Here we 'snow' again!!

Yep just when we thought the heavy snow had left the area another front moves in and once again we are sitting under a Met Office warning - this time it is a Amber one instead of a Red one - so that's something but then again you never know.

The photos below were taken shortly before 7pm tonight it's now 9.50pm and guess what it's still snowing. Well I haven't finished working on the last lot of 'snotos' so don't plan on taking anymore.

I really hope it goes away soon as all this white stuff makes getting about so difficult. But if it's still going tomorrow I will certainly bore you all with more Snow posts

Snow!!!!!

Well we had a bit of snow on Friday, I'm saying a bit because it's nothing compared to places like Finland, who always get it. But here in the UK everything grinds to a halt as soon as the first flakes fall. Now for the UK Friday's snowfall was heavy and I didn't get into work (they closed the office anyway) and nor did the other half, but what gets me is as soon as we get a little snow people go berserk. It's true people over react and rush to the shops and buy up all the bread and milk they can. Why??? I don't get it. It's one day of snow people not a week or a month. |It's not 1963 you know, but still they do it. And you know something today I went into the shop and guess what - they had bread and milk delivered today - so all that panic buying was just a little bit stupid - bet you feel foolish now eh???

But guess what - they are the same people who will panic buy bread and milk next time there's a threat of snow, and they are probably the same people who buy all the petrol when the tanker drivers threaten to strike, well you know what -YOU are the idiots that cause shortages and you really need to GET A LIFE!!!!

Anyway below are some photos of the street and my car yesterday morning - Oh and me I didn't panic buy anything but I did go for a 5 mile walk to take photos - so maybe I'm a little bit crazy myself!

By the way if you live in a remote area or up in the hills this rant does not apply to you. Totally understand you guys have to stock up in case you get snowed in.

New compact camera

Well this is the first post of the year and it's very late I know but hey you know me - lot's to do - anyway my lovely younger brother Chris got me a new compact camera for Christmas - see below

And very nice too it has already had an outing to London - will show some of those in another post - but for now I'm off as we have had heavy snow today and I really must go and take some photos of it 

2013 Here we come

Well Christmas is over and here we are hurtling towards 2013 - only a few days to go and I really have never been one for celebrating the New Year - everyone banging on about a fresh start and all - but why can't every day be a fresh start, every day is a new chance, a chance to make a change, do something good. But we only celebrate 'a fresh start' at the beginning of a new year I wonder why.

Any way just thought I'd pop in and say what ho! and hopefully the new year will mean I post a bit more often.

On the camera front I now have a replacement for the compact camera which died a while back - and it's okay and at least I will be able to take photos from this blog a little more easily (as the camera phone is really not good and the DSLR can be a bit conspicuous at times)

Any way night all is 10:42 pm here in Wales and some of us have to go to work in the morning x

Nightclub Cover Charges - rip off or justified

Just got back from a night out in Cardiff - it was the works Christmas do. And after a lovely meal at a Mexican restaurant in the Brewery Quarter we popped in to the club next door for a few drinks and to be honest although the cover charge wasn't to bad it was irritating - these clubs get you to pay to enter and then pay through the nose for the drinks (a bottle of wine that cost £7.09 in a pub cost £17 in there) they also expect you to pay to use the hairspray in the toilets - now the cover charge I understand and having worked in the pub trade for many years I do get how the prices have been worked out and why they are high - but and here's the thing - you go to the loo and want to use a hairspray or deodorant and they charge you for that - I mean really - come on the can of hairspray would only cost £2 in Superdrug - so in  my opinion they are having a fucking laugh - I could use the restrooms in the Savoy Hotel London and have a spritz of decent perfume for less.

So how can they get away with this?

I will tell you - because we let them - we are idiots - if we all refused to go into these places and went somewhere that didn't charge the earth they would have to change.
It's why I will always prefer my local pub to a club - they may not be open as late - but at least you get a decent drink and although the prices are still high they are not ripping you off - they are just staying afloat. So I say boycott the rip of clubs with the crappy X Factor style formula music and support your friendly local - where the drinks are fair and the staff friendly and the music real - especially if you go to a pub that has live music on.

So do us all a favour before we lose the local pub forever - get out there and support it instead of wasting your money in the City Centre Clubs who only care about the bottom line- because one day you may want a pint in your local and it won't be there, it will be a Indian Restaurant or Charity Shop and you know what - You will only have yourselves to blame!!!

Hay on Wye

Sorry that the review of Skyfall was, well let's e honest very brief, I really wanted to write a lot more but to be honest I have had a bad cold this week ad only now am I feeling a bit better -still sniffy but the sore throat has gone. Anyway today off we went on a trip to Hay-on-Wye. Yep that's right I was let loose in the book town of Britain.

I was very amused by the banner below:

 Now I love my Kindle and it is perfect for holidays and taking to work, but there is nothing like holding a real book in your hands, the texture and  the smell,books are some of my favourite thigns, and yes of course i bought some, here they are below:

Okay so the middle item is an old magazine from 1955 and in my defence I bought it because there is an article on Marilyn Monroe that I don't have in it. Also the Focus on Fame book is by a photographer who took photos of MM and there is a chapter and some photos of her inside.

All in all a good day and now I have more books to add to the pile by my bed, I'm not going to read them though until I've finished the Shakespeare bio and the Bob Mitcham one.

At least I'm going to try not too.

Skyfall

Went to the cinema on Sunday to see the new James Bond film Skyfall. Now I'm not a big James Bond fan but it looked good so I thought why not so off I went with the boyfriend and me Dad to the flicks.

I have to say really enjoyed it - loads of action, cars and Daniel Craig - and not too much sex (Hooray) and then there was the ending which apparently no-one was expecting.

All all a good film to celebrate the James Bond 50th Birthday.

Go see it now!