Why is it that when I do something to do something, I end up not actually doing it but doing something else?

I wanted to document my day-to-day life on here but I can never find the words. I like to use words to explain how I feel, yet I no longer know how to feel. I feel independant but alone, happy to be living life, but depressed to do it on my own.

I spend more time online playing games, Counter-Strike, BF2, Pool and hosting on Internet Radio than I do at work.... I don't have a life, I live a life.

No wonder I still alone in solitude....

Tonight I spent an hour testing my connection to a new part of the DumBclan community..... DumBradio! ALPHA RADIO

Basically I have access to a portal so i can host a radioshow on air!

as soon as I get details I will publish them so my friends and co-bloggers can listen in!

EDIT: I know it works, but when I am on air is sparodic....

I will be on http://radio.dumbclan.co.uk:8000/listen.pls when I am on-air though! With many others to boot!

I am now a host on www.alpha-radio.co.uk with a feed on http://hi-stream.alpha-radio.co.uk:8000/listen.pls

From this sunday I have 14 days off!

Does anyone know what I should do with it.... Ideas, invites and offers from fatal on a comment please!

Do you reckon fatal thinks I fancy that pink barnet of hers?

Well after yesterday mornings posting, I went to bed. I slept from 10am to 6pm, and then from 11pm to 6am, and then I STILL had trouble getting out of bed!

The day itself was more enjoyable than I thought. I was based at Woking for the day learning about the new Public Address announcements that I will have to adopt on South West Trains. In my opinion this means that I am going to have to robotically read from a script, tell more "half-truths" and run my train based on a "bible" which is so riddled with errors, if you rely on it for certain answers could get yourself or a passenger killed. (NB: If you are concerned what I mean, please PM or E-mail me asking about Micheldever - especially if you are the South West Trains Head of Guards or their snoop/representative)

The trainer, Nicki, was actually quite cute, shame about three things: shes married, shes older than me (so probably does not care), shes cute (and I never end up with a really cute partner). With this in mind, she obviously kept my attention all day, and we even talked about certain social activities as Poker.

I also actually learned something... South West Train's brightest minds have decided that half of the truth we use to tell, now has to be told in a different way, which makes it sound like a lie, but is actually the truth. Let me give you an example:

If we are having problems with the signalling equipment, we are no longer allow to say that its because of the signalling equipment, but and operational fault. Apparently if we say its a fault with the signalling, people think we are in grave danger and start screaming and crying that they are going to die...... Do these people actually think that we would be so poorly regulated to actually risk peoples lives with problems that occurs literally hundreds of times a day over the whole of the UK's rail network. No? Nor did I?

So now I am going to enjoy a pepperoni pizza, have crude dreams about sexy workmates and "have fun" thinking about them, and then decide whether to post again with some random thoughts on the news and stuff.

WoW.... what an action packed weekend! It meant I had next to no time to blog.... yes I am being over-enthusiastic and I wish something interesting happened....

My partner came to visit me in "our" flat this weekend. She is still having trouble finding a job down here in sunny Portsmouth, so I have to wait.. in OUR flat.. as long as she still pays HER bit of the mortgage!

I took her to London for her birthday present on Saturday. Her birthdat was on the 2nd of April, but the show I bought her tickets to did not open until the week after.

Footlose - The Musical is brilliant! For those of you that remember it, its based on the 1980's film "Footloose" and based on a real life story. The plot is basically about a city-boy who loves dancing and moves with his mom to a town where dancing is outlawed due to a local tragedy waaaay into the past!

I won't say much more than that because it spoils the party!

Either way its a great show, I didn't think I would enjoy it, but it was really very Enjoyable, and I think that Cheryl Baker and Stephen McGann really worked hard to fit in with the younger and more energetic cast.

After that we hit the Gala Casino at Picadilly. £100 later (about 90 minutes) we started to head home.

Not much happened Sunday. My partner went home, I went to bed.

Monday I was up at 02.30 to head in for the morning grind. A busy commuter run into London meant that I was run off my feet pretty much all the way. Everyone wanted to not go to work, I was already at work!

I also played darts last night for my old local team. I had to stay sober though as I was back into work for 03.48 this morning. Learnt a very interesting piece of rumour though. A guard at Brighton the other day heard our announcement for his train. It appears that Brighton station has been tipped off as to who is about to get the new South Western train franchise (it is current Stagecoach South West Trains) by announcing the service as the "First South Western" service to Basingstoke!

Do they know something we don't?

Please sir! Can I have £10,000 of shares in First Group.... I have a feeling they are about to win a new franchise! PINK SHIRTS AND TIES... here we come!

I got bored of the email scam thing... So I finished off with a nice leter and a website to honour the idiots:

Good Afternoon Mr Chike Paul.

Can I just say it was a pleasure to be singled out for one of your Western Union scams this month. I would like to point out however that I was aware of a scam from the very first e-mail that Mr Barry Nwerk sent me, and it was nice to have toyed with you for this time.
Let me introduce myself, my name is not Mr William Gates (ever heard of William “Bill” Gates? I thought you would have had me there from day 1!) My name is Tom, or is it Dick, or maybe its Harry, but either way its not William Gates.

Your e-mails and badly edited pictures of cheques, have been followed around the world on various blogs, websites and chat medias, to warn the general public of your activities online and show them that you are in fact as gullible as the people you are trying to fleece of “cheque posting fees”. I kind of got bored after your persistent mail of April 9, so I thought I would wait for a while have a bit of fun mentally spending $800,000US and then tell you that you can stick your fake cheque up your ass.

With reference to your cheque, the overlaying of the name, date and sort-code was pretty crap. It was a different typeface, and the edges of the edit were clearly visible. Your attempts at grasping the English language and grammar were appalling for an international secretary such as yourself, and although my own secretary is not 100% at foreign languages, she can spell company names very well (WestErn Union)

In conclusion, I was going to send you $81 out of pure pity, knowing that you failed so miserably to scam me out of $81, but then I thought, NA, I will just hand a copy of these communications to the police and the press….. Oh and by the way, a full transcript will also be available at my website for your pleasure.

Yours in gratitude.
A Twisted Psycho!

I do!

Bless Clive's heart (Duty Manager Train Crew) he let me go at 20:45 instead of 02:09

So I kindly repaid his gratitude by going to the pub... and having a few pints in his honour.

Apart from that nothing happened today.... considering I was in the depot a whole 3 hours!

I got a letter today from TexacoCard, who I have a credit card with. This company are brilliant, they let you choose your charges, PAR and balance transfer rates on a sliding scale (obviously you can't have everything and its a compromise situation) but I was offered balance transfers at 1.9% for life!

Now they are telling us that Lloyd's TBS no longer want offer a card in conjunction with them.... B'STARDS!

I bet you that Lloyd's have no intention of honouring that rate! Lloyd's will be sending us a letter shortly:

"This communication will include details covering cardholders who elected to pa a fee on their card..." (bet: no longer available) "... those who have a lifetime balance offer ..." (bet: raised to a stupid APR) "... and those on the cashback programme." (bet: no longer offered)

Lloyd's TSB are the same bank who pushed my brother into a £3000 loan to pay off his debts, even though he was un-employed at the time, and had no income whatsoever (at the time he did not qualify for job-seekers allowance).

Lloyd's TSB were also the same bank that was offering my (now) late grandfather a £7000 loan at 15% because he was up to his £150 overdraft limit. He had more sense!

My views on Lloyd's TSB? I am not going to go directly to them unless they offer me 3.9% or below. Otherwise I would rather pay 6.9% for Sainsbury's Bank or evn 13.9% for a mainstream bank than give any money to them!

Spent all evening in the depot drinking lots of Coca-cola (at 45p a can) and then went out at 21.00 to do a run to Southampton and back... could you not get more boring!

So its now 01.52 and I have been home for just under an hour and I am playing Cases Ladder Online Pool http://www.igl.net/clopool and playing a few tournaments while considering actually hosting a tournament for a change (its been 10 days since my last one!)

I don't think that living alone in a bachelor pad could be so boring.... I was hoping to be able to entertain or have a special someone here, but it never happens.....

Wheres me Valium

The following was copied from a forum I am a member of:

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the
edge, about to jump. I ran over and said: "Stop. Don't do it."

"Why shouldn't I?" he asked.

"Well, there's so much to live for!"

"Like what?"

"Are you religious?"

He said: "Yes."

I said: "Me too. Are you Christian or Buddhist?"

"Christian."

"Me too. Are you Catholic or Protestant?"

"Protestant."

"Me too. Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?"

"Baptist."

"Wow. Me too. Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the
Lord?"

"Baptist Church of God."

"Me too. Are you original Baptist Church of God, or are you Reformed
Baptist Church of God?"

"Reformed Baptist Church of God."

"Me too. Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1879, or
Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915?"

He said: "Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915."

I said: "Die, heretic scum," and pushed him off.

www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/stfu.php

Sometimes I hate working nights.

I wake up around 10am the next day and have nothing planned until work which is often not until around 5pm - 7pm starting!

All I do is sit at the computer all day because I can't risk going to town or anything in ase i get held up and end up late for work! I can't go to the pub as I can not be found guilty of being drunk in charge of a train!

I sometimes get into cross-stitch (yes Im a bloke, yes I cross-stitch, I actually find it useful to keep my fingers on the go), or watch a bit of telly, but living on my own, I quite often get bored and lonely so quick.

Well at least I got a 4 day weekend coming up.... 3 days drinking, one days hangover!

..... a manager who gives a damn.

I am still 4 hours from finishing my shift, but I am at home, and have also had the time for a beer in the pub.

So I am off to play Counter-Strike, because I am really really bored and have nothing to say.

EDIT:
Actually I lie.... I have a great quote from a gentleman called id9:

id9 well im waiting for 1st september
id9 then im going to praise my isp like it,s sime kind of a god
id9 cos they are upgrading my 2mb to 12mb for free
[DumB]TP id9. Are you going to change your name to "id12" in honour?
id9 no im just going to w**k on my modem

I hate long complicated days.

Spent 20 minutes on the phone to BarclayCard Merchant services to get an authorisation on a debit card while trying to work a train today. The card was so damaged, two of the four corners were missing, and the signiture strip was scrubbed off.

Finally I was asked to retain the debit card, and return to NatWest.... Like FFS why so long man!

Apart from that it was just a long horrible day, and now its raining.....

Darn... I got to be back up in 5 hours so had better get some sleep!

On the plus side I just (re-)installed Trainz railway Simulator 2006 - aren't I sad! I un-installed it about a fortnight ago because it was bugged (no, not Bug***ed)(well, yes that too)

I can only hope now that I do things porperly and not break it again!

I have not really got much news to report.... a few people run over by trains here, a few people run over by trains there..... lots of that happening recently! (Cosham, Fishbourne, Hersham)

Got a surprise today though. a certificate from my Depot Manager for managing 100% attendence last year (IE no sick days) so I get an extra days paid leave to take. Shame my name was incorrectly spelt, but its the thought that counts.

It sounds as though we are about to lose a lot of work at our depot. People are saying that our crews will no longer work diesel trains (For the spotters I am talking 158, 159 and 170's) That kinda sucks cos I wanted to be trained on them so that I could hide away in the back and beyond known as Romsey.....

Mental Note: Must make sure I do a run to Poole before July 9th, othewise I will need to "refresh"

What a quick responce:

ATTN SIR
WHY CAN'T YOU GIVE THEM OUR PHONE AND FULL ADDRESS SO THAT THEY CAN CONTACT US AND ASK ABOUT THE CHEQUE?
NOW WHAT IS YOUR MIND TORWARDS IT? CAN I RETURN THE CHEQUE BACK OR WHAT?.
EARLIER THE BETTER
YOURS FAITHFULLY

So I think we can safely say that this gentleman is not worried about being investigated.

Me thinks I should let him stew for a few days.... I am sure I could make up the fact I was arrested (again)

Boy this guy really is falling hook, line and sinker:

ATTN SIR.

OPEN YOUR ATTACH AND SEE COPY OF YOUR CHEQUE . YOUR CASHIER'S CHEQUE IS USA DOLLARS NOT CANADIANS DOLLARS.
EARLIER YOU SEND FEDEX EXPRESS CHARGE FAST YOU RECIEVE YOUR CHEQUE.

EARLIER THE BETTER
YOURS FAITHFULLY
CHIKE PAUL

This really is too good to pass up the opportunity to wind the bloke up a little more:

Good Morning Sir,

Thank you for your swift reply. I did see my copy of the "cheque" which you so gladly sent to me. I was about to enter a Western Union branch to deposit your money when I had an interesting phone call from my secretary. It appears that our business dealings have arroused problems with the Fraud Unit of the Metropolitan Police here in London. I was arrested on suspicion of embezalling monies in a number of "projects" in the US and Europe and wanted to know who my contacts were. Obviously with our arrangement being legal I passed on the emails from yourself and Mr Barry and directed them to your phone number in order that they can clarify your end of the bargain.

Obviously they have let me go while they check out the story with you, however I have had to hand over my bank accounts and company credit facilities to the Police while their specialist teams conduct their investigations.

I hope you can understand the delay.

William

Only one good thing happened today. The taxi-driver booked to take me from Southampton Rail Station to my home train depot took me straight home instead. Not strictly permitted, and I am sure I am gonna get hammered for it, but at 4am.... who cares!

Todays highlights included a train who's doors would not open (technical fault), a stoned punter who decided to vomit in 3 of the trains 4 toilets (pretty), and a very attractive youg lady who wanted me to go out for drinks with her (and probably her boyfriend).

Anyone got a gun I can borrow?

It was Nice of my email scammer to send me the following email just minutes ago:

ATTN SIR
I WENT TO FEDEX RED EXPRESS THIS MORNING TO SEND THE CHEQUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I MUST PAY $81 FOR THE CHARGE OF THE PARSUL. AND MY BOSE DID NOT LEFT ANY CASH FOR THE EXPENCIS.SO I DON'T HAVE OPTION THAN TO CONTACT YOU .
SO, MY DEAR SEND FEDEX RED EXPRESS CHARGE WITH THE HELP OF WESTARN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.OPEN YOU ATTACH AND SEE YOUR COPY OF THE CASHIER'S CHEQUE .AS SOON AS YOU SEND FEDEX EXPRESS CHARGE THEN I WILL SEND ORIGNAL COPY OF THE CHEQUE TO YOU TODAY.
EARLIER THE BETTER
SEND IT WITH MY NAME.
BELLOW.

NAME/CHIKE PAUL
ADDRESS/EBESIME
COUNTRY/TOGO REP
QUESTION/JESUS
ANSWER/ IS LORD
AMOUNT/$81
MY DIRECT NUMBER 00228 xxxxxxx
EARLIER THE BETTER

YOURS FAITHFULLY
CHIKE PAUL

He also sent e the following picture. Please bear in mind my name is NOT William Gates

SO I am happy to reply:

Good Afternoon.

It was so nice to hear from you again, I just have a few small questions before I authorise the release of the $81 to your account.

1. You appear to start calling me your "dear" I hope for both of our sakes this is an error in the typing, as I am not your dear, but at the moment your business contact. If my partner was to see someone calling me "dear" in an email I would be unlikely to be alive to process the money.

2. What doller are you requiring the funds. I currently have accounts around the world with funs in US dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Australian doller and Western Somoan dollar? I can send a fund in any of those, or in Euro's, Pounds or Yen.

I await your swift reply

William

I suspect I will get caught out this time!

These doctors in the UK sure know how to pansy us blokes up!

I just got back from a routine check-up, where the doc pointed out that where I worked in the casino's for 5 years as a dealer, I am at risk of arthritis in the fingers. Yes they crack quite often so apprently thats a sign of a possible problem.

Did not mention much about the fact I am 6 stone (approx 40 kilos) overweight apart from to watch what I eat..... suuuuuure I watch EVERY bar of chocolate pass my lips and every beer glass empty!

SO anyway back to the fingers.... my doctor recommends doing something intricate to keep my fingers nimble.... she recommends NEEDLEWORK!!! AARRRRGGGHHHHHH.

What a bad few days I have had.... Was doing really well not playing ANY fruit machines until today. £100 later BAM!

I have found out though just how few pubs sell alcohol-free beer, and how extortionatly expensive others make it, just showing that some of the pub chains out there just don't want to help stop drink driving!

Now I am not fussy if I am on low-alc beer. I will drink Kaliber, Becks (Alc-Free), Bitburger "Drive", Holsten Pils "White Label" and anything else that could be offered me, but a special mention goes out to the following pubs:

Walkabout Bar, Southampton City Centre. can only offer Coke and fruit juice.
The Red Lion, West Street, Portchester. can only offer Coke and fruit juice.
The Endevour, Southampton City Centre. Kaliber £2.50 a bottle!

On the better side of things:

Weatherspoons, Southampton and Fareham. Kaliber 99p a bottle
Clinkers Tavern, Fareham (Opposite the Magistrate Courts). £1.65 a bottle (Around £3 a pint)
The Red Lion (Q's chain), Cosham, Portsmouth. £1.85 a bottle (Not good, but not bad either (Just over £3 a pint)

Three days of lovely night shifts before my next two days off (horrahhh) so plenty of moaning to be done.

Today I finally realised just how hard it is to keep a house in good shape when you live alone!

The washing is done and waiting for the iron, the floors have had their first hoover since Christmas and there are still 4 beers in the fridge.

I can not wait for my partner to find a job in this area so that she can move in and give another helping pair of hands, not to mention how empty a double bed is when you sleep in it on your own!

I thought being able to live on my own for a little bit would be my dream, but it is slowly turning in a nightmare. I hate it, not talking to anyone in the flesh, just responding to words on a screen. I enjoy the internet community, but sometimes you just need someone to talk to.

ATTN:SIR,
I AM SO SORRY FOR MY LATE REPLY MEAN WHILE I'VE BEEN CHECKING MY EMAIL DAILY TO HAVE THE MAILING ADDRESS WHERE I CAN SEND THE CHEQUE.
THE CASHIER'S CHEQUE IS HERE WITH ME WRITTEN ON YOUR NAME.
SINCE YOU HAVE PROVIDED ME WITH THE MAILING ADDDRESS,
I WILL SEND CHEQUE THROUGH FEDEX RED EXPRESS OR DHL SERVICE
THINGS NEEDED
WE NEED YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS
YOUR TELEPHONE CONTACT WHERE THE FEDEX OFFICE CAN CONATCT YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
CHIKE PAUL

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So I replied:

Good Afternoon Mr Paul

At the moment, I am in the middle of moving my business addresses in order to avoid detection due to another deal I was working on. I therefore have a problem giving you a mailing address and a contact number until this is done.

I can however contact FedEx directly as I have a contact within the local delivary agents. This contact can intercept the package and deliver it personally.

I look forward to your answer.

William

Now I could understand it, if Southampton had beaten Portsmouth 3-1, and the Pompey Fans came home dejected, abusive and in a foul-mood. I could understand them wrecking trains, cars, houses, shops, etc, and end up having a full scale riot.

But WHY, do they do it when they win 3-1 away at Fulham. Portsmouth are now level on points with WBA, who are outside the relegation zone, and as far as I am aware Portsmouth have a game in hand. So why are they so abusive to rail staff and passengers alike that the guard on one train last night threatened to cancel it.

I have never heard of such poor behaviour from Portsmouth "Fans" after a win away from Fratton Park. There were families, young children and foreign tourists on that train, and all the "Fans" wanted to do was be abusive, be sick all over the train, and even scare a guard that I have never heard of being scared before (he is one hard SOB, trust me!)

At London Waterloo, people were being punched and kicked in the queue at Burger King, others were coming home from a day out in london only to have beer, abuse, and vomit heading their way.

Today it disgusts me to admit I am from Portsmouth, today it disgusts me to admit I am a Portsmouth Fan, today the Portsmouth Fans disgust me with their attitude.

Don't ever expect me to help a Portsmouth Fan in need if that is how they treat others.

I have a new email address!
You can now email me at: barrnweke16@yahoo.com

Dear friend

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay.

Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Lome Togo Rep his name is Mr Chike Paul on chikepaul06@yahoo.com ask him to send you the total of $800.000.00 which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with my secretary Chike and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr Chike Paul , he will send the amount to you without any delay.

Regards,

N.Barry.

- barry nweke

Lets see what I should reply:

Good Afternoon Mr. Paul,

I want to thank you for your recent e-mail regarding funds being dispatched to me. I am glad to be of service, and await details of what information you require.

Many thanks for your clients email regarding the current situation.

Mr William Gates
Senior Director

Please gladly follow this, as I am sure I am going to be asked for my ank details!

This morning I am just in a ranting mood, I got a phone call from my parents to say that my grandmother was around their place in tears.

Apparently someone playe a prank call to the police last night telling them that there was a disturbance at her house and they turned up in a car with lights blazing, wearing full body armour and nightstick in hand.

Bearing in mind we cremated my grandfather a fortnight ago, she was not best pleased anyway, and has had a nervous breakdown. Cheers pranksters!

Anyway my rants today are a little more sedate, starting with OAP bus passes.

Now I am all for helping the retired and elderly. This and the next generation of retire-ees have done a lot for this country, such as the World Wars, the industrial age and women getting into work, and of course the plight of the younger generations turning out to be thugs, chavs and Tony Blair.

Some local councils however are taking the "michael". All of Hampshire have given our senior citizens a bus pass to travel throughout the county for absolutly nothing. Brilliant idea, and well deserved, except in Fareham.

Fareham have decided that their OAPs can only travel for free in FAREHAM. Did the residents of Fareham not give as much during the hard times? Is it that they do not ever travel outside of the town boundaries?

Consider this, the local hospital for Fareham is Queen Alexandra (Portsmouth), your local areas of beauty for walks and stuff are Boarhunt Forest (Wickham - just outside the town boundries), the Queen Elizabeth Country Park (Petersfield) and the Meon Valley, all welcoming to those who live anywhere but Fareham for free!

Maybe Fareham Council should take a leaf out of everyone elses book!

Moving swiftly on, it also gets my goat when people who are invited onto chat programs and in this case IRC chat channels start to spam (repeating the same tripe over and over)

For example, in the space of a minute, this happens:

matty22 !slap matty
* nvinfo probes matty viciously with a large double decker bus
matty22 !slap matty
* nvinfo bashes matty repeatedly with a giant left testical
matty22 !slap matty
* nvinfo smacks matty repeatedly with a fork
matty22 !slap matty
* nvinfo impales matty in the nuts with a tiny vacuum cleaner
matty22 !slap matty
* nvinfo impales matty in the face with a small fork
matty22 !slap matty
* nvinfo beats matty in the face with a huge vacuum cleaner
matty22 lol
matty22 hi all
[DumB]TP !slap matty22 STFU
* nvinfo smashes matty22 STFU to death with a left testical
matty22 lol
matty22 !slap matty
* nvinfo smacks matty to death with a giant double decker bus

First of all, why would you want to ask a computer to impale you in the nuts with a tiny vacuum cleaner (actually its because we usually aim it at other people in there), but also why do it so many times within the space of a minute.

In DumBclan we use the IRC channel not only for general chat, but to discuss issues and for players to report cheaters for us to investigate, spamming is sometimes fun but theres a boundry.

AND FINALLY: and this is not a rant.

I went buying my misses' birthday present last night. I got two seats to see the new musical "Footloose" at the Novello Theatre in London, for April 22nd. Its two weks into its new run so by then they shold all be settled into their roles at the theatre. I will report back on what is billed to be an excellent look at the 80's and has a lot of 80's music in it.

Well I am off to watch Smackdown on download! Catch you all later!