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Morning all . . . I had to carry 2 difernt Id's. . . Both 'photo . . .one for Hackney carriage, and one for Private Hire because I had both types of vehicle . . . Sunny/haze type of day . . about 16c at the moment with a light breeze from the sea . . .very pleasant. have a guddun . . . John

Good Morning, all . . bright and sunny here on the Costa, reaching 17c at the moment, with a light breeze from the sea. I have two cameras . .a compact Samsung Digimax, and a Samsung bridge camera which was bought to replace the Digimax . . .I seem to do Ok with them, but i'm no photographer. Have a good day everyone, and keep smiling . . . . John

It's been a beautiful, sunny day , today with a light breeze from the sea . . .stayed at 15c in Horden, 15c in Hetton, and a heady 19c in Durham . . . . After a bit of shopping (Durham) spent afternoon in my friends garden,(Hetton) then back home for tea and a quick nap before picking me Marra up for a acoustic session in my kitchen . . . It's been pleasant. Goodnight all, sleep well. John

Evening all . . . . .Sister's funeral today at S'Shields Sally Army followed by the Crematorium, the back to S.A for Alco-free tea. not bothered about alco free 'cos Had to drive home. Drive up to 'Shields was p1ssy down rain , dry by the time I arrived, and sunny by the time the (long?) service had finished . Lots of hugs from Nieces i haven't seem for ages . I told the ladies serving that I hoped the tea was as good as we get at the annual model railway exhibition. Yes,Baz, ham and Pease pudding buns, but no cream horns, but lots of Peach Melbas. The coffin was carried by her four sons . . . Oldest was heard to remark that 'mother had put weight on since she died. A sad day but lots of catching up with nephews and nieces . . .and a cousin who I kept calling Vera . . .her mothers name . . . . We were 9 . . . . . . but with Marie gone we are down to 4 . . and I'm the youngest at 74. . all in all, not a bad day . . for a funeral. Goodnight all, sleep well . . . . .and keep smiling. John

Morning all . . . . . .Sunny-ish, cloudy-ish, 14c-ish, . . . .quite pleasant-ish. . . The biggest hit on my fuel consumption (11 yr old yaris), is driving to the shops 1.5 miles each way , then parked up for a day or two. . . annual mileage about 4500 . My A/C is on all the time . .Generally around 39-ish mpg, but on a run around the Durham dales last year managed about 48-ish. just had to insure it for another year . . . OWCH!!!!!. Sister's funeral not until the 19th . . . Sanddancers crem fully booked till then . . . Have a good day, all . . .and Keep Smiling. John

Is that what it's supposed to be . . . . . . And a Happy Birthday to Dave Hunt . . A few weeks ago , i had an MRI scan on my neck/shoulders on a Sunday night . . .yesterday I had an appointment with a Physioterrorist . . . . basically LET IT DEVELOPE . . . He kept referring to my age, as in "not to bad for 71 . . welll . .at your age etc, etc, etc. Finally My youngest sister died on Sunday , 74 years and 2 months old. . .She had been ill for quite a while. Weather BRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! Have a good day, all, and Keep smiling. John

Ballad Of A Crystal Man . . . . . .Don O'Van

Nay, lad . . . .baz izn't yorksheer . . . . He's from north of the Tees . . .so divn't forget it . . John

Evening all . . .No warnings about weather/power, but that's not unusual . . . More mind owa matter . . . They don't mind . . .we divn't matter . . I have an appointment at Hartlepool hospital on Sunday at 7.00pm . . . for MRI scan for my neck and shoulders . . . . I 'phoned to confirm and expressed surprise at the day and time . . .I was told . . ."we're working 8 till 8 7 days per week to try to clear the backlog.. . . . I said you're not getting paid enough . . . she said that she had not been on a picket line, as they were too busy . . . . . . Goodnight all . . .sleep well John

Sorry I won't be there, but I hope the day goes as well as it can. And as has already been said . .find his hessian bag. John

Divn't tempt fate, mate . . . John

arfter nyun, all . . . .a bit chilly around the nethers today . . -2c . . .i'm feeling it 'cos' of my age . . My friend was supposed to pick me up so I could buy her lunch for my birthday,(?) but she cried orff because she didn't fancy driving . . . .saved me some money, then . . . 71 cicuits completed at (approx)2.15 this a. m. . . divn't knaa how . . . . . . So I ran my new L0C0s (N gauge) which I bowt from Gateshead toy fair on Saturday . . . gave them both 30 mins in each direction . .a pair of bargains. Anyways . . thoughts with Chrisf . . hope he's OK. John

I say chaps/chapesses . . . . Phaphing cold here today . . . Eye not feeling 100% since op. so exercised my bus pass to go visit a Draculette for my annual blood tests. While out, I bought a bottle of . . . . ABER FALLS WELSH WHISGI...... Asda price £20 . . . very smooth. Sharing concerns about chrisf . . . . John

I can see clearly now the rain cataract is gone . . . . . .operation on Thursday afternoon, it took about an hour as my pupil would not dilate . . . My mate drove, and we went to a new model railway shop on the way . . .wellll . . . . spending some pocket money made the journey worthwhile. Todays weather . . . . bright ,dry, sunny ,but . . . not very waarm. Hope all are keeping well, . . have a guddun John

I . . . must be in Horden . . . . . No mushy peas like? Have a good night ,Baz. I went for a pre-booked appointment for a Covid Jab(4) . . . didn't happen as . . . NOBODY HAD ASKED ME IF i HAD HAD COVID IN THE LAST 28 DAYS . . . TILL I GOT THERE!!!!!! Was told they should have asked when I booked the appointment. . . . . Checked when I got home . .tomorrow will be the 28th day since my all clear . . . .BU66ER . . . . Goodnight all . . .Sleep well . . john

A good way to spend the Sunday morning . . . John

This applies to ALL females .. . . Billy Joel - She's Always a Woman . . .john

Born Too Late . . . . The Poni-Tails

The King's Call . . . . . .Phil Lynot/Mark Knopfler

Arrival . . . . . . . . . . .Friends

What Is Life . . . . . . . . George Harrison

I'm On Fireball .. . . . . . . .Bruce Springsteen

Spanish Train . . . . . . . . . Chris de Burgh

Blue Guitar . . . . . . . . . Justin Haystack/ John Bodge

Gary Gilmore's eyes . . . . . . . . The Adverts