It's taken ages...........

Well I finally got the door hung in the bedroom alcove.  I ended up using a plastic folding door as I looked at MDF but it was far too heavy to make a large door with.  I also looked at buying a 'full size' 27 inch wide door and cutting it down, the plastic one was only £8.48 from B&Q so if it didn't look right it wasn't that much to lose, if it worked then great, saved myself twenty quid or so.  It took a bit of tweaking but I got there in the end and it looks pretty good even if I say so myself.  Pauline isn't that keen on the small gaps at the top but I can rig up a small pelmet to hide those.  Next thing is to tidy the bedroom and store the stuff in the cupboard I've just created, YEAHHHH!!  The fish pond next door is now turning into something that resembles a Greek temple or the nearby Penshaw Monument, several upright pillars with a roof on it, I'm sure there has to be something in the local planning regs to stop it, you have to get planning permission for a lean-to on the house and this structure is 12 foot long by 8 foot wide by 7 foot tall. Still we'll let him finish it then check with the planning department.

Well where shall I start? Popped down to Bristol for my son's 30th birthday, gave him a surprise because he wasn't expecting to see me until June.  His surprise present (a parachute jump) didn't come off unfortunately, due to the volcanic ash issue, still it's there to use in the future.  Stopped in Devizes and had a wonderful pub lunch instead.  Came home Monday afternoon after a phone message from my boss but by Wednesday evening when I went to work things had changed so all was well.  Had a shock piece of news on Tuesday that is best forgotten and left to those involved to sort out themselves as only they can, I'm sure if they need help they will seek it from the best place. That's all for now I think, ttfn!

Getting motivated!

Well it's 11:05, I've been up about an hour and I'm trying to get myself motivated to make a start on the door frame for the bedroom.  The weather outside looks great and I'm thinking more along the lines of sitting out on the patio, but then again I suppose I could do all the sawing,drilling, screwing and squaring up out there. Now that's a thought! I just love the way I have these flashes of perspiration lol. What is it now? measure once, cut the wrong size, measure again and buy a new piece of wood. Have some food and then get on with it I suppose!

Where did the time go?

Jezz that was a quick 2 weeks! I've been busy on my days off decorating the smallest bedroom.  We were going to turn it into a dressing room but decide we would decorate it so the grand kids had a room to sleep in when they visit.  The computer is going into our bedroom, we are re-arranging some chests of drawers and moving furniture into other rooms to try and get the best space.  Finally got some more slate chippings for the space next to the drive, lets hope the local yobs do not decide they make great stones for throwing.  Bought the timber to make a door frame in the alcove of the little bedroom, this will make a nice sized cupboard, hide the central heating boiler and make it quieter in the bedroom.  One more project left and that is to built a base and erect the new shed on it but that will have to wait until the weather is a bit warmer I think.  Oh and put Evie's trampoline back up in the back garden (I will be glad when they move and get a garden of their own so we can reclaim ours, the thing takes up so much space)

Back to work ........ for a rest!

Well I've papered the small bedroom, lined the inside of the cobwebby cupboard and filled all the gaping holes around the doors and coving.  Pauline is going to do the gloss paintwork and I'll do the ceiling and walls when I can.  B&Q are supposed to be delivering my garden shed today that's why I'm up so early on a night shift pattern.  Cost me twenty quid to get it delivered but I saved more than that by buying it last Saturday and getting an extra 20% discount. My mate Billy is coming over on the next set of rest days to build a base for the shed to stand on (he knows what he's doing, unlike some of us [me])   Next project is to finally put a door and associated framework in the alcove in the bedroom to 'close off ' the central heating boiler and make a small cupboard out of it.  The best thing about it, the gap is just the right size to put in a door frame with just a small piece needed above it to 'fill the gap'.

Rest days? what are they?...........

Well that's the end of another set of shifts. We've decided to redecorate the small bedroom, this shouldn't take too long as it's 'just a matter of sticking the blown vinyl on to the walls and then painting it', I was going to put some wooden shelves up in one of the cupboards but bought some plastic shelving from B&Q.  Just had some new uniform issued, navy polo shirts & trousers (no more ties!) Gawd knows where they got the sizes from, they trousers are too small, the polo shirts are 'snug' fit and as for the jacket.....it's the horrible stretchy water resistant 'breathable' type, different size bodies but all the same arm size. So my 'big' forearms go about 3/4 of the way into the sleeve and then things get tight. I'm okay as long as I don't have to bend my arms when wearing it and to make it worse it's all logo'd.  LOL just tried the trousers on or should I say I put my legs in them, great if you've got no shape to your body and built like a stick insect! Leg length = Regular? it's about 39 inches inside leg.  I think the boss will be having his uniform shoved where the sun doesn't shine.

OUCH! bet that hurt?

Well that's another set of night shifts over, been quiet on the customer front but a couple of incidents 'livened' things up.  Friday morning a poor fellow gets his leg crushed between the tow-bar of his car and a vehicle pulling away behind him.  God knows what the driver was doing, it was just as if he didn't see the car in front of him...BANG!....one crushed leg!  Late Saturday evening some poor fellow collapses just outside the office, luckily a taxi driver saw him and waved down one of the Op-support guys who then called the control.  We had an ambulance on the way within 30 secs, the Team Leader went straight out as she was the first aider on duty, couldn't find a pulse 'but he is alive! I can hear him gasping for air'  I didn't tell her the obvious.  Paramedic was there within 4 mins.  A couple of minutes later the ambulance arrived.  We shut down 'normal' car park operations as the whole exit road was blocked with emergency vehicles (we had moaning customers because they couldn't have the bus at the terminal to get to their cars, can you believe some people?)  They worked on him for a good 30-35 minutes before getting him in the ambulance and it was a further 20 minutes before they left the airport.  Good news the guy is in the Freeman Hospital and is in a stable condition, let's hope he lasts a bit longer! EXCELLENT JOB WELL DONE EMMA & ROB! you were great! Shame about your Hi-Vis Emms but it was a good cause.

B-B-B-Berocca!!!

After seeing it advertised on the TV again and being a bit listless lately, I decided to give these Berocca tablets a try.  Hmm multi-vitamins, no caffeine, lovely orange flavour...... one drawback, it has a rather smelly after effect (LOL) but I am feeling a bit livelier.  Gem has left for London after a week at home, a bit of a panic at the end, her train was leaving half an hour earlier than she thought, no time to go to Greggs for that sandwich now!  Gem's just been on the fone to say she's at Hitchin and it's snowing heavily.  Pauline has just come through the door in a panic, she hasn't got any insulin for Evie and Kelly didn't leave any at school for her.  We only have slow acting insulin in the house and Evie is now on the fast one and 4 instead of 2 injections a day, it's better for her in that she can eat more normally and doesn't need her afternoon snack, the drawback is more blood sugar tests during the day.  Jezzz it's all happening at once today, all was peace and harmony ten minutes ago!

Ummmmmmmmmm.............

I thought it was about time I did another blog as it's been almost 2 weeks since the last one and it is supposed to be a daily one (ha-ha-ha-ha-ha).  I'm enjoying myself back driving the bus, having a laff with the staff and customers.  Going round in circles up to 100 times a shift gives you plenty of time to contemplate the worlds troubles and it's surprising sometimes the things that pop into your mind when you hit that certain 'bump' in the road.  The weather is rubbish, it's been really frosty the last couple of nights, foggy too!  We had a very small snow flurry early this morning but that soon fizzled out.  Looked out the bedroom window before going to bed this morning and saw 2 reels of cable (most likely from the Virgin Media depot behind us) hidden in the bushes.  Poor idiots that placed it there probably do not realise it will be fibre optic cable so it's not a lot of use/value to them, still I did my duty and called the community policing team.  They said they'd get someone to go and have a look, probably in a couple of days I expect......... oooooohh just had a call from them, someone is coming round about 5pm to collect them, that's fast.  Well suppose I'd better go and get ready for work.

February already...........

Well it's been almost a month since my last blog, a lot has happened since then some good some not so good but we're still smiling.  The snow has gone (well almost) I'm no longer a team leader and I'm back out in the cold instead of that nice warm office.  On the upside, I'm feeling happier, sleeping easier and people are noticing that I'm happier.  Had an unusual request today, Evie's mum works at a local Nursery and they have a storybook and a cuddly toy (that's supposed to have been found at the airport) and they want me to take pictures of it in different places at the airport, should be a laff.