I managed to get my new tyre for my car. It cost me £20. At least that is one important thing I achieved today. I also got a £10 credit put into my phone. So now, if I have trouble with the snow and need assistance I am able to phone someone to come to my aid.

Is this weather ever going to stop. I look out my window and once again i see the snow is falling. It is all too much. I must admit I am getting rather bored with it.

What a cold horrible day it has been today. Overnight we had a big snowfall and this morning the roads were treacherous.

I had a couple of rounds of Tiger late morning where I won the shootout at the links, then I went to the doctors surgery with my prescription. While I was there I asked about the results of my blood test from 2 weeks ago, and were told the results were clear.

I came home and met my friend Frank on tiger. we played a couple of games, before I had to go to the garage and get my tyre changed. Guess what. The garage was shut. I went to a larger garage but was told that it would be £40. That is too expensive so tomorrow I will go and try the normal garage again. I bought a spade in case my car gets stuck in snow, then came home. After another game of Tiger, I watched some TV I played again some tiger then watched some TV again. Oh how I live an exciting life. I cant do anything else, even if I wanted to the weather is so horrible.

Lets hope tomorrow shows an improvement but somehow I doubt it.

I have much to do today. I must put money into my bank, go to garage and get a new tyre, go to car shop and get needed things for winter, go to doctors and hand in my new prescription, go to supermarket for food. I also am planning on playing Playstation today. Apart from that its home for me to keep warm. Lets just see how much I can do. The weather is still awful with more heavy snowfalls overnight. When I looked out my window before going to bed at 4am, the world was covered in a white sheet. I could not see either roads, pavements or grass.

The weather here has been truly awful, with too much snow and ice. The driving has been extreamly hazzardous and got worse and worse as the day went on. I am so glad that thats me finished for 2 days at least. tomorrow i am needing to get a new tyre for my car as one of the front tyres is getting thin, and what with the weather being as it is, well i think it is time for a new one. one of my indicators is not right. i will have to get a new bulb for that too. finally i think it is wise to buy a spade incase i get stuck in thick snow. at least then i will be able to dig my way out. tonight it was really quite scary towards the end there and i thank God i am now home. The problem is that the bad weather is expected to last another week, so it will be there waiting for me on Wednesday.

Drivers stranded as snow chaos closes A9 | Scotland | STV News

Drivers stranded as snow chaos closes A9 | Scotland | STV News

today we have heavy snow and freezing temperatures. the roads are totally white, and i dont mind admitting i am scared for my safety. the company i work for is so greedy they dont care for the drivers safety, all they think about is getting deliveries done fast. the customers are so single minded too. you would think they would understand how dangerous it is to drive in conditions like these, and for once in their lives, not phone for delivery. i am worried sick about whats going to happen.

just finished early from work and im watching the final stages of Rangers v Man Utd in the champions league. I had hoped Rui would have sent me an email explaining what has gone wrong, but so far nothing. I hope he realises that I will always be his friend, even although he wont contact me. I( promised to him I would be his friend forever and I will be

Rui, if you see this please email me. we need to talk. Or even go to google talk. I am online now

my friend from Portugal, Rui, hasnt been in contact with me for over a week now and it is cutting me up. I wish he would email me back so we could talk about what is wrong

i have just been on a weeks holiday from work and tonight is my final night. Back to work tomorrow. I have just about run out of money so i will be glad to get back and start earning again. Life is very difficult financially but like everything else, I will muddle through

I am really worried tonight about Rui. I normally receive anemail in the evening but so far tonight nothing has arrived. It really is not like him. Normally when he says he will send then he keeps his word. I received a tweet from him earlier this evening and he said he would email when he returns home from work but it is now half past 11 at night and still nothing. I am beginning to think he is unwell, or maybe been involved in a car accident and there is no way for me to find out.

BBC Sport - Football - Tottenham 1-4 Arsenal

BBC Sport - Football - Tottenham 1-4 Arsenal

Winston Churchill's Battle of Britain Speech - Royal Air Force Museum

We Honour The few

This is the 70th anniversary of the Battle Of Britain. I want to pay my tribute to those men and women who fought valiently against Hitlers Luftwaffe to preserve the freedom we now enjoy today.
We must give our utmost thanks to those few who fought in the skies above England in September 1940. Their bravery is a lesson to us all

NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW

WINSTON CHURCHILL

WWII In Colour - Battle Of Britain in Motion - Flying Legends - Spitfire...

had a nice text chat with my friend Frank on PS. There is a hotmail room there and you can chat using text. Brilliant

Just had a rather wird converstion with my PS3 friend Janine on PS Home tonight. Completely out of the blue she started telling me of her thoughts about people from other countries living in Germany. She was telling me that Germany should be for the Germans alone and that Germany is the father land. People go their and take German money out of the country. The poles, turks, Romainians etc. she was worrying me and i made my excuses and left. Those were Nazi ideologies and she actually believed herself to be a nazi and a proud german. I really do not know whether to remain her friend or call it quits

It is pouring with rain here and I am really content. It is my day off and the rain means I can stay indoors and do nothing and not feel guilty about it

Arsenal vs Bolton Wanderers

Arsenal vs Bolton Wanderers

Well, thats another work week finished. it was actually quite busy tonight. After my colleague Dari finished and went home the deliveries came in quick and fast. When he left i had 11 deliveries and finished with 24. The rain came on and I think that was a contributing factor for the rate of deliveries. Never mind, thats me on my two days off. Time to play some Playstation.

Rui's daughter is starting university today so he will not be available for chatting at 4pm as per the norm but hopefully he will be back for our game of Tiger 10 and our chat on PS Home this evening. Time will tell.

Just reshuffled my furniture in my sitting room. I am trying to create a better ying and yang for the coming winter

Sunday at last. It has felt like an extreamly long week this week. Tomorrow is my two days off and I fully intend to make the most of them.

Have you Forgotten? September 11th Tribute- 9/11 Remembrance

9/11

Today marks the 9th aniversary of the horrific events that occurred in New York on 11 September 2001. It will forever be a day etched on my mind as I sat in my home at lunch time unable to believe my eyes at what was happening. 4 planes attacking the Free world, two crashing into the World Trade Center in New York, one into the pentagon and one into the American countryside after the passengers overpowered the terrorists.

It was a day that completely changed the world we live in today.

Even now when I watch reruns of events on TV I still cant believe the death and destruction. I find tears in my eyes every time I see the collaps of the twin towers.

We must never forget the people who lost their lives on 9/11 but we must also try to move on. Surely it must be time for humans to try to live in harmony with each other, no matter what side of the earth we come from.

Sir Alex Ferguson remembers Jock Stein: Full video interview | STV Sport

Sir Alex Ferguson remembers Jock Stein: Full video interview | STV Sport

25 years ago on the 10 September 1985, Scottish Football lost one of its greatest sons. Former Celtic and Scotland manager Jock Stein, while managing Scotland in their final qualifier for Mexico 86 had a heart attack at the final whistle and tragically passed away. The game had been full of tension and Sootland had been trailing 1.v.0 to Wales. We needed at least a draw to allow us a place in the play offs. With 7 minutes to play Big Jock made a vital substitution taking off Gordon Strachan and replacing him with Davie Cooper. It was a master decision because Scotland were awarded a penalty kick which in the most incredible pressure scored to give Big Jock and Scotland the draw that they most dearly wished for. The tension was too great for the Big Man and on the final whistle Big Jock Collapsed and died.

Big Jock was one of the greatest Managers to have graced the scottish game and left a big hole in which to fill.

To anyone with Scottish football in their soul Jock Stein was and always will be a legend. We all miss him whether we are Celtic, Rangers or any other Clubs supporters.

Mr Stein we miss you, and Scottish Football misses you. Rest in Peace Big Man

Amazing Grace (Jock Stein Tribute)

Oh well, its nearly 5pm and I start at 530pm, so I guess I had better get going to work. No rest for the wicked hahaha

Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 11 - Launch Trailer - PS3/Xbox360

BBC News - US Koran-burning protests sweep Afghanistan

BBC News - US Koran-burning protests sweep Afghanistan

I just want to have a little comment today, on this pastor in Florida, who is wanting to burn 200 Korans,(apologies for the spelling). What exactly does he thing he is trying to do. In an unstable world with mistrust between both sides of the divide, he is just going to ignite a whole lot of tension in the World. Especially at this time of the year, when the anniversay of 9/11 is looming large. Not only will it put the lives of American troops at risk in Afghanistan, it will put normal civilian lives at risk across the globe. It will open up an already gaping wound between the Muslim world and the western world. In fact if he stops to think about things in a civilised manner, then his own life will be in jeapardy. He need to cool it and forget this nonsense for the sake of peace and stability. Muslims in general are peaceful living people. It is only a select few of radicals that want to cause death and destruction.

I just want to comment on the news today that the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron lost his father today. Now, I am not by any stretch of the imagionation a Cameron supported in his politics but you can only feel grief for the man. Only last year his handicapped son passed away then he had a little baby girl a couple of weeks ago and just when he was looking so happy now this. His father hadnt even saw his new Grandchild. As I said even although my politics differ from his, you have to have a very cold heart not to feel sad for Mr Cameron.

I had a quiet day at work and for a change there wasnt too much tension. I have had my fill of tension in that crazy job. It is making me ill and enough is enough.

Today until 7pm it was very quite for deliveries. I had only done 2 by 7pm. However it picked up and by the end of the night I finished with 22. Not too bad in the end

Scotland v Liechtenstein

Watched the Euro qualifier between Scotland and Liechtenstein highlights (or rather lowlights) on TV. Scotland had a poor game and were extremly lucky. It took them till the final corner kick for Steven McManus to score our winner with a header. They scored first and things were looking extremly bleak until Kenny Miller scored with a cracking shot. A draw was of no use to us so when we scored the winner it was total relief all round. But in essence it should never have been like that. We should really be putting those teams away more easily. We had a wee break when we heard that Lithuania had beaten the Czech Republic away from home. Looking at the table it shows us at the top. of the table. If only that was the case come the end of the qualifiers. Somehow I have my doubts.

Had a chat with Rui, on PS Home tonight. We seem to have sorted the misunderstanding out. Hopefully we can get on with our friendship now.

I dont feel too well today. I have a sore stomach and a very painful headache. I woke at 10am and felt so bad I went back to bed. The weather is very bad here. Storms here last night and today it is dark and raining.

I am so tired of the internet tonight. i was playing Tiger with rui, and I was disconnected. I went to go to PS Home and couldnt connect, then when I did connect I was disconnected from there too. I made Rui angry with me. I went to my cricket game and went to play online for the very first time but I was disconnected from there too. my computer was going really slow last night. Frank and I had a disagreement today. I sent Rui a nasty email which I now regret but the damage may be done. I tried to connect to the playstation network but it would sign me in. I had to sign in manually. I start to wonder what its all about my life. I have no happiness. I find happiness on the net with a couple of guys I met and now that has been jeapordised. I am totally fed up and alone with nothing to live for and nothing to look forward to except many years of solitude and heartache

The end of the week at last

I awoke this morning late, at around 1115am. for some reason I couldnt fall asleep last night. I was still awake at around 530am.

I went on the staff run at 130pm, and I encountered a truly mind blowing piece of laziness. i have seen in my life some lazy things but this was incredible. I was asked to drop a guy off at the company workshop. Now to get there you must go around the bypass. So he was a young fit guy, so I said I would drop him at the end of the road. I got in reply no, no it is too far because I have many things to carry. I had to go arounfd the bypass, wasting petrol and time so that he could be dropped off. I said "Ill drop you off here then", "no no" he replied "further, further". I sais "out here", and when he got out the car, do you know what he was carrying, that was oh so heavy. A PIECE OF PIPE measuring probably 8 inches in length. Can you believe it. Andf this was so heavy!! I could not believe it. An incredible piece of laziness.

Anywaymy boss had told me that I would be finishing early so I was making plans for what I would do. Get a chinese meal, come home watch some tv meet my friend Frank on PS. Then all of a sudden he blasted my plans straight out of the water. No thought for me at all. Now if he had said to me, sorry but today you must work full shift then I would have been able to understand. It was the lies he told me, and the sniggering way he does it. They laugh at you behind your back and the chatter away in Punjabi so they can talk about you. That kind of thing really gets my back up. They treat you like a school kid rather than a grown up adult. So there I was getting used to the fact that I was now having do do a full shift, and getting my head together when they bring another driver to help. Guess what. He says that he is doing full shift and that I can go home early after all. Now again I must adjust my thoughts and was just getting used to the news when all of a sudden the second driver comes to me and says that he has changed his mind and now he wants to finish early. OMG I was so angry. You know they think they can treat me any way they like. I mean to say, this is my life, not a game they are playing. I was so fed up I said go then go. If you are so desperate then go. So here I am again having to adjust my thoughts and feelings when the area manager arrives. He asks me how I am and is everything ok. I say to him, actually everything is not ok. He asks me what is wrong and i tell them I have been messed about all night. I told him I was totally fed up. I said if they would just say one thing and stick to it and not tell me all this lies then it would have been cool. So he called the other guy over and said that he had finished the previous two nights early, and now it was my turn. So to cut a long story short I was off home.

Now if we go back a night, I didnt get my wages for the staff run, so I told the area manager this too. He took the money out of his own pocket, and gave it to me. Now he is a guy I can respect. Not like these other idiots.

I went to tiger golf to meet my friend Frank there, and OMG another misunderstanding. I thought he was online playing and I left many messages for him. Turns out he wasnt in the room. Again we got our wires crossed. however we got things sorted out in the end.

Tomorrows my day off so I will be hoping to meet Rui, online tomorrow, and play some playstation with him and with Frank. Off to bed for me now. it is sooo late. 512am omg

Another Saturday

Hi. Today I rose around 11am as always. After checking my email I got dressed and ready for the staff run. Coming back from the staff run I emailed my friend Rui and twittered my other friend Frank. They are both fantastic friends to me and I am glad to call them friends.

I started my work at 4pm and I thought we would be reletively quiet today. Oh how wrong I was. Right from the very beginning the deliveries came in fast and furious. In 2 hours I had done 11 deliveries. Crazy. My colleagues tonight were Dari, and Imran. Everything went smoothly and at 9pm I asked my boss if it was time for me too go home. He said yes so I cashed up and got my wages. However my wages were £25 short. I informed the boss and he said I would get them tomorrow. This is supposed to be a professional company. It really is not good enough them forgetting to pay me the full amount due. The company is so corrupt. I will bet that if I hadnt said anything they also wouldnt have said anything and God knows if I would have gotten the right money.

Talking about money, the big news is that the tax people have made a huge mistake and now they say that one quarter of a million residents in the UK underpaid their tax and they will be getting letters to say that they will have to pay close on £2000 each. However on the other hand they say that 4 million people overpayed and they will be getting a refund. What an absolute shambles. Everyone will be worrying now. who has to pay, and how will they be able to afford it, and who will be the lucky ones. Knowing my luck. I will have to pay money back. Just how I will be able to do this I just dont know.

However. Tonight when I got home I had a couple of games of Tiger 11, and Tiger 10 PS3 golf with my friend Frank. Very enjoyable it was too.

Now it is 0350am and I think it is time for my bed

The Weekend is here

Well, here we go. Friday again. Today is the day that Scotland start their quest for qualification for Euro 2012. I really hope they can qualify.

I am just out of bed and the first thing I did was check my emails and I received one from Rui. I returned his email and am now going to have breakfast. I got a message through saying that I had a comment on one of the videos I posted on You Tube. The first of many I hope.
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I have just returned from the staff run. What a glorious day it is here. I hope it isnt the summer saying goodbye.
I want to make a comment on the guy who is the manager of the shop where I work. You know, I dont know whether he is just an impolite man or whether the stress of the job is taking over his job but everyone else who comes into my car always says hello, and goodbye when they get in and out. This manager man very rarely says hello and goodbye. In all the journey he barely speaks to me. They talk amongst themselves in Punjabi and completely leave me out of their conversations. This alienates me and is it any wonder I get angry at them.

Anyway forget about them. I would really like to sit outside in the sunshine but I dont know where to go. I do not start work until 6pm today and the idea of me sitting in this dark flat while the sun shines outside seems all wrong to me. I will have some lunch then I will go out, even if it is just to sit in my car and read a book or something. The problem is that I need to keep an eye on the time but I do not own a watch.
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I decided to take my car and find a nice spot to park, in the sun. I opened my windows and closed my eyes. There isnt too many thinks than closing your eyes and falling asleep in the sunshine.

I went to work at 6pm and suprisingly for me, it wasn't very busy. I thought it would be a whole lot busier what with the football being on. It did get a little busier around the time of the final whistle. The last hour of the night was quite busy and by that time I was on my own as the other two drivers had, by this time went home. Honestly, I cannot believe the number of people who eat all that heavy food in the early hours of the morning. Surely it cannot be good for their health eating all that rubbish at 1am. In fact, believe it or not the last delivery was a 27 inch pizza, to a party of young people at 130am. It was a pain for me because this meant I was late in finishing. I don't know who is the more greedier. The people who order pizzas at 130am or the boss who only sees £££££££ and completely forgets about the staff wanting to go home.

Now the football. Scotland had a very poor night tonight. I honestly thought they would win away at Lithuania. However they could only manage a nil, nil draw. This means that they must go to prague, next month and get something from Czech Republic, because its odds on that the Czechs will go to Lithuania and win. We must win all our home games also, but we have Spain in our group and the chances of the Scots beating Spain, either away or at Hampden Park are extreamly slim. Spain will win the group, of that there is no doubt. Scotland must battle with the Czechs for second spot.

When I eventually arrived home I had a little food and settled down to watch my favourite programme on TV, MEDIUM. and now it is time to go to bed as I am very tired.

Hello again

Its been some time since I last posted an entry in my diary. This summer has been tough for me. Work has been difficult and my mind has been mixed up, but I feel that things have worked themselves right and it is time to get my life back on track.

The weather today is absolutly wonderful here in Central Scotland. The sun is shining and it is really quite warm for this time of the year. Makes you feel happy in weather like this.

Also today I am really happy because my friend from Portugal, Rui, has at last received his Playstation3 system back from the repair guys. At long last we can continue our friendship on PS. I have 2 really dear friends on PS, Rui, and Frank from America.

Today I watched a documentary on the great snooker player Alex Higgins. Alex died earlier this year and this programme was a reflection on his life and career. It was so sad to see the way his life developed and the eventual way he died.

I have returned from taking the staff to work and had some food and now it is time to go myself to work. Oh well thats life, i suppose

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Well thats my work day over. Today was quite busy. I did 24 deliveries and there were 2 drivers working. Imran finished around 10pm. It was a fantastic day for weather. It was a pleasure to be out driving in weather like that. I didnt have to take the manager to the Head Office tonight as the area manager took him. I took the Grangemouth contingent home instead which was good for me as I was going in that direction anyway. When I got home I checked my emails and tweets. It was a pleasure to see that Rui had sent a lovely email and tweet, and Frank also sent a lovely email. After eating I emailed them both back.

Scotland begin their Euro 2012 campaign with a match againt Lithuania tomorrow night. It will be a very tough group but I have a feeling, and really you must be optimistic, that we will eventually qualify for a major tournament. It has been far too long and we must eventually come out of Englands nasty dark shadow. We have the world champions, Spain in our group and we also have the Czech Republic, but I feel we have the players capable of finishing second in the group. First place I think is one step too far. Spain are too strong.

Oh well another day over. Time for bed

Heat

Wow, its so hot today. It is now 0140am and the temperature is 16c. Incredible. I felt it last night in bed. It was so stifling and today has been very opressive and sticky. I think what makes it worse is the fact there is no sun. Just heat. I feel mentally and physically drained. I think tonight I am going to have to leave my bedroom window open all night just to get a sleep.
Tonight at work started very slowly and in the first couple of hours there was maybe 2 deliveries. Then it all took off. I was rushed off my feet. I was the only driver tonight and I never stopped until the end of the night. I finished with 28 deliveries. However I am home now and i am going to get something to eat then watch TV before bed. Maybe have a beer too.

what is it all about

Another week starts for me at work. I have a feeling of hopelessness flooding over me. I am not keeping too good just now. I have a headache and I just want to sleep all the time. My eyes are stinging and I feel like theres nothing to look forward too.. Sadness is taking control again.
It will be my dear departed brothers birthday on the 21st, so maybe this has something to do with it but I dont know. The heat is getting too much but there is no sunshine so this might be a contributing factor too.
I see as i drive around, the bunting, flags and decorations are going up for the towns childrens day on Saturday. I used to get so exited about the childrens day but now it means nothing to me. Just people enjoying themselves while I must work.

Oh well I suppose it is life. my life

sleep

yesterday was not a good day for me. i was expecting my landlord at my flat at 1130 and i wanted to make sure the flat was up to standard for him coming. therefore i wanted to rise early to do the cleaning etc. I was afraid i would sleep in so therefore i woke nearly every 30 minutes the night before. the result was that i was so tired the whole day long. i could hardly keep my eyes open, and by the end of the day i was dead on my feet.

i went to bed and for the first time in ages i slept right through and i feel better for it. not only that i got a new air freshner for my flat and it played havoc with my nose and i spent the whole day sneezing. it felt that i had a really heavy cold but i did not.

anyway i feel better today.

Summer

Where has the British Summer gone. Apart from a glorious week last month, the weather has been dull, dull, dull. Dont get me wrong we get the occasional beautiful day and the temperature on the whole has been holding its end up, but at the time of year we are supposed to be getting wall to wall sunshine.

Maybe I am remembering previous years through rose coloured spectacles but I can remember sitting outside tanning myself for the entire month of June when I was younger. Sweet days of swimming in the sea and playing on the beach. I cant be wrong because I have pictures to prove these facts.

So what has gone wrong with the weather. Well I have my own theories. They may be far fetched but I believe it must surly have something to do with space exploration and all the junk that is circling around the earth, sattelites etc. Handy though they are in the modern age I still believe they have a contributing factor to todays weather.

We keep getting bombarded with talk of the global warming and how it is bad for the planet, but between you and me I could do with a little bit of global warming right now.

So come on Mr Sun show your face and cheer us all up. It is June after all.

Todays the Day for England

Well it has finally arrived. After months of hype and build up in the media in the UK, England finally kick off their World Cup challenge.

And what a build up we have had. The English media rise to such a height of national fervour. What they seem to forget is that they are broadcasting to the whole of the UK. The Scots, Welsh and Irish get English fervour shoved down their throats. Every time you switch the TV on or listen to the radio or read the newspapers its England, England, England. You must understand I am not speaking with Sour Grapes but it can get a little bit too much at times.

I have absolutly no problem with the players or the English people, but what I have a problem with is the media.

I actually hope the team plays well and goes far. Winning the trophy is another thing all together. If they win it we will never hear the end of it. It has been 44 years since England won the World Cup but nearly ever day we get '66 talked about in the media. Yes I know they are proud to have won it, but c'mon every day !! Not only that, and this is the worst thing, when there is an international game on TV, between two nations outwith the UK it takes the commentators less than 10 minutes before they mention England in some way. And England arent even playing !! Oh, and they always seem to shoehorn '66 in at some stage as well.

So come on England. Do the UK proud today. But commentators, and media, please remember, You are broadcasting nationwide, not just to England

The World Cup begins.

What a fantastic start for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The build up has been very exciting but the opening match was just as good and for me, lived up to the surroundings. To the background of happy cheering South Africans the tourament got off to a bang.

With the horns humming like a mass of bees South Africa got off to a terrific start. They scored a smashing goal in the second half to go one up over Mexico. I think all the neutrals watching were hoping they could just hold on until the end but it wasnt to be. Mexico equalised to make it 1..1. This was to be the final score and I think, on relection it was a just result. Mexico were the better side in the first half and South Africa were on top in the second.

So the Tournament is under way.

For us in the UK tomorrows match between England and the UK will have us glued to our TVs and radios. I am hoping for an England win. For the country and for the people, but not for the media.

Walter Smith

I hear on the news that Walter Smith has signed a new contract with Rangers for one year. They say that it will be his final year in football.

I really didnt think he would sign a contract and in fact I thought he would have left Rangers this summer.

I think after all that he has done for Rangers he deserves one final year and then relax and forget about management. He has been outstanding in his career and can do no more for Rangers

hello

This evening I went to my friends house to play Tiger Woods 10 offline as they currently dont have an internet connection. We played two rounds of 18 holes and I won both. we had a good chat and much laughing. We had a bottle of beer each and a cream cake. mmmm.I went round at 8pm and didnt get home till midnight.

A lovely day

This morning I went to an old friends house. I have not seen them for a very long time. it was nice seeing them again.

This afternoon, my brother and I spend some time playing golf together. It has been a year since we played and it took me maybe 3 holes to get back into the swing of it. Once I got going I played reasonably well. Not great but passable. I am going to play more often and hopefully I will get better as time goes by. The sun was shining and I had a really good time. it is a pleasure playing golf in the sun. Best of all it is good exercise. I am really unfit and i felt the exercise done me good.

When I arrived back in Grangemouth I went to a resturaunt and had a steak meal and a glass of beer, so I feel really content and happy just now

I am now going to the supermarket then I am going back to my friends house to play playstation.

congratulations

Well done to Dundee Utd for winning Saturday Scottish Cup final. They deserved to win as they have had a magnificent season.

Also, although it sticks in my throat, well done Chelsea for winning the English League and Cup double

Barcelona has been Europes finest side and at the weekend they won the Spanish League title, well done to them.

Also in the Italian League Inter Milan and Jose Mourinho won the title.

Well done and congratulations to them all

hiya

yesterday I went back to work after spending a week on holiday. My holiday was spent at home doing very little but I still enjoyed the relaxation. I spend most of the week either playing on Playstation 3 or watching TV. My idea of heaven.

Actually I was glad to go back to work because I felt my art of conversation was waning as I virtually had no one to talk to all week. The only time I conversed was with shopkeepers when I asked them for things ha ha ha..

Yesterday at work was a reletively quiet night with no real tension. I made a fair number of tips and getting from one single customer over £5. Wow brilliant.

My wages werent in the shop which means I must go to head office and collect them today which is a bit of a pain, but never mind.

My car insurance is due and now I must organise a direct debit arrangement to spread the cost. This I will do today.

Today I am going to be spending some time chatting online with my friend Rui. I hope he is feeling better because he had a good night last night and now has a headache. Ah drink, what more can I say ha ha ha

My Friend Rui

Just spent a wonderful hour in the company of my dear friend Rui. We had a lovely conversation and a good laugh together. It has been far too long since we had a good chat.

Blood Test

Today I got a letter from the Doctor asking me if I could make an appointment in reference to the results of the blood test I had last week. He said not to worry as it is just a little chat about the results but you cant help but worry. It is in my nature. I hope everything is ok. My appointment is for a fortnight today

First Day of Holiday

Today is the first day of my weeks holiday and I made a decision to do virtualy nothing today. I spent the day playing Tiger Woods 10 on Ps and watching TV. Apart from going to the supermarket I never even left the house. Tomorrow I will do a lot more, what , I havent made a decision but one thing I will do is to talk with Rui on Hot Mail. It has been a week since we last chatted and I am really looking forward to it.

Relegation

That is it, Falkirk are relegated. The final score was 0..0 and this wasnt enough. Falkirk needed a win. It went down to the very last game of the season, but if we look at the season Falkirk have been hanging around the bottom of the league all season and really do not deserve to keep their SPL place. All the same it is all very sad and I have a big pain inside for the boys from my local club. Lets hope they can bounce straight back up COME ON FALKIRK !!!!

Too much tension

My local football club, Falkirk FC are fighting for their lives today. They have an away game at Kilmarnock and they need to get a win to remain in the SPL. If they draw or lose then they will be relegated thus losing 2 million pounds. If Kilmarnock lose then they will be relegated and if this happens they might go bust they are in so much financial difficulties. It is winner takes all. There is 10 minutes to play and the score is 0..0 I am listening on the radio and the tension is strong. My hopes and prayers go to the Falkirk boys. COME ON FALKIRK !!!!

Up in the air

The results are in and we still have no clear idea about who will govern this country. The conservatives have the most seats and the most votes but still do not, and will not have a majority large enough to automatically form a govenment. Meanwhile Mr Brown the sitting Prime Minister will not resign and he hopes to continue in the position by making a pact with the LibDems. Meanwhile our country waits and wonders. From a personal point of view I worry greatly that the Conservatives look like they will become the governing party and David Cameron will be Prime Minister. If this comes about then may God have mercy on all of us in this country.

Election

I was at the polling station this afternoon to cast my vote for the MP I think would do a good job for me personally. I put aside the big picture about Prime Minister, that would take care of itself. I concentrated on the local picture and decided to stick with the same MP that we have had for the past 9 years in this area. He is Labour, the same as the current Prime Minister. I hope I have done the correct thing. The guy I voted for has been good for the local community and this is why I came down on his side.

Car Headlight

I went to buy a new bulb for my car today and I was expecting to play maybe !.50 or something in that range. You can imagine my shock when I was told it would be £7. I had no other option but to get it because I would be needing it for tonight. I also had to get a boy to fit it for me because I was unsure what to do. I had to give him a tip also for his efforts. Cost me in total £10. An absolute rip off.

My Life

It is back to work day for me after 2 relaxing days off. Not too bad this week as it is only a four day week this week for me. On Saturday night after I finish my shift, I am on holiday for exactly one week. So I am just going to get my head down and work hard this week, try to earn some cash for next week and soon it will be holiday, holiday, holiday.wooo hoooo!!!

The General Election

We are getting bombarded by political talk and spin whenever we turn on the media at the moment and I for one will be glad when its all over. You would think there was no other news going on in this country. Its labour, tory or libdem, brown, cameron or clegg. Policies, mandates and issues. I know its important but why hit us every time we switch TV on. I understand people havent made up their mind which way to vote yet, I am one of them, but come on enough already. The Election is tomorrow so hopefully after then things will get back to normal and the new government whoever they are better get things right.

volcanic ash

I see in the news that the ash cloud has returned and a lot of the airports, especially in Scotland have had to close again. While this may be a huge inconvienience to many people they must see the bigger picture. If the ash gets into the engine it can cause the engines to shut down and the consequences are unthinkable. I watched a documentary about this where a plane flew into ash a few years ago and it was by pure luck and the grace of God that hundreds of lives werent lost. So I think people must step back from the hustle and bustle of their lives and the must be here or there now mentality and just remember what may happen if the plane they are in should ever fly into the ash. There are other ways to travel, slower ways, yes, but safer ways too.

New York

I see on the news that a car was parked in a busy part of New York with a bomb inside, that could have killed thousands. I really do not understand why people would do something like this. It is beyond belief. Do people have no morality or decency now. What must they be thinking of when they are planting bombs where women and children will be. OMG it is hard to understand

My Weekend

Yesterday was a very quiet day in my life where nothing really important happened. I just did the staff run and came home for lunch. I started work at 4pm and after a reletively smooth day at work I got home at 9pm. I just watched TV then played some Tiger Woods golf on Playstation before emailing my dear friend Rui. I then called it a day and went to bed.

This morning I checked my email hoping that Rui had sent me an email and send him one. I then had a look at the news pages on www.bbc.co.uk then listened to the sport on the radio.

Today I am hoping for another quiet day. I am waiting for the phone call to tell me to pick up the staff. Today is stock day, which means my little car will be put under stress again. I think I start at 5pm tonight and dont finish till 1am but that is ok, I can handle it because tomorrow is my off day and I will be able to relax. I had a look at my Calender last night and I have to go to the nurse on Tuesday to have a blood test. I completely forgot all about it so lucky I checked my calender or I would have missed my appointment.

Bribe Scandel

I have just watched the News of The Worlds video of snooker world champion John Higgins, a scotsman, agreeing to take a bribe to throw snooker frames. If this is genuine and Higgins did indeed take a bribe it would probably destroy snookers excellent reputation and would kill off Higgins career. I personally would be very disappointed from the fact that a Scotsman could do something like this. It just shows you, you never really know someone really

Leaders Debate

Last night was the 3rd and final Leaders debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th. Last night was an important debate concentrating on the economy which is uppermost in the minds of the British public at this time. It was a fiery debate with many arguments bing put over. To my mind I think Mr Brown won the debate but in the media they say that Mr Cameron won it. To be honest it dosent rally matter as the important contest is next Thursday. I am still undecided, but I really do not want to vote for the Conservatives. It is against every thing I believe in . I guess I may have to choose between Labour and LibDem, as the SNP dont really have a voice in Westminster. Yes if it was an election for the Scottish Parliament then the choice would be clear. The SNP is the only party worth voting for, but this is a General Election. OMG choices, choices. Last night I spoke to a young 18 year old boy and I asked him if he had decided on his vote yet. He said he hadnt even registered to vote. I told him that it was foolish not to vote. It is your citizens duty to vote. How can you complain about the way your country is being governed when you dont make an effort to change it.

It may come down to who I think will do the best for me on a personal level and decide who my local MP should be. If I decide this way then the choice is clear. The labour MP for this area has done much for this town and my vote would go to him.

Europa League

I see that Fulham and Athletico Madrid reached the final of the Europa League with Hamburg and Liverpool getting knocked out. I am really pleased to hear about Fulham. They deserve to have some success as they have been wonderful this season under Roy Hodgeson. He really is a quality manager. It is my wish that they go all the way and win the trophy. I dont have a lot of time for Athletico spanning nearly 40 years after they kicked (literally) Celtic out of the European Cup.
I was sad to hear about Liverpool going out. I thought they had done it by scoring a goal in extra time but Diego Forlan knocked the heart out of the scousers by scoring the winning goal. One good thing might come out of it though. It might signal the end of Benitez as manager. It is about time he left the club and allowed Liverpool to move forward.

The Champions League

I was really disappointed to listen to Barcelona getting beat by Inter Milan. Give them their due, Inter are a quality side or they wouldnt be where they are, but Barcelona are the finest football side in the world at the moment and I feel the Final will be poorer without their presence. According to the commentry on the radio, Barcelona didnt really play well in the game and I guess Inter deserved their win. This is a shame. I dont know if it was fatigue or loss of form at the wrong moment but I am sure if they had been at their best Barcelona would have been able to beat a defensive Inter side. They now play Bayern Munich in the final and I hope the Germans will win.

ooops

Yesterday, Mr Gordon Brown the British Prime Minister was visiting Rochdale and was meeting normal people in the street when this woman came up to chat with him. They were talking about many things and included the spiky subject of immigration. She told him what she thought and he was very pleasant to her and they parted on amicable terms. He got into the back seat of his car and they drove off. He forgot he still had a radio mic attached. He started to say nasty things about the woman to his aid, which included saying that she was a bigot. The problem was that everyone on TV and radio heard him. OMG what a thing to say. His next appointment was on a radio show and they showed his reaction when he was played back the broadcast. He sat with his head in his hands. I thought he was going to cry. He had to make a quick recovery and started to blame his aid and the the TV company for mic-ing him up. He issued an apology to the woman by telephone then he turned up at the womans door to apologise in person to her. He was in her home for 40 minutes. Can you imagine a Prime Minister doing this. The reason for it was is this. This faux pas on behalf of Mr. Brown could very well be the one thing which brings him down and loses the General Election for him and for Labour.
He gave the excuse that he didnt understand what the woman was saying and that his words were a mistake etc. But the facts are he said them. He was two faced. Mr nice guy in front of the TV cameras but when he thought he was in private he turned nasty. He didnt have the guts to say these things to the woman personally. He said the words were a mistake. How could they be a mistake. They were his thoughts and he spoke them out loud. He meant what he said and only tried to cover his tracks when he found out he had been caught and realised the serious problem he had created. Do you think he would have retracted his words if he hadnt been heard by the world. No, I dont think so. He has made a serious cock-up and it will take a lot of fancy footwork to get people to forgive him.

Scottish Premier League

This weekend Rangers clinched the title at long last. It has been a foregone conclusion for many weeks now, but they have tripped and stumbled their way to the title. It has been a poor season in Scotland with a poor Rangers side the best of a bad lot. Celtic let everyone down this season, especially Tony Mowbry who was sacked earlier this year. I have found it very difficult to get enthused by the Scottish game this season, and to be honest for many seasons. The Scottish game needs a total overhaul, starting at the bottom. We need league reconstruction, and a reduction in the number of games played. Meeting teams 4 times a season is not good for anyone. There used to be an argument that the smaller clubs got more revenue from Rangers and Celtic visiting twice a season, but this is no longer true. The crowds have dwindled because of a combination of high ticket prices, prima donna players, TV and really poor football played. Our standing in European football and international football is rapidly decreasing and if nothing is done soon the Scottish game will be in the wilderness and the international side will never play in the world cup again. A once great football nation is looking very weary

hi

my glasses broke yesterday and I found it very difficult to read. You dont realise how much they mean to you until you don't have them. However I took them to the opticians this afternoon and they said they could repair them no problem. It took her all of 30 seconds to complete the job and she said it was free of charge. Woo Hoo!!! So now I have my sight back to normal thank God.
I went to the chemist to get my medication . It hadn't arrived. This is strange because it normally only takes a couple of days from surgery to chemist and I put the prescription in last Tuesday. Now I have to go back to the surgery and chase it up. It's one thing after another.

Arsenal v Man City

A dour 0..0 draw today. Just one point. Its OK I guess but I wish we had won. This means that we need just 2 points to secure a Champions League place. We will get it thats a fact, just not today. I was listening to the game on the radio and the commentators were saying that it wasnt a good game and that Arsenal were playing like they had nothing to gain. Of course that is just their personal opinion and I will make up my own mind when I watch the game myself on Arsenal TV online

Staff Run

I am thinking of stopping doing the staff run. I was given a deal that if I used my own car I would only need to pick up the staff in the hotel along the road from where i stay and take them to the shop then come home. Now I am being told that the manager is moving to a house miles away which means that I will be using a lot more petrol. As I only get paid £5 for the staff run which is for my time and nothing for the petrol then I am wasting money rather than earning it. Also when they are in the car they never talk to me they talk in their own language and I feel that there is too much tension. I dont think it is worth the hassle. On top of all that the summer is coming and I could be going for walks or sitting in the sun rather than taking them all over the place. I will have to consider it closely. It was never a thing than I had to do. It was voluntatary.

Friday on my mind

Well another Friday bites the dust. Today was a reletively smooth day. I didnt start work till 6pm which meant I had all afternoon to my self. Brilliant. !!!
Work was fairly quiet. We had a little busy spell between 7pm and 10pm but apart from that it was very quiet. I got home at 2am which in the grand scheme of things isnt too bad. After watching Medium on TV and emailing my friend Rui i am now going to bed. Tomorrow is Saturday and I usually meet Rui on PS on a Saturday but not tomorrow. Ah well thats life. I will be finishing work early tomorrow so woohoo!!!

This week

It has been a couple of days since i last wrote anything here. Wednesday was not a good day for me. I got a phone call from my boss early to ask if I would take him to the head office for a meeting. I said to him I would need to get paid for this as I needed petrol. He said yes I will give you money, but as usual he never did. He said I wouldnt need to pick him up later as he would get a lift from someone else, but I would still need to pick up the other members of staff. About 2pm I got a call to pick up the staff and was told I had to go to the head office and pick up the boss. I said that I was told not to then they said there was a change of plan and I had to. This meant more petrol getting used.

Just as I was getting ready to go to work I got a phone call saying that I was having to work at a different shop as there would be the polish guy back from holidays and he would be doing deliveries in my shop. This hurt me because I felt like I was getting kicked out of my own shop. Why do the always send me to work in different shops. They never send anyone else. It is just tension for me working elsewhere because it is a different area and I dont know where to go a lot of the time which meand I have to use my satnav and this takes up time and also the satnav dose not have new streets and house names in it. At least when working in my own area I know where I am going and there is no tension. Also working with different staff can be tiresome. I find Indian people to be very arrogant and ignorant. They talk to each other in their own language and you never know if they are talking about you or not, especially when they snigger in front of you. It was really busy on Wednesday night and the problem was made worse by the fact that they were so slow in preparing the orders which meant I was taking 4 and 5 at a time which made it very rushed and very stressful
At the end of the night I had to work over the time because a big delivery came in late and they were slow in getting it made which meant I was doing the delivery at 1215 when the shop closed at 12pm.

The next problem was the matter of the staff getting home. They wanted me to travel probably 15 miles to take the staff home and I said I wouldnt do it, because it was my own car and my own petrol and I wouldnt get paid for it. I went home and left them to arrange someone with a COMPANY CAR TO TAKE THEM HOME. i am very concientious and do not like hurting people and will always help if I can so I felt very guilty in taking this action, but I felt it is something I must do.

When I got home I was looking forward to reading my friends email but when I opened it i was shocked because it was a very angry email and I was very hurt at the things that were in it. I am pleased to say however that we have sorted it out now.

All in all it wasnt the best day for me.

The Nurse

I went to gedt a blood test from the nurse this morning, convinced that today was the correct day. When I went there the receptionist said that I should have been there yesterday. I was so embarrassed. I said to the lady that i had Tuesday written on my calander. However she gave me a new appointment for 4th May.
When I returned home I checked the calander. Guess what, It says the appointment was for the Monday. She was right and I was wrong. I really must get my eyes tested LOL

My day

I have had a really easy relaxed day. After talking with my friend Rui I went to the supermarket and got some food in. I spent the evening watching TV and playing Tiger on the Playstation. It has been a really nice easy day.

Court Fine

I have just returned from the Sherriff Court in Falkirk to pay the £60 fine which I received from the prosecuter for failing to have a valid MOT certificate. Hopefully now that is clear and I can move on

Wigan v Arsenal

Just watched the highlights (or lowlights mayby), of the game today. The final 10 minutes was a disaster for the gunners. Not only did Wigan score 3 but they were all over Arsenal like a bad rash. They could just as easily have scored 5 or 6. The first goal wasnt really anyones mistake but the second was apersonal disaster for Fabianski. What a mess he made of it. The third goal was just a big punt up field. Wigans outside right got the better of Clichy, cut inside and walloped a beauty into the top left corner. Fabianski stood and watched it and dednt even dive for it. What a nightmare.
On the plus side Walcotts goal was a piece of genius.

So its goodbye to the championship. Mr Wenger really must dust off the cheque book in the summer. We need a kepper, center back, a tough tackling defensive midfiekder and a fox in the box. Van Persie cannot be relied apon. He is too injury prone.

Rui

I was glad that I got an email from my Portuguese friend Rui. I have been worried all day because he told me he had hurt his leg. I didnt know what had happened but he explained it in his email. He has suffered a muscle wound and this must be very painful. I wish him a speedy recovery and be back to normal very soon

The end of the working week

Well that is me home for another two days off. Thank God. Today at work was reletively quiet. I did 24 deliveries. I was working with the new Hungarian driver I think his name is Janous or something similar. We also have a new receptionist girl. Her name is Lynne. She is a very friendly girl. I was upset at the Arsenal score today. We were winning 2..0 with 10 minutes left to play. I thought oh yes another win. When next I heard the final score it was 3..2 to Wigan. Oh My God. I could not believe it. Lost 3 goals in the final 10 minutes. What on earth went wrong. The goalie Fabianski is getting the blame but I will have to watch it myself. What is very clear though is that our championship hopes now lie in tatters.

Sunday Sunday.

Well here we are the final working day of the week. This week has turned out to be a very bad week for me in many ways. I am so glad in many ways that it is nearly over. Today I must collect the stock from the head office which means my little car will be under strain from the sheer weight of it again. OMG. never mind I suppose once it is done it is done. I am sitting at this moment contemplating having breakfast. Decisions decisions.

Rui

I have received an email from Rui saying that he has had an accident and spent yesterday in the hostpital. He hasnt said what actually happened to him. I am worried that it is serious. He says that the doctor has told him to rest for 12 days. I hope he gets better soon.

Rui hasnt emailed me

My dear friend in portugal today sent me a tweet saying that he would email me but when I came home from work he has not. I cant help myself wondering why

General election

So much debate on the radio about last nights live television event between the 3 big party leaders. This is a thought that the libdem leader Mr Clegg came out on top in the debate. This is a good thing because i do not think anyone in this country trusts the two old parties. I think most people think it really is time for a change. And a big change at that. From a personal point of view I have not decided who to vote for. If this election was for the Scottish Parliament I would undoubtably fote for the SNP with the leader Alex Salmond. I can trust him. But the GeneralElection in Westminster is not the place for the SNP. I want to vote for the party of the people The Labour Party, but in recent times they have moved further and further to the right and I feel that they are stale and have left a lot of the working people down. I feel that I cannot vote for the Tories. I couldnt bring myself to vote for them. So at the moment it looks like the Libdems for me, but unless it is a hung parliament a vote for the libdems is possibly a wasted vote, especially in Scotland which is a labour heartland.

Work

Tonight there was 3 drivers working at the shop. Imran, the new hungarian boy and me. I cant say it was really busy but I managed to do 26 deliveries which is not too bad. The new boy was sent home early but I really wish it was me that was sent home early. I had no enthusiasm for the job tonight. Too many other things were going on in my mind. But hey I got there.

An upsetting day

Today was not a good day for me. I was hit by a bombshell from my friend Rui. He told me he will not be going to PS anymore. I really wish he will change his mind

Prime Ministers Debate.

I listened to the debate tonight on the radio as i was working and from what I could tell I think first blood went to Nick Clegg leader of the libdems. I am no real expert but from my point of view he seemed to put his points across in a professional manner and I liked what he said. Gordon Brown put up a fine performance too but I think David Cameron was lagging behind. He didnt seem to me to be a strong candidate. From a personal point of view I dont like him anyway. I feel if William Hague was the leader, I think I would have considered the Tories at the General Election. But Cameron just dosent do it for me at all

arsenal v spurs

I have just finished watching the highlights of last nights game on Arsenal TV. I must give credit to young Justin Rose for his beautiful volley. He took it well. Good goal. I was pleased to see Robin Van Persie finally return from his long injury nightmare. He made Gomez work hard for his money when he came on as a sub. If he had been fit the full season...well who knows, it could have been so different. Big Sol Campbell took a helluva abuse from the mindless spurs fans. It wasnt even big Sols first return to White Hart Lane. But for some reason the spurs morons turned on him last night. Stupid idiots. Oh well, 2..1 it is all over i think in the championship I think.

Rui

I think I upset my friend on hotmail this morning with my views on workers rights and how management walk all over the top of their employees. I was just stating my feelings but my friend was very quiet and didnt even say goodbye to me, so I think he is upset with me

A relaxed day

This was my second off day and after yesterday I thought I would make it an easy day today. Apart from taking the manager to his work at 230 and going to the supermarket, I did very little else.

I played on Playstation with my friend Rui on PS home this evening and this afternoon played a little TW10.

Now before I go tpo bed I am going to watch a little lof the masters golf final day which I recorded. Obviously I know the result but hey, it is a relaxing thing to do

Another New Day

Well here we go with another day. I am going to make sure today is not as hectic as yesterday. I was completely washed out after what went on yesterday. Today Im going to sit on the sofa and play Playstation nearly all day. Basically what i am saying it is rest and relaxation all day.

Wow what a day

Well the end of the evening. As I look back and reflect i say to myself I have had a strange and unconventional time. There was so many things I have done today which was out of the ordinary. Between the dentist and the bank,and visiting my brother I am now really tired. So I am going to finish the beer I have, finish watching Medium on TV then get to bed in the hope of a good nights sleep

What a day

well i am glad that one is over. I had an early rise, at least early for me, 8am. After the stress of not knowing what work was to be done on my mouth at the dentist, it actually turned out not too bad.

I then had to go to the bank for a meeting with the manager about the possibilities of getting a personal loan. After having to talk on the phone with a guy from the loans department, at least thats where I thought he was from, and after going through my personal details, wages bank account etc, I was granted a loan. Now I can pay my Credit card off completely. Thank God for that.
It was actually quite a stressful experience but it is now done and I can relax

I am now just passing some time before I meet Rui on Playstation where we will catch up then I will beat him at online golf. (Joke Rui). I am really looking forward to relaxing with my friend and letting the strains off the day float away

Another beautiful day

it is wall to wall sunshine today. Let us hope it is the start of a wonderful warm summer. I think it is about time we got a decent summer. I cannot remember the last time.

Dentist Trauma

OMG thank goodness thats over. Actually it wasn't all that bad. I thought I may have had to get a filling but as it turned out the dentists said it only needed a little bit of chermical filling so I had no pain and for me that really is the main thing. It cost me £14.40 and in the grand scheme of things it really wasnt too bad

winners all

congratulations to Phil Mickelsson for winning the Augusta Masters. After the year that he has suffered I am well pleased that he won

Also Dundee Utd for reaching the final of the Scottish Cup. They deserve to win something. They have had a marvellous season.

Finally well done to Portsmouth for beating Spurs to reach the English FA Cup Final. I was dreading Spurs getting through so it was with a sigh of relieve to learn of Pompey's win. They have suffered a dreadful season by going into administration and being docked 9 points, ultimately resulting in their relegation. Not only that they came mighty close to going out of business completly.

Congratulations one and all

The end of another work week

Well it is Sunday night and the end of another week for me. Thank goodness. It was quite busy tonight and I think the main reason for this was the Golf on TV. I have found that whenever there is a big sporting occassion on TV the deliveries seem to be a whole lot busier
I again received my £5 bonus and the tips were good again. It makes all the difference when the tips are good

The new Hungarian driver was working with me and he went home at 9pm which meant I had to do the rest of the deliveries myself. Oh well!!

I listened to the golf on the radio and found it to be very exciting. I wanted the british golfer Lee Westwood to win but he came second, which is still very very good

Tomorrow I have an appointment with the dentist and I think I may have to get a filling at the very least. I am getting the usual worried feeling but I know that everything will be ok. It is just the thoiught of going that upsets me. Once I am there I am fine. I always say that 5 minutes of pain is much better than weeks and months by not going

My poor wee car

Today I took the Four in One staff to collect stock from the Head Office before we went up to the shop. They piled it in, so much so that one of them couldnt even put his seat belt on. I just home my suspension holds

A beautiful day

I am really enjoying the lovely sunshine today. It is the first sign of good weather this year. I hope it is a sign of better days to come and a long hot summer

A wonderful Friend

I have just spent a wonderful hour in Playstation Home with my dear friend Rui. We had a fantastic chat and really enjoyed ourselfs

Sadness

I was sad to here of the death of the Polish President in an air accident today. I never knew the President but I have some good friends who are Poles. I am sad to think they have lost their President

Congratulations

Congratulations to Chelsea for reaching the FA Cup final
To Tony Mcoy for winning the Grand National
To Ross County for reaching the Scottish Cup Final
And to Lee Westwood for leading the Augusta Masters going into the final day

Another Day Over.

well it is Saturday night and that can only mean one thing. I am home early. I always get home early on a Saturday because I work late every other day.
We had a new fellow with us doing deliveries. I don't know his name but he is from Hungary. Today was his first day in the job, and I was asked to teach him the basics of the job. Oh what pressure!! It is not really a difficult job but trying to teach a chap whose English is not strong can be donting. Anyway I tried my best and all in all I think he knows what he is to do. The best way to learn a job is just to do it. I could talk with him forever but he will learn quicker actually in the practise of the job.

I finished at 930 and on the way home I stopped into the chip shop and bought myself sausage and chips. OK OK I know ...fattening, but I was starving ha ha ha.

The first day of the great sports weekend. The biggest story as far as I am concerned was Celtic getting beat by Ross County in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup. What a fantastic result for Ross County and they played really well. Good luck to them in the final but I think Dundee United will win the cup,(if they win their semi final that is).

Today, while working I thought my spectacles were dirty, so as normal I went to clean them. Bad mistake. I think I must have pressed too hard because the next thing I know the rim of the spectacles crack and the lens falls out. Now I had a problem. I had the rest of the night to work without spectacles. mmm, what to do. At first I reached for my reading glasses but they felt funny using them for driving. Suddenly I realised that I could mayby repair them with superglue I was desperate not to get the glue on my fingers. So what did I do. Yes I got the glue all over my fingers.I tried to wash it off but my fingers turned very sticky. But I was very careful not to stick my fingers together. Eventually the effects of the glue wore off so it wasnt so bad. Anyway after a few attempts to get it to stick it worked and I was able to use my spectacles for the remainder of the night thank goodness.

When I returned home I eat then watched the football on the TV, then settled in to enjoy a game of Tiger Woods 10.

What a weekend for sport

This weekend promises to be a great weekend for sport. We have the Augusta Masters golf, The Grand National horse race, The two FA cup Semi-Finals and the two Scottish Cup Finals. I dont bet on anything but it is still a mouthwatering weekend if you enjoy sport.

I have just heard that Celtic have been beaten by First Division Ross County in the Scottish Cup. HA HA HA

Also this weekend my club Arsenal are playing in a very important Derby Game against Local Rivals Spurs. Come On the Arsenal. Also local club Falkirk play in a very important relegation game today. They are sitting at the bottom of the league and their rivals are 2nd bottom. If Falkirk get beat , well in my mind they have blown it and its relegation for them afraid

another day without chatting

I have just received a tweet from my best friend Rui. His sister in law has had to go to the hostpital. He cannot meet me in Playstation this morning. Ok never mind I understand he must be with his family. Hopefully I will chat with him later

I hate Fridays

Oh how I hate Fridays. The beginning of another busy weekend, with greedy lazy people sitting with their tongues hanging out, looking through their partially opened curtains, desperate for their pizzas or donar kebabs. All wanting their food 30 minutes ago. If they were so desperate to fill their bulging bellies they should get off their lazy bahookies and come and get it themselves. Dont get me wrong there are some nice people who are appreciate the job that you are doing and how busy it is. These people I have no problem with. Also I guess it is a means of me paying the bills. And lets face it. That is the only reason I am doing it.

Anyway tonight was quite busy. I have seen it busier but we were kept going. Imran finished about 11pm and I was run off my feet after that. In total I completed exactly 30 deliveries, which meant I got my £5 bonus. At least that was something anyway. We didnt get away from the shop until 210am which is actually quite ridiculous as the shop closed at 130am. I didnt arrive back at my flat till 240am. Crazy stupid company

Deal or No Deal

Last night I made a deal with the area manager . Part of the deal was that if I used my own car for deliveries I would not have to go to the Head Office at the end of the night and I could just head straight home. Tonight just as the manager was getting into the car to go home, he say we have a problem. The cash needs to go to the head office and there is no one to take it. Polmont shop are already away home. They were meant to wait and take the money with them. Guess what...I had to take the money to the office. So much for the deal. Is it any wonder i cannot trust them

another new day

Well here we go another new day another new battle. Oh I hope not. I had a bit of a sleepless night last night. I do not know what caused this but i was still awake at 5am and i woke at 830. Must have too many thoughts running through my head. Yesterday was a crazy day.
My friend Rui is at a big meeting today so I will not be able to talk with him until tomorrow. It seems really strange to be sitting here at this time of the day and not sitting in hotmail. Oh well!!

I was thinking of trying to use my stereo speakers to give me a better sound on my TV. I am not sure how to do this but I will have a look and try to work it out.

I have a bit of the sneezes today. I really hope its not the cold.

My Friend Rui

It has been a strained day between me and my friend Rui. We had a little bit of a misunderstanding this morning on hotmail and I got the wrong feelings which I thought he was giving to me. Anyway we spoke and realised our mistakes and ironed things out. Rui was very down. I have never experienced him in this mood before. He is such a kind, gentle man and I was shocked that he was not having a good day. He really must take things easier or he is going to burn himself out. I really hope he takes the doctors advise as I dont want him harmed in any way. He is a good friend to me. I will not be able to chat with him tomorrow as he is going to a big meeting. However I will see him, or rather chat with him on Saturday and there is always email and twitter.

What a day

Well its over.After a wonderful day yesterday, today has been the exact opposits.  When i went to work I had a heart to heart with the shop manager,sonu.  He told me the Head Office wants me to use my own car always.  I gave it a lot of thought and decided that i would do it on my terms. So I put to him a deal.i said if he gave me 60p for local deliveries and 70p for further deliveries plus on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday we would go straight to the shop and at the end of the night straight home.No more going to head office because it is a blatent waste of fuel. On a Saturday we need to collect the wages and on a Sunday there is stock to be collected so I agreed that we could go to the head office on these occassions.
I had a partner working with me today , Imran but he didnt start till 5pm and finished at 10pm. To be honest it wasnt really too busy. Up to 7pm it was really quiet but business pikcked up and by 1am I had completed 21 deliveries which wasnt too bad. I made good tips and £13 for fuel so i cant complain. Palwinder, the area manager asked if I would take the staff to the shops on my days off around 2pm. He said I would get a fiver each day so i said I would. I mean its only a total of mayby 1 hour for the two days and to get £10 is not too bad.

four in one

what a stupid company this is.  they treat you like second class citizens.  they have no car for me and they ask me to use my own car but i dont want to use my own car anymore because it just gets damaged and smelly.  i had a big row with the shop manager sonu and what a row!  bleedin idiots

my friend Rui

today i went on to hotmail to chat with my friend Rui.  yesterday was such a happy day for us both, we laughed and had a fun time.  But today i got the impression that there was something wrong from the beginning.  his words were short and sharp and when i spoke it took a long time for him to return the conversation.  I would seem that he is tired of me.  this is what i believe.  he is too bysy.  well i am busy also but always made time to be with him.

Wednesday 7th April 2010

Today was a good day all in all.  I had a lot of fun on the hotmail with Rui and at work everything went smooth.  There was no tension in the shop, no tempers flared and generally people were having a easy day.  The big problem lies with getting home at the end of the night.  I have to sit and wait for the Indian staff to get themselves out of the shop.  I mean the receptionists are away and I have to sit and wait, and wait some more till they are ready, just so that I can take them home.  I don't think its fair that I am late getting home just because they like to take their time.  Take tonight for example.  I had my own car so I didn't need to go to the head office.  Now Sono and gurmeet stay in the hotel a matter of 1 minutes walk from my flat so we could all go home together.  The crazy thing is that the evenings takings must go to head office.  Sono phoned for someone from a different shop to pick the takings up to take them to head office but they didn't arrive at our shop till 1255am, a full 55 minutes after the shop closed.  We didn't get home until after 1am which is frankly outrageous. so that is what i think of that.     Apart from that everything was ok.  I have just had a meal and watched an episode of Medium and now it is time for bed.  Oh by the way, Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League tonight by Bayern Munich.  Now I do not like Manchester United, but they are british and I want to see all british clubs doing well in Europe, (apart from Chelsea that is) so I am a little bit disappointed.  Hey Ho

Tuesday 6th April 2010

Another wet and rainy day.  When is the sun ever going to come out.  I mean, its April, spring.
Its my second day off so i had to go to the bank and put my wages in and pay my credit card.  i would have went yesterday but it was the Easter holiday and the bank was closed.  I arranged for a meeting to talk about a loan to pay off my credit card bill.  But if the payments are to be larger than what I am paying at the moment well i will have to think about it.

I played another round in Tiger Woods 10 today, The Buick Open.  Guess what....I won, Hooray   i also chatted with Rui on Hotmail but he is a very busy man so the chat was limited.

I am putting my cds on to my computer and then on to my mp4 player.  This will enable me to play tunes in my house.  Its Maureens birthday tomorrow and I was hoping she would be at the bank so I could give her a birthday card.  But would you believe it she is on holiday so i will now have to put it in her door tonight.  I will go up before bed.  

Monday 8 March 2010

The start of my two off days from work.  Today i phoned playstatiion tech support about not getting into ps home.  I have had to reset my system thus losing all my saved data.  Never mind it might be fun starting from the beginning again.  I chatted on hotmail with rui and it was a lot of fun this morning.  We will chat again this afternoon.  Now i must go out to the bank etc.

Sunday 7 march 2010.

just finished my work for the week and now i am on two days break.  had a difficult afternoon on playstation because ruis connection kept breaking.  i still cant get on ps home.  i must phone tech support tomorrow.  I got my £5 bonus tonight even although I only did 29 deliveries and not 30

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saturday 6 March 2010 2336hrs

finished work at 930 and went to supermarket for some food.
went to visit my friends house and was told that they are too busy. well to be honest if no one wants my company then i dont hang around. i just come home. I going to make something to eat then watch some tv.

work was busy for a little while tonight but calmed down around 9pm. I did around 21 deliveries

Saturday 6 march 2010

today i played tiger golf on the playstation with rui. I beat him YEAH!!! it is getting much harder to beat rui as he is getting better and better.

After taking the staff to work i returned home and going back at 330. I am on a half shift tonioght so i should with luck be finished at 10pm