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Well I got home - eventually. In deep, deep darkness I was met with over 5 inches of snow!!
Now 5 inches of the white stuff, isn't really a problem if your'e living in Newcastle - but when your'e a kick in the backside off the Border & the Roman Wall, you expect Santa coming round the bend, on a dry run at any moment!
The tourists think that The Roman Wall was built by Hadrian to keep the Scots out of England, but no. It was built because the Hibernians (Irish to the uninitiated!) had teamed up with the Northumbrians (Border Reivers) & were intent on knocking seven bells out of the Romans!!
At one point the pilot thought he was gonna have to divert to Manchester - MANCHESTER! - No way Pedro! It took 3 stewrdesses, 4 passengers & a rabid security guard to stop me taking the controls!
I could have landed that plane on a sixpence - Well, on the field at the bottom of our lane, at least!
Anyway it's good to be home, 'though I missed the kids going off to school earlier & the dog has taken my wife out somewhere for a walk - so heaven only knows when they'll be back!
In the meantime I'm gonna catch up on a bit of news on site, sift through the trillions of e-mails for me (Does anyone else get as much junk as me, even with blockers in force). Even the techies @ work can't stop 'em completely!
After that, am I going into work? (Is the Pope Protestant?!!); Am I gonna work from home? (Do me a favour!); Am I gonna answer my mobile (It's in the loo somewhere!). NO - The Colli-baby is gonna go Peepy-byes - about 'til Monday should do it - Though I'll always be poppin' in & out of here!
Take Care & be in touch soon!
Col.
Now 5 inches of the white stuff, isn't really a problem if your'e living in Newcastle - but when your'e a kick in the backside off the Border & the Roman Wall, you expect Santa coming round the bend, on a dry run at any moment!
The tourists think that The Roman Wall was built by Hadrian to keep the Scots out of England, but no. It was built because the Hibernians (Irish to the uninitiated!) had teamed up with the Northumbrians (Border Reivers) & were intent on knocking seven bells out of the Romans!!
At one point the pilot thought he was gonna have to divert to Manchester - MANCHESTER! - No way Pedro! It took 3 stewrdesses, 4 passengers & a rabid security guard to stop me taking the controls!
I could have landed that plane on a sixpence - Well, on the field at the bottom of our lane, at least!
Anyway it's good to be home, 'though I missed the kids going off to school earlier & the dog has taken my wife out somewhere for a walk - so heaven only knows when they'll be back!
In the meantime I'm gonna catch up on a bit of news on site, sift through the trillions of e-mails for me (Does anyone else get as much junk as me, even with blockers in force). Even the techies @ work can't stop 'em completely!
After that, am I going into work? (Is the Pope Protestant?!!); Am I gonna work from home? (Do me a favour!); Am I gonna answer my mobile (It's in the loo somewhere!). NO - The Colli-baby is gonna go Peepy-byes - about 'til Monday should do it - Though I'll always be poppin' in & out of here!
Take Care & be in touch soon!
Col.