Berkley Castle horse drawing water skiing

Yesterday afternoon I felt unwell, by the time I got home from work my teeth were chattering and I couldn't get warm. Taking a tablet helped for a few hours but by the time I went to bed even with a further pill, I was shivering from head to toe, I switched the heating back on, put another quilt and blanket on the bed and managed to eventually stop shivering.

This morning I woke aching all over and slightly dizzy so have rang in work to say I won't be in. Currently do not know what to do with myself, since no matter where I sit or lie I still ache and daytime TV is not distracting enough.

I’m a Virgin Media customer; having joined NTL for their cable modem service which I think is good, (my opinion based on very little evidence) last night Sky switch off Sky1 channel and Sky news.

My initial thought was that’s it, I switching to sky, I’m not interested in why (both companies seem to have spat out there dummies) but I just lost one of my favourite TV program Battlestar Galactica.

Now I’m thinking what I have actually lost, well after a bit of a thought, I’ve lost Battlestar Galactica, which I will buy on DVD (since I always miss 1 or 2 episodes) and could watch on channel4. I watch nothing else on Sky1 (the odd Simpson episode) and have never watched Sky news, my only other main series is Hero’s which is on Living TV so unaffected.

Sky wanted to charge Virgin 3p per day for sky1 which they say is only £ 10 a year, for TV with adverts is not worth it, if I had the choice I would not pay the extra, I have enough channels without Sky1.

Last thought Virgin is promising to buy TV shows itself so I can see everyone Sky and Virgin customers loosing out since each will buy that exclusive program and not show it to the other.

Not sure what I will do, I will probably see how things pan out in a few weeks, it just a pity that both sides could not agree, the short notice of 0 days leaves me with little immediate choice.

I’ve just had an argument with young lad in the office who firmly believes the new tougher laws on using mobile phones whilst driving are about the government making money. 

The big part of his argument is talking to a passenger is just as bad, I disagree and find even using a hands free distracting, I regularly when using a hands free have to say hold on a second to person I’m talking to when approaching a junction so I can give it full attention, and have missed a motorway junction while talking more than once. 

A passenger is totally different, they are looking at the road condition with you, and go quiet at the right moments, and generally don’t draw attention any more than the radio; passengers can even be a second pair of eyes. 

As for using non hands free, well I think any driver can quote an example of being cut up or some other bad driving by someone on the mobile, driving with there knees, and cigarette in the other hand so I think the law needs toughening.

Today I brought a couple of nettle and blackberry tea bags to work a present jspriddleuk  and people laughed, much fun is now being had at my expense, “does it sting the mouth”, “do you have to drink dock leaf tea afterwards”, ha ha, I do see the funny side, “are you suffering from strange ailment”, but they should try them.
I’m currently addicted and may have finished the box by the end of the week, with no local supply found yet :(

Had a nice trip to the Larper Market in Barnsley this Saturday, where I bought mainly costume, in fact only costume, I resisted all the weapons, material, and other accessories.
On second thoughts that's not quite true, I bought 2 latex daggers, a nice hat and some buttons as well.

I was joined on my expedition by jspriddleukwho succumbed to pile of fabric and DaveP who was sneaking a new weapon out the hall. 

I also ran into to several Shards players including Dan, Gareth and Adam from Wales who seemed to be in then gone in flash. AndyL, Heather and kids where there, but its quite local for them as it is me. I even ran into some Medieval reinactors from my old club, sneaking in to collect costume.

The market was good, plenty of stock, but seemed to lack visitors, I would go again next year and recommend other Larpers to go, providing they need stuff, and provided they run it again.

Today I felt I needed to go back and spend more money since I don't see larp traders often, but resisted did the ironing instead, although at this moment, I'm thinking tomorrow I might need that thing I didn't buy.....too late.

So who watched Hero’s last night, I thought it was great.

Apparently its going snow round here tomorrow and everyone in my office is already moaning, ‘this countries rubbish a bit snow and all the roads get blocked, trains can’t run”, “never seen a gritter down my road” etc. I not sure myself this is valid complaint, how much snow do we get, do we spend millions on heated roads and specialised snow ploughs like other countries that have snow all the time, do we all go out buy big knobbly tires or snow chains for our cars for winter just in case.
I’m sure other countries that have snow very occasionally, suffer just has much, and I bet in places like the mountains of Scotland they have all the kit necessary to keep the roads open in the winter.
Me I think we run fair compromise for the amount of disruption it actually causes or is it me?

Yay snow tomorrow, if the weather people are right