Trees

When we moved in to our house there was a 40 ft conifer in the garden. We found out there had already been a dispute with neighbours about it. It had a foot wide trunk and the pine cones were huge, a double handful each. It had been planted 3 years ago as a christmas tree.

We had it cut down. It only had shallow roots so it could easily fall down and do some damage. The removals van was held up by the lorry they had brought to cart away the tree.

On the Buses

It can be a problem being friendly with people on the bus. A woman I knew got on the bus with 2 huge packages. They were massive but light. I helped her get them onto the bus. I don't know how she'd have managed on her own.

There are two bus stops near our house - one to tamworth bus but hardly anyone uses that one. The next time I see her I'll have to ask if she got her presents home ok. It was a good job it wasn't raining last night. She doesn't have far to walk anyway. She must have nipped out to do her christmas shopping.

Bananas

I've just eaten a banana which had a dark mark on one side. The skin doesn't look bruised. I was thinking it could be frost. You're not supposed to freeze bananas. I wouldn't be suprised if supermarket kept them too cold. They were from sainsburys. I'm not impressed with their fruit and veg. We've had some dodgy stuff from them before. Tesco seem a bit better.

My wife ate one of the bananas on friday or saturday. I think it might have been friday. She complained to me about it at the time. When I take a bite in you can tell it's all the way through and not just a bruise on the surface.

I wasn't impressed with the one I've just eaten. I had to have an orange to take away the taste. We should have taken them back as soon as my wife found that half-black one.

DVD Recorder

My son bought a new dvd recorder and gave me the old one. I was reading the instructions the other week but I can't find them now. I was pressing buttons to see what happens. There is an on screen display but it has 3 menus so it isn't always easy to find what I want. I've used it a few times and filled several disks with programmes, and edited them, put titles etc.

I recorded the toyah wilcox film the other night, she only had a bit part in it. Adam ant was in the film too.

I need new scart lead. We've got the dvd recorder connected to the digital box so if we want to watch digital have to go through the recorder first. It's all down to the order everythings plugged in I suppose.

Buses

I had a nightmare bus journey this morning. One bus didn't turn up but on the next bus there was a mother with a kid who didn't shut up. I went upstairs to get away from the noise.

While I was waiting for the bus it wasn't raining too hard but it had stopped when I got into town.