Not a good day
It started with a letter from the life insurance company to advise that, because I’m an obese, smoky tub o’lard my new policy’s going to cost me more than I was first quoted. Significantly more, in fact.
Still - at least I’m not a crazy, obese, smoky tub o’lard.
Managed to waste a few hours at work by building a program to look for something that wouldn’t exist. Not deliberately, you understand. I wasn’t seeking the philosopher’s stone, the holy grail or Tony Blair’s electability. I was just being stoopid.
So that’s a stupid, obese, smoky tub o’lard.
Leaving work comparatively early I noticed that traffic seemed heavy and, it must be said, largely stationary as I crossed the road to the car park. Nobody was moving, especially within the car park itself. I got into the car and waited for the queues to clear.
And sat. And waited. And sat. And waited.
And sat. And waited.
And sat. And waited.
It took me an hour and a half to get from the third floor of the car park to the ground floor (including 15 minute stroll back to the office for a “comfort break” - and no, I didn’t lose my place in the queue thanks to the break.
I must say that - given the obvious inconvenience of this delay (and I’ve no idea of the cause) - I was pleased at how laid back I remained throughout, not resorting to sounding my horn as some did. Goodness knows what they expected that to achieve.
So that’s a mellow, stupid, obese, smoky tub o’lard.
Home at last, it’s now too late for me to be bothered to go shopping for healthy, slimming stuff. Guess I’ll just have to finish off the rubbish I’ve got in the house. It’s a hard life, but I must change it. Soon.
October 25th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
At risk of being presumptious, Lionel, why don’t you tell them to stuff the Life Insurance where Tony Blair’s Iraq policy came from. (That would be a very dark place with a distinct absence of sun where Alastair Campbell lives.)
After all, who is the beneficiary of your untimely demise? Grunt?
Talking of delays, did you see the 4″ x 4″ sign on the A11 notifying proposed closure of the Aaalburgh “by-pass” from Saturday night till Monday morning. Ben Elton’s Gridlock will look tame.
Finally, in this trio of unwelcome stuff, the new Gym at Thetford opened this week and it is fantastic with hi-tech Video feeds and all sorts. It is my personal means of staving off porkdom and you could join with the £30 a month you will save on life insurance, smoking and food. I would be pleased to introduce you.
I look forward to finding my URL strangely banned!!!
Lionel: A new gym? In Thetford? Does it have Burberry wallpaper? If I can pack in smoking, I’ll be a lot more than £30 better off. I should actually join the Evil Overlords’ sports club. It has a gym and is a tenth of the cost of the Thetford outfit.
I did spot a sign muttering something about the A11 being closed at Aaalburgh but didn’t see when. Just as well I’m off to ExpoNG and sunny Sussex this weekend, eh?
October 26th, 2006 at 5:28 pm
I feel a smokytubolard.com coming on…
Go on, you know you want to!