We had a rolling thunder/lightning storm accompanied by rain pass through last evening, nice cooling and dust abatement effect.

Coincidently I was partaking in some mindless TV watching at the time, Tropic Thunder, about my third attempt at seeing it all the way through. Alas the storm interfered with the satellite signal, plus the lightning was getting too close so we shut everything down.

Prior to that we attended the ‘cap and gown’ and awards night at the high school.

Today the rest of the grades have there awards and ceremony then it is the summer break. The main student body can then join the ever increasing number of school non attendees.

It is an ever increasing puzzle to me why something can not be done about the truancy problem. Maybe it is lack of political will, well actually it is IMO.
What ever the reason it will not change when Nunatsiavut Government take over the schools in Nunatsiavut. Whenever any one broaches an issue to NG officials you get the same old bullshit, “oh we bring these issues to the powers that be attention, BUT WHEN WE TAKE COTROL Yada Yada Yada” What a crock

The Northern Ranger did a quick run as far as Hopedale and is now on its way back to Goose Bay.

With the ice moving off and or melting things should be a go for its first regular run to Nain next week
The Aston is loaded and heading up here from Lewisport too.