its a funny old life
had to meet a plumber and chippie yesterday to sort out a new sink base unit and worktop on a place i maintain
anyway by the time we finished at 1.30 it had cost me 180 odd quid for labour and bit s (my own time free of course)
my daughter wanted her 8th birthday party at a local italian restaurant,so as that started at 12.30 i got there just in time to settle the bill £91,just at that point i got a call from the tenant that water was pishing everywhere from under the sink
without thinking i gave the waiter my card and said "take £120"
he said are you sure,but i was already effing and blinding at the plumber down the phone
he had already had a drink so i had to get a cab home get some tools and go back to the job,whilst in the cab i realised that i had tipped the waiter £29 <ffs>
anyway got under the sink in my freshly cleaned and ironed clothes and found that pete the leak had neglected to tighten up a nut on an isolating valve and 1 of the 3 wastes
he is binned
by the time i had sorted this out and taken the tools home and got back to the pub it was 6 o'clock (5 hrs robbed off my life)
anyway whilst supping a pint of gods own black stuff i checked the bill,the waitress being european had done her sevens like a one and when i recalculated the bill should have been £119 :;):
either way it got paid but someone did better than their boss
watched the Ireland/ all blacks game==> tremendous game of rugby then match of the day came on
i then remembered my customary £7 patent that i put on every Saturday for a bit of interest (as Luton arent on the telly any more)
and this was the result
Having paid my digs money for a fortnight at heathrow, £200. I was told i had to go to london, so now have an hour and twenty minute journey, plus tube fare, on top of my dig money. Out of pocket again But just checked my betting slip from last week and have a double up, so will, hopefully rake a bit back
after saturdays win i have banked 30 and staked £100 on the aussies to retain the ashes at 10/11
I know they are not playing that well but its at home and they only need a draw to retain them
what are the brew cabin's thoughts on the ashes series?
LLL
well much as i hate to see england lose,i feel our sporting talent is way too diversified to dominate any 1 sport
F1
football
swimming
rugby
cricket
athletics
boxing
rowing
cycling
we are world class in all these sports
but the only 2 we are real world beaters in, is drinking and world wars :;):
LLL
as a scotsman i`d beg to differ mate. on the only two things your world beaters at, drinking and fighting. the scots seem to do all your fighting for you. england had an empire, the scots were the evil henchmen who actually fought and won it and i`m not even going to embarrass you with the drinking part. lol :p
you notice that *scottish* loser murray lost to nadal yesterday?
but when he wins hes a brit
bolton to beat blackpool
west ham to beat wigan
wolves to beat sunderland
I have done this bet £7 staked to win £21
cheers LLL
ps anyone got the euromillions numbers?
rab1 wrote:the only two things your world beaters at, drinking and fighting. the scots seem to do all your fighting for you. england had an empire, the scots were the evil henchmen who actually fought and won it and i`m not even going to embarrass you with the drinking part. lol :p
effin' funny rab - don't he speak the truth...
Never got into sport much - bit like porn, I'd rather do it badly than watch someone else.
Still playing sunday village cricket tho - we are The Full Tossers :p
ps - the link is for our dusty old "my space" page - I tried to link to our more used fbook group but you had to log-in as a member (it never used to be like that ? )
Anyway, if anyone has a team, up for a game in the London/Herts/Bucks/Beds/Berks area on a sunny sunday afternoon, give us a shout for a 2011 fixture.
"Meet the new boss - same as the old boss - We all get fooled again"
