Andrew's beach front bar

A truck on it's way to the slaughter house has crashed.

It sounds like an offal accident.

Am I the only one in work whilst everyone else is enjoying the day off?

Acording to a new book, Oliver Reed once downed 142 pints in a 24 hour period.

Also, on a film set his character had to down a whisky, Olie aparently demanded the real thing, and then went on to take 24 takes.

A female friend of mine went to see said movie last night, and she recons it is,and I quote

"The best film I have ever seen, like ever...."

Somehow I think not.

And sit back for a night in front of the telly. At the moment i'm sitting on the back step and watching all the birds in the garden, two magpies, a wood pigeon and a herron has just flown over. I can hear lots of bird song....

Yea, i've spent most of the week sat at the computer up dating our web site.

http://www.wellgateartsandcrafts.co.uk/

My eyes are going funny i've stared at this screen for so long.

The following scene took place on a BA flight between Johannesburg and London.

A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a Black man. Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess. "Madam, what is the matter," the Hostess asked. "You obviously do not see it then?" she responded. "You placed me next to a Black man. I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat." "Be calm please, the Hostess replied. "Almost all the seats on this flight are taken. I will go to see if another seat is available." The Hostess went away and came back a few minutes later. "Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in Economy class. I spoke to the Captain and he informed me that there are also no seats in the Business class. All the same, we still have one seat in First class." Before the woman could reply, the Hostess continued: "It is unusual for our company to permit someone from Economy class to sit in First class. However, given the circumstances, the Captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting." She turned to the Black man and said, "Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in First class." At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded. If you are against Racism, please send this message to all your friends. Please do not delete it without sending it to at least one person. "When you're down to nothing, God is up to something."

Robbie to star in new 'Star Trek' movie?

Lost creator JJ Abrams said about him: "I think he'd be quite a good Captain Kirk. The Kirk in my movie is quite young, it's the early years."

Please dont allow him to do movie's. He thought at one point he could be James Bond, tyhank god somebody put hiom straight about that one, but now it seems they are allowing him to be Kirk.

It's an outrage. : :

Or more to the point, when you stick it over the button on th crossing and it ends up stuck all over my finger.

What dirty sod would do that? I press the button to get the green man so i can cross and as i pull my hand away find my self attached by a strand of gum, that has come out of somebodys mouth.

Is it just me or is anyone else sick of hearing about 'how bad' it is out there. All they ever go on about is the 'credit crunch', and how the cost of living has risen, how the price of petrol has risen, how property prices have fallen, how a lot of people are getting into debt and will loose there homes, how we cant aford to heat our homes or to do a weekly supermarket shop.....

I wish they would just shut up about it cos it's getting right on my nerves.

I was surfing, and this caught my eye.

Parden the pun.

http://www.mostbeautifuleyes.com/Miss_Florida.htm

I love this song.

Just been to WH Smith to get my copy of the Stage as I do every Thursday, and as I was paying for it the woman behind the counter asked,

"Can I interest you in some half price Terrys chocolate Orange?"

My brain went,

"Go on, You know you like chocolate....be a devil."

So i did.

I really must train my brain to be more health concious.

I'm eating cheese cake.

If it sits here long enough I may have to eat it all.

Nice coffee too

And then tonight......

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

This is one of my all-time favorite recipes!

I got it from the cookbook,

"The Sugar Reef Carribean Cookbook,"

by Devra Dedeaux.

1 tablespoon Ground allspice
1 tablespoon Dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons Cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons Freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons Ground sage
3/4 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons Garlic powder or fresh
1 tablespoon Sugar
1/4 cup Olive oil
1/4 cup Soy sauce
3/4 cup White Vinegar
1/2 cup Orange juice
1 Lime juice
1 Scotch bonnet pepper (habanero)
3 Green onions -- finely chopped
1 cup Onion -- finely chopped
4 to 6 chicken breasts

I'm not talking Heaven and Hell and stuff, I'm refering to our blogs.

An old school friend of mine was killed in a motorbike crash a couple of months ago, and his Facebook page is still out there as he left it.

People who dont know that he has died are still posting things on there, how long do these things rtemain un touched before somebody shuts them down, or do they remain for ever, just out there in cyber space?

Perhaps in that way something of you will never really die.

Standing at the bus stop

It's raining

Bus is due...

wait some more

check the time on my watch

bus is over due

wait some more

still waiting

still waiting

check the time again

now it's ten minutes late

twenty minutes

half an hour

still no sign of a bus

forty minutes

thre quarters of an hour

still it rains on me

but wait, do i hear the sound of an approaching bus?

Yipee...stick out my hand.

Bus stops.

I get on.

"een waiting here 45 minutes." Say I. "Why so?"

"Oh." says Mr driving man. "We were a driver short so we had to miss a buss off."

Great, so i'm wet, and late for work because they didnt have a driver?

It has been brought to my attention that my responces for,

"yes I agree." or "Mmmm."

and my

"Excuse me? can you repeat that?" or "Mmmm?"

sound exactly the same.

People will say something to me, i'll go "Mmmm." and they will repeat themselves, thinking i said "Mmmm" or I will say "Mmmm?" because I didnt hear, but they think i am agreeing with them.

How can "Mmmm." and "Mmmm?" sound the same, the latter one definatly goes up at the end.

It's where Michelle and I had our honeymoon when we were married.

The building which our shop is now in dates back to the 1840's. I was just up on the third floor in the picture framing workshop, and could hear somebody down stairs in the gallery. I heard footsteps, and the rustling of paper, like somebody was looking through the cataloges. I left what i was doing and went to take a look, there was nobody there. The only way to get up to the gallery is through the shop, so i went down to the ground floor but my sister, who was on the till said no body had been up there.

Also, we have been known to hear the small tins of Humbrol paint rattle, when nobody is there, and we have on ocasions heard a womans voice when there is nobody here.

This is the street back in the 1800's.

and this is it today

But i still think it's one of the greatest cop shows of all time.

http://www.drinkon.com/Lists/Rum/List/Spirit

That looks like my kind of bar. Need to retmorgage my house though...look at the prices

Who she? She being the old woman who scratched our car in Tescos yesterday.

Our blue car, parked along side her red car....she opens the door of her car, and 'crash' straight into ours.

Tell tale red mark inprinted in the body work. "No." she said when we told her to look at what she had done. But it was clear for all to see, red paint on our car, blue on hers.

"Look." my wife said, "I saw you do it, and the proof is there for all to see. Letsd just exchange details."

"I'm not giving you my details." the old woman snapped, and atempted tyo get back into her car. "It's not my problem." she said, "I dont give a damn."

That was clear from the dints in her car, it seems she must make a habbit out of this type of thing.

The tried to pull the door too, almost trapping my wifes fingers in the door, she fut her knee up to protect herself and had the door slammed too on her knee.

The old woman then pulled away at speed almost running over my wifes foot.

Then a couple of chav types came over and stook therir oar in,

"She's an old woman. leave her alone..."

What does age have to do with it? You have to accept responsibility for your actions despite your age. If Adolf Hitler had been an old man would people have said,

"Oh he's an old man. leave him alone."

OK, so the damage is only cosmetic, but that isnt the point. The point his that she denied it, even though she was seen, and also the fact that she didnt even have the decency to offer any kind of appology.

Maybe we should have done her car as she drove away, see how she felt if the shoe was on the other foot!! Bet she would have had something to say about it then.

We did mention it in the store, and asked if there was any CCTV on the car park, but alas not. The only CCTV is on the entrence/exit to ensure people dont park for longer than the tweo hour limit.

The end of the bank holiday that is. What a blistery (is that a word?) weekend it was. The wind was whisteling through the windows and doors sounding like somebody playing on a kazoo!

Barely left the house yesterday, the wind was so strong all the trees were bent double in the garden, and leaves are falling like its Autumn, except they are still green.

And now it's back to work, and this morning it's pooring with rain. I have 20 minutes before I have to leave for the bus, do I risk the brolly in this wind, or do i just slap a load of hair gel on my head, and hope that holds it in place? (if i put enough on the rain might just run off).

ah well, supose i better get ready.

Are MEP's been given permision to claim more than £30million a year in expenses without getting receipts?

They can get yup to £38,400 to cover costs of travel and running a second office.

This is on top of their £60.000 sallery.

Have they not heard about the 'credit crunch?

Do they have no thought about those people who cant keep on top of their energy bills, and people who are loosing their homes because they cant keep up with mortgage re payments?

Sick is what it is.

I got six numbers on Lotto...

Obviously not on the same line.

Well come on, I would be half way to Jamaica now if i had.

I have made a decision. For lunch today I'm going to go to McDonalds.

Large fries, Double cheese burger, coke. Yes please.

I cant helb but think Sir Alan Sugar made a terrible mistake last night in the sacking of Reif. OK, I know he was posh, and something of a poser perhaps, but out of the whole bunch of contestents in this years show i feel he was the best candidate for the job.

Why Sir Alan didnt use the opertunity to bin Michael, who it seems to me is hanging on to his place by the tinyest of thread is beyond me. This is a jewish man who didnt even commprehend the concept of the word 'cosher'.

I dont think out of the remaining sis I could even hazard a guess as to who the winner might be.

In other news, and i know this may upset a lot of people but I need to get it off my chest and complain about the Man U / Chelsea game last night. How long did it over run? I set the video for 'Secret diary of a call girl' and recorded an hour of after match chat and reviews, and the news. Not even a