A Wee Dram or Three

Early disembarcation!!

How not to travel by ferry.......

New(ish) Car and Conway Castle

Nephew, SWMBO and Little Princess took me to Wales to collect my new old car.
It's a 1998 Volvo V40 with a gazillion miles on the clock, but still running smoothly.
A bargain at £200.00!!

We left their car and went to visit Conway castle in mine.
It was a great afternoon, Little Princess enjoyed exploring the hidey holes in the Castle.
We walked along part of the Town Walls, climbed spiral staircases to the top of the towers, (memo to Me- I need to get fit!!!)

After around 3 hours, we drove to Llandudno so Little Princess could have some fun on the beach.

Here's a few piccys from the Castle:

Once I have sorted and captioned them I will post the photos in the album on the left sidebar. May take a day or two.

Haggis, Neeps and Tatties, and a Toast to Rabbie

Tomorrow, for the first time in my life, I am going to try a Haggis.
I have heard that catching them can be quite tricky, and that the younger ones have the best flavour.

Of course, I shall be toasting the Great Man with a good, single malt whisky or three.

I may not be fit for work on Monday!!!!!

Who Needs Managers???

All Managers from every unit across the country were attending a meeting at Head Office last Tuesday.

This meant that at every Hub in the UK there were no Managers on site.

Guess what!!!

All sites ran efficiently!!!

This just goes to prove that Managers are an unnecessary impediment!!!

Just Another Damp Winter Day...

Today started with a mild frost, then, as the temperature reached it's peak at 2 degrees C, the clouds came over and the rain started.

It was very fine rain, more of a heavy mist, but it put paid to photos of beautiful Wales!!

The day started with "Manager" trying to fill out forms for our deliveries.

Ha! Ha! Ha!  She just did not have a clue!!!

So I said, "I know I'm only an idiot, but would you like me to show you how to do it?"

Well! If looks could kill!!!!

So I showed her where she was going wrong and then hightailed it out of the office!!!

So, off I went, delivered the phones, and had a couple of hours lunch break.

Returned to base just in time to clock out on the "Fire Register".

Cooked a nice steak with roast potatoes.

Had a couple of glasses "Viognier" (OK, I know it should be red with meat, but hey, who's counting?)

Then settled down to watch "The Pride and the Passion" with a couple of drams of "Jura".

Tomorrow I have my third and final "Consultation Meeting".  I guess this is where the Company just dots the I's and crosses the T's and counts the beans!!!

28 Days........

Four more weeks and then I shall be retired!!

This means I shall lose my Company van.

Fortunately, Nephew happened to know of a car for sale.

It's around ten years old with a price tag of £200, so I thought..why not??

I hope to collect it next Saturday, I have found cheap insurance and the car is already taxed so I will be able to drive it straight away..

I have a bicycle for short trips but the car will be useful for longer journeys like the Lake District, Wales etc. Should get some nice photos in the Spring!!

Also, I will be able to visit my other Nephew in Devon at less than half the cost of a train journey!!

More photo opportunities!!

Now I have to get back to my whisky, a pleasant single malt from the Isle of Jura.  10yr old and extremely smooth with a warm afterglow!!

Cheers!

Fire Register...

Boss decided we need to sign in when we arrive ......

Boss:  You need to sign in

Me; Why?

Boss: It's a Fire register

Me: OK, so I sign out when I leave?

Boss: No, I'll know you're gone

Me: What if you don't see me return?

Boss: We will cross that bridge when we come to it

Me: why don't the "Office Staff" have to sign?

Boss: I know when they are here

Me: So, you just want us to clock in and out then?

Boss: No, it's a Fire Register

Me: So, I sign in at 08:00, leave to do my job, and can't sign out til 16:30 and that is a FIRE REGISTER?????????

Boss: *speechless*

Apple(tm) Crumbled..............

Last Sunday, SWMBO, Nephew, Little Princess and My Humble Self, went out for a meal.  Nephew was designated driver so he couldn't share the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc.  However, SWMBO and MHS did it justice!!

The meal was good though some of the veg were a little under cooked. (Think 5 secs in boiling water,drain, serve!!)

After the meal we made a detour to "Moderation" so I could pick up my pipe and baccy!

(I also picked up a bottle of Beringer Zin!!!!)

We then returned to Nephew's place as SWMBO wanted to download some music to her mobile phone.

She had been having problems with it so I said I would have a look.

I soon found the root cause of the problem. She was downloading tracks from iTunes and her phone wasn't compatible.  Enter AMAZON MP3 Downloads. DRM free, some tracks,(and even albums) were cheaper than iTunes and could be instantly copied to any media compatible with mp3 format.

That problem solved, we had a couple of drinks. SWMBO demolished the Zin and I had a few Courvoisier Cognac. Nephew still wasn't drinking as he was gonna drive me back to moderation!!

All in all it was a pleasant Sunday.

Here's to more of them!

Cheers!!!!

Redundancy

I have received a letter detailing my Redundancy Settlement.

It is slightly more than I had anticipated.

I have a Final Consultation Meeting on 22nd Jan. to finalise the details and confirm my Redundancy.

The date for my Redundancy has been set for 16th February.

I can then look forward to the rest of my life!!

Shhhh!! I’m using WINDOZE

This Post is Coming to you via Windows Live!!

I just wanted to see if it works.

I won’t be using it again!!