Scales, weather forecasting and a melon

6 June 2012

And so the BEEB has got it all wrong yet again.  Now we have sun and a blue sky.  I don't know how they get away with such blatantly wrong forecasting on such a regular basis.  OK, I know and understand that forecasting is not an exact science but surely they can do better than what they currently are doing.

This new 'bidding' system for housing the council has in place has got me totally flummoxed!  Up until midnight last night there was 51 properties available, now there are less than 30 news one.  The bidding process for this <30 ends on 13 June.  So what happens to those which haven't had any interest shown, mainly bedsits by the way.  I had expressed interest in four of the last lot but only one of the new lot.  But what happens now with the four?  When will we be informed if we are being offered one?  When will we be able to view the property?  How long is the offer open for?  What happens if we say we are not interested in the that particular offer?  Are there any sanctions applied if we refuse one?  It's all so complicate.  I've sent them an email to that effect too.  At least with the old waiting list system everyone knew where they were.  One benefit of this new system for council is that none of the applicants know just how many are on the waiting list - simply cos there is no waiting list now.

Jan is on her way down to somewhere to have a drain fitted in her tummy.  She has a very large swelling in there which is supposed to be blood and gas.  The drain is to get rid of it.  However, if there is any leakage from the bowel then she will be taken straight through to theatre for a repair of the site where the bowel was connected to the large intestine.  My apologies if you are eating your lunch while you are reading this.

The estate agent is due here in about half an hour.  That will be interesting  knowing how much the place is worth.  They won't be the first ones though, I'll  be calling in a few more before I settle on which one will handle the sale.   

 There's a new agent set up in Norman Avenue, next street up from ours.  I might give them a go too. 

I love water melon.  But even I would have struggled with this one ... 

I got this shot in Eastbourne in 2004.  That's my hand there to give some sort of scale.  And guess what ... they were for sale at only £1.50 each!  Pretty good price that. 

And today's funny ... but might have to think a bit on this one ;-)))

The young playboy took a blind date to an amusement park. They went for a ride on the Ferris wheel. The ride completed, she seemed rather bored.
"What would you like to do next?" he asked.
"I wanna be weighed," she said.
So the young man took her over to the weight guessed. "One-twelve," said the man at the scale, and he was absolutely right.
next they rode the roller coaster. After that, he bought her some popcorn and cotton candy, then he asked what else she would like to do.
"I wanna be weighed," she said.
I really latched onto a square one tonight, thought the young man, and using the excuse he had developed a headache, he took the girl home.
The girl's mother was surprised to see her home so early, and asked, "What's wrong, dear, didn't you have a nice time tonight?"
"Wousy," said the girl.