PATRICK’S WEEK. “Hurra Portugal, Amam Morocco” (Antwerp)
It is war in Antwerp. But don’t worry, there is no reason to immediately flee to the basement. It is a cyberwar and it is usually not such that houses are reduced to rubble. Let alone that there are injuries or worse falls.
Still. According to people who have studied for it, the cyber attack on the Antwerp city services can cause problems. Preventing our digital privacy from being exposed and everyone knows, or at least the cybersoldiers, maybe when you delivered his or her books to the library from the last time you went swimming.
At the city of Antwerp they already have their hands full. Even the printers don’t work anymore, and sending an email is probably impossible. Anyone who had given birth to another administrative job to get done is all for the effort. At least digitally anyway.
By the way, did you know that there are broadly two reasons to carry out a cyber attack? Either it is espionage, but it can even be an offensive for commercial reasons. Read: someone hopes to receive a partial ransom with his trick.
Espionage had been a different story. Imagine if such a bright-eyed person found out exactly what the city council thinks of Huts’ plans to give the Boerentoren a slightly different look.
Talk about controversial outbuildings. Het Steen received its 300,000th visitor this week. It was actually three and coming from Spain. They were flown directly from their own country to Deurne airport to take the bus to ‘t Stad from confirmation. Nice. For them anyway.
Incidentally, a word is still being said about the addition to the Steen. In retrospect, more and more people think it’s not too bad. Van den Aldi is not made bold at all. Yet it is not about the Stone.
This offers perspective for Fernand Huts’ ambitions. Will, … or no never mind. It would guide us in the run-up to the safe Christmas season. Speaking of, we need to talk about that as well.
Saturday is the day of the World Cup quarter-final between Morocco and Portugal. Whoever wins goes to the next round, but you might have expected that yourself. They are short countries with a short and spicy southern base in Antwerp.
That’s how the World Cup football lives and still a bit in ‘t Stad. Nice. So let’s agree on one thing. Celebrate until you drop, honk like never before, sing your hoarse, laugh with the Red Devils if you really need to and say hello to the cops.
The police are also for your safety and would like to go home on time. Congratulations on qualifying. Hurrah Portugal, Amam Morocco.