A general moaning session ...

29/30 October

This morning I had a text message come in from our GPs to remind me that I have an appointment for tomorrow at 5.20. This seems a good idea to me really and I’m happy for them to send it, however, I am aware that there are some folks out there who won’t like it at all. Well, if it means I don’t forget an appointment, they can send that as often as they like.

As you can see, I didn’t get too far before coming to a complete stand still yesterday, and I’m all that sure how far I will get today either …

Our daughter Lynda is supposed to be having a gall bladder operation on Monday, however, she has just called us to say that it has been cancelled. Unfortunately for Lynda, she lives in Ulster and that place really is the ass-end of nowhere where the NHS is concerned. Not only that her health conditions are pretty complex and I don’t think it’s fair to post them on here. Needless to say we are disappointed for her, but also annoyed that the various consultants over there can’t get their heads together and sort out what needs doing first. That really is annoying for all of us. But what can we do? There’s nothing is there but to sit and wait for them to get their act together. I just hope I don’t meet that Health Secretary though, I’m not sure I could keep my hands of him!

Jan had here Lifestyle magazine arrive this morning. It’s the house mag for people who have Motability cars for those of you don’t know. I’m sure we’re all aware of the scrapping of yearly road fund tax disc, but in the mag this morning there’s a letter from a customer who parked their car legally in every way, except that is for just one small item. When a blue badge holder parks their car in a space marked for them, then they are covered, yes? NO! Since the tax disc has been ditched there is now way to show that they are road tax exempt. It’s get better … there is no clear method for councils who run the blue badge spaces to check to see if the car is tax exempt; some use DVLA lists to check, others say just show your old disc beside it, and yet others just don’t bother. But which is which? We have no way of knowing. Again this is another outcome of a government idea not thought out enough. And they all wonder why we have so little time and patience with them!

It’s that time of year again and everything seems to be aimed at tomorrow evening’s antics. Pumpkins with their carved faces and a candle inside will appear in various places just about everywhere you look. Then when the little darlings are ticked up safe in bed, the pumpkins are thrown out. What a waste of a rather versatile and nice vegetable. Buy you know what? In all my twelve years in the army, I didn’t see pumpkin anywhere, and I don’t mean the carved sort either. That has come over here in a big way for t’ther side of the Atlantic. Even in our army kitchens we never saw one. I wonder if they do now?

It’s also the time of the year when spiders begin to come in from the cold, and there’s been some reports that they are a lot bigger this year. According to some on Midlands Today, these stories are false; the spiders are no larger this year than last year. What hasn’t changed this year is the mess that the falling leaves make everywhere. Outside here we have loads of trees, front and back, and with them all dropping leaves we have to make sure we don’t drag any inside with us; and yes, I know we all have to do that, not just me – just let me have me mumble please. At least the worms will have a good feed.

Have you been watching From Darkness on Sunday night telly? We watched this morning after recording it. But I wonder, did Claire actually shoot Lucy do you think? I’m not so sure folks, I have a funny feeling that there will be a follow up series to come. It’s not a bad series overall, it a little dark I suppose. So what der yer fink? Another series or not?

Photo time … 

A dad in discipline mode?

Our friendly Sage has spoken again …

         

There were four students taking chemistry and all of them had an 'A' so far. These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to visit some friends and have a big party. They had a great time but, after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to the university until early Monday morning.
Rather than taking the final then, they decided that after the final they would explain to their professor why they missed it. They said that they visited friends but on the way back they had a flat tyre. As a result, they missed the final. The professor agreed they could make up the final the next day. The guys were excited and relieved. They studied that night for the exam.
The next day the professor placed them in separate rooms and gave them a test booklet. They quickly answered the first problem worth 5 points. Cool, they thought! Each one, in a separate room, thought this was going to be easy .... then they turned the page
On the second page was written...
For 95 points: Which Tyre