Journal - October 2005

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Monday 31st
There are still apples firmly attached to the apple tree in my garden.

Sunday 30th
The chap who sold me the computer came and had a look. He couldn't find anything wrong with it so he reset the CMOS by removing the battery. The computer then came to life, maybe I should call it Lazarous?

Saturday 29th
I put the computer together and switched it on. I was expecting the usual boot sequence, instead I got the no signal message :-(

Friday 28th
I purchased most of the parts necessary to build a new computer. Now all I have to do is put it together and install all the software.

Thursday 27th
Someone I know is going to be a dad next year. Hopefully they can avoid having a child on April the 1st.
The Super seacat II was later returning to the Isle of Man than usual as they had to slow down to secure a lifeboat that had come loose in the rough seas.
A train derailed in the Liverpool loop part of the underground. Fortunately the train was going slowly so there were no serious injuries just lots of commuters arriving home late.

Wednesday 26th


Tuesday 25th
I heard something disturbing. Somone I knew in my last job was taken to hospital after they suffered a couple of strokes at work. It is a wake up call when someone I think is younger than me ends up in hospital.

Monday 24th


Sunday 23rd
I put a coat of gloss on my back door, amazingly I didn't get any paint on my clothes.

Saturday 22nd
I put a coat of primer on inside of by back door.
In the evening I went to my parents for tea. On the way home the rain was torrential.

Friday 21st
My parents "house sat" in the afternoon. A central heating engineer examined my central heating boiler and tightening a nut stopping the leak.

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Tuesday 18th
The clippers arrived at Salvador, Brazil.

Monday 17th
The leak from my central heating boiler seems to be getting worse.

Sunday 16th


Saturday 15th
There were quite a few events arranged for the Saturday. I took part in the throwing the welly competition and in the table tenis tornament.
In the evening we had karioke. No I didn't take part, but I did setup most of the PA system.

Friday 14th
On Friday evening I arrived at the church building and started packing. After a few false starts I managed to fit everything into my car. I arrived a bit later than I planned as I managed to take a few wrong turns.


Thursday 13th
I started getting the PA ready for the trip to Quinta. Fortunately someone was helping me setup a smallish PA system to take.

Wednesday 12th
Today I heard the firm who provided a fast ferry service to the Dublin from Liverpool has gone into administration.


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Saturday 8th
I heard about something unexpected happening on the Cardiff Clipper.
When I looked out in the morning I noticed that the leaves are starting to fall from some of the trees.


Friday 7th
The garage put on the new suspension arm and issued the MOT certificate. My cars' stearing seemed much more accurate afterwards.

Thursday 6th
I dropped my car off for its annual MOT on the way to work. The garage replaced the brake pads, but didn't have the suspension arm my car needed.
I received my first pay slip for my new job doing contract software development.

Wednesday 5th
Musicians was a bit different as the stage had been re-arranged.

Tuesday 4th
After work I had some ironing to do.

Monday 3rd


Sunday 2nd
I did some tidying up in the garden. I had been putting off trimming the roses as they can be prickly.

Saturday 1st
I purchased a new coat suitable for work. My old one had started to fall apart. I purchased a ladder. I had a few concerned moments when I thought it wouldn't fit in my car but after adjusting seats I got it in even though it was a tight fit.

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