15th January 2018 - Monday Blues ?? I don't think so!

Thought for the day:"'I'll dig another ditch around the castle" Tom said remotely"

A dreary, rainy Monday..... and yes - the mountain of paperwork is still with me ...

When is Blue Monday 2018?

It's been calculated that Blue Monday 2018 will be January 15 (TODAY) using the formula below.

The date is generally reported as falling on the third Monday in January, but can also on the second or fourth Monday, or even the Monday of the last week of January.

The first one was January 24 in 2005.

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Me ? Huh!

Glass of Chateau 41 - life is not so bad ...

Cheers !

14th January 2018 - Of Losses and Fair Grounds

Thought for the day : 'I must make the fire hotter' Tom Bellowed..

Sunday and a chance to breathe. Promised to get up and make a cup of tea - but the dog did not want to get up at early o'clock so managed to rest for longer than I expected. Finally got a cup of tea ready at the crack of quarter past ten !!

But tea is done - and ready for the next cup of tea.
Birthday wishes are done and facebook is checked.
Just need to avoid the big pile of paper to my left, and right and in front of me ... could be a paperwork day today - at least it ought to be if I stop procrastinating here ...

As we go into 2018 - it is perhaps a moment to look back upon 2017 and some of those famous people that were lost
this picture is not complete as it came out quite early in the autumn and there were more afterwards but it serves as a reminder...

And completely different but useful to put here for the saving - the Chinese go in for extremes it seems - particularly with their amusement parks ...

Enjoy :

So - if that does not make you feel sick !!

But it seems that they are out there - ...

or the ten deadliest roller coasters..

I shall now have my second cup of tea I think ..
Cheers!

13th January 2018 - A long day of Athelstan

Thought for the day:"'That's the last time I pat a lion" Tom said offhandedly"

Long day in Preston - Grand Court of Athelstan reconstitutes Northumbria Province and constitutes the New Province of South Rheged

Acting as Grand Organist so got into the picture ...

another one down ....

'nuff said

12th January 2018 - Travels

Thought for the day:"'I dropped the toothpaste', Tom said Crestfallen"

Off to Preston..

Byee...

11th January 2018 - All Gas and Gaiters

Thought for the day:"'I can't believe I ate that whole pineapple' Tom said dolefully"

So, another day in the flat methinks
Cold and bright day - and looks like the Gas workers are at it again a little further down the road. They arrived at the end of November and lifted the covers from two BT access pits, and left the lids off with a fence around them - and so it stayed until the second week of January.
Over the last two days they have been drilling test holes into the ground and seem to have found a  leak of some sort and fixed it - though it is less confidence- building to see that they have marked a large "TEMP" sign in red paint on the ground.

Yesterday they finished up and went away - today they are back a little further down the road.
Still with the same efficiency. Van turns up with two or three workmen - they sit in the van for a couple of hours until another van with the digger arrives. They all stay around until a lorry comes to pick up the earth - then a bit of work and I am sure they go for lunch...   And when you find a digger - then there is one person in the digger and three leaning in shovels to help...  And when one is in the hole - two others have to watch - like a security detail....

No wonder my gas bill is so high !

In other news - Apparently the Emperor Fu exists in D & D land..

So back to the flat - and it is now 6pm and we have finished ...  The carpets were thrown un-ceremoniously off the balcony and the flat is clear...
Well - except that there is a bird sitting on the nest and we think two eggs  - and we did not want to disturb her - so we still have the shelves and a mock - tree to protect her and we will have to go and get this stuff later when she has fledged...

And it was the eleventh - so one month today - and we went to the lighthouse at Burry Port Harbour and threw some roses into the outgoing tide...

It is there - honest 

Have a good day
Cheers !

10th January 2018 - Day two of Flat Clearance

Thought for the day:"'Let's play C, E  and G' Tom said with accord"

Day 2 of the great Flat removal - and I ache in all sorts of places that I wished I knew little about.
Biggest problem facing us at the moment is likely to be the birds nesting on the balcony - they are on another clutch - we are not sure how many but they do not stir even as Susie took down all the lights from the railings.

But most of the flat is now in boxes and much of the furniture is now in the warehouse or in boxes ready to be sorted in the house.

She enjoyed the flat - and we enjoyed making it a home for her ...  but now we have to move on and leave it for the next people....

And so we move onto week two and a few new pictures..

Have a good day ...

9th January 2018 - Flights of Fancy

Thought for the day:"2240 pounds of Chinese soup is Won Ton (unless you are american in which case it is 2000)"

Saw this and thought it may be true....

In other news - it has all gone a bit quiet about Ryanair after the cancellation of hundreds of flights due to the pilots decided not to fly ... but they are up and advertising again as the best European Airline - I have never flown Ryan - normally and Easyjet person but saw this little anecdote..

Spare a thought for poor ole Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive of Ryanair.
After arriving in a hotel in Manchester, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of Guinness.
The barman nodded and said, "That will be £1 please, Mr. O’Leary."
Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money.
"Well, we do try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday from 6 pm until 8 pm. We have the cheapest beer in England".
"That is remarkable value", Michael comments.
"I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be £3 please."
O'Leary scowled, but paid up.
He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra £2. You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you £1."
"I think you may be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please".
Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in, he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame".
"I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of £4 for your seat sir".
O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another £3."
O'Leary was so incensed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager".
"I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be £2 please."
O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I do Mr. O'Leary."
"I've had enough! What sort of a Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"
"Here is his e-mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9.00 am and 9.01am every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only £1 per second, or part thereof".
"I will never use this bar again".
"OK sir, but do remember, we are the only hotel in England selling pints for £1."
Have a good weekend 

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Cheers