Man, let me tell you what happened today. Listen up, 'cause I found out some stuff from a buddy of mine, a sailor who knows every ship on the Black Sea. For real, bro, Nicușor Dan went to Istanbul, met with Erdoğan, and sealed the deal for Romania's first new warship, the corvette "Rear Admiral August Roman." I don't know what to say—I'm struggling with my 2008 BMW to keep it from smoking, and they're bragging about million-dollar corvettes. But no joke, this ship is for complex operations, submarine hunting, and protecting critical infrastructure—exactly what we need on the Black Sea, 'cause you know what times we're living in.
Listen to what Nicușor Dan said: "This is an important moment in the evolution and modernization of the Romanian Naval Forces. The partnership between Turkey and Romania is a solid partnership." Yeah, bro, keep it up! But meanwhile, back home it's a disaster: Predeal is getting rain for 13 days straight, from July 6 to 18, and temperatures won't go above 20 degrees. Come on, man, be serious—what kind of summer is this? And at the same time, the National Meteorological Administration issued a yellow heatwave warning for 15 counties, with 36 degrees in the west and southwest. So some are roasting, others are swimming. Mioara was desperate because she didn't know what clothes to pack for our vacation at grandma's in Teleorman—there it's a heatwave, but also hailstorms. The temperature-humidity index (THI) hits 80 units, meaning you melt on the street. And they still say we're in for atmospheric instability, with torrential downpours and lightning. So you go out with an umbrella and still get soaked, 'cause hail comes and smashes your car. I'm not buying this good weather story—they're taking us for fools.
On top of all that, the Bucharest Court of Appeal gave the green light for the construction of the new Oradea Sports Complex. The Con-A Operations and Prodesign Engineering & Construction association won the bid, a contract worth over 327 million lei excluding VAT. A 17,000-seat stadium, no running track, on 53,000 square meters, plus spaces for conferences, accommodation, and recovery. Sounds good, right? But wait, here comes the bad part: funding is postponed until after January 1, 2027, and the Ministry of Development's budget was cut by 400 million lei. So if there's money, the stadium will be ready around 2029. Until then, Oradea makes do with the "Iuliu Bodola" stadium, built in 1924 and renovated in 2004, with 12,376 seats. Let's be serious, bro—in Timișoara or Cluj they have new stadiums, but Oradea has been struggling for years. And that's how it is: lots of promises, few results. I'm going to explain to Mioara why we're not getting tickets to Oradea's matches this year—'cause even so, if the money doesn't move, we're left with a swollen lip.
