The Great Remodel 2011/12 Part Two
Went back to the house on Saturday and again today. All the pipes are now under the floor and not running along the bottom of the walls. Which means we’ll be able to get some good storage units in there once it’s all over. Unfortunately the electrician has said that we need a new fuse [...]
Bye Fail Car
Fail Car has made her last journey to Scrap Car Heaven (I kid you not that is the name of the place). As much as I resented the car and all that it stood for, I have to admit I’m going to miss her a bit.
RIP Fail Car
It’s with regret I announce the sad demise of Fail Car. Wednesday afternoon at about 5:30pm Fail Car and a RoyalMail van met in not the nicest of ways. To look at the damage there doesn’t seem like much is wrong. However, to attempt driving it is another matter. To say that the steering is [...]
The Great Remodel 2011/12 Part One
It has begun! The long awaited remodeling of the house has started. By the end of yesterday we had three new double glazed windows. Also the workmen had arrived to destroy the bathroom so they can put it back together again only this time better! I felt like it was Christmas. The first time we [...]
The Maize Maze, That Wasn’t Amazing.
So we are in the middle of ‘Fall That’s Really Summer’ and we had the ‘Summer That’s Really Fall’ yeah the weather has gone a bit nutty here. I woke up this morning and felt a bit confused, it was warm and the bedroom window was open but it was dark. This must be like [...]
10 Years
I can’t believe it’s been 10 years. The world changed that day, it’s smaller now, it’s more scary. Everyone remembers where they were. I’m no exception. I was in the back of a taxi on my way to Manchester airport, Pop and his partner Dale would be arriving shortly. I heard over the radio that [...]