Just One Thing...........

Hi Again Everybody...

How have your day been ?  Mine was going quite well - until a little after 4pm.  Then, a lady 'phoned, claiming I hadn't paid a bill on time.... bummer, or so I thought.  Anyways - I thought about the problem & telephoned the automatic  system, that tells you how much you owe & when your next payment is due.

Interestingly - that system told me that my next bill was due in June..... so, I tried to call the lady back.   Some hope !!  To start with, I got a very nice lady - who I'm guessing does not have English as a first language.  I say this, not because I'm not a racist, but as I couldn't understand her & - quite bluntly - she couldn't understand me !!

If a company is going to use 'overseas' call rooms - they really need to up their game on who they employ !!   Anyhoo - I gave up & called back & got a charming young man, who told me I owed them money.  So - I mentioned, that according to their own automatic service, I didn't owe them anything !!

He then put me on hold - for what seemed like forever - and then told me (believe it or not) that their system was wrong & I did owe them some cash !!  In the end I told him, politely - but firmly - that I wasn't going to make a payment today & not to call me again !!  Honestly !!

How can I be wrong, when I'm just following their laid down instructions & paying my bills when they tell me to !!  I was having a 'good' day - right up until that moment....... when, I was told I was wrong........ and so was their system !!  Thanks for spoiling my day you idiots !!  Onwards..... ever onwards !!

Ok - it's a Tuesday here in England..... the music of the moment is the Nightwish album 'From Wishes To Eternity - Live' which I think came out many many moon ago - I'm not sure of the exact date.... anyhoo - it's a good bit of madness & suits my mood this evening !!

My day is nothing really - 2 or 3 guys were involved in a boating accident in Oklahoma  & the last I heard, one was still missing.... my day is nothing compared to the feelings those guys folks must be feeling !!  It's all got to be put into context really !!

I've spent most of the day sat quiet...... recording the Lp's over to Cd's for our friends at Church.  I've only got a few to do now - but, I need to find out which ones I've done, as I've got mixed up over the last few weeks & have forgotten which is what & so on.......  I'll send them an e-mail & hopefully they can tell me the Cd's I've done for them !!

I don't know if anybody has been watching the Olympic torch relay, on the net today.... but... it's been in our little area, yesterday & last night..... going out of the area this afternoon.  It was sort of fun, to see our fields going by - as the bus went from place to place.  It didn't come thru' our little bit of the map - but, as I told 2 of my American friends - it's sort of where we live !!

My thanks to all of you who have logged in today........ I think, it's been the biggest 'log-in' day since I started posting, just over 2 years ago !!  Either I'm writing something you guys want to read - or, you really need to get out more !!  No really - I thank you for your time !!

I have another Led Zeppelin concert - again, from the 1977 American tour.... this time, a 3 Cd set from Fort Worth, Texas..... the tracks are:

CD 1

1) The Song Remains The Same
2) Sick Again
3) Nobody's Fault But Mine
4) In My Time Of Dying
5) Since I've Been Loving You

CD 2

1) No Quarter
2) Ten Years Gone
3) Going To California
4) Black Country Woman
5) Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
6) White Summer - Black Mountain Side
7) Kashmir

CD 3

1) Moby Dick
2) Guitar Solo
3) Achilles Last Stand
4) Stairway To Heaven
5) Whole Lotta Love
6) It'll Be Me

The last track featured Mick Ralphs (I think that's how it's spelt) of Bad Co. in a little bit of a jam.  I first had this concert on a single Lp (just the last part) and I was well glad when I got the 3 Cd set many moons ago !!  The above is an audience recording - but is still worth a listen..... As always, don't buy bootlegs - get the official stuff !!  More another time....... maybe from another year.....

Ok - my plans for tonight.... none at all !!  It's still early, so... the night is young !!

I should tell you about the family - having mentioned the music !!  B is out at Weight-Watchers & will be home in about an hour, I guess.  I've not seen too much of her today - she has been out at the gym & in town.  J is upstairs - I tried to get him to do something on this computer of mine, a little while ago..... it was like I was talking in tongues or something !!  Ok - I'm "old".... but, I do not speak "computer-ese" !!  Oh well..... ME is here beside me... she has been poorly today & has spent a lot of time in her bed.  Hopefully she will be better tomorrow or the day after !!

So - that just leaves me & the 3 cats...... I've no idea where they are - but, I'm here typing these words to you & - for tonight - I will
away !!

I've still got a few things to do - like label up the Cd's I recorded earlier - so, for now I will away..... thank's again for reading folks.... until next time...

Bye Bye