Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Saturday. All quiet this morning. So I may go down to the canal today, to see how the santa trips are going. Not a lot else going on.

Have a happy day everyone.

[1ozzy]

Buy a louder alarm clock Boaty.
One that can be heard throughout the UK ;-)

[waterboatman]

Afternoon oz. It would need something akin to a large bomb mate.

How's you today?

[1ozzy]

I have a slightly despondent 20yr old son at the moment.
Over here to gain a drivers licence you pass a knowledge test, gain a learners permit. Then pass another knowledge test and a driving test to gain a "red" provisional drivers licence. Then pass another knowledge test to gain a "green" provisional drivers licence. Then pass yet another knowledge test to gain a "full" licence, just like us grownups have. 4 years in total.
My son went to the Roads and Maritime Service to sit his last test and gain a full licence only to be told by the "jobsworth" behind the counter that the computor says he can't apply until the year 3000.
His comment was "I don't think I'll need it then".
I'll go into battle mode with him next week, shame is it's 100ks to the nearest office....


...rant over.

[1ozzy]

Apart from that, I'm well thanks mate, and you?

[waterboatman]

I thought all the eejits were over here! Surely the clown could work out it was a computer error...probably not if he/she was anything like them here!

[1ozzy]

The clown probably could, with a bit of after thought.
But the clowns behind the desk don't have the power to fix obvious stuffups.

It will be ww3 with the RMS next week, "Never say die" hee hee.

[waterboatman]

Not to bad ta mate.

I had to go back to the hospice yesterday to re-take the photo's of the stars for Vera and minty's dad. I took some with a camera on Thursday, uploaded them to the poota, which then started sulking and wouldn't send them, so I took my wee kindle up and took therm on that. I could send them direct from it when I got back home.

Before you ask. The stars are gold coloured and every one has the name of someone who has left this world. The hospice has a 'Light up as life' service every year, and all the stars are on display on a tree. Afterwards they are put on trees around the grounds. I always do one for Vera, as does minty, now we have added minty's dad, I ask for them to be put together. So there are four two for Vera and two for minty's dad. Always a very emotive service.

[waterboatman]

Go in with all guns blazing mate, just like a battleship!

[1ozzy]

That is very touching Boaty, what a wonderful thought, (the stars of course).

As for the RMS, I finish work at 9:00 am and don't start again 'til 3:00pm.
Plenty of battle time ;-).
Feel a bit sorry for my son, he has done everything perfectly, jumped through their burning hoops every time, until this last one.

Look out bureaucratic little grommets, the warpath is now open!
Truth is I'm looking forward to the battle, haven't had a good stoush in ages, I shall vent my spleen big time ;-)

[waterboatman]

Enjoy it to the full mate. Get rid of all the frustrations that have built up. A perfect target!

[waterboatman]

email on it's way oz.

[Elina]

Ooh err lozzy!! ... https://isamaras.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/hulk2.jpg

[1ozzy]

Exactly Boaty, all the little things that build up, now there is a target to unleash upon, hopefully by the end of next week we shall both be back to our cool, calm and collected selves.

Pity the poor sod who is going to wear it all,,,, well sort of ;-)

[Elina]

Good morning waterman/ lozzy!!

[1ozzy]

Hope you don't work for the RMS Elina.

But yeah, that sums it up beautifully ;-)

Welcome to the weekend dear lady.
How's things?

[waterboatman]

Morning Lina xxx How are you this morning my lovely? :o}

[Elina]

Haha! .... I'm very well. Have my grandaughter for a few hours later on, wallpapered & put a little table top tree up since she was here last, let's see what she makes of that ;0) ..... I've bought an elf jumper too. The powers that be in the Uni in some distant office somewhere have granted we plebs a day of fun .... we can wear a fun jumper on Friday .... I thought how very dare they ... then thought ... why not .. it's a bit brighter than our dour uniform! You'll hear me coming ... large bell on my hood!

[waterboatman]

What a picture that conjures up Lina. I love it! :o}

[Elina]

Waterman, you have a front facing camera on your Kindle! Mine hasn't, absolutely love my Kindle, this one only has a rear camera though.

[wendilla]

Morning wbmxxx and all nice clear morning off out shops early today. Escape the mad rush I hope . Have a good day all .Hope the people up north don't get any more rain . they have enough to contend with .