Archive for July, 2007

Good Morning Baltimore… and others

July 26th, 2007 flattley
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So, on Monday gone (July 23rd) the wife and I decided that we would go to the cinema.

We went to see Hairspray. It was a great film – I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were only 2 things I would change about it: Get rid of John Travolta. He is meant to be playing a woman, but played a somewhat camped up gay character instead. I’d go when it was late at night so that there are no children that are chatting and chomping on their sweets and popcorn.

Well, i’m getting ready to embark on my European tour with my brother in his work lorry. I’ll write when I get back.

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Weird Goings On

July 10th, 2007 flattley
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Let me start this by saying that I am a little ticked off as I write this. You will see why from the post.

I woke up at 2:45 to use the toilet. I then went and checked my email on my PC. Well, in the middle of doing this, the power went off. It was only for a minute or so. It was rather annoying as I didn’t have 2 weeks to wait for my PC to get back to life. Luckily for me though, it wasn’t just us. It was the whole town. I looked out my window and there were no lights on at all.

I then went to bed, and that is when it started… the house alarms. Alarm 1… Alarm 2… Alarm 3 Alarm 4 Alarm 5! How this ticked me off. I tried as hard as I could to get back to sleep. No such luck, flippin alarms. After what seemed to be a life time, they started to stop. Alarm 1… Alarm 2… Alarm 3… Alarm 4…. Alarm – no such luck, not just yet… Alarm 5. Finally. It stopped. Needn’t have bothered though. Day was pretty much ready to break. To top it all off, it went deadly silent and I had to look over and make sure that Jamie was still alive. She has a cold, so I was worried when I couldn’t hear the snoring.

We also headed out to Peterborough to the Cathedral. It’s a nice cathedral, but not as nice as Ely Cathedral is. Although, in Peterborough Cathedral, Catherine of Aragon is buried here and it is the former buriel place of Mary, Queen of Scots.

That was pretty much the extent of our day. Now we are just awaiting the church meetings that are happening tonight. PEC and Branch Council.

On a side note, I took the quiz below and look what it told me

67%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

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The Land Of Stoopid

July 6th, 2007 flattley
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It’s official: we live in the Land of the Stupid.

Read the following BBC article and you will see why.

Woman runner-up in one-horse race

Location of where it occured
Where we live and where the story comes from. 3 miles – just 3 miles.

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A month already!

July 2nd, 2007 flattley
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Well, what do you know. It’s been a month already since my last post. It has been quite a month too.

My job did end, I am at a loss. I have no clue what to do now. I figure I could sit in front of the TV or computer all day. What would I accomplish though? Apart from a few aching bones!

I am looking for a job, so sitting in front of the computer can be excused on those grounds.

My health is generally good. I went to Ely, Cambridgeshire on Wednesday 27 June to see the ENT specialist. I went to see him because of my snoring. It’s apparently bugging the wife and tempting her to smother me during the night. (J/K) The doc said that there was nothing that could be done right now.

We also visited Ely Cathedral. It was £5.20 for admission but £4.50 for concessions. I cheekily asked if I could get a concession as I was unemployed. It worked a treat. Still not sure if it was worth the £4.50 though.

We had a good wander round and took some photos. It was quite ornate and different to anything you would see in a Mormon chapel.

Wall Carvings
Ornate wall carvings

Cathedral Nave
Cathedral Nave. Look at the ceiling!

Road To The Cross
I know where I need to go now!

On our way back, we drove through a town called Welney, Cambridgeshire. It scared the pants off Jamie. You will see why from the pics.

Welney Sign
Think, don’t sink. What the hell!

Welney Water Depth Marker
Look at how deep the water can get. 8 ft. Not for me

On Saturday June 30th we went down to London to see one of Jamie’s (and I guess mine now) uncles and his daughter. It was OK. We waited in Covent Garden in the pouring rain. We found them after half an hour and trundled on down to Leicester Square where we ate at Planet Hollywood (Ridiculously overpriced I might add). I was absolutley soaked when I got there. I still wasn’t dry an hour later.

Jamie was quite apprehensive about going down to London after the discovery of the car nail bombs in Piccadilly. We got home to discover that Glasgow Airport was attacked with a flaming Jeep. It was to be expected I guess.
London Terror Attacks
Glasgow Airport Terror Attacks

That was the fun that was our last month.

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