Archive for January, 2006

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

January 29, 2006

Went upto see the folks in Middlesbrough, stopped into see Andrew & Dannii in their new house on the way. They’re all settled in now, having parties etc… as you do. It was their ten-year anniversary yesterday, wow I’€™m feeling old now.The main reason for going so far into enemy terriory was to head upto [...]

Reading again

January 25, 2006

Down in Reading again. On the plus side I’m racking up the hotel points, got to ensure I reach Platinum status for next year again & get lots of points to take the wife away. We’€™ve got a week booked off at the end of February, so might make use of them then. Not many [...]

Yawn

January 18, 2006

So perhaps it wasn’€™t a good idea to go out at the weekend, get no sleep & do a week of nights. To be fair I was only told I’€™d be working Monday night, but as usual plans always change & I’m the last to know. Salford is as lovely as always, had a look [...]

Lincoln pub-crawl

January 15, 2006

Went out for a bite to eat at our favourite restaurant (after the local chippy) in Lincoln – Cafe Zoot! The wife’€™s brother Emlyn had come to visit, & Jon I work with had been left all alone by his wife so managed to get a fancy upstairs table & had a great meal. Had [...]

New Year, New Blog!

January 1, 2006

So it’s aparently 2006 now. 2005 passed me by rather quickly, too quicly I’m afraid. Must be getting old, retirement soon. Not if Gordon Brown has his way, pension will be paid posthumously. Just about recovered from a night on the pop with my folks – they made it to midnight, first time for a [...]