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Warden OUT!!!

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Warden!

Since yesterday when my blog post entitled “Warden Control” went live, I have received many messages and comments, with a very mixed bag.

Many of you have wished Aunty Mary well, and lots of you have similar tales to tell of elderly relatives experiencing similar falls and accidents….

BUT I have been very surprised at how much of a nerve I seem to have hit with regards to the actions of the Warden!!

I would like to make one thing crystal clear here; I am not taring all wardens with the same brush!! I know people that are Care Home Wardens, and they do a marvellous job, as they have been doing for many years.

I am not saying that you shouldn’t put your granny into a care home, or sheltered accommodation…far from it. All I am doing here is highlighting the inept attitude and lack of professionalism my Great Aunt is unfortunate enought to have been experiencing with her Warden.

Housing Association.

I have been advised to contact the Housing Association Authorities, and if nothing comes from them, then it’s onto the HA Ombusdmen.

I shall also be keeping Eleanor Laing MP for Epping in the loop, so that she can see just how serious I am about removing this woman from her role. And ensuring that she is replaced with some one who actually cares about her residents and has time to spend with them.

Maureen…..she’s shite!!

As I go through this I will be updating you all on what is happening, and if anyone has any advice etc, then by all means contact me via twitter or email paul@weston007.co.uk.

I have also set up a group on FACEBOOK called ‘Let’s get this horrible, useless, liar of a Care Home Warden sacked’ - Please feel free to join and support this cause!

I would like to try and get as much Media awareness with this as possible, so the more people that know about this the better…..right???

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Accident!!

On Saturday afternoon, we were heading to a family get together, and popped into see my Great Aunty Mary on the way. 

Aunty Mary is a widower, and lives alone in a little bungalow in a quiet little estate, that is Warden controlled. She’s just had her 99th birthday and is very agile, cooks for herself, and always gets down on her hands and knees and chases our 2 boys around the front room when we visit…

When we arrived I went to knock on the door and found it ajar, alarm bells ringing, I pushed the door open and found Aunty Mary slumped up against the bathroom doorframe, blood smeared across the door from a gash on the back of her head, and obviously in distress.

I signalled to Wifey to come (she’s a nurse) and got straight onto dialling 999, no sooner had I been put through to the ambulance department, than a paramedic response vehicle pulled up!

Aunty Mary had managed to press the button around her neck that alerts the Care Response (this was after she had fell over in the kitchen, cracked her head on the table and broke her hip! And then crawled, yep CRAWLED 30ft to the front door to leave it open for the paramedics to get in).

Then a policman turned up, then an ambulance…to be brutally honest the paramadic staff and the policeman were fantastic, but that’s for another blog…

The Warden!!

Aunty Mary has had an unfortunate spell, and she’s had 2 mild heart attackes in the past 4 months and now this…it comes in 3′s right!?

In the bungalow next door lives the Warden. Who is supposed to pay regular visits to the residents etc, all she does with Aunty Mary is go in once a week sign a sheet of paper to say everything is dandy and leave! All of 5 minutes….if that!

This Warden, lets call her Maureen, is employed by the Housing Association, she has her bungalow paid for, is paid a wage, does sweet FA for the residents, only works Monday to Friday. A lot of the residents in Robert Daniels Court where she resides over, can’t stand her, they very rarely see her. Most would like to see the back of her!

There have been numerous complaints against her, from my Mum and her Sister, and a good friend of Aunty Mary’s as well as others. But all have fallen on deaf ears!

Not this time though!!

Maureen and I!

After I had been up to the hospital to ensure Aunty Mary was ok, I went back to her little bungalow, just to check windows were shut, and put the bins out etc….and noticed that the Warden’s car was there (she was out earlier, it was a Saturday remember! She doesn’t work weekends!!).

So I knocked on her door, she answered and I questioned her about the elderly lady next door, and how often she had been in hospital, how her health was etc, and her answers were semi correct, she was obnoxious and arrogant…as she was self indulging I walked away to the car….she called to me “Do you have a problem?” I retorted, “yes I do, with you! You are rubbish at your job, no-one likes you and I will be filing a complaint about you!”

She gave me the “What-ever” look/answer and attitude and walked indoors. I was livid, and had she been a bloke I am sure I would of punched her! Twice!!

What got me the most was, Maureen did not even ask me who I was. I could of been a burgular casing the place next door, I could of been anyone, and this woman did not once stop from giving me health info, name, age etc of the elderly lady she lived next door to. For me this is very unproffessional!

Eleanor Laing

I am going to write a letter of complaint to Eleanor Laing MP. Mrs Laing is Conservative MP for Epping, which covers the parish of Theydon Bois where Aunty Mary lives. I shall be, in no uncertain terms, logging an official complaint.

I shall also be writing to Epping Forest Council, the Theydon Bois Parish Council and to Home South. Home South are the company who run the warden control facilities.

This Maureen woman will not like me!

I do not care! She is a horrible selfish woman, who is conning her bosses and mistreating her residents.

This is only the beginning!

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Tossers!

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Hello

It’s been a busy few weeks for me, actually it’s probably a few months to be honest…

Work has been manic, I’ve rarely have time to get on the Social Media Scene, been working silly hours (Yeah I know, like I’d ever do that…?)…..and I would like to apologise here and now to those friends and followers that I have either possibly ignored or not spoken to for a while, it has not been intentional what-so-ever!

It’s been tough at times, and I have tried to keep smiling through out. Which as you know, isn’t always that easy…sometimes it’s hard to put a smile on your face when other’s around you are getting on your tits!!

Tossers!!

Every now and then, life throws you a “Tosser”. Fact.

Sometimes, if you are lucky enough, you get more than one…..

What makes a ”Tosser”? Well they are hard to describe, but the basics, I think, are as follows;

A) Attitude problem.

B) No manners.

C) Whacking great chip on their shoulder.

D) Basically just born a tosser…..

Traits of a Tosser.

Once you have experienced a “Tosser”, you start to notice them everywhere…..how do you spot a “Tosser”?

Where do I start, ok here goes; no please or thankyou’s, no indicating, they drive Micras, they poke you in the eye with umbrellas, they may drive a farm machine (no offence @EJFreeman ), they talk to other people like shit, they stop dead still in front of you in the street, and they may have a shopping trolley, they may also carry a camera around their neck, they may drive public transport, they may even run the country, they don’t stop at zebra crossings, they don’t speak English (or pretend not to), they pull out in front of you in their car…deep breath…..

…they talk on their mobile on the train..very bloody loudly..(“Yeah hi, it’s Tracey…what, why am I shouting, well I am on the train innit!!) (grrr), they hit you with their bags while you sit on public transport..without an apology, they won’t take “NO” for an answer….they are narrow minded, they think they know best (every single f*cking time), they are rude to kids…etc etc..

Who’s your “Tosser”?

To be honest, you could probably add to the traits above with your own…but they are my basic ones…

I am sure there is one person in your life right now, who springs straight to your mind, who gets on your tits, who winds you up at work, the person you would gladly swim through shark infested waters just to give them a chinese burn, the one that even if you gagged them, they would still get the a word in edgeways….bloody Tossers….

To finish…

So, that’s me, sorry again to those who I haven’t spoken to for a while, but I have been dealing with Tossers on a daily basis!!

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The A-Team 

da dada daaa…da da daaa…d..d..da da dadaaa da dada da daaa…..                                                         

We all know the them tune right….? Most of us watched the TV show as kids…and are familiar with the cast….Hannibal…Face Man…B.A.(Bosco Albert) Baracus…and my favourite…’Howling Mad’ Murdock!!

A total of 98 episodes in just over a 4 year period, saw this programme, which was initially conceived around the B.A Baracus character, become a cult classic. Many re-runs on TV of the team on the run, aiding needy folk against bullies and baddies, every time they would be energetically making an all singing, all dancing, pitch fork launching tractor type ramming vehicle, that produced oil slicks and had a flame thrower too, all from “random” stuff found in the lock up they had been put in! (did you ever notice how all the tools were always nice and shiny?). They produced stuff that Peter Duncan and the rest of the Blue Peter team would of been very proud of!!

Catchphrases

We all know ‘I love it when a plan comes together’, and a few others, but my favourite has to be ‘I ain’t getting on no plane, fool!’ Angrily stated by B.A, before he is administered a knockout drug and then finds himself in a diferent State some hours later…..

It’s BACK…..!!!

The 28th July is our Wedding Anniversary. It’s 4 years this year. Wifey, being the truly wonderful person she is, noted from the adverts on TV that the release of the latest A-Team movie coincided with our anniversary, and suggested we try to get tickets to the premiere at the local Odeon in Chelmsford!

Well, we got tickets, and duly went to see the film. I was very excited. It bought back lots of memories, not only of watching the A-Team, but, I used to have the action figures of the A-Team, and the black van with the red go fast stripe….., an A-Team lunch box, pencil case, pencils, ruler, eraser…T-shirt etc…..I was quite into them back when I was a nipper!!

The A-Team Movie

You know that bit when you are sitting in the cinema, almost giddy with anticipation, when the lights go down, and the curtains part? Well from that moment to when the end credits went up, I was transfixed to the screen.

I am obviously not going to spoil it for anyone here, but by crikey it was an absolute belter of a film!!

Initially when I saw Liam Neeson as Hannibal, I thought he was a little too tall for the part, but he was great.

Bradley Cooper played Faceman with the charm and wit that Dirk Benedict himself would have been proud of, and also according to Wifey, was quite fit!! 

Quinton Jackson portrays B.A Baracus with the brute force necessary, but lacking the gold chains and adding conscious…and ‘Pity’ tattooed on one hand and ‘Fool’ tattooed on the other….(which made me chuckle out loud – my next tattoos (for when I become an underground cage fighter….ahem)).

But my favourite, as always, was Murdock, played by Sharlto Copley, a relatively unknown actor to me, pulled off a master stroke in this film, and had me laughing out loud on several occasions.

To conclude….

I will be seeing this film again, Wifey enjoyed it, we both came out of the cinema smiling and laughing…and I think both of our expectations had been met. Of course there are little ‘bits’ missing, but you can only cram so much into a 2 hour film without making it difficult to understand or watch….I think they got it just right!

So, remember, if you’ve got a problem, and no one else can help…..and if you can find them….then maybe you can hire…the A-TEAM!!!

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WORLD CUP 2010.

I am sure I can’t of been the only Enlgand fan to think that, prior to the South Africa World Cup 2010, England Football Team had more than a slight chance of getting some where. No, ok, perhaps it was just me then.

So am I the only one who feels, embarrassed right now? Am I the only one who feels so very disappointed and let down by a bunch of over paid, prostitute shagging, wife swapping f*ckwits, who, when it comes to playing for their clubs, are the best thing since sliced bread, and demand a high salary, major advertising rights and some one to clean their boots. Yet when it comes to playing for their country, which, if that was me would be the highest accolade ever, couldn’t string two passes together if the keys to their Bentleys depended on it!

The Price of Football.

The average football fan pays well over the odds to watch these guys play week in, and week out, plus there is the travel costs, the food etc, all in all it’s an awful lot of money.

Many of these same fans have saved up for nigh on a year to travel to South Africa to support the England Team, saved to pay for the hotel, the food and drink etc, only to be repaid by under performing losers….and then when the fans rightly vent their frustration with boo’s, be that right or wrong, only to have the likes of Mr Wayne Rooney (who had a mare of a World Cup by the way) to turrn to the camera and say “nice to hear your own fans booing you innit?”. Well Wayne, these people have paid a lot of money to watch you monkeys represent our country!!

What next?

Well, I am not sure who will get the blame for it? The Media will be keen to point the finger at certain players for various errors throughout the 4 games, perhaps even baying for the head of Mr Cappello…who has just signed a lucrative contract with the FA by the way!

Rooney had a mare. Lampard actuallly turned up for the Germany game. Robert Green was, I think, unlucky. Defoe kicked the ball once…in fact I think it came off his shin. Heskey fell over a couple of times. Gerrard tried ever so hard to inspire his team mates….and failed. Milner…er…fail. I could go on. But it makes me angry just thinking about it.

After that performance, I think we must be the laughing stock of the World Cup Tournament, even France must be taking the piss!! Thank fully though, we now don’t have to face the humiliation of being kicked all over the park by Argentina!!

Oh well there’s always the Euro’s.

Well done Germany! Good luck for the rest of the Tournament!

England you let your fans down! You let your country down.

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WORLD CUP 2010

Did you watch the game? Did you tune in to see our boys in the 3rd and final group game in the World Cup Africa 2010…bloody painful wasn’t it? I watched it at work, along with my work colleagues..and found it difficult to show my emotions due to my surroundings, yet as the game wore on, my nails got shorter, my hair got greyer, and I possibly aged a couple of years.

Deja Vu!

Something rang a little familiar from watching the game, it felt like we had seen it all before; score first, struggle for a second, sit back, soak up the pressure, and (embarrassingly) work the ball into the corners to drain down the last minutes on the clock. Narrowly getting through the group stages.

Deja Vu! (Again)

And now as we go into the first round of the knock out stages we face the old enemy (again)…..Germany.

I am even more nervous now than I was before the Slovenia game…I hate it when we play Germany, I hate it, I hate it, I hate it….I hate it more than peanut butter!!

Historically the results have gone the following way;

England’s goal tally is listed first.

Date Venue Result Competition Location Winner
10-05-1930 Deutsches Stadion, Berlin 3-3 Friendly match Germany Draw
04-12-1935 White Hart Lane, London 3-0 Friendly match England England
14-05-1938 Olympic Stadium, Berlin 6-3 Friendly match Germany England
01-12-1954 Wembley Stadium, London 3-1 Friendly match England England
26-05-1956 Olympic Stadium, Berlin 3-1 Friendly match West Germany England
12-05-1965 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg 1-0 Friendly match West Germany England
23-02-1966 Wembley Stadium, London 1-0 Friendly match England England
30-07-1966 Wembley Stadium, London 4-2 1966 FIFA World Cup Final England England
01-06-1968 Niedersachsen, Hanover 0-1 Friendly match West Germany West Germany
14-06-1970 Estadio Nou Camp, León 2-3 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico West Germany
29-04-1972 Wembley Stadium, London 1-3 Euro 1972 England West Germany
13-05-1972 Olympic Stadium, Berlin 0-0 Euro 1972 West Germany Draw
12-03-1975 Wembley Stadium, London 2-0 Friendly match England England
22-02-1978 Olympic Stadium, Munich 1-2 Friendly match West Germany West Germany
13-05-1982 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 0-0 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain Draw
13-10-1982 Wembley Stadium, London 1-2 Friendly match England West Germany
12-06-1985 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 3-0 Azteca 2000 Tournament Mexico England
09-09-1987 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 1-3 Friendly match West Germany West Germany
04-06-1990 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 1-1
(3-4)
1990 FIFA World Cup Italy Draw
West Germany
11-09-1991 Wembley Stadium, London 0-1 Friendly match England Germany
19-06-1993 Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit 1-2 U.S. Cup United States Germany
26-06-1996 Wembley Stadium, London 1-1
(5-6)
Euro 1996 England Draw
Germany
17-06-2000 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi 1-0 Euro 2000 Belgium England
07-10-2000 Wembley Stadium, London 0-1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier England Germany
01-09-2001 Olympic Stadium, Munich 5-1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier Germany England
22-08-2007 Wembley Stadium, London 1-2 Friendly match England Germany
19-11-2008 Olympic Stadium, Berlin 2-1 Friendly match Germany England

Of the 27 games played against Germany, England have won 12 (7 of them up to 1966), while Germany have won 10, and also won both penalty shootouts that followed two of the five draws.

Did you read that last bit? Germany have won both penalty shootouts that followed 2 of the 5 draws…..It’s gonna happen again isn’t it?

It’s gong to be a blimmin’ draw, it’s going to go to penalties…and we are going to go out….and I have got a tenner on Ashley Cole missing his penalty, and then 23 guys shouting “Taxi”, as they order the cab to the airport….

There is always hope.

Thankfully Germany aren’t playing that well at the moment either, and I quite fancy us to beat Germany on an off day, and I am hoping that our guys will step up to the mark on the bigger occasion. Perhaps Frank Lampard will have a decent game, perhaps Wayne Rooney will be able to control the ball with his first touch…perhaps my heart won’t be in my mouth every time Germany attack!

I am not even going to make a prediction here….but 2-1 will do me just fine thanks….but a repeat of the 5-1 Win against Germany would be magnificent…anyone remember that game??

COME ON ENGLAND!!

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WORLD CUP 2010

There are hundred’s of languages, each with their own unique, perhaps romantic, tongue and accent. That’s one of the thing’s that make this World a wonderful place to be.

Now then, there are many ways of saying good bye.

My personal favourite is currently “Au Revoir”.

Why?

Because after Thursday’s shocking defeat to Mexico…what was the score again…ah that’s right 2-0 to Mexico….(jolly well done Mexico, terribly bad luck France!!)…Au Revoir seems to be something that we shall soon be saying to the French National Football Team.                                      

A typical ARROGANT French dude....(Merd Head)

Karma…

Does anyone remember the qualifying stages of the World Cup Africa 2010? There was a particular game involving France and Ireland, where a very highly skilled French player called Terry Henry, who used to play for Arsenal, until he got into a bit of a ‘le sulk’ cos he had split up with the va va vacious Mrs Henry and decided to fox-trot oscar off to warmer climes….well he did a rather naughty thing…..he handled the ball within the 18 yard box, in doing so the ball fell to his feet, he passed it across the goal for his colleague, a Mr W Gallas of France, to put the ball into the back of the net. “Le GOOOOAAAALLLL” et “Le Slimey dirty Bastad”….also “Le Cheating Scumbag”

"Some one called me Zidane once.....how frickin' rude?!"

Because of this Ireland did not qualify and France did.

Current Standings

Now then, there are quatre teams in each group. France are currently in position trois. That means there are deux teams above them. France have une point. The deux teams above them have quatre points. The deux teams above them need only play for a draw, scoring une point, and EVEN IF Le Frogs do beat South Africa on Tuesday, gaining trois points in the process, it is a huge AU REVOIR to France.  Le Smirk et Le Chuckle….and may be even le snigger….leaving France on their way home from World Cup Africa 2010

To Summarise Then…

We could see a major threat leaving the World Cup Africa 2010 and I for one would be very pleased. It makes the tournament more interesting. As have a lot of results, some shocks throughout.

Now then, if this French team had been around in the French Revolution, they would probably have faced the guillotine, heard shouts of “off with their heads” (If they could of heard a thing over the vuvuzelas), for such a poor performance…which is perhaps a little harsh….but fair.

Editor’s Note.

Dear Mr French Reader. Yes I am fully aware the England have performed very poorly in this tournament, but we didn’t cheat to get there. Fact.

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WORLD CUP 2010

It’s been a great week so far at the South Africa World Cup 2010. Plenty of great football, some cracking goals, shock results (did anyone see France last night??) some amazing dives…ha ha ha…. I just wish those vuvuzela’s were a little quieter…apparently there are people making a fortune outside the football stadiums selling ear plugs….genius!! (I did try to find a picture of a French Fan blowing a vuvuzela, but trying to find a picture of a frenchman blowing his own trumpet is very difficult!)

English Hope

Well after last week’s unexpected result, I think there is a little bit of pressure on the lads to go out there and perform tonight against Algeria, who themselves have much to prove, but I don’t think they have much chance.

Historically Algeria have never done well, there best result was the first round in 1982 and 1986, albeit an African team, the majority of the squad play in Europe. Will their knowledge of how other countries play help them? Possibly. But just beacuse you know how they play, doesn’t mean you will beat them.

An Insight into the England Team.

There are a few Algerian’s who play in the Premiership that may be able to dish out a few tips and secrets about our boys;

Nadir Belhadj of Portsmouth – he can tell them what is used to be like in the Premiership, and how his team got relegated, not through his own personal fault, but faught bravely on til the very end, producing some results even when it was too late.

Hassan Yebda of Tottenham Hotspur – he may gloat at how well his team did, and how they upset many other Big teams last season, how they qualified for Europe next season….oh the heady delights of it all….although i am not sure how big a part he had to play in it all. (I am not a spurs fan).

Kamel Ghilas of Hull City – Like his mate Belhadj, the hard hitting football of the Championship will be a shock next season. He will be able to advise how hard the English are to play against in the Premiership! Just wait until 5pm on the 14th August when he has just played Millwall at The Den…..chuckle. I bet he has the HUMP!

The Result.

Well for me we need to win at least 3 nil. If we score 2 and then just sit back we will leave ourselves open to trouble, and knowing our luck they will score, and then we will be under pressure. In fact, who wants a tenner with me that Algeria score first?

So, knock 3 in during the 1st half, take control of the game. Second half, rest Rooney, Lampard, etc, and give some of the others a chance to shine!

This is not a game we can afford to LOSE!!

PRIDE and PASSION

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WORLD CUP 2010

OK – so if any of you out there are like me, you will be very excited right now, why? Well because the World Cup 2010 South Africa starts tomorrow (or today, depending on when you are reading this), that’s why!!

Can we repeat this? (I don't mean the dodgy haircuts!!)

For a few weeks, there will be plenty of “World Cup Widows” out there, as men folk (and a scattering of women) up and down this fine country are glued ot their TV sets watching, cheering and supporting England throughout this World Cup.

Support.

Not since the 1966 World Cup in England have we gone further than the quarter finals. Depressingly always knocked out on penalties to Germany or Portugal. Or had a key player injured, remember David Beckham’s slight metacarsal injury? As a country, we are full of so much optimism and hope, and rightly so. I mean what’s the point of supporting your country if you don’t think it can acheive something? Or do we expect too much?

Hopes and Dreams

I think we have to have some aspirations for our Country, I mean we invented the bloody game after all, and for years young children, pub teams, semi-pros and over paid professionals have been playing the game in parks, gardens, stadiums and even on computer games. Every little boy wants to be a footballer these days.

If Carlsberg did football fans....!!

I for one am fully supporting the England Team in this World Cup, along with many others. And I really think we have a chance of winning.

Poll to Poll

Lets have a bit of fun here, on the right hand side of this page is a Poll, join in and cast a vote, see who we all think is going to win this World Cup!

Fixtures

Our opening fixture is against the USA….will we spank the Yanks? Hmm possibly, they are a good team, obviously some of their key players play in the Premier League, and with the ever so popular Mr David Beckham playing for LA Galaxy, it has increased the Country’s Football profile and status…I just wish they would stop referring to it as “Soccer!” It’s called football damit!!

Anyway, I reckon the score will be 3-1 to us, Rooney should get one at least, and I reckon Hesky too (chuckle…..)

Here is a fixture list of the World Cup 2010

Finally

Come on, let’s get behind the boys, let’s hear the lions ROAR!!!

ENGERLAAND! ENGERLAAND! LA LA LAA, LALA LAA LA LAA

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Summer Holidays!

For those of you that don’t know, we (me and the family) went on holiday last week! Now our last couple of outings away have been quite rubbish, either one or both of the boys have been ill, or the location was cack, or something pants happened which ruined it. So there were mixed emotions for this one.

We had booked this one about 6 months ago. And at the time had thought “let’s spend a little more cash and have a little luxury”. Don’t forget, we haven’t been abroad since Wifey and I went to Nice about 4 years ago, we have been visiting places in the UK since the boys arrived!! And there are some lovely places in the UK. BUT, some holiday sites are pretty shite! Some are bloody good!!

Shorefield Country Park

Now we have visited a Haven Site and a Pontins Site, and found these to be full of people that you are trying to get away from, you know the ones I mean…I will not describe them! No need to really.

So we searched on line and came across Shorefields Country Park. We had a look through the various accomodations available, and decided for a few extra quid, we could get our own small part of the countryside, without feeling like we were on a Holiday Park. We booked the Solent Bungalow, without really knowing what it looked like, apart from it had a garden for the kids and a er…hot tub for er…ahem Wifey and me!! 

Surprise Surprise.

The site was easy enough to find, the reception staff spoke English and were very warming and friendly. When we pulled up to the Solent Bungalow it took our breath away, we bundled the boys out of the car, and went to explore.

A large front lawn surrounded by high hedges, gently sloping down to the right hand side of the building to the rear, ample garden space to rear with no bottom boundary..the garden simply morphed into the forest. Or did the forest morph into our garden…? Either or, it was absolutely stunning. The silence was deafening. A raised decked area to the rear of the building, with an inset hot tub (Hot Tub Baby – Yeah!!), ideally placed to look down to the garden.

Every day we had a garden full of rabbits, pigeons, jackdaws, squirrels, blackbirds..the list goes on.

To the left had side of the building was a slightly raised deck area that led to the front door. As you entered the bungalow, there was a large hallway, to the right was a small WC, next to that a lovely shower room, then a bedroom for the kids, then our bedroom, all ample size, with lots of storage space. On the left side was a country style kitchen, then as you entered the lounge, you stepped down a couple of steps, and from the lounge was a door onto the decked area…stunning, clean, gob smacked!

Return Visit.

We had a wonderful time, plenty of activities, our bungalow was a 10 minute walk to the beach. The actual site was always clean, staff were always pleasant, the food was good too. We are hoping to return next year, there is more to explore and lots of adventures to be had!

I have got a few pics of the bungalow, as my description does not do it any justice, all I can say is, if you want your own part of the New Forest for a week or 2, we can definitely recommend Shorefields Country Park to everyone.

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