N O W H E R E Near the End of the Rainbow

Stockport breakfast

2012-02-18T12:32:00.001Z

In Alan and Zoe's kitchen we have some breakfast things and mole grips.....err m

Sugar

2012-02-17T13:16:00.001Z

The next book i'm going to have a bash at its Alan sugar's. I trust this is going to be as inspirational as Chris's.

Someone Turn The Oven Back On There’s……

2012-02-16T21:12:00.001Z

Today I have disappointingly finished Chris Evan’s Memoires of a Fruit Cake. I wish the story could have gone on and on, and I guess in a way it does as he has not croaked it yet. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this book as apart from his BBC2 Breakfast show I’ve never been a big fan of his – a bit odd why I brought it then I guess. The book is superbly written in a wonderful and engrossing style which is even better than his now radio broadcasting. It is open and shows you just how much of a normal human being he truly is rather than what you may take as a hyper ego celebrity of which I thought. Heart warming, sensitive, stupid and fun the book shares some poiniment moments of his life and has made me feel that I now know him as a friend even though I’ve never meet, but oh so much want to now.

And so as I have started on his last book I will undoubted buy his first. I cannot recommend this book enough and is one I will surely keep in my collection of objects to never get rid off. Thanks for Sharing Chris.

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Moving in

2012-02-15T22:07:00.001Z

At last I'm watching some House again. Haven't watched an episode for ages.

Still on the rice

2012-02-14T13:34:00.001Z

I'm still eating rice at dinner to keep my calories in check and fast in take down. Nice and filling usually followed by a banana and some comfort apples.

Bed time stories

2012-02-13T22:50:00.001Z

My reading is going well after last Weeks draught. Now on page 206 and enjoying it immensly.

The dark

2012-02-13T18:38:00.001Z

I was reading some more if Chris Evens' book in bed last night, when I got to the part about the darkest night of his life. Then we had a power cut and it was mine instead.

One must go

2012-02-12T21:25:00.001Z

Well now that I have a defy plus the original defy is now on Ebay. Some one will get a great phone real cheap. I only had it a short time but I loved you defy. Good luck ebayers.

Replay

2012-02-12T21:23:00.001Z

Not only did I get the cold play album, but I also picked up some other classic albums whilst in replay. And that's why I love that music shop.

Live Writer

2012-02-12T18:08:00.001Z

Not sure if this is a better answer to my needs than Zoundry Raven. Erm

And after a play Live Writer is shockingly good. Enough said and all the titles corrected.

Trying Blogjet

2012-02-12T16:57:00.001Z

Lets see how about a photo as well. Yummy nice.

Some toilet facilities

2012-02-11T23:26:00.001Z

The one thing that lets this place down is the toilets.

Enjoying a Jivans

2012-02-11T22:02:00.001Z

In Wolverhampton in jivans enjoying a chicken jalfrazi and beer.

Skopes Ties

2012-02-11T16:12:00.002Z

Not only have I brought another new shirt from skopes but also some ties. I resisted the one I really liked with a 50 quid price tag.

The Dilapidated House of Fraiser

2012-02-11T15:28:00.001Z

I've been to Skopes shopping. The best department in Beatties Wolverhampton. To be frank, the House of Fraiser management should be well ashamed how they have let this store down. If fact just sacked. For customers this is not management, its total lack of management and inspiration of retail therapy. put simply why would you come to this store. Give us romance of shopping and the desire to spend our hard earned money.

ColdPlay and cold fingers

2012-02-11T15:19:00.001Z

Having a shopping spree and one of the things I have brought is the latest ColdPlay album.

New eyes

2012-02-11T14:41:00.001Z

Here are my new contact lenses, one hell of a purchase and they have been kind enough to give me some serious necter points, which no doubt I'll never use. Any way if your going to mug me you would be better off stealing my lenses than what's in my wallet. Not that my pro clear tailor made toric lenses woyld be any use to anyone else.

Snow Blindness

2012-02-10T08:16:00.000Z

They promise shed loads of snow and this is all we get.......

Going one better

2012-02-08T21:44:00.002Z

I liked my motorola deffy that much that I went and brought a motorola defy plus. Yes mad I know. So what is the difference? Well they look the same, but it has a slightly faster processor, it has ginger bread running and a bigger battery too. I think that's it. Mad mad mad. I guess I will have to Ebay my old one sooner or later.

The driver

2012-02-07T23:19:00.001Z

Just watched the driver. A real good and different movie, one to watch.

The Drive

2012-02-07T23:16:00.001Z

An interesting and different predicable film. I liked it but then some has too.

A new router.

2012-02-07T21:37:00.001Z

I have gone to the expense of getting a new router. No cheap one either. Went to PC world so was probably conned paying 80 quid for it. Its a NetGear DGND3300. Im happy enough and ALL wireless devices work again.

Ice Cream Sunday

2012-02-05T20:06:00.001Z

Get up in our really snug hotel room and look at the bleak icy cold bowling green outside. And so we got to breakfast fill our bellies and trying to think of somewhere we could go on such a day. Another Place came to mind. (if you want to see all the photos click the picture above).

After a drive towards Birken Head and through Wallasea we pop up in Liverpool and carry on heading northwest towards the coast. We pull up on a car park and are ready for a brisk and cold walk. A walk I was not expecting or wanting.

But this was a place I had wanted to come to for some years now and was preeeeeeved that Deadmanjones had beat me here some time ago.

Now being the weather was as cold as it was you would not expect there to be anyone else on the beach, right? Well wrong. Apart from the 100 metal men there was loads of poeple around. Some of them just as sad as me and Les.

It kind of hard to explain how cold it was on that beach and why we had decided to check out all 100 of the statues. But I hope this photo spells it out. Yep we are mad.

And so the stroll along the beach began zigging and zagging and working a methodical walk out to see them all.

pondering if we need to wade out.

After the inital high beach ones things became more tricky.

Either because of the water rivers that were forming or the fact that some of them were still submerged. Time was on our side thought as the tide was going out.

Although with our impatents we did now have wet feet, besides I think this is the first time I had come across quick sand.

Do we wait or do we get wet feet? What number is it, what number is it.

This poor bloke got shat on.

The changing weather and tides made the living art come to life.

Which also ment that do to the elements the iron men had all weathered by different means or by man made painting!

Eventually the clouds past and blue skies hung wonderfully above us.

One after another the iron men had there photo taken. Sometimes witha subject sometimes without.

With the tide now out the walk just got longer and longer. Waht had we decided to do?

There is never a tiresome moment on the beach.

I even get my jacket off but not for long.

Eventaully after so much walking you have to refuel. And there was an ice cream van, although he couldn't believe it when I ordered two big ice creams with a flake.

He evn giggles when I agreed to all the extras, Les liked them though ;)

I'm going to enjoy this.

Me too.

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH lick slurp lick slurp.

once the ice creams had gone we continued the tour.

And here is number.....

one hundred

I'm glad I got here eventauly, apparently according to the sign, the art was meant to be moved in 2006 but it looks like they forgot. I was so glad to get back tot the car and have a sit down.

Tom The Diver

2012-02-04T22:41:00.000Z

We wake up the next morning wanting more sleep. The taste in my mouth wasn’t good and I soon brushed my teeth from the awful chicken taste. Now as ~I said it would have been nice to have rolled over and gone to sleep. However a tex came from the Greenies saying that Tom birthday treat was at 10am and we should arrive then. Blimy we need to get up.

This of course did not stop us going to find the breakfast room. Hidden away up the far end it was a nice surprise to a wonderfully layout out room and tables with no one at them. Could it possibly be that we were the only people in the hotel? We had not seen any other guests? The waitress came over and asked what we would like for breakfast and then we set about munching on what was to offer in the cold buffet whilst our main course was cooked up.

With our bellies overfull from breakfast we made our way to the car. I was hopeful that Les knew where we where going and he said he had the postcode on a text from the Greenies. Now this was going to be a bit of a surprise to him as the built in Antique of a DX sat nav only takes the first for digits of a post code. From there on you have to tell it the street you want to. Oh hum. We reach the car park with only a couple of cars there and park next to the Greenie Mobile. We wonder towards the main entrance giggling at the snaking queuing line that was set up. We get to the door and hold on, they are all locked. Eventually a girl comes out to inform us they are not open until 10am. The lucky Greenies had booked and therefore had been allowed in to get ready. Out here though it was cold. Mind bang on 10am the car park filled at a rate of knots and we were glade to be at the front of the snakes head to get in.

We wander around the place and bump into senior Greenie who takes us to where Tom is going to be under water with the fishes.

The are smallish fish

big fish

And the type of fish you do not wish to swim with.

Mean while Teg is trying to figure out which ones she wants to take home with her and how much boot space there is in the car.

And here is the birthday boy himself under water in his diving kit.

Full on mate. There’s no way I would be in there with those sharks around.

Soon enough the experience is over and we all get together to go and look at all the other aquatic life around

There was not only fish to see.

But these green things too

along with more fish.

For the adults of us it was time for a cup of tea.

for some of the kids it was time for a blue slush puppy and

a hell of a lot of sucking

Now tell me where on a weight watchers diet are you allow 29 points in one bit?

Eventually of sucked not only the ice out of my cup but the air out of the room. Wow that was exhausting.

And my tongue is so cold it turned blue.

Now here you will notice how Teg worked out how to get those fishes home with her.

It was feeding time in the big tank as the fishes hadn’t eaten Tom and they were still hungry so we sat and watched if anticipation

And here came the people who were going to feed them.

We take another spin around the aquarium before heading up to the shop the otters, for whom it was to cold for them to make an appearance and

The submarine

A very tight fit. From here we went to Tesco’s as one of the screws had come out of my glasses and the nose peace had come off. We both parked up in the car park, and I said to Les I’ll just be a minute I know where the kit is usually kept. Mr Green turns up and he his a list of shopping to do! MR Hughes is not impressed when I come back some 30 minutes latter blaming Mr Green. We head into town where we can only find one parking space and Mrs Green and Teg call it a nap time and head back to the Travel Lodge where we will meet later for dinner.

The boys however go to the pub.

Shockingly they won’t serve the birthday boy beer though!

After a beer we head into the the center to spend Tom’s money in the toy stores. I notice this what to me but maybe not to you, seems to be a rather odd game of feed the dog and watch it do a turd? Yes really. The player withe the most turd at the end of the game wins! Must be a big seller!

From here we meet up with Sarah and Teg to have dinner at the pub next to the travel lodge. Sarah has got a heater from reception as there room was cold. In for dinner and the waiter was splendid. One of those people who make the evening that little bit better by saying things such as ‘ you can get too much carvery ‘. We have some birthday cake back in the room and once more we have all ate way too much. And so we are off to the pub. The pub we loved last night.

Thats right the K.A.S.H. bar. Greenie and Les though are not up for staying here and want to move on.

So we do. And after Les upsets one local inparticular we move on.

We find a nice place to drink at the bar where Le sis now drinking shorts and beer and

a switched has been pressed in Greenies head and is now in completely drunk mode. He is swaying, slurring and smiling. We in fact have a nice time hanging out having a pleasant drink together with the company I love.

Eventually Greenie insists we go for a Kebab with plenty of garlic mayo on it. Me and Les though play it safe and have a pizza each. After all were sharing a room.

The secret room

2012-02-04T09:26:00.000Z

The breakfast room in the Dean hotel is well hidden but very nice inside once you have found it. Not that I'm that hungry after last nights super.

Super

2012-02-04T08:51:00.001Z

The remermance of super. One pizza and a box of chips and five prices of really poorly cooked chicken. I ate the lot by the looks if it. What's in your box?

Ice Cold Chester

2012-02-03T23:55:00.001Z

Les and myself arrive in the outskirts Chester, book into the Dene Hotel where we get the warmest of welcomes on what is one of the coolest nights. Once are bags are down we head next door to the Hungrey Horse for dinner. We are served some drinks at the bar by a girl who has obvously broken her fingers and pulling pints is a painful art. She does smile though.

Once our double fish and chips super and a couple of pints is done we go outside into the siberian weather and head towards the center of Chester to meet MR Green for some beers. Down Hoole Road and over the railway bridge I am cold and ready for the toliet. We have passed many a pub to get to Mr Green but here I must stop and so we enter an odd bar with a handful of people in it.

The bar is called KASH which to help you remember it is a term for beer so long ago that I can't even remember. However coming in here was a sgtroke of random guenious.

For here we had a pub which had a notably good stash of Belguim bottled beer in the fridge as well as some others but also something else on tap.

Here they have a fair few beers on Tap, mostly from the Blueball Brewery.

And to remember the brewery by all you need remember is their logo, a nice girl with now cloths on sitting ona blue ball, with a couple of very select items to keep everything family freindly.

Now the beer was the perfect temperature unlike the room which queit frankly ended up with me Les and the barman that seemed to like Les more than me. Not hard I guess.

Now it was about this point that Greenie said he was not going to turn up after all and at this point we had tried seveal BlueBall beers and thereofre didn't care.

We had found our spot for the night. My Favourite beer was Spank. Yep I loved Spank. Spank was definetly my favourite.

We admired the lamp shade whilst we tried some of the others.

Eventually it was closing time and we had, had enought to want some supper.

This was a mistake as we happened to go from Chesters greatest bar for selling the bestb beer to Chesters worst takeaway selling the worst food. My 7 peices of chicken were awful. I ate the lot though and the shocking shit chips. Erm.....

And what was in your box Les? Oh the world worest pizza, a speciality of Chester no doubt. Anway we got a taxi to the hotel with the warmest welcome to slowly roast for 8 hours....

Kash chester

2012-02-03T22:42:00.001Z

The beer lovers paradise. That's zoe and al. Get here now.

Enjoying a good spank

2012-02-03T22:20:00.001Z

Yep my favourite drink in the lash is spank.

Fruity

2012-01-31T13:40:00.001Z

The story on page 83 is one of my favorites so far. Just to confirm how the override live.

MX5 racing

2012-01-30T22:54:00.001Z

I've enjoyed some virtual racing with the mx5 owners club on the PS3. It was well smart apart from my performance.

Bed time stores

2012-01-29T22:51:00.001Z

I've brought a new book to end the day with and to try and relax before shutting my eyes. The last book I enjoyed was Jack Dee's autobiography. So I that I would try another one and got Chris Event's. Although this would appear not to be his first.....

Skyrim

2012-01-29T21:57:00.001Z

At last I have found lots of time to sit back with my PS3 to play Skyrim. It id so beautifully done someone must be very proud out there. There's no need to actually play the game. Just marvel at it.

Extending the Life As We Know It

2012-01-28T12:24:00.001Z

This Hp 6901p battery would appear to only want to give me 4m minutes of juice. Not what I would call long enough. And hence I'd been on ebay to look for another. There was an option to change the 6 cell battery to a 9 cell battery taking the power from 44mAh to 7800mAh. And so I ordered a 9 cell one for 30 quid.

The battery cam so I lifted my laptop up and

undid the clips and slid out the battery.

What became apparnet was the fact that the bigger capacity battery was in fact bigger!

And thus protudes from the back somewhat!

In real life though it is livable with and only comes out as far as the power cord socket.

And now after following the batteries installation instructions of charging and discharging 3 times fully, I get areal 3 and half hours run time just like it says. Brilliant!

Defy glug

2012-01-26T20:38:00.005Z

Ok so not only do they have Gorilla glass but they are also water proof. There are some brave souls out there with Deffy's. Me I'm not one of them.

Santa is eaten!

2012-01-24T11:48:00.000Z

I got peckish and so

I nibbled at his head. The rest did not last longer either though!

True death

2012-01-22T11:51:00.000Z

Well the PS3 One died again and this time it would not resurect. So I've stripped it and binned it. I've kept the blue ray drives though in case one of the others faults. A sad day and maybe I'll replace it with a Slim but not just yet.

The Not So King Repose

2012-01-21T23:07:00.001Z

Having been to the Kings Repose Indian Restuarant in Featherston before you can imagine how excited I was to be returning once more to eat their deliouse food. However this visit was not the to be as per the last ones and was quiet frank shoddy service. Once in we were asked to go to the bar, and then they changed there minds and would bring the drinks to our table. Fine not a problem, after allit was quiet.

We were served one pint for 3 people though and until I aksed for the other 2 they were obviously not coming. They did. The orders were taken and restuarant filled up. Perhaps what we didn't releasie was just how full down stairs had become. Between the starters the main course was some wait...... and getting the waiters attention was somewhat problematic. They looked hurrid overwhlemed and not really intrested that whilst we were waiting we would like another drink, all 3 of us that is!

The food came eventually and what we waited for was well worth it and delicious, the currysw were great. The nans were just above average standard.

Eventualy we were thrown some dessert menus. And sometime later ased if we wanted anything. Sure 1 coffee, 1 coffe lequre and an ice cream off the menu. We were then asked if we would vacate our table and eat the ice cream downstairs. Nope if you want us to leave cancel the ice cream. Once down stairs there was nowhere to sit initialy as how can I put it, it was rather packed. The people they put at our dinning table though they did keep their seats for us. So what had been a great few eating occassions there in the past was a big dissapointment that didn't charm me into want to return for more of the same.

The night was finished off in the Anchor, were we savoured our beaverages in a relaxed and calm atmoshphere.

Brothers glasses.

2012-01-21T22:30:00.001Z

My brother has new glasses but he was so tight he only got one set. Like breasts you should always get a second set.

Not lemon lush surprise

2012-01-21T13:54:00.001Z

Unlike some my mom is behaving whilst we enjoy dinner at the Blue Brick. Yummy lettuce.

Iratating windows

2012-01-21T10:17:00.001Z

Help its constantly updating. It's getting really irritating.

Lapping it up

2012-01-19T22:29:00.000Z

I was quizzing to buy a new laptop after looking for a HP 6810P on ebay for ages. However like most things I bid for I won't pay enough and these laptops go for £170. Something I was not willing to pay. Then one night I pop on Ebay and there is one going for £99 quid with 4 miuntes to go. I put my highest bid on yet and I get it for £117! A few days later it turns up and low and behold it is just like it was descibed, in new condition. It even came in the original box. Perhaps the only thing I'm dissapointed about is the battery life which is shockingly short.

A few many hours later it has software on and is being used to type this with Zoundry Raven. Mean while I'm tyring to cycle the battery to see if there is life in the old beast yet. So here is the HP 6910P with 4GB ram, Vista buisness and full microsoft softwaren, all on a small 75gb hard drive. Yikes! Got to say I think I perfer Vista to windows 7!

Another problem on its way?

2012-01-18T22:20:00.000Z

Having no battery charger is a bit a problem having to try to remember to plug the phone in whenever I'm near a PC or PS3. I was so happy with the last charger that I've brought another from Super Cheap City on Ebay, but I'll always be plugging it in via a multiplug.

James Bond in Blue

2012-01-17T22:11:00.000Z

Sad I know but there nothing better than a good Bond movie. And so I have te first set of them now on Blue Ray. You seem to get 5 old moives and one modern one. I wonder if this will be the same for the rest of the packs when they come out. I was disspaointed that they weren't in their own boxes though, its a fold out affair and the bookletthat come with them is totaly pointless.

2012-01-16T22:42:00.000Z

A few weeks back I brought this battery charger from Super Cheap City on Ebay. Not only can you charge a battery but you can also charge your phone using the USB port. Its really good or so I thought. Monday morning I woke up. It was still dark and I looked at the clock. erm 5am. Well I thought my phone could do with charging before I go to work so I pluged it in and then rolled over and went to sleep again. The next time I woke up the room was light. Not a good sign. I looked over at the alarn clocking thinking I had not set it but no the clock was not on. The bed side lamp would not come on either. I thought at first we had just had a power cut. I got my watch and though sod it I'm so late to go to work. Whilst getting up though I notice dthe lights all worked and that in fact it was only the plug sockets that had stopped working.

Well the last thing I plugged in was this charger. Low and behold it smelt bad like burning electronics. Erm not good. I unplugged the mulit socket it was plugged into and the circuit reset.

Later on I unscrewed the charger to see what had gone wrong. Didn't look bad at first.

Then turn the board over. Not so good.

Perhaps what is most surprising about this china charger is the fact there is no fuse in it! Thankgod I pluged it into a multiplug which had a fuse in the plug, which has blown. Erm I was well later for work.

House series 2

2012-01-15T23:39:00.001Z

House series 2 is now being watched whilst im in bed. I guess for some its a better option than big brother.

Unlocking the deffy potential

2012-01-15T23:07:00.001Z

Ooh so I've done this. It is now rooted and booted running at 1200ghz. And the battery is turned down so it should last longer when doing nothing. Amazing. Ginger bread next.

Enjoying The Barnes

2012-01-15T22:59:00.000Z

Sunday and the Cluckers quizz team head over to The Barnes for a yearly meal.

We await patently for Les and the Greenies

And eventually they come. We search the menu and order.

As always my mom loves a good meal here.

And at the end of the night one has a full belly again!

Having dinner in the barns.

2012-01-15T18:05:00.001Z

Well waiting for les and the greenies to turn up actuals.

Grand tourisom 5

2012-01-15T15:47:00.001Z

And while the roof dries I will virtual drive.

Waterproofing

2012-01-15T15:45:00.001Z

I br been out in the cold cleaned the softtop and waterproofed it.

Megadrive

2012-01-14T22:59:00.001Z

Well the figures are in and the cost of tolls and fuel to get to the alpes this year came to £120 for the tolls and £250 in fuel. £88 for the ferry. So that's £458 for 4 people in lovely skoda superb space.

Hotwheels service center.

2012-01-14T18:33:00.001Z

Yep In the loft is my hotwheels service center from my childhood. Oh yeah im still there

Lofty places

2012-01-14T18:30:00.001Z

Im in loft getting the boxes to put the christmas decorations away. Then I had a magic moment and threw half the stuff up here out. The suitcase up the corner is staying. But hey look what I have found.....

A quality breakfast

2012-01-14T09:59:00.001Z

Well I thought id have something different for breakfast this morning. With so many chocolates to hand im trying to get my 5 a day from them. I've had orange,strawberry and nut and some milk so they not that bad for you. And if they had also been dark chocolate they wouldn't have been so fattening either.

2011-12-29T22:29:00.000Z

2012-01-15_22-06-50_314, originally uploaded by nackuk.

Well some of you may well know that I've been to Val Cenis to snowboard. And the pics are now ready to view. oooo lucky you.

The struggle

2011-12-29T19:27:00.001Z

Now if I take it slow I should be able to meet the challenge.

Enjoying a spread eagle

2011-12-29T18:19:00.001Z

In the spread having another carvers. Hope they have got turkey.

Easter at tescos

2011-12-29T16:11:00.001Z

Tescos has an easter section already.

Chomping away

2011-12-28T23:37:00.001Z

Whilst most years you get tons of chocolates this year you could get a tin of sweets yum yum yummy. My teeth are begins to hurt. But at least my jaw bone is being exercised.

A surprise that wasn't a surprise that became a surprise. Isn't that surprising.e

2011-12-28T23:27:00.001Z

Today my mom gave me a christmas present that not only she forgot about but so did I. Because before christmas I was struggling to think of something I wanted or indeed needed that would be suitable for a christmas gift. Anyway I was buying some ties whilst I was out shopping with her and suggested that she get me them for christmas. So it was hardly going to be a surprise on christmas day. However just like her I also forgot about them. So the most unsurprising gift became the most surprising gift or them all. What a surprise.

Got my feet up

2011-12-28T19:22:00.001Z

Got my feetup at last.

The Snowman

2011-12-27T22:18:00.000Z

One of my favourite day this Christmas was Wednesday. Today The Greenie Family had got me a ticket with them to go and see the Snowman for Christmas. Not only was it a lovey day out with them but it was the most relaxing day I had had for ages and was just so nice to take it easy. Desides that I like the panto and going to the theatre is a real treat I never do. And so we got the train from Wolverhamton station. Once at Birmingham Sarah wanted to go for lunch at Cafe Rouge. I had never heard of it so I didn't know where it was. Well so I though, but it is actually based where the old Pizza hut used to be. The service was woeful, but the food when it came was delicouse. If Greenie only finaly got that coke he had ordered and had been reasked for ;).

We headed on down to Centinary Square with Greenie trying to do his back in again! Perhaps it didn't hurt enough the first time?

Sarah had seemingly sorted us out some dam near the front seats yeah row 2! I settled in my seat and relaxed for the show.

Having forgotten about the story of the Snowman it was enjoyable to see something a bit different and imaginary.

I even read the program which instrestling told you about the actors and actress's as well as about the fact the Snowman was originaly written for the Theatre in Birmingham and then went ot London and the rest of the world and has been selling out its shows in Birmingham ever since. The show ended in a gush of snow falling all over us :)

When we left it was dark. We went for a lovely warm coffee before finding a train to go home on. It was time for bed for me.

Boxing Day

2011-12-26T21:35:00.000Z

Boxing day and it was playing on my mind that it was the last true day to open any presents, that Alan and Zoe's present was still with me and that I really wasn't going to have another oppurtunity to get it to them this year. So I got in my car and set off up north where it supposidly grim. Well it was grim on the motorway with it being chocka and moving at 40 mph. I dropper the present off in the recyling bin and headed on home. On the positive side the motorway going north was now standing still due to a pile up, and then when nearly home so was southbound. Luckily I had entertainment and turned on the Skoda multimedia system and watched Only Fools and Horses, after all Christmas wouldn't be christmas with out Rodney and Del would it. In fact we were stationary that long I watch two eposiodes. This was a pain as I was meant to be around the Greenies. However there are times when you should consider yourself lucky as when we finaly got moving we passed a very somber looking family standing next to a completly burnt out shell of a car. Christmas was not looking good for them. Anyway I got round Greenies and guess what. Niether Les or Sarah were there?

We got the toys out and Sarah and Les appeared from the hospital some time later. Greenie keeps us beered up and the children play merrily away on the DS3D.

Toys are played with until the telly comes on and Sarah tantalises us with more food

Les takes control of one of the kidsas well as the remote control.

There are toys everywhere. Erm modern kids today have more than they know but probably don't realise.

But everyone should have a barring sheep

Baa baaa

2011-12-26T18:08:00.001Z

How do you take the batteries out.

Thinking of Palm Trees

2011-12-25T18:02:00.000Z

Whilst I have got a couple of tubs of Quality Street, what I had seen and really wanted instead was a tub of Swizzels Matlow Supper Stars All Time Favourites. All my fravourites in here, drum sticks, love hearts, Purple soap tasting things yuk, Duoble Dip and my very favourite refreshers. Erm reminds me of Palm trees.

3pm Queen Christmas Day Speech

2011-12-25T15:15:00.000Z

3pm came and me and Les sat down to watch the Queen speech. Something I usualy mis but not on purpose and a fan of the Royals. Hell I want to be one so lets not get rid of them.

This years I liked especialy, She took us through her holiday snaps throughout the Common Wealth and I get the ery suspision she was trying to say Sod Bankrupt Euorpe, We have the and are part of the Common Wealth and we have the pound. In say this though I can't say I could name all the Common Wealth countries we are linked with? Yet the European ones I would. Is that right? Surely not. We have links with these countries for a reason and perhaps we cherrish this links a lot more. Heres to the Common Wealth and perhaps its time for me to visit some of these countreis and take my own snaps. Can you snowboard in any of them?

Christmas Day Drink

2011-12-25T14:07:00.000Z

Christmas day Matt and MAddie come round to go to the Rainbow for a Christmas Day Drink. I cannot say I felt like it. In fact I texted him to say I had gone back to bed, which I had! They came round anyway and pulled me from my bed. I got int he shower cleaned myself up and was ready to join them for a refreshingly chilly walk to the pub, Les came along too although he seemed to have the same enthusisasthim as me. As I said thought the cold air helped.

Les enjoyed every moment of being in that pub. But it was god to see some faces you don't see for ages. And lets not forget that date that Robbo wants to do the Circle Line Pub Crawl in London in late March, now shall we?

Christmas Day Presents

2011-12-25T10:02:00.000Z

Well Santa has been and obviously thinks I've been a good boy this year. Yah.

I even have a board game this year yeah.

Although I'm not sure what Les is saying by getting me this for Christmas?

The Christmas Eve Coven Pub Crawl

2011-12-24T23:38:00.000Z

Its Christmas Eve and with all the presents wrapped its time to keep the COven Christmas Eve Pub Crawl Dream Alive.

Les reassures my mom that we will not drink exsseviely. Do we ever? and what would be the point of it anyway. We'll just have enough to stop our blood freezing as its cold out there. So Beardy (AKA Fatboy), Les (AKA as Thin Boy) and myself head to the Rainbow for our first pint. Here I call Greenie to tell him we are here and he is trying to persuade the children to go to bed or Santa will not come. We are not alone in this pub but we are not staying either. Christmas Rosso all round anyone?

At the Anchor (AKA Fox and Anchor) Greenie has made it right behind us. We head on in and

we are definetly not alone, the place is full, very full.

After a few pints it is time for another Christmas Rosso. Not usre why but Beardy does not appear to know what he is meant to be ordering. ho ho

He comes back with 4 glasses of the right stuff and comments that it tastes like Ribeana?

We leave the Anchor for the long walk ahead, to burn of some calories.

Luckily there have been put in place some more public convenienes on the way.

We reach the Four Ashes and inside is my brother.

A log fire and well noone else. You'd think we are alone in here...

But no a bar man does exist and pops in to serve us.

Greenie is concerned that he has had too much to drink, it is a long walk home and he still has to dress as Santa.

Before he departs though he gets a round of Christmas Rosso in and then departs. In his place comes Sarh and Gaz. So at the 4 Ashes we loose 1 gain 3 bodies. And so we move on.

Yep the Harrows is open, although you would not know it and guess what, although there is a bar man we are alone! So a pint here and a Rosso.

Once we have left the Harrow it is back to the Rainbow to close the loop. We've got aour wrist bands on and the place is full. As I suspected though there is no one at the door and anyone can get in but only people with wrist bands can order drinks. The place is much empter though than last year ie you can be in the building! Eventualy it is time to go home. Les and Beardy went a while ago. In fact Beardy grabbed his pint and left some time ago. And when I get home everyone is asleep awaiting Santa to visit.

The Last Day of Work

2011-12-23T23:56:00.000Z

Well I've been extremely busy atr work and this last week not particularly well whilst being there apart from Tuesday. So you can imagine that I was very happy to be well enough to go out with my work colleges on the last day of work. We finished at 2pm and headed on down to the Swan and Mitre in Aston before catching the train into the Center of Brum. We headed to the Weathspoons which was packed and after an hour of standing up I asked if anyone would like to sit down. There obviously hadn't been anywhere to site down otherwise we would have been. Well I said I'll go and talk to these girls over here on this table. I have a magic effect of they will leave and we will have a table. And so ten minutes latter we were all sat around 'our' table. More food and beer was brought and eventually we headed up Broad Street.

At around 10pm I decided to catch a train home. Once back in homeland I went via Jivans, and considered the fact that I proberably didn't want to smell of Curry on Christmas Eve and so had one of there large chicken Tikka Sizzelers. Oh my it was loveeeeeeely. aghhh.

Why would you repaire a another PS3 repair

2011-12-21T22:51:00.000Z

I now have a fair few parts and another non working PS3. That is 3 in total. At last a part came to repair one of those PS3, another is scrap so it is stripped for parts and there is another which requires the motherbooard and blue ray drive board pairing (a problem which can be fixed though eventually when I get r) I had brought for someones christmas present ,whom I hoped will appreciate the fact that whilst it is second hand, that I have repaired it with my own hands and got it working especialy for them.

And so the complete strip down began. Errr this one is messy inside. But as the seller said no YOLD repair on it. When I put back togeather I have used the most expensive thermal dimond compound available. This should keep it working for a while. And now for the ultimate test to leave LA Noire running for a day on it. Fingers crossed and yes red hot heat iscoming out the back. Excellant.

My first anfroid post.

2011-12-21T22:42:00.001Z

The title days it all

Christmas tree 2011

2011-12-21T22:27:00.001Z

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Christmas tree 2011 up at last and well worth the wait
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2011-12-20T23:25:00.001Z

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Writing christmas cards at last.

I'm thinking of eating Froyo

2011-12-20T18:39:00.000Z

I've been to the Motorola site and downloaded Froyo in the hope that it wouldn't relock my phone when I installed Froyo Retail for Vodaphone. And all is working fine. I just got to say though. What has it done for me???? I have no idea? Do I need to go Gingerbread or even Icecream Sandwhich. If I did what what it do for me. They sound tastier than Froyo is is that some kind of yoghurt. Anyone? What can I do now that I couldn't before?

2011-12-20T16:41:00.000Z

All I got to say is thanks Di I've never felt better.

Let it snow let it snow let it snow

2011-12-19T18:35:00.000Z

The snow looks good now I hope it lasts.

There are some right lucky people there for Chirstmas.

One day I will be there too. Les hope it stays white.

Someone went home with my toys

2011-12-17T23:46:00.000Z

Saturday and after a full days christmas shopping it was time for the annual festive get togeather meal at the Odd Fellows in Compton. We headed over to the Swan first, a proper pub where we met Marg who had been waiting patenitly with win for us to turn up. A couple of drinks later and we went over the icy street to the incredably busy Odd Fellows. Gaz, Sarah Di and Greg wre already sat down with drinks. The crackers were crakced the jokes joked at and the toys played with. Well be me until relevant owners took them back. Not only was the nice it was a great night out with th company of those I enjoy so much. All I can say is the meal out went ever so quickly, cheers for arranging it Gaz.

And so for some of us it was back to the Swan for yet more of the ale type stuff. And I guess this is where time stood still. Well for some of us.

And here we have the answer to not having trays. Banks would be proud. Not only do the lorry tankers of Banks beer have fosters scrawled along the side, the four pinter carrier, carrying four pints of Banks also has Forsters scrawled on the side of it.

Worse still Beardy even thought it tasted of Fosters. Perhaps he should have had a brussel sprout or two with his meal then?

Going Andriod

2011-12-15T20:17:00.000Z

Impressed with Greenies new Nokia 700 I was trying to get one but frankly I cannot justify £200 odd pounds they are going for when I don't look after the things. Then I came across a review of the Motorola Deffy. Not only has it got Gorrilla glass but they are very rugged, have a battery that can last 2 days and is queit compact. Better still they arn't that desirable so you snitch one up for £100. And so I have gone android at last.

I have got to say that at first it was going straight back on ebay. But once you get to understand that really it is a mini pc that makes calls rather than a telephone that connects to the internet it is very nifty. texting is a pain but there you go. And so I have played for many hours putting widgets on and getting it how I want it. All I want to do now is put Froyo on it.

Street lighting

2011-12-14T20:09:00.000Z

The neighbours got their outside lights on and I guess it was time to put ours out too to brighten up our corner. There had been veryfew lights at Aldi this year but had managed to get one set of red lights.

Up with the street lighting then and time to ge the shades out.

But well worth it in the end.

Playing with Laura

2011-12-14T20:03:00.000Z

Its been a while but I have had Laura out at last again.

Another Saturday Another Jivans

2011-12-13T19:58:00.000Z

Wow look at that after many weeks he has put that new head lamp lid on. I wonder if he will ever get round to fitting his new rocker cover?

I took my mom out shopping and then headed over to the Barnes for some dinner.

That night we revisited Jivan's balti house. This week I really was going to try for one of those chicken sizzlers but alais at the last moment I gave in

and had the usual Jalfraza.

A few Cobra's were sunk before we moved venue

To the Possada. Busy at first with nowhere to site,

But once we had we settled in for the night. Erm my head hurt the next day.

Because I Could

2011-12-05T23:18:00.001Z

You know I like tinckering and that I'm doing a red and yellow theme under the bonnet so what is it I changed next?

Yep I changed the front strut bar to a yellow one. Now my old black one is on Ebay should you want one.

Some Saturdays are nicer than others

2011-12-03T23:53:00.000Z

In the morning I had got up and headed over to Rugley to fix someones Skoda water ingress electrics problem. From there I came home and took my mom out. We went to Compton Hospice Shop and then to Village Coffee, were Wyne nipped round. Eventually I prized them away so that I could get back for

The Great Coven Lights Switch on. From here me and Beardy caught the bus from the Anchor up town.

And had tea in Jivans along with

plenty of liquid refreshment.

At 8:30pm we went to catch the bus home. But guess what. We saw the Arriva 76 drive off into the distance. Bugger the bus was early. There was nothing for it apart from heading to the Passada for one.

This time we went to the bus stop earlier and it was lucky as the bus left early again! Erm....

We got off at the Anchor and walked on up the road to the Four Ashes,

As a say the Karoike was on again as per usual, the Christmas decorations were up and the log fire was alight.

We sat for most of the time at the bar and admired

the Martine Rosso readily dusted for Christmas Eve whilst drinking Banks.

The Big Sandwhich Debate

2011-11-27T12:29:00.001Z

So which is the best tasting. The square cut sandwiches or the triangluarscut sandwiches.

The finished Artical

2011-11-27T12:21:00.001Z

Here we have the finihsed cam cover. Its for my brothers MX5 and like the head light vent I did him he will probably after all my effort never fit it.

3rd Coven Beer Festival

2011-11-25T23:12:00.000Z

It was that time of year again for the annual Coven Beer Festival. Not the greatest festival about but evey year it gets better and busier.

And so the beer was flowing, the band was playing and people were dancing.

Yep thats right the band were playing and

People were dancing!

Mind the band was playing rather loudly, but what a session they put on for us. They were great.

And so I recorded a few of the beers I tried with Hogslaying being my favourit, I think

They call me Mr Green

2011-11-24T21:14:00.000Z

With the engine and cooling system working I decided it was time to see if the air con could now be fixed. After all this time last year I bought a new and the last one of the 1.8 MX5 air condensors so we might as well try. So with a bit of suction there was a comment well it holds a vacuum so let put some gas in to a erm theres a size able leak somewhere. Anyway the leak was foudn and it wasn't that new condensor thankgod. And so it was repaired. Luckily I had lef tthe second hand ebay set up I had stumbled across in the boot which he took the seal from to fix it.

So Friday morning not only did I have my top down, but I also had the air con on as well!

Half a Life and a bit

2011-11-23T21:28:00.000Z

I have brought a couple more games for my PS3. Make a change to PS1 games anyway. The Orange box which to me is Half Life 2. I think its called the Orange box though as there are about 5 games on this game disk! Anyway I'm enjoying Half Life 2.

And here we have Silent Hill Home Coming. Good graphics, usual silent hill finesse. But it's just bore of the same. Bland bland bland. Don't do another unless you can put some sparkle into it.

Now this I was surprised at. And yep I quite like going horse back in the Wild West. A unexpected thumbs up to.

Good bye Coven Methodist

2011-11-22T21:37:00.000Z

Its a sad day for some in Coven. Here is the Methodist Hall being Knocked down after some 100 old years of standing. I can't understand how the planning department have let it be knocked down for what is bound to be 2 way overpriced bunglows and a house.

Going, going, going

Not a lot left

I can remeber going to Nursery here, Sunday school, the 6:40 club and the 7:40 club. Erm that progress for you giggle

MR Tickles new girlfriend

2011-11-20T23:47:00.000Z

I nip upto to Stockport to Alan and Zoe. But when I get there they arn't in. I was going to nip into there local but there was no need aparently they were 'just' 5 minutes round the corner.

Well I havn't seen Alan or Zoe in some time, and since then they have moved the front room around. But that is maninly to do with......

The fact Mr Tickle has got himself a bird and needed a bigger sofa. We had a chineese, played some games, and Kaz and Jerds came round.

We eventually went to that local for one. Which turned into a few and a call to Jerds of you better come home your working tommorrow don't forget.

Alan like the sofa so much he decided that's where he was going to sleep for the night.

The next day I got up at 1:45pm. Some lie in. Had a nice relasinx afternoon with their PS3 and some tea. It was so nice to relax.

Red hot

2011-11-20T15:23:00.001Z

I have been toying wit my MX5 again but can you tell what?

Does it help if we zoom in?

So this is it. I have painted the exhuast heat shield with Halfords heat resistant paint.

Red hot or what? Well I like it.

It wasn't the only thing I'd done though. With the cold weather coming I altered the screen wash pipe route too.

Routing it around the heater pipes so that it will defrost the screen wash line quicker when cold.

Time will tell if this helps though.

Another Phatanoise`

2011-11-15T18:45:00.000Z

Another phatnoise box, but this one is not for me. My dad liked the one I had so much, or more the idea of having all your music with you in the car that I got him one. Showing him how to put the music on it and using it is another thing.

So out with the crappy 6 CD changer and

a straight swap in with the phatanoise box. It worked straight away but then I spent a fair few hours tinkering with it, to Phathack it. In fact I'm not really sure weather it ever is or is not phathacked. Hoever I have put the larger cartridge in from my machine and it works, so I'm taking it, that it has done it. And so onto showing my dad how to use it.....

MX5 radiator Change

2011-11-13T18:08:00.000Z

Sunday morning my head didn't hurt that much, the sun was shining and so I thought it would be the perfect oppurtunity to get some fresh air, get the tools out and swap the radiator on the Eunos Roadster as it was leaking along the top core.

Now I was a bit worrid about how to do it, due to the fact the air conditioning is attached to it. Now its not explained in the Rod Graingers Manual but there is some info in the Hayes manual for a change.

So remove air pipe, the fan wiring, the air con fan wiring and the breather hose from the top of the radiator. Remove the undertray. Then either side of the radiator at the top there is a bolt to remove.

You cannot see the bolt on this photo so pretty pointless but down the side of the radiator they lie and you will need a socket wrench to undo them.

At the bottom of the raidiator there is a drain plug for the collant. So use it to let the coolant out!

Next remove the coolant hose from the top of the radiaor

With thetwo bolts removed the raiaotr will be free at the top.

Next remove the bottom raidiator hose.

Next the air conitioning pipeowrk requires to be removed from the raidiator. This is held onto the raidiator in two places with bolts.

These bolts are one of the four bolts holding the fan in place for the two fans.

Remove with a spanner

and this one as well.

Move the brackets out of place and the pipework.

This should now leave the raiator free to be lifted out of position.

And here is the raidiator removed.

As we can see here the air con is left in place and is not connected to the radiaitor.

The air condensor is fitted directly onto the body of the car.

New radiator from MX5 parts. An exact copy and match. But needs the fittings and fans mving across.

The fans simply unbolt and then bolt in place on the new radiator.

Here is one of the two moutning pins that need to be moved across. To take off the original radiator you need to remove the circlips with a small flat bladed screw driver.

And put them somewhere safe.

And the bolt hole rubber mounts need removing from the old radiator

Push the metal washer out

Then pull out the rubber ring sidewards.

Give it a good tug.

Then simply slip them back in on the new radiator.

Enusrue they are in the correct position and

put the metal ring in place.

Now put the pins in the new radiator and push the circlips in place as shown above

All done it now as the haynes manual says installation is reverse of removal.

Once installed, top up with water and antifreeze, and if possible do this with the front end raised to remove air locks quicker. Run the engine until warm. Allow to cool and retop up. All done and time for a cup of tea.

12 hour banks brewery tour

2011-11-12T22:59:00.000Z

Saturday morning and we are off to do the Banks Brewery tour at 11am ish. To my surprise I find out that Sarah has already done it 3 times? So what is in store for us then?

Inside we site down inside the nice little bar setup they have and get 1/2 a pint each.

This gets Matts approval. A chap comes in gives you some history on the Brewery and its owners and then its off for the tour of the manufacutring plant - sorry the brewery.

So what do you get to see. Well some tanks.

With beer in of course, brewing away.

Some brew in round tank and some in recangular tanks.

And then at the end a car park area full of casks.

A couple of minutes later we are back in the bar for 2 more pints of free beer. And when we say 2 pints some people can't count.

We even buy some scratchins that they didn't even realise they had to sell!

As I said a few few few few pints later we are kind of kicked out with a burger voucher for next door.

What shall we do now then shouted Les.

Before you know it we are in the pub next door to the Brewery. And for the sake of me at this point I cannot remember its name. Some really nice beer was ordered along with

some food, which got wolfed down immediately.

What shall we do now asked Mr Green?

Now we actually went next door to the Combermere Arms, which is famous in Wolverhamtpon but what for?

Is it because the pub is layouted out like a house with the bar in the front room?

Is it the fact that they make a very nice cup of tea for either Sarah or Marg, but which one of them was it who was not drinking?

Think about it....

Well its famous for the tree that grows in the gents.

So if you don't fancy using the urinal you can always water the tree.

And the other answer was it was Marg who was enjoying so proper beer drinking out of a pint glass.

So what shall we do now yell Nack

And so we went across the road to the Alexandrea. Well no one else would go to the tattoo parlour next door. And so we went into shock.

The drinks selection was limited. But there was still one real ale choice. Well it was the closest. Ansells Mild.

As mat would like to put it a shocking choice nack.

The coffee here though was alright. And whilst leaving Sarah decided it was all enough for her sitting with some very merry folk and so while she whizzed home we planned our nex plan visit.

So the Royal Oak it was. Things I remember, we all had the same pint, there was no food on here, I got a poppy at last, there was a whole lot of bluetooth conecting going on here, everyone left without me whilst I went to the toliet. Was it something I said or were they keen for a nother pint?

And so we made it to The Newhampton

So we had some more fine beer, and food, real chips and a pie or burger for 3 quid. Oh yeah and for starters we had scratchins. Then everyones dinner came apart from Greenies so he had to order another as there had been a miscount and then..

It was time to leave and Matt said where to now then? There was only one nearby choice. Somewhere I'd never been in. somewhere I'd never considered going in,somewhere I wouldn't go alone, somewhere where I'm not sure what the name was but theres one thing I do recall...

There was only 3 options of beer, Carling, John Smiths, Strongbow. I think the name is the Paggot Arms. Got to be said we where the only white people in there, or had probably ventured in there for the last 10 years. I presume that the lack of draft beer was because the best seller would be rum. I was definetly impressed with the size of the speakers. They were big. They were permant and I did want to stop for the disco that was sure to be on later. But Marg and Matt had better ideas and went on home to Matts to recover I guess. And so then there was 3.

We started our walk back to town, Les taking us passed his church.

The wonderfull Wolverhampton sky line at night and

up some back alley to

The Wanderer. Yes after that long walk a pub thankgod.

Some real beer and a log fire. Ah nice. And then a telephone call.

Then we were 4 once more. We stayed here until the beer started to have an effect on some...

loving the log fire

loving the conversation with fatboy

Loving the atmosphere.

But alais it was time to move on. Time to move on to a place with more people, more fill seats, more

thrones for Les to sit his ass on, and more tables in the shape of coffins. At least there was more of a selection of beer in here.

Greenie too wanted to feel the power and thus commanded we moved on. There was only one place left to go...

I got us the window seat, whilst the beer came.

And so we enjoyed a few last pints in here whilst I talked to some ranom strangers about some random things. Then before you knew it, it was time for the bus, but hell I wanted super, but even more surprisingly...

so did Beardy.

Yep he wanted, desired, couldn't resist a curry and

nann bread, fluffy, cripsy, so soft and warm and yummy delioucous.

And yes I had a Cobra but did I struggle to drink it. Hell my heads going hurt in the morning......

Loving film

2011-11-10T22:06:00.000Z

When I saw the envolope come through the door I couldn't believe my eyes. How had Lovefilm sent my next film through so quick when I'd only posted my last film back this morning? Then when I opened it they are now allowing me to have two films at a time.

I really must start looking at what films I am choosing, as some just are not suitable for my parents veiwing. This for example I Spiy On Your Grave started out like some boring run of the mile smouchie film of some girl going to the outback to write a novel. It was plodding along quite slowly and boringly and then

Then 4 wiredos turnup rape here and she's turns into pyscho bitch. Then she goes around killing people. Yep the longer this film goes on the better it gets. In the end I loved it and pyscho bitch went and lived happily ever after. Don't you just love films like that.

Wasted Day

2011-11-06T22:23:00.000Z

The cat agreed that as I had problems standing up due to the fact that every time I did my head hurt

that the person at the smallest bar in the world was quite right and I shouldn't have had 2 pints of Roise. God I was glade to go back to bed.

Penkridge Bonfire night

2011-11-05T23:59:00.000Z

Saturday and being as it is the 5th November actually on a Saturday then it was fine to go to a bonfire. The one selected was the Penkridge Scout Bonfire held on the Market. I caught the bus which the driver said is £2:80 as I put £2:20 in the tray. God good I thought £2:20 was pricey and its gone up? Nope the computer was wrong. It was £2:20. I got off in Penkridge and headed over to the Olympic Fish Bar and caught LEs heading towards the Littleton Arms where Iw as going to meet him. We had Chips and beer in the beer Garden before having a pint inside in the warmth. It was time to head to the market place but before doing so Les suggested we get a couple of cans of beer from the Newsagents. We went in the low ceilinged Newsagents and looked at the array of beers available. We plumbed for 4 cans of Skol as we could not believe they sold it, and four cans of Carlsberg. Oddly though we noted that the Skol was in fact Brewed by Carlsberg. Even more impressively was the Newsagent couldn't believe he was actually selling Skol.

Once in the Bonfire and 4 quid lighter each we opened the Skol.

Erm so nice thought Les.

It was time the bonfire wass lit. So a Guy was placed on the settie and then they tried to lit him. But he would not lit! Then they stuffed the torch up the poor Guys crouch and he caught. How painful.

A bit latter Beardy and my brother turned up. Obvisuoly they were subjected to some Skol.

The bonfire was true lit and away now.

The crowd was ready and so the fireworks were launched.

Good old firework Display. And so it was time to leave bumping into Sue as we left. For some reason she thought we'd be doing some kind of pub crawl of Penkridge. Can't understand thatg myself.

At first we were going to go back to the Littleton Arms but then I suggested we go for one in the Horse and Jockey. Les confirmed this would be a good idea as they had refurbished the smallest pub in England and wanted to see what they had done.

Still the smallest bar and gone has the nickotine stained yellow walls. There's even wall paper now. Several Doombars latter we are all happy to see Holy and Lisa.

Relaxed it was time for Beardy and me to catch the last bus home. However the center of Penkridge was filled with Penkridge yobs. This wasn't good as when the bus came they stopped pissing up the housing estates shop window and start banging on the side of the bus and chanting get a proper job you polish scum or some other drunken tosh. Now they seemed to get some facts wrong here as the driver didn't seem polish as it was the same one that picked me up in the first place. Howver the Arriva bus and driver didn't hang around due to the Yobs and drove off leaving me and Beardy still in Penkridge. I told Beardy no problem lets go back to the pub where my brother and Les would be for another hour and get a cab later. Beardy though wanted to walk home. So I let him.

Back in the pub I didn't fancy anymore larger so I had 2 pints of Rosies. Wo someone at the smallest bar int he world was impressed.

Eventually it was time to go home. I got a call from my dad saying he would collect me as he had spoken with my brother.

So I went home and slept on the living room floor with my coat on!

Getting Stoodup Again

2011-11-04T23:59:00.000Z

Friday night and Greenie wanted to go down the pub so I said I would meet him there after 8pm. I wandered on down thinking I would see him in there. But nope he was not there. I then Txt'ed him before running out of credit.

Some hours later, 4 pints and two packets of cheese & onion crisps I'd drunk the deposit money I owed Sarah and still had seen or heard from Greenie. I went home as they wanted to close. Hell I could have gone down the Ashes, YOu can tell the Rainbow is run by a couple of blokes now as its getting dirty. Dirty walls, dirty doors, dirty floors, erm I could have gone down the Ashes.