Once coming along the Military road at night from a aerial job in Fourstones very very slowly in a very very thick pea souper fog,cleared a bit and me mate put his foot down a tad only to have to slow down almost immediately,as he braked the ladders on top of the van slid slowly down across the bonnet and clattered onto the road in front of us.
"Didn't you fasten the ladders on" said I
"Didn't you fasten the ladders on" said he simultaneously
"Feckin good job it were foggy" we both opined.
My Dad is still in hospital, but is quite seriously bored. He can't get a documentary channel in there - apart from Dave, and he can't stand Jeremy Clarkson, he is a buffoon apparently.
He is hoping to escape within the next few days. I talk to him on the phone every day, and he sounds quite upbeat and chipper
Mr. Draper, I was really sorry to hear about Cody... A true legend on this corner of the interweb.
Full marks to the insomnia fairy along with the Elf; that gives me a tickly nose. My Right great toe was plated on Wednesday. Had internet in hospital : you folks were good to read.
Up early to catch the 7:30am ferry to Kirkwall. A bit of shopping, a haircut then 11:30am appointment at the dentist (routine checkup). Then with a friend to South Ronaldsay to try out the electronic organ in the kirk there; hopefully we're getting a similar model in the Stronsay kirk in the New Year. Back to Stronsay on the 4pm ferry the downside of which is that it brings all the kids back from school for the weekend
Morning. Distinct nip in the air this morning but I'm off next week so didn't bother with the coat which remains pristine on the hanger.
The U.S. election is held on Tuesday when I'll be off to Brighton with the trouble.
Everybody is saying what a spiffing job Obama is doing with the after effects of Sandy but I can't help feeling that a week of sitting in a noisy, smelly community hall and people may start to get a bit pissed off. They're talking about some electrical supply restoration in terms of weeks, not days. Political popularity is a fickle thing, as many politicians have found out before....
We must also note that the election will not be won in New York/NJ. Keep your eyes on Wisconsin and Ohio. Iowa and Nevada also come into it. Obama has got slight opinion poll leads in all of those four, so it's Obama to win win, possibly a little more comfortably than some imagine.
Morning peeps cold and grim looking out there,no insomnia fairy at work last night someones burglar alarm close by going off every hour gave her a night orf.
Forgot to say congrats on your Dad's progress Foxy, he had us a bit worried there, but a large dose of Trabbforce does wonders for the constitution.
I've no doubt you've already told him, but he has to take it easy other wise he will have loads of JBers giving him excellent advice -- ask l@sernige!!
Sterling looking good against the euro which is looking crap against most currencies.
We stop nagging l@ser and there's an immediate cry for help!
That said, I stabbed myself with a fork the other day trying to remove a stubborn lid. Naturally I was putting all my effort into trying to remove the lid by levering it towards my body and the inevitable happened.
I remember watching my local pub manager trying to cut a cable tie with a steak knife. Even the barmaid was looking for the blue band-aids before the inevitable happened.
Watched a Pomgolian slice his thumb off one afternoon while having a few jars and shouting at the rugger on TV. We were all attacking the biltong and said Pomgolian attempted to have a go with an exceedingly sharp knife after watching the locals do the same. Despite warnings, he insisted he could do it and immediately made the mistake of slicing it with his thumb in the way. Before anyone could stop him, there was claret alles uber die platz and a bemused Lions fan was staring at a digit flopping about at the end of a traumatised mitt.
Missed most of the game having to drag him to the local witchdoctor to have it stitched back on.
