Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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That's a relief. I want to like him.

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House Sparrow

See what I did there?  

Actually, no, I don't know what you did there, except to take what I think is a cracking photo.

Lovely!

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You know all that stuff I had to do yesterday? I didn't do it. I drove 200 miles to Durham to look at a motor vehicle instead.

The common fault with this particular motor vehicle is rot on the doors and bulkhead.

"Look" I sad to the bloke on the phone, "I won't buy it if it has rot on the doors or the bulkhead. It's a 400 mile round trip, so tell me honestly please, does it have rot on the doors or the bulkhead?"

"No it doesn't." He said emphatically.

Guess what I found when I got there? WTF is wrong with people these days?

You know all that stuff I had to do yesterday? I have to do it today now, along with today's stuff.

I have to admit, (annoyance at peoples inability to answer a simple, direct question honestly aside) I had a great day yesterday. A nice peaceful drive, watching the world go by, imbibing large draughts of radio 4, seasoned with liberal dollops of radio 5.

Excellent.

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House Sparrow

See what I did there?  

Actually, no, I don't know what you did there, except to take what I think is a cracking photo.

Lovely!

Sigh...

It's a house sparrow. The photograph shows both house, and spar... Oh never mind. 

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Good presenters they have on radio 5 BTW. Very bright and accomplished without being condescending, stuffy or pompous.

Spent a lot of time laughing at themselves. 

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I see edgascoigne is reading my diary.

I don't really know edgascoigne very well, but I like the relationship he has with his dad.

I don't know why really. It just cheers me up.

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You know all that stuff I had to do yesterday? I didn't do it. I drove 200 miles to Durham to look at a motor vehicle instead.

The common fault with this particular motor vehicle is rot on the doors and bulkhead.

"Look" I sad to the bloke on the phone, "I won't buy it if it has rot on the doors or the bulkhead. It's a 400 mile round trip, so tell me honestly please, does it have rot on the doors or the bulkhead?"

"No it doesn't." He said emphatically.

Guess what I found when I got there? WTF is wrong with people these days?

You know all that stuff I had to do yesterday? I have to do it today now, along with today's stuff.

I have to admit, (annoyance at peoples inability to answer a simple, direct question honestly aside) I had a great day yesterday. A nice peaceful drive, watching the world go by, imbibing large draughts of radio 4, seasoned with liberal dollops of radio 5. Excellent.

You missed a trick theere Tom. On a long drive, try listening to Test Match Special (Radio 4 Long Wave). TMS is an institution, & you would love it.

Yes, it's about cricket, but no, it does not matter. TMS is like a blonde thread - it always wanders off-topic, & wonderfully so.

Have a read of this.

It features cakes. Yes, cakes.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Match_Special

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Damn you with that House Sparrow.

Bricks are used for other things than houses you know. It is a House Sparrow, not a Brick Sparrow. 

I would expect a woman to equate "bricks" only with "houses", not you.

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Good presenters they have on radio 5 BTW. Very bright and accomplished without being condescending, stuffy or pompous.

Spent a lot of time laughing at themselves. 

What?

Was Nicky Campbell, Lord Condescending himself, not on yesterday?

I'm outa here, you are revving me up into rant mode.

Have a good day. 

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You know all that stuff I had to do yesterday? I didn't do it. I drove 200 miles to Durham to look at a motor vehicle instead.

The common fault with this particular motor vehicle is rot on the doors and bulkhead.

"Look" I sad to the bloke on the phone, "I won't buy it if it has rot on the doors or the bulkhead. It's a 400 mile round trip, so tell me honestly please, does it have rot on the doors or the bulkhead?"

"No it doesn't." He said emphatically.

Guess what I found when I got there? WTF is wrong with people these days?

You know all that stuff I had to do yesterday? I have to do it today now, along with today's stuff.

I have to admit, (annoyance at peoples inability to answer a simple, direct question honestly aside) I had a great day yesterday. A nice peaceful drive, watching the world go by, imbibing large draughts of radio 4, seasoned with liberal dollops of radio 5. Excellent.

You missed a trick theere Tom. On a long drive, try listening to Test Match Special (Radio 4 Long Wave). TMS is an institution, & you would love it.

Yes, it's about cricket, but no, it does not matter. TMS is like a blonde thread - it always wanders off-topic, & wonderfully so.

Have a read of this.

It features cakes. Yes, cakes.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Match_Special

I don't understand cricket. So I always turn it of, but reading that it seems as if I have, as you say, "Missed a trick".

I was rolling about reading some of the stuff in that link. So quintessentially British.

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Good presenters they have on radio 5 BTW. Very bright and accomplished without being condescending, stuffy or pompous.

Spent a lot of time laughing at themselves. 

What?

Was Nicky Campbell, Lord Condescending himself, not on yesterday?

I'm outa here, you are revving me up into rant mode.

Have a good day. 

Oh No. Not Nicky Campbell. He must have been elsewhere. I can't be doing with him myself.

BTW- I'm doing a disconcerting amount of agreeing with you this morning. Hurry up and say something stupid.

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You know all that stuff I had to do yesterday? I didn't do it. I drove 200 miles to Durham to look at a motor vehicle instead.

The common fault with this particular motor vehicle is rot on the doors and bulkhead.

"Look" I sad to the bloke on the phone, "I won't buy it if it has rot on the doors or the bulkhead. It's a 400 mile round trip, so tell me honestly please, does it have rot on the doors or the bulkhead?"

"No it doesn't." He said emphatically.

Guess what I found when I got there? WTF is wrong with people these days?

You know all that stuff I had to do yesterday? I have to do it today now, along with today's stuff.

I have to admit, (annoyance at peoples inability to answer a simple, direct question honestly aside) I had a great day yesterday. A nice peaceful drive, watching the world go by, imbibing large draughts of radio 4, seasoned with liberal dollops of radio 5. Excellent.

You missed a trick theere Tom. On a long drive, try listening to Test Match Special (Radio 4 Long Wave). TMS is an institution, & you would love it.

Yes, it's about cricket, but no, it does not matter. TMS is like a blonde thread - it always wanders off-topic, & wonderfully so.

Have a read of this.

It features cakes. Yes, cakes.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Match_Special

I don't understand cricket. So I always turn it of, but reading that it seems as if I have, as you say, "Missed a trick".

I was rolling about reading some of the stuff in that link. So quintessentially British.

Exactly.

Cakes, beards, red buses, pigeons, trains, & general waffle all feature. Sometimes, cricket, too.

And here's the thing with TMS. It produces its best stuff, its golden moments, when it is rained off, & there is no cricket to talk about. They have hours to fill, & its quality waffle.

Strange but true.

Great characters too. Blowers - posh, very posh, "I say old chap", Tuffers, common cockney geezer, Aggers - one of the best radio voices & personalities you will ever hear, Sir Geoffrey "my granny could hit that if tha were playing wi a stick of rhubarb for a bat", & of course CMJ, who I find a bit boring.

Back in the day the they had the greatest ever, in John Arlott, Fred Trueman, & my favourite of all, Trevor Bailey. Trevor reminds me of Karabiner actually, dry, laconic, clever, & achingly funny. 

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Just made a 'what I can find in the fridge' sandwich and it's a doozy.

2 slices wholemeal.

I slice roast ham

1 handful baby leaf salad

2 cherry toms

Sliver of onion

Last of the sweet chilli sauce.

Small sachet of leftover Caesar dressing.

Ground black pepper.

Salt.

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bird feeders

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bird feeders

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xx

Yes. Sorry.

Have loads to do as well but can't tear myself away from the Olympics.