Child thieves and mad fishwives

Posted on September 10, 2010 by thepogblog
I bet nobody has ever tried to steal his indicator thingy

I bet nobody has ever tried to steal his indicator thingy

Well, I was just sitting here on the lap top gormlessly staring out the window when I saw a boy attempting to steal the indicator thingy off my car.  I opened the door and requested to know what he thought he was doing (only very loudly, very high pitched and possibly slightly more rudely).  He ran.  I’m not sure if he was scared due to my fishwife impression or that fact that I was in ‘working-from-home- attire (mismatched, very oversized, no make up and hair impersonating a birds nest). 

I then realised that if I left it matters as they were that he could just come back to complete the job.  I’d got part of the number plate of the car his mate was driving so I hopped in my car, drove to the end of my road and found them in a driveway (they were obviously too young to have ever heard the saying about not shitting on your own doorstep.  Or indeed that of your neighbour).  I think it is safe to say that I scared them with my outright lies that I had a photo of them in the act on my phone.  I informed them I would therefore call the police and stomped off.

I then realised if I left matters as they were now, police or not, my car or even my house may suffer…  I changed out of my fluffy stripy socks teamed so elegantly with my orange Crocs and introduced my hair to a brush before taking some deep breaths and walking back up the road.  I’d like to say that the next part was as a result of me being a good person but actually it was more because I was feeling a bit intimidated and didn’t want to be nominated as the local mad fish wife.  Anyway, I told them they were 1) crap at thieving and 2) daft as I could call the police and all for something that would only cost a few pounds to buy.  They agreed on both counts and apologised in what seemed to be quite a genuine way.  I have no idea if I have done the right thing or not.  I know some will think I should have got them punished but I would like to think that this way was more effective (and means that my car and house will be safe).  I did also point out that if anything happened to either in future, they would be the first place I would send the police.

So smiles?  Well, I made them smile by not getting them in trouble and they made me smile because of their total embarrassment and slightly cheeky ‘sorry’ as I walked away…:o)

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Thursday night is Tesco night!

Posted on September 9, 2010 by thepogblog

Thursday night, come hell or high water I do my weekly shop.  This has meant occasionally being the only shopper as shelves are filled in the early hours (it’s 24 hours, I don’t break in through desperation or anything).

sometimes you should sit, be quiet and have a think before you open your mouth...

sometimes you should sit, be quiet and have a think before you open your mouth...

Tonight though, I finished work early and had the privilege of getting there with the hoards.  Now, I should point out that I start work early and therefore get up early.  4.30am to be precise.  So by 6pm I tend to entirely lose my limited ability to engage my brain before I speak.  That combined with my shopping entertainment of ‘guess what the shopper is having for dinner’ resulted in a slightly embarrassing incident tonight.  On seeing a lady pushing a trolley towards me, half full of cat food and the other half full of Pinot Grigio, I enquired if her cats were having a party… (to her credit she replied that it was that or she was trying out an entirely new type of dip!)

A few weeks back, a different lady told me that the Toy Story 3 merchandise was expected to sell out fast as we stood in the toy aisle (I was looking for a present for a friend’s child).  She recommended that I stock up now.  I nodded enthusiastically, thanked her and told her I would do just that.  On the next aisle she looked at my rather empty trolley in surprise and I had to admit I’d remembered I don’t actually have any children and therefore probably didn’t need a vast stock of Toy Story toys…

Both of them seemed slightly bemused, maybe even concerned.  I hope later on when they realised that I probably had just had a long day, they smiled. Perhaps I should stick to my late night trips in future…:o)

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Paint drips and cookie crumbs

Posted on September 8, 2010 by thepogblog
Eric, the happy bumble bee (I bet he's smiling)

Eric, the happy bumble bee (I bet he's smiling)

Last weekend after the usual bike ride, doing the cleaning and washing I popped along to Homebase for some light bulbs.  While I was there I decided that recent weekends had lacked the required feeling of achievement and the obvious solution was to decorate the bathroom.  Being the smallest room in my very small house I calculated that I could start and finish it before going to see my parents for dinner in 3 hours time.  Obviously my calculations were off as was my conviction that the bathroom would only need one coat…

Sunday I couldn’t decide whether I should make the cookies I had told friends and family I would distribute that evening or do the second coat on the bathroom.  In retrospect I should probably have viewed the two as quite separate activities, but I think that the Duck Egg tint adds a special something to the cookies and the crumb texture in the bathroom will be a talking point for years to come.

Anyway, everyone received their cookies (some with a suggestion that they eat them in the dark) and I have a lovely green bathroom (which is a bit of a mystery as I thought I was paining it blue, but hey ho).

So what’s the plan for this weekend?  Well Saturday the focus will be making cards for the WI’s boot-fair-involving-no-boots.  Sunday I’ll be cycling 50 miles around the Kent countryside in the Cyclo Sportive as fast as I can so I don’t completely lose face when comparing times with my very speedy friend.

Maybe the weekend after I could catch up on my sleep a little…but we’ll see…:o)

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Where to start?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by thepogblog

My happy tree. Everyone should have one.

My happy tree. Everyone should have one.

I think I may have just put a bit of pressure on my shoulders….make you smile?  I can’t do that on demand.  But hey ho, let’s see where this takes us.  If I can remember my password and the required technical knowledge I’ll update here as and when and if you like it you can read, if you don’t you can click away…deal?

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