ANOTHER FRIDAY

My stars they do come round quickly, don’t they? At least once a week, if not more!

I wonder where Tonker is on the planet. Here, theer or someweer else? I can’t keep up with him.

Tom’s been off on one of his cycling jaunts with his pals today, so hope he’ll have a tale to tell tonight.

Peter, did you manage to get that pear tree stump out of the ground yet?

Anyone done anything this week? Anything at all.

The only exciting thing I’ve done this week is send away a Jehova’s Witness with a flea in his ear for pestering an atheist. He said he’d pray for redemption for me. LOL!

Mollie yeah, I done a ride today and, I was't at 'match fitness' So I struggled a bit and, on getting Wom, I needed a kip ,tout sweet, So I just crashed on the couch and hopefully will feel better tomoz,
meanwhile I've poured a brace of Arthurs down my neck to hopefully get some lower bowel movements going to clear out the lingering germs that are affecting my body to move as well as it did,
How was your day ?

There y'are. I thought I was going to spend the evening talking to meself - nowt new there!

Aye, there's nowt like a good clearing out so I hope the "brace" (whatever that is) does the job. What have you had to eat today?

My day was pretty good. My colleague has been working on a big job we're contracting for so the flow from the other work I normally get from him has been very slow, but I had three tenders to prep up so it kept me out of mischief for a change.

Mollie, a ' brace of pheasants' is a game keepers term for a good meal for a game shooter to take home and from that, us drinkers use that term as a
' Brace of Arthurs' as 2 pints of Guinness' Arthur Guinness being the inventor of Guinness
anyroadup, Its good to know you're still a active and dependable member of staff in the office,

Oh I knew what a brace of pheasants were, but I didn't know what Arthur's were.

You're obviously still not A1 if you pooped out on the couch after your ride home. How far did you get today?

Mollie yes after two days digging and cutting I got the stump out it went down over two feet into the ground.Day of rest today to recover ,getting to old for those type of jobs.Tomorrow refill the hole relay two flags then put a layer of gravel onto the soil then you would not know where I had been

Peter. well done. That wasn't an easy job for a man of your age. I'd be surprised if you didn't have a few aches and pains in your muscles after that, so glad you had the sense to rest up for a day.

Mollie I hope Tom did not poo(p) on the couch after drinking his Guinness I try to take my time with any jobs now a days had bad knees since my pit days but only had problems with my back for a couple of years-Sciatica and get striking pains in my lower back which stop me doing anything.I used to like a good soak in the bath but when we moved I had the bath took out and a shower cubicle installed for Yvonne.She could not by this time lift her legs over the side of the bath to sit on a board to have a shower or get into a bath

Mon - Fri...painting Lads house inside top to bottom and glossing...and touching up the rendering at the front where people like to pause near a school and rest their dirty shoes on the wall.

Mollie it was a 25 mile round trip , Down the canal towpath to a cafe off at Great fold bridge , A bacon butty and cup of tea later and joined the East lancs and headed back towards Ashton, Then turned of at Golborne, through Haydock Park, Down Harrow lane then, up through the 3 sisters and back Wom, phew, Collapsed on couch , A brace of Arthurs brought me round, I did't poop on couch and now in recovery again,

Friday was spent at Wrighington hospital for a check up on my last operation and being told what operation needs to follow. Oh!! The joys of getting old and decrepit.

peterp. i had Sciatica a few years ago,i was advised to buy a tens machine,believe me it worked wonders.just recently bought a new machine.i still have the old one if you want to try it out

Tom! I didn't mean that you pooped on the couch! I said you "pooped out" on the couch, meaning you fell asleep as you were shattered.

Peter: Digging 2ft into the ground wouldn't have done your back much good either, so hope you're okay now.

Jathbee: Yeah, tell me about it. It’s no fun this growing old game. Had to have a couple of blood tests done just before Easter for onset osteoarthritis and for weight loss, which is something I can’t afford to happen. Oh well, what will be, will be.

Mollie, it was the Peter reprobate that told me not to poop on the couch, anyrodeup, I didn't .. Yes Jathbee, you're not on your own attending appointments, We are due another day long appointment in Manchester Royal Infirmary this coming Thursday, We're told to be there for 8am and expect to be there all day, Mrs Plum needs another eye opp, The V1 bus is the only way to get there for that time in a morning, It uses dedicated lanes and so avoids long standing traffic queues,

Have you recovered now, Tom? That was a long cycle ride for someone who's not been 100%, so it was bound to take it out on you.

Mollie … I agree, the weeks are whizzing by. My
birthday is on a Friday, it’s going to be interesting to see how quickly the nineteen Fridays pass until my Friday arrives

It really is hard to believe, Anne. Mum used to say to us, "when you reach 21, the years will fly by" and it's true. Seems like only yesterday when we were trudging through snow.

Friday the 2nd of May would have been Yvonne's 69th Birthday.It does not seem 10 months since she passed away

Seems like only yesterday, Peter, when you were telling us of her ordeal, and the hospital visits, and everything else.

At our age we want time to slow down a bit, not speed up.