Ah bless. Au revoir notre ami Crackpot Craig, whose trolleys, with the passage of time, shall remain at that altitude, but whose belly shall form a nice padded safety balcony around them.

Clodah.€€

Good morning All,

Morning MR Chris ,Your nice and early this morning .

Good Luck to Craig in his new ventures what ever they are going to be .

Hope you all have a good day,not too bad here at the moment .

Take care Bridge .xxx.

Morning Chris,

First time blogger, just wanted to say thanks for Drivetime which has put things into perspective on many a drive home after a long hard day! Looking forward to the Breakfast show and Simon Mayo in the evenings.

Best wishes
xx

Morning All

Good Luck to Crackpot Craig, keep those jeans hanging!!

Nice couple of days in store for moi. Off work, pottering round with the boys.

One off to become the next Rafar Nadal today (i wish!!) T'other bowling with mates to celebrate impending teenagerhood

Might actually grab an hours me time!! Not sure I remember what to do with that!!!

Have a good one guys

Laters

Seza xXx

Morning all

Looks like it's going to be a nice day here today. Still busy, as I need to get a report out and I haven't started it yet :(

Good luck to Crackpot Craig for the future.

Will pop back later!

JG x

Chris,

Oh to be that young again...and know what I know now. What a time I would have!
Lovely and sunny in The Black Country today, autumn leaves shining in the morning sun.

Nic

Hi Chris,

What a fabulous wee tribute to Craig. I'd love to see what my boss would write about me on my departure!!

Good luck for the future, Craig!

Seza: when I get a bit of "me" time, I can never decide what to do with it! Hope you enjoy your couple of days at home.

Everyone else: happy Thirsty Thursday!

C xx

P.S. Welcome, hydehy!

Morning

Best of luck to Crackpot Craig, I often wonder how those young men manage to keep their pants up, and I would almost definitely win any competition to put on the most amount of weight in a week, and that would be without even trying! lol

Are we ARF-ing, if so I'll be back with that one.

Sunny and golden here today, simply gawjus!

Pen xx

How's the cold, Deev? Yous are conspicuous by your absence, sweetheart.

Hope all is well, off to Liverpool, see yous later.

Clodagh.xx

BTW Beez, did you know Michael Bublé is in concert next year, I believe tickets are on sale NOW!

Pen xx

Oh and PS.

Have finally clicked why I'm so uncomfortable with the Twit thingy.

It's the Txt spk. Can't be DOIN' with it. In fact if anybody texts me to say C U l8tr, I don't reply. And if I get Gr8 2 C U, yous can guarantee it will be the last time you DO. Which may be a blessin'...

And yes, I know that's a bit rich comin' from one who mangles the Queen's English the way I do, but, I don't know, it just seems lazy to me and it winds me up. Maybe I need to have a word with meself but for now, I just HATE it, and my inclination to reply or join in is right down the pan.

SEE you LATER mes amis.

Clodagh.xx

Au revoir Crackpot Craig!!!!

Good luck with all your plans - raise your glasses from the bloggers this evening

Morning

Clodagh - bless you hon. Another sleepless night for me - I think I've had about 10 hours sleep over the last 3 nights and am absolutely shattered and fed up with sounding like a mating walrus. So, tonight after work I go to see the Doctor!

Drugs will hopefully sort me aht. And if they don't sort me aht, then the cost of the presciption will bankrupt me.

It's really foggy here today up dahm Essex so driving in was fun, to say the least.

I admire Crackpot Craig being able to wear low-slung jeans without falling down. How does that work? Being a lady of a certain age, complete with curves, I never have a problem with things falling down, strangeley enough.

Will dip in and out as per norm.

Good old norm.

Deevs
xxx

Cheryl - Hope you feel better soon.
Clodagh - I totally agree on the text speak thingy. Infuriates me. My son, who is 7, wrote down WALT BE NICE and when I asked him what it meant and who was Walt he said "We are learning to"! Good grief! - and this was taught him by one of his teachers. Good grief!! Rant over now and back to my multi page spreadsheet...

Nic

Morning All.....

AAwwww Chris, that's just a lovely tribute to make to Crackpot Craig.....Good luck in all he does..

Running on empty today....the boy decided that he didn't want to sleep last night, which meant neither did I - his father however.....snoring loudly through the whole 4 hours....GGGGRRRRRRR! Finally got to sleep about 4am.

We will be having words this evening......

Clodagh/Beez - the baby on board stickers, now I usually have a baby on board but I hate them. The idea behind them - to let emergency servw that there is a wee one inside in the event of an accident - is a good one.....if they are ONLY displayed when said child is in car and aren't these stupid 'little monster/princess/etc on board'

Sorry - never get me going on a pet hate on 3 hours sleep....

I'm going now!!!!

ebx

Young Craig of the visible undercarraige-coverer-over . . .

Goodbye, fairwell, auf viedersen, ad 'ieu, and you and you . . .

(Spelling not tip-top on a wed Thursday Belfast morning..)

I drove 10 hours yesterday, to see a customer in Galway - the most ever in one day - bacon butty at 9PM with 2 glasses of vino, PJs on, Fender Park (by the fire) and snores at 11 . . the life and loves of an account manager . . .

My the road rise to meet you my young Crackpot and may your continuing efforts with research take you to the furtherest, far-flung reaches that this good world can give you . . .Good luck, be strong and remember - dance like there's no-one watching . .

DtM
x

That's shattered that illusion ... Dan The Man in PJs ?!?!?


Didn't a comedian do a whole diatribe about the Baby On Board stickers, ranting something about it makes him want to drive into the back of them even more....? It might have been Michael MacIntyre. Or it might not. Not sure. Brain addled.

Thanks Nic.

Ebb - shall we form a lack of sleepage club?

Cheryl

peeeeeeeees: iPod on shuffle, as always, but it seems to be giving me lots of Rocky Horror and Spinal Tap this morning .... how does it know I need to smile!?!??

quick hi and byw - not been able to fully catch up - but wanted to say

Well done to nic - and as Rips mentioned last night (thanks for remebering Rips - mwah!) I did indeed go for an interview - in July - still there until at least xmas - not C word beezles - and rumour has it next year too!!

right - offski - pesky work getting in the way grrrr

debs
x

I didnt say if it was just PJ bottoms . . only, or perhaps, even, peut-etre, a Pyjama top . .and au naturel.... in the privacy of a fire-warmed living-room ( Glass of Vino, Tom Jones on the CD, sparkling converstaion . . .)

* thud *

x

Mawning all!

Clodagh, I'm so with u on the txt spk!! Hate it. I don't reply if people do that. Maybe why my nickname is Nobby No-Mates ha ha!!

Good luck for the future to Craig - one day you'll be wearing your trews a la Simon Cowell, so enjoy being low-slung while you can, young man!!

Hope everyone is as well as can be expected - here's a big comfy sofa and massive quilt for those who need more sleep - please feel free to avail yourselves of it!!

T xxx

Morning All. Sun ? what sun? None here yet.

Good luck to Crackpot Craig with whatever you are off to do and pull your flippin trousers up !! Doesn't look nice.
Pen - I'll join you in the most weight in a week - just smelling it and I put 2 lbs on!! Make the most Craig - the older you get and all that...........
That is exactly why it takes me ages to text anyone - just refuse point blank to use M8 and the like grrrrrrr One of his teachers told your youngster Nic? Next parents evening smack them round the face with a wet kipper !! Oh sorry not allowed is it?!!

Ebb - have a snooze when boy does today - may catch up on your sleep that way.

Thanks Pen - will have a look and see when Bublé near me. Totally forgot I was supposed to be booking for Jack Jones next month - will have to check if any still available! Ooops !

Big hugs Deev - get yourself sorted soon xxx

Welcome newby Hydy :)

Right work calls - my disturbed telephone conversation last night was finally sorted this morning so I haven't struck a blow yet.

Beezer xx

Ooops - sorry - that was a long one !!

Beez xx

Beezer,

My son's mum (my ex wife) works at the same school that "teaches" him this stuff. I even get irate when people misplace the apostrophe or say pacifically when they mean specifically, so you can imagine what this did to me!

Nic

Gutted.

Absolutely 100% gutted.

Went to the website of my fave Norf London footie team, you know the ones ... knocked Loverpool outta the cup last night .... tickets on sale for Arsenal / Chelsea at the end of November .... Wooo Hoooo!

Click here .... and wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. 25 minutes later it's my turn in the queue. All sold out.

Bums bottoms knackers and all that jazz.

Although there were tickets for the away leg sy Olympiakos in the Champions League .... how much is a flight to Athens these days, and will I make it after work in time for KO?

Still gutted, still sounding like an 0898 number

Deevs
x

Nic - all the more reason to take the wet kipper I think !! Extra bits in words gets to me - like arth(er)ritis grrrrr.

Oh dear Deev - not going your way today. Each some chocolate.

Beez xx

Hi everyone:

Re: texting - I am the world's worst. Of course, my complete aversion to all things technical doesn't help. It takes me 10 mins to type any message into my phone, and then invariably I can't find the number I need, and then I end up deleting the message by mistake. Frustrating does not begin to describe it!

Clodagh: from the previous blog re: the bollard outside Bewley's. My sister and I went to Dublin with our gorgeous brother six months before he died from cancer (three years ago). We had had a brilliant day together and were making our way back to the hotel, and we stopped outside Bewley's as he needed a wee rest. He leaned on that bollard and as I watched him, I thought, I will never forget this. So, when you mentioned it last night, it brought back such lovely memories for me. Sorry about your car, though - and don't you feel bad about giving the bollard a kicking!

C xx

Beez - you ain't kidding! Still sulking. Altho it would have been Mr Deev sulkinghad I got the tickets ..... hey ho. At least there's CloudPlusHD at Deev Towers now.

I think the texting must be an age thing. I can't be done with the l8er m8 culture. It's wrong!

However, when I was in 6th Form (c.1985) we were asked by our English teacher to write an essay on what our ultimate competition prize would be. My best friend (to this day - she's wonderful!) turned and asked me how to spell the word 'competition'. I suggested she sound it out in her head and break it down, to which she came up with the now-legendary "com-par-tish-un".

I guess that's what you get for spelling using symantics with a deep Essex accent!

And yes, I still rmeind her of that faux pas on a regular basis!

Deevs
x x x

ARF

Please Stay - Kylie

Thank you

Pen xx

Ooh forgot about ARF ....



Teenage Kicks - The Undertones


because I'm feeling cruddy and it ALWAYS cheers me up.

Deevs
x x x

my boss just gave me some lovely flowers. all pink and spikey (dahlias?)

s'nice innit!?!

Deevs
x

Afternoon ,

Deev, sorry you are no betterer today , hope the doc sorts you out.

If its one thing that drives me nuts, its poor spelling .

Being a bit of a young dinosaur, i do something terribly old fashioned and rare. I actually write on paper with a pen, and send it off in the post .........for it never to be seen again .


MC x

thanks MC. could certainly do with a good sorting out ....

x

Deev,

Feed a cold, it's the only way .

I am looking at three pears and three satsumas, all balanced on the edge of my desk, and wishing they would all turn into something a bit more exciting .

MC xx

I have a banana and an applee covered in chocolate (like a toffee apple, but a choccy apple).

We could make rood fruit sculptures!

x

Afternoon Each,

Hope you are all having a good day. The sun has finally broken through the fog here in Kent - and again I didn't need those four layers!!

Good luck to Crackpot Craig in whatever he does and can I just say to him "Oi Mate pull your kecks up!"

In the office alone this afternoon and tomorrow, so looking forward to some blogging company. Off out to the Isle of Grain tonight, which is even more the back of beyond than Sheerness (look it up on a map). Got to hand out some certificates to some peeps out there and there's a free sausage roll in it for me!

Heard this morning that a lovely old lady I knew, who we all called Auntie Bertha, passed away last night. She had just turned 96 on Monday. She truely was a wonderful, wonderful woman. Our loss is heaven's gain.

Slaters
AliB
xxx

P.S. Deevs, sorry to hear that you are still feeling poorly xx

P.P.S. Ebb, hope you've managed to catch up on a bit of sleep xx

I think the texting issue is definitely an age thing. I send mine with capital letters, apostrophes and full stops. The worst thing is when they don't even use spaces between the words and it takes an age to work out what it says.

ARF - Up the Junction - Squeeze

Afternoon each!

Happy leaving do Crackpot Craig... and well done on being an integral part of a fab show!Good luck for the future..

As for what my boss may say about me.. well, prob not for lunchtime reading to be fair!

Everyone seems chipper (part from poor Deevs with her cold..get better in less than 8 sleeps hon!)... great news re job Nic, and yes..Debs is your long term inspiration!

Had a day off yesterday and spent it with my nephew cycling round the lake near my mums... nothing like a day with a 4 year old to make you see the world in a new way again..and kn**ker you out to boot..fab!

And just going back to the car thing on yest blog..my first brand new car was one of the Bavarian ones..tip for the day..they really need to make the reverse sensors louder..i was wondering what that `beeeeppppp` noise was as i reversed out my drive and slap bang into the car parked opposite... in a 3 week old car - doh!

Right..off to supermarket to see if they have any rood fruit in, fruit covered in choclit or failing that...just choclit..i`m not fussy!

loving your work!

mSc x

Sorry to hear about Auntie Bertha Ali..x

as 4 th txt thng i dnt gt it ths mssng vwls nd bts....aaarrrrgggghhhh!

As someone who can send over 1000 texts a month i also pride myself on punctuation and spelling, although i know you wouldn`t always believe it with some of my posts on here!

The GM mum is in her 60`s (which is NOT very old for reference :) ) and insists on text talk typing..takes me half and hour to decipher before i reply...ITS JUST WRONG!

mSc x

Wotcher Christophe, please send all my best to go with Craig...it's all in the preparation y'know...I hope they have a good do tonight. HAve to say however, that I'm right up there with Alib...PULL YER TRAZIS UP!!!

The Badger and I are visiting friends this eve for dinner. Haven't seen them for AGes...and they're moving hars next week...so probably won't see them for ages aGAin...

Re texting. It took me almost a week (once upon a time) to work out what 'eighteen r' meant.

I am still poorly. Aching and tired. Like having proper flu without the flu. I had very nearly an armful of blood taken for tests yesterday, and they dint even give me a cuppa tea and a biscuit. Coo.

Anyhoo, Manchester, they may yet turn into a beautiful carriage and horses...if you wish hard enough Sinderella!

love to all
c u eighteen r
love
hazel
x

eight sleeps HOORAH!!!

Texting - my mother sends me blank texts, which tells me there is one coming, usually prefixed by the phrase "Did you receive the text I sent you at..." and I get texts from my father, all in block capitals with the word END at the end, so I know it's the end!
I would be happy for 2 months work, let alone 2 years!

Nic

I must admit, if I get a text from my Mum that isn't blank or nonsense, I know someone has done it for her!

The record was once 10 blank ones followed by one that said "Yes" all in the space of an hour!

JG x

Greetings Ter CLP & ALL Of The Blog......

Bingo Star ere....

CLP - WHATTA COINCIDENCE...... The Crackpot Craig leaving.... after me showbizz mission yesterdee!!!!!
Ter all reading this except CLP & some of 'is team yer will be wondering what the 'eck am on about!!!!
A must admit am finding this blog very difficult ter wreet terdee, az a don't know where ter start, in fact this iz me problem... a don't know where ter start aka 'ow ter get inter showbizz.... even though a 200% know ave goot something!!! Although noot 100% sure exactly what!!!!
I'm also finding this blog difficult ter wreet az a don't wanter come across az a delusional... NUTTER or an ego maniac... az it's noot meant ter be like that at all!!!!

Basically, yesterdee a decided ter go on a bit of a crayzee job 'unting mission ter R2 aych Q!!!!
But iz it actually that crayzee??@?
Me motto iz 'if yer don't try yer don't get!!!! Plus CLP & Wrightie did the same!!!!
A now, sorry know, ave goot some kind of creative/ mini showbizz ball rolling, which accidentally started firstly through me phoning Sally B's travel 'otline about 5 years ago and then wreeting on CLP's blog for the past 4 years!!!!
The thing iz ave never done things by 'alves!!! Most just phone Sally B's travel line and that's it, but noot me!!!
In fact a remember the very first time a rang Sally's 'otline!!!
A waz on the M8 in central Glasgow.... 'id thought of the amusing name of 'Bingo Star' for a while and decided since a waz stuck in a jam ter do the deed and phone Sal!!!
'alf an 'our later she read it out and gave me a name check!!
Soon az she said Bingo Star.... Wrightie interrupted 'er bulletin, laughed and commented on the name 'Bingo Star'!!!
E really loved me name i'd made up!!!! This goot me thinking..... A waz surprised 'ow i'd impressed Wrighite just with me 'umorous code name!!!!
And from there things 'ave just slowly progressed!!!!
Ave been thinking for a long while 'ow do a keep this ball that ave goot rolling.... errrr rolling even though at the moment it's about the size of a garden pea and sort of turn it inter something much larger.... Almost likening it ter a snowball that with each turn gets larger - know what am sayin'!!!! (noot talkin' snowball drinks ere!!!) (plus global warming won't 'elp me situation either!!! Soz VERY poor joke!!!)
The BIG problem ere iz yer can't go down ter yer local job centre and ask 'ow do a getta job working with CLP!!!!
So ave been thinking 'ow best do a putta few feelers out ter see 'ow yer get involved in working for the beeb/ a steeping stone inter the world of the media and ultimately showbizz, ter keep learing & keep me showbizz pea/ snowball turning!!!
Now a know all about open-mic stuff etc, etc but am noot sure if ave goot what it takes ter be a performer, maybe more behind the scenes and if am 'onest am very shy, although a can feel something bubbling under the surface.... although a don't know exactly what!!!
Mind you they do say the most introverted 'ave a most extroverted side too... That iz definitely true!!!!
Maybe a could be a performer????
Put it this way, if a 'ad me own radio show i'd want it ter be more crayzee than one of me 'ero's and influences... Kenny Everitt!!! All in the name of entertainment!!
"ALLLLLLL DONE IN THE BEEEEEEEST POSSIBLE... TAYYYSTE!!!@!!@!!!!" (A am flinging and crossing me legs in the air whilst wreeting this!!!!)
One idea ave goot for example.... 'as any DJ ever 'ad the local council come along while yer live on air ter mow yer carpet in yer studio??.. The Bingo Star Shoe, sorry Show would ave this (PS Bu***r 'ealth & safety... mind you maybe a VERY loud recording of a lawn mower & noot a real one in the studio would do the job!!!)
A could just imagine arriving for work with a lawn mower and security asking "Bingo, why ave you brought a lawn mower to work???"
My reply "Terdee i'll be mowing me studio carpet 'alf way through me show!!!"
Another idea, 'as anyone ever 'ad a truck with a reversing beeper going reversing through yer studio wreet when yer in the middle of trying ter do a radio show????'

Any way where waz a????????
Errrrr one thing a know for sure i'm very, very creative, a love wreeting be it jokes, 'umour or music... the only thing 'ow do yer get involved with the best ter ave any chance at becoming the best yersen???????
Ave tried 'aving guitar lessons, producing music etc with people, ok they are way more experienced than me and better ter a large degree, but a find they are so negative and sort of end up denting yer confidence/ putting yer down & stopping yer get forward!!!!!
Probably why they ave noot goot anywhere BIG with their careers!!!
But the one thing ave always noticed... am so more creative than any of these dudes... somehow a need ter find me steeping stone, me niche, discover what ave goot and push it further!!!!
So many now top people 'ad ter overcome the negative people... Az a quick example: JK Rowling, she went arooound so many publishers who all thought 'er 'arry Potter boooks we a no go and.... perhaps... potty!!!!!
It only toook the uncorrupted mind of the child of one of the publishers bosses ter say 'dad this book iz brilliant' ter make 'im realise this boook 'as potential and sign up The Rowling and get 'er ball.... errrr rolling!!!!
I've 'eard similar stories with so many top singers, etc!!!!
So me being me, I decided cut out all the negative middle dudes and 'ead for the best in the business aka CLP, 'is team & all at R2!!!!
After all a feel more like a belong around showbizz people, kind of on a similar wavelength.. A remember a found that out when a waz 14/ 15 and met Norris McWhirter, Jonny Ball, Dennis Law and the directors of BR... when a goot inter The Guiness Book Of Records.... A found it very easy ter talk ter these dudes!!!!
Then after reading in CLP's boook that 'e did similar by stalking Timmy Mallett, a thought WHATTA COINCIDENCE and why noot give it a go!!!!!! Although noot the stalking bit!!! Just friendly visitng a like ter call it!!!!

So yesterdee a turned up at R2!!!!
A met CLP's producer, aka 'elen from 'ull, for the first time and whatta very nice person!!!!
She toook me up ter see CLP wreet next ter the 'eart of the control centre of R2 aka the studios.... my goodneesss a can feel the energy up there.... the creative force of the airwaves!!!!!
Any way 'ad a nice conversation with CLP, 'e waz 'elpful although am noot sure if 'e just thinks am a delusional nut case with no actual proven talent!!!! But still 'e did take the time ter see me which waz very nice of 'im!!!!
But again yer gotta be positive and try these things!!!! Maybe CLP doesn't think am anutter.... maybe a frighten CLP with me charisma of life... JOKING!!!!!
On a BIG positive ave been advised ter wreet directly ter 'elen, (ayches definitely included).... soz Helen, and take it from there... maybe the chance of a work experience/ volunteer position.... so i'll give it a go and who knows could be the start of the start.... of the start of showbizz - know what am sayin'!!!!!
Am sure a could learn a lot from working at the beeb and show ave goot a lot ter offer the shows!!!!!
Am very reliable, intelligent, a 'ard worker, willing ter learn and listen but also ave lots of great ideas and could sort of find me niche whilst working within the walls of the mighty BBC!!!!!!!!
Plus if Crackpot Craig iz leaving the team, then just maybe 'is position will be filled by a junior member of CLP's team....and then maybe a work experience position might become..... errr available ter fill the junior postition - know the points of this most important situation am trying ter 'it ere!!!!
A 'ope & am sure Craig will be going on ter further 'is career more ter be leaving - GOOD LUCK to 'im!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also yesterdee a managed ter aver a good ten minute conversation with Wrightie. Also a very nice bloke (everyone in the Beeb so friendly... defo a place i'd fit in!!!)
Any way, Wrightie said some very nice things and words of encouragement!!!!
E told me it's all very well if 'e waz ter ignore me sitting there in reception but who knows a could be one of the big guys in five or ten years working along side 'im!!!!
E said 'e's seen it 'appen before and 'e 'imself 'ad ter do what am doing ter get noticed!!!!
A also asked Wrightie if 'e 'ad any jobs going but noot at present..... although 'e did advise me keep trying and that's the way ter eventually get in!!!!
So a will all!!!!!
Definitely gonna get me letter of ter 'elen..... ASAP!!!!!@!!@!!@!!@!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@!

Chow!

#44 double #22 - 'opefully a good omen!!!!!!!!!!!

Afternoon everybody peeps,

Texting - a 16 year old taught my mother to text and now I can't understand any message she sends to me.

Hazel, it's bugging me ...'eighteen r'????

A nice man just came into the office with £20 for sponsorship money from last year that he forgot to pay .... good timing for Children In Need!

MB xx

Marky...l8r...m8...
l
h
x

MB..took me a few seconds to figure it until Hazel stuck it at the end...later..honestly, the youth of today!

Bingo.. honestly, if anyone deserves a break its you.. you really amaze me with your energy and `go for it` attitude.. one day it will all fall right for you and we`ll all be able to say...`you know, that Bingo, we knew him before he was famous`! (well i will be able to if you dont hit worldwide domination in the next 8 days before i meet you in Pool! ) Go for it..and fingers crossed as ever!

mSc x

Popped in to catch up on the blog and I've not got a headache !!

Very true Bings - don't try, dont get !

Been meaning to say - all being well, will be zapping over to Warwickshire tomorrow to visit Lyndy and wee Daniel. She asked me to say not had too much time to get on her computer these last few days but sends her love.

Beezer xx

Hazel what the heck is it or do I have to wait weeks to figure it out?!!

...Bees...l'eight'er...later...meight!

xx

JG - loving your mums 10 texts story!

not here, nope not me nvr

debs
X

Now not Not got a headache ! Time I was out of here!
doh !!

Beez xx

Definitely got to go for it with both hands Bingo. Although given the length of that blog entry, perhaps a novel would be a better place to start ;)

Bingo - well done and good luck - as Beez said, don't ask, don't get!!!

Although my mum always used to say, "There's no such word as can't" to which I used to reply yes there is ...????

Beez, please give Lyndyloo and Daniel big cuddles from me!

(((Hazel))) you seem to have been poorly for aaaaaaaaaages - wishing you very much better very very soon.

T xxx

Tins, I have, and I've missed you (all) SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Hope am on mend.

Gotta scoot now though...

l
h
x

Bingo you are as mad as a box of biscuits but good on yer for giving it a go, good luck and I hope you get whatever it is you want with whatever it is you have!
Texts - I find with predictive texts you can get alternatives which are related to the word you are actually after e.g. tart and vast, good and home, amy and cow, cow and boy, smirnoff and poisoned!

Nic

HAZEL, I'm sitting here repeating it over and over and I ain't got a blinking scooby, reveal, pleeeeaaaasee!

Pen xx

HL, It's great to see you back, missed you lots and lots xxxx

I'm really slow at texting but my excuse is that I have no feeling in the end of my right thumb! It makes doing buttons up, texting and turning pages of newspapers very hard!

AliB
xx

Oh Pen bless you...is IS `later` as in `l` `8` `r`..say them all together! Hope that helps!

And HL.. save some of that energy for Pool hun...think you may need it! But have a great night..

And Beez...we are all jealous i think! Have a lovely time and please pass on hugs and best wishes from us all to Lyndy and Daniel..x

mSc x

Just having a wee catch up!

Bingo: well done for having the guts to go along to R2 and get to meet TWO of your heroes! I would have been terrified.

Well, you have been told what to do: offer your services (I take it, without payment) and show what you can do. As CLP says, this is how he started - at the bottom - and look where he is now. If you have the talent (and I suspect you do!) it will shine through and who knows where you will be, say, five years from now?!

Go for it - if you get the chance, grab it with both hands, and when you are in charge of R2, don't forget your old blog pals!!

Cxx

AliB: I meant to say .... God bless Auntie Bertha xxx

just in to say .............HELLO!!!! and had a lovely weddin anni!!!!

see ya all later ok!!!

billie xxx

Bingo. Blimmin' bless yous, you nutter!!

And Hazel. Good to have you back, sweetheart, hope you're well on the mend.

Chrissie. I'm SO sorry if my tale of the aforementioned iron bollard hit a raw nerve, hopefully all it did was revive a sweet memory. And in future I shall pat said edifice as I pass. And take a cloth to it, there's still silver paint on it after its altercation with my passenger door.

Now don't get me goin' with the Old Trouts an' textin'. Renee wouldn't be able for it as she already thinks mobile phones are Voodoo, and I'm still reelin' from the time I nipped out to the GD's and left my phone behind on the sofa, only for said daughter to receive a right eggy call to tell me to come back quick, as it wouldn't stop ringin'. Somewhat p***ed off, I hared back, wonderin' who was tryin' to get a hold of me so urgently; it turned out that the first call was from the bezzy mate Linder, then the following 11 missed calls were from Renee herself. Tryin' to tell me me phone was ringin' off the hook.

That and the mad rage she gets herself in when the phone won't change the TV channels, the blood-pressure monitor hasn't got a diallin' tone, plus the mayhem of the entire Fire Services get alerted to put a new battery in the smoke alarm, no, I fear textin' is out of bounds for Renee.

Anyway am mightily relieved it's not just me who turns inta Nora Batty upon receipt of txt spk Gr8,CUL8tr ... grrrrrr me nose has gone all wrinkly and am dribblin' a bit just thinkin'...

Clodagrrrrrr xx

Clodagh: believe me, your story only brought back lovely memories - and gave me such a good laugh! Yes, please, next time you pass, give the bollard a wee pat in the name of JQ. xxx

Hilarious about Renee!

Hi Billie: we haven't "spoken" before - glad to hear you had a nice anniversary.

C xx

Errrrm, can I please please pretty please change my ARF ......

I would very muchly love to hear Mr Christopher Lambie Pies play


Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

for 'im.

Baby you're the best.

Deevs
x x x

well im on for a while .. just got loadsa new tracks put on my i-poddy !!!!

got a new American band called Fozzy put on!!!!! well newish!!!

Billie xxx

Fozzy are a rock band ... very good .. lead singer is also a wwe wrestler!!!!

if anys one wanna know!!

Hi Chrissie .. you ok and nice to "meet you" !!!

Billie xxx

Ah good, Chrissie, that's a relief. Will do.

Clodagh.xx

Clodagh, You are a diamond. You never fail to make me giggle with your posts. Thank you.

Billie, glad the anniversary went well. It was mine on the 18th Oct.

Thunder

Oh Thunder - that was my birthday! Hope you had a good day!

Right, am about to do battle with the traffic, and then apparently need to go out with him indoors to buy a bigger fish tank and a friend for Flintoff (the most spoilt goldfish in the world)!

Catch you all later

JG x

Good luck with the tank JG - had one in the office once with an angel fish in it - Alfonse . Bought him a friend and he beat him up. Mind you if you went up to the tank he used to head butt it !
Bonkers !!!

Beezer xx

Afternoon......

Deevs - I feel like like pants and I only have to contend with lack of sleep, but you got a cold on top, so I shouldn't really complain!!

Txt spk - uuugggghhh! I hate it! And I don't understand it, it may mean my texts are longer than most, but spelling and grammer are correct in most cases!!!

Hazel - sorry to hear you're still not 100%, I'm sure liverpool with cheer you up!

Ali - Sad news about Auntie Bertha

Beez - Give Lyndy and Daniel my love, I'd love a cuddle, but it would probably only make me broody!

I'm apparantley needed urgently by the boy......
ebx

Aw thanks Thunder, that's very sweet of you.

You too, Chrissie. Have been feeling down and dispirited lately, and you guys cheer me up with your kindness.

Clodagh.xx

Hi Billie: yep, I am ok - busy day at work (as always) but there's always time to blog!

Awww Clodagh: sorry to hear you have been down. Life batters us all at some point, but somehow we just keep going and things just get better, don't they? I can't tell you how many times I have come on here, feeling really bad, and then you - or someone else - says something that makes things look a lot brighter. xx

Beez: please give Lyndyloo and Daniel all our love from the blog!

C xx

Woo Hoo Christoph name checks from the blog, thank you!!

Pen xx

Hi,

Two fish in a tank.
One turns to the other and says - how do you drive this thing?

Right must carry on my journey from Aberdeen to home.
I did beep and wave as I came past Manchester - anyone see me?
Only 105 out of 500 miles left and with Chris for company........Woohoo!

Rips
x

Hiya

Anyone want some banananananan bread? Just come out the oven & smells gaaaaaawwwwjus!!

Seza xxx

Hurrah Tanks Lambie Pie, am cheered up already, me, the Deev an' Tins gettin' a name-check, ew...

Hahahaha xxx

Clodagh.xx

And yes indeed, Chrissie, that's what life's all about, n'est-ce pas.

Rips. That was dreadful. C'mere while I give yous a slap.

C.xx

€

I always miss the name checks!

It helps to listen, Thunder!! lol


Pen (sloping off to prep dinner) xx

Ello Ter CLP & ALL Bloggie Dudes.....

Bingo Star ere again.....

Congrates Ter Clodagh & Chezza for the CLP name check regarding Crackpot Craig leaving!!!!!!
On the 'ow yer keep yer pants at precisely the correct level without them falling down.....
It's elastic bands and super glue all!!!!!!!!
Well that's my secret any way.... bet it's The Crackpot dudes way too - know what am sayin'!!!!!!

PS Thanks ter all blog pals who given me words of encouragement about me crayzee mission yesterdee.... gotta give these things a go, gotta give it a go - know waht am sayin'!!!!!!!

PPS wondering why Craig iz leaving.... if a waz working on CLP's shoe, sorry show..... i'd borrow abitta me pants super glue ter keep me well and truely attached ter me job on the show!!!!!
Maybe that's 'ow the beeb works.... onwards and upwards ter better things!!!!
But 'ow can yer go better than R2 aych Q and INDEED.... CLP's shoe, sorry show!!!???@!!?@?!
A don't now, sorry know all!!!!!!

Either way.... like a said earlier.... GOOD LUCK Craig man with the new job.... and the pants staying in the correeect postition at yer new position!!!!!!!

Bye again!!!!!!!

Bye!

I nearly ended up in the ditch en route to Docs!! Cheers CLP!

So, no antibiotics - just steam, 4 times a day. He's given me a prescription and said if I'm not feeling any chipper over the weekend, then to cash it in and start taking the tablets. I WILL get rid of it before Loverpool, if it bleedin' kills me ....! Oh and temp slightly up, which is odd as I'm cold!

Meant to be going to an allotment cttee meeting tonight but Mr Deevs has let me off the hook - probably to stop my coughing interrupting proceedings!

Reet, gonna put da pasta in da pan now.

Deevs
x x x

The very best of luck to Craig, I'm sure the young whippersnapper has a
bright future ahead of him. :-)
Could we pretty please hear Richard Thompson's version of the Britney hit 'Oops, I Did it Again'? We'll love you forever if you do!
Thanks
Maxine and Graham Nelson in Lincolnshire - big fans of the show xx

ARF

Chris please can we have some MOTOWN Sugar Pie Honeybunch the FOUR TOPS

Love Loli x

I would like to suggest the first song for all request Friday for all Morrissey fans, and best wishes to the man himself;
You're the one for me fatty - our favourite Morrissey track

Me again.....

A 'ear CLP iz still talking about the low slung jeans thingy.... 'e's just said some in their forties are doing it.... nowt wrong with that!!!!

Am 36 & a do low slung beige chords.... all 'eld up with 'lastic bands & superglue!!!!!!
In fact might wear them ter the Liverpool blog meet!!!!!

Az for getting past 45.... yer switch from superglue & 'lastic bands ter proper braces adjusted.... ter lower the jeans/ chords ter the low 'eight but noot too low!!!!!!

Am off ter the gym!!!!!!

Chow!

How fantastic is Top Bish John Sentamu, hurrah!! I LOVE him, am RAGIN' jealous of CLP bein' invited to dinner, oh to be an ickle blue-a**d fly on the wall at THAT gathering!

And having checked 'im out on Twitter, can I just mention summat.

He doesn't do txt spk.....TOP MAN.

Clodagh.xx

Hi all,
glad you went to the doc's Deev ,get better for The Pool.

Clodagh ,I think Bishop Sentamu is lovely ,once wrote to him never expecting a reply but I did and it was actually written by him .have still got the letter in my memory box.

Ali ,so sorry to hear your sad news ,will say a prayer .

Arf for tomorrow please ,with loli on this one . Any Mowtown ..

Bridge . .xxx.

Maybe we could invite Bishop Sentemu to a Blog meet!

How much fun would it be to spend a while sitting and breaking bread with him.

Wonderful Man

Mind you, Rev. Phillip who just retired from our local church would give him a run for his money. I've been in church when he turned up dressed as a clown, Pudsey and, on Easter Sunday, he was standing outside the church, dressed completely as a Roman Centurion, moving people on. "Nothing to see here!!" A very special Man

Seza xXx

Just got a diced pumpkin in the oven roasting with peppers and things going to make soup .

just in time for Saturday .

Bridge .xxx.

HI Seza ,Your vicar sounds lovely ,makes you want to go to churc when they are like that eh!!!
Bridge .xxx.

Church .

Sounds good Bridge.

Very yummy.

Seza xxx

You're right Bridge.

Have to say haven't been as much since he left.

He made the children so welcome too

Seza xxx

Evening each

Good luck for the future Craig. And, yes, how do those jeans stay up?? Shows I'm getting old I suppose.

Hope everyone is ok. Looking forward to Liverpool. Where we meeting Mary?

xxxx

Howdee doody chaps and chapesses - just back from horse-pittal with Mr B. Will put on fb not here. Saw my consultant so you can guess what they are checking for!

Deevski - get better soon - temperature??? Probably hearing yours Clodaghs and Tins's mention! Citipated!!!!
Thunder - listen again - near the beginning of the show - quotes n all!!!

Bings - you are a star anyway chuck so no low slung stuff pleeeease.

CLP Me Dear

ARF !!!!I am SO with Loli and Bridge - Motown to start tomorrow Good choice Loli - Can think of loads but that's a good one or Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder - or I Was Made to Love her or If You Really Love me - Part Time Lover - Signed Sealed Delivered/I'm Yours !!!!!!!!

Got my Stevie Wonder head on tonight!!!

Reet - food to sort - Laters dahlinks.

Beezer xxx

Got to go soup ready to make , back later .

Bids .xxx.

Snap Bridge. Cranks Potato Soup ready to be made.

Beez: Will message you on FB. Hope all is well. xxxx

Hi all, hope you're all ok, it's p*****g down with rain ehere in the 'burgh.

Hope you are giving Crackpot Craig a good send off... sure we'll hear all about it tomorrow!I have one pair of low(ish) slung jeans which are oh so comfy, though they had a downside when at a friend's Twister party a wee while back on the photies I noticed I was showing quite a lot of knicker when I was bent over! Oops!

Back to work tomorrow, counring down to Sunday when my working day gets an hour and a half shorter! Yay! Will be done and dusted at 4:30 each afternoon rather than 6, so I'll be able to catch so much more of CLP and his last remaining Drivetimes.

Going to watch Glamour's Golden Age on BBC 4 at 8, all about the London party scene in the 1920s. Love the style and glamour of that era, not sure what the women of that tiem would make of me nowadays though as I live in me jeans and am not very good at walking in heels...

Still contemplating my ARF choice...

Rx