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How is everyone's 2018 going?

So far I've managed to complete a full draft of my thesis that is currently undergoing review with the university - not long now until completion of that and I have to get a real job! It's been a relatively quiet start to the year thus far as a result. What about you lot? Given how quiet it is on here I'm guessing you've all been busy earning millions?

So Christmas presents time usually results in having to say 'thank you' for something you'll likely take to the charity shop sometime in the not too distant future....................BUT.........not in our house this year.  People must be talking notice of our, Mrs C & self, liking for certain libations at 6 of the clock each day.......so this year we can genuinely say a heart felt thank you for our prezzies........ALL our prezzies.

So what did we get?  Taaaaadaaaaaa.............GIN & TONIC.......&............CHOCOLATE.  Sufficient to last a couple of months.  Small batch gin, gin & the appropriate Fever Tree tonic X 3,  Gin flavoured chocolates, M&S Gin & Tonic kit, Hotel Chocolat limited range of choccy doodaas, oh yes....and more gin.....mmmmm............and not a sock or sweater in sight.

So how well are you guys known by your prezzy givers?

Just a quick note to say I'm still around.  Somehow lost my password thing and had a right mare getting back in until today........so you're stuck with me again.  

Merry Christmas to all that bother to pop in and have a look

In time for Christmas.

Low 20's during the day and return to snow storms and power cuts. WTF with a capital F...

Vegas was good, I'll try and do a full write up this week but currently catching up on everything that occurred in the office while I was away, but highlights include:

Gunshots (it's America, what do we expect)
Flooding
Gambling
Conference talks (must remember the primary purpose for going...)
Getting lost in the desert

I say highlights, that's basically all the good bits. But how do they interact with each other? You'll have to wait for me to type it all out to be bored by it!

Did I miss anything fun?

Well here in darkest Wiltshire....not far from the metrolopis of Bath this morning was overcast and wet.  So off we set to visit son and partner (nice lady she is too) for a pre Christmas visit and a nice pub lunch.  4 miles from home it's covered in a thick blanket of white fluffy stuff.....cold and wet, loads of it gone brown on the road but still laying there quite thick and a bit slippy slidy.  About 10ish miles from home it's getting worse but still driveable..............then good old radio 2 buts in and lovely Sally traffic announces, amongst other places affected the A417 is closed due to snow.  Ah so that's what this stuff is.......so A417 closed means big problems because, apart from a 40+ mile detour on the motorway, which also has slow traffic/accidents to contend, with we can't get there.  So it's back home after taking about 1 1/2 hours to cover about 20 miles and bugger me with a soggy fish....it's bloody snowing here.

Arrrrrrrgh.........Merry Christmas folks........ 

A group of guys lived and died for their Saturday morning round of golf. One transferred to another city. It was not the same without him.

A new woman joined their Club. She overheard the guys talking about their golf round. She said, "You know, I used to play on my golf team in college and I was pretty good. Would you mind if I joined you next week?"

The three guys looked at each other. Not one of them wanted to say "yes", but she had them on the spot. Finally, one man said it would be okay, but they would be starting early - at 6:30 a.m.


He figured the early tee-time would discourage her. The woman said this may be a problem, and asked if she could be up to 20 minutes late. They rolled their eyes, but said okay. She smiled and said, "Good, I will be there at 6:30 or 6:45."


She showed up at 6:30 sharp, and beat all three of them with an eye-opening 2-under par round. She was fun and a pleasant person, and the guys were impressed. Back at the clubhouse, they congratulated her and invited her back the next week. She smiled, and said, "I will be there at 6:30 or 6:45."

The next week she again showed up at 6:30 sharp. Only this time, she played left-handed. The three guys were incredulous as she still beat them with an even par round, despite playing with her off-hand. They were totally amazed.


They could not figure her out. She was again very pleasant and did not seem to be purposely showing them up. They invited her back again, but each man harbored a burning desire to beat her.

The third week, the guys had their game faces on. But this time, she was 20 minutes late, which made the guys irritable. This week the lady played right-handed, and narrowly beat all three of them.


The men mused that her late arrival was due to petty gamesmanship on her part. However, she was so gracious and so complimentary of their strong play, they couldn"t hold a grudge.
Back in the clubhouse, all three guys were shaking their heads. This woman was a riddle no one could figure out. They had a couple of beers, and finally, one of the men asked her point blank, "How do you decide if you"re going to golf right-handed or left-handed?"

The lady blushed, and grinned. "That is easy," she said. "When my Dad taught me to play golf, I learned I was ambidextrous. I like to switch back and forth. When I got married after college, I discovered my husband always sleeps in the nude. From then on, I developed a silly habit. Right before I left in the morning for golf practice, I would pull the covers off him. If his you-know-what was pointing to the right, I golfed right-handed; if it was pointed to the left, I golfed left-handed."


The guys on the team thought this was hysterical. Astonished at this bizarre information, one of the guys shot back, "But what if it is pointing straight up?"


She said, "Then, I am fifteen minutes late."

Its that time again. Domain up for renewal and due this week I think. Will be £25 or £30 from memory. Is it worth it? 

If no one answers I have my response!

If we don't renew we can still get to the site by using :

http://dw4n.com/ThM/index.php

Happy Birthday matey.

Hope you have a good one and gets loads of Dr Pepper down ya