Duke attempts the Impossible

[duke3016]

Recovering today from some excess libation yesterday. So what better way than to take my sister"s offer of dinner if I set up her laptop... So I had a massive dinner and some beers and am now back at home mellowing, no poker today just a couple more beers, TV and then the pit.

My life is good  

[duke3016]

This weekend I will be performing Database exports and imports to our test and training boxes, I know where i would rather be  :"(

However my best to all the players in Coventry and I will see you in Newcastle and I will be following your exploits.

[AAroddersAA]

This weekend I will be performing Database exports and imports to our test and training boxes, I know where i would rather be  :"(

However my best to all the players in Coventry and I will see you in Newcastle and I will be following your exploits.

Sigh, you as well? I will be listening to recording of phone calls and reading tickets raised to suppliers as part of an annual quality check !!!

I was going to get you to have a pint for me too, ah well see you in Newcastle then.

[duke3016]

This weekend I will be performing Database exports and imports to our test and training boxes, I know where i would rather be  :"(

However my best to all the players in Coventry and I will see you in Newcastle and I will be following your exploits.

Sigh, you as well? I will be listening to recording of phone calls and reading tickets raised to suppliers as part of an annual quality check !!!

I was going to get you to have a pint for me too, ah well see you in Newcastle then.

Look forward to it

[duke3016]

I moved energy supplier recently and was in credit with them. Now why the hell did they decide to return my excess monies to me by cheque. I mean, would it not have been cheaper and more convenient to return the monies to the account from where I had been paying my direct debit.

Anyway that meant I had to nip out at dinner time to the bank to pay it in. The bank was of course crowded because it was lunch time when most working people, if they had to, would be visiting the bank. Therefore it was entirely logical that they had 2 of the 7 windows in operation. So I waited (I know I could have used the fast pay-in but I am a distrusting person) and I waited and eventually one of the two windows freed up. The queue was still fairly long and I popped my cheque and payment slip under the window.

The teller did her thing and just before she handed me the receipt she engaged me in conversation.


"There is a person available right now, if you wish to discuss your account" says she

"Oh is there" says I

"Oh yes" she beamed

"And is this person trained in all aspects of banking procedures" says I

"Absolutely" smiled she

"Then wouldn't their time be better spent opening a third window, rather than trying to sell me a product I don't want."

"Eh" gawped she

"Good day" says I

Simple things like that piss me off, really they do....

[duke3016]

Ger is pulling an all nighter in college at the mo so still up, says he did enough for as pass but wants to do more to get a better grade - sniff sniff - thats my boy, so proud

Maybe he is in the pub   nah he"s a good lad.....

[duke3016]

Got a call from Marie today she had just backed into someone in a car park in York and was getting grief from the other driver.

Told her name rank and number only  

Cops were called even though damage to the other car was minimal. Cop just told em exchange insurance details and don"t waste his time.

Gotta love the fact that they always turn to me in times of trouble, Ger likes this.....

[duke3016]

OMG now this is taking the piss  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-12824940

[SirPercival]

OMG now this is taking the piss  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-12824940

Love the fact it comes with free breakdown cover.

[duke3016]

I had the best craic over the last couple of hours. I decided to try and freeroll into the $1m STORM on PokerStars (Sunday). It's only a $10 buy in but I wanted a laugh and I was bored.   The fact that I played 3 and was still in 2 when I qualified was testament to huge swings and great fun. Will I book Monday off..

It already has nearly 15,000 runners.

[duke3016]

Right it"s about time I finished off the enforced silence story .......

[technolog]

Right it"s about time I finished off the enforced silence story .......

wiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[Laxie]

Right it"s about time I finished off the enforced silence story .......

wiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Can"t believe you fell for it.  We"re being slow rolled ffs!!!

[duke3016]

This morning was a bit of a rush and I had to drop Ger off at Uni. I knew I was driving on fumes but I was passing a Morrisons on the way so I thought I would do a splash and dash there.

I pulled up at the pump running late as usual, took the nozzle out of the holder, took off the petrol cap and jammed the nozzle in. The display stubbornly stayed at the figure of the last user. I pumped the handle up and down in the hope that it was dinging a bell furiously in the kiosk.

I stared at the cashier willing them to look at me and see I was in a hurry. I tried to send mind waves "Come ON FFS". The cashier looked across and we made eye contact. Good now get on with it ya eejit. Still the display did not click down to zero.

I saw the cashier bend down her head beside the till, Oh FFS come on you loser. The tannoy broke into life.

"That's a pay at the pump, please insert your card or press the button"


Ooops  

[duke3016]

Has anyone ever completed one of these magazine series where you get a bit of something each week in order to construct some collection or model?

I"ve just seen one advertised for Formula One, where you can collect a piece of a McLaren F1 car each week.
Introductory price: £1.99 (not too bad).
Usual price: £7.99 (for a mag and a bit of plastic?)
85 issues

So, thats £673.15 for a set of magazines and an airfix model of a car, my flight to Vegas cost me less...........