Hi folks, 2 posts in one week. Who'd have thought I'd have had such an interesting week!
I mean we found yet more pornography on moving the filing cabinets in the office. The man was prolific if nothing else. But that's not the most exciting thing.
What! I hear you cry Something more exciting than more hidden pornography?
Indeed. For on Thursday I had my first Tai Chi lesson. That's right after 2 years of moping round my house I have decided it was time to get fit again. Having not done anything for over 2 years I decided something like Tai Chi would be i nice ay to bring my fitness levels back up again. It is also supposed to be a great way to relax, which in my opinion is always a bonus.
What I didn't know was that it actually sits between inbetween Surfing & Downhill skiing in terms of fitness levels required. I had a good sweat on by the end of the session I can tell you (I'm sorry TMI). I really enjoyed it as well. The sequence of movements you've seen in that BBC logo is Tai Chi. There are 140 movements in total to that sequence and you are supposed to master 10 a year. There's alot more to it than just the forms though and I'm definately going back there next week.
I didn't understand most of it however. There's lots of philosophy and the "harnessing of energy" which i think it will take me awhile to get my head around.
I'll tell you more when i can explain it better!
Thought for the day: Look away to see. As all thruths lie in shadow!
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Love What You do!
Hi folks!
Sorry it's been longer than usual it's been a rather hectic 12 days or so. I won't bore you with tales from work last week! Trust me, they're not as fun as tales from this week! But I'll instead start with the weekend.
This weekend saw my visit Guy and Charly and to wish Guy a Happy Birthday. Unfortunately it rained just about all weekend, but somehow guy managed to find the only dry hour in which to fire up his BBQ. That's what I call faith. Guy and Charly are always brilliant hosts, and I always enjoy going round to visit. Both Charly and Del had their bumps and with all the children running around, it was very hard not to get broody. If such a thing is possible for blokes.
Okay, I'll admit here and now that I voted fot Lithuania in Eurovision. But that's only because Del made me ;-). I'm glad Finland won, that's who i would of voted for if i wasn't already casting Del's vote for her!
Monday found me at the Manchester Academy with Simon and Dave to see The Divine Comedy. This was the first time I have seen them live in concert. To coin a phrase "They were Ace". I just love live music and for bands like the Divine Comedy they put so much energy into there concerts, that you can't help but like them. On the strength of the new stuff I'll definately be buying the new Album.
Tuesday, I became a removal man for the day. We've been threatening to take over the office next to ours as we need more space for testing. So feeling far too energetic myself and my line manager launched into a big clear out of the office next door. It's previous occupant had retired 6 months ago and had been with the company 40 years! He was also a big hoarder off paperwork and tools and equipment. We through out over 15 bin bags worth of stuff went through hundreds of files in an effort to clear this place out. We also threw out the desk and a few filing cabinets as well.
To prove how much of a hoarder he was we actually found his porn mag collection from 1972 in the bottom of one of his filing cabinets. I don't know if he was still reading it up until he retired. I hope not.
I don't know what it is about my job, but I get some great stories out of it!
Thought for the day: If you don't know if you should do something, ask yourself the question. If you have an argument with yourself chances are it's not a good idea!
Sorry it's been longer than usual it's been a rather hectic 12 days or so. I won't bore you with tales from work last week! Trust me, they're not as fun as tales from this week! But I'll instead start with the weekend.
This weekend saw my visit Guy and Charly and to wish Guy a Happy Birthday. Unfortunately it rained just about all weekend, but somehow guy managed to find the only dry hour in which to fire up his BBQ. That's what I call faith. Guy and Charly are always brilliant hosts, and I always enjoy going round to visit. Both Charly and Del had their bumps and with all the children running around, it was very hard not to get broody. If such a thing is possible for blokes.
Okay, I'll admit here and now that I voted fot Lithuania in Eurovision. But that's only because Del made me ;-). I'm glad Finland won, that's who i would of voted for if i wasn't already casting Del's vote for her!
Monday found me at the Manchester Academy with Simon and Dave to see The Divine Comedy. This was the first time I have seen them live in concert. To coin a phrase "They were Ace". I just love live music and for bands like the Divine Comedy they put so much energy into there concerts, that you can't help but like them. On the strength of the new stuff I'll definately be buying the new Album.
Tuesday, I became a removal man for the day. We've been threatening to take over the office next to ours as we need more space for testing. So feeling far too energetic myself and my line manager launched into a big clear out of the office next door. It's previous occupant had retired 6 months ago and had been with the company 40 years! He was also a big hoarder off paperwork and tools and equipment. We through out over 15 bin bags worth of stuff went through hundreds of files in an effort to clear this place out. We also threw out the desk and a few filing cabinets as well.
To prove how much of a hoarder he was we actually found his porn mag collection from 1972 in the bottom of one of his filing cabinets. I don't know if he was still reading it up until he retired. I hope not.
I don't know what it is about my job, but I get some great stories out of it!
Thought for the day: If you don't know if you should do something, ask yourself the question. If you have an argument with yourself chances are it's not a good idea!
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Maybe they prayed to the wrong god?
How do you determine if something is an "act if god"? I mean most insurance policies strictly state that they do not cover acts of god and then they go on to list what they call an act of god. This leaves the owner of the insurance with a choice. Either they pay a hefty charge just in case they anger the almighty, or you start atteding religious worsdhip in the hopw that appeases the higher powers into bring down there venegnce on your neighbours instead. It's brainwashing by the backdoor. I can't believe Dan Brown missed it when he wrote The Da Vinci Code.
Unfortunetaly one of our customers was on the wrong end of an act of God this week. A very high powered lightning bolt struck the bulding on the Tuesday night. The lightning conductor did it's job and tried to direct the bolt away safetly until it was blown up by the sheer power of the thing. So the lightning found the next easiest place to reach the ground. Our machines! It blew apart most of our electronic equipment and actually melted bits of plastic on the machines. It finished off by frying electrical conduit and telephone line.
As you can imagine this put all of our machines out of action. Not a good thing, so I was sent out alst minute to try and get the thigns working again. This was actually quiet scary. Not becasue we couldn't get them repaired, that's the easy part. No, if this was an act of God (as the insurance company would surely claim) would I be incurring god's wrath by undoing his (or her) handywork.
I tellyou now I was sorely tempted to sacrifice a goat out on the lawn as an act of appeasement. But I have yet to do so, instead I'm just avoiding standing on any hills during bad weather and hope it's enough!
Thought for the day: If life and death are two sides of the same coin, whose hand is tossing it?
Unfortunetaly one of our customers was on the wrong end of an act of God this week. A very high powered lightning bolt struck the bulding on the Tuesday night. The lightning conductor did it's job and tried to direct the bolt away safetly until it was blown up by the sheer power of the thing. So the lightning found the next easiest place to reach the ground. Our machines! It blew apart most of our electronic equipment and actually melted bits of plastic on the machines. It finished off by frying electrical conduit and telephone line.
As you can imagine this put all of our machines out of action. Not a good thing, so I was sent out alst minute to try and get the thigns working again. This was actually quiet scary. Not becasue we couldn't get them repaired, that's the easy part. No, if this was an act of God (as the insurance company would surely claim) would I be incurring god's wrath by undoing his (or her) handywork.
I tellyou now I was sorely tempted to sacrifice a goat out on the lawn as an act of appeasement. But I have yet to do so, instead I'm just avoiding standing on any hills during bad weather and hope it's enough!
Thought for the day: If life and death are two sides of the same coin, whose hand is tossing it?
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Let's Get Ready to Rumble
Nothing to do with Ant and Dec I assure you!
Decided for the first time this year to mow my lawn on Wednesday. As always Me Vs. my lawn turned into an epic struggle. The first round went to me as I easily managed to cut the front lawn and the little bit of grass down the side of my house. Then the lawn struck back in a completely underhanded and downright sneaky manouver it conspired to break the spool on my strimmer. So at the moment the lawn is nice and short bordered around the edges by 3 inch high grass. So I called the first round a draw and decided to cut the back garden on the Thursday evening!
Thursday evening came and I was determined to show the bark garden no mercy. The garden put up a valient effort. Some of the grass in places was rediculously tall and it grows so much thicker in the back garden and the front. It's not a large grarden by any stretch of the imagination, but it put up one hell of a fight. I had to empty the bin on the mower half a dozen times. It was definately good exercise and my arms ached when I'd finished. Of course I couldn;t do the edges. I've so far been to 3 DIY stores and half a dozen other stores and none of them sell the spool for my type of strimmer. Every other type, but not mine.
So my garden looks at me and grins, knowing that for now it has won. I'm confident I've got it's measure. I've found a supplier who can supply me with the strimmer part next week and looking at my front lawn it's going slightly yellow so it may not last the summer. Even then I'm considering turning the front lawn into a garden instead.
I know I'm going to have the last laugh!
Thought for the day: In a world full of questions. Do we seek answers without first knowing the question?
Decided for the first time this year to mow my lawn on Wednesday. As always Me Vs. my lawn turned into an epic struggle. The first round went to me as I easily managed to cut the front lawn and the little bit of grass down the side of my house. Then the lawn struck back in a completely underhanded and downright sneaky manouver it conspired to break the spool on my strimmer. So at the moment the lawn is nice and short bordered around the edges by 3 inch high grass. So I called the first round a draw and decided to cut the back garden on the Thursday evening!
Thursday evening came and I was determined to show the bark garden no mercy. The garden put up a valient effort. Some of the grass in places was rediculously tall and it grows so much thicker in the back garden and the front. It's not a large grarden by any stretch of the imagination, but it put up one hell of a fight. I had to empty the bin on the mower half a dozen times. It was definately good exercise and my arms ached when I'd finished. Of course I couldn;t do the edges. I've so far been to 3 DIY stores and half a dozen other stores and none of them sell the spool for my type of strimmer. Every other type, but not mine.
So my garden looks at me and grins, knowing that for now it has won. I'm confident I've got it's measure. I've found a supplier who can supply me with the strimmer part next week and looking at my front lawn it's going slightly yellow so it may not last the summer. Even then I'm considering turning the front lawn into a garden instead.
I know I'm going to have the last laugh!
Thought for the day: In a world full of questions. Do we seek answers without first knowing the question?
Monday, May 01, 2006
The Media - A Rant
Yes unfortunately I feel the need to make a ranty post. In this case specifically about the English Media. Now I won't name any names in this, but those media outlets involved now who they are and...
... I'm beginning to sound like a headmaster lecturing to the whole school.
Anyway for me this whole thing started when the Football Association (FA) offered the Job of England Manager to Luiz Felipe Scolari. He, after some deliberation decided to turn the offer down. His reasons, were that he felt he couldn't live with the media attention (intrusion) that comes with the job. Of course the media jumped on this accusing the man of messing the country around and the FA of messing up the whole process completely. I felt this was wrong in 2 ways:
(i) The guy had only been offered the job. He has every right to turn it down. it should never have been seen as a "done deal"
(ii) The FA, for once have been completely transparent with the selection process. Going for who they feel is the best man for the job. I feel so sorry for them as they have avoided giving into public presure.
Then to prove Scolari's point. The day he turned it down and Steve Mclaren re-emerged as favourite one Tabloid news paper ran a "sensational scandal story" on poor Steve and he's not even been offered the job!
God's what a counry we live in. I'm all for freedom for the media, but I think we don't half make it hard for ourselves.
Thought for the day: Look before you leap, but you are allowed to close your eyes before you reach the bottom!
... I'm beginning to sound like a headmaster lecturing to the whole school.
Anyway for me this whole thing started when the Football Association (FA) offered the Job of England Manager to Luiz Felipe Scolari. He, after some deliberation decided to turn the offer down. His reasons, were that he felt he couldn't live with the media attention (intrusion) that comes with the job. Of course the media jumped on this accusing the man of messing the country around and the FA of messing up the whole process completely. I felt this was wrong in 2 ways:
(i) The guy had only been offered the job. He has every right to turn it down. it should never have been seen as a "done deal"
(ii) The FA, for once have been completely transparent with the selection process. Going for who they feel is the best man for the job. I feel so sorry for them as they have avoided giving into public presure.
Then to prove Scolari's point. The day he turned it down and Steve Mclaren re-emerged as favourite one Tabloid news paper ran a "sensational scandal story" on poor Steve and he's not even been offered the job!
God's what a counry we live in. I'm all for freedom for the media, but I think we don't half make it hard for ourselves.
Thought for the day: Look before you leap, but you are allowed to close your eyes before you reach the bottom!
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Let me Take you on a Journey of Site and Sound...
... you are leaving reality. Normal rules donot apply hear. You are entering a random blog!
*Shocking, no?*
Firstly a TV update. I still don't have mine back. I'm really glad I'm not paying for the repair. They've fixed it, but they seem to only be able to deliver it if they're passing within miles of the house on the way to another job. There's nothing else within 5 miles of my house!!! I finally managed to persuade them to drop it off at work (but they couldn't guarantee a day), on the proviso that I could guarnatee there would be somewhere to park!
*Jump*
Work has been hell for the last 30 hours of which I reckon I have worked the last 20 of them. I have ben asked to complete a piece of work, that the president of the compant has been sat on since february (for various reasons). It is needed for Friday and because it all rolls down hill the job finally landed on my desk. So I'm currently dodging the need for work by ranting. Anything to stop me from having to go back to it.
*Jump*
Her's a little thing to do next time our bored (or dodging work). Go to MSN search, you know, the one ou sometimes get when the webpage doesn't exist and search for "kinitawowi". I'll be interested know what people get as top search. I know I was surprised.
*Jump*
I need to mow the lawn
*Jump*
Middlesbrough are currently losing on aggregate!
*Jump*
Thought for the Day: Life is like living in a tumble drier. Warm, fuzzy and full of static!
*Shocking, no?*
Firstly a TV update. I still don't have mine back. I'm really glad I'm not paying for the repair. They've fixed it, but they seem to only be able to deliver it if they're passing within miles of the house on the way to another job. There's nothing else within 5 miles of my house!!! I finally managed to persuade them to drop it off at work (but they couldn't guarantee a day), on the proviso that I could guarnatee there would be somewhere to park!
*Jump*
Work has been hell for the last 30 hours of which I reckon I have worked the last 20 of them. I have ben asked to complete a piece of work, that the president of the compant has been sat on since february (for various reasons). It is needed for Friday and because it all rolls down hill the job finally landed on my desk. So I'm currently dodging the need for work by ranting. Anything to stop me from having to go back to it.
*Jump*
Her's a little thing to do next time our bored (or dodging work). Go to MSN search, you know, the one ou sometimes get when the webpage doesn't exist and search for "kinitawowi". I'll be interested know what people get as top search. I know I was surprised.
*Jump*
I need to mow the lawn
*Jump*
Middlesbrough are currently losing on aggregate!
*Jump*
Thought for the Day: Life is like living in a tumble drier. Warm, fuzzy and full of static!
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Wherefore art thou TV?
I'm back. And I've come back to a house devoid of one thing, my TV. But more on this sad state of affairs later.
What's even sadder is that I had to leave LA. But let's focus on all the good stuff. The fact that i actually managed to go to LA in the firstplace, so let's have a nice recap:
Please don't shoot me if I have forgotten anyhting or missed anybody out. I'm sure between those of us who made it and blog you'll get the 411 on everything that happened.
Wednesday.
Took the train to Stoke-on-Trent meeting up with Dave in Manchester Piccadily. Once we'd disturbed Simon enough while he was trying to finish marking coursework we trapsed into Stoke to find an internet cafe with one specific purpose, to check-in. I would recommend this to anyone, if you're flying with BA (or any other airline that offers this service) use it. It saved us no end of time and effort at the airport (more later). Once we'd printed our tickets and sorted our seats it was back to Bally's for Chips and football, but as all 3 of us weren't drinking - no beer.
Thursday.
A day of travelling that sort of went like this:
* Taxi to Stoke station.
* Train to London Euston.
* Tube to London Paddington
* Heathrow Express to London Heathrow
* Heathrow to LAX via a late running BA 747.
* LAX to Cassy's via Cassy's Cabs.
I would recommend Cassy's Cabs to anyone as it was the most reliable transport we used all week ;-)
Friday
After working off 20 hours of travelling Cassy took myself, Simon and Dave for breakfast at IHOP (International House of Pancakes). I'll tell you what as well, if I went there for breakfast everyday you'd be rolling me around LA eventually. During the afternoon, while Cassy went to collect more of the UK population (Amanda & Caz), the rest of us came to the conclusion that American Cable suffers the same problems as Sky. Lot's of channels and nothing to watch, so we watched some pre recorded House instead until Amanda and Caz turned up. Then it was off to the Cheesecake factory for v. large meals and cheesecake to go.
Saturday.
Not needing as much time as the ladies, I didn't need to get up ridicuously early, but still ended up doing so anyway. I think my biggest chore was having to iron my shirt from the rigours of my suitcase! The wedding was a very beautiful affair! Having met Rian & Jazz on the way we proceeded to get lost on our first attempt at finding the Japanese gardens. WD'ers just can't read maps or signs! All weddings should have the weather/setting this one had.
The reception was held at a Japanese restaurant, which had one big surprise for us all. We had to cok our own food at the table. I think our table came with only one setting - Extra Crispy!
Sunday.
MMMM BBQ. The weather was good. The company was brilliant. Will, Annika and Rich joined the rest of at chez Cassy for grilled meat products, alcohol and lots of funny stories. Will, as well as being an excellent BBQ chef is a goldmine of stories and stuff. Unfortunately they had to leave us all too soon. So everybody (except the 2 non-drinkers) drowned there sorrows watching house. I suspect Simon doesn't want to hear the word Lupis again though!
Monday.
Another trip to IHOP and then Caz and Amanda had to leave us. Sob. When Cassy retured we immediatley decided to visit that great american institution - the shopping mall. I spent too much on books and DVD's. I also bought travel scrabble for the trip back (much to bally's consternation).
Tuesday.
A v. lazy day. Lots of Veronica Mars on DVD, posted my postcard back to the office and then off to the mexican restaurant for... guess what... a mexican. It was okay, but in my not so culinery opinion there was too much meat and not enough veg.
Wednesday.
Woke up early enough to finish watching Veronica Mars. It suddenly dawned on me that we'd managed to watch all of the first season in the time we'd been at Cassies. Unfortuantely it was all too soon time to leave. Cassie was a brilliant hostess all week, I mean she drove everybody everywhere we need to go. I really bet she's sick of the site of the road to/from LAX by now. So A big hug and thanks go out to Cassie. We left LAX on time at 3:35 pm and...
Thursday.
...arrived at Heathrow at 9:30am the next morning. Through some good fortune (and running between platforms) I made it back to my Parent's house in York by 4pm that afternoon. Only 16 hours or so after leaving LA. Hey, well maybe public transport can work.
I'm finally back at home after being Comotosed with Jet lag for 2 1/2 days. My TV is unfortunately away for repair (thankfully still in the warranty period) and so i'm using the old portable TV in the meantime. I wish it came with a zoom function...
Thought for the day:
We are ruled by Fear. Don't believe me? Or is it that you are afraid to admit I'm right!
What's even sadder is that I had to leave LA. But let's focus on all the good stuff. The fact that i actually managed to go to LA in the firstplace, so let's have a nice recap:
Please don't shoot me if I have forgotten anyhting or missed anybody out. I'm sure between those of us who made it and blog you'll get the 411 on everything that happened.
Wednesday.
Took the train to Stoke-on-Trent meeting up with Dave in Manchester Piccadily. Once we'd disturbed Simon enough while he was trying to finish marking coursework we trapsed into Stoke to find an internet cafe with one specific purpose, to check-in. I would recommend this to anyone, if you're flying with BA (or any other airline that offers this service) use it. It saved us no end of time and effort at the airport (more later). Once we'd printed our tickets and sorted our seats it was back to Bally's for Chips and football, but as all 3 of us weren't drinking - no beer.
Thursday.
A day of travelling that sort of went like this:
* Taxi to Stoke station.
* Train to London Euston.
* Tube to London Paddington
* Heathrow Express to London Heathrow
* Heathrow to LAX via a late running BA 747.
* LAX to Cassy's via Cassy's Cabs.
I would recommend Cassy's Cabs to anyone as it was the most reliable transport we used all week ;-)
Friday
After working off 20 hours of travelling Cassy took myself, Simon and Dave for breakfast at IHOP (International House of Pancakes). I'll tell you what as well, if I went there for breakfast everyday you'd be rolling me around LA eventually. During the afternoon, while Cassy went to collect more of the UK population (Amanda & Caz), the rest of us came to the conclusion that American Cable suffers the same problems as Sky. Lot's of channels and nothing to watch, so we watched some pre recorded House instead until Amanda and Caz turned up. Then it was off to the Cheesecake factory for v. large meals and cheesecake to go.
Saturday.
Not needing as much time as the ladies, I didn't need to get up ridicuously early, but still ended up doing so anyway. I think my biggest chore was having to iron my shirt from the rigours of my suitcase! The wedding was a very beautiful affair! Having met Rian & Jazz on the way we proceeded to get lost on our first attempt at finding the Japanese gardens. WD'ers just can't read maps or signs! All weddings should have the weather/setting this one had.
The reception was held at a Japanese restaurant, which had one big surprise for us all. We had to cok our own food at the table. I think our table came with only one setting - Extra Crispy!
Sunday.
MMMM BBQ. The weather was good. The company was brilliant. Will, Annika and Rich joined the rest of at chez Cassy for grilled meat products, alcohol and lots of funny stories. Will, as well as being an excellent BBQ chef is a goldmine of stories and stuff. Unfortunately they had to leave us all too soon. So everybody (except the 2 non-drinkers) drowned there sorrows watching house. I suspect Simon doesn't want to hear the word Lupis again though!
Monday.
Another trip to IHOP and then Caz and Amanda had to leave us. Sob. When Cassy retured we immediatley decided to visit that great american institution - the shopping mall. I spent too much on books and DVD's. I also bought travel scrabble for the trip back (much to bally's consternation).
Tuesday.
A v. lazy day. Lots of Veronica Mars on DVD, posted my postcard back to the office and then off to the mexican restaurant for... guess what... a mexican. It was okay, but in my not so culinery opinion there was too much meat and not enough veg.
Wednesday.
Woke up early enough to finish watching Veronica Mars. It suddenly dawned on me that we'd managed to watch all of the first season in the time we'd been at Cassies. Unfortuantely it was all too soon time to leave. Cassie was a brilliant hostess all week, I mean she drove everybody everywhere we need to go. I really bet she's sick of the site of the road to/from LAX by now. So A big hug and thanks go out to Cassie. We left LAX on time at 3:35 pm and...
Thursday.
...arrived at Heathrow at 9:30am the next morning. Through some good fortune (and running between platforms) I made it back to my Parent's house in York by 4pm that afternoon. Only 16 hours or so after leaving LA. Hey, well maybe public transport can work.
I'm finally back at home after being Comotosed with Jet lag for 2 1/2 days. My TV is unfortunately away for repair (thankfully still in the warranty period) and so i'm using the old portable TV in the meantime. I wish it came with a zoom function...
Thought for the day:
We are ruled by Fear. Don't believe me? Or is it that you are afraid to admit I'm right!
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Another Cold Day in the Big Blue World.
And how cold has it been lately!!!? I mean we are now officially into spring for pete's sake. I'm sure that if I have my central heating running for much longer it's going to melt. It's been so cold, I've taken to wearing my woolly hat in the office first thing on a morning. The radiator in our office is the last one to come on and takes an age to warm up.
So what happened last week. Well the week really began with my Great-Grandmothers funeral. I'm always amazed at the amount of family I never see except for at Weddings and Funerals. As is always the case with funerals it was raining. There was the usual family spat as well as one of her sons had decided to go to Spain rather than attend his mothers funeral.
Latter part of the week found me in deepest darkest Wales on a site surey. Nothing to write home about apart from it was just as cold down there as it was up here. Glad it was the hotel paying the heating bills on that one.
This week it suddenly hit home that I've actually lived in my house for a year now. How did I come to this realisation? Well I've been getting more and more post through my letterbox asking for money for things I set up when I moved in. They're all asking for more money than last year as well!
Just for once I'd like something other than a bill to pop through my door.
So what happened last week. Well the week really began with my Great-Grandmothers funeral. I'm always amazed at the amount of family I never see except for at Weddings and Funerals. As is always the case with funerals it was raining. There was the usual family spat as well as one of her sons had decided to go to Spain rather than attend his mothers funeral.
Latter part of the week found me in deepest darkest Wales on a site surey. Nothing to write home about apart from it was just as cold down there as it was up here. Glad it was the hotel paying the heating bills on that one.
This week it suddenly hit home that I've actually lived in my house for a year now. How did I come to this realisation? Well I've been getting more and more post through my letterbox asking for money for things I set up when I moved in. They're all asking for more money than last year as well!
Just for once I'd like something other than a bill to pop through my door.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Secours
Well, I'm back from France.
That really should be I survived my trip to France. I have yet to visit anywhere like France where to drive is to put your life in the hands of the mad! This trip was my first time driving on the continant. I'll tell you what it was almost bad enough to make me start drinking again (and blow the consequences).
When driving in France always remember 2 things:
(i) Indicators are there to help confuse your opponents.
(ii) The larger you are the greater your right of way...
(iii)... Except if you drive a Renault 5 or Peugeot 205, in which case you always have right of way.
As expected my command of the French Langauge was worse than last time. Why did they never teach French Cremation terms in beginners french i'll never know. The one word that has stood out this week though and that is "Secours". Translated as Help or HELP!!!!!!! It was the labelling on a button on the front of the machine i went to look at. An in case of emergency button as in if all else fails push me. I couldn't help but laugh when i saw it, if it had actually been red that would have completely killed me. What was scary though was this button was the only safety device on the entire machine. I'd imagine that if anything did go wrong the operator would be running in the other direction rather than press the button.
On a much sadder note, I arrived home on Thursday to discover that my Great Grandmother had passed away earlier in the week. She had been ill and in/out of hospital for a long time so we knew it was coming, but it still came as something of a surprise. Her funeral is on Tuesday and the entire family is going to be there. It's strange that I only ever see some of them at Funerals.
Thought For the Day: If you ever see a Renault 5 with a Frecnh numberplate, run!
That really should be I survived my trip to France. I have yet to visit anywhere like France where to drive is to put your life in the hands of the mad! This trip was my first time driving on the continant. I'll tell you what it was almost bad enough to make me start drinking again (and blow the consequences).
When driving in France always remember 2 things:
(i) Indicators are there to help confuse your opponents.
(ii) The larger you are the greater your right of way...
(iii)... Except if you drive a Renault 5 or Peugeot 205, in which case you always have right of way.
As expected my command of the French Langauge was worse than last time. Why did they never teach French Cremation terms in beginners french i'll never know. The one word that has stood out this week though and that is "Secours". Translated as Help or HELP!!!!!!! It was the labelling on a button on the front of the machine i went to look at. An in case of emergency button as in if all else fails push me. I couldn't help but laugh when i saw it, if it had actually been red that would have completely killed me. What was scary though was this button was the only safety device on the entire machine. I'd imagine that if anything did go wrong the operator would be running in the other direction rather than press the button.
On a much sadder note, I arrived home on Thursday to discover that my Great Grandmother had passed away earlier in the week. She had been ill and in/out of hospital for a long time so we knew it was coming, but it still came as something of a surprise. Her funeral is on Tuesday and the entire family is going to be there. It's strange that I only ever see some of them at Funerals.
Thought For the Day: If you ever see a Renault 5 with a Frecnh numberplate, run!
Sunday, March 05, 2006
The Not so Grand Opening
Well I'm back and as they usually say "He's bigger than ever". Well it's true in this case. Looking back at the last time I posted in a blog I've put on approximtely 1/2 a stone. Give or take 1/2 a stone. ;-)
So what's happened since the last time I blogged. Well as you can imagine after 9 months I've finished moving into my house. I've actually started decorating. So far Ive gotten as far as painting one wall red and tidying up the skirting boards. At this rate I'll have finished the entire house in 16 years. On the plus side my collection of furniture has grown and I'm really only missing a Dining table and chairs. Mind you wiht only me in the house there's no need for one as yet!
Work, well work is still work keeping me on my toes. So far this year i have learn't that some customers are actually Assassins that are cuddly enough to be included with a kids Happy Meal. Everybody loves them until they get the knife out. Still things could be worse, I could be sent to France next week...
No wait I am being sent to France next week. When did they telll me this. Well a fortnight ago, but then they cancelled it on Monday, only for it to be back on as of 5pm on Friday. So i've spent the weekend rushing around like a headless chicken trying to organise everything in 2 days that i should of done in the last 7. Hence why the blog currently has no bells and whistles. Maybe next weekend! See you in a week folks!
Thought for the day:
Existence. Can we ask more than that. I think not. However, we can strive for a better existence, maybe in the strving we achieve a deeper meaning.
So what's happened since the last time I blogged. Well as you can imagine after 9 months I've finished moving into my house. I've actually started decorating. So far Ive gotten as far as painting one wall red and tidying up the skirting boards. At this rate I'll have finished the entire house in 16 years. On the plus side my collection of furniture has grown and I'm really only missing a Dining table and chairs. Mind you wiht only me in the house there's no need for one as yet!
Work, well work is still work keeping me on my toes. So far this year i have learn't that some customers are actually Assassins that are cuddly enough to be included with a kids Happy Meal. Everybody loves them until they get the knife out. Still things could be worse, I could be sent to France next week...
No wait I am being sent to France next week. When did they telll me this. Well a fortnight ago, but then they cancelled it on Monday, only for it to be back on as of 5pm on Friday. So i've spent the weekend rushing around like a headless chicken trying to organise everything in 2 days that i should of done in the last 7. Hence why the blog currently has no bells and whistles. Maybe next weekend! See you in a week folks!
Thought for the day:
Existence. Can we ask more than that. I think not. However, we can strive for a better existence, maybe in the strving we achieve a deeper meaning.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Testing.
This is not a test, this is rock and roll.
Actually it's a test. I'm going to start blogging again and have decided for a change in scenary. So don't be surprised if i have a play around here. At least until the novelty wears off.
Bold
Italic
etc.
http://www.watchersdiary.com - link information
Normal service will now be resumed shortly.
Actually it's a test. I'm going to start blogging again and have decided for a change in scenary. So don't be surprised if i have a play around here. At least until the novelty wears off.
Bold
Italic
etc.
http://www.watchersdiary.com - link information
Normal service will now be resumed shortly.
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