Thanks for your kind words Pea they mean alot.
Well just for today I feel tom tit!, been in bed most the day with a fever, stinking cold, bad head, ache all over been trying to rest as working again tomorrow and cant afford to miss a day.
I did pop out for 20mins this morning to buy some lemsips as managed to get my hands on £9 (dont ask but perfectly legal) anyway after buying the lemsips and walking out of the shop a car drove up to me and wound the wind down, there was a women driving the car in tears and had two young children in the back, she said could I help her and I asked what was wrong, she said her boyfriend had kicked her out and she needed some money for petrol to get to her mums house (miles away so you said) and the bank machine had just eaten her only card………..I paused for a moment thinking am I being had over here and then thought whatever I dug deep (very deep) and gave her all I had (about £6ish) and said sorry thats all I have she said “God bless you” and then drove off, I didnt tell anyone else what happened as they would have said I was a mug………maybe I am and maybe I am not………..in fairness I dont care what people think about me (well in truth I do but I shouldnt), a very good friend said to me many years ago “what people think about you is there problem not yours”, I suppose for me the moral of the story is someone asked me for help and I did what I could………I couldnt live my life refusing to help anyone and the truth is and always has been if I have got it you can have it!
I am driving to work tomorrow as I have aquired some fuel for me car (dont ask thats another story)…………I am currently on my 3rd lemsip of the day watching some kids dog film (beethovan I think) in bed with my little girl (I keep telling her to keep her distance) as I dont want her catching what I have got……………I am tired, burnt out, feel tom tit but I havent gambled………I am very lucky in many ways but today I dont feel it (I cant help how I feel)
Take care and wish you all well.
Maverick