26/07/2007 by Peter Miller.

Well, I was getting a bit fed up with waiting for the home page to open, so, I have created new pages for some of the photographs I have recently taken.

Still no job on the horizon yet but I have a few irons in the fire, better when they get hot. Keeping busy though with a few household chores, doing bits and bobs for other people and doing a bit of Arthur Daley.

Helping someone out at the moment with a spot of grade 2 listed house renovation. It’s amazing what is out there if you look.

Can someone please make it sunny so I can get my motorbike out, if only to clean it. Hope the weather is better in Canada and Alaska when we go, well if it is not it is still a change of scenery.

The old folks’ house has finally been pulled down, thought there would be tears but no everything is ok.

TTFN

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10/07/2007 by Peter Miller.

Thought life would be a doddle in the job club, you know, get up in the afternoon, go down the pub, have a few beers, play pool, come back home to dinner on the table. Well I have come back to earth with a bump. I was completely wrong about people who are shirkers and spend all their time drinkin’, smokin’ and gambling. Surely they only exist as a figment in the imagination of you workers who say things like, “look at him never worked a day in his life and he gets all he wants, new carpets, satellite TV, 2 holidays a year”.

Just joking of course, we all know those people are out there, but hey thats the way of the world and our stupid government. Hope the blog police don’t see that last comment and come and arrest me and throw me in prison, then again at least I would get 3 square meals a day, be able to play pool, go to the gymn and watch satellite TV.

Nope, no luck yet on the job front but the good lady has found me plenty to keep me occupied, all sorts of little jobs that I should of done ages ago. I think they are nearly all done now, whoops better be quiet, there is always something else that can be found.

Going back to the shirkers, yeah it p—– me off when they don’t work and seem to get it all. Me, because I took a temporary contract for my last job now find that I cannot claim on my Mortgage protection (so much for paying that) and the dole possee say I may not be able to claim job seekers because I have only been in work 14 months and may not have racked up enough NI credits.

Looks like I will have to turn to what some of the shirkers do, sell some drugs, beat up an old lady or 3 for 20 pence, get the guitar out in some sleazy subway. Nope forget that I will just spend some time riding my bike. Things are looking up though, got a few irons in the fire.

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02/07/2007 by Peter Miller.

Well hello, how is everyone or indeed anyone that may see this. I will now have much more time to make contributions to this blog and have a look around at all the other bloggers out there.

Why? you may ask, “simple” I say. I have joined the queue at the job club. I have an interview there this Saturday (tea and biscuits provided I hope). This is because my contract came to and end on 29.06.07 at the place I was working at which was Bosch BBT Thermotecnology (Hi Nick, say hello to the gang in the hut).

So there you have it, simple I am on the Rock ‘n’ Roll. Surely the weather could be better but no it’s all rain, rain and more rain.

Went out on the motorbike yesterday to the local drinking establishment (where were you Mr. Spriggs), sunnyish when we left, 10 minutes later, rain. My bike has never been out in the wet before, it came from Colarado, US of A. It got quite upset and started crying from the headlight.

So, what am I going to do with myself, better look for a job I suppose, her indoors says ASAP. OK, I will try my best. Out of work 8 months last time, can I beat the record.

Just before I dissapear, here are a couple of photos of Mr. Spriggs, trying to remember the days when he had hair like Bob Marley and played a mean banjo.

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