Yet another test

It’s not even midnight yet, and I’m at it again. This is the second test of a new posting system – a service called Posterous.

Well let’s give it another go – Happy new Year

Another day, another program and another test

This is one of those test message things that i like doing , seemingly, every other week. We'll see if this any better than some of the other things that I tried.

2010 is all but finished, and 2011 a few short hours away. To everyone I know and care for, a Happy and peaceful New Year.

Is it just me? or is the only "REAL" mobile devices built by Apple? Just seen several tech stories, all iPhone/iPad

morning all. Would like to thank all those who have given me "concrete nose syndrome " My head is banging

OUCH - just bit my tongue whilst I was sneezing

What a dreary, dreary day. From what I've seen, it hasn't improved one iota. Not a big Smiley day at all

What a foggy, damp and dreary day. It seems the whole world is shrouded in fog. Still Muppets driving without lights

Am up, fed,and sort of ready for work. The only issue is am struggling to logon. Back to normal!!!

Sorry about the spelling of the last post - the brain's working fine, it's just the eyes and the fingers that are on strike

Am sat working out the bills whilst I have a chance. God I hate thjs time of year. Lots of month (months') , no money

yee gods. Tesco delivery mans just been. Did we order ALL THAT!! I know its a months order for January, but hells teeth - too much

Have just had a rumble through my twitter "follow" list and had a tidy.

Good that the snows gone. May have been a mistake to put the heating back to the normal times though! Oh well, find a big jumper

My eyes are sore, and my head hurts. TIRED

Morning

Morning! ! Am on my one day of leave allowed for Christmas.
Its dark and damp and waiting for Tesco,s to turn up (a bit later in the morning to be honest)

Am also waiting to ring the doctors appointment line. That'll be fun the first day back after a five day holiday.

Morning! ! Am on my one day of leave allowed for Christmas. Its dark and damp and waiting for Tesco,s to turn up

Question? Why am I sat here watching an episode of Mock the Week, one I've seen once this week.

Am guessing from what I've just seen, I have a few accounts - and they all feed posts into each other. Setting changes coming up!!

Idiot - tried to post, as usual, but forget to check the "to post to" tick boxes, TWICE. impatience will be my un-doing

Rain

I never thought that I would be so pleased as to see it rain !!

Next thing is to pop my head out of the back door and side if the temperature has gone up as well.

But not yet. Coffee is going cold.

Ummm. Just found the list of all my old weblogs. Not even sure if half of them work.

Look back over last year

It is seemingly traditional to review the last 12 months at this point of the year.

I have to say I stopped that sort of thing a long time ago, when the negatives out numbered the positives, but not overwhelmed them.

And it has to be said, this year hasn't really been any different to previous years from that point of view. There have been some trials for sure. Several sessions of pain,pain and more pain. But I'm still alive - damaged, bent and twisted. pained, but still able to do what I would wish too. so this year hasn't been the best year, but certainly not the worst.

Snowing !!! - Nice, that's not happened for a while

Mid way between christmas and new year

Bank holiday Monday.

The morning is setting off slowly, and not to bad got that. Am actually wondering what to do first?

Have tried some of the handwriting apps for my pad, and I have to say they are nothing special, even compared to the input apps that actually come with the tab. The swype app (and the app being used to write this) is actually beating all the other options hands down. It still catches me out with certain little foibles, but, as a general rule it is even far quicker than even using the inbuilt keyboard functions.

Anyway, back to uploading photos top Facebook.

Must get out more. Just come out to pick up lee from work, AND I'm FROZEN. Lesson? Stay indoors

Morning,hope you all had a good Christmas Day. Up early debating whether to draw/paint or sort photo's and videos we took yesterday

Christmas morning, and a visit to a Doctor

Well that was fun.

Just been upto Out of Hours at the local Hospital with a swollen,red mottled leg.

All ok, luckily. Thought it might be some thing serious, but the Doctor has checked and all is reasonably well. Just no more dancing for a day or two.

Well that was fun. Just been upto Out of Hours with a swollen,red mottled leg. All ok, luckily.

Oh sod, another cup of coffee gone cold. Reactivate the kettle

All this ironing, cleaning, sorting, washing and the like. What to do first??

Just done an early job for mum. Early call reminded me of someone who won't be here this christmas. Guess I'm a bit like him too. A few tears.

Last day at work before Christmas. Hopefully will be a steady day, but that wont happen. Van to Lincoln and then home.

Passed this church on the way round. Looked winter pretty

Lovely - a big fat Bacon Cheese Burger to warm me up. Just what the Doctor ordered

Maybe I'm being a bit glum. Just filled the van to see the clouds running across a bright bright moon.

What the hell am I doing? Blocked nose, tired, cold and dark. Just to go to work. Oh well!

What is it with Scunthorpe Traffic? Has everyone gone mad? (and you know who u r Mr Taxi)

Every screen is covered in finger prints!! Drives you mad...

Middle of nowhere, but not so bad.

Having five minutes come dinner break. Am at Garthorpe, which could well be classed as the middle of no where. A little bit unfair I guess, but it is certainly rural.

Have been down the road between the villages hundreds of times and thsts not a lot you can say really. Theres lots of very open fields, few treesa and very little else.

But today? Today was something special. With a low golden sun back lighting the whole county side, the whole scene was a picture of beauty. The trees, the few that there are were illuminated by a golden halo, tinged with the white of the hoare frost and remaining snow.

Beautiful.

Beautiful that is. Until I caught up with the back end of a filthy big red, diesel, Bus.

It was nice whilst it lasted.

Yee Gods ~ its cold out here. After all, it feels like being next to the middle of nowhere http://pi.pe/-3pnmro

I don't have the discipline to tweet properly. Not enough characters 4 me. Arrgghh.

It was funny to watch several adults sat around the lego box all building a little model of their own. :-))

Well, last night saw the Christmas Tree up and lego all across the floor. Thanks Jack.

Welcome to the begining of Christmas. Frost and snow seem to be the order of the day

Failure, once again

This looks like the end. Have been trying to sort the photos on and off all day, without much success. Google's failed and so have I .

Pity though. We have some file information, but thats all.

This looks like the end. Have been trying to sort the photos on and off all day, without much success. Googles failed and so have I .

A Dear Diary update - Sunday 19th December

Am really tired today. Poorly type tired I guess. Although, I have to say, I'm not really sure why.

Am making the last few attempts at recovering the photos from Charlie's christening, but it really isn't looking good.

We'll see. Oh well, back to the ironing.

It looks like some of Charlies Christening photo's have gone. Tried all I know without success. Will continue trying, for what its worth

Failing miserably

It looks like some of the photo's taken at Charlies Christening have been lost forever. Have downloaded, tired and even purchase a couple of photo recovery software. But without success. Will continue trying later today, but I'm not holding my breath

well it's another Sunday Morning - EARLY Sunday. Woke up at work time ~ nuts. 4 more days and some time off

Trying to blog, and not getting what I want ..

Seriously ticked off now.

Trying to be able to post to my zxanga account in the same manner as I do every other account.

Fat chance. I normally use either individual clients, or,more often these days Ping.FM. As you can guess I'm getting g no where fast

What a shocker. Trying to put the tools back in the van, but can't open the side cargo doors ~ frozen shut

OUCH, OUCH, OUCH Should stop kneeling down on hunches - keep getting "pins & needles" in my feet

Yeeeaa food and then Indoor Archery - "jobs a good un"

Dear Diary ... Thursday 16th December 2010

Thursday morning - 09.30 a.m.

Am out in the middle of nowhere (Eastoft to be honest), and boy is it grim. Eastoft is one of those nice is summer places, but today. The weather is damp, cold and very wind blown. Have taken shelter with a heater for a few moments before going on to the next job.

Update ~ 12.19
Am cold now, just cold.

Update number 2 - 17.00

Flaming technology's bloody useless. Try to post the original message and sod all happened. Had to wait till I get home for things to work properly .

Don't know about going to work, I could quite cheerfully go back to sleep {{YAWN}}

"It's looks like a Jelly Babies poo" ~~ the quote of the evening from the BBC (Jimmy's Food Factory for those who Care)

End of an era today. The Harrier Jump Jet takes its last official flight today. Remember watching a vertical takeoff awe struck when I was little.

Today is the first day we haven't been "two'ed" up because of the weather and its really quiet not having someone to moan with!!

This is INSANE!! Where have i put my damn Coffee???

Bit of a pain. Looks like we may have lost the photos Tilly took this aft - camera failure. Still trying to see if we can somehow recover them.

What a good day. So pleased, and honoured, to be one of Charlie's god parents. Thanks Mand,Nat & Jack. Nite Nite All.

Washed, shaved, dressed and ready to go. 10 minutes (hopefully) and we will be on the way to the church for Charlie's christening.

Confused!! Go on Android Market. Search for "Archery" and get results including "The Book of Common Prayer" ??

Come to the end of a bad week at work. Tomorrow will be a very good day at Charlie's christening. Pity next week will be the same as this!!

Coming to the end of a bad bad week at work. Tomorrow is going. To

Dear Hootsuite. Many thanks for ur nice app, but I have to be honest, I dont care if I havent been on the internet for the past 3 days.

What the!!!! Come down to watch the news and make some brekky. Turn the TV on to be faced with The Muppet Christmas Carol

Got home last night safely - sort of. Good to c Mand, Nat and the boys. Not so good to have to take drainage apart and knock out ice

Well, here we go again. Tired, aching and snotty.

God I wish the rain would come & wash the snow away now.

God I hate waking up feeling this lethargic and sore. Worse thing is now I can't find the uniform I ironed in hurry last night - GGRRRRR.

Heaven. An evening with ABBA. 20 odd brilliant songs, it's like I'm a trainee teenager again.

OOOHHH!!! Nuts - Damn doorbell went, and so did my coffee, all over the bill pile. Now have several soggy cheques to write

Have to say - just seen myself in the mirror. And the phrase that came to my mind was "you Porky git" My submission. Really must do something!

And then just got home as tbr snow once again fell.Wish I had more than 142 characters to finish my posts with..

Spent most of the working day digging out vans (and wrecking my back one again). Somehow managed to gain provisions from a well known Supplier.

Am wondering what will happen today? Having seen outside I'm guessing I'm walking again!!!

Looks like another "difficult" day. Loaded the van to try moving it, and couldn't get the main cargo doors open - frozen.

Wot a waste. Have just taken an hour to clear my van, to be told cars can't get out the end of the road. Better walk to the Exchange then.

Love the BBC news. They show two cars with the tag who can drive with the biggest pile of snow on the roof. HaHa

30th November 2010 part 2

It would seem that, going on me previous entry, that I have been remiss and somewhat dense.

I really must proof read what I talk type.

The whole world seems to be snow covered at the moment. Cars are trapped and hills impassable. But only we Brits could make such a big deal of it. Never mind, soon be Christmas.

30th November 2010

It looks a bit, like I have been remiss with my various blogs. Its not for lack of trying. It just that most of what I have had to say could be condensed into just 142 characters or less. I'll post this and think of so.etching more illuminating later

Have just filled the van. The sky is dark, the stars twinkling. The neon flash of aircraft - pretty. But,boy oh boy, the wind! Its bitter.

Everything looks so pretty as I've been driving round. Pity its so dangerous too!!

YUK!! Coffee's gone cold. Refill required.

Don't I watch some strange TV. Its cold. Deep in snow and icy and I'm watching an History Channel program on Kamikazes. HUH!

Time to wrap up heavily. Back to work after a fewdays off. Not looking forward to today at all !!!!!!

Am SCREAMING at Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - will you work for god's sake

"Liverpool, Liverpool"

So tired now, time to get sorted and go "nite nite"

Love Hootsuite on the Android. The way it chides you for not using it for checking posts - "there are 2 days of missing messages". Slap wrist

Can't stand X Factor anymore - have gone for a bath. Will Wagner be there next week? Shouldn't be, but, no doubt, will be !!

am going to like today. I am to rest, take it easy. And its recommended that I not supervise young children on my own. Nor drive,or control, heavy machinary. OK then

Have once again woken up early, very early. And, once again, am watching some random program about Robin Hood. More of the same ~ great!

well, the hospital tests went well. I love sedation. Both Endo and Colonoscopys on the same day and nothing sinister to report. Big Smiles all round.

Wot a night! Didn't get much sleep, and am not looking forward to tests at the Hospital this aft. One of those "get on with it" moments

I don't know if its the weather, the time of year or what. But it feels like life has come to a grinding halt!!

Done some chores, and am now going to watch the new Star Trek film in hd. Nice.

"Robin Hood, Robin Hood riding through the Glen". Am watching a saved Sky+, the History of Robin Hood. Wot is it with me and Bows & Arrows?

"We are holding back the Flood. We will never dance again"

Why do children make you cry?v

Fingers crossed. Got a training day at work,and they haven't cancelled yet.

I'm knackered. Its been slow and long winded job. On top of all that it feels like I've climbed a months worth of poles in an afternoon

Confused now. FaceBook strikes again(sort of). Was accessing via Opera mobile. Next thing I get a message. My FB is being used in ICELAND??

Knew I should have kept my mouth shut. Coughs, sore throat and various other "Man Flu" symptoms. Ain't I lucky :-(

You can tell Winters on the way. People are struggling to sleep, with stuffed noses and tickly coughs. Car windows frozen too!!

Here we are, last day of the working week. The only problem is it looks like I'm going to get blown down the street!!

Off to do a job in "the middle of no where" Oh joy - more pole climbing!!

OUCH - sneezed and my right ear popped at the same time.

What a depressing, horrid day. Dark, dull, damp, blustery and cold. At least I'm nearly on the way home.

Have just enterd the first post Off my ebay special. An Android tablet. Not quite a iPad, but it'll do.

OUCH - have just been nutted by an Ethernet/RJ45 cord. Damn you gravity [[manic shaking of fists]]

Don't I watch some "rubbish". Am watching a Nat Geo program about a prehistoric Hyena and the Pig from Hell (a carnivore) - NICE

Just watched GI Joe, the Rise of Cobra on Sky+ Not much of a story, but a pretty good "no brainer" action movie. Liked it.

Just an addition to the whinge and moans, I , once again have a pained lower back and a neuralgic leg. [[Series of swear words applied]]

Came in last night to the fridge door on the floor??. Woke up this morning to a dead Frog and a dead Goldfish. Wot next????

Gadget Show time - yeah!!

Just had my dinner, and the Moto GP about to start - NICE

Sorry, polls Facebook, not poles.

Looks like I've had an idiot moment. Just found that my mobile poles Facebook at set times. So I've made work for myself DOH

Seriously teed off now. After all the effort I put into protecting my accounts I have just had to change a load of passwords coz of Facebook

Woke up thinking that I'd better change the clocks to find technology had changed all but two. Didn't happen when time went forward !!!

Am tired and feeling gloomy. Am on day 6. Have just loaded the van and looked up into the night sky. Beautiful. No clouds, the moon & stars

Yeah Gods _ why does the laptop screen saver activate just as ur finger reaches for the keyboard???

What a thing to watch in the dark of the early morning whilst waiting to go to work. The News? No! The life and times of Hannibal !!

Have just changed the wallpaper on my BlackBerry to Frankenstein. Maybe it coz its halloween soon? Maybe its coz he's better looking :-((

What a horrible, grotty and cold morning. Roll on Winter - NOT

Morning All and welcome to a new week. And its a cold, frosty start. Should be no surprise really for the end of an English October

A Bit of an update. Well sort of ....

This is an update. As many of the Spaces bloggers will be aware, but the people at Windows live are closing down their own site and migrating it to Wordpress.org (or is it .com?) and, in the middle of doing a mix of household chores, I have completed said process. Will it make any difference? I doubt it, but it is another thing to play with. Not that there's much time for that at the moment

Am feeling morose (if you can feel that) And I'm not sure why?

Woke up thinking I'd missed the GP. Now I sit here, watching BBC2, 2 Red Bull DNF's, and a Ferrari win. Must lie in again :P

Just got to Archery, set up. cross the Car Park. Paid to shoot and then, in the words of the 60's song "Down came the Rain"!

Just decided to sort the spam filters on the ISP side of a couple of my main emails - 600+ spams in 2 days !!! Idiots - leave us alone.

Really wimped out today at the hospital. No escape though as I have more tests to have within the next few weeks

Ouch - just burnt my fingers. Damm you Coffee Mug!!

Hospital Appointment at 09.30. Got to go in a minute and then its time "to go silent" whilst we,re on hospital property

Yeah. Dishwasher mans just been and fixed the Dishwasher. No more wet hands - hopefully

Feeling a wee bit better today, although can still feel a set of sore chest muscles. More like a gentle yeti hug today

Just been reading my back log of postings. Bit of a whining git ain't I?

Feels like I've been bear hugged by a Yeti!!

Am feeling better today, although I ache in places I didn't know existed. Everyone else must b shattered as they are still asleep

Ain't that fantastic - three quarters of the family have spent all of last night racing each other for the toilet. Everyone is shattered

Wot a strange feeling!! Its now dinner time, but, effectively I've still got most of my work day to go. It just doesn't feel right ...

This is painful. It is the first of my lates week at work. And I'm waiting to log on. Normally I may have done my 1st job. Waste of time

Personal though this is - X Factor or NCIS?? No contest - it'll be Gibbs and Co every time

YEAH!! had a lie in this morning. Stayed in bed until 7 o' clock?. Know I've got a blocked nose though, as, when I breath out it whistles ??

shattered and numb (at least one leg and one bum cheek), at least no "work" work for two days. And an afternoon of firing arrows - hopefully

What a week ...

The title really says it all. this week has been a real struggle. Work, work and more work. And on top of all that work are already "asking" for overtime working for the next six weeks. People are shattered now and, I suspect, all this pressure will start making people ill. And me? I ache, where I can feel an ache (but I can't feel my right bum cheek and leg) and the numb items seem to have a twitching mind of their own.
At least we have a weekend break - and an afternoon of Archery (hopefully)

Am reading Steven Fry's autobiography. Good read it is too. But, in my mind,it's as if he writes like he talks???? Wish I were that erudite.

Its dark and cool. Am waiting for 07.30 to log onto the system. And that repeats tomorrow, the day after. The day after that, ad-infinitum

As nice afternoon with Mandy, Jack & Charlie. Up now, ready (?) To face another week at work. Am supposed to be off on Weds. Won't happen.

Well, that's the F1 watched. Now the Moto GP bikes. And then - Gardening. Was tired though, dropped off in the middle of the F1

Now Kubcia!!

What is this? A premiere Racing Formula, or a destruction Derby? Effectively five cars out, and they hadn't even reached the third corner!

Don't you just love it - Lucas De Grasi has already crashed his F1 car - and that is only on the warm up lap?????

Why am up this early on a Sunday morning?? Easy -- Racing Cars, the Japanese GP. And they are just about to start - YEAH!!!!

Another pointless posting. Really, having just had to default this phone, I have had to reinstall ALL the programs, RATS

Am feeling rough at the moment. Don't know why. Maybe its the beginnings of chronic man flu ; -)

Sorry about the last update - pained sentiment with the spelling and mobile typing skills of a class one idiot

Oh RATS (another word comes to mind here) Have just 20minuts oir so hopping round with realklky bad leg cramps. Why now, jsut sat

Stood waiting for a phone call back about a faulty (potentially) cable to see what they want us to do. God I'm hungry !!!!

Yeah .... Dogfights on History. Aeroplanes first thing in the morning .. Brilliant (sad too) ;-)

Is it just me? I'm just getting fed-up with all the "we must cut!!" Even before the Government as even decided what they are going to cut.

wot a miserable, cold day. And its back to work tomorrow. couldn't be much worse, could it?

What a dull, dreary, damp and depressing day. Its neither proper rain or sun. Its just NOT inspiring at all. A very good day to stay indoors

Looks like I was right. By the time that Paddy and Rory had started on Channel 5, I felt like a zombie. Went 2 sleep and didn't even know

Am already regretting waking up over and hour early. Boy am going to be mardy later on.........

Am just watching the BBC Breakfast News and there is a story that NICE r considering giving incentives to stop smoking and lose weight????

Of all the clothes and accessories that are stacked, shelved and left abandoned - I can't find a single belt for my work pants

what is it with the weather - its cold, so cold and its not even into October yet!!!!

am really now fedup. Had so much planned for today - all has come to a personal nought

Big time annoyed - have just got a parking ticket on the van from someone who really did look odd!!

Have woken up to a damp,cool morning, randomly singing "Don't cry for me Argentina" (with the voice of Elaine Paige echoing in my head)???

You would think that people know where they work - apparently not. Get one address, find out they are actually two thirds of a mile away

God Almighty - I despair of modern technology. We get the Broadband sorted (yet again) and now the work lappy won't connect. ARRGGHH

Mightily annoyed. Got back from the Gym yesterday to find that, although we have Broadband, we don't have Internet access. Wot a pain

Got so much to do today (cleaning, hoovering, repairing Archery Kit etc) but still can't get off the computer (as this entry proves)

Am still trying to work out if I'm mad or not??? Have downloaded the new Internet Explorer 9 beta. I never learn, do I <>

God it's cold. And, more annoying, it's really windy. Today's going to be fun at work. Hope - get plenty of indoor jobs !!

Well that felt like a very short weekend (which it was). Good night with the family last night - little Jack Jack is funny

Nearly finished for the day - which is good. :-)) But back in the morning - which is not so good. :-((

Goodbye Summer, hello the season of falling leaves and misty mornings. Wake up to see the first mists of Autumn - sadly nearly gone now

Time for work. 2 hours of watching someone test all ur electrical gear, your ladders and the like. Just so it gets a sticker saying its OK?

Have been awake, on and off, since 05.30 (no - I don't know why). Its now 10 and I've achieved rat-all. Suppose I should get busy !!!!

Wished to do so much tonight. But so so tired. Just can't concentrate.

Am sat in a rare moment of peace whilst at work. Just had some lunch, confirmed access with my next Customer, and now have a few minutes.

That ends another busy day at work. Cathy and Tilly are away, and I'm off to scream some energy away at the gym with LeeM

Yet another early morning wait to start work. Have to remember NOT to put the bin out today. because of the Bank Hols they pickup tomorrow

Rushed in from work - late. Got ready to go out to Archery quick. Just to watch the rain start. Ohh .......

Have woken up well early to the sound of heavy rain falling past an open window. Am really looking forward to going to work - NOT

so tired. A difficult day at wotk, and I'm in on forced OT tomorrow. Mardy face forming.

We really need to start looking for a new Computer Chair.

I raise the piston up to my comfy height, sit down and, within seconds I’m sinking slowly and gracefully down to the bottom setting. Nice fun though this is, it’s about 18inches to low for me.

Never mind, more expense for the end of the month

What a day ……

Haven’t slept , something I thought, something I’d hoped, was something is dark of the past.

My eyes hurt. My back aches and my shoulder hurts.

I might even have gone for a walk – but the British Summer weather has struck again. It’s not just raining – it absolutely throwing it down at the moment. Even ducks aren't dim enough to go out in this.

At least the weather forecast is now for, mainly, light showers. but I’ll believe that when I see it.

Our world is , relatively, back to normal. I don't know whats happened over night, but it seems we have Broadband back (but we'll see)

really pigged off. haven't got a working DSL service, and am waiting 4 another Drone 2 ring back.

Really should go to the Gym today, but really can't be bothered at the mo.

Screaming, absolutely screaming. Updated my own website and destroyed it (again). Am having to do the whole thing all over again. ARRGGHHH!

BBC Breakfast and UFO's

Don't you just love the BBC breakfast news - just spent the last 5 mins having a "yes they are", "no they aren't" conversation about the existence of UFO's after the release of UFO Papers

am getting rather desultory with the local WiFi. Flacky doesn't do it justice. Am typing this off GPRS on a phone.

what horrible weather. I know the North West can get wet, but really ....

Oh bugger - have pins and needles in my foot. Nuts have pins and needles in both feet - OUCH!!

Big day today for the Family - let's hope all goes well

My head hurts, and hurts badly. Anyone talking loud is liable to meet something coming through the air.

This can't be right, to wake up this tired. And today is another round of Doctors appointments, meeting and arranged phone calls. and I can still sleep

Flaming technology _ it drives you nuts. Damned iPod keeps cutting off tracks before their finished. Another one going out the window.

Am, yet again feeling tired. And. I don't know why? Will have to have another talk with a Doctor I guess!!

The morning after the dark day before …..

That is a hell of a title, very Gothic.

Today has a sort of “the morning after the night before” feeling. Shell shock. Lost. Trying to understand what has gone on and what will be going on now.

Taking anyone into Hospital, even if you know it is the best place for them, is a very, very hard thing to do. And there was really no other option either. There was a certain continuity in ending up sitting, and waiting, in the same waiting Room.

That same loud clock. The same posters. The same announcements – even the one with the typo error that Laura noticed.

Hours and hours of stress and emotion. Always that feeling of the harder you try for the ones you love, the more hopeless and useless you feel. You struggle and plead, and yet you can feel the whole situation slipping out of your hands. That feeling of snatching for a thought, just as something takes it away from you, something dark and ghostly.

Anyway left the hospital at teatime and went from crushed husband to proud Dad.

Although Laura had seen all that had gone on yesterday, stuttering and battered she went on to do her concert and do it well.

A big proud heart at the end of an extremely bad day.

Today, has once again turned dark and desparate. Am at the moment sat in yet another hospital waiting room.

Dave's getting seriously annoyed with his phone shutting down just because "it feels like it". Someone open a window PLEASE!!

Am playing with Technology AGAIN…

I have just placed Office 2010 on the main computer, and, to be honest I quite like it. More so than the last version, if truth be told.

Anyway, an option on both versions of Office is the ability to post to a Blog.

In the previous version I thought that it didn't work that well so tried it a few times and then gave up and went back to the programs I had previously used. Well I thought that it was time that I Tried the latest version and see what happens with this one.

I'm not sure yet whether the Office 2010 Blog template is any more adaptable than using, say, Live Writer. But as I say, we will have to see.

I wonder if I can twitter or Facebook post from it????

Ryan Air are a grabbing lot. On their website info u can't cancel any flight if u can't make it, i.e. ur ill. Feel a phone call coming on ..

I should have guessed going to the Gym would hurt. Legs r OK, but arms and elbows ache. Oh well, never mind.

The best thing I've heard for a while ...

You have to smile. Am watching Cities of the Underworld on Discovery and have just heard the best statement: PRESENTER: "Here we are in a tunnel cut in the 12th Century. Above us is the 15th Century. How do we get there?" EXPERT: "I'll get a ladder"

England where destroyed, mangled by a far superior German Team

Have had enough now.Not feeling good, and now watching England has made things a whole lot worse. I'm off back to sleep

Lets hope Fabio can wake the English up.

What are FIFA thinking - no Goal line tech. Obviously an English goal.. England were awful to start with and the Germans deserve their lead

Annoyed

Was really looking forward to nice afternoon at Brocklesby Show with the Archery Club. But No , I have to wake up with really bad stomach cramps and other associated symptoms. It feels now like I've got Flu. I ache all over and am nearly asleep again. Wot a pain - literally.

Tags: ShoZu

just had a nice, quiet lunch with Cathy. lovely. ...

New sheds arrived with the advice "please read the instructions carefully - it'll be a lot easier in the end" ???

I'm starving, and yet can have nothing to eat until I have had a blood test later in the morning. I can have are sips of water - great!!

Better play by England. Could be playing Germany on Sunday?? That'll be fun ;-))

Have had a visit to the Doc's. I now need a blood test 2moro. Not much more 2 say 4 now.

Somebody really doesn't like the French Team - http://ping.fm/7oqZU

Stuff This. It's nearly 4 a.m. and have been up for 2hours with a real painful gut. I NEED SLEEP!

YEA - touring cars and Moto GP. Busy afternoon LOL

Fathers Day .....

It's still early (in our house least ways) but have several items of clothing , CD's and a card - ta kids (and Cathy) - love you all xxxx

I'm still not feeling good, and poor tilly babe is not at all well. We're not really winning here

Am feeling really off it today. Everything aches, really lethargic. At the least there's an afternoon of Star Trek on Sky - CBS

Many thanks to Zo and Paul for the BBQ. Pity about the Footy !!!!!

going out to watch England

We have kindly been invited to an England BBQ. Looking forward to a good night.

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Extended Warranty

What is it with Electrical Stores? Why do they think you want an extended warranty on an item you said "no thanks" to THREE years ago. Do they think we have no minds of our own.

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Canadian Grand Prix - fantastic. Crashes , overtaking and all the teams seemingly running out of tyres. YEAH!!

Posting off a Mobile.

I was just wondering. Here I am, posting and musing VIA an app on my mobile thinking would this be any easier with an iPhone? Would anyone be kind enough to buy me one so I can find out? No I thought not ;-))

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WEATHER

You can tell that is only coming up to the start of Summer, but that it is locally Gala Day. It's flaming well RAINING. What a surprise.

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Strawberry laces and jelly Coke Bottles. Fantastic ... it's like being a Kid again ....

Well, that's another week gone by. Not a bad week for once. And the suns out on a Saturday Morning and a lot of things are getting better

Must read my posts before hitting enter!!

U can tell I'm tired. Take my back is tired. My rigth leg is flicking around with a mind of it's own. OUCH!!!

Reflections on the past few weeks …..

As you will possibly be aware, the last few weeks have been “somewhat difficult”.

It would be fair to say that I distinctly get the feeling of “what have we done wrong to deserve this?”.

I know I’ve not helped the situation with a stream of injuries and problems over the past few years. Damaged back, no feeling in my shoulder and fingers. Dodgy knees and equally dodgy sinus’s. Blood pressure and severe stomach cramps.

All that and still unable to hit a decent end of arrows (Ha Ha).

The problem with that is that you focus on yourself to some extent and not on others – not as much as you should least ways.

There is a pang of guilt for what has happened to my beloved wife ( several pang’s if I’m truthful – all for several differing reasons). I can’t help feel that I’m one of the main reasons for what has happened to her.

She has been the hero whilst bits of me fell off. She managed the whole of the house whilst I was stopped from doing “this and that” for fear of making things worse.

I know other things have happened, things at work. Things that I can take no control of.

I am guilty. Some of this is my fault. And even now I’m still not that sure what we are supposed to do now

What a strange start to the day. Looking out of the window you can't see much for the fog??? Never mind back to work tomorrow!

Still feeling sick, am I'm not really sure why. Will have to see how things go I guess. At least I can look forward to the Turkish GP later

Ants. Lots and lots of Ants. Where do the little "devils" (was thinking of another word there) all come from??

Just Watched Dr Who, and am now watching Dr Who Confidential. Do I like Dr Who???

it'sdull, raining and I'm feeling a little sicky. Not sure whether I'm hungry or not. One thing for sure the technology is feeling ill

Good morning cruel (sunny!!) world. Still tired, fedup. Never mind only have to survive 2day & 2moro and 5 days off. HURRAY

Yet another day goes by. I'm so so tired at the mo. At least some things seem to be getting better.

Today is a better day. Cathy,s home till Tuesday {for now} and the sun is out. Feeling fairly happy

today hasn't been that bad a day. Steady, but busy. Good feedback from the Hospital at dinner time, but will have to see if thats been maintained

another dark, upsetting afternoon. All we can do is keeping supporting each other, and, soon, hopefully all will be well

Back at work tomorrow. Hope this week will be better than last. Not holding my breath though.

Big backwards day yesterday. Makes ur heart sink. I hate life somedays

Isn't it a beautiful morning. The sun is out. It's not cold. LOVELY

Tired but very happy .....

Am sat here shattered but happy. Have safely picked up Laura from the midnigth train. Glad to have her back from France.

The grammar is shocking...

I really must check the grammar and spelling of the things I post. Either that, or stop using ping.fm as that, like twitter, limits the number of characters you can use. The grammar etc.. above is shocking - sorry ;-

Am looking at the internet. Wot a surprise, some airlines are put up planes to c if the ash cloud effects them. NO! seems 2 b their answer

Have just been blocked by Facebook from searching for a mate from work. Wot a bag

Time 4 another cup of Coffee, then I'd better do something constructive ......

Ouch, am hopping about with pins-and-needles in my foot, my right foot

Am playing on the laptop, through Hootsuite. Just wondering if it really works

Having a bad start to the day. It's raining, I'm sneezing and I don't seem to be able to remeber ANY of my logon's.

It must be idiots day out there on the road 2day.I know I'm not the best driver, but for heavens sake, some people should be banned

Here we are, yet another ordinary Tuesday begins. I guess it'll be no different to any other Tuesday.

training sessions - well maybe?

Not sure how I feel this morning.Have just finished breakfast, having one last coffee. And then it's on the road to sit in on the latest update course. Please note the term "sit in". Because I'm still on light duties I'm not entitled to be ON the course. I know this sounds a bit wingy and I do appreciate the invite. But it does make me feel detached, cut off from the work world I'm used to.Never mind, time to get a move on. Let's go scrape the ice of the windscreen, and then "wagons roll"

Sore, very sore. All was going well, until yesterday when I slipped on the Kitchen floor and twisted. Back aches and knee aches. Oh Pig!!!

Slamming Computers

Aaarrrgggghhh. If this Laptop gets any slower. it's going out the nearest window - be it closed or not!!!!!

So,So tired.Haven't slept properly for two nights, so am nearly asleep now.

Unhappy. I really hate technology at the moment.

Not that happy

Have got the computer back tonight.However they have replaced the hard drive coz "it tested faulty". Now having to restore everything.

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Pyle of junk (re-cycling :-) ) 2 go 2 skip. Better get loading the trailer

It's early Sunday morning.Am going for an Archery coach training day. The problem?It advice on Compound Bows, and mine "gave up",as in exploded. Looks like the string failed. OuCH!!!

Once again, it is a Saturday morning. And things don't seem to be getting better. The new computers in dock. Everyone seems to have something. Never mind.

Tired, so very tired

Am awake this a.m. waiting to start work. But i'm so so tired. My eyes r heavy and the head nodding. Bucket of cold water please.

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Tired,relaxing (hopefully) and contemplating all I have to do tomorrow. Time for a big, big sleep. Nite Nite

In the last few days .....

It has been a couple of days since I saw the consultant at Lincoln Hospital, regards the painful back. With a several days concideration, it is obvious that the situation is as normal. With some points good and others bad.

Firstly the bad. I now have treatment regime and a lot of stretches and exercises to do. Although , in the end, exercise was going to be a potential goal. In the consultants opinion I had actually (probibly ) had one, or more, spinal discs either deform or bulge, hence causing severe pain. And it's a contender for the recent "Kidney Infections" culprit. That said I am now suffering from the cure, not the original condition. The discs appear to have restored themselves to something like normal, but the scaring and damage caused in that process is the reason for the present malaise.

The good points?

The good points are that there is a solution. And a realatively straightforward one at that. There is quite a few weeks work to do. With the said exercises, a little "proper" training and a careful eye in the future it looks like we will be able to manage this problem fairly easierly.

That said, everything had to be reassessed in 7 weeks time ( and if they can find the original missing x-ray) so things may yet again change .

But for now, I'm fairly happy. Sore, but happy.


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one final coffee, then off to Lincoln.

Morning

Good morning everyone, hope you feel better than I do today. Work has cancelled it's "Thankyou" breakfast because of high levels of work . Good job too - I have a gut ache that would worry an Elephant. Hope it settles down soon!

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Am feeling really tried

I have to say that I'm not really sure why, but I do feel absolutely shattered. This is that tired that weary's the bones, and aches the eyes. Yet I don't understand the reason?

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David is well mardy at the mo. And certain people aren't helping

Just continually playing

Am trying , yet again, to network via a mobile. I know that to some this is nothing new, but I'm just getting used tp it.

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It really is a horrible day!!

I really wish that the snow had remained!

The dark and dull weather that has followed it has really put a downer on just about everything. No one has any go about them at all.

The whole house, everyone is just fedup.
We all need sunshine, and quick.

Yet another dull and dark morning. I know the was an annoyance for some, but it certainly brigthened the place up -" sigh "

Status update ... Tired. And with sore sinus's. Never mind work again tomorrow

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The weathers certainly changed today. It's more wet, more depressing in some ways. I really didn't mind the snow, such as it was.

It's been a relatively busy day for me. Driving round in the snow wasn't actually to bad. Sun was out. The Sky was blue and the air ( realatively )warm. It was beautiful - a good day to be alive.

But not now. The snow is back with a vengance and Cathy needs a lift home. Never mind here we go

minus 25? I'm glad I don't live in Scotland

Bad Weather, what bad weather ….

I’m sorry if this sounds a bit churlish, but what sort of weather do some people expect in the depths of winter.

Firstly, let me say this – the weather is bad, very bad. Certainly the worst weather that I can remember for a very long time (but not the worst weather that I can EVER remember – but then I am really really old. According to my daughter least ways). But, as I’m typing this the BBC news is on (and I’m not picking on the BBC for any other reason than they are now in ear shot ) but the whole of the media is equally as bad.

It’s all gloom, doom and Siberian based depression.

Once again Britain comes to a grinding halt because we have had a little bit of bad weather.

We just seem to to fall into a panic because of what, to be honest, should be normal Mid Winter weather. Something we should take into account as somewhat normal, something we should be able to deal with.

What do the Scandinavians' do? The Canadians? The Alaskan’s?

They, of course, have proper levels of snow and Ice. And, from what I can work out they get on and deal with the weather. Fair enough, there's not a lot you can do if you house is stuck in the middle of a blizzard, apart from close the door and get the monopoly board out. But other than that they get on with their everyday lives. They know their strategies. They make their arrangements and they deal with it.

That said, I must admit, I’m cold and I too have had enough of it – just like everyone else I suspect.

Carol Kirkwood, the poor BBC News weather presenter, is once again stood in the Blue Peter Garden, wearing the thickest coat you can imagine. Hood pulled as tight as she can to cut out the cold. You can imagine the Cameraman (who is similarly cocooned against the cold) saying “I’m sorry Carol love, but you’ll have to drop the hood. we’re on in 5”. She has delivered yet another doom laden weather forecast for another 5 to 10 c   ms of snow today.

I just feel sorry for all the gritter drivers. They get to go out in all that cold weather, in the middle of the night. Working hard to try and help the average driver – just to hear the comment from some of “The Bloody Council – they haven’t gritted the road again”

Lets just get on with it. There is a light at the end of the tunnel – even the weather people say this present freeze should be over within the next ten days or so.

So dig in.

I, for one, will be looking for an extra shirt and a thicker pair of socks. Spring is NOT that far away.

Pretty, so pretty

isn't it a pity. Such a beautiful scene, and yet such a pain to deal with day by day.

A Happy New Year, yet another year begins!!

Good morning to everyone and I would like to wish you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.

With the seasons greeting over, here we are once again at the beginning of another year. Not only that, but the first new day of the second decade of the 21st Century. A Century that is not longer young, a century that has already had more than it’s fair share of doom and destruction.

In some ways I’m glad that the 09’s have gone. Today is certainly a good point to make a new start – last year was not been one of the Smudger families best. It would also be fair to say that it certainly hasn’t been the worst, but I , for one, will not miss it. The sad part is, that i, personally, have to continue with some of last years more painful consequences, but I guess that that particular issue has the potential to get somewhat worse before it has any chance of getting better – but a lot of the details of that specific “pain” have been documented already.

Normally I’m not a big person for New Years resolutions, but I do have one this year. After the various struggles with my back injury I have gain a little weight (into which read –TOO MUCH). I know why I gained weight, and I know now that I could have done so much more to have managed the situation better. But as they say, hind-sight is a wonderful thing.

So I have to deal with it now. I do have a goal. Within the next year or so, I have been ask to give my “adoptive” daughter away at her wedding and I WILL NOT be a Tele tubby for that.

As I type I can see that the cold and dark of last night, has given way to the crisp bite of new fallen snow. I know this will sound sad, but as the New Year turned the family and friends we were celebrating with looked out of the conservatory door to see the beginnings of the usual New Year Fireworks.

What was really nice was to see that someone had released, what I know as, Chinese Fire Lanterns. You could see them gently rise up into the air, but you could then understand why the air was so cold – there must have been a serious breeze. Once the lanterns got to certain height (one I wouldn’t even take a guess at even in daylight) they really began to move across the sky. Quick, but some how, still calm, gentle, peaceful.

That was nice.

A new powder coat of snow lays across the garden in almost pristine condition – almost. Across the garden I have just noticed (as I nip in and out of the kitchen to top up the coffee levels as I type), various small bird types that you don’t normally seem to see in our garden. Coal Tits and Blue Tits are both hopping from the bushes across to the bird table. I never normally notice them as they tend to get “bullied” off the table by the bigger, less “polite” birds. Starlings and even some muggles Racing Pigeons. But then some days, like today, you just get to see the smaller birds. Sparrows and even our own Robin.

The house is quiet, with everyone else still asleep after the lateness of last nights new year celebrations. The sun is out and the sky a clear blue. The air is crisp, and the snow fresh. It is a peaceful, calm, and somewhat beautiful way to start the New Year.

Have a nice, peaceful day – we all deserve one.