Been a while since I typed in....
Been to sore from the Volunteering thing, but its worth it....
Was in Dundee with a pal on Saturday there, really wanted to just stay at home, but.....
Up way to early, as the bus we took was at 7.15am .... YES!! 7.15AM !!!!!
Anyhooooooooo.... we got there, but couldnt get a hold of the folks we went to meet up with, so we wandered about and done some shopping... Tis a nice enough place, way beter layout that aberdeen can come up with... Well, I found an old friend from my distant past....
Before I got into computers, when I was a wee snotty nosed kid, there was this thing that we done, back in the early 80's.... things wernt HANDED to you.. you had to earn it....
Pocket Money was a thing that you got for doing TASKS, used to get a 10 bob bit (50p) for washing my dads car as a kid (£1 if I hovered it as well, but THAT was annoying so mainly just washed it)... imagine giving a kid 50p NOW!!! Muhahaaaaaaaaa
Now... where is he going with this ???? I hear you ponder....
Next bit is CHOICE!!! with your hard earned 50p bit, you had to CHOOSE what to do with it, if you were after something BIG, you had to save..... Example, I had to save up for a wee break I went on without my mum when I was 11 or so.. a weekend at Butlins in Ayr. Anyways, the choice remains... Bottle of juice (keep the bottle afterwards as you got 10p off the next purchase), cone fae the TallyVan ( IceCream Van ), save up for something big??? or ..... COMICS!!!!
Back then the tv wasnt that great.... was BRILL!!! for us at the time, but the choice was limited, so we still done OTHER THINGS, Library, play park and build stuff.
Now the library, for you young folks, is where you would go to find stuff out, as they have books there that tell you things, no keyboard and Internet to just type it in and the answer comes on the screen, you had to think and find a relevant book, then LOOK IT UP... yup ... WE READ!!!! and guess what.... WE ENJOYED IT!!!
Another service the library has, sometimes, they have old comics to read, Beano (Dennis the Meanace and Gnasher), Bunty (girly one this)and Dandy!!!! NOW.... did you know, these comics were PRINTED UP... a MAGAZINE!!! One of my fav characters was Desperate Dan!! Big Guy that eats Cow Pies!!!
MY how I miss that, reading the stories, wondering what he will do, used to get the comics on the sunday papers as well, the Broons was a good one.
OK ... so where is he going with tis ?????
HERE!!!!!
Sunday 31 August 2008
Tuesday 26 August 2008
Interesting turn of events....
Greetings all...
I was wondering about the place on Saturday, decided to pop in past the British Heart Foundation shop on the way home from the Alford Centre, had a look in past to price a bed for myself. On the way out I noticed the advert for "Looking for Volunteers" !!!! Chuckled to myself, as am unfit and fairly daft in the heid, but thought about it over the weekend, in the back of my mind, and figured, Go Ask!!
So Monday comes, I signed on, went down the street to the shop to enquire, told them there and then, am not the fittest of blokes, but I will do my best. So that was cool, got the leaflet and a application form, went to the Alford Centre, sat down and relaxed and filled it in, having a wee chuckle to myself again.... End of the day at Alford, we all leave and I wander down to the shop to say Hiya and hand over the form, Next thing I know is am getting introduced to the guy that does the furniture warehouse part, and then get told this guy "ME" is going to be helping you tomorrow!!!
SHOCKAROOOOONIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So anyways, of home I went, thinking to myself, ok, what do I need to do this.... So got home, had a cuppa, and got the shoes looked out, work trousers, comfy top and the bits of handy tool kit that I tend to use.... Done my other home stuff and off to bed...
Up earlyish, listened to the radio, done more house stuff and off I went, I WAS SOOOOO NERVOUS!!!!!, felt like going to work for the first time again.... heheeeee! Got there fine enough, the warehouse guy was fairly busy, so I listened in to grab the bits of convo, realised they had an incoming delivery, helped with that, had a chat wie the other guys and lassies, figured out that he was wanting an area cleared in the warehouse, was going to sus that out, knew he was going out for something, so afore he left he says, we are clearing the hallway when I get back.... Had some of that done as he was just back....
Then we gets started on the next days deliveries, some real heavy moving things, real sore, but happy enough, then the assistant manager asks me if I fancy doing some building Flat Pack, in jest I was like ... Yikes, but said, Yup, I will have a bash at that. So done that, wasnt a prob, just take time and do it proper. Got that done, was getting ready to do the next box, when the lass says, what ye think? call that a day ???? So I did ... after all, it was after 3pm ... heheeee
So here I am, seated at my loverly PC, thinking to myself......
"MY FRIGGING GOD..... MA LEGS ARE KILLING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"
Talk about sore, I really need to get more mobile, anyways, I have a cuppa, wind coming thru the veranda door and am happy enough, really enjoyed the day, its funny to think I have though about " Using my spare time " before, but really never followed it up outwith "what I know"..... Just Shows You....
Hugz fae me!
I was wondering about the place on Saturday, decided to pop in past the British Heart Foundation shop on the way home from the Alford Centre, had a look in past to price a bed for myself. On the way out I noticed the advert for "Looking for Volunteers" !!!! Chuckled to myself, as am unfit and fairly daft in the heid, but thought about it over the weekend, in the back of my mind, and figured, Go Ask!!
So Monday comes, I signed on, went down the street to the shop to enquire, told them there and then, am not the fittest of blokes, but I will do my best. So that was cool, got the leaflet and a application form, went to the Alford Centre, sat down and relaxed and filled it in, having a wee chuckle to myself again.... End of the day at Alford, we all leave and I wander down to the shop to say Hiya and hand over the form, Next thing I know is am getting introduced to the guy that does the furniture warehouse part, and then get told this guy "ME" is going to be helping you tomorrow!!!
SHOCKAROOOOONIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So anyways, of home I went, thinking to myself, ok, what do I need to do this.... So got home, had a cuppa, and got the shoes looked out, work trousers, comfy top and the bits of handy tool kit that I tend to use.... Done my other home stuff and off to bed...
Up earlyish, listened to the radio, done more house stuff and off I went, I WAS SOOOOO NERVOUS!!!!!, felt like going to work for the first time again.... heheeeee! Got there fine enough, the warehouse guy was fairly busy, so I listened in to grab the bits of convo, realised they had an incoming delivery, helped with that, had a chat wie the other guys and lassies, figured out that he was wanting an area cleared in the warehouse, was going to sus that out, knew he was going out for something, so afore he left he says, we are clearing the hallway when I get back.... Had some of that done as he was just back....
Then we gets started on the next days deliveries, some real heavy moving things, real sore, but happy enough, then the assistant manager asks me if I fancy doing some building Flat Pack, in jest I was like ... Yikes, but said, Yup, I will have a bash at that. So done that, wasnt a prob, just take time and do it proper. Got that done, was getting ready to do the next box, when the lass says, what ye think? call that a day ???? So I did ... after all, it was after 3pm ... heheeee
So here I am, seated at my loverly PC, thinking to myself......
"MY FRIGGING GOD..... MA LEGS ARE KILLING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"
Talk about sore, I really need to get more mobile, anyways, I have a cuppa, wind coming thru the veranda door and am happy enough, really enjoyed the day, its funny to think I have though about " Using my spare time " before, but really never followed it up outwith "what I know"..... Just Shows You....
Hugz fae me!
Sunday 24 August 2008
Depressed, cos of the Camera pics and Vids....
Greeting folks, taken me a while to write again, been trying to salvage the pics and vids from last weekend and the Zoo Trip. Was able to salvage some, but I lost a lot of the videos from the zoo... in fact ... I lost the damned LOT!!!. so NO cute videos of the monkeys, no action shots of the penguins and NO daft Videos of the lassies I was eyeing up either .... I meant Bird Watching ... heheeeeee. I will add the pics up to the side bar for Relevant links in a while, but FIRST!!! Coffee!!!
Tuesday 19 August 2008
The Zoo Trip Pics.... Fae The StickCam
Just back fae Edinburgh Zoo
Greetings...
Its just past midnight, and this is me in my own house after the Edinburgh trip...
AM KNACKERED.............
Anyways, to tired to put the pics up at present, so will do that tomorrow?? Today.... you know what I mean....
Anyways, it was a good trip, good fun, some laughs and the weather wasn't to much a prob...
Some ok pics and some GREAT Pics to show... some vids as well, from a really cheeky monkey, Ickle sod he is...
Well, Bed is callinggggggggggg.....
Peace fae me
Its just past midnight, and this is me in my own house after the Edinburgh trip...
AM KNACKERED.............
Anyways, to tired to put the pics up at present, so will do that tomorrow?? Today.... you know what I mean....
Anyways, it was a good trip, good fun, some laughs and the weather wasn't to much a prob...
Some ok pics and some GREAT Pics to show... some vids as well, from a really cheeky monkey, Ickle sod he is...
Well, Bed is callinggggggggggg.....
Peace fae me
Sunday 17 August 2008
Duthie Park... Sun 17 Aug, 2008
Fit like all... Well I did manage to get my lazy fat arse into the town to do the Duthie Park the day, was mainly there for "The Dog Run" but had a wee wander about and spoke to the Park attendant, Boat club members and a few other folks out walking the doggies....
Have to say was a braw day like, and its not finished either, am at a pals at the Bridge of Dee the now, gonna hae a cuppa, but thought I wid post this for ye First. Enjoy.....
Have to say was a braw day like, and its not finished either, am at a pals at the Bridge of Dee the now, gonna hae a cuppa, but thought I wid post this for ye First. Enjoy.....
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