It's a Thursday evening here in cold England. I've just waved B off, from the front door - it's blooming freezing out there tonight !! I came in & closed the door very quickly..... I'm not going to let all the heat out of the house !! Oh well........
It's been a fantastic day !! We were sat here - about 1pm - & there was a knock at the front door.... not really expecting anybody, ME went to the door & I heard voices...... not that I hear voices toooooo often, even when the morphine kicks in !!......... anyhoo, ME said there was someone to see me & I shouted for them to come thru' to the living room.
I couldn't believe it !! It was one of our old friends from the farming days - we haven't seen each other for over 10 years or more !! He had been here once before, just after we moved in (1998) - but, that was the last time we saw him..... he was in the area & decided to check us out, see how we were doing etc etc. It was brilliant to see him & to catch up on things - there was a lot of ground to cover..... 10 years+ is a long time between chats !!
We talked & talked - for way over an hour & it was lots of fun !! He is still working as an electrician (also as a chicken farmer) and his kids - like ours, are all grown up. It was brilliant to have a chat - it really was !! We found out a couple of things......
The people I used to work for, up until 1996, have all taken a big dip in there ego's & life styles !! With out being mean - it couldn't of happened to nicer bunch of people !!
I left that job - after 20+ years of service - on religious grounds. My boss thought he was God & I disagreed !! After we left the company & moved away.... the whole thing (company) was bought out & now, my glorified ex-boss is doing the things that I used to do !! Many others have lost their jobs - not that I wish anybody to be out of work - but, the ones we were talking about today...... well !!
At the time I left - they thought they were indestructible & the whole thing wouldn't be able to continue with-out them & then one day, the new owner of the company walked in & got rid of all but 3 of them !! It seems I left at about the right time........ I would of loved to have been a fly on the wall, when that happened !!
I shouldn't say I'm pleased it happened - but........... it must of shot a lot of people down in flames !! If nothing else - it just goes to show, that no matter how good you think you are..... well, you're only as good as your last pay check !! How the mighty have fallen !!
It was brilliant to see our old friend & he is coming back to see us, at some point - now he knows we are still here !! He knew nothing about my illness - it had been that long, since his last visit - but, hopefully we'll see him again soon !! Great stuff !!
Right - as mentioned, it's a Thursday night. B has gone out to a gym class, ME is sat nearby, watching TV & J is upstairs....... trying to sort out a DVD that somehow has got messed up today. He hoping to salvage it, thru' his computer system, which is far, far better than mine here !! So, hopefully he'll be able to do something with it !!
Anyhoo - I'm sat here, typing these words to you...... I was 'away' last night, so... sorry for the tardiness !! I wasn't actually away - I wasn't feeling tooooo good, so I decided to give it (my blog) a miss !! Anyhow, I'm back now - so.... onwards !!
It's been a very quiet day - well, apart from lunch time - and I've done very little !! Just rested up & watched a little TV with B & played some music - nothing too different there then !! As ME is watching TV - there is nothing blasting out, thru' the homestead !!
I did start playing Beethoven's 9th symphony - but, the TV took over !! I mustn't moan, it's one of her favourite shows, next to 'Pointless'.... (drum roll)...... 'Coach Trip' !! If (you're lucky) have never seen this - well, it's 'Big Brother' on a bus !! I think this is season 7 or 8 & it was fun.... many moons ago, but... it's not so good now-a-days !! Check out it's web site, you'll get some idea how 'good' it is !! Oh well........
If all goes well, tomorrow - & it will, I'm sure - I have to go into town & see one of my Consultants. I was thinking, if I was lucky, I might be allowed off of some of my many pills.... but, as I've been feeling low this past week - well, I don't think it's going to happen !! I'm guessing she'll keep me going as I am (for now) but, we'll see how I get on !!
ME has just gone back upstairs - sorting out clothes....... so, the music of the moment is Uriah Heep's 'Wake
The Sleeper' album - which I think came out around 2008, tho' I'm probably wrong on that !! It was the first Cd I picked up, from the shelf, so it's now blasting away !! So much so, that one of our cats has thrown in the towel & headed outside - I'm guessing she isn't a Heep fan !!
There are no Led Zeppelin concerts in our collection - well, my collection, from February 2nd - but, I'm sure I'll find another one soon !! There are certainly a lot from the summer months, so........ no Zeppelin tonight !!
Back to tomorrow - after the Consultant, I have to pop in the town library, to pick up a few odds & ends - nothing toooo exciting, but.... thankfully there is still a good library system in this area & we can 'order' books in from other area around the country !! It's one thing our governments, past & present, keep on about cutting back on the funding, but... we use it & many others as well !!
Also - we have to do some shopping... I've not been out this week (I honestly can't remember, I think I'm right in saying that ?!) so - it will be good to get a bit of air into these old lungs of mine !! Hopefully it will remain dry - it will be cold, but hopefully not wet !! We will have to wait & see how things go !! So - that's tomorrow....
...... looking further ahead - well, I hope to have a good weekend !! We've not made it to Church for a few weeks, so.. it would be good to go again !! As the Bishop said, in his e-mail, "we can only do what we can do" & that's a fact !! If nothing else - I'm hoping for a good few days now - I've felt tooooo low, for far tooooo long, I need to pick myself up & get going again !!
So, with that in mind - I will away.... B will be home soon & I want to sort myself out a bit, ready for when she gets here !! So - until next time !!
Bye Bye
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