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Another Holiday - Yes !

Posted: 15-05-2008 16:59:01
I'm off again this weekend, for 2 whole weeks of loveliness. When I return I will also have a new landscaped back garden. (And I’m down to 81kg !!! So I can now wear my Speedos on the beach)

Bitten

Posted: 12-05-2008 10:27:13
With the nice warm weather we have been having, I have spent a lot of time in the garden. But despite me spraying myself with tropical strength insect repellent, I have been bitten about 20 times in various places. I must be tasty.

Big Trak

Posted: 09-05-2008 10:01:23
My parents were clearing out their loft and found my Big Trak. I loved that toy when I was a kid. I still have the box and instructions, and it works perfectly despite being 30 years old.

The Big Trak Homepage

Cottage Cheese

Posted: 08-05-2008 13:03:45
I have been having lots of cottage cheese lately (the food version) I'm starting to like those wet white creamy lumps going down my throat.

Wales

Posted: 06-05-2008 13:40:36
Wales was very pleasant this weekend. Nice weather, lots of lambs about the place.

Cat Hat

Posted: 02-05-2008 08:56:00
Here you go, crochet a hat for your cat :

How to Crochet a Cat Hat

Losing it

Posted: 01-05-2008 12:27:00
I have now lost 9kg in weight. It's amazing. I'm not doing a Prescott, I'm doing it properly. Just low calorie good food and no booze.

I'm getting stretch marks on my bum though. I wish I had a bigger bum.

Pressure Washer !

Posted: 28-04-2008 10:28:20
I used the pressure washer on my back yard on Sunday. Look how clean it has become:

Minty's eye

Posted: 25-04-2008 15:42:52
My little cat (Minty) has a scratch on his eyeball. It looks quite painful. He has been to the vet and is on the mend. He has been wearing a big collar thing, and I have had to lock the cat flap (and install a litter tray)

Poor Minty.

iPod touch

Posted: 23-04-2008 09:50:50
I am blogging today on my new iPod touch.

It doesn't mean that I'll be blogging any more than normal.

(they are great as a PDA, they beat the pants off windows mobile devices for usability)

Tea Tree

Posted: 21-04-2008 10:11:44
I am getting spots !

Tea Tree oil seems to be doing the trick.

BBC iPlayer on my Wii

Posted: 18-04-2008 13:27:03
I tried out the BBC iPlayer on my Wii last night. I was quite impressed overall. The only slight niggle was the absence of a Full-Screen option. I zoomed in so the programme covered most of the screen, but there were still browser icons at the bottom of the screen and a blank space around the video.

I think this has something to do with the Flash Player in the Wii browser only being version 7. Hopefully this will be updated sometime when adobe release the SDK for flash 8 & 9.

Updating Windows

Posted: 17-04-2008 12:36:02
You will all be very happy to hear that I have installed Windows' Vista Service Pack 1 on to 3 computers now, and it all went fine.

Relax.

Clever Squirrel

Posted: 15-04-2008 13:00:04
Whilst off sick last week, I spent a lot of time watching the birds in the garden (rock & roll !). We have a squirrel that comes to steal the bird food. He is so clever - now matter what I do to try and stop him, he figures out some sneaky manoeuvre to get to the food.

Be back soon

Posted: 14-04-2008 12:14:38
I've been off sick for over a week now.

I'll be back very soon (tomorrow hopefully). I have lost 4 kg in 2 weeks (thats a good thing !)

Cut the lawn...

Posted: 03-04-2008 13:09:35
...We cut our lawn for the first time this year. I do love the smell of freshly cut grass.

The mice (Les souris)

Posted: 31-03-2008 10:03:33
Well.....I suppose if you have a french farmhouse in the middle of nowhere you are going to have mice around....

I pulled back the covers on my bed to find that the little blighters have nested in the duvet undisturbed for a year !

I sorted it out and replaced all the bedding with new stuff.

off to France

Posted: 20-03-2008 15:50:39
I wont be blogging for a while, i'm off to france for a week to eat crap French cheese.

Gold Digger...

Posted: 19-03-2008 16:03:21
...Linda will be haunting you !

B&Q

Posted: 17-03-2008 16:54:14
I hate B & Q.

Every time I go there for something, they have not got it in stock. There is always a big gap on the shelves where the item should be.

Their website is also rubbish and slow.

Washing Machine

Posted: 12-03-2008 14:10:00
Crisis.... My Washing machine broke down on Sunday.... Panic, Panic, Panic !

It turns out that because it is made by Hoover, it has a 5 year parts warranty. Sorted...fixed. I'm clean again.

My Birthday on Easter Sunday

Posted: 10-03-2008 10:39:59
Easter is early this year. In fact Easter Sunday is on the same day as my birthday this year.

I don't remember having my birthday on Easter before, so decided to look it up. It is quite a complicated calculation based moon phases.

Easter date facts :

Easter won't fall on my birthday again until 2160

The earliest possible date for Easter is 22nd March, which last happened in 1818

The cycle of Easter dates repeats after exactly 5,700,000 years.

Media Centre dead

Posted: 06-03-2008 16:47:37
There was me a couple of weeks ago saying how happy I was having a media centre PC running my TV at home. Last week the hard drive broke (give a crunching scraping sound - completely dead)

Now.... just to rub salt into my wounds, the LCD TV has also now died. Everything has gone green.

So I'm back to a CRT and freeview box.

Boots - wasting my lunch hour.

Posted: 04-03-2008 14:16:57
I just went into Boots (the chemist). I was standing in the rather long queue for about 10 mins when i realised that all the tills in the shop had broken down. There was an announcement over the loudspeaker that it is taking 10 minutes PER CUSTOMER to process their purchases !!!!!

It was bedlam, everyone was getting irate and abusive and people were just dropping things on the floor and walking out of the shop.

I think they should have closed the store.

I obviously gave up and walked out.

Mark & Sadie

Posted: 03-03-2008 15:29:53
I'm so happy for Mark & Sadie. They are going to make great parents.

my own pool...

Posted: 29-02-2008 16:25:32
.. In Thailand, I'm staying in a posh hotel and my room has it's own swimming pool. How cool is that !

My Green box

Posted: 27-02-2008 17:41:47
At home, I have (at last) been given a recycling box by the council. How exciting.

Decorating in France again

Posted: 25-02-2008 11:11:21
I'm off to France again in a few weeks. I'll be decorating more of the house. I'm buying all the stuff in England as French DIY stores are rubbish. Also for some reason, paint is ridiculously expensive in France compared to the UK.

I'm also taking some decent English cheese with me as most French cheese is creamy and lightweight.

funny..

Posted: 22-02-2008 15:33:33
The new series of 'That Mitchell and Webb Look' started last night. Excellent as usual.

Ouzo

Posted: 21-02-2008 09:12:34
This is bottle of Ouzo ! :

Windows Media Centre TV

Posted: 19-02-2008 09:57:18
I now have (fully working at last) a windows media centre based TV in my living room. It is going to change my life.

In fact, I also have 2 other media centre systems up and running at home too, all sharing the same media and TV. I now have another reason not to leave the house.

BluRay seems to have won..

Posted: 18-02-2008 15:47:28
... Looks like Blu-Ray has won the battle in the HD format wars. Toshiba have announced they will drop the HDDVD format.

Now all is needed is for the players to start becoming affordable (less than £100).

100,000,000

Posted: 15-02-2008 17:25:34
Microsoft have now sold 100 million copies of Windows Vista !

I hate...

Posted: 14-02-2008 14:26:23
.. I hate people who spit on the streets. It is disgusting ! You filthy brainless scumbags.

Jean Michelle Jarre

Posted: 11-02-2008 11:01:15
Jean Michelle Jarre is playing at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham on March 27th. He will be playing his Oxygene suite in full.

I am gutted, I would love to see it, but I'm in France at the time !

New Gearbox Software

Posted: 08-02-2008 09:36:15
ooh how exciting, I'm getting the software on my Honda gearbox upgraded today. It will make it even more responsive and faster !

Archbishop of C

Posted: 08-02-2008 08:35:12
Dear Rowan, What is wrong with you ?

Food miles - Peas

Posted: 06-02-2008 10:14:11
... I had Sugarsnap Peas last night (amongst other things). The packet said "China" as the country of origin !

I'm not complaining, they tasted great. The 6000+ mile journey was well worth it !

Floor Shine Fiasco

Posted: 04-02-2008 10:50:28
Its the time of year when I need to apply new polish to my Minton Tile floor. So, off to B&Q to get the appropriate chemicals.

B&Q had the polish, but not the polish remover (to remove the old layers first ), so a detour to

Focus...not in stock..

detour to

Homebase...not in stock..

detour to

Wickes...not in stock..

detour to

Another B&Q...not in stock..

finally (the next day) another B&Q - yes, in stock !!!

Kitten War...

Posted: 01-02-2008 11:13:14
Let the battle commence...

(if you see Basil, vote for him, he is mine)

See the kittens.

No snow yet..

Posted: 01-02-2008 11:09:56
.. I thought it was going to snow today ?

no blog today

Posted: 30-01-2008 17:04:36
I have nothing to say today.

Look at some cats in sinks instead.

My new DVD player...

Posted: 28-01-2008 13:02:31
... It was cheap as chips (actually chips are not that cheap anymore), and it plays anything you throw at it, and it has a USB connector and SD card slot. Yee Haaa !

It is ugly though.

Crazy London Roads

Posted: 25-01-2008 15:54:04
It took us 6 hours (!!!!) to drive to London on Wednesday. There was a bad accident just in front of us on the A40 near white city. This closed the road. The resulting detour was a nightmare.

Atonement

Posted: 23-01-2008 13:24:53
I watched Atonement the other day. I was really very impressed. It is a fantastic film. (A little sad though)

Corrie

Posted: 21-01-2008 09:25:10
Friday’s Coronation Street was a real tear jerker. Vera Duckworth died.

Other news... I have had a rubbish weekend. I have been puking (etc). I have had 'the bug'. I am solid state again now thankfully.

spots

Posted: 18-01-2008 11:44:07
My spots etc are disappearing !

Spots and mouth ulcers

Posted: 16-01-2008 15:34:41
I keep getting spots on my forehead and ulcers in my mouth. I can't be getting enough vitamins or something.

League of Gentlemen...

Posted: 14-01-2008 13:12:20
... "The League of Gentlemen Apocalypse" film was on TV over Christmas. I recorded it, and didn’t get around to watching it until yesterday.

My god, what a truly awful film it is. Completely pointless. everything about it was absolute drivel !

(I think Mark might have said virtually the same thing in his blog a few months ago. - Mark I agree totally !)

Phrases I hate...

Posted: 11-01-2008 11:47:14
"At the end of the day"

"know what i mean"

"I hear what you are saying but..."

"Can I ask you a question"

Chickens

Posted: 09-01-2008 10:19:27
Apparently, 45 million chickens are killed each year because they're not fattening up, or are sick.

If only they could make those 45 million chickens fatter, or healthy...that would mean we could probably produce chickens even cheaper, perhaps for £1.50 each !

Actually, those chickens that are killed are NEVER thrown away, they are used for other things e.g. animal food. So at least they are not wasted.

Yazoo

Posted: 07-01-2008 09:19:30
I hear that Yazoo (Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet) are going to re-form to play some concerts promoting the re-issue of their re-mastered albums in 2008. (25 year anniversary!)

Jam & Jerusalem

Posted: 04-01-2008 16:32:07
I tried to watch the first series last year, but didn't get into it until.....

... May 2007, I was stuck in a house in Japan (that's a long story) with nothing to do and no proper TV (and no internet!!). One of the only things I had was a DVD of the complete first series. I now think it is fantastic, genius in fact.

So I am delighted to see that a second series was made. Episode 2 is on tonight, I can't wait.

2008 trends

Posted: 02-01-2008 14:54:54
Blue is the new Green.

It's over

Posted: 02-01-2008 10:20:02
Back to work today. The silly Christmas festivities are over at last.

And (apparently) the days are getting longer.

Heston's xmas dinner

Posted: 21-12-2007 09:32:24
I watched Heston Blumenthal's perfect Christmas. He was, as usual answering questions absolutely nobody asked. Food looked nice.

I particularly liked Rob Brydon's mention of Little Chef.

Fairytale....

Posted: 20-12-2007 09:42:30
I had a "heated debate" about this last night at home.

I have decided to change my stance slightly on the F word in this particular song....

The song is comedy, and political incorrectness in comedy is comedy (most of the time).

OK, I have been converted..... I was a pathetic 'Mary Whitehouse' yesterday.

(Still think its a bad song though, I would prefer x-factor winner to be number 1 at Christmas, or Shaun the sheep)

Fairytale of New York...

Posted: 19-12-2007 11:09:25
... Shameful. I am completely against the use of the "F#####" word anywhere. It is an offensive word, no matter who it is said to or who says it.

(and its a rubbish song)

Christmas Tree

Posted: 17-12-2007 10:24:03
I got my Christmas Tree yesterday. There was a slight panic in the morning as I went to 3 places to buy the tree and the didn't have anything decent left (only the ugly misshapen trees that no-one else wanted).

I went over to Cannock to buy one in the afternoon. There were plenty of trees left over there, and they were all fresh and pretty. (I didn’t nick it from Cannock chase, I got it from a farm shop !)

Funny Film

Posted: 14-12-2007 08:54:17
I watched "Magicians" last night. It stars Robert Webb & David Mitchell (Mitchell & Webb) It's not very often (these days) that films make me happy, but this one was a delight.

Highly recommended !

Some words by Yoko..

Posted: 13-12-2007 11:38:21
I thought I should treat you all to 2 poems by Yoko Ono:

MASK PIECE I

Make a mask larger than your face.
Polish the mask every day.
In the morning, wash the mask instead of your face.
When somebody wants to kiss you,
let the person kiss the mask instead.

1961 winter

MASK PIECE II

Make a mask smaller than your face.
Let it drink wine instead of you.

1962 summer

Fashion tips for 2008..

Posted: 12-12-2007 16:01:15
T-shirts are the hot fashion item, along with sweatshirts & jumpers. Team them with shorts for a bold combination! Trousers will also be big. As far as footwear, its either shoes or trainers. But the really big news is jeans ; classic with a twist. Evening wear : shirts for blokes ; skirts or dresses for girls.

British Comedy on German Television.

Posted: 11-12-2007 09:44:16
Did you know that every new year's eve in Germany, most people sit down and watch "Dinner for one" - an old British comedy sketch that is unknown in the UK.

If you ever get the chance, watch it. It is only about 15 minutes long. I enjoyed watching it.

I'm slightly worried by the thought that for the past 35 years almost everyone in Germany sits down to watch it over again.

Carrier Bags

Posted: 10-12-2007 09:46:25
You will be pleased to hear that I gave up using carrier bags a few months ago for my weekly supermarket trip, instead using 2 very large polypropylene things. It actually makes unloading the weekly shopping from the car easier too.

Hello Bulbs

Posted: 07-12-2007 09:11:31
I noticed today that some of my spring bulbs are coming up. I think I may have planted them at the wrong time or something ?

Cat licking

Posted: 06-12-2007 09:57:37
Whilst getting ready for work this morning, I looked through the window to the garden and saw one of my cats with another cat. The other cat was just sitting there and my cat was licking him all over. How strange. I hope he is not being bullied. Perhaps he is in love ?

Homomorphism

Posted: 05-12-2007 16:25:52
My word of the day today is Homomorphism.

Homomorphism (from wikipedia) :

In abstract algebra, a homomorphism is a structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures (such as groups, rings, or vector spaces).

The word homomorphism comes from the Greek language: homoios meaning "same" and morphe meaning "shape".

Tune in next time and we will be discussing "Spatchcock".

Christmas Cards

Posted: 05-12-2007 09:58:40
I went out to get my Christmas cards yesterday. I bought 180 of them. It is going to take ages to write them, and cost about £50 to send them out in the post !

Relaxing weekend.

Posted: 03-12-2007 09:04:30
I did nothing but relax this weekend. I am really enjoying BBC1's Cranford on sunday evenings.

Noise

Posted: 30-11-2007 12:18:58
The road is being dug up outside the office. The whole building is shaking and the traffic is awful.

Facebook...

Posted: 29-11-2007 16:49:20
...
Every Post you make
Every Pic you take
Every Friend you fake
For Facebook’s sake
I’ll be watching you

poke

Posted: 28-11-2007 15:52:03
POKE 36878,15

Christmas cake

Posted: 28-11-2007 13:19:25
... I now have all the ingredients to make this year's Christmas cake. (And the brandy)

Alert ! Alert ! .... there is brandy in the house !

Its not funny.

Posted: 26-11-2007 09:24:37
Gout...Its not funny, at all !

I have had a quiet weekend, hopping about the house very slowly and taking strong pain killers all day.

ISO 9001:2000

Posted: 23-11-2007 16:34:53
Another year of cherry greatness !

We had our ISO9001 external audit today. Everything went well and we passed. We are a great company !

Xmas

Posted: 21-11-2007 12:19:54
I just went in to town and noticed that the German christmas market has arrived. Oh blimey, Christmas is getting really close now !

Gout..

Posted: 20-11-2007 11:27:42
.. I have gout. I blame the Sloe Gin !

Sloe Gin

Posted: 19-11-2007 16:54:29
I bought a bottle of sloe gin on saturday, to keep in stock for the festive period.

I managed to drink half of the bottle on Saturday Evening !

(Slow Gin is 22% alcohol)

Thursday

Posted: 16-11-2007 09:38:41
Apparently Thursday is the new Friday. I only wish Friday was the new Saturday too !

Another cold !

Posted: 13-11-2007 12:04:11
...I have another cold ! I only usually get 1 or 2 maximum per year.

I had one in January, then 3 (!) in the last 6 weeks.

I'm a right miserable git when I have a cold. Go away, leave me alone !

Diwali

Posted: 12-11-2007 15:05:22
I went to the Diwali celebrations at Millenium Point last night. I'm not a Sikh, Hindu or Jain, but I had a really nice time, the atmosphere great.

sunday football....rethink

Posted: 12-11-2007 09:40:40
You have probably heard in the news (if you are local) - There was some shameful football violence after the Birmingham vs Aston Villa match yesterday. More than 20 police were injured.

So I take back my little rant about the police being unable to marshal a Remembrance Day parade (previous blog entry). The police made the correct judgement by diverting their attention to the stupid football thugs.

Birmingham police forget remembrance day...

Posted: 09-11-2007 20:45:33

An annual remembrance day parade by a Castle Bromwich branch of the British Legion has had to be axed this year. The reason ?..... The police who normally marshal the parade are needed at the football match between Birmingham and Aston Villa that takes place on Sunday !

Disgraceful ! I think the football should be cancelled.

washing up liquid...

Posted: 09-11-2007 17:00:56
... it isn’t something I normally think about but I noticed that the 'flavours' have gone all posh. I picked up a bottle 'cucumber and lime' washing up liquid in the supermarket. How posh is that !

bored with longhorn..

Posted: 09-11-2007 11:52:02
..All very flash...but i'm bored with it. It doesnt have the Solitaire game !

Holiday

Posted: 07-11-2007 11:07:44
I have something to look forward to ! I have booked next year's holiday (Thailand).

All my holidays over the past few years have been last minute bookings, so it does feel nice to have one booked and written on my calender for a change.

Now.... I only have to loose 10kg of weight so I can fit in my speedos again.

Blog hates....

Posted: 05-11-2007 09:15:56
... My sister is a primary school teacher, and she used to enjoy regularly showing our website to her class on her large projector.

The class really enjoyed reading the blogs.....until Mark went all hateful about the world and started using minor swear words in his blog. Despite the constant calls to my sister "Mrs Jones.....can we read the clevercherry blogs ?" , she just can't show it any more.

Fireworks...

Posted: 05-11-2007 09:07:33
... I didn't buy any this year. I went to an organised (if you can call it that) display. There wasn't a bar ! So I stood in the cold watching fireworks drinking tea.

My Long Horn...

Posted: 02-11-2007 15:11:58
....You will all be pleased to hear that I am testing the new Microsoft server "Longhorn".

Harry Hill

Posted: 31-10-2007 09:29:59
I thought I should share this with everyone. It is a sketch and autograph by Harry Hill. It was given to me about 13 years ago. It is written on the back of a Hampstead Comedy Club business card.

I'm back

Posted: 29-10-2007 14:32:11
I have had a week off. I did all the DIY & Gardening. It all went accident free.

But I now have ANOTHER cold. That is 2 colds in 4 weeks !

Bad mood !

DIY

Posted: 22-10-2007 19:07:57
I'm not in work this week. I'm at home doing DIY. Lets hope I dont have an accident.

My new toy

Posted: 15-10-2007 10:14:14
My new toy is a cordless chainsaw on the end of a 3 metre pole. I feel very powerful when I use it.

Burn update

Posted: 12-10-2007 16:38:21
It is very sore and crusty, and when I get nervous, I just can't help picking the scab off.

My Home Broadband

Posted: 10-10-2007 12:11:43
My home broadband is flipping great ! It is an 'up to' 24 Meg connection (I actually get about 21 / 22 Meg, which is very good apparently) I also get a 1.3Meg upload speed !

Anyway, the price has just been reduced from £24 per month to £18 per month, making it even more sexy.

Elgar stuff

Posted: 09-10-2007 11:25:42
The Elgar concert was very good. The (refurbished) Town Hall also looks fantastic.

I have a couple of small criticisms of the Town Hall though....The signage within the building is a little confusing, and the hall itself was a little too hot and stuffy (no airflow). I'll give the venue 4½ out of 5.

Elgar

Posted: 08-10-2007 12:52:08
I'm off to see (hear) Elgar's 'We Are The Music Makers' tonight at the newly refurbished Town Hall in Birmingham.

Cheese Burn

Posted: 08-10-2007 10:30:31
I was eating a toasted cheese (various cheeses) sandwich on Saturday and some evil hot cheese escaped and dribbled down my lip. Ouch ! It was like molten lead, instantly removing the top layer of skin !

I spent most of the rest of the day with an ice pack on my mouth.

I blame the mozzarella !

I have no news....

Posted: 05-10-2007 16:19:07
...Other than ....I have ordered a quad core processor. How exciting is that ?

Cold is over

Posted: 01-10-2007 09:22:07
I have got over my cold at last. I think i'm addicted to night nurse now.

Day off

Posted: 28-09-2007 13:22:09
I went to ikea, bought shelves and put them together.

I also picked up my parents from the airport after a flight that was delayed by 11 hours !

I have a cold !

Posted: 24-09-2007 11:01:05
This is the first cold i have had since January. I'm a bit coughy and sneezy today, so i'm staying at home.

My good friend Lyndon

Posted: 20-09-2007 11:31:21
It has been a year since my good friend Lyndon died. I miss him a lot.

Shed

Posted: 17-09-2007 11:20:36
You must all be so excited to read that I have a new shed !

I spent all day Saturday painting it (twice!), then assembling it. I now ache in places I didn’t know I had muscles.

It has a solar panel on the top that charges an internal light, so I can sneak down the shed in the middle of the night to mess with my tools.

Memory foam

Posted: 11-09-2007 09:47:48
I have a new memory foam (visco-elastic foam) mattress at home, and also a memory foam pillow.

It is very comfortable, I wish I had bought one years ago. I turn over less at night and am less grumpy during the day !

(and it is super king-size!)

Chewing a rat

Posted: 07-09-2007 15:40:22
Found the cat in my bedroom in the corner of the room, chewing on a rat !!!!

Nice.

Qwerty ...

Posted: 05-09-2007 12:45:52
.. Did you know that the qwerty keyboard layout was devised to slow down typing so that old mechanical typewriters didnt jam up.

I want a Dvorak keyboard layout, so I can type faster :

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard

David Bowie in Doctor Who

Posted: 30-08-2007 14:37:23
Apparently David Bowie will be appearing in a two part Doctor Who special.

I just hope that he wont be wearing any silly costumes and make up like Labyrinth.

(all David's make-up pre-Labyrinth was cool ok)

Blood Pressure...

Posted: 30-08-2007 11:56:46
... My blood pressure is normal every time I take it at home. As soon as I go in to the surgery and have it taken, it shoots up to a high level.

At first I though it was perhaps my sphygmomanometer being inaccurate, so I took it with me to the surgery and it gave almost identical readings as the big sphygmomanometer.

So.... Do I actually have high blood pressure, or is it just me stressing at the surgery ?

p.s. (FYI) a "Sphygmomanometer" is a blood pressure meter.

Bank Holiday

Posted: 29-08-2007 09:52:43
..My bank holiday monday was spent laying slabs ! I (we) layed 360kg of slabs, with 300kg of sand & cement !

Considering I am not very fit, it went very well indeed. The only problem is once soft hands are now like sand paper.

Tumble Dryer

Posted: 23-08-2007 10:49:23
My Tumble dryer died on Sunday, well it was still working, but was not heating up at all.

I concluded that the heating element must have failed.

It's a Hoover brand, which comes with 5 years parts warranty, (but no labour after the 1st 12 months). I phoned Hoover and asked them to send me the part so I could fit it myself, but they wouldn’t. They have to send out an engineer at a fixed cost of £95.

So.... I bought a brand new Hoover heating element from someone on ebay....fitted it and the tumble dryer works perfectly now !!!!

Ikea

Posted: 20-08-2007 09:43:39
I went to Ikea on Saturday AND Sunday. I expected it to be extremely busy on both days, and it was. On Sunday the car park was overflowing, but strangely the queues were shorter than Saturday.

Anyway, the furniture I bought was very easy to put together and looks great.

Delayed Art.

Posted: 14-08-2007 10:21:50
I am very dissapointed with the delays !

Long weekend..

Posted: 14-08-2007 10:20:28
..I had Thursday, Friday and Monday off as holiday. I spent the time in the very beatiful Yorkshire, and Cumbria.

I have eaten fine food and wine every day.

Photosynth

Posted: 07-08-2007 10:05:01
I have found something new ! Microsoft's Photosynth technology preview....

I can't explain it, just try it..... Click here

(I personally like the Piazza San Marco, Venice sample)

It doesn’t have as much "wow" as Google earth, but I think this is set to revolutionise the way we look at large collections of photos.

TV at last !

Posted: 03-08-2007 16:13:44
I have spent the last 10 days without a TV aerial ! It blew down in the bad weather, along with some of the gutters on the roof.

Now it is better than ever and I can watch QVC again !

It is......

Posted: 03-08-2007 15:45:51
....It is a sweetcorn !!

Long weekend..

Posted: 26-07-2007 09:31:26
I'm off to Wales for a long weekend. I'm going to re-align my chakras and also visit Aberdovey (Aberdyfi).

Storm Damage..

Posted: 23-07-2007 15:41:37
... On Friday night, my TV aerial blew down and some roof guttering collapsed.

I can't watch TV ! OMG !

Sheila Maid

Posted: 23-07-2007 13:27:42
I hung a Sheila maid this weekend. Sounds sinister doesn’t it !

My cat has gone missing

Posted: 18-07-2007 16:51:40
I last saw him on Friday night, and he hasnt been back since. I fear he wont come back. Something bad must have happened.

Look how cute he was :

Mouse...

Posted: 13-07-2007 14:16:12
I found a mouse in the living room last night. The cats must have bought it in to the house and let it it escape.

Don't order from dabs.com....

Posted: 04-07-2007 17:11:19
.... I strongly urge anyone thinking of ordering from dabs.com to think again. They use a company called "Home Delivery Network".

HDN are the worst delivery company in the UK. Half the time, they don't even bother trying to deliver the goods, but simply return them to the depot. And they are rude to you when you telephone them.

Just don't use them !

Wallpaper...

Posted: 02-07-2007 09:59:14
Tip.... always order more wallpaper than you need !

Because of a couple of papering 'errors', we needed an extra roll of paper. No branches of Laura Ashley had the same batch number available anymore. So we had to do the last wall in the new batch of paper. The colour difference between batches is quite noticeable !

Look what I made...

Posted: 29-06-2007 11:31:14
...

Its been a dirty weekend

Posted: 25-06-2007 09:00:27
I have been decorating all weekend, well, not exactly decorating, but preparing to decorate.....Paint Stripping, filling, plumbing etc... I have been filthy !

Car valet...

Posted: 22-06-2007 16:40:27
.. I have had my car valeted today by 'H2O car valeting' in the Bullring carpark. They have made a fantastic job, it feels like a new car again. Highly recommended !

Garden Furniture

Posted: 21-06-2007 10:05:09
I have some lovely garden furniture at last. Goodbye plastic chairs, hello Vietnamese hardwood !

OMD

Posted: 13-06-2007 17:09:09
I went to the library and rented a copy of OMD's Architecture and Morality CD. I'm loving most of it, it is a lot better than the stuff they did later in their career.

Hello Dad !

Posted: 11-06-2007 09:51:31
Hello !

Wallpaper

Posted: 11-06-2007 09:31:31
Bought some wallpaper this weekend, but it was far too hot to actually hang the stuff, so that is postponed for a while. I'm off to Wales next weekend.

Carbon Footprint

Posted: 04-06-2007 12:56:39
I just calculated my "Carbon footprint", it is 32,000 kg of CO2 per year. Am I going to offset ? .... no way ! I'm going to try to get it up to 50,000 kg next year !

Moved a radiator

Posted: 03-06-2007 11:44:44
I moved a radiator from one side of a bedroom to the other !
The plumbing bit was quite simple. The difficult part was getting the floorboards up and cutting grooves into the joists to accommodate the new pipes.

Mosquitos

Posted: 23-05-2007 03:41:00
I have 4 mosquito bites on my face, with one of them on the end of my nose. They have become horribly infected and are very painful. I must be very tasty !

An 18 hour flight away...

Posted: 17-05-2007 13:38:25
...I'm away on business for a while. I'll try and update my blog whilst away, but can't promise. I will be back on the 29th May.

Mars

Posted: 15-05-2007 16:06:59
I'm totally upset that Masterfoods, the manufacturer of chocolate bars such as Mars and Twix has suddenly started adding animal extract in their products.

Raining....

Posted: 14-05-2007 08:46:58
Cats & Dogs !

Happy Birthday Helvetica

Posted: 09-05-2007 13:28:31
The Helvetica font is celebrating its 50th birthday.

Happy Birthday to you !

Squirrels

Posted: 08-05-2007 16:04:25
The flipping squirrels have dug up loads of my plants.

They will die…..by electricity ! Watch this space.

Windows Vista...

Posted: 30-04-2007 14:18:28
... I have been using it for a couple of months now. It is (on the whole) good.

PVR

Posted: 25-04-2007 10:47:05
I bought a Freeview HD recorder on Saturday. It's very simple to use, everyone should have one.

Joost

Posted: 17-04-2007 09:54:06
I would rather like to try Joost, but registration is by invite only from current members. If anyone could send me a joost invite, then it would make me very happy.

Baby

Posted: 16-04-2007 09:32:50
I have just been told that Ed & Linz had a baby boy yesterday !

They had it on the hottest day of the year so far. (I said I wouldn’t mention the weather)

Should I mention the weather ? ...

Posted: 16-04-2007 09:29:37
... Everyone else in the office will be talking about the weekend's great weather on their blogs.

So I won't mention it.

Quick week ...

Posted: 13-04-2007 16:34:51
... Hope the weekend last a bit longer.

I'm going to an Elgar concert tomorrow at Symphony Hall. Other than that it should be a relaxing one.

On my holiday...

Posted: 11-04-2007 11:08:10
On monday I helped a calf come into this world by pulling it out of the mother cow. It was a bit slimey.

It was a beautiful thing to see.

Christmas

Posted: 30-03-2007 10:20:22
There are only 269 days to Christmas. Not long now !

Wales

Posted: 26-03-2007 09:31:45
...Had a lovely weekend in mid Wales. I loved the peacful sound of silence, and the darkness of the sky at night.

e-mails rule my life ....

Posted: 19-03-2007 14:18:01
In the last 14 days, I have received 2,333 emails (only 270 of which were junk). This is a record for me. These are work emails, and it works out at 206 per day !!

Sushi Shop Delays...

Posted: 16-03-2007 15:58:08
... The sushi shop is delayed due to Japanese - English translations on the instructions. More news (perhaps) in April.

Gay Paris...

Posted: 14-03-2007 16:08:44
..Yes, i'm off to gay Paris for 4 days. Should be ok, even though I am driving there ! I'm not scared of Paris traffic, i'm just scared of the parking.

Guiness Marmite..

Posted: 09-03-2007 09:53:33
..Arrived this morning.

Verdict = It tastes just like marmite. I didnt really notice anything very different about it. I'll try it again 'properly' tonight (by properly, I mean on toast).

Lamp post in the garden

Posted: 08-03-2007 10:57:20
A car has hit the lamp post outside my house, and it is now lying in my front garden.

Great Headphones !

Posted: 05-03-2007 16:58:08
I have just had the pleasure of trying out some Bose QC3 headphones for 30 days.

I was sceptical about them, but they are absolutely stunning.

I really wanted to keep them, but I decided that £ 275 would be better spent on my downstairs toilet renovation.

I've done it !...

Posted: 05-03-2007 16:21:36
... I joined the limited edition Marmite frenzy and purchased a jar from ebay for £8 !

Its crazy !

Guiness Marmite

Posted: 05-03-2007 14:13:14
I can't find any in the supermarkets !

I probably have to pay over the odds to someone selling it on ebay. I must have some.

Noodle Van

Posted: 27-02-2007 09:19:37
I've got a noodle van to go with the sushi shop. (I do have some photos, I’ll put them online when I remember to bring the camera to work)

I'm not mad, all will be revealed soon !

I've done a Britney !

Posted: 26-02-2007 09:16:41
I am not (normally) ashamed to say that I trim my own hair with clippers..... but on Saturday morning I was in the bathroom trimming the back of my head with my new clippers when just as I lifted them to the back of the head the 'number 4' comb fell off and I didn’t notice and proceeded to shave a huge white stripe in my head !! The only thing left to do was shave it all off to match. I hate it ! This will not happen again !

Sushi Shop

Posted: 23-02-2007 10:44:59
I'm building a Sushi Shop (a model of one).
Very strange thing to do I know.
Photos will appear here soon....

My new camera.

Posted: 22-02-2007 14:16:42
I have a shiny new Canon 900Ti.

Blogging on a Saturday !

Posted: 17-02-2007 15:24:06
I know it is saturday, but I know that the world needs to know what I know. I'm back from Hong Kong, what a great place.

I have been totally spoiled for a week. From now on, I will only stay in 5*deluxe hotels, I will never travel economy class. I am a snob , it is official !

Kung Hei Fat Choi !

Jelly Fish

Posted: 13-02-2007 09:48:24
I am in Hong Kong. The first thing I ate was Jelly Fish ! (Yuk)

lovely balti

Posted: 08-02-2007 10:18:03
We had a lovely balti last night at "Zebs" in Ladypool Road. highly recommended !

Drain working

Posted: 02-02-2007 14:34:50
The drain has finally been made free-flowing again. Its only temporary though, the whole back yard has got to be lifted to replace pipes damaged by tree roots.

Drain nasty

Posted: 29-01-2007 11:56:51
I have a blocked drain at home. I bought some sulphric acid yesterday...wow...that stuff is NASTY. Watching it disolve bits of sweetcorn was great fun. (Sadly it didnt solve the problem though)

56k modem

Posted: 26-01-2007 16:43:20
Mark is looking for a new 56k modem ! HaHa !

Hard Drive

Posted: 25-01-2007 09:40:16
This is a 4.4 Meg Hard Disk in 1956.

In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 4.4MB of data.

Start appreciating your 4 GB memory stick! 1000 times more storage - just 2" long weighing in at one ounce.

Dead rat...

Posted: 22-01-2007 09:46:34
I found my cats playing with a rat in the hallway yesterday.... The cats managed to force the rat into the 'Rat-Electro-Kill-O-Matic'. The Rat buzzed, sparked and there was a very slight burning rat smell.

I then spent an hour mopping the floors with a bleachy solution, to be sue i was rid of ratty germs.

Cleo to win CBB!

Posted: 19-01-2007 09:59:22
Cleo is great, she should win.

Jade Goody

Posted: 17-01-2007 22:16:48
Channel 4 created Jade.....let them destroy her !

My flowers

Posted: 17-01-2007 11:44:05
'In Bloom' are doing the flowers for my event.

www.inbloomflowers.co.uk

unsecure wireless networks...

Posted: 15-01-2007 12:56:52
...I now have two wireless internet connections near my house that neigbours havent bothered to add a password to. I can therefore surf for free. Perhaps I should cancel my own broadband and just use theirs ??

Hows that happen then ?

Posted: 11-01-2007 10:51:27

Hong Kong

Posted: 11-01-2007 10:51:14
I'm off to Hong Kong in 4 weeks ! I'm travelling business class and I have booked a 1000 sq foot suite on the 45th floor of my hotel.....because I'm worth it.

Flavour Shaker update....

Posted: 05-01-2007 09:33:49
I made a salad dressing with it last night. It works great so long as you put the dry ingredients in first and give them a shake before putting the oil, vinegar etc.

I'm so sorry to everyone in the world about my blog, it is boring I know. (I have so many things that I want to write, but I can't because it would probably offend people.)

holiday

Posted: 04-01-2007 10:54:14
...I feel the need to book a holiday for later in the year.

more xmas..

Posted: 02-01-2007 09:51:13
... and a Jamie Oliver flavour shaker.

Xmas

Posted: 02-01-2007 09:24:28
... I had a robot vacuum cleaner. It is great and it works. It can guide itself around the room sucking up pine needles.

Festive breakdown of white goods

Posted: 22-12-2006 14:22:39
Yes, it has happened - the dishwasher has died on me.

Christmas gift...

Posted: 21-12-2006 11:29:32
... I received a Christmas gift of Foie gras from someone. How lovely of them to send me such a luxury item. Only problem is (apart from the cruelty) is that I am a vegetarian.

I suppose the cats will enjoy it.

life on a sugar cube...

Posted: 15-12-2006 16:49:24
A device the size of a sugar cube will be able to record and store high resolution video footage of every second of a human life within two decades, experts said yesterday.

Can't wait for that one, one lump or two ?

Pole dancing..

Posted: 14-12-2006 09:54:05
Makro's special offers came in the post today. Amongst the festive offers was a home "Pole dancing kit". Your very own chrome pole and fixings, suitable for most rooms. It can handle a hefty load of up to 100kg - blimey !! (wonder how many ladies will receive that as a surprise on Christmas day?)

I've got voip !!

Posted: 07-12-2006 09:18:12
...yes I now have a voip at home. Its great ! I can't fault it.

kittens

Posted: 01-12-2006 16:22:44
Shall I get another kitten ? I want a ginger one.

Everybody relax

Posted: 28-11-2006 09:29:13
I'm back - (Been away for a few days.)

Weddings..

Posted: 20-11-2006 14:45:31
...I went in to the confetti shop in town, and it has sent me into a blind panic. I saw products that I didnt know I needed until I saw them on display.

Edward's

Posted: 15-11-2006 15:24:04
...I'm not sad that Edward's nightclub has burned down, my last memory of going there was with Mark, someone broke his nose on the dancefloor !

(I'm very glad that no-one was hurt in the fire though)

I'm a scrubber

Posted: 13-11-2006 16:05:25
I have been on my hands and knees all weekend, scrubbing the kitchen floor tiles with a wire brush. I was removing the cementy (is that a word ?) bits that have been stuck in the textured surface of the tiles since they went down. It was a very slow process.

Once they were squeeky clean, I sealed them with a shiny shine chemical, and now they look fab !

Fireworks..

Posted: 06-11-2006 11:14:33
..They were great fun. We let them all off on Saturday night. Some good friends came over with their lovely 5 year old daughter.

Oven chips...

Posted: 02-11-2006 10:52:08
Oven chips, on the tray awaiting their fate

I put them on the tray, cooked them and ate them.

Mouse

Posted: 30-10-2006 15:37:44
I killed a mouse with a hammer this morning. (it was the quickest way to put it out of it's misery - The cat had been teasing the poor mouse for hours)

Firework update....

Posted: 30-10-2006 10:08:30
... i scored some wheels over the weekend. I have everything i need now.

Fireworks

Posted: 23-10-2006 15:05:26
I spent £50 on fireworks this weekend ! I have one monster firework, and a few other 'normal' ones. I didnt get any Catherine wheels though.

...oh yes, I got some sparklers too !

Important Bovril update...

Posted: 03-10-2006 17:14:05
... the makers of Bovril have reverted back to their original ingredients - it now contains 46% beef extract !

to recap : at the end of 2005, Bovril suddenly (and silently) became 100% Vegetarian, now they have suddenly reverted back to meaty meatness.

DONT EAT IT !!!

Extras..

Posted: 26-09-2006 16:47:27
..I am loving the new series of Extras, flippin great it is !

Joyce - Not available on iTunes

Posted: 13-09-2006 10:34:39
Joyce - not available on iTunes

7kg gone now

Posted: 11-09-2006 09:03:12
I've now lost 7kg in total !

Penny Farthing

Posted: 01-09-2006 16:37:48
What a crap idea.

4kg

Posted: 31-08-2006 10:49:35
Wow ! I have managed to loose 4kg in 7 days ! I'll report back next week to let you know if I can repeat it.

New Shed

Posted: 17-08-2006 16:18:59
I have a new shed. I have yet to assemble it though.

Wales is great !

Posted: 14-08-2006 12:49:29
I had a lovely weekend (near Llanidloes), stuck on the side of a valley overlooking the river Severn (it was only a trickle, as we were about 6 miles from the source of the river) It was very relaxing.

Wales

Posted: 11-08-2006 14:53:30
I'm off to Wales this weekend, wish me luck.

Back at it

Posted: 07-08-2006 10:13:58
It's good to be back in the office today. The routine is good for me. Although it looks like a load of the office PCs have died whilst I have been away. Must have been too hot I guess.

server says no..

Posted: 21-07-2006 11:43:56
..bloody things. Every time I am about to go on holiday, they throw a little tantrum. Calm down servers, it is just a holiday.

Spanakopita

Posted: 14-07-2006 12:34:51
I'm making Spanakopita tomorrow...wish me luck.

Le Sky TV

Posted: 12-07-2006 10:11:44
I'm off to France soon. The TV is so bad in france that I am taking a Sky Digital Satellite Dish & Receiver with me. The dish is slightly larger than a normal UK one, and I only have the Freesat channels (virtually the same channels as freeview), but at least I can watch "Rue de Couronnement" and "Enders-Est ".

I will still be actively avoiding Big Brother.

I have got to fit it myself though - help !

The Men's semis

Posted: 07-07-2006 11:49:57
The only thing I like about the tennis is watching the Men's Semis.

Handsworth Park...Grand opening.

Posted: 04-07-2006 09:50:06
I don't suppose many of you would have ever been to Handsworth Park ? It is 63 acres of Victorian loveliness.

£9.5 million has just been spent on the park's refurbishment, and there will be a grand opening on Saturday 8th July.

New Camera

Posted: 29-06-2006 11:07:11
We have a new toy (sorry, not a toy, a tool) in the office - A Fuji S9500 camera. It can take an 18 Mega pixel picture you know !

Nicole Blackman

Posted: 26-06-2006 15:38:54
I saw Nicole Blackman on Sunday, she was giving a talk on her side of New York. She has such a lovely voice.

Fresh Fried Fish

Posted: 26-06-2006 10:18:46
Fresh fried fish,

Fish fresh fried,

Fried fish fresh,

Fish fried fresh.

Gardeners World

Posted: 19-06-2006 12:04:05
I went to the Gardeners World Exhibition at the NEC on Saturday. It was hot and I acquired two lovely ferns.

Rock n Roll !

Blue Tit Madness

Posted: 15-06-2006 09:05:06
My cats seem to bring a dead baby blue tit home every morning. Don't tell Bill Oddie.

Dogs in Cars !

Posted: 06-06-2006 15:18:45

www.dogsincars.co.uk

It's a great website for seeing photos of dogs in cars !

I want a Wheelie Bin !

Posted: 01-06-2006 17:24:38
...Can you believe it, our local council still don't do Wheelie Bins ! Instead we have to make do with 2 black bin bags a week. Its a nightmare. The whole street looks a mess on rubbish collection day, with split bags all over the place and rubbish in the road.

Come on Birmingham City Council !!! It is the 21st century, give us a decent way to dispose of our waste !

Llanidloes

Posted: 31-05-2006 09:40:18
Went to Llanidloes for over the bank holiday weekend. It is a nice small town in mid Wales. It rained a lot, but thankfully I like rain.

BIN Statistical Assessment

Posted: 22-05-2006 15:53:06

I went to "Evidence for the Existance of Borrowers" yesterday - Very strange, but very enjoyable. Above is a copy of my statistical assessment.

Fierce Festival is coming

Posted: 16-05-2006 16:19:55
The Fierce festival is coming to Birmingham. Check out www.fiercetv.co.uk for full details.

Giant chip found in Walsall pub.

Posted: 11-05-2006 14:44:35
Wow man, that's massive!

Lunching in Arbor Lights in Walsall last sunday (Mark's birthday bash). I was served this whopper. It was a good 7 inches long with a few inches of girth.

Ahhh, look at the baby hedgehogs..

Posted: 04-05-2006 09:50:25
Baby Hedgehogs

Sarah emailed it to me.

Where are all the Hedgehogs ?

Posted: 28-04-2006 18:17:57
We are all looking for the hedgehogs. Are there any left ?

Advice on fence panels...

Posted: 20-04-2006 14:45:43
...When ordering fence panels, measure the width BEFORE you order them.

Cuprinol

Posted: 12-04-2006 15:28:34
Advertising does work...

I keep seeing TV adverts for Cuprinol Fence Spray, and was brainwashed into buying some and....

..... it really was good, only took a few minutes per fence panel !

I'm back...

Posted: 06-04-2006 10:38:23
... I have no sun tan, I was using factor 40 !

I'm off...

Posted: 22-03-2006 17:44:21
...to India, see you in a few weeks.

Bottom

Posted: 17-03-2006 17:41:30
Bottom

Ouch !

Todays catch

Posted: 15-03-2006 17:43:23
One of my cats killed a blue tit. There were blue & yellow feathers all over the place this morning. I never found the body, I presume it got eaten.

Power crazy

Posted: 10-03-2006 17:40:00
We had a kettle explode in the office today, it fused the whole office and made the office server throw a wobbler. It is fixed now.
(sorry I couldn't think of anything more interesting to write in my blog today)

Central Heating bust again...

Posted: 07-03-2006 15:13:07
The central heating has bust again (a cracked heat exchanger). It's sooo cold.

Going to Goa

Posted: 01-03-2006 12:02:58
I'm off to Goa in 3 weeks !

I squished a gnome

Posted: 24-02-2006 16:09:36
Gnome

I found a small gnome living in my parsley today. I took a photo and he tried to run away. I tried to catch him, and accidentally stepped on him. ooh man, I had gnome all over my shoes, it squished out everywhere.

Cat news

Posted: 21-02-2006 09:56:20
Percy is almost fully recovered. No more puss in the pussy. He is back to his old self, no long term damage although I am £200 worse off from the vets fees !

Pulling puss out of my pussy cat.

Posted: 17-02-2006 17:00:39
Percy

Every day, I have to pull off Percy's scab and squeeze the puss out of his wound. He is so brave. (He is going to be fine)

someone has shot my cat !

Posted: 13-02-2006 15:16:36
....some low life scumbag has shot my cat with a pellet gun. He is having surgery on Tuesday.

Stop it

Posted: 10-02-2006 11:25:27
Please don't eat us !!!!

Please don't eat pears, look at them they are so cute. They are pleading not to be eaten.

Jerry Springer The Opera

Posted: 09-02-2006 11:26:43
Steve!!!!

Went to see it last night. I was really quite shocked at how funny it was !

We were on the front row, so we got a good view of the legendary Steve (Jerry's head of security).

4X4 cars rule !

Posted: 06-02-2006 11:06:54
Ignore what gav says about 4X4 cars ! They are great for short journeys.

The Homophobic Blood Transfusion Service

Posted: 27-01-2006 12:04:11
Read Peter Tatchell's Essay on the Blood Transfusion Service's Homophobic ban on blood fro Gay men....

www.petertatchell.net

Kitten Facts...

Posted: 25-01-2006 17:39:57
Right after the kittens are born, the mothers will clean them up and start to nurse them.

Kittens are born blind, deaf, and helpless. They must stay warm in order to survive.

Birth to 10 days: Kittens are virtually helpless. Primary focus is eating and staying warm.

Between 10 and 14 days: Eyes and ears open, allowing kittens to become more responsive to their world. Kittens can be exposed to gentle handling and new sounds. Kittens begin to stand and walk, and "baby teeth" appear.

Day 14 to Week 14: Referred to as the socialization phase, this is the most sensitive period for learning to form social relationships. Especially up to 7 weeks, kittens should have many positive experiences with humans, other cats and other species.

Today's mystery injury is...

Posted: 16-01-2006 14:15:37
... A bruised (and sore) right elbow. Don't know how I got it, I just woke up with it.

Jerry Jerry Jerry Jerry !

Posted: 13-01-2006 17:18:57
I've got my tickets to Jerry Springer, The Opera.
Yes !!

I have a Sonic Toothbrush

Posted: 06-01-2006 16:13:35
...It rules !

Early in the morning

Posted: 04-01-2006 14:30:02
I had to get up at 8am today ! What a shock - i have spent the last 2 weeks being very lazy.

Holiday!

Posted: 21-12-2005 16:21:36
...see you Jan 4th, Happy Christmas.

Kicked to Death

Posted: 15-12-2005 17:11:43
David Morley was kicked to death by a gang whilst one of them recorded it on their mobile phone. David Morley was left with 44 IMPACT INJURIES AND A RUPTURED SPLEEN !

One of the gang bragged about the killing, telling a class of youths at Feltham young offenders institution how he had jumped on Mr Morley until his head had "split open".

The gang that did this have been found not guilty of Murder, but guilty of Man Slaughter.

HOW CAN THIS NOT BE MURDER ?

Shame on our 'justice' system !!!

Bovril

Posted: 13-12-2005 10:34:17
I'm in my mid 30s and I had never tried Bovril until yesterday! I'm a vegetarian, and Bovril has always had Beef extract in it until recently..... (Well actually about a year).

The verdict.....It's virtually the same as Marmite, but less spicy (less peppery). I think I’ll stick to Marmite as it is about 40p cheaper and its thicker consistency is better suited to spreading on toast.

(oooh look - Sailors !)

Broadband from space !

Posted: 08-12-2005 10:38:50
... Inmarsat has flicked the switch on a new satellite service that gives users access to broadband services almost anywhere in the world. (492 kbps)

Litter tray is gone...

Posted: 07-12-2005 17:53:05
..Minty does "the business" outside now. I dont know where he does it, I dont want to know.

TV Themes

Posted: 30-11-2005 15:32:51
..Our telephone music on hold is playing TV themes today....Have a listen.....Phone us on 0121 236 1060 and ask to be put on hold....

280 Teraflops !

Posted: 28-11-2005 15:47:06
An IBM built computer has topped the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers. It can do more than 280 teraflops (280 trillion calculations per second) !

Kitten goes out...

Posted: 28-11-2005 15:46:02
.. Minty has noticed the catflap, and has started using it !

Cat litter..

Posted: 08-11-2005 16:31:30
..yuk, as soon as Minty can reach the cat flap, he is getting his own key !

Minty Kitten

Posted: 03-11-2005 13:40:29
Please meet Minty the kitten...

Berlin...

Posted: 28-10-2005 15:49:32
... I want to visit Berlin next.

Kittens on eBay

Posted: 26-10-2005 16:11:01
....Why can't you buy kittens on eBay ? I need a kitten, and naturally thought that I could get one off eBay, but no...Denied.
(obviously kittens can't be sent in the post, but a local listing on eBay Birmingham with collection only would have been fine)

Gouda....

Posted: 26-10-2005 16:07:14
...I obviously did the Gouda, but I felt strangely drawn to the Edammer.

I eventually got dragged through a narrow doorway, where I had a Soft young cheese ("jonge kaas"), very creamy.

I'm off to...

Posted: 21-10-2005 08:58:35
...Amsterdam...until next week

Wild Bird flavour Cat food !

Posted: 12-10-2005 16:15:06
... If some of the big pet food manufacturers put in the effort to make cat food that cats would love. e.g....

Bill Oddie wouldnt approve, but we could breed the birds especially for pet food, so that none were taken from the wild.

Birds

Posted: 12-10-2005 15:27:09
... Yesterday, the cat killed a wren.

Not this one, but one just like it !

Ronnie Barker

Posted: 05-10-2005 17:13:12
RONNIE BARKER: Marvellous brush that. I've had it for 14 years and only had three new heads and two new handles.

Undrinkable filth....

Posted: 26-09-2005 17:36:16
...Grappa.

On Saturday, I had a large glass of a vile liquid named Grappa.

...don't even go there !

It wasn't

Posted: 23-09-2005 15:45:45
Like I thought, it isnt Malaria.

HELP!!!

Posted: 16-09-2005 16:19:21
...my doctor thinks I have got Malaria...just been to hospital to give them a blood sample....they said, have a nice weekend, we'll have the results early next week....yeah right.

Remember this....

Posted: 02-09-2005 16:49:36
... Moog....

How many inches ?

Posted: 26-08-2005 17:53:56
17", 20", 26" .....oooh I dunno. (we are talking LCD TVs here)

More Minty

Posted: 23-08-2005 16:30:47
... Found another famous minty - a My Little Pony - ahhhhh.

Minty

Posted: 23-08-2005 16:25:39
...Is Minty a good name for a kitten ? The only minty that comes to mind is that car mechanic from Eastenders.

Download some Minty wallpaper here.

Rollin' & Mowin'

Posted: 17-08-2005 14:37:54
Lawn looks great, gets greener every day. I've mowed it once, and rolled it twice.

Not sure about the hover mower though - it didnt seem to be hovering like i imagined it would.

Before & After

Posted: 08-08-2005 12:13:22
Before....

After....

I'm......

Posted: 03-08-2005 17:45:51
....digging the garden for a week, see you next week.

Please rain..

Posted: 13-07-2005 17:56:31
..I hate hot weather, I want cold rain, or better still....Frost !

My ideal life would be living within the Arctic circle (so long as I had a fast internet connection, and Sky TV).

Pimms

Posted: 13-07-2005 17:54:37
Pimms is awful !

I want hedgehogs !

Posted: 01-07-2005 09:10:49

I want a hedgehog. It is highly unlikely that one will just appear in the garden. Where can I get one from ? It would be a permanent home! I would feed them etc.. !

Drop me an email if you know of any that need a good home.

BindWeed

Posted: 24-06-2005 14:15:40
I've got bindweed in my garden, anyone know how to get rid of it ?

Cats made a kill..

Posted: 17-06-2005 10:26:14

... This morning, I had to deal with a dead mouse that the cats had killed and brought into the house.

Robin

Posted: 10-06-2005 16:34:49
My cat keeps eating Robins, 3 in 2 weeks.

All you people that think cats are evil.....It's natural ! They have instincts to catch birds !

The cat has a bell on his collar....the Robins must be deaf.

Flash car cleaning

Posted: 06-06-2005 12:33:22
...I bought a Flash car cleaning kit on friday. It was a bit overpriced, and i was a little sceptical. (but its a gadget i just had to try !)

The conclusion is : It is acutally quite good ! I didnt have to dry the car, it did what it said on the packet. Wow !
(bear in mind that the refills equate to a will cost of about 85p per wash, so it isnt cheap)

God, i'm boring !

I'm a morning person...

Posted: 25-05-2005 16:51:16
...Every day at about 4pm, my brain slows down.

Its the bloomin' Diabetes. My blood sugar went down to 2.6 again this afternoon. I've downed some chocolate and cherry drops, and i'm back up again now, but it leaves me feeling really fuzzy.

I wish there was a cure.

Brian Eno

Posted: 13-05-2005 17:22:57
Ive recently been listening to a lot of Brian Eno's back catalogue. He is great !

New Turf

Posted: 06-05-2005 12:42:34
Now that the weeds have gone, I'm finally going to lay a lawn. 100 metres of turf please !

Late night

Posted: 06-05-2005 12:41:29
I stayed up very late last night watching the election results come in.

It was really dull and boring, why did I do it ? I'm really tired now.

Burnin' the weeds

Posted: 06-05-2005 12:40:07
My garden was an overgrown jungle of weeds. So... last weekend I dug then all up.

I was then left with a mountain of dead weeds. So I set fire to them. It is now Friday and they are still burning ! The neighbours must hate me, everything smells of smoke.

Oh well, its done now.

Blimey he's ugly

Posted: 20-04-2005 12:31:32
The new pope looks like really wierd.

He looks like Uncle Fester !

I was wrong...

Posted: 19-04-2005 17:48:38
.. New pope (Pope Bennedict XVI), is a German (Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany).
He is an ultra conservative.

I think the next Pope will be....

Posted: 18-04-2005 16:16:38
....Wilfred Fox Napier.

He is the Archbishop of Durban, South Africa.

Fenni

Posted: 15-04-2005 10:38:21
Goa was fantastic.... hot and relaxing.

My one regret of the holiday was leaving my lovely hotel for one night, and venturing to the southern tip of Goa, where the only accommodation was a tent on the beach. It sounds romantic, but in 36 degree heat, the air conditioning back at the hotel is much more desirable.

Fenni = Spirit made from cashew nuts = undrinkable filth !

Going, going, Goa!

Posted: 24-03-2005 14:31:54
I'm off to India for a few weeks, I'll see you all again in the middle of April.....If you have any problems, talk to Keith!.........Taxi!

Spam levels are rising !

Posted: 18-03-2005 11:53:43
In October, 79% of all email was junk email.
In January, it had risen to 83%.

Brace yourself, it is going to get much worse throughout the coming year. In fact I predict that it will become very common for people to have all incoming mail blocked unless the sender has been pre-authorised by the recipient.

Why don’t we use Junk email filters ? simple answer - they don’t work very well ! Spammers constantly change their methods to get through the filters.

Wireless Networking...

Posted: 07-03-2005 11:01:00
....Great when it works, but it is (can be) a nightmare to fix when it doesnt work !

Going to Goa

Posted: 28-02-2005 13:28:27
I am.

Cillit Bang Power Crystals

Posted: 28-02-2005 13:27:47
Not tried them, but they look great don't they.

Cat Flap

Posted: 28-02-2005 13:21:06
it worked, the nasty cat is now denied access, and the smell has gone.

Snow

Posted: 21-02-2005 10:27:57
Where is this snow then ?

La France

Posted: 21-02-2005 10:27:11
Ive just spent a week in cold northern France. Most small towns in north France are like ghost towns. I did enjoy it though - I took my telescope and spent many a frozen evening in the garden looking at the sky.

Kitten Update

Posted: 02-02-2005 09:49:00
....Not just yet - the big cats would see the kitten's litter tray and think 'ooh ... a nice clean toilet' - I would end up emptying the thing every few hours. I'll think again in April, there will be loads of unwanted kittens at the cat rescue's by then and i'm bound to give in to the cuteness.

Its Ladies night...

Posted: 02-02-2005 09:46:53
..and i'm taking my "lady".

New Kitten ?

Posted: 01-02-2005 10:20:16
I have got two lovely cats - 4 year old Percy and 3 year old Basil.
I keep having new kitten cravings - Should I get a third cat ? I can't decide.
The olny down side is that a kitty litter tray will have to be put in the house somewhere.

Wasted on me...

Posted: 27-01-2005 13:15:28
I've got a cold, and i've had the bloomin' thing for 2 weeks now !

On Wednesday, I was offered some 1939 Armagnac... I gladly accepted but realised that due to my cold, i could not smell or taste it. I realise now that it was wasted on me - it is rare and costs £30 per single measure !!

"Oooh that is lovely, so smooth yet full of character" i replied.

Ham and Eggs

Posted: 14-01-2005 16:51:03
Ham and Eggs: A day's work for a chicken; A lifetime commitment for a pig.

Chocolate

Posted: 14-01-2005 16:49:35
If you've got melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly.

Predictions for 2005 ..

Posted: 04-01-2005 09:51:58
.. The Pope will die and he will be replaced by a black Pope.
.. Jim Morrison will be found alive.

Bottle Bank Madness

Posted: 04-01-2005 09:14:01
The festive period is over now, I bet our local bottle bank is full.

I've got a fan club

Posted: 17-12-2004 12:01:42
A class in a primary school in Essington have been periodically checking out my working day on the webcam.

Hello 5TJ ! Its like Big Brother !

Spam

Posted: 17-12-2004 11:59:22
I had no feedback on the spam book. Cheryl Baker, what were you thinking ?

(i'm a Vegetarian anyway)

Spam up

Posted: 02-12-2004 10:39:07

William Morris wallpaper spotted....

Posted: 18-11-2004 09:37:09
...in Ken Barlow & Dierde Rachid's house. Ooooh, get you.

Bodies

Posted: 18-11-2004 09:33:54
New BBC drama 'Bodies' started last night. I never thought I would see Keith Allen doing vaginal surgery !

Cillit Bang Update.

Posted: 10-11-2004 04:54:58
OK, I scored some Cillit Bang the other day. Yes, it is great..... ooh you should see my porcelain now !
Let's not mention Cillit Bang again, i'm over it.

For the love of god...

Posted: 05-11-2004 11:46:23
I'm a very easy going and open-minded person, but please tell me that this isnt
real...

http://www.thenoel.org/asianprince/

Cillit Bang Update.

Posted: 04-11-2004 07:33:07
Reports are coming in that Cillit Bang is available in Wilkinson, West Bromwich. Our sources tell us that it is £1.79 per bottle, and stocks are good.

Cillit Bang - What ?

Posted: 03-11-2004 08:25:30
There are TV adverts currently being screened for a product called 'Cillit Bang'.

a lump of pure calcium....no problem !

when I asked in Asda, the customer servcie desk thought i was a looney. In Sainsbury's, they laughed, but admitted that they knew what I meant, but said they didnt stock it.

Wolverhampton Cowboy

Posted: 02-11-2004 10:03:22
I used to live near Wolverhampton, so spent much of my youth shopping there.
Does anyone remember the local nutter that dressed as a cowboy and walked around town all day ?
Send your Wolverhampton Cowboy sightings to shaun@clevercherry.com.

Argos

Posted: 02-11-2004 09:44:15
Go to www.argos.co.uk and type "chav" into the search box.....

Courier

Posted: 25-10-2004 05:23:14
It arrived ! Goodbye VCR, you have served me well.

Kittens

Posted: 25-10-2004 05:19:12
They make great Christmas presents. Get one… they are great. (Remember that they are for life though, not just for Christmas)

Couriers

Posted: 22-10-2004 00:00:00
Oh why didnt my new DVD recorder get delivered today? It's my new toy, and i wanted it for this weekend. It had better come by Tuesday night, I want to record Little Britain.

a Finger of Fudge...

Posted: 21-10-2004 00:00:00
....it just isnt enough !

If I could wrtie a virus...

Posted: 21-10-2004 00:00:00
... I wouldnt - they get on my nerves !

Help...

Posted: 14-10-2004 00:00:00
Taxi!!

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