Fun-Filled Friday .... NOT

Into work in Uppermill at daft o'clock - no probs - a "Manager" turned up and said "Need to check your satchel" ... apparently "satchel" is a good old-fashioned phrase for "big red postie bag" !!!  Apparently a lot of security checks going on in the OL area at the moment, bags and cars - and (off the record QED etc) a few peeps have been 'found wanting' (read into that what you will !!).  Anyway ... I was clear/clean/whatever you like to say, and I dutifully did my early morning overtime before heading over to Greenfield ... to an office with no electricity !!!  They were prepping by candlelight - honest !!!  Think naked flames/paper/cardboard etc - a health and safety nightmare ...  naturally made everyone late (overtime suitably booked - in my case overtime on top of overtime !).  Finished late - natch - and then went for the apres-work shandy.  Checked out phone to tweak into pub wi-fi (I'm so cheap !!) to find "no O2 network - emergency calls only".  here we go again.  Got home - straight onto web (Orange !!).

... but the phone still said ....

... last time this happened (July ???) I was given a 10% discount of my monthly bill (whoo-hoo ... £1-35 !!!).  We await developments this evening ...

Anyways ... Friday ... Mrs Smiffy on "works do" in the big bad city of Manchester ... might just wander out and see if Ingerrrlund can do what they ought to - as in get into double figures against the mighty San Marino !

Because of all this "international football type rubbish" tomorrow has been designated "Non League Day" - check out Aaron's blog for a very well-argued view on the same.  Round here, there's the option of an 1830hrs game between Hyde FC and Tamworth - however I find I'm due at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester at approx the same time - bugger !!  Hey ho - will just have to make do with a normal Saturday afternoon-type game (as in Curzon Ashton v Bamber Bridge).

Tomorrow also sees (hopefully) the next stage in the "Get the House Replastered" Saga.  The plasterer (our second effort) has promised to turn up at 0830hrs tomorrow (psshhh - I'll have done two hours graft before then !!) to "go" for doing the computer/front room ... viz ...

(well a pic of two of the four walls he's doing anyway !!).  So if I want to 'relax' in the TV room to watch the footy at home - it looks like this ....

Reckon the pub is the best bet tonight - with it being on terrestrial, I'm sure many peeps will be relaxing in their less-than-cluttered TV rooms - please note that we DO have a bigger telly than the tiny portable shown in the pic (there was apparently a remote control/battery scare on Wednesday night whilst I was at Ashton United).

It's all good fun ...
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