They are? I'll bear it in mind

Option 1 - settle down with a wife into a starter home - yuk!!

Option 2 - live on own/with mates - never

Option 3 - live it up with a hand picked gang as they pay me mortgage - yay!!!

Don't forget to give insurance firms a ring before you continue with this venture!

Yes Joe - i'm gonna get a financial advisor to go through the whole plan with a fine ttoth comb for me before i commit to anything.

Gawd Renton, I look at my student-aged children and I am glad I don't have to live with their mess all year round now.  

 

Why students? Why not let the rooms to professionals, people more of your age, who are likely to have the same interests as you.

 

The thought of sharing with a houseful of students makes me shudder

I miss my students days  - a lot

But i shall be professional and consider anyone - post grads, professionals etc... doesn't have to be students  - its just that students tend to hang around for years doing their courses (although they tend to have less dosh to squeeze outta them)

 

 

WORKED.

 

 

 

@StRenton Just to say that I'm not trying to be turtelly negative. I do let a couple of houses and it really is fraught with financial danger. If you want any advice ........

Joe - i respect your opinion and any advice is welcome

Being a Landlord (unless its financially unobtainable) will be my future as a way of buying and moving up the ladder

Today i have learned that MARION BARTOLI has retired from tennis

Love that woman

 

Been up since 6:15, bathed and cooked my beans on toast.

About to leave soon and head off to work.

Waiting for my daughter to get home from V festival, I see a day of washing ahead and it's looking like it`s going to rain any minute 

Caught a cold

Sound like a dalek - throat killin' - head aching

Had a lie in as we're off this week, then had a drive down to Cockfield looking for the graves of my great grandparents. Sadly too many unmarked.

 

 Have you been going around all day saying "Exterminate the Doc-tor" ???

Godammit - no

Posted the Travelling Tennis Ball to his next destination.

 

I've had him for over a week took him to Ireland with me last week and this weekend he went to Stratford upon Avon 

 

I'm glad to get rid of it, not cos I don't like it but because if I lost it, I'd be killed (sent it track and trace) so hopefully it will get to its next destination tomorrow 

 

BTW he's travelling the world and will be auctioned off to raise money for Border Terrier Welfare 

I hope he comes with photographic evidence?

 

The ball at William Shakespeare's grave 

Excellent !!

I was thinking of doing this with me teddy, Mr Bo Jangles

I didn't half get some weird looks  

 

Right - i'm gonna start taking Mr Bo Jangles on me travels (if you don't mind)

Shame i just come back from London

 

Worked.

Has a lunchtime walk.

Worked a bit more.

Food shopped.

Come home.

 

A pretty standard day. Roll on Friday afternoon.

Travelled to Manchester by train. X50 bus to Trafford Centre. Two games of Laserquest. Had us tea. Walked around the shopping centre. It really is a tasteless cathedral to capitalism isn't it? Isn't it though?

 

Did you win 

One of our number won the second game. I was pretty average.

It's the taking part that counts 

Nursed a very bad cold indeed.

Can't taste a thing Though i do sound devilishly 'rough'

Said i'd have a lie down for an hour at 6pm ... woke up at 11pm.

At work tomorrow

Just had another couple of games of Laserquest!

You must be an expert by now 

Had feta and spinach pie, then another couple of games of lasers. Had a look around the shops, and then a trip into Chinatown for a buffet. I'm going to leave 'em to their baths now and go for a pint!

Went to visit our new grand daughter yesterday and spent and enjoyable dinner with all of the children, partners and grandchildren. Today we took eldest Grandboy to Mingoland (as he pronounced it). The most enjoyable part of the day for me was watching three euro fighters playing in the sky above Yorkshire.

 

Came home, quick shower and then to the pub for a couple of al fresco glasses of wine.

Called in sick for work.

This cold has me head spinning. Slept from 6pm - 7.30pm

 

Clearing an absolute forest of a garden at a house I am renovating. Boy was that hard work, not even finished yet.

 

Got muscles like Arnie and a tan like George Hamilton now !!!  

 

 

 

 

Kept the youngest entertained most of the day. Boy was it hot! We spent so much time protecting him from the sun that we forgot about our own safety.

Bought a 2ft twisted stem bay tree for £10

 

I've done my son's garden. My fridge freezer has packed in and we've been in shop and online looking for something the same. Alas it seems to be a choice of undercounter or all singing dancing two up or two down motor car sized stuff. Now I have to replace tap washers.

Just cut the grass and now I'm sweating, at least it doesn't look like a jungle now 

Pruned said tree - looks pitiful but i'm patient.

 

Dum dee dum dum . . . how long is this gonna take?

 

 

See my post above 1 day ago. I have done exactly the same.

 

 

 

 

Slept in quite late (feeling the after effects of two days physical exertions in the garden).

 

Had a bath to soothe the aches and pains.

 

Been out and had 2 cheese and egg muffins (£1 each from local Nosh).

 

Tried to go have a coffee in a coffee shop, but the queue was so long I gave up.

 

Bought a John Foxx Double CD and a Tosca CD.

 

Food shopped in Sainsbury's.