The ex pat nightmare.
Sorry for your loss Smiler. Been sitting with my go bag for a week now. Not easy times
The ex pat nightmare.
Sorry for your loss Smiler. Been sitting with my go bag for a week now. Not easy times
When the first ever Sotonians International Golf Tournament (well me & a tourist from on here) has to be cancelled due to some legend wanting to watch Saints down the pub with your krewā¦
I was lucky enough to sit next to Le Tiss at a dinner / event at Pompey Guildhall last year. Heās a lovely bloke and a true gent. Unfortunately iād been in the pub for 3 hours before the event so by the time the food came out i was absolutely wankered and have vague recollections of making a bit of a twat of myself in front of the great man. I couldnāt even mumble goodbye as i was so bollocksed. Bloody booze and my inability to regulate it.
He did a gig here some years ago for ENGVBRA in Doha.
He was well impressed we kept feeding him Malibu & Coke all night
Donāt think he knew it was a Ā£40 all you can eat & drink do so wee werenāt actually paying for them!
Windows Defender pops up. No threats detected updates required.
Laptop starts reboot sequence on its own
Reboots
With a complete factory reset.
Nothing.
No apps no programmes no data no passwords
Everything
Gone
On a weekend
FFS
You plan a beach day.
Wake up to a sandstorm and strong winds
Ho hum
Go to Brunch
They cost moneyā¦
Not gonna happen when we have 2 weeks on the road starting next Saturday #polishbeer #vodkabar #wembley
When your manager says āoh iāve allocated you an easy caseā. Yeah whatever, loads of issues on that one.
When you realise you finally need TWO computer screens to tidy up someone elseās dogs breakfast of a pair of excel sheets
And you are working from homeā¦
grr
And I got laughed at when I turned up in Malaysia and demanded two screens on my desk. Now everybody wants them as its easier to work.
Teacher training days just after school holidaysā¦
Why they canāt have them all in one big block at the start or end of a year is beyond me! If they did it would give the kids (and staff, do you really think they are training??) an extra week off and be easier for parents to work aroundā¦
Why the fuck did I wake up a 3am and why the fuck could I not get back to sleep.
My mate who is a teacher never does any training on inset days. They do an extra 1/2 hour every week and take the day off. Funnily enough two days always seems to bookend the Glastonbury weekend.
Delivery drivers.
Knocked on my door at 6:35am, just as I was getting in the shower. He got told to fuck off.
Why is it always raining and shit? Itās genuinely beginning to get me down. Since snow in December, its been continuous days of horrible weather. Rain, cloudy, windy, snow, ice, hail. There was one nice day last Thursday and that has genuinely been it. I reckon itās been 5 months of relentlessly shit weather.
Yepā¦I got my old car out on a sunny day in Februaryā¦20th Feb to be precise. It was the cars 60th birthday on 3rd April and was hoping to go for a run in it to to celebrateā¦not a fuckin chanceā¦still waiting for a clear day.
You arrive back in Europe. You sleep wonderfully. You have a can of beer that tastes like nectar.
You drop straight in to village life watching cyclists go by with the temperature a perfect 23C.
Chicken soup is cooking. .
Then you realise you are going to watch Saints play next Sunday
Wednesday night is pool league night, Iāve had a skin full, I want to continue reading Ready Player One, the words are all a blurā¦
Why must everything always happen at once?
In the past week:
Weāve had an offer on an house accepted. So all the stress that comes with that. Estate Agents, Solicitors, Mortgage Brokers.
Had to attend an engagement party in Newark, which also involved several cancelled trains, delays and diversions. Granted, it was a lovely day - shudder to think how much is being spent on the wedding(s).
Our boiler has broken, of course the landlord is relying on me trying to solve all this - and being there whenever someone decides to show up - not like I have a job or anything.
And our Airbnb appartment in Barcelona for Primavera has just cancelled. Leaving us with the choice of either spending 3-4 times what we initally planned, or be on the other side of town with no hope of getting to and from the festival.
Heart feels like it is about to burst out of my chest.