CLP - what a laugh!

Good pub story for Friday night!

Always when I pass a police car i feel bit guilty?! and only in recent years have I been able to give police passing in the street eye contact?! Think I must have a guilt complex!

dreamer
xx

Absolutely fabulous - wonder who was more surprised...

ARF suggestion - now there's a tricky on.

Can we have The Stranglers - No More Heros

Highly unlikely, I know but don't ask, don't get.

jx

CLP

Had you been wending your way home thru Norfolk, it could have been ouor very own P C Gingembre who you gingerley sidled up next to.

A double ginger whammy!!!

ARF:

These Boots Were Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra (for Gingembre and the TFI doc marten, if you please)

Failing that ....

Wonderful World - Joey Ramone.

Ta very muchly!

Cheryl the Diva xxxx

Brilliant, bet the policeman couldn't believe his eyes. Did he ask for an autograph?

ARF: Wham, Freedom please.

Debbie x

Hi Chris
There is nobody around on the blog today, it was difficult to get on to the BBC website.

Please play for the ARF Going Underground by the Jam.

I last heard this on Tuesday at the funeral of a 43 year old father of 3, he chose this to be played, as his coffin was being taken out of the church for burial. Very sad but John had a great sense of humour.
Thanks
Mel xx

Knowing my luck and the cops over here, they would probably give me a ticket for wasting police time.....LOL

ARF: Still like Happy New Year by Abba. Still appropriate especially as it's the first ARF on the year.....

Brilliant CLP - Totally brilliant!!! Did they ask for your 'graph as Bingo would say

(Bingo mate - 6 days and counting - sssshh! I'm not saying a thing!) looking forward to your graffiti stories.

So on the poliss theme................

GOT to go with Cheryl on the ARF
Specially for Gingembre
These Boots are made for Walking - Nancy Sinatra.

Gwon you know you want to!

Beesmum xxx

On the police theme..... How about The Laughing Policeman...... a real oldie but a goodie..... Can any one else think of a police related song, other than those sung by the Police of course....

Well beats me seeing a police car putting his blue lights on just to pass through a red light then slow down and switch it off.

Debbie yes isn't Tina gross she lives in the ashtray.
I can't stand Tommy though and his hair looks quite odd too.

Mr Bond how about Police Karma Radio Head.

https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ay699qcSb4

PS Did nobody find Mr Dobbs funny on my previous blog? Oh dear must be me then.

PP, thanks for the suggestion, I hadn't heard that before but it's a good song. Thanks!!

The joke here is that they're on the way to the donut shop.....LOL

'There's just no blog around!' more like!

About 4 hours gap between Chris's posting time above and it appearing - someone's clearly not pressing the right buttons or something over at BBC Central. Have they got the YTS trainee (or whatever the current scheme's called) doing it this week maybe?

Missed much of the show as I had to go out and just caught bits in the car so may have to 'listen again' when JV's on tomorrow.

Think I'll log off again for the night - so safe home to Bondy and anyone else still driving around and guess what................tomorrow's Friday!!!

df

My journey home tonight was really vile. The fog was ridiculous - I actually shouted at the radio when at the end of t he 6 o'clock news bulletin Fran said "patches of fog appearing" ....... Ha!! I'd been crawling home for half an hour and only got half way - and don't get me started on the pillocks who think it's clever to driver towards you in thich fog with their headlights on full beam.

Then tomorrow I guess we'll have the same idiots who have forgotten to turn off their fog lamps so their brake lights won't be as effective.

Grrrrrrrrr!!!

CLP what a brill story!! You're brave, I don't think I would have had the nerve to pull over the bizzies!!

Can't believe Tash is now 37 weeks!!!! You must both be getting so excited!

Anyway, masterchef on so must dash!!

T xxx

PP I agree, Tommy has the strangest hair. Looks a bit like my lawn when not treated/fed properly.

Found out earlier that a boy in LM class punched him in the face cutting his lip. Got a note home saying 'your child sustained and injury' etc.

I'm fuming, this other boy is quite naughty generally. I'm going to have to talk to the teacher tomorrow to see what happened and what was done.

Kids eh? All good fun.

Off for a nice bubbly, lavender soak. Mr Debbie forgot the mixed pulses so I'm the only thing soaking tonight.

Back later.

x x x

As it's my first go at this I guess I've got no chance but........

First song for Friday's show.....

Mirror in the bathroom fro The Beat.

Its getting better by Mama Cass Elliot. My fav!

AAARRRGGGGHHHH - NewKid - that is such a great tune... Can I put my shout behind you too, so to speak...

Right supper's ready and I've just finished registering with an internet dating agency so I'm going to log off and say 'nitall'

jx

How about whip crack away from Calamity Jane to remember my accident and injuries?

Or Nine to five - dolly parton as I wish thats what I was working at the moment rather then the silly hours i am doing at the moment!

Thanks

super bp

Totally random ARF request..........
Famous Blyth Spartans by the Quireboys.
It's a cracking Slade-esque tune never to be heard on the airwaves again because Blyth got knocked out of the FA cup. So, one last blast please........oh, and the 79p download fee goes to the Make a Wish Foundation.
Ta v muchly x

I like Quireboys. No really, no pun intended.

However, I would like to request

Pretender - Foo Fighters.

please.


Was wondering whether the policeman has been teling his work buddies that he was pulled over by Chris Evans, or if he might be too embarrassed.

Excellent blog today, even if it is a tad late.

MW, a!

Evening all,

Tiny Dancer by Elton John please.

Great story, I have wanted to pull over a police car on one occasion when I was following it for a couple of minutes through the centre of the 'burgh, we negotiated a roundabout and another junction and NOT ONCE did said police car use any indicators... grrr. It didn't appear to be on any police action either.

R x

As we are on ARF requests how about

New York, New York from Mr Francis Albert Sinatra.

Evening all! :D

What's going on 'ere then??

Is it snowing in London today???

ARF ... how's about ...

CRAZY NIGHTS by KISS? It kinda sums up my nights to be honest, with the Limpet!!

Huggles,

Susan

oooooooooo no being a newbie I have to ask..why is Chris called CLP and what the heck is ARF!!!??? I get this at work too.. we have our RFS (receipe for success) and POS (point of sale) took me ages to work them out too.. is there a code book I can get somewhere? lol or is it just me

omg... got one of them..All request Friday.. of course..silly me lol

By the way my ARF is The Cardigans and My Favourite Game..thank you xx

Alwight CLP Boy And ALL,

Bingo Star ere......

CLP - That's a funny story!!!!!!!@@!!!!@!!
A don't know if a should tell me story now. A don't wanter ruin your incidentation of something light 'earted on the roads!!!
Two things a wanter know did you report the copper for flashing!!!!!!!!!
And did 'e ask yer for yer 'graph... or even if 'e didn't ask..... did yer give it anyway??


Oh a will... ere goes all.....Terdee it's Bingo Star's storytime but this comes with me aychs included as it's 100% true and a little serious!!!

Wednesdee a was listening ter The Jezza Vine radio show and he waz talking about the tragic story of someone who was killed recently on a motorway while trying ter help some people who had been involved in a road accident.
The article/ debate brought back my an incident that I'd been involved in that i've often thought of writing on the blog.... so here's me excuse.

I was driving from Wrexham on the A483 towards Chester 2 years ago when suddenly there was chaos ahead. It was early winter, about 7pm so dark and a cold night.
Five horses were galloping down the dual carriageway and the owners from a nearby stables/ farm were trying to round them up. There were cars trying to get past the horses and this was scaring them more. Complete panic!
I thought why motorists just can not stop for a minute, in their warm comfortable vehicles, from their selfish lives, and let the people round up the horses.
The horses carried on not knowing where to go. I thought oh god their going towards the main A55 dual carriagway - there could be a big pile up.
So I followed them in my hgv to try and block the road and help. I got around the slip road and they had disappeared down the embankment. I knew they were heading for the carriagway.
I could see them behind me by the central reservation and cars had stopped but the otherside of the road was still busy. So I raced down to the next junction a mile away to come back on myself to block the road.
As I got onto the other side I used my hgv to obstruct both lanes.
But I couldn't believe it... cars and even another hgv swerved around me, beeping their horns and even a motorist doing a w**ker sign at me. I just couldn't believe what I was seeing. I tried to block the road but nobody would slow or stop!
Next thing I heard skidding and a bang. Then there was chaos ahead........... then silence.
Even then new vehicles arriving got passed my stationary truck, trying to get through the mayhem, some people just can not stop for a minute. They seem to have a self centred tunnel vision once they get behind a wheel.
Some of the people from the farm had got one horse by the central resevation so I stopped near it to protect it.
Next thing blue lights, first police.... then more emergency services arrived.
By then all traffic was stopped on all sides of the road - an eery silence.
I got out to see if I could help. The man with the horse said some have been hit and the beautiful dark brown horse in front of me was standing on three legs, it had a broken leg.
I walked further up the road and one horse was lying down on it's side and fidgeting with pain, trying to get up but it couldn't. Then worse up the road. A car had gone straight into one and what looked like a dead horse lay motionless in the road. I could see the car was badly damaged. An ambulance crew was near the car, with a crowd of rubber necker idiots around. I realise my help wasn't needed and didn't want to see any gory stuff , i'd seen too much already so I went back to my truck.
There we all sat for over two hours. I felt angry... I thought it could have been 5 minutes if all the selfish bas**rds had just stopped for 5 minutes but no they can't can they. A mean these kind of people are the ones who race past schools a full speed when children are around, because their little lives are so much more important than that of anybody or anything else.
I sat in my lorry looking at the dark eyes of the horse. It looked scared, I could see the fear in it's eyes. The two men were comforting it, rubbing it's neck. They looked very upset, one seemed to be crying.
I realised it had a broken leg, that usually means death for a horse. But maybe they can help horses nowadays with broken legs I thought... I hoped.
I felt mixed emotions.... anger... then sadness, trying not to shed a tear. I did feel slightly watery eyed. I contemplated this selfish world we have to live in.
I see so much on the roads but this really did make me think about the attitude of society in Britain.
People were walking past my truck to go ahead and see what had happened... some for a good old bit rubber necking, others just wondering what had happened, why the road was still closed.
I remember a woman coming upto the horses talking to it and crying.
Then a little later I heard gun fire echo around the dark countryside - a shot gun. I realised a horse has just been shot.
Then a little while later.... BANG..... then again BANG!
Then again.... the noise getting closer from the dark road ahead.
I saw a police marksman walk up in front of my truck... he had a large riffle... I realised he was going to shoot the horse right in front of me. Then BANG!
The horse collapsed down on it's front legs.... then trying to get up.. struggling.... BANG again! It fell onto it's side...... dead!
I looked at it..... the steam coming out of it's nose for a few minutes, even though it was dead. Then a pool of blood running onto the tarmac.
I started to cry a little..... I thought why am I crying... pull yourself together.... it's only a horse. It's not even my horse. But as an animal lover I felt very sad.
More thoughts filled my head of the sadness of the selfish world we live in.... How those five innocent, beautiful horses were probally happy grazing/ running around a field and just because they escape into the road of selfish people.... ALL FIVE have to die!
A short while later a horse box truck came along and inside were the other four horses all piled up on each other. The man winched the fifth one into the back. Then after the council had cleaned the road of blood the police allowed us to drive passed the crashed cars.

I've seen it all over the years driving my HGV, many incidents/ accidents. Ave seen pile ups on motorways happen in front of me, i've seen a car end up on it's roof right in front of me and even a school girl walk out from behind a bus and get hit and thrown up into the air by a car - amazingly she only had a very badly bruised leg. She was so, so lucky!! That one really shook me up - I saw it was going to happen, almost in slow motion it seemed, but was powerless to stop her walk out.
Sadly in my opinion there are too many bad drivers on the roads. All the police seem do is point speed cameras at motorists, this doesn't educate anyone. Speed alone doesn't cause accidents - it's bad driving.
I think the problem with the roads is you pass the first test, then that's it - no further training - ever!
People develop so many bad habits, copy others bad driving and the driving test doesn't even show you how to drive on a motorway.
There should be further testing as this would cut the deaths on the roads dramatically.
But annoying the public with extra tests is not a vote winner.... so it's a catch 22 situation!!!
A good way of raising tax revenue would bring out retesting every five years based on the excellent advanced driving test. Create more jobs and save many lives.
I've taken the advanced test and it teaches you to so much more aware of what's going on ahead and to drive at maximum safe, legal speed, to drive defensively but not aggressively.
A small example of the advanced test here : Turning right at a junction/ traffic lights, don't point your car on an angle to the right, keep it straight. As if you are hit from behind by another drivers error, you won't be shunted head on into the path of fast moving traffic - just small tips like this go a big way to reduce accidents and ultimately save lives.
Also why do the government not simply send out free copies of the Highway Code Booklet with all road tax renewals instead of all the leaflets about personalised number plates??? Such a simple way of educating drivers. A mean nobody goes to the effort of buying a Highway Code Book.
A suppose too simple an idea for the cronies running our country!!!
Until the government do bring out further testing/ educating sadly over 3,000 people a year will continue to die on the uk's roads - A 911 every single year!!!!!
Yet why are these deaths allowed? When a train or plane crashes and a few people die there's such an outrage. The difference is pilots and train drivers are highly trained, intelligent individuals, in a highly controlled enviroment, hence so few accidents.

Sorry all.... a serious blog terdee and a Bingo bitta education... and rant at the stress of life!!!!!

GOURANGA to you..... even if you are demented motorist like me!!!!!

PS ARF - 'eadlong by Queen..... it's RAW WROCK - am tellin' yer....... politely!!!!!!!!

Hello and good evening, I'm the new boy, where do I hang my satchel?
Remember last year there was a bit of an earthquake somewhere in Englandshire? I was travelling south from the Hielan' Hame and remember either the Togmeister or Ken the Bruce played "Whole Lotta Shakin" by Jerry Lee Lewis in honour of said rumpus. It was REALLY rockin' so couldbe either a nice opener for ARF or a new D-Spot?? Imagine all those drivers playing the steering wheel piano!
That's enough for a first attempt, will come back another day to comment on the 2 versions of Johnny Sport - the grown up on the Big Show or the 12-year-old when Chris gets his hands on him!
Cheery! Rab.

Bingo what a touching post.

I myself love animals and horses are so intelligent.

I crossed a field one day with my dog and suddenly found myself surrounded by cows. Now Cows at times can be quite nasty so we stood very still. Shortly a group of horses from the local farm came along and moved them on. They then came up to us for a stroke then galloped off, they understood we were afraid of the cows. Fantastic creatures.

The thing about animals is that they are always loyal, never let you down or play games with your mind. Unlike Humans.


Debbie, So strange I was going to say that Tommy's hair do looked liked a seeded lawn that had grown in some parts!.

James amazed you have not heard that Radiohead track before.
As for ARF well ABBA Happy New year is more of a love song I suppose.

I myself don't do love songs anymore so how about
David Bowie Space Oddity.

As there is a canine theme to the show this week, how about Black Dog by the mighty Zep as the first song on the show this Friday.

flipflop50

CLP = Christophe Lambie Pie

Why?

Who knows?

Who cares?

Bingo - you are just!! - words fail me ( but 99.9% of the time what you say is so true) - and after a v -v enjoyable night I am sitting here crying my eyes out.

As I've said before - you really are a star!! and just betwwen us ( cos no-one is noticing - 5 days and counting)!!!

Beesmum xx

Eh Up Chris

Not had the chance to listen to you so much recently, but always good to hear the best two hours on radio every week All Request Friday.

How about Things Can Only Get Better, think that about says it all at the moment doesn't it?

Cheers mate

Ian from Chesterfield

Oh and yes CLP if you don't agree with the Diva and me - on the old boots song -

Bingo's - Abba - Happy New Year for ARF - not played enough in my IMHO!

Beesmum xxx

Bingo your post was so sad brought tears to my eyes.

I too have done that advanced test before. It's a really good idea and I totally recommend it.

Your story brought back to me something that I don't, well try not to, think about often.

Three years ago two children ran out in front of my car, from inbetween parked cars. I hit them both, I could not possibly avoid them. Literally straight in front of me. I had my sister and my 2 year old little boy in the car at the time.

They boy must have been about 8 the girl maybe 6. The girl sat on the pavement with a bloody nose, the boy curled up, not moving.

I remember my sister phoning 999, people from gardens calling on their phones, my mum and dad turned up, and I sat on the kerb cuddling the girl with some tissues and watching people put a blanket on the boy.

I remember a cup of water, a blanket (for me) and people talking at me. Fire engine, a few police cars and an ambulance, paramedic car.

A neighbour came and told me and the police that he had chased them out of his garden, they ran straight out into the road, he was behind them.

A policeman told me, while a paramedic strapped an oxygen mask on me (?) that it was a credit to my driving that the children were actually ok and not seriously hurt. God I needed to hear that. I was not speeding, it could have been awful. Believe those adverts, it really, really makes a difference.

The little girl was fine, the boy bruised and in shock.

Feel strange telling this as I don't talk about it often. It just seemed kind of relevant.

Off to bed.

Goodnight.

Debbie x

Bingo,

A thoughtful and moving story, and though much more sad than mine, it did bring back this memory...

I live about half a mile from the A45, down a dirt track and surrounded by fields. In some of these fields there are cows. Big bumbling silly cows, and one day they escaped and decided to go for a walk along the A45. We could see from here the traffic was slowing, blue flashings going on, and with the binocs saw the cows, so we went on a walk up the lane. Being as prepared as ever I was in pjs, dressing gown, and just for this occassion, my leopard print wellies (natch) - so glam - and this look was topped off with my arm in a sling and swollen to the size of an award wining marrow after breaking my elbow the night before. I figured there wouldn't be anyone on the lane so to heck with it.

Anyway, on the bridge I had never seen so many people, all turned out to view the chaos on the dual carriage way. Cows all over the place, on the embankment, trotting down the road, trying to jump the central reservation, being closely followed by many a policeman, several farmers, and more than the odd motorist. There didn't seem to be a plan of action, and it looked as though each person had chosen a cow, and that was the one they were going after. Only thing was the cows outsmarted their every move. More often than not, they would take a sudden change of direction, making their 'guardian' slip and often fall. The cows seemed to have a particular interest in cars - especially the ones with pretty lights on the top and would go over to rub on them along with other more natural bodily functions.
After about 2 hours the humans had managed to formulate a plan, and walking in a chain, slowly gathering and surrounding the cows, and sort of scrummed them back to the field where they belonged, where they immediatley started grazing and acting like nothing out of the ordinary had ever happened.
It was great fun, for us on the bridge and I'm sure for the cows too.

A word of warning though, if ever you find yourself in that situation - keep your windows closed!


Oh, Chris - when your little bundle of joy turns up I think you should call him/her Good.

As in Good Evans!

Sorry...

MW, a!

Bingo, Debbie, MW, a - bless you all for sharing your stories - had me in tears you did! The roads really do scare me these days - just this afternoon, I was traveling through Inverness, doing under 30 on a dual carraigeway section when a black estate car overtook me (we in a 30mph section going over one of the bridges) then decided, whilst still level with me, he wanted in my lane. No signaling, he pulled over closer and closer to me. I tooted, he carried on, so, with my precious lasses in the car, I slammed on my brakes, giving thanks that there was no one behind me. The idiot was only traveling another mile to the industrial park.

Cold night here the night!!

morning all, hope you're well?

Christophe, brilliant story, hope it was all taken in the right spirit? There are a few out thtere who take themselves a tad too seriously!!!!

ARF - love Cheryl's idea of it being boot related but I did see Mirror in the Bathroom mentioned....what a song!

Debs and others, tough to share a story sometimes, but good on you for doing so x

have a great day y'all

bonnet de douche

KWx

Bingo,

What a moving story, you now have me sitting in my office in tears!!

There are so many bad drivers out there, and I totally agree with you about the re-sitting of tests, I also think all new drivers should be encouraged to do the IAM test, I did the motorcycle one and I gained a great deal from it.

XX Gail.

Bingo

OMG Im sat here with tears streaming down my face and just had to post and not lurk.

Human beings are the worst of all the creations....we only care about ourselves..or at least thats what 95% of us seem to do...I think the rare 5% of humans are here and I thank my lucky stars every day I found you!

Sara xx

Bingo. What a fantastic post.

It puts my incident on New Years' Eve in perspective, I wholeheartedly agree with every word you say, and just for once I have nothing to add. You've said it all.

Fair play to you, my friend.

Clodagh.xx

Morning!

Sobering stories from Bingo and Debbie - my uncle had a very similar experience with a child running into the road and luckily it was also just a few cuts and bruises - partly as he was driving up a steep hill at the time so not going fast, but he was very shaken up at the thought of what might have happened.

I agree about regular re-testing and at the risk of being ageist think in particular that older drivers whose reactions, hearing and eyesight are often not up to scratch should be re-tested even though it may result in reduced independence for them - surely that's far better than killing someone?

I cannot believe that the driving test isn't now in 2 stages - one for normal roads and one for motorways. Apologies to those living in the Highlands or west Cornwall, but most people have to drive on motorways at some point and I see worse driving there than on many other roads. Many people can't filter on properly, or change lanes suddenly and don't seem to realise that lorries etc can't just stop suddenly when they swerve right in front of them to go up a slip road they've nearly missed whilst hogging the middle lane at 65!

And re rubber-necking - how many crashes are caused right opposite an existing one just because people are staring and not looking where they're going? Grr..............

Well, that's my Friday rant done with - gosh I feel much better now!

Drive safely today everyone please and I'll catch you again later.

df

Morning

Bingo and Debbie - {{Hugs}} - not much else to add to your stories but all hail to you for sharing (and Clodagh on NYE, of course) xx

-2 here in Suffolk this morn. And still flippin' foggy. Grrrrr.

MW,a! - I'm partial to a bit of Quireboys too - saw them at Wembley years ago supporting Lord Alice of The Coop - I think Thunder were on the same line-up and resembled a bunch of maths teachers by comparison!

No lady boss nor man boss today - hurrah! Radio on in a mo once Ken's on air!

I was thinking of posting another thread on CLP Bloggers on FB for another London meet - mid March time if anyone's up for it? It will have been six months since the September gathering and it would be lovely to see you all again, and hopefully get some additions to the clan at the same time!

Right, onwards and everso slightly upwards.

Chezza La Diva x x x

Bingo...I can't read your story...I did try, but then I saw all the bangs...I was at Hickstead showjumping when I was about 7 years old, and watched a horse being shot there, and that's stayed with me...I hate other people sometimes...

Anyhoo, Christophe...there's not many bods who'd pull a cop car in the fear that they'd get done...just for the policeman to get his own back! (No disrespect gingembre...my lovely dear departed father was a copper in his time...and the Badger recently got done for 'new tyres' as they couldn't get him for anything else...another £120 we couldn't afford just to send the blimmin receipt in to the station)

So, ARF, for m'self, being one of the people who IS about...

The Beach Boys - I Get Around

lovely and summery
love
hazel
x

Ello Ter CLP And ALL Blog Freinds,

Bingo Star ere......

Woooo... a tell yer a didn't think me post would provoke so much emotion and commentations but a know it is a very sad story but totally true everything I wrote.

B's Mum - Sorry, didn't mean ter ruin your night out!!!!!

Debbie C - What a shocking story of yours. I started ter read it and thought oh my god I 'ope the boy waz ok... thankfully 'e waz!!!!!!!!
It's so lucky you were only going slowly.
The accident with the school girl I witnessed, the car was doing about 25mph in a 30 zone. If 'e 'ad been doing 40 odd.... then.... well it just is an example.
You think it will never 'appen to you. But it can and when you see an incident it brings it all 'ome!!!!!
But in your case Deb you really were involved.
In my opinion it's safer to do 150mph in a 180mph+ supercar, that's well maintain with correct tyre pressures on a quiet motorway than 15mph in a 30 zone past a emptying school!!!!!!!!

'ighland Lass - Your experience in Inverness, I experience similar all the time. Some people just lose it completely behind the wheel. Like you say they often are only going a short distance or gain nothing.
Example... is you race down a 30 mph side street at 40mph... you'll only gain 10/ 20 seconds than if you do 20 and you might just save a childs life as in Debs case!!!!!
I think the police should get alot stricter with bad drivers.
There will always be deaths on the roads as it is a 'azardous enviroment, the nature of it. But 3,000 deaths a year is far too much.
I'm fed up of the sadness of seeing flowers at the side of roads where someone 'as died.... It's about time the right to drive was tightened up.... there's just too many idiots driving who shouldn't be allowed ter drive!!!!!

Soz am off again.... don't get me started on the roads!!!!!
I love driving.... just love it.... but all the morons out there ruin the experience!!!!!

DoztMac And Debbie C - Brill you've done the advanced test too!!!!!
It really reduces your chance of being in an accident!!!
Are you both members of the IAM too then?

'opesternal - I think most people are nice. It's in just society, alot seem ter put up a front to protect themselves... sad really that in this country alot do this.
Yer should just be your real self that you are at 'ome.
I still 'old doors open for people or call people on on the roads... and even if a don't get a thank you... i'll still do it.... in the words of wrocas Kiss "they'll never change me".
Anyway a don't 'old it against people who don't thank you when your courteous... they might just be aving very serious troubles in life.... maybe just been pulled over by CLP for aving their blues 'n twos flashing... or indeed maybe lost their ukrainian beauty - know what am sayin'!!!!!
Yer never know what's going on in other's lives!!!!!
The other thing too... driving seems ter change alot of people when they get behind a wheel... it's seems ter bring out the worst in alot of people's personalities - know what am sayin'!!!!!!

Prof Plum - I agree 'orses very intelligent... ave goto so many stories a could write. Been there with the cows sorrounding me in a field - scary!!!!
Plus I agree - 'umans can be so nasty to each other!!!

Mariella W - Glad the cows were ok.
Sadly ave got another story a could tell about when I waz on an 100mph express train and we struck a cow.

Ter everyone else.... sorry if ave noot mentioned yer name but.... thanks for your nice words!!!!!!

It's all 'appening all.... all 'appening!!!!!!

GOURANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning all -

ARF :

Born to Run - The Boss

DtM x

Clodagh, 'azel Love, Derby Fi, Chezza The Diva.... all very interesting commentations!!!!!!

Sorry ter 'ear about your sad stories Clodagh and 'azel Love!!!!!!

Chow!

Hi Dan - can I second your ARF nomination?!

There's never enough of the Boss on R2 IMHO, unless Johnnie W's doing a daily slot, although I'm not yet won over by the new song.

Please CLP - if you don't do a specifically boots-related one. (Thought - can you run in DM boots??)

df

Queen - Dont Stop Me Now

Can that be the new Delilah?

tom

CLP played DSMN as my ARF in June last year - I was hurtling up the A14 at the time en route to the Moto GP at Donington and almost ended up in the central reservation out of shock!

At the time, CLP said that it would become the new Q Spot in place of the D Spot (and this, I think, before the birth of the O Spot). Alas, the Q Apot has never materialise.

So, I say YAY!!!! DSMN for the Q Spot Every Week.

Failing that ...... a G Spot????

;-)

Chezzza x x x

Hiya

have been lurking this morning -

very sad story Bingo and others - reminds us all to be careful on the roads and to take your time -

in the words of the togmiester himself - slow and steady wins the race

going out tonight - a well done to me to surviving a rubbish week at work - just waiting for the priverbial to hit the fan to stop me leaving on time

Hope all have a good weekend

super bp x

Cheryl - that might be hard to find................... suitable material for! LOL

df

fi - the chaps would have terrible trouble lfinding it at all. material or otherwise!

Silence falls - come on guys, defend your honour! :D

df

LOL!!!!! Nice one Fi !!

Tumbleweed blows slowly past the blog.......................

df

LOL!!

Ken now playing DSMN - think he reads the blog??

Wish I was havin' a good time, havin' a good time ......

playing your song Ctd, does he know boss-lady is out?

Tiggs

Think I wanna make a supersonic man outta someone!

oh dear Cheryl!

little story for you

I drove mr bp's car to work this morning as it needs its MOT and the MOT place is round the corner from my work. As i got in the radio came alive and I realised it is tuned to local radio - so I gave it a listen.

Only when it started name checking roads in my home town (about 50 miles away) that I realised it was tuned in to home radio and the signal was still strong - very bizzare!

I am still not a convert - give me ad free BBC radio every day of the week!

super bp x

super_baggy

I always do CDs in the morning on the way to work, and CLP on the drive home.

This week I've enjoyed the new albums by Take That and Will Young (crimbo pressies) , yesterday was Sgt Pepper and today a bit of Abbey Road.

Can't be done with local radio, commercial or otherwise.

Chezza xxxx

PS: Mr Diva has an Astravan, not that old, but it still has a tape player in it!!!!

Mr bp car has a tape player - but also a tape adapter so i can plug in the ipod - bypassing the need for CD's all together!

Morning all

Good idea Tomgriff - hows the work? you in to the swing yet?
Bingo - don't worry - nothing could have ruined last night!!
Diva/Bagpuss got one of those ipod adapter things for car - can't be faffed to use it - by the time I've stuck my phone in cradle - ipod in gizmo - tuned it in - hit all the buttons - first traffic report to come through wipes out the lot!!

Beesmum xxx

Oooooh - can one of you FB me the details of thr adapter thing - do you need sep speakers or does it play thru your car speakers?

My Micra won't play CDRs - only "real2 shop bought CDs so can't play any of my iPod playlists I burn to CD.

Now Beezer, what has got you all in tizzy? Thursday nights? Hot and bothered?

What are you like?!?!?!

;-)

x x x x x

Sorry to larf, but just listened to the intro of the JV show ..... a shopaholic crushed to death in their own home by goods???

What's that about????

Cheryl - Yes saw that in the paper this morning - a hoarder.
The ipod gizmo goes in ciggy lighter - you choose a channel on radio - hit button on ipod gizmo - tune radio in to that channel and off you go! Takes about two hours!!!

Bees xx

Diva I love Thursday nights!

Can I add to Debs.. Good lord, what an awful occurrence, hun. Again, it puts mine in its place. However. They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger so look how far you've come in the last couple years. All power to you and to everyone else here.

Now then. ARF.

I'd second the call for Kinky Boots; but since I'm sooooo excited about my impending trip to NYC after 2 years of aborted visits, that the rigor-mortis has set right in, mine can only be:

Downtown, Petula Clark.

Actually, on the theme of New York, I am reminded by a friend whom I shall be meeting up with whist over there, of one of my last visits with the GBF Damian; forgive me if I've told yous all this before although I don't think I have, but here goes.

It was over the New Year, and Damian and I had been invited to a party-well, I say Invited; pleaded with, more like.. given by an acquaintance of one of our friends. Said chap was an architect and a bit of a bore, to be honest, and he was well-known for dragging people round to his place just to impress them with his latest gadgets, etc. His appartment was up on the 9th. floor of a fantastic block in the Meatpacking District, v. trendy and gorgeous but not in the slightest bit comfortable. All wooden floors, glass tables and ponyskin. And his piece de resistance this time was the 20-grand's worth of state-of-the-art fish tank he had installed, housing, amongst other things, a large Puffer-Fish.

Anyway. The party happened to clash with a show that Damian and I had been bought tickets for; namely, The Puppetry of the.. hang on, might get zapped for this.. the Pe*is. Now, if any of yous have seen this spectacular sight, I have to say I wasn't looking forward to it at all, but having been, well, it was hilarious. Two rugger-bugger looking aussie blokes doing installations with their nether regions, marvellous. So. We arranged to make our own way to the party after the show, and stopped off for a couple of drinks in MacSorley's en route.

Arriving at the party,and rather well-oiled, we crashed into the appartment, laughing like a right pair of eejits, to be greeted by several bored witless other guests, listening to Chris the Boring Architect's lecture on Fish Husbandry and gagging for some entertainment. Well, as you can imagine, in no time flat the place was in uproar, with Damian demonstrating his new-found skill called the Hamburger, and inviting me to do the Windsurfer using his equipment, Naturally I told him if he came anywhere near me with his equipment I'd hit it with a baseball bat; but anyway, much hilarity ensued.

Chris, however, wasn't impressed and was keen to get the focus back on the fish-tank. Therefore he loudly removed the lid of the tank and announced that he was going down to the basement to get the food for the hitherto non-appearing Puffer-Fish so that it would make an appearance. In my defence for what ensued, there were some loud groans as he exited and discussions as to how we could all abseil down the building before he returned.

And this is where it all went a bit pear-shaped. Nobody had thus far seen said fish, as it was hiding behind a rock, so yours truly jumped up, finger poised, going, "coo-ee! Mister Fishy!" (you know how it is with the vodka goggles), and was immediately followed by Damian, who plunged his digit straight in to the tank.

Whereupon the puffer-fish shot out from behind its bunker and LATCHED on to Damian's finger. Shocked, Damian shouted "****!", swung his hand out, the fish came flying out and landed with a loud SPLAT on the floor. Quick as a flash, he grabbed it to try to throw it back into the tank (by the way, has anyone any idea how BIG puffer-fish are..) but the thing was wrigglin' and snappin' like a Great White and landed in the lap of the heavily-pregnant Katie, who screamed and jumped up...and the fish went straight out the open window.

Now this all sounds far-fetched, if it had been a fillum they'd have had to use special effects; but I swear it's true. So there we all were, screaming and hollering-and wondering what any unsuspecting passers-by 9 floors below would have been thinking- and Damian standing rigid like a very large and slightly stunned bush-baby.

Ergo we have none of us ever been invited back, and my attempt to placate Chris, who had warned us not to torment it as they Only Puff Up When They're Stressed, by adding my opinion that as it hadn't puffed up on Katie's knee and therefore it obviously wasn't a real one, didn't seem to help. So that was actually a bit of a result.

And I'm thinkin' that my friends, foolish enough to want to get together again for a night on the town, will not be suggestin' the aquarium.

Clodagh.xx

Cheryl , Impeccable choice for friday , either Abbey Road or the White Album.
DerbyFi and you Diva what you picking on us for.
Anyway I have read gynaecology for beginners LoL.

JTT

DIva

we have two seperate devices for the ipod to speakers depending on the car

1 - in the car with a tape deck its a tape that you put into the desck with a protruding wire that goes in to the whole where your speaks go in - it was bought to attached a personal CD player - approximate cost £5

2 - in my car the stereo which we put in has an in port so I just have a cable conneting the in port to the ipod - wire came free with my ipod docking stations speakers thing.

sorry not more technical - but thats how we do it.

super bp x

Thanks Beezer and Bagpuss - will have to investigate for white van man hubby of mine!

Jovial - glad to learn of your reading habits babe. When does the book convert to the practical lessons???? ;-)

Beezer - I love Thursday nites too! They lead to Friday .....

Clodagh - I'd love to meet Damian. I kinda have a GBF but he's my cousin, so not 100% the same - although we do dream of creating our own Russell Brand from DNA picked off his cardigan!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmph!

Jovial

Have just gone to "that" site beginning with A (the south americal river one!) and ordered Beatles For Sale, Revolver and Rubber Soul on CD - the black vinyl just simply won't fit in the slot in the car!

Norty Diva xxxx

diva - you can convert vinal to mp3 - but i have no idea how to do this - probably involves a turntable- some wires and some free software of the net

Happy New Year Chris and team,

AFR: Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Elton John and Kiki Dee

As it's My Mum's birthday tomorrow and that's are song.

Gingembre- Hope u've got the boot in pride of place, looks wicked.

xx

Hi JTT - not picking on you at all - just made an innocent observation (!) that was added to by my friend in Essex!

Keep reading, and pass the book on, that's all I can say!

LOL xx

df

Baggy - I know you can convert vinyl to MP3 but like you say ... teccy alert!!! Seems like a good time to convert all that black vinyl from Parlaphone and Apple to CD!

btw: Paul's vocals on Oh Darling - oh my god!!! spine tingling!

Cheryl, have you got the CD that George Martins son put together of selected digitally remastered songs.
Played it on my system 7.1 digital sound, absolutely blinding.
Totally tickles the eardrums if you get my drift. LoL

JT - is that the love album? I have that and think its fab

Well hello again bloggers! Happy New Year to you all!

Still trying to get over flu, cold, chesty Cough, ear infection & burst ear drum, and local pub exploding!!!!!

Haven't caught up with previous posts and think I'll just draw a line under them and pay attention from now on.

Quack x

Hi ya

First song request alert - PLEASE play 'lets go crazy' by Prince - the intro alone is enough to make you want to!!! xx

Hi Dook - sorry to hear your tale of woe. Are the burst eardrum and the exploding pub linked by any chance?

df

Yeah , thats the one SBP, great is,nt it.

JTT

Hi Derbyfi - no all unrelated - just bad luck. Ear drum 'ploded on 1st Pub on 7th!

Eh? Pardon? Speak up a bit - your mumbling!!!

Quack

...have also considered (for ARF) 'In These Shoes' by Kirsty Maccoll...

I have run in Doctor M@rtens boots. Away mainly.

So I suppose the answer to fi's question would be yes.

Then turtley a propos of b all, I am getting my hair cut at lunch time and going back to the bleach this evening. The red is now orange and I'm fed up with it frankly.

the sun is out the sky is blue
love
hazel
x

ps Gingembre - have they arrived yet? Do they fit? Can you wear them with your uniform?

Bingo x

pps I did have a lovely TWINK night last eve...all by myself...with BBC1 (Life of Riley (may grown on me), Green Green Grass (total nonsense and I do like Marlene) and Hustle (what a welcome return and I'm delighted they've got rid of fake lipped woman)) on in the background I tweezed my eyebrows and did my nails all accompanied by three small glasses of the Tequila Rose that the Badger gave me for Christmas...lovely!

In these Shoes - I doubt you'd survive -
Love that one Hazel love.

Bees xxx

Hello.

Can I ask what a TWINK night is? Sounds good.

I feel and look crap however today, argueing into the wee hours of the morning not recommended. I'm a tad puffy today.

Teen noticed and I just got a nice hug. Glad of his company today.

Debbie x

Yep- great song that one H and BsM. Gone before her time and much missed.

Sorry to hear things aren't too good for you Debbie at present either - didn't we demand good starts to the new year for all bloggers?

TWINK arose from a variation on something I'd written (or maybe I spelled it wrong!) meaning to say TWNC for Thursday NWC - but it's a sort of girly/gay/both pampering, rubbish TV and gossip type night.

I meant to have one but somehow failed to.

Definitely FNWC today though!

df

Doh!! Meant TNWC - did it again - see how TWINK arose from that!

df

Hi Derbyfi

I fancy a TWINK tonight then. Nails, creams etc. I reckon I deserve it. But that's just my opinion of course.

You know facebook can be a bit of a nightmare. Can cause stupid, stupid rows and misunderstandings. Or maybe that's just here!

Debbie x

Am still not on FB - keep being swayed towards and then against but basic idleness then took over!

My nails are awful and need some attention so I may do the same.

df

Never stick anything on facebook you couldn't tell the world - thats my advice!

I know what you mean SB but it's sometimes more complicated than that.

My nails have never been so bad derbyfi, definately going to pay myself some attention tonight, may even throw on a facepack.

We have sunshine! Oh I am so pleased, it helps doesn't it.

x x x

I must fess up, I'm glad mr diva isn't an IT bunny - he hardly ever uses the pooter and doesn't get the blog / FaceBook at all. A good friend of mine recently changed bits of her profile, which coincided with her fella getting himself on FB.

Here and FB gives me a place to play and chat to you wonderful lot, old school friends etc but i am glad mr diva's not online too.

Chezza xx

I miss Mr bp not being on fb - it looks like I am engaged to Mr noone!

or the nowhere man

Funny you should say that SB! How spooky is that Cheryl.

I reckon it's ok to have 'other halves' on there but if anyone is insecure or over-sensitive it can cause problems that way.

or possessive Deb. i think that's why friend changed her profile pic. Wrong, IMO.

I think that being possessive is part of being insecure to be honest.

the fact that i am marrying the kindess/ sweetest most understanding man in the world helps too

:-)

hmmm. too true Deb.

i used to be really insecure and possessive when i was in my late teens / early twenties. i cringe at some of the things i put my ex boyfriend through if i'm totally honest. thankfully the term "bunny boiler" was yet to be invented!

don't panic tho - all nice and happy and normal now - whatever normal is!

baggy - i'm already married to him!