A Wee Dram or Three

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So.... Interwebby broadbandy thingy is back up and running, but still slow.

I didn't rant at the engineer, after all, it ain't his fault.  In fact we had a good chat about it and he enjoyed a wee dram!!!

ISP say they know about it and are planning upgrade to their servers!!

Upgrade was planned to start in March......then April........then May.......now pencilled in for June!!!

Not holdin my breath on that one!!!!

On a brighter note...weather has picked up... sunny....70/73......

Gonna get the grill out tomorrow and burn some Steaks, Burgers, Dogs and anything else I can cremate!!!

I've got Beck's in the fridge and a couple bottles wine, Beringer Zin and Spier Chenin Blanc/Sauvignon Blanc

I'll try to get some decent piccys for ya.

Internet.......Broadband.......AAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Been having speed problems with broadband.  Should be getting up to 20Mbs,  been getting 0.7Mbs.

Call ISP Support.

Your modem is fine, we'll tweak the settings from our end.

There, you should be getting around 20Mbs now.

WRONG!!!!!!!!!

Still getting between 0.5Mbs and 1.35Mbs.

OK, We'll send you a new modem.

Modem arrived, set it up at my end, rang support so they could validate it.

Ok, now turn on your computer, wait for modem to synchronise, then try internet.

Modem synchronised, opened Firefox, 404 Page cannot be found!!!!!

Typed different url, 404 page cannot be found.

Checked settings, IP address was 0.0.0.0

OK, We'll send engineer to check lines.
Can't send till Friday!!!!!

Switched on computer tonight (Thursday), woohoo, I have Internet again.

Ran speed test.............1.37Mbs.........

Engineer is due tomorrow around 4pm.

He is not going to be a happy man when I have finished with him!!!!!!!!!!!!!

04:30 Day Off?? WTF!!

It's nice to have a day off!! No need to get up early, enjoy a lie in......NO!!!!

Awake at 04:30!!!  Out of bed, shower, breakfast........Gardening???????

OK, so I'm awake ...may as well get out of bed and start the day...after shower & brekky, I decided to do a bit in the garden, since it hadn't started to rain yet....

dug out part of border, worked in 2 bags of topsoil and 1 bag of compost. border is now ready for planting, just need to decide what to plant.

I have a primrose in the other border which could be split into two plants, plus the other border needs completely digging out and the soil replacing since it has been rather neglected over the years.

Problem is , I have three rather nice rose trees there and I am reluctant to disturb them. I think I'll just move the primrose now it has finished flowering, and leave the rest of the border till around back end of September.

Late Post

Had a small problem a few days ago...you see..I lost myself in a moment, then mislaid the moment.....
I've spent the last few days searching for myself.......looked in all the bars to no avail....was about to give up when I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror!!  The shock at what I saw made me decide to re-invent myself.

I am now a self-filling whisky glass!!!

Hic!!  Cheers

A Bit of Sun Would be Nice....

Yesterday was a little bit on the damp side.  We had that very fine type of rain....the kind you can hardly see, but sneaks up on you like a kid with a water gun.

So, no gardening got did!!  Instead I did a little bit of shopping, some drinking, bit of cleaning, some drinking, laundry, then I had a drink or three....

Drinks were OJ, Coffee and a few drams of Dalwhinnie, in that order.

Today is drier, but very dark clouds moving stealthily from the horizon, waiting to come at me with all barrels....

Work..Rest..Play...Pt 2

Had an enjoyable visit with Nephew, SWMBO and Little Princess.

The grill was fired up, the wine flowed, and a good time was had by all.

I was out of bed at 05:30 this morning, and, after a bath followed by breakfast, I was out in the garden by 08:00.I hope to have one border finished and my patio extended before lunch.  Then, the grass needs cutting, the other border needs completely re-working, and I need a drink!!

Since I will be in charge of digging and cutting implements, I think I shall stick to coffee!!!

Work...Rest.....Play

I've been digging all morning, trying to get the borders looking a bit neater.  I need to buy some topsoil and compost, and then I can start thinking about what I should plant.

I've spent the last hour or so relaxing in the garden with a couple of glasses of Beringer Zinfandel.

Now I'm gonna jump in the tub, get changed and go visit Nephew, She Who Must Be Obeyed and Little Princess.

See y'all later
Cheers.

I am NOT an Alcoholic...Iam Not an Alcoholic.....I am

I just happen to like Whisky, unadulterated, single malt whisky, 40%, 43%, 46%, 55.7%, though not all in the same glass!!

Now, in order to moderate my intake of said Water of Life, I have moved the drinks cabinet and rotating optic to the far corner of the room.

This means that I now have to expend considerable energy in order to partake of a tipple.

or I could move my puter a bit nearer to the drink!!

Oops! I Did It Again!!

She Who Must Be Obeyed took me shopping........

I needed Garden stuff........

I bought.......4 cushions.......1 small dining table and 4 chairs(it was on sale at 1/2 price!!).....

Total.. £32.00

Bamboo stakes..£0.65

Willow Lawn Edging...£5.00

I need a drink!!!!!!!

Gentleman of Leisure

I am now officially on leave for a whole week!!

I have discovered another rare whisky.  It's distilled in Wales at a small distillery in Penderyn. They only produce 1 barrel a day. The label has the month of bottling (the one I bought was bottled Feb 08).

It is a nice golden colour, 46% abv,hand crafted, matured in American Oak ex-Bourbon barrels and finished in Madeira casks.

Smooth, with a hint of fruit and vanilla.

Another "Must Have" for my collection.

Cheers