Wednesday, 17 January 2007
Stockholm Syndrome
Right serious chat now. Today I had my mum on the phone in tears, wondering if for over 25 years my brother has been suffering from Stockholm Syndrome and if there was anything she could have done 25 years ago to help him. No was my answere, there wasnt enough help back then for victims like my brother. Carl was strangled and drowned by Denis Nielson back in 1982 in North London, he then decided to bring him back to life. Carl has never gotten over this and for years has pushed his family away blaming them for what happened to him, and for what happens to him now. The truth is this, we couldnt cope. We couldnt cope with the endless drunken phone calls threatening suicide, the men he picked up and got involved with that beat him. He turned to drink to hide his hurt and pain and memories, he blames family for not believing him, or for being there for him, yet the truth is, we didnt have support to deal with his questions and neither did he. That day 25 years ago, the funny happy young man WAS killed, even though his body suvives. He used to write letters to Neilson, asking questions, just talking, he sees him as his savior as well as him murderer. How can anyone comment on what these victims go through and how they handle it, not untill they themselves go through it can they place blame.
Monday, 15 January 2007
Night at the Museum
Well, even though I felt like death warmed up over the weekend, we went to the cinema and watched "Night at the Museum". Most of the critics have slated this film, however I found it really funny, there were alot of jokes in there that i noticed not many adults got. The one thing that let it down was that bloke out of the office, he has not talent, he played the same character as he did in the office and is so annoying!!. I find him as funny as a blocked up nose, and as for is arogancy in his normal life....well!!!
Yes I would recommend this film, however, 5 mins to the end a child behind be threw up, so kept getting wafts of the smell which made me feel really ill!
Yes I would recommend this film, however, 5 mins to the end a child behind be threw up, so kept getting wafts of the smell which made me feel really ill!
Friday, 12 January 2007
best blonde joke ever!
I had to post this one, I was in stitches (only becuase it would be something I would do lol)
THE BEST BLONDE JOKE OF THE YEAR - SO FAR
A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive blond female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox. She opened it then slammed it shut &stormed back in the house.
A little later she came out of her house again went to the mail box and again, opened it, slammed it shut again. Angrily, back into the house she went.
As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, here she came out again, marched to the mail box, opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever.
Puzzled by her actions the man asked her, "Is something wrong?" To which she replied, "There certainly is!" (Are you ready? This is a beauty...) My stupid computer keeps saying, "YOU'VE GOT MAIL!
THE BEST BLONDE JOKE OF THE YEAR - SO FAR
A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive blond female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox. She opened it then slammed it shut &stormed back in the house.
A little later she came out of her house again went to the mail box and again, opened it, slammed it shut again. Angrily, back into the house she went.
As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, here she came out again, marched to the mail box, opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever.
Puzzled by her actions the man asked her, "Is something wrong?" To which she replied, "There certainly is!" (Are you ready? This is a beauty...) My stupid computer keeps saying, "YOU'VE GOT MAIL!
Rick wants said at his funeral
OK, me and Rick talk about morbid things, and what I have said below is what he would like read out at his funeral. But I thought it was such a lovely verse I would share it.
Do not stand at my grave and weepI am not there; I do not sleep.I am a thousand winds that blow,I am the diamond glints on snow,I am the sun on ripened grain,I am the gentle autumn rain.When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there; I did not die.
Do not stand at my grave and weepI am not there; I do not sleep.I am a thousand winds that blow,I am the diamond glints on snow,I am the sun on ripened grain,I am the gentle autumn rain.When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there; I did not die.
CORGI
Today is not a great day, I feel awful. However just to let you all know. I moved into this house 6 months ago, the previous owners had a new boiler fitted and apparently CORGI now do spot checks on all boilers that are installed. You see the plumber who installed it has to inform corgi, they then come round and make sure it was installed correctly, all of this is FREE service from CORGI. What great guys, he found a fault in mine and now the plumber has 14 days to put it right.
Tuesday, 9 January 2007
Funny ha ha
My dear friend Stuart sent this email to myself and Rick last night, I did chuckle, please any german people reading this dont take offence.
Actual Exchanges Between Pilots and Control TowersTower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock , 6 miles!" Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!" ************************************************************************************************** Tower: "TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees." TWA 2341: "Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?" Tower: "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?" **************************************************************************************************** >From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm f...ing bored!" Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!" Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f...ing bored, not f...ing stupid!" **************************************************************************************************** O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o'clock , three miles, Eastbound." United 329: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this...I've got the little Fokker in sight." ****************************************************************************************************** A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your last known position?" Student: "When I was number one for takeoff." ***************************************************************************************************** A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down. San Jose Tower Noted: "American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadeloupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport." ****************************************************************************************************** A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich , overheard the following: Lufthansa (in German): " Ground, what is our start clearance time?" Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English." Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany . Why must I speak English?" Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war!"
******************************************************************************************************* Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7" Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way,after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway." Tower: " Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?" BR Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern... we've already notified our caterers." ******************************************************************************************************** One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said, "What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?" The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one." *******************************************************************************************************
The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206. Speedbird 206: " Frankfurt , Speedbird 206! clear of active runway." Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven." The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop. Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?" Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now." Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?" Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, -- And I didn't land." ******************************************************************************************************
While taxiing at London 's ,t Airport, the crew of a US Air flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where the hell are you going? I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!" Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically: "God! Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour, and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got that, US Air 2771?" "Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded. Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind. Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I married to you once?"
Actual Exchanges Between Pilots and Control TowersTower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock , 6 miles!" Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!" ************************************************************************************************** Tower: "TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees." TWA 2341: "Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?" Tower: "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?" **************************************************************************************************** >From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm f...ing bored!" Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!" Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f...ing bored, not f...ing stupid!" **************************************************************************************************** O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o'clock , three miles, Eastbound." United 329: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this...I've got the little Fokker in sight." ****************************************************************************************************** A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your last known position?" Student: "When I was number one for takeoff." ***************************************************************************************************** A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down. San Jose Tower Noted: "American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadeloupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport." ****************************************************************************************************** A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich , overheard the following: Lufthansa (in German): " Ground, what is our start clearance time?" Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English." Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany . Why must I speak English?" Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war!"
******************************************************************************************************* Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7" Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way,after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway." Tower: " Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?" BR Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern... we've already notified our caterers." ******************************************************************************************************** One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said, "What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?" The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one." *******************************************************************************************************
The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206. Speedbird 206: " Frankfurt , Speedbird 206! clear of active runway." Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven." The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop. Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?" Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now." Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?" Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, -- And I didn't land." ******************************************************************************************************
While taxiing at London 's ,t Airport, the crew of a US Air flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where the hell are you going? I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!" Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically: "God! Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour, and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got that, US Air 2771?" "Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded. Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind. Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I married to you once?"
Monday, 8 January 2007
ERBS PALSY
Another really important thing in my life is a condition called ERBS PALSY or brachial plexis. My son Jack was born with this condition 9 years ago, and it is brought on by the babies shoulder being stuck and the nerves being ripped out of the arm, it can lead to further injuries like brain damage aswell, however i was lucky and Jack has just got a paralised arm. Please visit www.erbspalsygroup.co.uk for more information on this condition. Its alot for kids to live with, aswell as the physical disability its also the torture they get from other kids and adults. The comments i hear from other parents about the difference in his arms and they dont realise i hear, and those type of comments filter down to the kids and they repeat it to the kids that are affected.
Jack has gone through 2 lots of surgery so far with another one booked in for the end of this month, he is basically having his wrist sawn in half, rotated and pinned so as he can tie shoe laces, hold his book when writing and ride a bike a little easier.
Kids with Erbs Palsy are determined to live a normal life, us as parents never see the condition we just see our kids, nothing stops them from trying new things, we as adults should look up to them for that.
I would like to thank Motorbike riders for their help in helping erbs palsy kids, the operation Jack had at 3 months was a nerve graft which was discovered to work for motorcyclists who had had a accident and experienced the same condition, they then tried the same operation on the kids, although not with the same success, but with out this operation Jack wouldnt be able to move his arm as much as he does. Thanks guys.
The erbs palsy group is run by volenteers, parents with children with Erbs Palsy, they educate the health care profession, aswell as give other parents support and the kids themselves, they rely solely on donations. Please take a look.
Jack has gone through 2 lots of surgery so far with another one booked in for the end of this month, he is basically having his wrist sawn in half, rotated and pinned so as he can tie shoe laces, hold his book when writing and ride a bike a little easier.
Kids with Erbs Palsy are determined to live a normal life, us as parents never see the condition we just see our kids, nothing stops them from trying new things, we as adults should look up to them for that.
I would like to thank Motorbike riders for their help in helping erbs palsy kids, the operation Jack had at 3 months was a nerve graft which was discovered to work for motorcyclists who had had a accident and experienced the same condition, they then tried the same operation on the kids, although not with the same success, but with out this operation Jack wouldnt be able to move his arm as much as he does. Thanks guys.
The erbs palsy group is run by volenteers, parents with children with Erbs Palsy, they educate the health care profession, aswell as give other parents support and the kids themselves, they rely solely on donations. Please take a look.
UN FAIR
Well, first posting and I already feel like I am ranting. I am going to tell you a little story, back in May 2006 we were out for the evening on our bikes (motorbikes not pushbikes, im not that good at excercise) When my other half and friend went off ahead (as they have powerfull bikes) when I finally caught up I noticed that they had been pulled by the police, so rather than leaving my friend and other half I pulled in behind them... I got off my bike and was confronted with a police officer saying "Ooh goodie 3 for the price of two" he was talking about the number plates we had on our bikes, mine was 2mm smaller than the legal limit, but alot more visible than some car number plates may I add. He then showed a video to my accomplices of his car following a mini and then a hedge, (he told us that was him trying to catch up with them but as they were going so fast he couldnt) He actually got stuck behind the mini and a 1200 and a 1000cc bike will out excelerate a car most days, and it was a 60mph road. Anyway to cut a long story short, the two blokes were issued with a notice of intended prosecution and I was given in the officers words " You can have a fixed penalty notice for your number plate or enjoy a family day out at court with the other two" I obviously chose the £30 fine. Ok Its now January 2007 and the boys got a letter from the police saying there was lack of evidence and no further charges would be brought, yay thats great news..... hang on I was the biggest number plate out of the three and I am the only one who got fined, and I only stopped to make sure they were ok....... HOW UNFAIR!!!!!!
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