Back Again

Hi there folks, back again after a little jaunt around England, France, Germany and Italy - dont seem to get the time to put dyslexic fingers to normal keyboard..

Not much to report at this time, just got Number One daughter into blogging see funky-fit.blogspot.com and give her some encouragement as if she needs it....

Our new NCI station is up and running see NCI East Coast thanks Sue ( blogging sueblimely) for a super site holding details for the two stations now all hard work for the Charity - give generously please see site for details

Well got to run Fathers day Special Excursion calling at 0500 so early to bed early to rise - etc etc leads to a dull life, but what do expect now her that has to be obeyed is a new pensioner......my turn will come lol

Byee

Hello 2009

Well hiya folks, like arnie I'm back! Hope you all had a good festive season - for me it was terrific in Spain it rained and rained. We had a good holiday break, one of coaches we left there because the mountain at Montserrat fell across the access road all good fun... well for us not those poor souls that had to queue for the Cable car in Sub zero temperatures, but we got back safely which was the target - the poor old girl had to go and have her gear box changed so she's reposeing in the Graveyard at Northampton waiting for the fitters to recon her for the coming season - she's earnt her keep this year 79.000 kms this year the highest in the fleet. Good old Scania..  so three weeks off isnt too much to ask. This week I'm off to MYSTERY thats if I find it.... more later. Thanks to the electricity board for the powercut that tripped all the electrics whilst we were in Spain it had the dramatic effect of defrosting the freezer - I know there was too much Ice on it chaps but play the game you could of waited till we got back.. See you all

No Business like Snow business

Well hiya, here we are back again. The wheels are turning and we're getting there. The new spex well what can one say keep going back to the old pair trying to keep away from Headaches. Well winter has descended with a vengance 3inches of the white stuff all over Norfolk and what happens then all the young drivers must go out for their FIRST drive in snow .... but why do they have to get in front of me 15 mph is grand but on road that is clear of snow I ask you... Must not get stressed not good for one I have been told. Got to do it all again tomorrow, at least next week we'll be in the Rhine Chrimble marketting pass the gluh vin mmmm nicey warm. Okay must go and speak with the fitters -  see if they have my webasto heater fixed!  hope so might be able to keep warm then... of with us then see you soon..

Here we are again....

Well here am I back from the brink - Eye safely operated on and I can see a bit clearer now and if you have been worried about an eye op the dont be! me I was scared s*****ss but the nice young ladies in the hospital held my hand and in an hour it was all over and I didnt know why I had made a fuss the only problem is I cant put my own eye drops in cant see to do it hee hee, the only problem is that as the eye has to settle down cant do emails or computer type things so I have sneaked onto my little girls computer for a little while, good old funky fit.com, she is busy practicing her manicuring and all the other stuff she does....... and still finds time to do my eye drops. ouch caught, must go, leave my ear alone. . ..
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A rainy Day at home

Well folks we have here in Mablethorpe a typical english summers day that it is October and Autumn is neither here or there the rain or monsoon is falling without abatement which means NO grass cutting today hurrah, but time for a blog!

Not looking forward to this week at all as I am supposed to be getting an Eye op tomorrow so looking may be a bit differcult for a couple of days hee hee,

The wife is busy yes there is a Mrs Fred she is busy looking after the latest addition to the brood 6 baby terriers, the result of an union betwixt daughter in laws little terrier and another! She'll have her hands full with her poorly husband ie ME,tomorrow, so she'll have to look after me now doesnt she.......I should be so lucky and I suppose I am really.

Yes dear I am telling the world about you.... of course I am being truthful about you would I be anything else? Oh you need the washing up done and because I am here I have to do it oh well no piece for the wicked , bye for now..

Here we go again....

Its looking like Ground hog day or even week - getting ready to go back to Southern Ireland again.

Lets hope the weather is set fair again and the Irish Sea is calm, but I bet its not that quiet when we get there  - Lisdoovarna in September /October the great Matchmaking festival!!! I dont need any one matching me - Ive had the same model now for 40 years so I am to long in the tooth for a change, I am the Boss in our family ....I have her permission to say that!

Not to many folks going this week, but lets hope we may have at least a little pay rise now the minimum wage has increased - did hear that the employers are moaning that its not fair they have to  SUFFER an increase in their wage bill when every thing else is going up durrrr its going up for us to pal but when you get 5% of 50000 then thats money but 5% of  next to nothing is next to nothing when inflation cuts in.....

Any way I shant be blogging for a while I am off to the Eye surgeon and will have to spend some time away from doing things on the net - so as Arnie says "I'll be back" but not for about six weeks. So dont forget to look at Sue's excellent site Fragile X Australia - super site love nearly as good as the other one you look after for me, mind you Andreas' site all about the little place in the country (ultraviolet observations) wow some of those flowers but howsabout the creepy crawlies gang way I dont like spiders at the best of times but Sue tells me they have them there as large as plates .... blow that for a game of spiders oops, we'll see you all soon. I HOPE!

If you're Irish....

Well to be sure its meself blogging.. from inside a posh hotel to the west of Dublin. Duly Guinessed with dinner and now about to retire for the night. Thanks to the hotel for complimentary Internet so we lesser mortals can blog till the early hours.

What a week around the Rings of Southern Ireland  viz Beara and Kerry but what beautiful scenary but driving along the passes with just the width of the coach is a bit daunting but we have lived to tell the tale. Plus that big bright unidentified object has been following us all week although today it was replaced by a big Grey cloud so lets hope it'll still be around next week when I come back to Galway and Athlone.

What mess is the Euro getti ng me into 80cents to the £ makes my coffees expensive on the coach but the pax still pay in pounds. Mind today I saw a lovely sign it said R600 to both the left and the right but the right one had under it the words short route to where i was going.......

Irish or what - better be nice to them or the little people will jinx me,

See you all soon........