David's blog

I went for a walk today with the ramblers the walk was down as from Blaenau to Dduallt, so I wondered how they were getting back from Dduallt, the thing was I forgot to read the rest of the description which stated it was a return journey.  We first went down to what I reckon is cwmbowydd and then on to the new road as I call it which we crossed and then went over the afon Goedol as I think its a called and headed for Rhyd Sarn then up to Dduallt and then up again to Tanygrisiau and on to Bleanau.  I was probably not the best day for walking as it was hot, but I did enjoy it. I had my waterproof socks on and they seemed to have kept my feet dry, I gave them a good workout as I kept going through puddles of water to try to wash the mud off my shoes which I was collecting on the way.  I am not sure when the next walk is, but soon I hope as I quite enjoy trapsing through the countryside, it was good coming at Blaenau from a different angle and getting a different perspective on the p

Bought James Morrison's new album today, downloaded it from Amazon, hope its as good as the first one he made, which I really like.  I went to enquire about doing a care qualificaton today, but I am not able to do it as I am not fully employed, I only work as a relief, and there are no colleges where I can go to do it either, which is a bit of a pain.  I will have to get a full time job something, that would make a change I guess.

I have had my extractor fan in bathroom fixed today at last.  Someone came round here a year or so ago about it and said there would be someone coming round to fix it but no one ever came, I finally got round to calling them again and this time it has been fixed or changed and apparently it works a bit differently to the other one, but who cares, at least it works. I seem to have developed a pot belly from somewhere, guess I will have to get rid of it, though these things are not easilty got rid once established but I will give it a go.  The weather is better today and going to get even better apparently but we can't apparently call it an indian summer, there needs to have been some autumn frost before the warm weather for it to be officially called an indian summer, well so it said on the radio this morning, which I was listening to while lying awake quite early this morning

I attempted to join a ramblers group for a walk this morning.  I got up ok and managed to get everything I needed, but I stayed on the bus too long, and was taken off route and nothng came along to take me to my destination in time.  On the way home I decided to go for a walk but got lost and turned back, I should have taken the map with me.  I have just looked on the map now and I seem not have gone far wrong but I did panic a bit. I have written a song today about how my father inspired me to learn to play the guitar, by telling I would never get the hang of it, as he had not.

I went to the doctor's this morning and ended up leaving the place, i would say, in worse state than when I went in.  The doctor wanted to take my blood pressure and put the cuff on but she put it on too tight and afterwards I could feel some nerve damage, which still hurts now, you don't expect to go and see the doctor and end being made worse than when you went in.  I am sure the damage will heal in time. I then went to Bangor on the bus and mouched around there for a while and then came home, on the bus I had a chat about the fact that they have built a bridge on the new bypass especially for bats to cross, and bats alone and no one else, it seems a waste of money to me really, well the amount spent seems a waste, it could have been cheaper I reckon. i

I decided to go for a walk today with a group I had not been with for a while, they went for a walk round Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.  I was quite weary at the end but I guess it got me out of the house, I got a chance also to catch up with a few people. I was a bit dissappointed with the bus journey home I am sure the bus I wanted went early so had to go on the one which goes all round the bloody houses. Tonight I have been to a meeting of the management committie of the local pub.  They want to start paying poeple but there is a problem regarding finances, so it will have to be looked into.  They reckoned on paying the guy who does some work there now but I don't think that's a good idea as you could probably get a better person to do the work for the amount of money, but then again I guess it depends on the amount of money.

Today is a really horrible day weather, more rain again, it seems to be never ending lately, just rain and more rain. I got a phone call today asking Iif I was going on a walk with some people who I used to go with in the past and I have decided to go if the weather is ok,  Its not much of walk but it will be a change of scenery I guess. I have tried to get on some walkes recently but not succeeded, due to weather and things like that

It has not been a good day weather wise today, and also I got a reminder to buy tv licence, I am not sure why we bother buying these things, why there needs to be a tv licence, the only thing in its favour is I guess the BBC saves you from the adverts, which are everywhere these days on, the tv out around the town and on the intenet and they come through the post, everyone is after your money. I went to Porthmadog this afternoon, it was the celebration of the cob being 200 years old, I am not sure why there was a need to celebrate such a thing but maybe you have to live in Porthmadog to appreciate it.

This year is flying by again, and nearly my birthday again. I watched the rugby this morning Wales a bit unlucky or maybe that was, a bit naive, as they gave the other lot a start right at the beginning of the game, a shame but that's the lot of a Wales supporter.

Looks like summer is on its way out and the horrible autumn is here, I guess we did not really have a summer, well nothing to write home about anyway.  I fell asleep this tea time in the chair, which means I will not sleep so well tonight again. I rang up about getting on the home buy scheme today, where the local housing association gives you a grant to buy a percentage of a house, I think its about 30 percent.  I think I have a good chance of getting on the scheme as I have a housing association place which they would like to free up for someone else to rent and who can be taken off the housing waiting list. i also rang up for a job application for, you never know I might just a job one of these days.

I decided not to go work today and went for a walk instead to out some waterpoof socks which I bought.  They were called into use quite early on, on the walk as I put my foot in somewhere wet.  My foot stayed dry thought I could feel the cold water in my walking shoe.  I only walked a few miles but when I got home my feet were dry but the shoes were wet inside, so I guess they did their job, I am just a wondering how long they actually stay dry for, there does not seem to a guarantee, i guess it depends how you treat them, ie not wash them too much or use them too much. I think the socks are a better option than investing in expensive boots, not sure why more people don't do it, I got the idea from a lad who I went walking with last weekend, who walks in trainers and waterproof socks