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Angled in Scarborough

Yeah I know, but sometimes, thing here is, I really can not understand why folks find this as a shock, or they initially did do? I first met him in 1981 ‘who is the old guy sat outside’ this was at Tommy’s  (a mainly cyclist cafe’ in Otley for many years), my pals told me who it were, and so I just said he looked odd, never liked him, met him a few times ‘stand over there, take your clothes off and I will do you, a favour’ was something he once said to a good friends young wife, never liked him…

Just saying, on behalf of my views about Jimmy Savile.

The world needs us of types!

1957 and watch that there hair;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yRdDnrB5kM
Fantastic, I so think the world would be so bland without extroverts, we are usually not too conflictual too!

Mind you, being married at 14 to a 17 year old wife, and later marrying a 13 year old cousin is certainly conflictual! he married at least six or seven times, erm, something kind of odd there, but, the Burt Renolds movie Deliverance comes to thought, music is still great though.

Friday and back to work

What a couple of days it had been, very glad to be back in work, but how do I explain in my return to work interview (after being on sick leave) that im not really sure what was wrong? not to forget, I achieved my employment through Remploy, Leeds, and so the company know that I have a stupid and rare condition. I do chat with my consultants and doctors, the best way to explain, I have had the flu, yes influenza, it can last usually between one and two weeks, me, two days…?

Let me try explain, I caught the flu, it went absolutely mad in the first 24 hours, probably because my immune is suppressed by drugs, and? after that 24 hours the sarcoidosis got a ‘sniff’ that something was indeed wrong, and so the sarcoid attacks the flu, and pretty much in 24 hours the influenza has been neutralised, or has it? what happens next, the sarcoid carries on attacking but then the Prednisolone kicks in and again suppresses the sarcoid.

You now know what I mean? ok you don’t…? me neither, and nor really do the consultants, but in a shell nut its been mentioned that in 48 hours my body has probably been through what a healthy person might in one to two weeks of that there flu bug, and that alone can leave you feeling trashed and knackered, but I got into work, and managed to do as much as I could.

It doesn’t finish here, I’m part of the governments ‘Biobank’ scheme, more later…


It’s all random shit? questions welcome, as for an answer, it might be vague…

How to make ice easy for whisky

A good friend got me some nice whisky for the festive (thanks Elvis!), yet I did not have an ice maker and nor was I going to pay for a bag of ice, mind you, it would have thawed out by the time I got it home, and I do not have enough room in the freezer!


And so you can view the Glenmorangie Whisky, sniff up, hmmm… oh yes, I decided to get one of those silicone ice cube trays as they are easy to push the ice out, but…


When you fill them up they bend all over, in fact they just bend regardless, and so after much thought I got the bulb and as can be seen, I found another use for my frozen home made meals…


Yes what a great idea, place the silicone ice cube tray onto that frozen meal and place into the freezer, top idea eh! Look at all those meals too.

What is he building now

Its just something that I now prefer, makes everything a little more open plan and not cluttered.


Thing is with these kits, I always end up with spare parts, but the determination this time is certainly to make sure all the parts are used! That fan is what I use in the morning, just to blow me while I get ready for work, keeps the bills down rather than set a timer for the heating.


Yes its coming together, been a long time since, erm, the hanging rail is almost there, obviously, the Ikea Rigga clothes rail hangers are great, about £10 off ebay, you can spend a fortune on the ex shop models but do avoid and for half the price of a six foot heavy duty ex shopping range rail hangers you can get three of the Ikea ones, here you can also just work out that Scampi (our tarantula) is closely watching…


I use one for sports, hobbies, exercise erm, not much these days, but the 50 minutes daily walk during my work commute is good, bring on that there road bike, oh yes, I use another for pretty much work and smart clothing and the other for my smart but casual look, boy have I been able to treat myself since starting work, and give my lads some cash, and all my old clothes to shelter!

James Martin and his bike

Most cyclist’s know about James Martin, a while ago he slated cyclist’s, but on this program I caught this snapshot, what can we see to the left of the photo, yes, its James Martin’s mountain bike! I do like Saturday morning live but got fed up of him calling £10 bottle’s of wine ‘bit of a bargain’

Worse sarcoid night ever

This morning at about 2:30am my body went bonkers, I needed to check my eyes yet the vertigo feeling was hideous, I did not manage to get a photo but both eyes had turned red, imagine the worse hangover, times it by 10 and then throw in the flu bug, that is something of the feeling, had to phone in sick, proper bind.

Going to rest up, haven’t a clue what started it, maybe I don’t rest up enough at weekends? my diet is sound, job is spot on, the walking during my commute is bang on, one thing, and fingers crossed, my lungs seem to have held out.

This crap illness will not beat me, I have too much to achieve and view over the next 20+ years…

Vague pages

Obviously most folks know of Vogue magazine, but what about Vague pages? Coming soon, on here, things that folks find unbelievable and odd, stuff that folks just find, erm, its a little bland at the moment… check soon for, hmmm, oh, Vague pages, you can also send in to make it really Vague.

Bradford City 3:1 Aston Villa

Wow, what an amazing game, ok I weren’t there but watched the text rapidly drop down my screen! Bradford City have played three English premiership sides in this cup run so far this season and won them all, they are only a few seasons away from getting back up there.

I reckon a Wembley visit is starting to look very real!!!

City hammer Aston Villa…

Festive bins full

Well, we know how much gets created to throw out during the festive times.

I live in an old mill, and so we share the waste bins, although some neighbours used them too, until a notice was put in place telling them to go away!