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Ey up! Hope Beth's op goes well @jamie92208. And I hope your train arrives on time @woodenhead. (Not something I can bank on with Late and Never Early!). first up today a visit to the new dental hygienist, followed by hoovering and tidying ...pah. Day should be completed by a trip to the MRS before my trip to Beamish tomorrow. Busy, busy, busy Have a good day/night/ morning wherever you are ERing in the world. Baz

Is it retirement beckoning or end of teaching?... Dr Eldest is also having similar problems.. as in can't sleep so it may be a common theme for lecturers. Next up.. dissertation marking and reviews.. Baz

Ey up! Heavy rain in Driffield means my umpiring today has been cancelled.. pah! The Over 60s are a nice bunch .. I know a lot of them as well so missing out on a catch up and a cricket tea.... PAH! I fear that I will have to get a hearing test. I too had measles but years working in Engineering hasn't helped. One fitter at Leeds used to stamp numbers into the ends of a particular item.. using a large metal stamp and a very large mell hammer.. hevhad ear protectors on.. we didn't always have them.. standing close to guns even with protectors on wasn't good for the ears either. Handy when umpiring though.. players assume you are deaf anyway. No cricket means I have a free day.. could involve muddling or gardening.. Enjoy your day! Baz now located in the mushroom shed..

Ey up! Nice day yesterday umpiring a very nice friendly game at Escrick Park..the home of the Yorkshire Gentlemen. A bit of fun, some serious bowling and batting and.. it was dry! Not sure what I have been organised to do today.. yet! Enjoy your day! Baz

Ey up! Sunny morning here, fingers crossed it stays that way. As part of my cricket umpiring retirement I am still doing odd games (mainly friendlies) for a while to help to get away from cricket teas... these are, at least in Yorkshire, a thing of great nutritional value. I have a busy week coming up as I am venturing North for a couple of days to catch up with history (a quick trip to Beamish is involved). Time for my mugatea! TTFN! Baz

Was it from the Karachi ( or K) by any chance? Baz

Pete could have taken his layout to Warley but chose not to. Baz

Didn't see one last year but we did try the Mowe pick as per @jjb1970 s suggestion. Brilliant place! @monkeysarefun that platter looks nice. I noticed that an australian acquaintance was ar Crab Shack in Wellington Harbour recent where the staff wear t shirts telling everyone "We have Crabs" But tye food is very nice including the huge green lipped mussels and orange ruffle.. Baz

Have you ever got north of the M25 recently? Obviously not as your very broad brush view needs to be revised pdq. Why? In Leeds and other cities, towns and villages, I am certain that the choice of foods.. generally available prepared by at least first generation visitors (as in Chinese, Thai, Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani and both Greek and Turkish) as well as Italian restaurants serve food just like it says they are described. I didn't notice any majore differences on my travels. Unfortunately I await a visit to a local Japanese restaurant to check it out. Our local chefs may not be too pleased about your views.. Food in Switzerland ( on my business vists) was never really that exciting...even when prepared in the General in charge of Army caterings Castle! Baz

Ey up! Presenting to a group of muddlers today. They are expected to try turinng clean things into dirty things.. should be fun! No major aches and pains from yesterday. Good! But it reinforces my decision to longer umpirevleague cricket.. Time for a bacon sarnie (or so my tummy tells me!) Hope all of our missing ERs are well. Baz

I have.. but did this as a favour.. everyone is very short of umpires. No league cricket umpiring just special occasions.. Baz

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Cricket was umpired. It was very cold.. Baz at Headingley. The ground was quite soft.. but.. as we left.. they were watering the square. All club cricket has been postponed around here..... Baz

Ey up! Attended an umpires meeting last night. All was going well then I had to explain the concussion protocol. It's been in place for 2 years but few bothered about it. Now it has been restated.. the message is.."do exactly what the protocol says". Very easy you would think... nope any excuse not to do it was trotted out.. answer was the same "for legal reasons JDI" Eventually it was accepted.. boy didn't realise how stupid people can be. Off to Headingley to umpire two T20s shortly. The weather may reduce this to 1 T20 and a T10. Me? I'll umpire whatever the coaches ask me to do. Have as good a day as you can! Baz

Ey up! Busy day ahead Including (hopefully) a pleasant time zooming with some like minded people. Teams is an awful package.. Microsoft have now 5aken it out of Office. Big problem is its old and creaky. Using it for interviews means it's hard to pick up on body language. I have used it for this purpose but I prefer face to face interviews. Time to geronwithit as O have a lot to do! TTTFN Baz