It’s going to be quiet here for a few days as I’m off to Leeds tomorrow until Friday. Going for a Halloween party (as a Jedi) and hope to also get a chance to wear that Thriller jacket.
Should come back with some photos, and if my last trip oop north was anything to go by there’s likely to be a serious rant in it as well.
A mate of mine, Andrew von Staufer, is going to be on Sky One’s The Big Idea this Sunday at 9:00pm with his invention Ski Rider: http://www.skirider.ca
He wins (sorry for spoiling the surprise) and goes through to the live final in November. As you can see from the website, it’s bloody awesome, so if you could, cast your votes and support Andrew to get Ski Rider launched.
Thanks for the support in advance!
And who said I wouldn’t wear this to work? Here I am, today, sat in work dressed as a Jedi.
Funny though, I didn’t get a single second look walking from the car park, but then this is Cardiff Bay – and Doctor Who has been filmed here for the last two years. Guess they’re used to it.
Quick update for you all, I did win the aforementioned Michael Jackson Thriller jacket on eBay and for the bargain price of 132 quid.
And who says I need a hobby?
I shall be wearing that out in Leeds next week so long as it arrives by Monday.
Just heard the best joke in the world today, the sort of joke that will devide parties, but not the even division a good old fashioned sexist gag will do. No, the kind of division that has the whole room slient save for one nerd in the corner pissing himself.
Here goes:
There are only 10 kinds of people in the world, those who know binary and those who don’t.
As if buying a Jedi costume wasn’t enough for this coming Haloween, I’m also bidding on this Michael Jackson Thriller jacket on eBay. Always wanted one of these, if I win there’ll surly be some very tasteful gallery photos added next week.
I’ve just had a phone call from an engineer appointed by Royal Sun Alliance insurance company who was asked to look at my car, finally.
As you might remember from a previous blog, my car was stolen from the Hillcroft garage in Langstone, Newport, after being dropped off on a flatbed when the radiator blew.
This is really starting to piss me off, big style. Seems the garage is suggesting that the engine was knackered before it was stolen, and driven the 40 miles to Bristol. This means, that according to the insurance company I would be liable for 50% of the cost for a new engine.
What a crock of shit!
However, if I have a ‘reconditioned’ engine, which the Hillcroft conveniently have on stand-by, I wouldn’t be liable for any of the cost.
I can’t have the car written off, because I’m not the client of Royal Sun Alliance. Oh no, instead I can have the value of the car given to me, minus the salvage value of the car. This would leave me with a car with no engine, and some cash.
Useless.
The engineer only phoned me because he was tired of waiting for the Hillcroft to do it, which they kept saying they would. Of course, they had no intention of doing that.
I didn’t mention before that this ‘break in’ at the garage back in July also involved the garage’s safe being stolen, and their cheque stubs going missing… just as they approached their end of financial year.
Anyone smell fish? Can I hear the words ‘inside job’?
I’m going to have to get a solicitor involved, I bloody know it. I can’t believe the cheeky bastards are trying to suggest that the engine was knackered before the car was stolen. They didn’t even look at the damn car before it was nicked.
Work-shy, thieving gypsy bastards!
Anyone else notice how much former Cardiff City manager Lenny Lawrence and Sith Lord Emperor Palpatine look alike?
Just thought I’d mention it.
