And if you cant trust in me now, you'll never trust in anyone

I've been called all the lucky bastards under the sun lately due to things I have been given for free, such as a Ps 750 laptop, Xbox (broken but I fixed it, giving it to our Anth), an Athlon 3000 PC, a weight bench and decent weight stack, , a P4 3.2 PC, variuos 'old' spec PC's (1.8's etc) and a CISS for my printer. I have also had a lucky time of picking things up for cheap, like a MIDI keyboard for £55, a pocket PC and full GPS SatNav system for £20 and a decent sounding Martin acoustic guitar for £10. I just say, what goes around, comes around. I, over the last few years (well, 35 really) have not been best hit with luck... I occasionally got the odd break - now I am taking advantage of every break I get!

I was given this today for managing to recover all the data from the hard drive. It's not FUBAR but it's not far from. As can be seen, I am trying to re-install XP and it keeps erroring like a beyotch! I am trying between 3 XP install CD's and the same is happening, got to be the HD. Doesn't matter really, it's only a 10 gigger. The laptop is a P2 366 with 128mb ram.. runs nice under XP though... well, at least I could figure from the previous install!!! When all is said and done, it came free to me for services rendered... I can get money back from it :-)

Absoloutely shitting myself... got my first band rehearsal next Wednesday doing the 3 songs they picked out, they aren't easy songs to sing... I can do nothing else than go and do my best...

Still no news about property exchange...

... and speaking of property, my deceased mothers 'friend's son has been parking his van right outside of my place... and not carefully. I may be moving but I am still reporting this shithouse for the damage he is causing! I've tried to pull him up twice but selective deafness and really quick driving sets in ;-)

Had my new boiler fitted finally... and 2 of the valves leak! I have no luck with my heating! Best is, they've fitted the latest boiler and thermostat... and I have no idea how to work it :-)

Our Anth (my fave nephew!) sent me a text today letting me know he was just about finished paying for our holiday to Lanzarote, bless him :-D

Is it wrong to dislike certain close members of your family? I have 2 of them constantly on my back to do things for them, for free no less... when they know I am run off my feet trying to get my life in stock... i still love them.. I just don't like them much...