Time Warp

Having waited 9 months for a decision on Jermaine’s appeal we now have something and it’s classic … ‘Because of an error or omission on the ‘statement of reasons’ the appeal has been struck off and will need to be heard by a fresh tribunal panel.”

In case that isn’t clear it means that everything we have already done over the previous 12 months is scrapped and we start again.

If I have to look for a positive to this it would be that the appeal does not now have to take 2 years but could be sorted in a few months … though not if past experience is anything to go by.

At least I am currently at work so have been able to discuss with those wot know!

Time Warp

Having waited 9 months for a decision on Jermaine’s appeal we now have something and it’s classic … ‘Because of an error or omission on the ‘statement of reasons’ the appeal has been struck off and will need to be heard by a fresh tribunal panel.”

In case that isn’t clear it means that everything we have already done over the previous 12 months is scrapped and we start again.

If I have to look for a positive to this it would be that the appeal does not now have to take 2 years but could be sorted in a few months … though not if past experience is anything to go by.

At least I am currently at work so have been able to discuss with those wot know!

Have a little 'Respect'

I was really sad to learn that Respect Holidays had gone bust. If ever a company deserved support to keep going it is that one. If I win Euro Millions this Friday I am buying the company and keeping it going because it is so rare to find a group of people so dedicated to their customers.

Updating the saga of my car … the final bill was £350 which is a lot less than expected but, I suspect, just keeping the car ticking over until the next time. I still noticed a slight rattle on start up earlier suggesting this dephaser pulley issue has not gone away and, from what I have read, may have caused the failures I have just paid to have repaired. That being the case I could be back here again with an expensive bill in a month or two. Whilst that start up rattle is there I also cannot sell it as any potential buyer is likely to notice it. Will test it over the next few days to see how it goes.

Not news because it has not happened and is still in the serious thought stage but I am near certain now that we shall go to Disney Resort Paris before the end of this year unless another cash crisis erupts. (“it probably will” said Eeyore)

My thanks to the weather for being kind on Friday and Saturday despite probably doing so to piss me off that my convertible was in the garage. It did mean we had a great time at a party on Saturday.

Hopefully a certain person will think very hard about the advice I have given recently. We are the choices we make and others see what we create. It actually doesn’t matter what we look like if we don’t like ourselves then we won’t be attractive to anyone else. Well, with the possible exception of young twink types of course who really will look attractive most of the time no matter what. For us older guys though people will see the attitude first. Most guys are not attracted to self pity and regret and both are totally avoidable.

I have found that if I tell people and write that I am proud of myself, I have confidence and don’t care that I am over weight because I am happy, that I have been most convincing over the years to the point I can’t remember not feeling like that.

Have a little 'Respect'

I was really sad to learn that Respect Holidays had gone bust. If ever a company deserved support to keep going it is that one. If I win Euro Millions this Friday I am buying the company and keeping it going because it is so rare to find a group of people so dedicated to their customers.

Updating the saga of my car … the final bill was £350 which is a lot less than expected but, I suspect, just keeping the car ticking over until the next time. I still noticed a slight rattle on start up earlier suggesting this dephaser pulley issue has not gone away and, from what I have read, may have caused the failures I have just paid to have repaired. That being the case I could be back here again with an expensive bill in a month or two. Whilst that start up rattle is there I also cannot sell it as any potential buyer is likely to notice it. Will test it over the next few days to see how it goes.

Not news because it has not happened and is still in the serious thought stage but I am near certain now that we shall go to Disney Resort Paris before the end of this year unless another cash crisis erupts. (“it probably will” said Eeyore)

My thanks to the weather for being kind on Friday and Saturday despite probably doing so to piss me off that my convertible was in the garage. It did mean we had a great time at a party on Saturday.

Hopefully a certain person will think very hard about the advice I have given recently. We are the choices we make and others see what we create. It actually doesn’t matter what we look like if we don’t like ourselves then we won’t be attractive to anyone else. Well, with the possible exception of young twink types of course who really will look attractive most of the time no matter what. For us older guys though people will see the attitude first. Most guys are not attracted to self pity and regret and both are totally avoidable.

I have found that if I tell people and write that I am proud of myself, I have confidence and don’t care that I am over weight because I am happy, that I have been most convincing over the years to the point I can’t remember not feeling like that.

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CAR CHARGE ESTIMATION LESS THAN EXPECTED

There was a phone call received by this office earlier on today by someone we shall call ‘the man’ confirming rumours that the coils have had it and the plugs are not sparking. It is estimated that the company loss will be around £400 though analysts suspect this figure may rise.

THEATRE VISIT NEARLY MISSED, SHOCK REVELATION

In a shock move today the stage play ‘Witches of Eastwick’ jumped forward one day resulting in a near miss. It was previously reported that the play would present itself on Friday but a source inside the theatre quoted that the tickets had been miss read by one Rupert Hontong Brewup and were indeed valid for Thursday. It was shear luck the error was discovered by Dame Stephanie Willibums of Northamberton in time for the evenings performance.

COMPUTER GLITCH WASTES HOURS

Technicians today discovered a glitch in the main frame of the company hyper text mark up language which caused erroneous results when views from an optical interface. After several hours the problem was resolved and passengers on the 16:12 to Putney continued their journey as usual.

RETIRED COMPUTER TECHNICIAN LEARNS OF INTERNET CONFUSION

A retired man of Bristols-upon-Tits found himself marooned earlier on today when a website known as ‘face book’ transformed itelf into an alien artifact and became unusable to normal humans. He was said earlier to be in a confused but stable condition In Holby General awaiting further reports.

NORTHUMPERTDINKGOGOGOCK MAN SUFFERS DROUGHT

A man was reported just moments ago in breaking news to be suffering a drought in his glass of brandy and lemondade. Rescuers are on the scene in the hope of an early rescue.

Read all about it

CAR CHARGE ESTIMATION LESS THAN EXPECTED

There was a phone call received by this office earlier on today by someone we shall call ‘the man’ confirming rumours that the coils have had it and the plugs are not sparking. It is estimated that the company loss will be around £400 though analysts suspect this figure may rise.

THEATRE VISIT NEARLY MISSED, SHOCK REVELATION

In a shock move today the stage play ‘Witches of Eastwick’ jumped forward one day resulting in a near miss. It was previously reported that the play would present itself on Friday but a source inside the theatre quoted that the tickets had been miss read by one Rupert Hontong Brewup and were indeed valid for Thursday. It was shear luck the error was discovered by Dame Stephanie Willibums of Northamberton in time for the evenings performance.

COMPUTER GLITCH WASTES HOURS

Technicians today discovered a glitch in the main frame of the company hyper text mark up language which caused erroneous results when views from an optical interface. After several hours the problem was resolved and passengers on the 16:12 to Putney continued their journey as usual.

RETIRED COMPUTER TECHNICIAN LEARNS OF INTERNET CONFUSION

A retired man of Bristols-upon-Tits found himself marooned earlier on today when a website known as ‘face book’ transformed itelf into an alien artifact and became unusable to normal humans. He was said earlier to be in a confused but stable condition In Holby General awaiting further reports.

NORTHUMPERTDINKGOGOGOCK MAN SUFFERS DROUGHT

A man was reported just moments ago in breaking news to be suffering a drought in his glass of brandy and lemondade. Rescuers are on the scene in the hope of an early rescue.

Not much news

Still have no idea about the car, I have to wait until tomorrow for that. A case of sitting down when they tell me and having a dark room on hand for after they tell me.

Jermaine has a hospital visit to see a neurologist. I have been told that he has exhausted all the medication available to him. He’s been referred to a specialist centre in Leicester but I have been told to expect no new news. The doctor said it is a case of things will hopefully stay as they are not getting worse until Jermaine eventually has had one seizure too many then that, will be that.

The website www.kagoul.com I have left. It was very tiresome and unpleasant. Continued membership was pointless.

Work is great but frustrating, old software etc! (unpaid work)

Not much news

Still have no idea about the car, I have to wait until tomorrow for that. A case of sitting down when they tell me and having a dark room on hand for after they tell me.

Jermaine has a hospital visit to see a neurologist. I have been told that he has exhausted all the medication available to him. He’s been referred to a specialist centre in Leicester but I have been told to expect no new news. The doctor said it is a case of things will hopefully stay as they are not getting worse until Jermaine eventually has had one seizure too many then that, will be that.

The website www.kagoul.com I have left. It was very tiresome and unpleasant. Continued membership was pointless.

Work is great but frustrating, old software etc! (unpaid work)

There is someone 'up there' with an evil sense of Humour

I swear that as far as bad luck goes I have to be one of those who simply attract it or, as is probably the case and assuming there is some higher place, someone ‘up there’ is taking the bleedin’ piss!

Yesterday my home server started to die. It took me a fair while to narrow that one down to a dud graphics card. Thankfully I had a spare in the attic. You know I have these issues with the car? Yeah, well, they just got a whole lot worse.

Driving earlier on and the car started to shudder at the lights. Then it was sluggish pulling away and a few moments later there was a thump and warning light saying ‘check gearbox’. Well, I guess that probably means my gearbox is fooked and, even if it isn’t I have to throw another £90 away to get Renault to diagnose the problem. If this one comes back without needing a £1000+ repair I would be shocked.

With the DLA appeal for Jermaine it turns out that once again the tribunal service have screwed up and it’s been sitting on a desk for two months misfiled. It’s pointless anyway seeing as it’s almost certain to go to some idiot who can’t see there is no case to answer, gets confused by it and sends it off for a full hearing which delays for a further 2 years or so.

I need a large injection of cash readily. This car is bleeding me dry and I can’t even sell it until it is all fixed again. Even then I have a gamble of whether it is then going to stay fixed in which case I need to stick with it or whether it is going to carry on being a money pit and bleed me dry.

Am almost certain to lose loads of money on the sale, probably about £1000. If I am lucky I may get £7000 for it but that’s not really enough to keep me mobile and I so won’t have any cash spare to maintain any further bad car choice. Unless some small miracle happens I think I may have to accept that quite soon I just don’t have a car.

My finger is becoming extremely painful. The pain killer is barely touching it. The doc said she couldn’t find anything wrong but suggested it is probably just my arthritis playing up, joy.

The irony is, much of my life is going well at the moment. The downs are just enough to stop me really enjoying this period and I am so pissed off about it!

There is someone 'up there' with an evil sense of Humour

I swear that as far as bad luck goes I have to be one of those who simply attract it or, as is probably the case and assuming there is some higher place, someone ‘up there’ is taking the bleedin’ piss!

Yesterday my home server started to die. It took me a fair while to narrow that one down to a dud graphics card. Thankfully I had a spare in the attic. You know I have these issues with the car? Yeah, well, they just got a whole lot worse.

Driving earlier on and the car started to shudder at the lights. Then it was sluggish pulling away and a few moments later there was a thump and warning light saying ‘check gearbox’. Well, I guess that probably means my gearbox is fooked and, even if it isn’t I have to throw another £90 away to get Renault to diagnose the problem. If this one comes back without needing a £1000+ repair I would be shocked.

With the DLA appeal for Jermaine it turns out that once again the tribunal service have screwed up and it’s been sitting on a desk for two months misfiled. It’s pointless anyway seeing as it’s almost certain to go to some idiot who can’t see there is no case to answer, gets confused by it and sends it off for a full hearing which delays for a further 2 years or so.

I need a large injection of cash readily. This car is bleeding me dry and I can’t even sell it until it is all fixed again. Even then I have a gamble of whether it is then going to stay fixed in which case I need to stick with it or whether it is going to carry on being a money pit and bleed me dry.

Am almost certain to lose loads of money on the sale, probably about £1000. If I am lucky I may get £7000 for it but that’s not really enough to keep me mobile and I so won’t have any cash spare to maintain any further bad car choice. Unless some small miracle happens I think I may have to accept that quite soon I just don’t have a car.

My finger is becoming extremely painful. The pain killer is barely touching it. The doc said she couldn’t find anything wrong but suggested it is probably just my arthritis playing up, joy.

The irony is, much of my life is going well at the moment. The downs are just enough to stop me really enjoying this period and I am so pissed off about it!

September already (2008)

We started September with an excellent weekend. First we finally got around to visiting friends in Essex. I suspected we’d get along but the reality was that we got on very well indeed and had a great time.I always feel a relationship is working if all parties to it can happily take the piss out of each other and that’s what we did.

The Saturday saw us collecting the girls from their week long stay with grandparents then heading directly down to Kent to visit Dad & Kath. The weather was lovely and warm and we spent a totally enjoyable day chatting, eating and walking along the prom. That evening we met and stayed with yet more friends, Steve & Rosie. They are a great couple … for a pleasant change, totally straight.

Faversham, where they live, had a hop festival on and it’d would have been wrong of me not to have drunk the local brew and very nice it was too, proper beer. On Sunday we went into Faversham again for yet more beer and then over to Canterbury. We remained with them and stayed over. They had gone to work by the time we got up on Monday morning and we locked up for them and drove down to Bluewater retail park to see what that was like. It was rather boring and very expensive.

Took the long way home because of the M1 hold up around the M25 junction and then detoured over to Walmart and IKEA in MK. Finally got home totally shattered.

Only managed one day at work this week and didn’t really achieve much so rather disappointing. I did set some groundwork of things to do which is positive but their ancient systems there are holding me back.

Have made an appointment with the GP to get my finger and a few other things sorted for Monday.

Matt & Anne look amazing after their holiday. Matt is making daddy ever so proud right now and Anne is equally as amazing. I could not wish for Matt to have a better partner. Shame she has been ill with a virus but hopefully it’s clearing now.

Oh,. there is so much I am not writing and probably should but I really can’t be arsed right now. None of it is negative anyway. Still feeling upbeat though I did have 10 minutes or so of deepest depression earlier and am thankful I have methods to deal with it. The bouts are rarely more than 30 minutes or so at most.

September already (2008)

We started September with an excellent weekend. First we finally got around to visiting friends in Essex. I suspected we’d get along but the reality was that we got on very well indeed and had a great time.I always feel a relationship is working if all parties to it can happily take the piss out of each other and that’s what we did.

The Saturday saw us collecting the girls from their week long stay with grandparents then heading directly down to Kent to visit Dad & Kath. The weather was lovely and warm and we spent a totally enjoyable day chatting, eating and walking along the prom. That evening we met and stayed with yet more friends, Steve & Rosie. They are a great couple … for a pleasant change, totally straight.

Faversham, where they live, had a hop festival on and it’d would have been wrong of me not to have drunk the local brew and very nice it was too, proper beer. On Sunday we went into Faversham again for yet more beer and then over to Canterbury. We remained with them and stayed over. They had gone to work by the time we got up on Monday morning and we locked up for them and drove down to Bluewater retail park to see what that was like. It was rather boring and very expensive.

Took the long way home because of the M1 hold up around the M25 junction and then detoured over to Walmart and IKEA in MK. Finally got home totally shattered.

Only managed one day at work this week and didn’t really achieve much so rather disappointing. I did set some groundwork of things to do which is positive but their ancient systems there are holding me back.

Have made an appointment with the GP to get my finger and a few other things sorted for Monday.

Matt & Anne look amazing after their holiday. Matt is making daddy ever so proud right now and Anne is equally as amazing. I could not wish for Matt to have a better partner. Shame she has been ill with a virus but hopefully it’s clearing now.

Oh,. there is so much I am not writing and probably should but I really can’t be arsed right now. None of it is negative anyway. Still feeling upbeat though I did have 10 minutes or so of deepest depression earlier and am thankful I have methods to deal with it. The bouts are rarely more than 30 minutes or so at most.