BORING TWO DAYS

The Kodak printer which i bought in 2011 and drank ink and was never that brilliant in the first place is not printing jack shit anymore  it as given up the ghost , but honestly  i will never buy another Kodak printer in my opinion they are inferior quality machine compared to a Canon the next printer i purchase will be a Canon.

I have been trying to purchase Limbo the game app i had a remainder of £3.02 in my I-tunes account so i thought i would use it up and buy Limbo for £2.99 it took ages it kept wanting to update my debit card details to verify the payment after nearly an hour including chatting online to an Apple advisor i sorted it out at one stage i typed are you a bot and i got the reply no i am a person i was still not convinced , anyway i got there in the end the game is very dark but looks ok after you figured out the controls another mystery solved just i have to say it is a compelling game i have put it om my iPad and iPhone should keep me amused over the coming dark winter nights .

This weekend we have done nothing of great interest i have spoken to my son a few times  and he is after buying another Mazda mx5 the silver one he was after has been sold he was supposed to be taking the deposit over Saturday and the person he was buying from had sold it that morning my son was totally pissed of to say the least but such is life.
He has now found another one  for sale in a Vin Rouge colour its high mileage at 101k but saying that it has all the paperwork to document the work that it has had done to it over the last couple of years the price for this is £2999

I have from the trailer i have seen  a great sic -fi film to watch called Automata it looks as good as Blade Runner with a bit of I-Robot thrown in to it's mix .

Playing Limbo its a weird game but quite enthralling i like that its done in black and white and greys its had to see what is going on if you play it on your phone but i am still enjoying it , not as good as Dead Trigger 2 but its a total different format .

Well cooked pork sausage with onions and chorizo sausage in a tortilla wrap toasted very tasty its a five week month which i hate , next year as from March we are getting paid on the 27th of each month yippee .

TIME TO MOVE ASS

Still waiting for my time to come for my salvation it seems things might be improving and hopefully over the  next few months things will start to change and life will get easier.
We can't stay living in this cottage for numerous reasons its too small which at first was cute and quaint now its feel restricting and claustrophobic  , the cooker is not brilliant the grill is unusable it smokes too much the washing machine leeks water and knocks the kitchen units side to side when it spins the fire and central heating system do not put out enough heat there is no heating in the bathroom ,but saying that i think we will be here for a little while yet but i hope we don't spend another summer here  in this cottage as we should be long gone before then  .

My son is putting down his deposit for his Mazda x5 convertible today once he gets paid out for the bike accident , hopefully in a month or two he will pay the remainder off and own it out right ,my claim is still out there i have had no more news in the last few weeks i think i will call them Monday to see what is happening , i don't believe in the no news is good news crap .

Helen is doing events with a friend of hers and hopefully she will be doing more readings which will be good for her and her friend Jasmine i hope they between them get lots of bookings.

I need a decent coat for winter i want a three quarter tweed fabric overcoat and some grey jeans and some gloves to boot , i am also running out of aftershave i need a spicy smelling one that is a musky christmas smell , i also need to decide what to put in my hip flask i came across it the other day .

Listening to Alt-J

Watching - Stretch

Reading - Gone Girl by Gillian Ryan

Eating - Chicken and chorizo kebab wraps with sour cream .

GONE TOO FAST

My son's Suzuki Bandit motorbike has been written off by the insurance assessor he valued the bike at £3000 and if my son wants to he can keep the bike and they will knock the salvage value off the total they would pay him which is £750 so he will get the balance of £2250.

 Which will pay for the car that  he wants with enough money over to get the bike fixed and back on the road , plus he will have the full amount of compensation for his injuries to spend on what ever else he wants result .

SUNDAY
My son came over in his lease car we had cooked him a Sunday lunch with roasted sweet potatoes and mash and Yorkshire pudding , he had brought Bandit my Jack Russell that i had when i lived with him years before , after lunch we drove us over to Dovestone we took the dogs Pip and Bandit and walked up to the reservoir it was quite hot when we got back to the cottage it was after seven , he asked if we could go see my Nephew Mark who lives in Leeds it has been a few years since he last saw him  i agreed and took him over we could only stay an hour or so before we had to get back home to Holmfirth so my son could pick his car up and make the journey back home .A s always the weekend once again as gone too fast.

WET DULL AND GREY

REST OF WEEK

Well after six days off its back to the grind it's also October now which means it's all down hill to Christmas.
This will be the second Christmas in the cottage and more than likely the last as we plan to move on sometime in the following year maybe just after April , to pastures new .

My son has been given a courtesy car a brand new Vauxhall Corsa until his bike is either written of or repaired there is no money in repairing it if his bike is worth 2k and it cost £750 to repair if the insurance company sells it on for 2k then they give the money to my son that its cost them nothing if the repair it its cost them £750 it logical they will write it off which is not what my son wants if he buys it it of the insurance company it will cost him another £750 he is out of pocket so what is the point .

Regarding my offer of 75/25 in my favour the jury is still out on that one i would settle for that at the end of the day it be either the solicitors to sort out or a judge my guess is the solicitors will sort it out and it will not reach court.

Still hating work a position has come up working nights from ten pm until six am monday through to friday my rate for the whole shift would be at time and a half so in effect it would be like getting a 50% wage rise it is for six months in the first instance .

SATURDAY

Its raining weekend and its wet its eleven in the morning and Helen has took herself back to bed a boring day ahead , i have bee out with Pip our Jack Russell and has i type this my ginger Tom Alfie is on my shoulder watching the letters appear on screen with great interest , his radiator hammock arrived the other day and he loves it he slept in it most of yesterday he is still wheezing and his nose is more wet than running but he has still not made a full recovery .

Two  films i want to see at the moment are "The Equaliser " and " A Walk Among The Tombstones" the later one i have already got a  copy to watch  i also have StephenKings " A Good Marriage " and "Sex Tape " to watch , basically  i will need a full day of watching movies , if it is as bad tomorrow weather wise i might get some snacks and do nothing but catch up on films .

WANTING
A shell case for my Mac.
Bluetooth keyboard for ipad mini.
Prada aftershave lotion.
Beatles coffe mug .
Ink cartridges and fountain nibs for my pens.
Headphone.
Overcoat.
Silver bracelet.
Black leather bracket.

1ST CAR

Skirpenbeck is where my son lives i have been a few times in the last few months i have been numerous times and i went again today he need me to take him to look at a car he wants to buy the photo is the cottage where he lives there is not much else although he is only a few miles from York he must get bored i don't know if i could have lived in such a quite place when i was his age , without the use of his motorbike its still waiting to get it to a garage for repairs  he is limited to even getting to the shops for essentials such as his smokes and food it can't be a lot of fun for him , his girlfriend calls regular as she has a car which his is life line to the outside world.

We went to see the car which was in Castleford it was again very hot and sunny ,  the car has only done 64k it is twenty years old and it was imported from Japan it is a 2 seater Mazda MX 5 mk1 with black hood it was immaculate condition one of the alloys had been kerbed but the bodywork showed no signs of rust the gentleman selling it wants £1900 , if his motorbike after the crash is a write off he will receive minimum of £2000 he will find out Friday what is happening regards the bike and if he gets the car i think he will buy it .Not bad for his first car .

NEW PHONE

I have to orders waiting to be delivered from Ebay a radiator hammer for the cat he loves being on the radiator so i thought i would treat him to a new bed ,
The other item is a retro ghetto blaster silicone case for my iPhone 5s which is booked in at the genius bar Monday at the Apple store in Sheffield's Meadow hall designer outlet due to speaker issues and low volume when someone calls me their voice is very low even with the volume on high it is hard to understand what they are saying.

SUNDAY
We have all the things for a full English  cooked breakfast and all the things for a Sunday roast i also have pear cider films to watch and books to read what more do i want .
Went down to the village to see the food and drink festival it was very sunny and very hot to say we are in the final days of September it was unexpected hope it lasts.

MONDAY
At least i have two days off still i took my I-phone 5s back to the Apple store and was given a brand new replacement the receiver was faulty and another issue with the motherboard means me being given a new phone , which is fine its just a hassle restoring my settings from I-tunes plus reinstalling the  software to 8.0.2 still mustn't bitch.
My son is having hassle with his supposedly good friend who has not contacted the insurance company to admit blame and liability for the accident as it happens they are both insured with the same insurance company.

To Watch -What If.
                 Homesman.
                 Sins City A Dame To Kill For.
                 Good People.
                 The Scribbler.
                 The Maze Runner.
                 Tokarev.
                 Blended.
                 Two Night Stand.

BUDDHA ROLLIN

THURSDAY
I dropped Helen of at the pub last night i did not go in with her  i planned on going in later in the night when she had a few readings done ,she was stressing out before we left and having a last minute rant she had all day to get her shit together and as always she leaves it to the last minute then starts to panic and create when the clock is running.

It was just before midnight when I picked her up I needed petrol and milk where we live there is only one petrol station that stays open until midnight and there is no 24 hour supermarket or petrol filling station all shut at around half ten at night which is ludicrous in this day and age.

My Son is basically ok he has soft tissue damage and cuts and minor abrasions to his knee but no serious damage he was sent home from the hospital with pain killers and a supply of bandages so he could change his dressing on his knee,  he will also need to  claim for a new helmet it will no longer be reliable should he have another crash it could fail to protect him fully .

FRIDAY
Went over to York Helen wanted a coat from White Stuff and some Bobbi Brown foundation , it was an excuse to get fish and chips and to visit my son Guy who is suffering with his knee injury but should make a full recovery .

SATURDAY
Went to Wellhouse camper ans a few miles from where we live the where overpriced the new Ford Transit Custom it was priced at  43k and looked stunning with its 18 inch alloys and neon lighting was disappointed it did not have space for a microwave . The second hand models seemed like council houses in comparison and was not to my taste.

Went ti the Sovereign Inn had a beef and merlot pie with mash and seasonal vegetables which was excellent the inn itself is very large with different eating areas for desert i  had the peanut butter and chocolate cheese cake and Helen had a home mad sherry trifle.

I also bought a new Buddha from a crystal shop near to Uppermill Saddleworth hopefully he will be lucky he can sit in my camper van on the dash board looking out on to the open road .

ANOTHER RTA

I have got the next six days off , so no work until next Wednesday which suits me fine two three day week seems good to me .

Went around the back of the cottage this morning with the dog as i usually do every day when i received  a phone call from my son Guy who lives out York way , he told me that he came of his motor bike last night his friend was over taking him on a bend stupid i know and his friend went in to his bike causing him to wobble lay the bike down and come off , my son  has suffered numerous  injuries to his hip knee and neck .
 Although his bike a Suzuki Bandit was rideable after the crash it will still need a new petrol  tank windscreen and crash bars and other scratches and blemishes removing from other chrome and painted areas .
The worse thing is he will have to ring in sick to  work where he has only been employed for a few weeks which aint good , hopefully they will be understanding .

On the plus side he should get paid out for his injuries and hopefully receive a big  enough payout to buy the car that he wants which is a Mazda x5 convertible .He as also ripped his jacket jeans and lost his bike sat nav which are a lot dearer than a normal car mainly because the are all weather at the time of written this he is on the way to the A&E department.

This morning we went back to the Motorman cafe for a full English breakfast the rainbow below  appeared for a few minutes .

The blue light we got for the fish tank is not that blue will get a led one of ebay as soon as my wage goes into the bank at midnight tonight .

Tomorrow i am going to go and visit a showroom that sells camper vans they have various models also they will  convert your own base van.

Helen as numerous readings tonight in a pub in the next village a few miles over the moors from our cottage  she is nervous pubs are not always the best venues hopefully the sceptic drunks won't be in attendance .

PLANNING AHEAD

SUNDAY
Boring day got to go to Helen's parents house and set up their broadband they have opted for the post office as an isp not sure why maybe because its cheaper .Then i have to drop Helen off for two readings at six , i will have to hang around for two and a half hours whilst she is working .
Going to load a couple of films on to my iPad to watch whilst doing nothing , another option is to go for a pint to a pub near by or get a pizza to eat whilst parked up .Might even go down to Clarence dock for a walk around the canal basin .
Updated my iPad mini to the new iso 8 just waiting for the Yosmite release for my Mac book .

On the way over to Leeds stopped off at Marsdens chicken shack Helen had a chicken breast and I got three prices both with fries and bread cake mine with chive and sour cream Helens with mayo, that was the highlight of Sunday .

Tuesday
Hopefully I hve got Thursday and Friday off as annual leave along with Monday and Tuesday' .
Helen has a pub venue to do Thursday night not sure how many will turn up for readings , Friday might go to York , weekend is food and drink festival in our village.
Bought a new blue night light for the fish tank and a day light one nearly twenty five pounds scandalous.

MEAL WITH FRIENDS AND QUACK

FRIDAY.
Well we are still an United Kingdom a Great Britain wow we can keep the union jack and the nuclear submarines in the north the Scottish people have voted NO to be coming independent .
I have been granted annual leave for next week i have both Thursday and Friday off yippee shit i know but i am only working for time off and money nothing else .

Big queues for the I-phone six release thought i be bothered more than what i am ,  but looking at it it is not much difference apart from size to the 5s , and i am not sure i like the camera lens sticking out of the case but i do think a faster chip and more storage is a big plus.

SATURDAY,
Got up later than expected which is not a great start to the weekend , received another letter from my solicitor that is handling the car crash from last March , asking would i accept 75/25 percent in my favour worse case scenario is 50/50 so what ever the case just do it please  , and bring it to a close.

We drove over to Leeds to have dinner with some friends we have not seen for s year we went to their house like us the rent a property because they can't afford a mortgage their house is a lot bigger than our cottage we are going to be moving again as soon as possible . they cooked us a roast pork dinner with potatoes and veg it was very nice followed by chocolate cake and double cream , they have a king Charles spaniel which they have called Quack , imagine going to the park and shouting out Quack Quack .
The picture below is a actual photo of the dog , if i ever get  a duck i am going to call it woof .

On the way home stopped at the supermarket bought two lots of shampoo and conditioner mouthwash , shaving gel and shower gel and a under arm deodorant stick it came to nearly twenty quid .

LEAVE THE U.K

Bought some ox tongue English mustard and some fresh baked crusty bread rolls for my dinner Helen can't understand anyone eating ox tongue but i have always eaten it since being a boy i also enjoy black pudding which is another dish she will not eat , each to their own.

We bought three lottery tickets its a roll over on both the Euro and Lotto we also got  a scratch card that pays out a quarter of a million as a top price.
 Seeing as i can't earn the money we need i have got to try and win it , as i really  need to be able to quit work and buy a place to live in out right and to furnish it and decorate it how we wish .

I suppose we all have the same dream but fingers crossed we only need to win it once be job free mortgage free with money in the bank , will be able to sort out a load of other people we know who have or are having it rough ,England is becoming a third world country perhaps Scotland have a right to go it alone D-Day is tomorrow for the Scottish people to decide and vote  if Scotland becomes independent and leaves Great Britain  i hope they do .

FIFTY YEARS

Monday gone for another might book a couple of days off for my birthday next month think I will need to take three Thursday Friday and the Monday that way it will shorten two working weeks yippee .

My solicitor Holly who I have never meet or seen in person , seems to think the other side is going to offer a fifty fifty split  not sure if I am happy over this , but the likely hood  we could get the same result if it went to court , so I need to think about accepting it if that's what they are going to offer .

Wonder how long it will be before I see someone with a new iPhone 6 they are on release Friday , I might get a new case for my 5s .
There was a good programme on last night it was fifty years since the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in America if there was one era I could go back and live in would be the 1960's.

BACK TO GRIND

Helen had four readings last night and it was after half past midnight when we got to bed , whilst Saturday
Helen was out working i returned home and i cooked myself chicken breast and Spanish chorizo done on bamboo skewers and cooked in the oven had the cooked kebabs in some wraps toasted in the toaster with Guatemala sauce and sour cream .

Sunday
This morning we was up early we went on to the moors at Marsden  and went to the Motorman's Cafe which was recommended to us by a neighbour  .The Cafe which is a converted house on the main road it was especially nicely cooked breakfast and the mushrooms was fresh and the bacon and sausages bought locally ,  i think we will be going again , but maybe not when its snowed.

Dropped 4 cd's of for last nights readings after Helen had burned them to disc , on the way back stopped of at the local Sainsburys and bought some pear cider my favourite brand Koppaberg .
Not doing much rest of day time to chillax Monday tomorrow back to shitty work worst day of the week not won the lottery so it'd back to the grind .


Watching - "Plastic"

Listening to - "Elbow"

TEST DRIVE

Went to test drive a Mini Cooper automatic car and I ended up being blown away I was impressed with an automatic transmission I thought it would be sluggish but surprisingly it was the exact opposite and I was impressed both with the Mini Cooper and the fact I had no gears to change but if you need to you can change the gears by  using the gear stick if you want , these little cars have B.M.W engines .

GRANDAD

Gong to be a Grandad am I happy cause I am , highly delighted my Daughter is carrying a child , something I had a hand in creating has now created another life , it's quite astounding when I think of my parents giving me a life which I passed on giving my daughter a life , and now she as also giving birth to a new life it's another piece in the picture that is creation a miracle.

Latest buy of EBay a Bluetooth portable speaker costing seven pounds it's the size of a small tin of beans , and it is absolutely an astounding quality item both in sound and build.

        

Listening to - U2 "Songs of Innocense".

Watching - I-Tunes Festival .

Eating - Butter chicken curry and rice.

END OF A ERA

Watched some of the Apple event today on my  iPhone whilst i was at work was connecting using 4g so the buffering was good . I was impressed with the new Apple watch looks good as any Apple product  not sure of the price or the full range of apps  but it looked better than most of the other smart watches , the build look and quality was what you would expect , i was also impressed with U2 giving away there new album via iTunes store for a free download for all registered iTunes subscribers if you do not use iTunes you can register until mid October to be able to download the full album for free.
Not sure about the iPhone six yes its bigger but the camera i dint think has been upgraded the battery gives you longer usage but its not a big style difference.
i expected a new Apple tv i did not hear it mentioned and no improved iPads so maybe that will be breaking soon. On a minus note Apple have took the iPod classic of the online store which is a shame hopefully it will still be on sale for some time to come in stores and other retail outlets.

Listening to U2 - "Songs of Innocence"

MONDAYS HERE AGAIN

Just been out with my dog Pip it,s not a very nice start to the week .In fact it's a grey depressing day I crave the sun like some people crave rain in very arid and dry counties.

Looking forward to the Apple event tomorrow hopefully their site will be down for updating .The hype and speculation about the launch of new products has seem to have gone on forever and to be honest I think everyone just want closure and to see what's new , I want to see if there is a new iPod and a new Apple TV .As well as the Yosemite release , not too sure about the I- watch would depend on its design size and overall function.

The Toyota Aygo I have been looking at the overall specs and they are all 1.0 litre engine size which is no good for where we live , as they are way too many steep hills and lanes there just  won't be enough torque or power to get up them with out the engine dying half way up , so it's back to the drawing board to have a re-think.

I have received a letter from my solicitor Holly regarding the crash that we was in last March  driving home from work , the other party are now saying that  I drove in to them Christ how when I was overtaking you and you turned in to us because you wanted to exit on to a slip road , and you was more focused on that than looking in your mirrors , so that's still on going , I have been asked if there is any day that  I can't attend court in the next twelve months , so that won't be settled for a while yet..


Listening to - "U2" , "Simple Minds" and "Erasure" a 80.s remembrance

Reading - Matthew Scudder - " A Walk Among The Tombstones"

To watch - "Chef" 

FOOD

Saturday

Helen has gone to do some readings at her friends shop in Pudsey Leeds  , i dropped her off just before half past nine  then drove back home its nearly a hours drive  each way depending on traffic and traffic lights etc so that's four hours of my weekend behind a steering wheel , plus the cost of the fuel , its rainy and grey so not a very good day for doing much more. 

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i have the following new films to watch "Chef " , "The Rover " and "The Captive " as well as "Plastic " and  "Last Vegas".

I stopped at the supermarket and bought two chicken kathi wraps they are absolute gorgeous with sour cream on top i bought a big packet of Rice Krispies and some cat food as well as beans and bread and some milk .


After picking Helen up form her readings we drove back home then went to Compo's fish restaurant in Holmfirth near to our cottage  , but instead of having fish which i normally have, as  i had fish Friday supper ,  i ordered the steak and onion pie with  chips and Baked  beans it was home made and made a nice change to having fish i will have it the next time i go too.Helen had scampi and salad and chips .


Watched "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" what an exceptional film i truly loved it i thought it was on of the nicest films i have seen i would recommend if you have not seen it then watch it.

Sunday
Went to Yummy Yorkshire its a cafe and ice cream parlour i had plum and marzipan and coconut mascaponni , Helen had chocolate with sea salt and vanilla she did not like the chocolate and sea salt because it was too salty .
Went to look at some new Toyota Aygo's for the price they seem good little cars with five years warranty and nearly 80 mpg and no road tax and only group two insurance .

Erin Helen's friend came and we all went out for dinner for a carvery to the Fox Inn we all had gammon , somehow Helen manage to pay for four dinners when only three of us were eating luckily she realised half way through the meal ,  she got a refund when she went back to see the person who took her money without any arguments .

GOING NOWHERE YET

The kitten went for his final injection and won't need another for at least another year although he is still showing signs of the cat flu virus .

The case for my I-phone 5s arrived there is only one draw back you can't use the finger print unlock button as it is covered over with a rubber seal , whether this will bug me  enough to remove the case it is in two halves and is fixed together using six bolts that fix into place with a Allen key that is provided .
All i am now waiting for is the case for my I-pad which should arrive in today's post  hopefully before i leave for work at noon  .

I called my solicitor regarding the RTA that we was in last March she is sending me some paperwork to sign to proceed with the claim so it is still ongoing .

I renewed the car insurance for the car me and Helen use its her car and because of my three points on my license for breaking a thirty mile an hour speed limit by four miles per hour it has increased by  only £20 i can live with that i is unlikely i will occur any more fines touch wood.

The couples wedding we went to are now sunning themselves in Mexico my sister is sunny herself in Spain my Daughter and Son recently arrived back from Greece once again i have travelled nowhere which is starting to annoy me mainly its due to lack of funds one reason i want the compensation sorting out so i can hopefully if i goes my way book a holiday .

WEDDING

Was at the hairdressers just after nine went back to the Mensroom was nine quid well spent got home and jumped straight into the shower , Helen was out on a driving lesson.

From Ebay i have ordered a iphone 5s black metal case . a ipad mini case in black leather   and a iPhone 5s car mount for the dashboard or windscreen see which comes first they was all ordered and paid for with in five minutes of each other.

Saturday
Drove over to St,Wilfred's church at Calverley for a wedding ceremony between Louise and Will she kept the groom waiting over  forty minutes before she turned up to the church to walk down the aisle to her groom they exchange vows and rings and was pronounced Husband and Wife the proceedings was carried out by a female priest , we all left the church and drove to Bingley to the Oak Wood Hall Hotel for the wedding reception and evening disc and buffet ,

Sunday
We went over to pick my son up Guy thus time we got the bus into the centre of York and once again we headed to the Punch clock for dinner we all decided to get the lamb shank this time with two Yorkshire puddings each i also got two bottles of pear cider and ice  Helen had tea , the meal was spot on and extremely good value , later on we called in to one of the most haunted public houses in York the Golden Fleece , a film crew for the series "Most Haunted" stayed over night and filmed their visit the inn dates back to 1503 .

Saw a watch in one of the shops in the Shambles seeing i have lost my Fossil watch , hopefully its in the cottage hiding and one day will reappear until then i would like to buy the watch shown below it is nearly £350 compared to a Tag Heuer its a fraction of the cost but looks as  expensive to the untrained eye .

Monday
The iPhone car mount was the first item i received from Ebay hopefully the phone case and iPad case will arrive tomorrow , i was up at six o clock this morning to attend a full days training as a result i went home after it finished at half past four and went home , so that's Monday out of the way and no late finish for one night this week at least my son called me tonight to tell me that he has been offered a full time job hopefully it will last , as  he is wanting to buy a silver MK1 Mazda x5 convertible a twenty year old classic car that has only done 60,000 miles and was built in Japan.