It was confirmed that I was to be made redundant on the 7th April just over a week ago. I had worked that out many weeks prior but the company dragged their heels letting us officially know. SO not it back to producing and updating CV and submitting application to job agencies. But here is… Read More »
Being put at “risk of redundancy” (wont know until late February), was not enough for 2023. Finding out a close friend has died in the last few day is sticking the knife in and twisting it. First met John during our tenpin bowling days, its was not long before we were bowling together. Going to… Read More »
a moment of deja vu Not a title I want to write about but unfortunately it is a fact. Four and half years after my last redundancy I am on my way out again. Lets start with the main part of the title and leave the but till later. My job is being outsourced (if… Read More »
as the end approaches… Some families have great Family names, house of Windsor, house of Tudor, house of Targaryen, we are known as the House of Lurgy!! We all have this damm head\throat\chest cold virus thing. The wife has been at it for 5 weeks now and has just gone onto Steroids and Anti Bio… Read More »
It is November 7th (it was when I started writing this), this year is flying by and it has been a miserable year for us as a family. The year started with a broken central heating requiring a new boiler. We all got covid (the three of us living at home at the time). The… Read More »
Its that moment when you spot a payment on your bank account and you don’t recognise the company name or the amount that has been taken from the account. You check Paypal thinking your account has been compromised (I have a long random password and 2FA). Even more suspicious is PayPal has paid the bill… Read More »
Its been an in marriage joke since we hit I think it was 10 years married. The news at the time was some murders was getting out of jail having served like 8 years. Its a bit morbid but then my humour can seem dark to those who don’t know me. During those 35 years… Read More »
Been very busy lately and this evening I though I would just put a small update on here. Well it seems somebody else had decide to update my web site for me. I have removed 40 post from the site. After a few tweak, a few, changes lets see what happens, its 90 minutes of… Read More »
I found this interesting video showing parts of Bournemouth, Poole, Branksome. It tells how many of the local areas got their name. So enough of my waffle watch this Video and enjoy the better side of Bournemouth and Poole
If was a normal Friday, the wife and I were working from home, our son had just left for work. As the quietness settled the front door burst opens and the son comes running in “Dad the wheelie bin is missing” Fridays are our normal bin day, alternating each week between small rubbish wheelie bin… Read More »