Taking things nice and easy today.

The Worrier has applied for another bus job, finger crossed. And I have passed on the winter vomiting sickness to my sister. First her daughter had it and now she is just getting over it.

Bonfire night has been quite dull around here. I was expecting to see more fireworks. Maybe later.

Moo.

Tags: job, worrier
Current Location: home
Current Mood: calm
Current Music: non

Sadly The Worrier lost her appeal and her job. She has took well at first but now is feeling down. she's worried she may also lose her driving license  but until we know, it's hard. The woman at the appeal had already made up her mind, so it looks like there was little point in going through it but still it has to be done. We could have been lucky. New drivers tend to get little help, I could go on about the way she was treated but would rather not.

As for myself. I was informed i actually passed the interview process for HM Customs and I will be point on a merit list for 12 months. IE if a job comes up we may send for you. Still better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. It took them well over a month to tell me I was on a waiting list.

So I will be doing what John Cooper Clarke didn't want to do and I'll be in Reddish next week, and possibly the week after.

After the illness I feel really well, the odd ache and pain, but he ho.

And boy is it cold, last afternoon of schools.

Moo.

Tags: job, work, worrier
Current Location: home
Current Mood: hopeful
Current Music: bath noises

The Cornerhouse in Manchester has whittled The Darkness Over Britain down. It was a double bill of TV stuff. The Incredible Robert Baldick, a Terry Nation pilot for serial that never happened. It was part of the TV Playhouse. A sort of early Victorian psychic detective, Robert Hardy played the lead and he was not the one over acting the most, very ripe at times. The other was Blink, from last years Dr. Who. It looked good on the big screen, but I thought lost some of it's impact. Excellent tale.

Then went to the Plaza in Stockport, £6 for a double bill of horror. The Ghoul, it was the TYburn version from the 70's (They're playing the wrong Ghoul went the cry.) A stately horror film, It looks good but I wish more was going on. We never really engaged with the characters. the second was hammer's Hound of the Baskervilles. A better film, and it looked great.

Plus they had the organ there.



As you can see it also changes colour.




It's a lovely building and Paul H. thought the building was great too as did The Worrier.




Ok here are a few pics from the Festival of Fantastic Films.#



here is all the fun of the Festival, Mr. Higson just can't take any more. The Worrier is such I charmer, you can see why I married her.




As you can see Sheila Keith is eying up Darrell's Monster Munch (They are vegetarian even though are beef flavour.), the T-shirt was not shiney but you can't hide an old thesp. that easily. The Monster Munch were a birthday present.

By the way The Worrier was sacked after the bus crash, but the case has gone to appeal. We wait for next Thursday.

On that HM Customs job I went for, I gotr an e-mail saying I'd past the test and was on the Merit list for 12 months, so if any jobs come up, I may have a chance. Nothing moves slower than the government.

Moo.

Tags: bus, darkness over britain, festival of fantastic film, job, stockport plaza, worrier
Current Location: home
Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: the worrier

Yesterday I was doing buses thinking it was quite dull on the route even though part of it was through Salford. Going past Man. United old training ground The Cliff (There isn't one, not even a Richards.) and place names like Butt Hill (with Butt Hill Convenience.) were as good as it got. Some kick managed to head but a window, oh dear and some old lady going bald had dyed her hair and got a comb-over. It was a real brillo pad, or shredded wheat job that grew fro the line of the left ear. Get a wig cheapskate or were it bald and proud like another old lady I saw.

So boredom set in when I got a phone call, Nadia had crashed her bus, she was ok, cuts and bruises, but it had hit wall, when the phone went dead. Prestwich does not have the strongest signal.

I was then phoned back after moving to a stronger signal area. I manages to speak to her. The breaks had failed. The bus had hit a car, gone through a railing and hit a wall. It was the TA Medical training centre so lots of army medics and paramedics were on the scene.

Nobody was hurt badly, Nadia had cuts to both hands and on her neck, she even had glass in her underwear. The bady had a few minor cuts and some passengers suffered whip-lash.

She is ok, and although her knuckles are bruised and needs a day off, she will be back tomorrow, Wednesday.

She did make the Manchester Evening News today, (I know it's only just noon and editions are already out.


The picture is bigger than this but LJ won't let it go bigger, boo hiss. Dunno why.

Moo.

Tags: boredom, bus, job, manchester evening news
Current Location: home
Current Mood: calm
Current Music: quiet

Well as September rolls through we're having an Indian Summer. It's really nice but too hot on the buses at times.

Doing number 8's from Manchester to Bolton through Salford. Some of the things you hear are odd.

A loud voice just stated on one bus, 'I saw a nipple today.' and that was it.

A girl talking about being kicked out by her mum.
My mum's just found out that she's had another little brat..
So I asked her where did you find me? Under a gooseberry bush?

And some bloke was saying
Lies were just coming out of my mouth and I don't know why I was saying it.

I was also listening to my mp3 player at times. Listening to the Theme from Shaft going into Bolton just seemed wrong. Although listening to John Cooper Clarke's Chicken Town going through Salford worked and The Damned doing Grimly Fiendish while being held up in traffic caused by the Labour Conference in Manchester was spot on.

I'm sure I scribbled a list down of the music on one trip because it seemed so apt, now it's gone. Just like the  dodo.

The Worrier is now driving paying punters around with a mentor, soon she will be on her own. Scary.

Moo.

Tags: bus, job, music, the things people say
Current Location: home
Current Mood: good
Current Music: radiohead

Off to Fantasy Con in a bit. Can't wait. the 3 days in Nottingham will be the closest I've had to a holiday.

I've been timing buses from Bolton to Manchester, what fun. But I'm now free until Tuesday. Hooray.

Been taking your soup advice Moods. I had Woodland Mushroom soup, very nice.

Moo.

Tags: bus, fantasycon, job
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: excited
Current Music: radio 5

Just having an easy day and listening to City play Chelsea. 1-1 so far.

Got paid for the first time, but it's not much. £120 and it has to last a month. luckily The Worrier is working, but they have not given her a new uniform so things are tight at the moment as they are paying her the training rate. Still better than the dole. £60.50 a week, not possible to pay bills let alone eat.

Moo.

Tags: football, job
Current Location: home
Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: none, listening to footy

Well started work again and two days running I was soaked. not working this weekend so the weather is fine. I aim to go out later so expect it to rain then. Buses are great, honest.

Well Moods, you were right about me not worrying about the test. I had the interview and it went ok, I won't know the out come for almost three weeks. Fingers crossed.

Watched Ghosts of Mars, I really like this SF Precinct 13 style magubins. I know it a mess and seems to have been responsible for such greats as Resident Evil but still it's mindless fun.

The Worrier is now a fully qualified bus driver and has been out driving one round Manchester. Should be fun if I end up working on one of her buses.

Hope to go and see Hellboy 2 later today. Should be good fun. I enjoyed the first one and Ron Perlman is always fun. I wonder who gets beaten up most him or Bruce Campbell in his films.



Just listening to football on radio. Oh dear Scotland. Don't do a Costa Rica.

Moo.

Tags: bus, film, job
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Radio

Finally painted the ceiling of the back bedroom, we mat get the room finished by Christmas. Still it's ok.

The Worrier has her test tomorrow, go bus drivering woman.

Just finished the last of my stash of Martmite with a hint of Champagne, was nice and not as bitter as normal Marmite, back on the hard stuff tomorrow.

Last night of peace before work on Wednesday, dread and horror. Upto to the evil tower and will sit in a little ante chamber on the seventh floor. Now enumerate for me.... Back to transportation, go bus go.

Moo.

Tags: decorating, food, job, marmite, test, worrier
Current Location: home
Current Mood: calm
Current Music: Laika & The Cosmonauts

Watched Jason and The Argonauts the other night. it was great fun. Hopefull yI'll be doing a review for 60's Shockers, I think Darrell proposed book should be a goer.

The food poisoning was added to be a heavy cold. So I've not been out much. The stomach cramps have stipped, I just keep dozing off. I keep trying to do stuff, and I'll get one thing done but not the rest. Overall I feel tired but quite chipper.

I also have an interview for the job at Customs. Looks like you were right about the test Moods. I should not have worried so much.

Watched The New York Ripper. Nasty misogynistic film. Not one I'd want to watch in a hurry. I'd forgotten how nasty it was. I borrowed it of my sister. She doesn't have a high view of it too.


One one last note I finally broke my writer's block after a few years. It was not that i could not write, but never finish anything. With getting the review for The Blood Beast Terror finished off I finally broke through that barrier. I can feel the monkey's off my back. Hope Darrell likes it. The last thing I wrote was Mr. Hillsinger's Dinner. Not sure if that will make BHF book 3.

Moo.

Tags: 60's shocker, books, british horror, film, job
Current Location: home
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Silence the Worrier is sleeping