If a lawyer and a politician were both drowning, and you could only save one of them:
Would you go to lunch, play Tetris or read the newspaper?
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Sunday 21st February 2016
Woke up at around 0200hrs, and savoured the wonderful memories of the dream I’d been having, of course, as usual, only bits of it remain now that I come to record them here.
One again I was in a bombed out building, top floor, troops fighting all around the area, mortar fire, artillery fire and snipers all having a pop at me, as I sat there on a typewriter? Despite the exploding shells and collapsing building around me, all I seemed worried about was how to spell a word. I was not hurt at all, although bleeding from the end of my left-hand thumb? Odd?
Fell back to sleep, must have needed it for me to do this?
I stirred again around 0400hrs, and as I moved, I was very pleased with the lack of objections from the flabby bodies joints, Anne Gyna and the right leg too. Considering all the cleaning yesterday, this encouraged me not to temerate over my decision to get the living room cleaned up today. The many and large windows may not get cleaned outside though this depends on the weather.
To the porcelain without any hiatus, I found this oddly disturbing?
I noticed the BP machine that I found yesterday, and did the tests:
DYS 154 – DIA 70 – Pulse 89 and Temp 32.4. I’ve lost the notes about what the readings should be, but I feel extraordinarily energetic this morning! Says him with fingers crossed, Hehe!
To the kitchen to make a cuppa and take the morning medications. The wall thermometer indicated it was 57°f, and the wind was coming in through every crevice and crack through the windows, vents and the cupboards and drawers. I’ll be glad when they get this fixed and sorted. I need some vadiation from the Nottingham City Homes that they will be sorting it out when the modernisation of the flats takes place. But when will that be?
I opened the laptop and finished Saturday’s diary. Then started this one.
Sneezing a lot this morning I am.
Wheeler Gate Comparison
Checked the emails, and then went on Facebook. I noticed some good stuff on the Nottingham Now and then site. So decided I’d go to Nottingham and take some photographs of Exchange Walk, from the same angle as a 1950 one I have, then doctor them next to each other, think of something funny to write about them, and eventually post them onto the site.
I had a wash and did my ablutions, and set off on the walk up and through Woodthorpe Park to the bus stop on Mansfield Road. (They’re no buses to the flat on a Sunday).
Got to the top of the steep footpath and noticed some kids getting themselves ready to start a football match – in the wind! Thought they were so brave I decided to take the photo of them… then decided to go back to the flat to pick up the camera I’d forgotten to take with me – Tsk!
So back and picked it up and returned to the pitch in the park.
The referee had got then walking along the opposition team shaking hands like the professional footballers do! I was impressed.
Stayed a few minutes to watch them, again I was impressed with how they didn’t even try to do any long passes in the horrible wind.
I moved to the bus stop and only had 15 minutes to wait for a bus. When it arrived it was so full, crammed passengers all over the place. I was surprised the driver let us all on.
Once in town, I went to check the number 40 bus times for me get back near the flats. I had 20 minutes to get to take the photographs, not far to go, though. Went and took them, and made my way back to the bus stop, calling in the book shop (Will I ever learn!) as I did. Purchased a book by Sepp Allerberger, Knights Cross, a sniper on theEastern Front. £9.99 down to £5.00.
Back to the bus stop, just in time too!
The rain joined the high winds in making life unpleasant.
But it was nothing compared to the winds back at the flats.
After risking life and limb crossing over the road on Winchester Street and walking down and turning towards the flats, my rate of knots was reduced by about 80% by the vicious winds.
When I got into the flat, I made for the bathroom and the porcelain first, and the howling winds coming through every gap in the windows, holes in the walls and through the cupboards and drawers in the kitchen, made their way to the bathroom, and the toilet paper was blowing in the wind! Cor blimey Governer!
I searched for the TV paper I’d bought yesterday, for a while without any success. Realised I must have thrown down the rubbish chute with the other stuff earlier today. Humph!
Got the beef chunks on the boil, then added some veg to it later. I reckon I cut the beef up into small chunks, perhaps smaller than I should have – as they seemed to have disappeared when I stirred in the mix? Added some gravy and baked beans to fill it out.
It didn’t look very attractive at all, but by gum it was nice tasting! Rated this an 8.9/10.
Went on the web to see what was on the TV, and found four films all one after the other, that I could watch! Astonished at this, I decided not to do any cleaning today, rather treat myself to a good sit-in and TV session! Guilt did reign a bit, but I managed to overcome it. Hehe!
Not that it panned out like that, I managed the first film, only nodding off a few times, then watched the second one. At the first commercial break, I drifted off into the dreaming land of nod.
Woke a few hours later, but kept tossing and turning for some reason and waking myself up again every few minutes it seemed like. .
Around 0300hrs a loud voice bellowed out from somewhere that at first I thought was in my dream, then I recognised that it was in the room, and I hearing it without my hearings aid in? As I focussed it became clear that this was the ‘Alarm Centre Auto message, telling me I had activated my Health Alarm wristlet. A bit of screeching from the line, red light flashing, and then a voice came over the box.
A bit of screeching from the line, red light flashing, and then a voice came over the box. I couldn’t understand a word he or she was saying, nor recognise the accent. Luckily I have done this accidental activating of the alarm twice before, so I just said: “Sorry, caught it in error!” The operator spoke a two syllable word, whatever that was, and rang off.
Had to get up now, so much for my planned lay-in like? Hehe!
I wish I could remember the dream I was having, but cannot, just a feeling that I was enjoying it, lingered.
Ah well, I’ll make a cuppa then.
Sprung wide awake and full of vim, anticipation, hope and felt younger, more dynamic somehow! I shot up and danced around doing high kicks and singing Frankie Vaughan’s Tower of Strength…
I turned back near the top of the path, to take a photographicalisation of the sky above the flats.
The day was looking a bit dark already as I walked back to and through Woodthorpe Grange Park.
Feeling a bit drained now. Got the mushroom and green beans cooking, and put the lamb stew in the oven. Added a few little Anya potatoes.
Friday 19 February 2016
Got the laundry ready and popped down to the washing room. 
Back to the flat and made a cuppa, sorted the clobber and set-up a new laundry bag.
Updated this tosh on the laptop, and then got me meal cooking.
Up at around 0400hrs, bit of the dream I’d had still milling about in my head, by the time I got onto the laptop to record them, many had disseminated into the ether. Tsk!
The shop had some of the almonds I fancied, I got them and quickly got out, just in time to catch the L9 bus back to the flats.
bus as we were travelling through Daybrook and Sherwood in the second one.
Got the beef in the oven first, potatoes and mushrooms in the pans and added the parsnips to the meat later. Hoping that it all comes out correctly.
I was checking some old stuff for graphics that I did years ago and found a word I’d not used for even longer. Phlyarologist! That describes me to a tee!
meeting with me. no idea what to expect from it.
Sue reports for jury duty as ordered, and promptly asks to be excused because she believes she’s prejudice. “I took one look at those shifty eyes and that cheap polyester suit and I immediately knew that he was guilty as sin!” she tells the judge.
Out into the sunshine and cold, (odd day) and caught a bus into town.
The “Have You Paid” inspectors got on at the Theatre Royal, and three passengers were ejected from the tram for none-payment. Which pleased me greatly, because all three had been part of those who forced their way passed and
So I had a walk around Trinity Square and took some photographs.
I took some photographicalisations of some ‘Bling’ for the gals on the TFZ Facebook page.
I made me nosh. And it was very nice.
A lawyer was filling out a job application when he came to the question: “Have you ever been arrested?”
When I eventually returned to the kitchen to make another brew, the light fall of snow we’d had outside looked beautiful.
I grovelled and thanked them, then left to go back to the flat.
when I got up?