Filthy Car Blues

My shiny new car is filthy. Really filthy. We did some country driving yesterday and now the poor thing is wearing big chunks of the land. Looks like I'm going to have to wash it again. I always wash cars by hand. I've never been keen on automatic car washes since a memorable occasion a while back with a previous car when the carwash removed a radio antenna, scratched all the paint and then hot waxed the windscreen. So I shall be out with the bucket and sponge again soon.

One place nearby has a car wash where you can use a squirty thing to cover your car with foam and then rinse it off. That looks kind of fun, but I'd be worried about the thing cutting out when I was half way through the wash. The only thing worse than a dirty car would we one which is half clean I reckon. It might even affect the handling.

tree test

tree test
Originally uploaded by RobMiles.

Christmas Shopping

Took a day off work today and went christmas shopping with number one wife. (incidently, a few people have told me that they think refering to my "signficant other" as number one wife is not the done thing. I can't see a problem with it myself. And she calls me "husband zero".)

Anyhoo, we went to Leeds so that I could buy some clothes that fit me. Apparently my wardrobe is in need of replenishment as the corners have worn off some of my shirts. I don't know; you buy these things and then, after only five years or so, they become unfit for public display. Once I was sorted it was off to look at ladies clothes for a while.

Now, some things I can be counted on to have a strong opinion about. Ask me what I feel about C# versus Java and you will be rewarded with a well structured and closely reasoned description of the advantages the former has over the latter. For three hours. Show me two items of womens clothing and ask me which is nicer however and things get more tricky. I have had considerable experience of dealing with the dread question "Which do you prefer?" but only have one peal of wisdom to impart:

If a women asks you "Which do you prefer?" she is not actually asking you which you prefer, instead she is asking you to deduce which one that she prefers and then say that one. Except sometimes, when she hates them both and is only asking you the question for callibration purposes....

But they did have some nice christmas trees in Leeds:

Got My Screws, and a Tasteful Friend

Got my screws today. The man at Staples was very helpful. So we bought some staples while we were there too.

Just what you want

Then I went round to see Chris about problems with a computer (pesky spyware). It seems that he does not have the same inhibitions re christmas lights on his house as I do....

Loose Screws

Where would we be without screws? I'm not sure who invented them. Perhaps the person who invented nails was looking for a good follow up when they saw a spiral staircase and the rest is history. I don't think that even Google knows how they came about. And also, the Google spell checker still doesnt' recognise "Google". Very strange.

Anyway, screws are jolly useful and you'd definitely know if they weren't there. Like they weren't for me today. I bought a new chair for the office and got all the bits. Except the screws. Wah! I had the plans, the right screwdriver, all the fittings, but nothing to hold them together. The chair is now a forlorn pile in the middle of the room and I've got to try and track down some replacement bits. Such is life.

And finally, questions of etiquette. Does a piece of cheese and a Snickers bar count as a two course meal? If so, which course do you eat first?