Friday, 18 February 2011

Having my time again in this life?

I thought the other day to myself, if only I could live my life again knowing what I know now. The first thing I would change would be my education and realising how important it was. When I was at school we
messed around and didn't pay attention.(I wish I'd tried harder).
The second thing would have been my first job as an apprentice motor mechanic. Now I realise I wish I hadn't packed it up after two years and finished the four years. Since I finished my first job I never settled into another. My girl friends dad used to call me eight job Les or mop and bucket, as I used to clean windows or wash cars. I used to think I could do anything. But there was a difference between thinking I could do something and doing it properly. On the last day at the garage they took me to a small pub which was nearby. What I think now is that I would appreciate the danger connected with alcohol and how it can affect people in diffent ways. I lost some very good jobs and friends through drinking too much. I quit drinking in 1981 and have never regretted it.

Friday, 11 February 2011

Wheel Claming in Parsons Green.

I have to tell you how amazed I was the other day. I have had to have my medicine delivered by my local chemist. They bring my prescription every Monday evening regularly. The last time the girl bringing my pills had a nasty shock. When she got back to her car the man was there putting a clamp it. She told him that she had delivered my tablets and had only been five minutes. The man from a private company carried on clamping and gave her a ticket for £125 which she paid straight away and he unclamped her. Isn't it about time these clampers saw some common sense and showed a bit of give and take instead of take, take. I have since written to the company asking them to show some compassion in this case