mainly from Northern Norway, the Sami people and the effect of global warming on their way of life.
But again, it’s a failure of authorities to not have that guy in a padded cell to begin with, since he had a clear history of violence to justify it. And they always kill women. There was a guy in the Netherlands who killed two women from his balcony using a crossbow recently, and who also had a history of being dangerously violent but somehow they let him go.
It’s like authorities do this on purpose. Every terrorist, every lunatic, has been known to authorities and they supposedly keep an eye on them.
At this point I think they are purposefully releasing them with the population so they can do this.
They keep an eye on them because they hadn’t yet committed a crime. The key of course of stopping them just before they do. They haven’t yet perfected the means used in the “Minority Report” (movie reference).
We had an incident recently where a Siri Lankan immigrant and ISIS sympathiser seized a knife in a supermarket and stabbed 4 people who suffered major injuries but all survived. He was shot dead within 50 seconds by armed plain clothed police who were tailing him at a discreet distance. Our police are not normally armed.
All supermarkets have removed knives from sale. Lawmakers are scrambling to pass a law that would have enabled the authorities to confine him.
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In Norway it is not easy to get someone forcibly admitted to closed Psychiatry Institutions without either by a court decision, or by medical evaluation.
In this case both the local police and the Security Service (PST) had received several reports on this person, but did not find any reason to take him into custody and no possibilities to keep him locked up without a court order.
They did report to the Health Service that he appeared to have severe mental problems, however.
His reported conversion to Islam is also now in dispute. He himself declared himself a Muslim in a video posted on Facebook and YouTube, but the lmman at the local Mosque in Kongsberg say he had not made any approach there, nor did he follow any Muslim rules or rituals.
Source:
PS> He is widely described as “a Dane” but the fact is that he was born in Norway by a Danish mother and a Norwegian father. He has lived in Kongsberg all his life. For some reason he carries a Danish passport, however.
Lots of questions being raised, among them about the inability to get people like this forcibly admitted to a psychiatric institution for “safekeeping” and/or treatment.
Human rights and personal freedom rates high in Norway and earlier experience with that kind of things is not very good. (I.e. people being locked away on wrong diagnosis, or dangerous people being declared “cured” by over confident psychiatrists)
The new government got this case thrown at them on their first day in office and now have to face all the questions from the media and population.
The new Minister of Justice is only 28 years old Emille Enger Mehl from the Centre Party. “She goes to a big job at a young age, but we are confident that we have a visionary and energetic politician,” Støre said of Mehl:
There are also two survivors from the last mass killing in Norway. (At Utøya in 2011):in the new Government:
PS> There are more women than men in the new Government:
https://norwaytoday.info/news/the-new-norwegian-government-is-ready-it-consists-of-ten-women-and-nine-men/
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After 8 year of “fighting” each other as Prim Minister and leader of the opposition in Parliament, the shoe is now on the other foot.
It is all very civilized though;
PS> They’ll still be able to have coffee together in the Parliament Canteen before and/or after a debate. That doesn’t change.
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Now for something more pleasant than murdering nut cases and politics.
Since all the lighthouses in Norway have now been automated, (incl. cleaning the lenses) the former building housing the Lightkeepers and their families has now become popular accommodations for visitors:
A Lighthouse holiday is cheaper than staying in a hotel, which is a great asdvantage in expensive Norway:
PS> You can bring your own beer and booze to the lighthouse, which is a lot cheaper than indulging at a restaurant or pub. (0.5 lt. of local beer cost abt. NOK 25-30 in a Supermarket)
PS> There are also a deposit of NOK 2.- per tin, but you get that back when you return the empty can for recycling.
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