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Still No House As Autumn Crashes In!!
Blimey what a crap week! The tail end of a hurricane has bought a crashing and depressing end to the summer we barely had. Autumn is here and it only seems like five minutes ago the Met Office were predicting a "barbecue summer" whatever that is.They could argue that what they meant was that it would piss down every time someone had a BBQ, and in that aspect they were undoubtedly correct, it has rained most of the summer......on most Barbecues. ...
Bank Holiday Weekend-A mixed Bag
I have had an odd Bank Holiday, as mixed as the weather, but one thing is for sure, I have not been in great form, phsically and mentally, carrying something around with me that doesn't make me too ill to function, but not good enough to be particulary sociable. If i am honest with myself, I think I need a long term break from booze and late nights.Anyway, on Saturday I looked at some houses which I am now preparing to make offers on before I ...
Sure Deodrant Experiment
I would like to offer my recent findings to the Huntingdon Animal Testing Lab. By doing this I will hopefully save the eyesight of a monkey or a guinea pig.I can confirm from my experiment carried this morning that flicking Sure Men Roll On deodorant in to the eyeball it causes temporary blindness, followed by the swelling and severe irritation of the eyelid. Whilst it can still be used as an anti perspirant, please do not use Sure deodorant ...
A Week of Ups and Downs As House Purchase Falls Through
This week has been real heart attack material, I arrived home from a lovely trip to Cornwall to discover that my proposed house move had collapsed, all my hopes of getting settled in tatters.Though the people buying my house were still keen in proceeding, the flimsy chain above had collapsed, leading the guy I was buying off to somewhat understandably, take his house off the market. Fucking great, just what the doctor ordered.As of last night ...
A Lovely Trip To Cornwall
I have just come back from a lovely trip to Cornwall with Sally, Brin, Ed, Nick, Paula, and Diane. It was really nice of Sally to have her stay at what is her holiday home in Penpol, Newquay. We set off on Wednesday night, and I had to laugh when Di pulled out an A4 piece of paper with the directions , I have SATNAV for gods sake, it is a simple operation. I plugged in our destination, Penpol, and we were on the road, arriving to our destination ...