.... and so economical......

Update on the last figures ....... I ended up with an average consumption of 61.3 mpg, which I think is brilliant.  So as expected I am getting at least a 1/3rd more travel for my money.  Got the Astra mot'd today, 4 new tyres , 2 brake pipes an oil and filter change plus a grease up and a bill for £175......not bad.

Aren’t diesels wonderful

I can’t believe how good diesel engines are these days compared to petrol ones.  I’ve done almost 400 miles since filling up and used about 3/4 of a tank and still got 162 miles till refill according to the display.  Averaged 59.8 mpg, I’d be filling up again in the Astra and that has 10 litres more in the tank (52 against 42) WONDERFUL!

Fusion-confusion

Picked up my new car yesterday, 1600TDCi Ford Fusion Zetec Climate.  When I first sat in it I suddenly thought to myself that I’d made a big mistake buying it.  The driver’s seat felt really hard and small, I felt like Wiley Coyote when he’s on the edge of the cliff and he knows he’s about 1/100th of a second from falling into the chasm.  I then adjusted the seat from bolt upright and resting my chin on the top of the steering wheel to something nearer normal for me and then went for a test drive.  I have to say the more I drive it the better it gets.  I’ve managed to hook my mobile to the Bluetooth radio and found a connecter for my MP3 player, so all is hunky dory at the mo.

Life goes on........

Well it's been almost 9 days and I haven't had a moan about anything, miracles do happen then?.  My lump sum cheque appeared and was duly deposited into my account.  On Saturday I travel to Ipswich to pick up my new motor, insurance wasn't too bad really £330 with £50 back after 120 days for fully comp for Pauline and myself, a little dearer than the Astra (£165) but it's a much better vehicle all round I think and we probably need to replace it soon anyway. Still keeping the Astra going up till next June when the tax runs out so Pauline at least has her own car to drive to work over the winter.  Her insurance was only £209 fully comp(£50 back after 120 days) so she's at least building up some personal no claims bonus this time, though she did get 30% for being a named driver for so long and not having any claims.  Most of the Xmas shopping has been done, mostly odds and sods to get now.  For some strange reason Pauline wants a DSi for Xmas and I can't think why.  Still roll on 21st of each month when the pension cheques come in lolololol.  Booked my hotel for my stay in Bristol near Xmas when I visit the family, staying at The Bowl Inn at Almondsbury again, just hope we don't have snow, that bank looks like it could prove awkward.

Ohhhhh joy!

I’ve just been given an early birthday present by one of the admin girls at work.  \Just the sort of thing I can use at work during discussions with the  boss, it’s a cup …….. on the side is written ”I’m trying to see things from your point of view……..but I can’t stick my head up my arse far enough”  WONDERFUL Mandy Thanks! lmao

Common Sense 0. Brown Nosers 1.

I do not believe it! I think that phrase fits nicely here.  We are in desperate need of an experienced Operations Manager, the applicant description was very specific, IT literate etc etc, plenty of applicants are narrowed down to three……… who get’s the job? Well he doesn’t have BASIC IT skills, he’s as arrogant as hell(just because he’s in the Guinness Book of Records as the first six figure(£100,000) goalkeeper in the English First Division) and spends his days off, taking top management for cups of coffee.  I wonder if the bosses know about his sexual harassment of one of the admin girls?  Yes being an ex professional footballer he thinks women are just dying to be with him.  I can prove these accusations so am I safe?  Hmmm………

Change needed!

I need a new job! Don’t get paid enough to take phone calls at home on my rest days only to find out it’s work and getting a bollocking over the phone, let’s hope the recession is over soon!

Isn't it good to be back...it is isn't it?

Well that's the first week after annual leave done and dusted.  Nothing's really changed after three weeks, except, SOPs!  Standard Operating Proceedures! in other words management write it down, you read it, sign your name at the bottom of the page and that's your training!  How the hell does that help?  All it does is cover management's back if something goes wrong.  It's like our 'new' daily shift report, the one that's supposed to cover my back.  Bullshit! all it does is take things back ten years and make us write things out instead of putting it in the pc...... in other words make it easier for MANAGEMENT to check things and use them against you.  We are even counting the number of vouchers we take, putting down how much cash we had in the till, how much we've taken out and yes you've guessed it! how much is left in the till.  All this is recorded in about fifteen different reports on the mainframe and we have to write it on a piece of paper.  God how I hate this job! I need to find something else........ and quick!

On a lighter note ...... gas filled balloons!

Life goes on.... and on...... and.....

Well it had to happen, the long skive known as 20 days annual leave is over, time to re-enter the asylum and deal with the nutters.  I find it really strange how the first days seem to last and last, the middle ones pass at 'normal' speed and the last few flash by.  Been on line getting some insurance quotes on a ford fusion 1.6 tdci, Saga who I'm with for the Astra are one of the dearest(£349). As Pauline wants to run the Astra so she has a car over the winter (it's tax'd, tst'd and insured till next year) I tried Admiral, a multi-car policy with Pauline using the Astra with zero no claims and only £60 compulsory excess and tpf&t cover, while the Fusion would be comprehensive with 10 years no claims(protected) and the same £60 excess is £441.00 which is very good I thought.  Stand by your beds the mobile is ringing............. that was Admiral they want to know if they can go ahead and try to find me an even cheaper quote, if I keep this up someone may pay me to be insured lolol.

I want to make a complaint!.........

I have just read the report about the increase in the number of complaints against the police, the biggest increase being in cases of rudeness.  Okay, I like the police work with the public everyday, maybe not under the exact same circumstances but dealing with disputes and irrate people, some even violent.  In my experience the one who is usually the rudest and most arrogant is the complainer, believing that they are completely correct.  The saying about the customer always being right is rubbish! 95% of the time they do not know what they are talking about.  People who complain about the police being rude to them should be made to go 'on the beat' with an officer and see how 'public servants' are treated by the people they are there to 'protect and serve'.  I'm sure afterward there is no way they would like to be in an officer's shoes.  They (the police) will only treat you in the manner you treat them, the same as the guys from the VI will 'treat' abusive lorry drivers by keeping them at a check point a lot longer than they need to.  In my 30+ years of dealing with these people I have always been polite and respectful and have always been shown politeness and respect in return.  I'll stand up for you Kris even though you are always rude to me LOLOLOLOLOL