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My thoughts have been interrupted by a phonecall from my sister who has recently settled in Fermanagh. She started "You won't believe what just happened"...

She said was taking a stroll down a rode in Fermanagh just now, rounded a corner to find a 35ish year old man sitting in his car jerking off furiously!

"What the fuck!".

The guy was sitting there weapon-in-hand staring at her. He didn't stop. She thinks he drove past her and positioned himself there waiting for her intentionally.

My sister calmly moved to confront him while calling the cops, then read out his number plate to them. Only at that point did the guy stop and say "Ah, don't do that". He then quickly reversed the car away.

Fucking nutjob!

Fair enough if the guy got caught, was embarrassed and stopped; but this guy just kept on going while staring at her.

My sister and I were laughing about it I can't help thinking that if he has so few inhibitions, what might he eventually brazen to do. Especially has it been a more timid person than my sister who encountered him and had he got away with it.

She said Fermanagh people were a bit strange alright. I'm advising my sis to get some pepper spray... or better yet a stun gun. Next nutjob she meets, she could put 2000 volts through his nads.

Filing this under funny - or maybe I should add the keyword "strange". Hmm.

I think we Irish would do well to start embracing and apply to Ireland a quote from the famous January 20th, 1961 Inaugural speech of John F. Kennedy's.

We are, it seems to me at least, after turning into a country of grumpy tantrum-throwing children begging, nay demanding government handouts and impeccable services.

On the news every night, we see groups threatening strike action, groups demanding better pay, people suing for their rights to better services.

But am I wrong to complain? Is this just the facet of modern Ireland? Is it wrong to expect the highest level of service given our high tax bills and performing economy?

The line of John's speech I am referring to is of course "Ask not what you country can do for you, but what you can do for your country".