life as a titanic extra!

Oh dear!..such is life, as both a husband and father!..just as think life could not get any worse, then along comes such a domestic bad time, that you consider becoming a tibitan monk, high up on Ben Nevis, complete with kilt, even in the depths of winter!....

It all began with the rather strange apperence of large puddles of water, overnight, in our kitchen. We hav now traced these rather large deposists of water back to a pipe leading to the cold tap, on our bath, in the bathroom above! Ah!..I hear you say, simply call in a local pumber, to fix said leak. Now this has proved rahter more difficult than one might imagine think!.After some 28 calls to local tradesmen (all of which were answered by that blight of modern times, the answering service!) I have now finaly got hold of a plumber, and now awiit is visit to my rahter soggy home, to see just how much this leak is going to cost me to fix!..Don't worry folks!, I have my first aid party ready, in time for my first heart attack, after being told the price! At the time of writing this, my wallet is convulsing on the floor beneath me, at the mere thought of the ammount to be quoted.....I shall report the outcome in due course!...

many thanks for the welcome!

to my great surprise, A blogger has welcomed me ( a humble beginner) to this fantastic platform!. Thanks to the blogger for his warm comments, and I hope my ramblings can live up to his expections!.

One thing which is rather weird, has happened to me tonight. As tea was being cooked, there came from the kitchen, a strange,high pitched whine. My wife was taking out some yorkshire puddings from the oven at the time, and her oven glove had slipped off. Has anyone out there ever noticed the strange effect a red hot baking tray can have the female of the species, upon contact with the skin?. Strange creatures these!..

is this the start of a beautiful thing?...

Well, here goes!, my first attempt as a blogger. Where should I begin?...perhaps a short introduction as to who I am, and what I do in my life, might be a good start. Do you find that whenever you have to write any sort of description of your life, you always end up trying to avoid sounding vain!. I mean, the mere recounting of a particular event or action, in your life, Can sound as if your trying to apply to be the next UN ambassador to the US!.

So, in a rather feeble attempt to by-pass this dilemma, I shall just list all the relevant facts of my life...here goes!...

married
50 years old ( Oh God!!!)
two children
one grandchild
two dogs (don't ask which is worst..dogs or children..I might just tell you the truth, and end up in the doghouse for the rest of the weekend!)
occupation: full time journalist,broadcaster,and researcher on the subject of the paranormal.
Passions in life: my wife Sue (of course), sci-fi,a good cup of coffee, and of course, my beloved packet of fags! (much to my wife's disgust!)