David's blog

Another fine day weather wise, I decided to listen to the Wales football game today, wish I had not bothered as they lost agan 2 nil, from listening to it, they seemed to be playing really badly, I don't think they have appointed the right manager and to choose a kid who has not played much football lately to be captain was a stupid desicion I reckon

The bus up to the next town was late as per usual, its not a problem. I got the usual papers I get on a Thursday morining this morning, one for the local news and one for the jobs pages, though there is never anything in them worth applying for I guess.

On the way to Blaenau this morning, the bus broke down just outside Manod, i did not know how long it  would take a replacement bus to come so I walked.  The bus company who owns the bus is called Express Motors, but they are locally known as distressed motors, as they use to have, but have improved, a load of junk as buses, and used to break down all the time,  Even though the buses have improved, but the service is still piss poor, the name has stuck I guess.

Today apparently is the offical first day of spring, though the weather is not very spring like, its pretty misty out there and pretty damp, though I guess its not that cold.   I am in my 7th week of this computer course I think, its not that great but I guess its better than nothing, there is not a lot of things going on around here its a bad area for employment opporunities and bad for any opportunities I guess unless you like the outdoor life and then I guess its not too bad as its a nice place to go walking   I have been trying for a most of the morning to find out if there is a sunday service for a train service which goes from Barmouth to penrhyndeudraeth, the timetable says no, but that can sometimes, well a lot of the time, be wrong but it seems its right this time and there is no service, I have tried to contact network rail and the local traveline and they have come up with no service, I am sure there use be one in the past but I guess things have changed.

Whem I was in Tesco today, I happend to mention to a young man that the local pub would be opening soon, and I was taken aback by the sheer enthusisam this guy had for the place to be open I did not think it meant that much to people really but it obviously does.  I told him the place would be open sooner if he came and gave us a hand to get open.

I have written today to correct the feedback I left for the seller of the battery on ebay, it was only fair to do so I think.  I have managed to get through a level of this computer course I am on today, so now i can do something else for a change as I was getting a bit bored of doing the same old thing over and over again. This course is quite handy to keep my keyboard skills going, it will be about 30 now I think since I learnt to type, I can't imagine being like a vast number of people not able to type properly it would be so laborious and boring just using one or finger, I am so glad I was taught to type all those years ago.

 I received a phone call from some company claiming I had a debt with someone, I don't know how the company came up with this remark, they were probably trying it on.  Today also I left some negative feedback on an ebay transaction, as I had not received what I ordered, I have ordered it since the beginning of February, and the money has left my account, well I got home this afternoon and what I ordered has arrived, so I will have to try to change the feedback thing now.

On the computer course which I'm doing, I was asked to do a test, I declined as I was not in the mood, I am not interested in the qualification really just the learning I guess.  There are still access issues, the setting on the computers are not suited to me and I am having problems changing them, its quite funny the amount of disruption I can cause due to my needs being different to everyone else's.

Wales beat Ireland tonight, in rugby, by cheating, they used the wrong ball to take a quick lineout, they should have used the ball which went into the crowd, I hope they don't win the championship, which they have a chance to do now, as it would not be good for rugby if Wales win by cheating

I went to Llandudno today, on the bus, thought I would do a bit of shopping, I did not bank on spending as much as I did, one good thing, I don't have a car so whatever I buy I have to carry home, which restricts what I can buy I guess.   I have had my tv aerial moved as I tend to lose signal now and then, hopefully I won't now, I am having difficulty getting the right picture on the the tv. I bought wallet today to store cds as they are all over the place.

I have been messing about with the computer settings this morning it seems I can get the things a lot better the more I have a look at them.  I nearly missed the bus this morning as I was late leaving the house, I did catch the bus, which I thought I would as its usually late coming, and it wa late today, probably due to the road works that are going on a bit further down the road.   I have been looking on the internet for advice on how to do some home recording, it seems to involve a lot of expense though I am not sure, as I don't quite understand the process of doing it.

I got my new tv today, had a bit of bother setting the stand up, its still a bit wobbly, I guess thats the problem of buying things from the internet, you don't actually get someone to set it up, like you would if you bought it from a shop.  Now comes the setting the thing up to get the best picture, I am stilled pissed of with that rotten company Curries for ripping me off to the tune of nearly 300 quid, bastards.  They should have taken the faulty piece of rubbish back and swapped it for a new one, just leaves a bad tasete in my mouth regarding dealing with shops.   I was not amused to see that tory twat cameron on a popular tv show tonight, I doubt the stupid git has anything of interest to say

I am still fed up with that rotten company Curries, for ripping me off with a duff tv, the other one should be coming tomorrow, so it will involve another day off from this course.  The weather is very nice today, though it might be a bit cold.

I thought I would try and go for a walk today, I decided on going up to llyn Manod, go there from the main road to Blaenau, I tried to get there from a few directions but eventually managed it with the help of an old man I know who was doing some gardening for the daughter of his sister, who I know quite well, he gave me some directons on how to get to the lake and I managed to follow them, it was bit of a climb up there and a bit boggy, but I do enjoy the feel of the rugged ground underneath my feet.  When I got to the top, I had a look round and could see an expanse of water from the there, I thought it was the sea, I was miles away it was llyn trawsfynyndd I could see.  I then came down the same way and walk home andd had a nice lunch.  As usual I got my feet wet, but I guess its something I will have to get used to if I am to go walking, it does amaze a bit that I am able to get to these place via these paths, I feel more free when I go walking better than just sitting in this hous

Last night I finally lost patience with my faulty tv, this fault had been going on since I bought, I tried to get Curries to change it but they wouldn't, they reckoned they had done all  they had to.  The fault had not been present for a while and guess I thought it had gone but last night it happened again, I flicked the remote control at the thing and the screen spoiled, now there are lines on it. I should have taken Curries to court really but now its too late, I have broken the thing now. I have oredred a new tv but I have wasted, well Curries has ripped me off to the tune of 300 quid.

I have today, reponded to an advert regarding someone looking for old guitar, I replyied saying that I have one to give away, its an old fender spuire which is in a bad state, the pickups don't work too well. I have been thinking about what to do with this guitar for while now, and decided that this person might aswell have it as I won't bother fixing it and its only cluttering up the place, I can use the case that originally came with it to keep the other guitar I have, I reckoned I paid too much for this guitar in the first place, I got it from a friend, I have had some use out of it but not that much for many years now

I was pretty tired this morning after that long walk I had yesterday. I finally got registered to take the computer qualification today, and spent the day looking at it.   This evening there was a meeting in the village hall regarding volunteers needed to get the pub up; and running, I thought there would be more, maybe the advertising was not done early enough and maybe people have lost interest in the pub. I received a phone call today from a housing association regarding my request for transfer, due to the crap I have had for about a year now, they said I might get more points added to my application, which will help get out of this god foresaken shit quicker.

I went for a walk round the village today, I went with a group, I had done most of the walk but I got some fresh air and a bit of exercise and it was very nice day to go walking.  I found out that my boots do now hold water, which they haven't been doing for the last walks, they just seem to feel a bit lose though and I have blisters to prove it.