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Monday, September 24, 2007

Visitations

Its been an eventful few days of a holiday weekend. We were fortunate to catch up with Father Bell and partner on their visit up north from down south on the Thursday evening where we ate and drank until the early hours, whilst listening to a variety of musical entertainment. The following morning at 10:00am, we set off to visit Reidski, completely forgetting the stressfulness of the M6 from our previous visit. This time though it was worse, far worse. We expected to get to Reidski's fab new pad by around 7:00pm at the latest, but instead arrived famished and thirsty and completely knackered by 10:00pm. 12 hours after setting out. Damn the M6 I say and all who drive on it. Then we had a splendid few days indulging in some excellent company, food, drink, pubs and even a bit if culture thrown in for good measure. Reidski being well on form and having much fun with his Waterboys albums. When it was time to go, he suggested another route, avoiding both congestion charges and the M6. It involved the Blackwall tunnel and the M11 to Cambridge, then the A1M, then the last portion of the M6 and home. Theoretically a good option. We didn't however reckon on this event, which kept us in a traffic tailback for 2.5 hours, which was bad enough, thewife however was bursting for the loo but there was nowhere to go, then it looked like the traffic was moving so I switched the igniton back on, or at least I tried to, but it was dead, the fan had been running and the sidelights had been on since the tunnel. I tried to get a jump start from the nice Czech chap in front of me but it wasn't sounding good and then the Highway Agency blokes came over and advised we would have to move onto the hard shoulder and the nice Czech chap had to go. I would have to phone Green Flag to come and get me started. It was just at that point when the voice at the other end of my mobile phone advised me I was running out of credit. Fortunately Green Flag phoned back and advised they'd have someone there within the hour. It was at that point that the Highway Agency bloke and Cambridgeshire Traffic Police were pushing me onto the the Hard Shoulder that they suggested trying to bump start it. Of course it starts right away, and they now want me to exit via the nearby on-ramp, by now though thewife was no longer just bursting she was stating quite firmly that since all the traffic had gone and the motorway was empty she would just have to open both doors and pee on the fast lane of the M11 and I had to explain to the traffic police that this was definitely going to delay my exit by a few minutes. They just laughed. Thewife's business complete, we set off on our way yet again. Eventually getting home a whole 20 minutes faster than the journey to London. Next time its the train for sure.

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

St James

HOLY FUCK WHAT HAPPENED?

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Sunday, September 09, 2007

Totally Fucked Up

This must be about as fucked up as it is possible to be.

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Saturday, September 01, 2007

When is a stonewall penalty not a penalty?

Answer: When this fat bald cretin (he likes James Blunt???) is in charge of the game. Okay, we are still reeling from the loss of Naismith in a last minute theft. We needed some cheering up amd could well have been, given that Aberdeen are clearly shite. But it wasn't to be, a dreadful first half, followed by crap refereeing decisions meant that the luck was going the other way this time. I suppose we can't complain, we have rode our luck somewhat, so far.

One good thing though was the emergence of young Willie Gibson, this boy is good, won't be long before the Old Firm are offering us a few million for him.

Oh and my new addition to the blog, the "Nishometer" which will display just how well the big man has entertained us each week.

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Life just gets better and better

Bollocks!

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