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Merry Christmas
Friday, December 25th, 2009how much?
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Sitting here feeling sorry for myself I was watching “Dave” on TV. No not my brother, but the TV channel.
Up came one of those financial adverts. a company called quickquid were telling you how you could get a short term loan from them until pay day to tide you over. What struck me was the text that comes up on screen saying what the APR is.
2356% APR! that is not a misprint “Two THOUSAND three hundred and fifty six” percent APR.
I don’t care what the circumstances are, the people behind that company need to be tarred and feathered for that.
so much going on
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Well Xmas has come and gone, everything is manic at the moment.
Me & Trish are both looking forward to the end of April when instead of it just being the two of us, we will be joined for the next 18 or so years by sprog (type as yet unknown). So from sporadic updates there will probably be even less. The alternative is that I may go photo mad, and publish unending really boring shots of “the best looking / best behaved /cutest baby in the world”
I know – scan photos never look much like a baby, but apparently it is…
Oh yes, we got a new kitchen – that is also very cool 
Finally – In a week or so, i switch internet providers, I made the jump to o2, lets see if they can provide a more reliable service than my current provider has, although if this site and ourpix disappears for a while then maybe my optimism was unfounded, however as you wont be reading this, it makes little difference.
The Carnactic
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007I won a prize for this photo of the Carnactic at the dive club AGM last week.
So what has been going on…
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007Ok, this year has been kind of busy…
- June, we got married (wooohoooo!)
- The Honeymoon followed shortly afterwards…
- Return to reality and work
- Finish the shed (I now have somewhere when Trish banishes me!)
- Start decorating the upstairs bedroom (its not finished)
- Buy a new Rebreather (cool)
- Get qualified on said rebreather
- lots of other stuff…
Vroom Vroom
Sunday, August 20th, 2006I bought Trish an off-road driving day for her Birthday. The booked day finally arrived and so off we went to a Quarry in Glos, to do a course run by Whitecliff4x4.
Now when we got there, they had a cancellation, so after some gentle persuasion they managed to get me to take the spare place instead of just watch!
The course was really good, they showed us how to handle the vehicles (a Discovery and a Landrover90) and how NOT to do it. This photo shows Trish on one of the steeper descents.
We both really enjoyed it, and somehow I managed to take 170 photos!
Waterproof cup holder – how handy…
Friday, June 9th, 2006Trish left a cup from KFC in the cupholder in the Honda “barge” the other day, come monday morning I got in the car and noticed something odd, 2 inches of Sprite in the cupholder…
The cup had split down the seam, I guess it could have been the heat causing it. The phone charger which was also in the cupholder looked a goner, as it had been immersed in Sprite for probably 2 days
After cleaning up the slightly sticky mess, I was thinking It is really good of Honda to make a water-tight cup holder, OK, they can’t fix the rattle from the doors when you play the stereo (even quietly) and they can’t fix the other rattle from the tailgate AFTER 2 YEARS but hey – the cupholder doesnt leak
The car actually went back to Honda on day 2 of ownership because of said rattle!
Mind you, The 10 car charger still works! I left it on the floor of the car for a couple of days then tried it when my phone battery was flat, works a treat.
A series of unfortunate events…a.k.a Raj saves the day
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006Next time Trish insists that I do DIY I will run in the opposite direction…
The flush on the toilet was a bit erratic, so as we had visitors over Easter Trish asked me to fix it. Fair enough I thought at the time. Little did I know what was going to happen…
Buy Siphon replacement.
Read instructions.
Find out it is “close coupled”.
Find out the definition of close Coupled is “Pain in the arse to remove”.
Find out there is no water cut-off to the Cistern (a legal requirement).
Go to loft.
Find out no outlet cut-off.
Tie ballcock up and drain cold water tank.
Replace siphon and cross the threads of the plastic water input. putting it all back together.
Go to Wickes (again!) to buy replacement.
Manage to put it all back together.
Untie ballcock.
Watch coldwater tank fill.
WONDER WHY THERE IS NO WATER TO THE HOUSE…
Panic…
Phone Raj.
He shows me how to fix the airlock in the system.
Cheers Mate!
OK OK OK I Know it’s a Diesel!
Monday, April 3rd, 2006I was tired, it was late on a Friday and I had a blinding headache, but at least I didn’t fill the tank. I just put 15 worth of unleaded in my Diesel Honda Accord.
Luckily I noticed as I was finishing up putting in the fuel so I didnt drive, start or even turn the ignition on. The AA man was very polite, and so was the man at the garage as he relieved me of 140+VAT for the pleasure of emptying the tank and making sure everything was OK.
The thing is that news travels fast, I have a friend on a different continent who knew about it before I got home! As I had one of my colleagues from work in the car, he told everyone else (after he stopped laughing) and Trish even told my brother (she thought he needed cheering up!)
So to all my friends thankyou…
rubbish money…
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006The last 2 days I have been doing a bit of a tidy up in the garden, nothing serious. Some leaf clearing (Yup they are still turning up) and rubbish collection.
I thought wheelie bins were supposed to mean less rubbish lying around, not here it doesnt.
All the kids from the local school must wait till they get to our house then throw the rubbish in our hedge. It is not just round the front, but the back as well, plastic wrappers, crisp packets and more!
Last evening I was clearing up the rubbish when I found a Tenner, yes a Ten Pound note in the hedge! who says money doesnt grow on trees