And a £20 note commemorating the Queen Mother's 100th Birthday.
Sunday, 2 March 2008
Scottish Banknotes...
Regarding Scottish Banknotes...
Mentioned that I have some interesting commemorative ones.
Thought I'd post them here for people to see...
Here's the first one that Commemorated the first meeting of the Scottish Parliament. Note that the building shown was the temporary home until the current building was built.
Mentioned that I have some interesting commemorative ones.
Thought I'd post them here for people to see...
Here's the first one that Commemorated the first meeting of the Scottish Parliament. Note that the building shown was the temporary home until the current building was built.
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Stench from below GRRRR!!!
The old bat down stairs has burned her dinner again :-(
My flat, as usual, stinks of her burnt meal.
I really wish her family would hurry up and put her in a home. When I lived in Scotland, the old boy downstairs from me burned his dinner twice in a couple of months and ended up in a home. So, twice or more a week every week should have got her downstairs in a home by now...
It really is unpleasant having to suffer the stench from below several times a week.
My flat, as usual, stinks of her burnt meal.
I really wish her family would hurry up and put her in a home. When I lived in Scotland, the old boy downstairs from me burned his dinner twice in a couple of months and ended up in a home. So, twice or more a week every week should have got her downstairs in a home by now...
It really is unpleasant having to suffer the stench from below several times a week.
Car Problems Continued... :-(
Car wouldn't start when I wanted to leave work so had to e the RAC out...
It's now at the garage to get a new alternator -- more expense :-(
RAC man confirmed that the alternator wasn't charging and strted me with a battery pack and disconnected that and followed me to the garage. Just as well he did follow me as I stalled on the way and he then left the battery pack connected to my battery and had me finish the journey with the battery pack to power the car. It was a bit scary when I stalled as I was in the fast lane on a busy dual carriageway.
It's now at the garage to get a new alternator -- more expense :-(
RAC man confirmed that the alternator wasn't charging and strted me with a battery pack and disconnected that and followed me to the garage. Just as well he did follow me as I stalled on the way and he then left the battery pack connected to my battery and had me finish the journey with the battery pack to power the car. It was a bit scary when I stalled as I was in the fast lane on a busy dual carriageway.
Monday, 25 February 2008
"Being Human" on BBC3...
Was watching TV and channel surfing last night on cable and stumbled on a programme called "Being Human" on BBC3. As Virgin seem to have lost all of Saturday on Catch-up, I couldn't watch Casualty tonight so, looked for this programme (I had planned to wait and watch it with R as he likes one of the actors he played the junior officer on the Titanic spaceship on the Dr Who Christmas special and was in "The History Boys" as well).
It was really good :-) pity it's not a series and just a one off...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0090xff
Oh, and it seemed to be set in Bristol :-)
It was really good :-) pity it's not a series and just a one off...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0090xff
Oh, and it seemed to be set in Bristol :-)
Valentines...
I was just getting to the stage that I may tidy away my Valentines card that R gave me.
It's so sweet that I decided to take a digital photo of it to share it with the world :-)
Not sure if I should photograph the one I gave him (it got left here on display for another week as it was forgotten in the getting to the bus station drama) as it's more laddish than romantic...
Car Problems :-( continued
Car started with the battery having been charged butr did judder a bit on the way to work and on the way back a few times each way.
Checked with a colleague the voltages I need to check to make sure the alternator is working. Haven't checked as some cunt has parked taking up the only 2 off street parking spaces left (only 3 spaces and they hog 2! Grrrrrr!).
I'm not bending down at the back of the car with a meter when I'm parked on the street -- I'll have to wait until the cunt shifts -- no idea who they are as I've never seen the car before.
Maybe the cunt reads this blog? The car got moved so, I've parked off street and done the checks with a meter -- looks like the Alternator is the problem :-( I'll have to take the car to the garage :-(
Checked with a colleague the voltages I need to check to make sure the alternator is working. Haven't checked as some cunt has parked taking up the only 2 off street parking spaces left (only 3 spaces and they hog 2! Grrrrrr!).
I'm not bending down at the back of the car with a meter when I'm parked on the street -- I'll have to wait until the cunt shifts -- no idea who they are as I've never seen the car before.
Maybe the cunt reads this blog? The car got moved so, I've parked off street and done the checks with a meter -- looks like the Alternator is the problem :-( I'll have to take the car to the garage :-(
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Car Problems :-( and bus-catching drama...
The problems with the car weren't dirty fuel :-(
Went out to the car to drive R to the bus station and it had a flat battery (like on Monday morning). I reckon there's a problem with the alternator as that would explain the battery going flat twice in 7 days.
This caused a bit of a drama with R as it was just over an hour before his bus was due to leave for London (at 11:15hrs)...
We walked as fast as we could to the nearest bus stop and it said 9 minutes until the next bus which would be 10:30hrs and 25mins to get into the city centre and he had to check-in by 11:05hrs. He does panic a lot as he's always worried he'll be late for work an being on time is so important to him. He really gets in a total panic -- I know from when the traffic has been heavy when I've driven him there in the past.
10 minutes of panic and worrying at the bus stop then 24 on the bus -- every time it stopped and people didn't have their money ready thus holding us up he got more and more worried and panicky. I was secretly worried as, although I know it takes only 25mins to get into the city, the bus stop route poster said 37mins!
We got off the bus and walked to the bus station and his bus was there but not yet announced. Relief all around:-)
Had a quick look in the shops before getting a bus home.
Battery out of the car and charging now so, it'll be OK for going to work tomorrow :-)
I'll take my multi-meter with me and quiz a colleague who knows about auto electrics on what tests I do to check if it is the alternator and do them at lunchtime then, if necessary, book car into the garage to get it fixed -- more money but I do find a car useful and can't afford a newer one.
Went out to the car to drive R to the bus station and it had a flat battery (like on Monday morning). I reckon there's a problem with the alternator as that would explain the battery going flat twice in 7 days.
This caused a bit of a drama with R as it was just over an hour before his bus was due to leave for London (at 11:15hrs)...
We walked as fast as we could to the nearest bus stop and it said 9 minutes until the next bus which would be 10:30hrs and 25mins to get into the city centre and he had to check-in by 11:05hrs. He does panic a lot as he's always worried he'll be late for work an being on time is so important to him. He really gets in a total panic -- I know from when the traffic has been heavy when I've driven him there in the past.
10 minutes of panic and worrying at the bus stop then 24 on the bus -- every time it stopped and people didn't have their money ready thus holding us up he got more and more worried and panicky. I was secretly worried as, although I know it takes only 25mins to get into the city, the bus stop route poster said 37mins!
We got off the bus and walked to the bus station and his bus was there but not yet announced. Relief all around:-)
Had a quick look in the shops before getting a bus home.
Battery out of the car and charging now so, it'll be OK for going to work tomorrow :-)
I'll take my multi-meter with me and quiz a colleague who knows about auto electrics on what tests I do to check if it is the alternator and do them at lunchtime then, if necessary, book car into the garage to get it fixed -- more money but I do find a car useful and can't afford a newer one.
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