Dispensary Corner 16 Jul 13
July 16, 2013
THE mental state of the
population is set to be highlighted
in the Lithuanian capital of
Vilnius, where the local mayor
has announced plans to install a
public ‘happiness barometer’.
A gigantic display, to be built on
top of the town hall, will show
a number between one and ten
which reflects online votes lodged
by citizens.
The system is already running on
TVs inside the council office, with
mayor Aturas Zuokas saying it’s a
“great tool for politicians.
“If we take a decision and see
a sharp fall in the mood of the
city, then we know we have done
something horribly wrong,” he
said, with the barometer this
week hovering around six to
seven points, according to Reuters.
The report also cites recent
statistics from polling group WIN
Association which found that
Lithuania was among the most
unhappy countries in the world,
just ahead of Serbia, Palestine,
Egypt and Romania.
A MILKMAN in the UK has
been banned from whistling on
his early-morning round after
complaints from residents.
Kevin Gifford’s bosses took
the action after five people
complained about him whistling
his favourite songs, including
God Save The Queen by the Sex
Pistols, Love To Love You Baby by
Donna Summer and King Creole
by Elvis Presley.
Delivering to 340 houses a day,
the 52-year-old said four of the
complaints were not even from
customers, saying that they had
accused him of breaching the
peace “or something ridiculous”.
The father of three complained
to The Sun that a whistling
milkman was a “part of British
life”, and for the dairy to issue
him with a formal warning was
“madness”.
“Are they going to complain
about the birds singing as well?”
Mr Gifford asked, adding: “they
make more noise than I do”.
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