Countdown ...

It's that transfer window closure time.We'll have JJ off to Narwich, Murphy off to the Spudz in exchange for Gardner, Jeffers off to Blackburn, Euelly off to Brum, and Lisbie off to ... well whoever would have him. No indication of new faces in through the door, but it was only two years ago that El Donkey turned up from Southampton, so watch this space.

I needed to compose myself yesterday after one of them weekends. I had the new car clamped, the battery seized, the exhaust fell off the mini, Kwik Fit can't get the car started. Money, money ... money. I would say lucky that February is only a 4 week month, but I won't.

It's another block buster tonight. West Brom at home. They've just signed shed loads of new players, so that should be quite interesting. They did us 4-1 last year with an Earnie hattrick. Here's hoping we are more on the ball this evening, but I'm not holding my breathe.

I finally got somewhere with Currys. They tell me the washing machine will be delivered next Monday. So finally I will be able to do some washing. I have to thank Mrs Jimbob in the mean time who let me do two bags of washing on Saturtday and then insisted on driving me home so I didnt have to get the bus. That was a touch.

Front page of "The Sun" tells us whom Barrymore won't miss from the BB house. Are they all having a laugh? Sod off back to Wellington Barrymore. He's not funny, never was really. Now he's back here giving it. Blimey.

Oh and it's the last day you can vote in the Supporters Director thingy ...

My tune of the day: Little People - Voices of East Harlem

Busy doing nothing ...

It's 4:30 and the day has just flown by. Yet we stuffed those East End Car Salesmen, and have now got the Ali G Crew. The only thing I remember about Brentford is Brentford Nylons .. remember them.

I had one of those weekends to forget. Problems at every turn ... but hey it's another week.

I went to Thai Square at Lunchtime. They do sell some crap.

I'll be back on tomorrow with something a tad more interesting.

My tune of the day: Ain't no stopping us now - McFadden and Whitehead

Customer Service ...

I always seem to be banging on about customer service. It's very rarely that you get a good deal, or a problem is sorted without and why's or whereforths. Three weeks ago my washing machine packed up. So I went on line and ordered one. No problem I thought ... or should have thought. I bought it on nought percent finance so I had to wait for the credit agreement. It took 5 days to arrive. They could have meiled it in secoinds but oh no. I signed the forms and sent it back. I phoned continually until 6 days later they said they had recieved it. So I can expect the washing machine now. Oh no ... that'll be too easy. I wait another 7 days and finally phone. There's no record of that order Sir!!!! But I have an order number. Oh yes there it is ... all smiles. No, the item is out of stock Sir, we may have some in a few weeks. A FEW WEEKS!!!!! But it may be an discontinued item. Well is it? Isn't it? Who knows. Can I speak to your supervisor. No, there's no one hear ... can I speak to anyone?NOPE!!!! Oh well, I'll be round Jimbob with either a bag of washing or a brimful of Asha.

I played some indoor cricket at Lords last night. A very interesting game. It might have been better if we understood the rules. Some people are so competative it's not funny.

Charlton v Orient in the Cup this weekend. Lucky the washing machine isn't working.

My tune of the day: Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding

The forces of evil

I seem to be the only person in the country that thought George Galloway was quite funny in BB .. and enjoyed his stint in the house? I also thought he treated the nobodies in the way they should be treated. Oh well ...

So Deano has finally left for new pastures. It's quite funny because when we used to be down in the Lower North I used to sit next to a bloke from Coventry who knew Deano. He told us for year that Deano was off doing this, was going there ... but it never happened until now. It should go some way to appeasing Stephan Anderson though. I thought he was a tad unlucky earlier in the season, but hey.

It seems that Orient are still moaning about tickets re Saturdays match.

There's something to be said for beans on toast. I had some nice linseed and soya bread and no added sugar beans for my lunch. Given that I am playing cricket this evening I needed an energy boost.

Have you noticed how bad peoples manners are these days?

My tune of the day: Long Enough - Last Poets

Spirited

That's what you could say about the Wigan performance at the Arse last night. Good luck to them, but it does stick in the throat. We've achieved fuckall in the cups since we've been up, and year on year one of the promoted teams, or an unfancied team gets a couple of good results and gets to the final. Not us though.

Another day closer to the transfer window closing, and no deals. We're linked with Robert Green, hmmmph, do we need another sodding goalkeeper?

The Charlton Independent Supporters Association or the ostracized East Kent branch of CASC, have come out in support of Brian Hayes. Er, I mean Ben Hayes ... who's Brian Hayes????Ben is a member, but it surprises me that one should be Chair of one of the branches and a member of the Independent one ... it's all Kent though, so I presume it doesn't matter in the slightest.

Is it me, or do people from past Medway down towards middle Kent resemble Northerners? Saying that most of Medway resembles oooop North.

My bleedin washing machine has gone to pot.

My tune of the day: In The Rain - The Dramatics

It's cold outside

So stay in. Get a duvet and wrap up, it's not worth it I tell thee.

I'm feeling a mussel and noodle thai soup. I think a visit to Sainsburys is in order. It's also the time of year for Treacle Pudding.

I noticed three people walking and reading this morning. Is it a new trend? Is the book that good? Just close it and come back to it at lunch time. Or stand to one side.

Why do groups of people idle when they walk, and decide to walk in a line. You can't get past, you can't barge through. If you have to do it walk in single file.

It was nice to see the sun shine this morning.

There's a week left for the transfer window. Curbs has said he's on the look out for a midfielder and a defender. Well don't hold your breathe.

There's been loads of Orient fans on netaddicks trying to get tickets for the match. Orient buggered up their initial allocation and now want more. It makes you laugh really. They get three men and a dog for matches normally, but hey let them have more seats. It's going to be a ding dong battle, they will have red and white balloons we will have Kishishev.

My tune of the day: Love Is Like A Heatwave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Biff ... baff ... boff

So the paupers of South London went over to South West London and put it right up em. Yep only a draw but still, a result that removed the smile from Pele's face, made Roman jump out of his seat to scratch his ear ... and sent half of Reading back home cursing their luck. It's quite interesting listening to the collective Chelsea voice. If you speak to the people you know have supported them for years, they have enjoyed the ride but understand that there is in fact something missing from the experience. The price of taking your boy for one although that doewsn't put some of the newbies off. Speaking to Jimbob, he commented how a New Chelsea supporting Woman at his work was asking why he wasn't going. It's £48 plus a top up for his boy who would want to go. Why pay that when he can watch it on TV eating a Sunday Roast. She commented that she would spend her last £48 on watching Chelsea, to which he laughed. She even then sai that he should go, becauseit might be the only chance he would get of watching Charlton get a result at Stamford Bridge. Oh how he laughed, and then had to phone me so I could laugh to. Some people have no sense of history. Remember Paul Miller getting that equaliser back in the 80's ... "Leaburn ... Leaburn".

I had a good trip to Columbia Road yesterday. A few beigels from Brick Lane, a stroll through to pick up some colour for the house ... then home in time to grab a chicken dinner and the second half.

I had some sounds put in the car on Saturday. I can now nod my head at the lights. It's buggered up some of the fuses though.

It's supposedly the most depressing day of the year today. It's only 23rd January ... give it a few more months.

My tune of the day: That's A Friend - BeBe Winans

The Sun is shinning ...

Sometimes things are wrong but they don't surprise me. Today the Sun Newspaper , if you can call it that ran a small piece saying ..."Is there a paedo on your school? If you know of a pervert working at your kids school tell us in confidence."

Right then, leave it up to the Great British public, the same public that got confused between a Pediatrician and a sex offender. To quote "Britain has seen a rash of vigilante attacks - most against victims of mistaken identity - since the News of the World tabloid published pictures of sex offenders this summer. Across Britain, several people who shared surnames with alleged offenders named by the paper also have had their homes attacked." Come on name and shame ...

I've found the cigarette lighter in the car. It's inside the ashtray ... oh silly me. How did I find out? I asked on a website ... oh how good is t'internet?

It's away at Chelski on Sunday. I think I'll have a lie in, relax a bit, maybe go down Columbia Road if the Suns out ... and spend the £48 admission money on flowers.

My tune of the day: Justified Love - Arnold Jarvis

Dennis the Menace

Gawd blimey love ... can a Black American really win big brother ...???? You'd better believe it ... NOT. No chance mate, Faria hit the nail on the head then stood back as all and sundry flung their shite at Dennis for saying he was there to bring some colour to the proceedings. Faria got kicked out for shagging Sven, Pete still purses his lips ... and Chantelle gets boring by the minute. It's crash TV, and worth a chuckle, but it's worth watching just to see what a total toss pot Michael Barrymore is.

I did a spin class today. 45 minutes of arse numbing peddle power. It's amazing how fast some people can get their legs to go round.

Looking at some Charlton Blogs it seems that Inspector Sands has put his barrow right behind Ben Hayes in the Supporters Director Vote. The main reason he gives is "What Ben has done is organised to promote our club in a part of London that's usually ceded to our rivals, and has succeeded in organising events which reach out far beyond the terminal politics of CASC. Like it or not, that is the track record you need for this job." Fairs fair I say but in fact Ben Hayes is caught up in the politics of the Supporters Club. He's always been up there as Chair of the Bromley Branch. This is the Branch that puts itself up there as the main Branch and once refused to submit it's accounts or money to the Executive Commitee. Ho hum.

Did I say Dennis Rodman should win Celebrity BB? No, well he should.

My tune of the day: I'm on the Real side - Lisa Hill

Building bridges ...

How the hell does this work?? I've been typing away then save the damn post only for it to be losy in cyber space. Sod that for a game of soldiers.

I was ranting about the bleedin FA and how they have stuffed Charlton in their rearranged match with Liverpool. No thought for the fans, the club or even Uncle Tom Cobbley. Arrange a game in 22 days, sell the advertsing, the sponsorship, the executive boxes ... and then postpone it when we all draw in the FA Cup. Sod you ... the FA pulls out all the stops.

They've also arranged the Newcastle game for the 22 Feb, so that makes it 6 games in Feb. Lucky we have a big squad!!!! Let's hope that Owen still has his little pinky in plaster.

I did a bit of Window Shopping last night. I deceided to see what was on offer in the Sales. A pair of Fake London Jeans, Kim Jones drill trousers and Can't Skate tee shirt later I'm clutching the best part of a ton. Like I haven't got enough clothes as it is. I need clothes hangers, not clothes.

I'm trying out body attack today. I've done that classs once, a few months back, and it's heavy. 45 minutes of toe curling, foot tapping pain. You have to run around a lot.

Fish pie with prawns, haddock and cod rocks. A sprinkling of cheese on the top, some peas and it'll have you dribbling.

Mt tune of the day: Ask yourself - Raheem DeVaughan

Don't cry for me ...

So we've signed Marcus Bent. That makes a Bent double up front. Bent to Bent, back to Bent to Bent ... Goal!!!!!

Bleeding blogger has been playing up most of the day. It's weighed down under the presure of all the bleedin January bloggers. Even Hogswell from Netaddicks is at it.

I had a kitchen cleaning frenzie last night. I need to actually redecorate the kitchen but I'll do that after the new washing machine has been delivered and installed. I'm thinking of turquoise, to complement the black splash backs and light wood doors.

I'm even thinking of buying a new hoover. I've seen that you can test a Dyson out for 28days money back guarantee if your not happy. I might give that a go. See if the thing can actually pick up dust ... as opposed to spreading it around. I'm thinking this is a good way of testing to see if the thing actually works.

A general question to the masses. Has anyone got a recommendation for a nice hotel in Barcelona? Only asking like.

Drink Pomegranite ...

My tune of the day: I Really Didn't Mean It - Luther Vandross

Issues and tissues

It's funny how email and t'internet get people all in a tis. The use of smily faces etc is so ... so boring. I'll say something "controversial" and them stick a smily on the end. Take offence how can you!!!! Some people also swear but put * in the middle. What's that all about?

It seems that we've gone and signed another Bent. This time it's Marcus from Everton. We've been linked with him for a few months now, even up to the point that Steve Bruce had thought he, Marcus had scored against them on Saturday. Get in there Steve.

Talking of Saturday it was enjoyable seeing the Addicks take 3 points and keep a clean sheet. Yep, Brum had most of the play but they didn't create anything substantial. A scramble, a wayward shot ... a save by Myhre right at the death. It's good coming away knowing that in reality we scrapped that one ... as opposed to having battered them and lost. Chris Sutton can kiss my ass.

It's a lovely day out today. Grey skies, rain in the air ... two weeks til payday.

Anthony and the Johnsons?? What's that warbling all about???

I watched Aviator over the weekend. It's quite interesting how little I knew of Howard Hughes other than he was a virtual recluse in the 70's. It's an interesting film ... but Dukes of Hazard it is not.

Welling had a good win at Blyth Spartans in the Trophy over the weekend. They're now away against Northwich or Woking.

My tune of the day: Somethin' - Mr V

Right back to you ...

So this is it. The end of the first full week, in er, weeks. It's been a struggle I can tell you. Fice full days. Five dark mornings, struggling to get up as the alarm goes off ... making a cup of splosh ... oh well. Then the struggle to the station, in the dark. Then cramming ones self onto a packed train. Watching people sniff, cough, croak. Happy New Year.

There seemed to be a lot of slow walking fat people around this morning. They all walk in a line as well. Why do fat people all walk in a line? I want to get past, move out of the way.

Charlton are at home tomorrow. Against the Brum. It's one of them games, especially if Murphy doesnt play. Which he won't.

I started back at the gym last week and I'm actually feeling good about it. It's actually great coming out of a TBC/ LBT or a spin class and having the endorphins swimming around your body. I've just got to keep the attitude right.

I saw Vinces interview on All Quiet. It struck me that he had hit a cord here. He is the only candidate that is truely independent. All the others seem to be stuck with the supporters club behind them.

Bromley/ Maistone/ Sussex by the Sea ... what about Charlton????? The team is called Charlton, and it's in South London. I want us all to sing "Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner ..." like we used to. But 75% of the Valley Express gang are from the Home Counties. I'm a Londoner and I'm going to sing it.

My tune of the day: Free - Mojo Project

Cry me a river ...

I wanted to watch the two hours of Lost last night so I got into bed and switched on. Unfortunately I had thought it started at 9 so I had to endure an hour of cheap minor-celebrity Big Brother. Well if Pete Burns had talked to me like that I'd have had to slap him in his trout like lips. Gorgeous George an MP!!!! Maggot, who he. Barrymore ... my god. What has the world come to. Send him back to New Zealand, and quickly. As for the Marsh bird, I felt a bit sorry for her when all and sundry were banging up. But it does make good crash TV.

As for Lost, it was 2 minutes, then a break ... five minutes then a break. Bleedin Yankie TV. All set up for the second series!!!!

It's the transfer window. In fact we've had 12 days off it, and typically Charlton have been closely linked with, absolutely no one. Well the odd story here and there but in reality no one. Pompey have signed about 10 new players. How does that work? How does that dozzy Russian see Pompey as an investement. They haven't even got a roof on half the ground. It's 2006 for christs sake. Make them put up a roof before they can sign anyone.

It's all gone a little stale on the Supporters Directot front. Brian Cole is lording it on Talksport and in the Guardian, but doesn't seem to get the reason behind him being on there in the first place. Given that the club sacked him. The current Supporters Director, Sue "Who" Townsend has come out firing ... how she single handedly built up the support in Maidstone and the Weald ... and the other two Vince included has gone a bit quiet. I'm still voting for Vince because we need an Independent Voice from CASC, but come on mate get your finger out.

My tune of the day: Party Harty - Velvet Hammer

Hold on ... wait a minute

It seems that some people get impatient. I just posted this pic up and had Kerry from Thamesmead saying what's that picture all about.

Well if you hang on I'll tell you.

Have you ever ended up at a place that you never knew existed? Well here you go. Yesterday I has to go to Seaford. So it was a train to London Bridge, a train to Wivelsfield!!!! A train to Lewes and a train to Seaford. At Wivelsfield!!!! I have 10 minutes to spare. So I took this picture. I had never previously been to Wivelsfield, and in reality never knew it existed. It's on the line to Brighton but if you blink you could well miss it. I can't remember the last time I went somewhere I never knew existed, not even Hogwarts.

Anyway as I was saying I went to Seaford. I had to pick up a new car. Well I say new car, it's a new car to me. A Merc 280SE Auto. It's like a bleedin tank. Drinks nuff petrol and doesn't have any sounds in it. It's actually quite funny. Having gone from a Mini to a tank takes some getting used to. I'm missing out width restricting posts for a few weeks.

It's the last two episodes of Lost tonight. Well this series anyway. So you can guess nothing will be explained.

We've given Orient 6k tickets for the FA Cup match, that did make me laugh.

My tune of the day: Ebony and Ivory - Stevie Wonder with a beatle

Walking a fine line ...

So did you have to walk to work today? The tubes are on strike ... but how it effects us no one really knows. I for one wasn't troubled. Cannon Street was open, so was Aldgate and Aldgate East ... so in reality I'm not sure what effect Bob Crow and his lemming have tried to create. The spirit of all Londoners has shone through ... if you believe that, well you are more of a fool than I thought.

So Charlton stuttered and spluttered through the tie oop North. Given that we are crap in the Cup, and that Orient beat Foolham, Leicester beat the Spudz and Burton drew with UManu Reserves we got off lightly. We are number 6 in the draw this afternoon.

It was quite funny on the pink obo list over the weekend. One of the Curbs Out brigade finally came out of the woodwork and showed himself. He was in fact pictured with one of the prospective Supporters Director Candidates up at Sheffield. It's been funny because certain contributors to the PO list thought he was a pseudonym. Who they thought he really was I'm not sure, but then again there are too many people up their own arse on there anyway.

It is quite alarming that people do actually go on chat sights etc and take on an alter ego. I actually have been accused of having different names on the Netaddicks site. In fact I have one alter ego once as a joke, it lasted for one post and was a specific gag that meant nothing to anyone. But some peeps have built a career on their as an altered state. I am Spartacus ...

My tune of the day: Flight - Monique Bingham feat. Studio Apartment

Go there Jimbob ...

Well my posting today is taken up by me repeating Jimbobs message on the comments section. Strictly for those in the know.

It's funny really, as an individual I'm not entitled to my opinion. Supposedly. If you go on what people are harping on about on the Pink Oboe list and Netaddicks.

Woody ... he who likes freaky rock commented that Ben Hayes was a Sensible choice for sensible Charlton fans. Fairs fair ... then me being me said

"Ben Whom ... ??? I never saw him at Grimsby!!!!"

Leave it there I thought but not old Woodster ... who to quote: That's cos you weren't there! And that's what the credentials are, is it? To have been to Grimsby?

Well I say "YES" THOSE ARE THE BLEEDIN CREDENTIALS ...

But then Jimbob pipes up ... gawd bless the Queen Mum ... no he didn't say that ... but he could have ...

Being one of the 86 supporters who traveled to Grimsby 3/4 days after 5,000 went to Liverpool away in the cup I can verify that Rick was there. He spent all the game singing "I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves" from the front row of the stand to the point where their Goalie told him to shut up. I can also verify that Vince was there as I remember him moving away from Rick because it started getting on his nerves.
Anyway I know Vince very well. Although I sometimes question his blind faith and loyalty to Charlton there is no better candidate. I know he doesn't suffer fools gladly. He is also his own man as Rick will know as they have had their fallouts over the years. If you want to vote for a real fan for a change then vote Vince. If you want to vote for someone who wants to be a face down the valley then vote Brian Cole. If you want not a lot to happen unless you live in Maidstone vote Sue T. What the Bromley branch nearly succeeded in doing to the supporters club is scandalous and therefore although their candidate looks pretty sensible I wouldn't go down that road.
Charlton play in Charlton not Bromley or maidstone. If you want to live in Bromley or maidstone and want to support your local side then do it. Why can't they stick to their local interests such as dogging and wife swapping. (Karl!)
I live in Charlton and support Charlton. Rick lives in Lewisham but doesn't want the player of the year to move to Lewisham. Vince lives in Battersea but goes to Charlton to support Charlton. It is pretty simple really.
Clear this up for me. I pay £120 a year to Valley Gold to enable me first dibs on tickets. I then have to go down and purchase them in a queue like everyone else. I work, so find it difficult with the opening hours but I don't moan. Therefore why do a select few get preferential treatment. Do they pay £120. This should stop now!!

Vote Charlton Vote Vince.

Get in there Jimbob ... we all know what he is saying ... especially about the swapping and dogging. It's rife in the burbs ...

My tune of the day: Who let the dogs out - Baha Men

Vote Vince

Well there you go ... Vince has stepped up to the plate and I hope is about to hit a home run. It's that time when every Charlton fan, well season ticket holder gets to chose a fan to join the board as the Fans Director. This time, we have 4 candidates. If you want to have a fair run down of them, have a look at what the Inspector has to say. I for one am not going to be fair. Life deal you out cards, some you like some you don't.

I'm actually voting for Vince because I think he will do a good job. I say do a good job, and I mean it but in reality I think it will be try to do a good job. It seems to me that the Fans Director is a bit of a scam. It's all good publicity but come on, when the shit hits the fan the Fans Director won't be asked their opinion. Not when there are millions of pounds involved of peoples actual money.

Anyway I digress. I will be voting for Vince in the main because he stands outside of the Supporters Club, the Independent Supporters Club, Fanzines, Websites he is just the common man. The average fan, Joe public ... that's what I think the role needs. We've had Sue Townsend for the last 2 plus bit years. There have been complaints that she hasn't done anything. Well who am I to know what has or hasn't been done, but VOTV indicated on the Pink Oboe list that she has done more than she has been credited for. It's a shame that we aren't allowed to know what she has done. She was elected by the fans. But hey, what's the Fans Director for you. The other two candidates stand as independents, yeah right ... but have in the past been active members of the Supporters Club, worked with or for the club, been sacked by the club in one case ... and harp on about what sterling servants they are for the cause. Yeah right. So you wrote things for a Fanzine, you chaired the supporters club meeting, you are on the radio doing a Charlton phone in programme, yadda, yadda. Isn't that your choice? Isn't that the sort of person you are? We need someone independent, the man down the pub. It's just the old school feel slightly disenfranchised from the Club. Yes we've had Target 10,000, the Valley Express, travel blankets and the sidddaaan mob. But what about the poor sod who was at the Valley in the 70's and 80's. The kid who grew up watching Stevie Dowman, Paul Curtis et al. The poor kid who traipsed over to Leyton Orient on that Sunday to see us scrape a 0-0 with a Stan Bowles led Orient team. It's deep inside. Even if I am a tad cheesed off with results. Even if I can't be arsed to travel up to Sheffield for a no win situation match. I'll still be hurting if we lose, I'll still be trying to find the result when I'm thousands of miles away. We need OUR views looked after. I live local to Charlton. Well I say local, it's 15 minutes in the car. Look after my interests. Don't take the Player of the Year doo to Maidstone, as was spouted a few years ago. It's Charlton, have it in Charlton. It annoys me that Bromley/ Maidstone/ Hastings Supporters get first dibs at match tickets. Don't tell me they don't I've heard it straight from the horses mouth. Maidstone Supporters who use Sue Townsends coach, get tickets as a matter of course. I have to join the queue like everyone else, even though I have Valley Gold.

Anyway I'm sure all the candidates have Charlton at heart (sic) but I say VOTE VINCE.

My tune of the day: Wishin You Were Here - Blaze

Victim Support

For some strange reason I watched some of that Arse v UManU match last night. I watched between the snoozing that is. Jesus ... Champions League, they are indeed taking the piss.

News is rife of Dandy Murphy sceedaddaling to Newcastle. In exchange for Amdy Faye and Leeroy Bowyer, I think not. I could never work out why Dandy came to us in the first place and infact why we signed him. Yes he had a 8 game run at the start of the season where he was quality, but all of last season and the last 11 games, he's been as they say in France ... le Toilet. If Dandy plays for England so can I.

I've noticed an abundance of novelty ties over the last two days. Did people really get shite Simpson ties for Christmas? And then have the front to wear them!!! Move on, get a cravat.

I actually say a bloke with pressed jeans this morning. He has two white lines down the back of his legs. I nearly choked on my boiled egg.

I've been drinking green tea over the last two days ... it's started to taste nice ... NOT.

My tune of the day: Keep On Keeping On - Doug Willis

Hmmmmph ....

Well there she blows, as they say at sea. Christmas came and went, the New Year fizzed in with a rendition of Donald where's ya trousers. Back at work as though nothing happened. Time, space ... a final frontier. Sod that.

Charlton went up North again and lost. Surprise that. Losing to a team like Everton. Roll on 2006 things can only get better. I'm sure Sheffield Wednesday are quaking in their colective boots. I did think about going. Well I thought long and hard all for about 30 seconds ... then normality kicked in. I'm not forking out an arm and a leg for that shite.

So the train prices have gone up and everyone is bemoaning the fact. Well they go up every year and the service gets worst. Still people in record amounts use the damn things, so what's the problem. Stop using them and they would have to have a rethink!!!! There you go use something that isn't a train. Er, like a .... hold the front page.

Tom Jones is now a Sir. Delila willbe turning in her grave.

I think I might need to go and get my eyes tested. I've been squinting at the box over the last few days ... and it's no better with this screen.

I'm going for a curry.

My tune of the day: Free - Stephanie Mills

Happy New Year

Well there we have it ....a New Years Eve drinking Champers and texting all and sundry ... I then burnt my leg whilst cooking breakfast ...

Happy 2006

My tune of the day: Betcha wouldn't hurt me - Quinncy Jones