Saturday 1400 to 0200 Ipswich Station five hours overtime

Entry for 22 December 2007 Saturday 1400 to 0200 Ipswich, five hours overtime

Another 12 hours, 2nd one in the three, late turn & clean the train on night shift.
I done a litter pick up & empty bins on the 1400 Norwich thorpe to London Liverpool Street, because the LHCS set, that was used for this service was late into to Norwich, it was very dirty, two bags a coach.
I hope today is a bit less trash, as there was a lot on Saturday, football & near Christmas, today is the first day of Liverpool Street being closed, I do not know much about that.

Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993) (TV)

Columbo - "It's All In The Game" (1967)"It's All In The Game" (1993). Season:, 11, Episode - 1 ... Love proves Columbo's toughest adversary when he begins to fall for the charms of the alluring ...

Now watching the above, one link says 1967, but it was 1993.
After, on the Hallmark channel (Virgin NTL 190) is A Bird in the Hand from 1300 to 1500 hours.
But i will not watch that, as I am going to work on the 1400 train to Colchester, to get to Ipswich.

There will be no trains between Liverpool Street and Stratford between 23rd December and 1st January 2008 inclusive, as a result of major engineering work on the approach lines to the station, in connection with the extension of TfL’s East London line. During this period, Network Rail will take the opportunity to undertake a number of major engineering works on the Liverpool Street approaches, as well as projects affecting Stratford and Shenfield. View the route map to see how your journey will be affected

So a trip from Ipswich or more north down the line, it a bus from Colchester to Liverpool Street, but if you from Colchester, then train to Ingatestone, bus to Newbury Park Underground station, then Underground to Liverpool Street.
On the Southend line to Bilericay, need to change to bus from Bilericay to Laindon, for train on 'C2C' to Fenchurch Street (This is going to renamed 'National Express East Anglia').
From Cambridge, change at Seven Sisters, for London Underground Victoria Line.
Chingford, change at Walthamstow Central, for victoria Line London Underground.
Southminster, change at Wickford for coach to Pitsea, C2C train to Fenchurch Street
I could go on forever, as some day, it changes too.

Sunday 23 December 2007 - 11:35AM (GMT)

Friday 1400 to 0200 Ipswich station, five hours overtime

Entry for 21 December 2007 Friday 1400 to 0200, five hours overtime, ipswich

Another 12 hour shift, a bit busy today, the line from Bury StEdmunds to Ely (& Peterborough) was reopened Thursday around 1500, but today, the first 'OME' train used the line again, after a long time.
But the 170's DMU was only going as far (or from) Ipswich today, EMU's (360's & 321's) was used on the Ipswich to Liverpool Street part of the service until about 1700 hours.
This was a lot more work for cleaning, with eight coach trains, plus could not water the DMU's.

I got everything done, just a little harder than I did think, but something was done to all the train, even it was just a pick up trash & empty bins.
I got the dealyed last train back, was in norwich about 0205 hours.








Better be going to bed now, a bit late, or early ?

Friday

Entry for 21 December 2007 Friday

Now I am on 1400 to 0200, Friday night, have to be quick.
That will be 15th hours overtime over three days.

I got the Christmas card, well some.
That about it.

Did not sleep very well last night, not too good, when the next three days, I am doing three 12 hour shifts.
Looking forward to Monday, when I am off.
Also not much else to write about, other than work.

I am working 1400 to 0200, 12 hours, five of which are overtime hours.

Thursday 0730 to 1430 Ipswich

White Woman Lane students of Yesteryear!
This is the Faceparty Group, I had been this this very nasty school, I did not like my short time there, which I think I post about on Live Journal about.
Old Catton is the Place For Me

Michael Turner wrote
at 6:30am on December 17th, 2007

I used to live at 178 Desmond Drive, it was new house when my mum moved there, one of the thing I remember was, there was so few shops then & even then, needed a long walk to get to them (1978 to 1979).

Another day at work, 0730 to 1430 at Ipswich.
I was very sleepy, when I got home, went to bed for a few hours (did some shopping at Morrisons).

Wednesday night

Another day at work, the roster been changed a little this week, as I might be on late from Friday.
Not much else to tell, I went to Great Yarmouth.

After I got home, I went round my dad's, it was his birthday, today.
I got him a bottle of moisturising after shave.
he got a old soap box, with another name for one of the old after shave & men cares, 'PAGAN MAN', the after shave for real men.

I got a message on Face Party, which lead me to look up -
KirstyMacColl.com
Kirsty MacColl - Wikipedia
YouTube - Kirsty MacColl - Terry
Justice For Kirsty campaign
BBC Four Documentaries - Who Killed Kirsty MacColl?
new england kirsty maccoll
Kirsty MacColl - Theres A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop
Kirsty MacColl - Days TOTP
KIRSTY MacCOLL A NEW ENGLAND 12" Extended Mix RARE 1985
Kirsty MacColl - Can't Stop Killing You
the pogues and kirsty macColl
He's On The Beach by Kirsty MacColl 1985

Not much else to add, so now going to bed

Tersting

Wednesday

3.50am Sign Zone: The 800 Million Pound Railway Station Engineers and builders attempt to meet their biggest deadline so far. The tracks that bring the trains into St Pancras need to be moved over the course of a single weekend or the £5.8billion plans will be thrown off-schedule. Meanwhile, chief architect Alastair Lansley receives bad news that may prevent him from seeing the project through (888)

I got up early to wach the above on BBC 1 NI (Virgin no 863).

BuffyWorld -- "Angel" -- Season Three

Angel (TV series) season three Episode 9: "Lullaby"
angel (from Greek: άγγελος, angelos, "messenger", pl. άγγελοι)

Another day at work, 0730 to 1430 again and for the rest of the week.
Next week, on Sunday I am 0930 to 1630 I think, then Monday 0730 to 1430.
Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th December 2007 are Rest Day & of course Annual Leave days ?
Then back to work Thursday 27th December & the rest of the week , 1300 to 2100 hours.

Now I start to get ready for work, again.

I had made this up on Yahoo 360, but Yahoo seem to be playing up again, it did not ask for a password, like most time, but just went back to the blog page, with out the new blog ?

Tuesday 0730 to 1430 Ipswich station

Entry for 18 December 2007 Tuesday 0730 to 1430 Ipswich station

I think in the early days of Anglia, the 2100 Norwich Thorpe to Liverpool Street was a 150, i think it started from Sheringham ? , I remember one of the Norwich station staff, used to go though the train to do pick up the litter, I remember he told me once (or more time), that he should not be doing this, as customer was still on the train.
I think the DMU was used for the first train from Liverpool Street to Norwich, but as I was just doing night shift then (good old Anglia Railway forced the train cleaner to do only night shifts), I never seen it come back.

I was going to put this comment about a photo of a Class 150 DMU at Liverpool Street, on the 2130 Liverpool Street, london to Norwich thorpe service, but then changed my mind, but did not want to lose it, so put it here.

It was another normal day, the train service seem quite good today.
I was not very about being back at work & felt a bit strange all day.
After, I went to Great Yarmouth.

I took some photo of a First Group 170309 at ipswich station & the new painted LHCS, in the new National Express.

Tuesday 18 December 2007 - 10:00PM (GMT)

Entry for 18 December 2007 Mens hygiene

Well, may be i am going to talk about my own hygiene ?
I think or felt when growing up, in the 70's & 80's, that men mostly smell like they worked, perfume was just for females (or men who was seen as 'gay' ? 'smells like a profs parlor '? something that said by some older men, to anyone who put anything with perfume on).

Now days, you can get men version of a lot of female perfume (but it mostly will not have that on it, still).
In the old days, with out hot water on tap, had to get a bath in the living room (or some other room) & fill it, not going to do that, many time, with working longer hours.
even washing cloths, I can just put my cloth in the washing machine, then after it done, dryer, can be done in two to three hours, with very little work from me.
Very easy & cheap, with only a little about of work.

About ten years ago, I used to shower daily at work, after the end of the shift, which seem ok, I would use the cheap shop at work, deodorant , but I would not do too much, plus I wear cloth at work for a lot longer with out washing (well, when I was at Grove Walk, my dad used to do all the washing, even when we had lodgers, he used to do there washing, they used to moan a lot about it, no being good , well they could of done it them self, but was too lazy, but I can not moan too much because so was I).

Now days, I have a bath everyday (help to live alone), I use shower gel (soap), face scrub, anti dandruff shampoo, after I use Aloe Vera body lotion (some time others, of the same range, also got hand soap in this range), M&S Woodspice body splash.
PreShave, aftershave (boots essentials only £1 for 150ml bottle), I also use other thing, like LACOSTE eau de toilette pour homme, Joop, Joop Jump, A*Men (ANGEL men versions, i think it used to called Angel too, or did I get the female version ? ).

Old Spice, Brut, Denim (or was that 'Blue Denim ? ) & some other mens after shave, there did not seem to be much around for men, & I do not think there was any versions of female perfume, for men.
Now, most places have a mens section of perfume (but mostly do not have that on the bottle of course).

I do not think I made much sense in this post, I did think about it first, when I was in the bath, but it has not come out very well.
still, my hygiene is very much better, than it was, in the 90's.

I also carry around with me, a bottle of 'Hand Hygiene Gel' / Instant Hand Sanitiser, so I can 'clean' my hand, if I can not get to soap or water (also when at work, carry in my bag, soap / hand moisturizing lotion & mouth spray to freshen breath), something I never used to do.
So it more easy to keep clean at work.
I use the hand sanitiser a lot at work, when I cleaning moving trains.

Tuesday 18 December 2007 - 05:42AM (GMT)

Entry for 18 December 2007 Tuesday & back to work

Arthur C. Clarke - Wikipedia

The Arthur c. Clarke Foundation


I got up very early today, my cats helped a little in that, The £800M Railway Station was on BBC 1 NI (Virgin NTL 863) at 0245 to 0315 hours.

We join the project late - just as Alastair is discovering problems he noticed six months earlier haven't been corrected. While the engineers - led by bosses Allie MacAdam and Clare Carr - are preoccupied with bringing the project in on time and budget (and pocketing generous bonuses for so doing), Alastair is distraught.

This is the country's biggest railway project in 100 years and he's devastated that quality has been sacrificed for the sake of targets. He worries about what will become of this great project in 10 to 15 years when the cut corners will look jaded. "Nobody will want to do it again so it will just look like a sad little station," he says.

During one astonishing phone call Alastair has to hang up because he's in tears. He talks of resigning - even of suicide.

Shows like Grand Designs have made us pretty immune to construction cock-ups and you may agree with Carr when she accuses him of living in cloud-cuckoo land. But if £800million can't buy perfection then I'd want to know why.

With episode two screened tomorrow at the same time, it's a real eye-opener of a series.

Quote from link above.

My cats have spend most of last week & this, with me, in the bedroom, watching DVD's with me, even Jaguar, but sometimes it better when he in the main room.
So today feel a bit strange, getting up this early, when last week I was getting up, mostly in the afternoon or even, the evening, sometimes as late as 2000 one day i think ?
Well, I say get up, I was already awake, but just watched DVD's in bed, it stops me spending so much on food or drinking, wasting too much on heating.
But i still use electric, watching DVD's, I find it a bit too hard just watching the walls.

I got a bottle of Blue Energy eau de toilette (it was in the men section ? ), for £9:95, but got it free with two other item, I got as gifts from Marks & Spencer Norwich.
Strange how there is men & womens perfume (but never call it that for men ? ), still a little that men need to smell of sweat (even just washing they hand after going to the toilet, is too much for most men).
Also female perfume is very much stronger than mens (or they put a lot more on), as when your near a female going out (or some other times), you can smell the very strong perfume.


Sniffing around for "types of perfume" turned up the sweet smell of eau de toilette and eau de parfum, as well as other versions of scented luxury.

Most perfumes are complex combinations of natural materials, such as essential oils from plants, and synthetic products that increase the lasting power and heighten the smell. Alcohol is used as a liquid base for perfume, and the ratio of alcohol to scented perfume concentrates determines what the final concoction is labeled.

From highest concentration to least, the different forms of perfume are:

• Perfume, also called extract or extrait perfume, can include 15-40% perfume concentrates. This is the purest form of scented product and is the most expensive as a result.

• Eau de parfum contains about 7-15% perfume concentrates. This is the most popular and common form of perfume. It provides a long-lasting fragrance and generally doesn't cost as much as extract perfume.

• Eau de toilette has around 1-6% perfume concentrates. This makes for a light scent that doesn't linger as long as the more intense versions. It was originally intended to be a refreshing body splash to help people wake up in the morning.

• Eau de cologne is sometimes used interchangeably with the term eau de toilette. However, the concoction began as the name of a light, fresh fragrance mixed with citrus oils and was made popular by Napoleon. Some perfumers today have a version of this called eau fraiche.

While these are the main classes of perfume, other products are frequently scented with perfume concentrates too. Lotions, creams, powders, body splashes, aftershaves, soaps, and other cosmetic products may contain variable (though usually small) amounts of fragrance.

Now that you have your scents straight, we're sure you'll smell like a rose all day!

Perfume, a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell
Aftershave Aftershave
Eau de Cologne
Perfumery

Tuesday 18 December 2007 - 04:08AM (GMT)

Monday Rest day

Entry for 17 December 2007 Monday Rest Day

I got up late today, forgot what the time was now ?, but I had my daily bath, read my mail, which was one Christmas Car from 'national express', with a £25 Marks & Spencer voucher ,'Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at 'one' and national express'.
Sounds like a card, that would be sent to a customer, still nice to get £25 of course.

I went out, payed £65 to Loyds TSB bank, this month payment on my loan, then went to Marks & Spencer, done some shopping for Christmas gifts, I think I got them all now, I used the £25 voucher.
Then went to Iceland, on StStephens, was going to use C0-Op on the other side of the road, but the food dept is very small, like a little newsagents, it used to be quite large.
I got food for this week, but not too much.
Then went round my Dad's, packed a few gifts, not long now.

Now looking at the news, just before going to bed, early, because I am on early Tuesday at work, something I find hard to do, wake up ?

Adams in plea over Orange Halls Attacks on Orange Halls are motivated by sectarianism and must end, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams says.

Report rules out tax cut demandsAn expert rules out reducing corporation tax in Northern Ireland, saying it would hurt the rest of the UK.

Brown cuts corporation tax

Review recommends NI tax relief

Comic vows to return after attack A comedian who suffered a fractured skull during a robbery hopes to be back on stage by Christmas.
Police face Facebook probe Nineteen officers and staff in Northamptonshire could face disciplinary action for sending messages of support to a colleague on a social networking website.
Time wasting calls aired Cambridge police are to post recordings of nuisance 999 calls on the internet to highlight the time-wasting nature of some calls they deal with.

The story about 999 calls, for silly reason, like asking to talk to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown, where some store is, because she could not find it ? even asking for telephone numbers ?

Disabled drivers' parking rap Warning notices have been issued to disabled drivers in Derby because of their inconsiderate parking.

It would be nice, if it was not just limited to Derby, parking on pavements or some other places, make it harder for people with pushchairs or wheelchairs & some other people.
It is very selfish of driver who park, where every they like.

Health warning on fake cigarettes Smokers are warned about counterfeit cigarettes which police believe are being sold across Nottinghamshire.
School nativity photo ban row A father from Leicester is angry after police stopped him from taking photos at his daughter's nativity play.
Norfolk Railway Society: Norfolk railway news Network Rail has told the Bittern Line CRP that it is happy to consider reinstating rails across Station Road, Sheringham as an “occasional use” connection.

Chink of light for Sheringham crossing?
Network Rail has told the Bittern Line CRP that it is happy to consider reinstating rails across Station Road, Sheringham as an “occasional use” connection. The link, which would be paid for by the North Norfolk Railway, would enable trains from the national network to reach the NNR six to eight times a year, according to spokesman Colin Borg.

Even with NR’s change of attitude, other hurdles remain: obtaining planning permission, defining safety measures for the crossing, and laying rails over what is now a ‘community garden’.

More ambitious plans to run Bittern Line trains into the NNR station on a regular basis are unlikely to go ahead

Monday 17 December 2007 - 09:16PM (GMT)

Grand Hotel Sheringham

Entry for 16 December 2007 Sheringham Grand Hotel

The Grand Hotel, Sheringham's finest Victorian hotel built in 1898, as part of new development following the arrival of the railway. It was demolished in 1974 and now has domestic housing on the site. The Grand Hotel dominated the sea front, an impressive looking building with two big domes, one at each corner at the front of the building.

Both these hotels had ground floor ball rooms where, from the nearby roads anyone interested would stand and watch the dancers, dancing the night away, all ladies arrayed in their long and beautiful dresses and the men in their dinner suits, white shirts and black bow ties. The Sheringham Hotel, it had turrats on two of its corners overlooking the 'Weybourne - Cromer Road' and to the golf links. It was built in 1889 at a cost of £10,000. It was better situated for the golf links rather than the sea. It claimed it was the largest hotel in Sheringham. The other hotels were The Dormy, The Burlington, The Bijou (now The Two Lifeboats) and Southlands. Beaumaris was not a hotel at that time it was a guesthouse and at the opposite side of the street to where it is now).

Quote from Sheringham web page

I found out what the hotel name was, in Sheringham, The Grand Hotel.
The above I found out about it, we spend a week at this hotel, fro9m the photo, can guess about what year it was, I also think it would be summer time, too cold in the winter then.

Sunday 16 December 2007 - 10:54PM (GMT)

A Day out in Sheringham

I do not know what day the above photo was took, at Sheringham, with the old hotel in the background.
I can not remember the name of this Hotel, I think it might be the Royal Hotel ?
I can not find anything on the internet, which is easy to understand, as they is no hotel staff to make a web site & this hotel seem to be forgoting.
This post is very much more hard to do, than I first did think, it would be nice to know the name of the Hotel, it would of been more easy to find it, too, if any information was on the internet ? but I can not.
In the photos are my mum, dad, sister & grandmother (with her little dog) on my dad side.
I am a large baby ? may be 1972 / 1973 is my wild guess ?







I wonder where this photo is, Grandmother, Dad, sister & me, photo I think by my mum.
For this photo, the summer of 1971

Saturday Annual Leave Week

Entry for 15 December 2007

Well, all I have been doing today, is waching DVD's (Angel season three) & been on the internet, latter on today.
I phoned my Dad, did not go round.

Comic's skull fractured in attack A comedian is in hospital with a fractured skull and a broken arm after he was attacked in Norwich.

Norfolk Playhouse

The Nimmo Twins

Seasonal domestic abuse tackled Designated police officers are deployed to tackle an expected rise in domestic violence over the festive period.
Council rapped over repairs The Audit Commission has criticised Leicester City Council in its handling of housing repair contracts.
I wonder if Leicester is as bad, as Norwich City council ?

Youth jailed over bus stop murder A Nottingham teenager is jailed for a minimum of 14 years after stabbing a man to death at a bus stop.

A pavement cyclist kills a pedestrian ,for walking ?

Saturday 15 December 2007 - 11:25PM (GMT)

Entry for 15 December 2007 Saturday Annual Leave

Another day, I spent mostly in bed, waching Angel season two & now started to watch season three, on DVD.
Other than that, I have not done anything, well apart from had my daily bath.

I got two letters, one statement from MBNA & another about Norfolk pension.

Play Station hijackers raid lorry A lorry containing £120,000 worth of computers and Sony Play Stations is hijacked and stolen in County Antrim.
I wonder if they been trained up on Grand Theft Auto ?

Guinness heritage more humble than Arthur let on...
Good use of DNA, find out about your family, I wonder how they do that, as I would not think, they made notes in the past, about people DNA ?
Firefighters douse sword attacker - firefighters attacked by man with samurai sword, I wonder what was his reason, too worried about a water shortage ?
Windows smashed at Orange hall - Do people just hate windows ?
Time's up?
Engineer warns that the Albert Clock has begun moving again
Let's Talk
Lingus language subject of much debate
IFA claims victory in player row

NI football's governing body says it is vindicated in the eligibility row involving Irish players after a Fifa ruling.

Saturday 15 December 2007 - 07:33PM (GMT)

Friday Annual Leave Week

Entry for 14 December 2007 Friday Annual Leave Week

Aother day, I spend mostly in bed, was watching Buffy the Vampire slayer season four, then after wached Angel season one.

I went to Morrisons, got two bags of cat food, larger (24 X 440ml cans), bread & soup.

by post today, I got the news at one staff newsletter December 2007 issue 21 & 'Tenant Talk', Norwich city Council winter 2007 newsletter, saying how great the housing Dept are, with leaflet 'Norwich City Council's Tenant participation compact', with lots of lies about how they let tenants influence they services ?

On the back page, is news about 'Unitary Bed Update' (page 11), as most from Norwich city council, they seem to think they got unitary status already & only they own opinion count as fact, everyone else do not, even the council tax payers / voters of Norwich & Norfolk.

As I have read delay in Ipswich council bid to become a unitary council, they was one of the nice, that got unitary, I do not think the evil Norwich City council have won yet.
Even if they already held the victory party.

Thursday Annual Leave day

Entry for 13 December 2007 End of the day

I got the 1336 Norwich Thorpe p5b to Great Yarmouth (170271 I think ? carpets getting a bit worn out).
I cam back on 156402, 1747 Great Yarmouth Vaxuhall p3 to Norwich Thorpe.

I got two bottle of Coca-Cola from Boots, another £2:20 on Breakfast, £11:47 on three Christmas gifts from Morrisons.

I got two letter, one being my new bank card, the other from Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat Norwich South), letter about the former Norwich Brewery Offices, Lorry & site, seem they has been vandalism to the temp steel fencework on King Street, trash & other item been dup there (fly-tipping).
They also ask for comments on this or any other issue.

Other than that, this has been a strange day, but every day is strange.
It feel strange not to know many people, but live in a city, Norwich is not a friendly place to live, mostly they do not talk to you, if they do not like you, so it not as bad, as some places, but it far from friendly still.

Most of the people I mixed with, mostly family, have past away or if not, I do not know, moved on (as I have ? ).
Better going & do something, like watch a DVD.

Thursday 13 December 2007 - 10:48PM (GMT)

Entry for 13 December 2007 Thursday Annual Leave Day

Today is the most early I got up, at about 1220 hours.
I am going to Great Yarmouth, may be on the 1336 Norwich thorpe to Vaxuhall.

I again wached DVD to the early hours of the morning, could not sleep.
Was watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season four.
It amazing how, the characters in it, get throw about & knocked out a lot, sometime by a single blow to the head, without any lasting damage, in buffy case, or a vampire or demon, it goes with the story, but when a human ? I do not think in real life, they could do such a thing without lasting damage.
But that is Sci-fi, so it much more easy to do, but RAMBO is not Sci-fi, a man goes though a place, inavtes a place with a army & kill everyone, one man vs a army (or was that Commodore ? )
then there is the A Team, the bad boys get shot, car crash & come out, with nothing, just look a big dizzy & that is it, near the end, when when they the A-Team, they lock them up, with everything they need to break out & beat the bad men.
Life is so much easy on TV, you know what is bad, who are good & that good is better than bad & everyone lives happy every after ?

Better be going now

Thursday 13 December 2007 - 01:11PM (GMT)

The BIG Lottery Fund has announced that Sustrans’ Connect2 has been crowned the winner of The People’s £50 Million Lottery contest; the biggest ever award to be decided by a public vote.

So the one I voted for did not win (Sherwood Forest), which is a little sad, my opinion is still, a lot of 'Connect2' are projects that should be funded by Local Councils or Dept of Transport, How many public roads are funded this way ? I would not think none, but half build cycle / walk-way bridges over motorway are one of the things, going to funded by this ?, I think it should of been done when the motorway was build, with the funds from that project.
may be it will lead to lower Council Tax bill for us all, some how I do not think so.

• Eden Project: The Edge
• Sherwood: The Living Legend
• Black Country Urban Park

Wednesday Annual Leave Week

Entry for 12 December 2007

I just went round my Dad's, about 2000 hours, help him pack some Christmas gifts up.
It a bitty cold outside, more like winter, frost a lot about, on the road, car windows, etc, etc.

Police to vote on right to strike - Every UK police officer is to be balloted over whether to lobby for the right to strike, their federation says.

Q&A: Police pay dispute

Policing the divide on pay

Your views: Police pay

The UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, accepting their recommendation for a 2.5% increase to the pay of police officers, but decided that the award should be implemented on 1 December, rather than 1 September.
The Scottish Government has agreed to backdate the 2.5% rise to 1 September, as recommended by the Police Arbitration Tribunal.
This Home Office misjudgment raises a lot of questions, as I quote "It appears to us that if an award is made, if that is what arbitration feels our police officers are entitled to, it is duty bound upon a government who signed up for arbitration to deliver the outcome in the terms of the arbitrated deal."
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill on the pay deal
What is wrong with the London based Government ?

Wednesday 12 December 2007 - 11:23PM (GMT)

Entry for 12 December 2007

Today I did not do anything, just in bed, watching DVD's.

I got a email from a Norwich citu council councillor, with the reason City Hall sent me a bill for the window, from what I read, it say nothing about my case ?

Dear Councillor

My apolagies for the delay in my responce on this matter.

With regards to the Repairs/recharge procedure when it comes to matters of vandalism although we appreciate that the Tenant is not responcible for the damage itself, it is their responcibility to report such damage to the police directly. The police will then investigate and once they have completed their enquiries will provide the Tenant with a CAD number.
From this point the tenant can contact us and we will take this number to place against the repair. Another alternative is that the police themselves will contact us for a statement and reclaim the costs on our behalf through the magistrates court. If this is confirmed with the police no charge will be raised against the Tenant for the repairs. Unfortunately as you can appreciate sometimes these investigations can take some time to complete the result of which may be that we raise an invoice for the repair work before we have recieved the CAD number, which I suspect is the case in this instance.
Moving forward with regards to recharges and vandalism we have a system in place where we advise the Tenants to contact the police in the first instance, however if the property is damaged in a way that leaves it unsafe or insecure we have a rite to repair obligation to ensure that the property is acceptable for the Tenant to remain within. In the instance where this is not standard wear and tear we are required to apply costs to the tenant initially.

If there is any further information I can provide with this matter please feel free to contact me.

Yours Sincerely

Chris Mepham
Customer Contact Team Leader
Norwich City Council

They have never reply to my email, I sent them, but I am only a "TENANT" to them, so do not matter.
I got a "Customer Satisfaction Survey" from Norwich City Council, the council that do not cares.
Like they care about anything what I will say, they just ignore it, like my email.
As for the above reply from the Council, I report the matter to the police, the police report to the council, the council then lie about it after.
Seems that Norwich city council can not tell the truth.

Wednesday 12 December 2007 - 08:40PM (GMT)

Tuesday Annual Leave Week

Entry for 11 December 2007 Tuesday

I spent most of the night & day, playing FIFA Football 2004 on Xbox, I say playing, but I am cheating
Just for the EA Sports Bio ? I only just notice this, mostly because I have not play this game very much, I got it cheap, with another game at the same time, I forgot how much they was, but I think from £2 to £5 ?
I even forgot where I got them, may be Morrisons ?

I played four hours night / early hours of today, but did not save it, just the game & user profile, I only found out after, I also needed to save EA Sports Bio ?
I got a win % of 91, played 45 games (I only won them, because I cheated & played myself ?, well my cats do not like to play games on the XBox).
EA Sports level 9, after 10 hours, 32 mins playing this game, well not playing, just haing the XBox on, the this game on it, all adds up, I do not need to in the room or my flat.
Before that, I was playing on the Sega Saturn, the last game I played was FIFA '97.

I still have not found the Alcatel phone.

I got Radio Ulster on my iMac, not using the Virgin NTL set top box, as I got the XBox using the same TV.
I got two letter, MBNA & A&L (MBNA), asking for information, I know I will be in debit for the rest of my life, I can never pay it back, well aprt from when I die, then they will get they money.

Tuesday 11 December 2007 - 06:54PM (GMT)

Monday Annual Leave Week

Entry for 10 December 2007 Annual Leave Week

I did not go to bed, till about 0500 hours, mostly because I did not feel sleepy.
Still have not found that Alcatel phone yet ?

I was in bed till 1700, 12 hours, had a few strange dreams, but by now I forgot them all.
I did not go & see that movie, may be Tuesday, but that more on, if I sleep well tonight ?

I went to Morrisons, got milk for me and 24 (440ml) can of Carlsberg larger for £10, cheaper than bitter.
About 41½p each, or £1:66½ for four cans.
After I got home, with my M&S 'shopping trolley' bag, I notice the wheel small of smoking tobacco ?, after folding it up, my hand small like I been smoking too , well my left hand ?, I did not remember being anywhere near any one was was smoking, plus it was raining too.


Not got much planed for the rest of the night, phone my Dad soon, but a little late to go round.

Fish scammers must pay back £1m

Three County Down fishermen are ordered to pay back more than £1m netted through a fish quota scam.
Mother's plea
Thin Lizzy mum hits out at drug dealers after model death
Hundreds attend model's funeral

Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of top Irish model Katy French in County Wicklow.
Why Stormont pair won't be sending Yuletide greetings
Where's Rudolph?
Sea of Santas as city attempts very festive world record

First generation (1972–1977)
Second generation (1976–1984)
Video game crash of 1983
Third generation (1983–1992)
Fourth generation (1987–1996)
Fifth generation (1993–2002)
Sixth generation (1998–2006)
Seventh generation (2004–

Monday 10 December 2007 - 07:50PM (GMT)

Sunday four hours overtime, 2300 to 1100

Entry for 09 December 2007

Now watching the movie Patriot Games on Film +4 (Virgin 445).
Patriot Games (film)


There was something about a movie Southland Tales (2006), which is out now in the UK, from the 7th December, I thinking about going to see this movie.
The only places I see it on, is a London cinema (about £10), Cineworld Cambridge (do not know where it is) & Cineworld Nottingham, near the Victoria Centre.

29 The Corner House, Forman Street
Nottingham, NG1 4AA
Information: 0871 200 2000
Booking: 0871200 2000

Related links

www.cineworld.co.uk

It says on they web site, the movie started at 1045 / 1350 / 1700 & 2015 on Monday, I am thinking of going to see the 1045 start, got a price of £4.
It will cost me nothing to go to Nottingham by train, then I can walk from Midland station to Forman Street.

Official site
Official My Space

• Southland Tales at the Internet Movie Database

It Happened to Jane (1959)
They was a film set in Koran war, with jet fighters, so I looked for what they could be.
First-generation jet fighters (1944-1953)
Second generation (1953-1960)
Third generation (1960-1970)
Fourth generation (1970-1990)
Generation 4.5 (1990-2000)
Fifth generation (2000-Present)
"Firefox", see Mikoyan MiG-31 (fictional). Soviet fighter aircraft (MiG-31 Firefox)

Sunday 9 December 2007 - 10:48PM (GMT)

Entry for 09 December 2007 Saturday 2000 to 0800 , four hours overtime.

It Happened to Jane (1959)
Now watching It Happened to Jane on Film4 (Virgin 445), I did start to watch it on Film4 (Virgin 444) but needed to go to Morrisons, to get cat food.

Back at last night, I worked 2300 to 1100, four hours overtime, on top of the normal shift of eight hours, but I signed in as 2000 to 0800, like I done for the rest of the week.

I been looking for one the Alcatel OT-E207, I remember it was on the computer desk, but can not remember where I have it now ?
I found a few other thing, I lost, but can not find that phone.
Not that it matter much, as I do not use it, more so, the fact that I lost it, in my own flat ?
I got the Samsung C300, which I use the most, Motorola V300 (which I used before I had the Orange, this I used T-Mobile, but right now got a free Virgin sim card in).
Motorola MotoFone F3, another spare phone, I put this back in the box, so I know where it was, I was going to do the same with the Alcatel 207, but can not find it.

Sunday 9 December 2007 - 04:47PM (GMT)

Saturday

Entry for 08 December 2007

Just watched Robin Hood, it ended 12 mins ahead of time ? BBC1 is showing show before they start time ?

I got up at about 1800 hours, I did get up before, but went back to bed, ear ache all day.
I just had a phone call from my Dad, feel like talking on the phone, make my ear ache worst.

I took the trash & recycle iten to the recycle bins.
I got a copy of Canal Boat (December 2007 £3:25), which I found when cleaning a train, last night I think ?
A story on page 13, is about TESCO, they started to use the Mersey & Manchester Ship Canal, for transporting of cargoes of wine, along a 40 mile route from Port of Liverpool to the company's bottling depot in Manchester.
The first load was on October 18th 2007, three journeys per week, estimated 600,000 litres of wine on each journey.
Tesco claims this will take 50 lorries off the M62.
They are looking at water transport options elsewhere, it says.
It has a photo of the 'Liverpool - Manchester Shuttle', with a banner 'TESCO LESS CO2'

ULSTER CANAL

Ulster Canal - Wikipedia

AMBITIOUS £89M PLAN FOR ULSTER’S CANAL SYSTEM
A letter about the Ulster Canal and £39 million project for restoration.

Erewash Canal - Wikipedia

Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association

Two letter about Erewash Canal

British Waterways

Scottish Canals

British Waterways

Saturday 8 December 2007 - 08:47PM (GMT)

Entry for 08 December 2007 Friday 2000 to 0800 Ipswich station, four hours overtime

Done another night, Friday at Ipswich, four hours overtime (as it was a eight hour shift).

Clear up under way after flooding

Emergency teams are called out in Warrenpoint and Rostrevor to cope with flooding following heavy rain.
arning issued of severe weather

Flood watches are in place across England and forecasters are warning of severe gales and snow.
Film-maker joins Cadbury protest

Award-winning film-maker Ken Loach leads a rally in protest against the closure of a Cadbury factory.
Tycoon considers two golf sites

Donald Trump may build a golf course in Antrim even if his Scottish development goes ahead.
Stress test
A telephone lie detector finds benefit cheat suspects

Train line petition hits 10,000

A campaign to start a Sunday service on the Robin Hood line attracts 10,000 signatures.

Rail passengers escape tree fire

Hundreds of people are led to safety from a train as a tree catches fire after hitting overhead power cables.

Travel chaos as train evacuated

There is severe disruption for travellers as mainline rail services are suspended and the A12 is closed.
tore withdraws organic turkeys

The bird flu outbreak results in the supermarket Waitrose not selling organic turkeys this Christmas.
Chaos on trains and roads
Tesco bars night delivery

Road mudslide as flooding returns

More flooding affects Wales, with homes and a pub hit, one road shut by a mudslide and others closed, and sport called off.
Passengers see East Coast switch

A new operator takes over the London to Scotland East Coast Main Line on Sunday.

Next phase of traffic light trial

Drivers in Boston are warned to take care as traffic arrangements change in the latest part of an experiment.

Residents ask for cyclist action

Police say they will take action against people cycling on pavements after complaints from residents.
Boston's flood threat

Warning over energy doorstep scam

Rogue sales representatives are cold calling householders and conning them into signing new energy contracts.

I just got up, at about 140 I think.

Saturday 8 December 2007 - 03:05PM (GMT)