Russ and I went for a day out in Birmingham and found this on a shop! Not impressed. This is a classic mistake and offenders should be made to run across hot coals until they learn how to use apostrophes. End of.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Bad Grammar
Russ and I went for a day out in Birmingham and found this on a shop! Not impressed. This is a classic mistake and offenders should be made to run across hot coals until they learn how to use apostrophes. End of.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Savings and crunch (rant)
Firstly, happy 2009!
Now I need to address an issue about money. I don't usually like talking about money because too many other people do, and it can be a bit of a sensitive issue.
On this occasion the government is beginning to annoy me. Due to the recession we're all being encouraged to spend every penny we have to help the UK economy. It is funny that a couple of years ago Tony Blair was encouraging us all to save.
I heard on the radio yesterday that some bright spark in the labour party wanted to tax money that goes into your savings account BEFORE it goes in! The money has already been taxed when it is paid to you and will be taxed again when the annual interest on the account is given!
I take a dim view on this. I know this statement will spark a reaction but IN MY OPINION this credit crunch/recession/economic downturn has come about due to a combination of greed of people who play with large amounts of cash, and a government that is incompetent of handling a national economy.
I put a chunk of my salary into my savings every month as I am trying to save for a house (I would also like to point out this leaves me with the bare minimum for the rest of the month.) I do not see why I should empty that account........... for what exactly? I am now 26. Due to house prices rising (greed) I have not been able to purchase a house. I'm not prepared to 're-start' my savings.
The government and greedy folk have dug their own hole and created their own mess. Now they can get themselves out of it.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Serious Issues
Well sorry for such a long time between posts - it's now December 1st!! Not long now.
You'd think at a time of a national financial crisis people would not only value the fact they have jobs but do everything possible to prevent them from losing them. Some people in the country are not as fortunate, having lost their jobs at a time when finding a new job is hard.
Crawley Borough Council workers are an exception however. The refuse collectors who collect our rubbish every Friday seem to have an issue with us. Now don't get me wrong - I really appreciate the job they do - I couldn't do it, and I do respect them a lot. On the other hand, whether we've done something to upset them, if a fox has been at our rubbish bags, or if quite simply they couldn't be bothered to tidy up after them, there is absolutely NO excuse for this:
If I dumped rubbish on someone's front garden like this I would most probably (and quite rightly) be arrested! I would love to hear the excuse they come up with. It'll probably be some health and safety related tripe because the dustbin was most probably a few pounds too heavy for a couple of grown men to lift. Bless their cotton socks. I do think that the issue of respect for other people's property comes into this! This is all mentioned in the complaint I have sent to the council.
On a similar note, the next day I got up early and sleepily walked down the stairs to make a cup of tea. As I looked out of the landing window I was shocked by what I saw. The lady up the road was letting her poodles use our front garden as let's say a "dog toilet." I was so shocked I was speechless. I banged on the window and I saw her quickly get a "poo bag" out of her pocket and clean it up. She then walked away very quickly indeed.
I chose not to go outside and say something as I'd most probably regret what I was going to say! Giving the lady the benefit of the doubt I assumed that she would have probably cleared the poo up had I not banged on the window, but that's not the point. Why couldn't she make the dog use the gutter or the pavement if it was going to be cleared up anyway? I would say letting a dog use a front garden as a toilet is disrespectful in every way possible regardless of one's intentions to clean up afterwards!
On a lighter note, I've just been trained onto the Airbus A319 and will start flying to places such as Belfast Glasgow and Edinburgh. Bring it on like Donkey Kong!
You'd think at a time of a national financial crisis people would not only value the fact they have jobs but do everything possible to prevent them from losing them. Some people in the country are not as fortunate, having lost their jobs at a time when finding a new job is hard.
Crawley Borough Council workers are an exception however. The refuse collectors who collect our rubbish every Friday seem to have an issue with us. Now don't get me wrong - I really appreciate the job they do - I couldn't do it, and I do respect them a lot. On the other hand, whether we've done something to upset them, if a fox has been at our rubbish bags, or if quite simply they couldn't be bothered to tidy up after them, there is absolutely NO excuse for this:
If I dumped rubbish on someone's front garden like this I would most probably (and quite rightly) be arrested! I would love to hear the excuse they come up with. It'll probably be some health and safety related tripe because the dustbin was most probably a few pounds too heavy for a couple of grown men to lift. Bless their cotton socks. I do think that the issue of respect for other people's property comes into this! This is all mentioned in the complaint I have sent to the council.On a similar note, the next day I got up early and sleepily walked down the stairs to make a cup of tea. As I looked out of the landing window I was shocked by what I saw. The lady up the road was letting her poodles use our front garden as let's say a "dog toilet." I was so shocked I was speechless. I banged on the window and I saw her quickly get a "poo bag" out of her pocket and clean it up. She then walked away very quickly indeed.
I chose not to go outside and say something as I'd most probably regret what I was going to say! Giving the lady the benefit of the doubt I assumed that she would have probably cleared the poo up had I not banged on the window, but that's not the point. Why couldn't she make the dog use the gutter or the pavement if it was going to be cleared up anyway? I would say letting a dog use a front garden as a toilet is disrespectful in every way possible regardless of one's intentions to clean up afterwards!
On a lighter note, I've just been trained onto the Airbus A319 and will start flying to places such as Belfast Glasgow and Edinburgh. Bring it on like Donkey Kong!
Friday, October 17, 2008
October Life
An amusing observation yesterday. I pulled up at the Gatwick Tesco and parked the car. Opposite my car and slightly to the right was a taxi. On the side and on the roof it said "Helen's Taxis." I thought it was unusual to have a taxi firm named after anything that doesn't begin with the letter 'A' or the number '1' for the sake of the race to the top spot in the Yellow Pages.
This was all very interesting until I discovered that "Helen" was a rather large skinhead bloke with a beard reading The Sun. This made me chuckle.
If anyone finds a "Heute" shoe cleaning machine (preferably the "Calypso" model) for sale for under £50 let me know! It would look good on my landing.
The trees are turning, the weather's colder, so it's time to do something mad. I haven't decided yet, but I think it may involve a bike.
This was all very interesting until I discovered that "Helen" was a rather large skinhead bloke with a beard reading The Sun. This made me chuckle.
If anyone finds a "Heute" shoe cleaning machine (preferably the "Calypso" model) for sale for under £50 let me know! It would look good on my landing.
The trees are turning, the weather's colder, so it's time to do something mad. I haven't decided yet, but I think it may involve a bike.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
What Happened To The Friendly Postman?
The title says it all. As does Royal Mail's slogan. The post arrived as per usual this morning, and one package could not be pushed through the door, so the postman rang the doorbell. I answered, said "good morning, thankyou very much" and he said........... absolutely nothing. Not even a nod or a smile.Welcome to Crawley.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Embarrassing Moment In Flight
Here's something that happened to me on yesterday's inbound Sharm El Sheikh flight;
I was selling drinks and snacks to passengers and one lady requested to pay by credit card. One rule we have for this is that passengers need to present their passport for the number as our credit card machine is not connected to the bank at 35,000ft!
After processing the lady's card she handed me her passport and I looked at the photo to confirm it was her. I said "thankyou madam, I do require your passport as you're the card holder - not your husband's passport." She then said "that is my passport!"
I wished the earth had opened up and swallowed me there and then, bit hard when you're 6 miles above it! All I could say was "I do apologise madam, er, the lights are very dark and I can't see very well - it's been a long day" etc etc........ The passport photo did look just like her husband sat opposite, even though it wasn't. The poor lady looked most offended and then hysteria kicked in and I tried not to laugh!
How embarrassing.
I was selling drinks and snacks to passengers and one lady requested to pay by credit card. One rule we have for this is that passengers need to present their passport for the number as our credit card machine is not connected to the bank at 35,000ft!
After processing the lady's card she handed me her passport and I looked at the photo to confirm it was her. I said "thankyou madam, I do require your passport as you're the card holder - not your husband's passport." She then said "that is my passport!"
I wished the earth had opened up and swallowed me there and then, bit hard when you're 6 miles above it! All I could say was "I do apologise madam, er, the lights are very dark and I can't see very well - it's been a long day" etc etc........ The passport photo did look just like her husband sat opposite, even though it wasn't. The poor lady looked most offended and then hysteria kicked in and I tried not to laugh!
How embarrassing.
The 'Credit Crunch'
We hear this word a lot at the moment, I'm not writing about the 'credit crunch' itself but simply the words 'credit crunch' themselves. So many people have commented that they do not like these words - not so much because the prospects as the result of a 'crunch' are scary but because the words are simply cheesy.
To me 'credit crunch' sounds a bit like a 21st century breakfast cereal. I do think the media is exaggerating the problem a little, but let's all stay positive!
I booked some tickets to go to Taunton on 26th August to help my gran deal with the effects of bogus workmen. Not good. Fortunately most issues have been resolved but not all. Not nice.
To me 'credit crunch' sounds a bit like a 21st century breakfast cereal. I do think the media is exaggerating the problem a little, but let's all stay positive!
I booked some tickets to go to Taunton on 26th August to help my gran deal with the effects of bogus workmen. Not good. Fortunately most issues have been resolved but not all. Not nice.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Sunday Roasts
Today, I am going to eat a Sunday roast. This is something I haven't done for a very long time - a good few months infact. Toby Carverys are great places!!! Jagshemash.
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