A pilot flying a passenger plane from Liverpool to Ireland's Londonderry airport landed on a nearby military runway instead of the airport one. The passengers had to take a bus to complete their journey.
Apparently the skies were empty so the pilot had no need to refer to his equipment and just used his eyes instead. Which is quite scarey if you ask me. I know when I look out of a plane I think I see runway and it's actually a motorway. Perhaps that's why I'm not a pilot.
Me thinks the pilot is going to regret that one, even if they allow him to pilot a plane again he's never going to live it down from his colleagues. "And where will be landing today exactly?"
Read the article on the bbc: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4859716.stm
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Can't believe it's almost April
That means we're fast approaching being a third of the way through 2006. Already. Blimey. What have I done so far?
Novel: written 20,000 words (all in January - tut tut)
Weight: lost 6 pounds - February. Since then have been up, down and round the houses but always ended up back at only 6 pounds lost.
House: Getting garden sorted soon - patio, shed and bit of lawn. Then my fingers will become green because I want to get planting and start it being an 'established' garden - at least until puppy comes to make amendments!
Puppy: Plan is to get house / finances sorted and I am hoping that my gorgeous boyfriend will let us get one by about September. That way we can take a week or two off work and make our new family member welcome.
Work: My job is going well. I really like the guys I work with and hope I can grow with the company. Ultimately of course, I do want to be a novel writer but until I can pull my finger out and get on with that, this is a decent, challenging, alternative.
Novel: written 20,000 words (all in January - tut tut)
Weight: lost 6 pounds - February. Since then have been up, down and round the houses but always ended up back at only 6 pounds lost.
House: Getting garden sorted soon - patio, shed and bit of lawn. Then my fingers will become green because I want to get planting and start it being an 'established' garden - at least until puppy comes to make amendments!
Puppy: Plan is to get house / finances sorted and I am hoping that my gorgeous boyfriend will let us get one by about September. That way we can take a week or two off work and make our new family member welcome.
Work: My job is going well. I really like the guys I work with and hope I can grow with the company. Ultimately of course, I do want to be a novel writer but until I can pull my finger out and get on with that, this is a decent, challenging, alternative.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Modern impatience
Is it just me or do people not make such an effort to stop when a traffic light turns red anymore?
I'm guilty of it myself at times, but only when the light is still on amber, never on red.
This morning the lights at a junction changed as I got near them. The car in front of me had loads of time, I had just enough time, but the car behind me that was a little way back should have stopped, but guess what, he didn't. I seem to be seeing it more and more recently.
I believe modern society makes us impatient. That's a bit thoughtful for a Friday afternoon isn't it? But it makes sense, at least to me.
I suffer from that disease where you have to keep opening up your email account to see if you've had a reply to an email yet. My frequency is every 20 minutes. It's becoming like blinking, I just do it automatically. My work email account does this for me, which is probably a good idea seeing as I'm not sure I'd get any work done if I was checking for emails all the time, but while at work I have to go to an external website to see my private emails.
I can't stand waiting in a queue either. I know I'm British and it's meant to come naturally but honestly it doesn't. Perhaps it's my Viking ancestry - I just want to grab whatever I want when I want it.
And what about when you're walking purposefully along a pavement and you get stuck behind someone who's dithering? Arrgghhh how annoying is that?
Perhaps I should think about anger management? I'll be calmer when I have a puppy.
I'm guilty of it myself at times, but only when the light is still on amber, never on red.
This morning the lights at a junction changed as I got near them. The car in front of me had loads of time, I had just enough time, but the car behind me that was a little way back should have stopped, but guess what, he didn't. I seem to be seeing it more and more recently.
I believe modern society makes us impatient. That's a bit thoughtful for a Friday afternoon isn't it? But it makes sense, at least to me.
I suffer from that disease where you have to keep opening up your email account to see if you've had a reply to an email yet. My frequency is every 20 minutes. It's becoming like blinking, I just do it automatically. My work email account does this for me, which is probably a good idea seeing as I'm not sure I'd get any work done if I was checking for emails all the time, but while at work I have to go to an external website to see my private emails.
I can't stand waiting in a queue either. I know I'm British and it's meant to come naturally but honestly it doesn't. Perhaps it's my Viking ancestry - I just want to grab whatever I want when I want it.
And what about when you're walking purposefully along a pavement and you get stuck behind someone who's dithering? Arrgghhh how annoying is that?
Perhaps I should think about anger management? I'll be calmer when I have a puppy.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Laser Eye Surgery
I am going to have it done soon. No appointments booked as yet, but watch this space.
I've worn glasses since the age of 14, and have never really got used to them. From the age of 17-19 I wore contact lenses most of the time but recently I hardly wear them (I'm 25 by the way) and when I do I can only tolerate them for a few hours because my eyes feel really dry. I also do this strange twitch thing because one of my eyes is astigmatic (rugby-ball shaped as opposed to regular round) and that means the contact lens on that eye is weighted so it isn't meant to move - but it does - so I twitch to get it back into place. It's something I'm very conscious of and has put me right off wearing contacts.
One of my friends had epi-lasek treatment last year and from talking to him I would definitely like to go ahead with it. My boyfriend was originally against the idea "I don't want you going blind! / Is losing your eyesight really worth it just to get out of wearing glasses?" But now we know someone who's had it done he's a lot happier about the idea. Fear of the unknown and all that.
It is pretty expensive. But there are bargains to be found, such as Optimax listing their service on ebay which is the way I plan to go.
I've worn glasses since the age of 14, and have never really got used to them. From the age of 17-19 I wore contact lenses most of the time but recently I hardly wear them (I'm 25 by the way) and when I do I can only tolerate them for a few hours because my eyes feel really dry. I also do this strange twitch thing because one of my eyes is astigmatic (rugby-ball shaped as opposed to regular round) and that means the contact lens on that eye is weighted so it isn't meant to move - but it does - so I twitch to get it back into place. It's something I'm very conscious of and has put me right off wearing contacts.
One of my friends had epi-lasek treatment last year and from talking to him I would definitely like to go ahead with it. My boyfriend was originally against the idea "I don't want you going blind! / Is losing your eyesight really worth it just to get out of wearing glasses?" But now we know someone who's had it done he's a lot happier about the idea. Fear of the unknown and all that.
It is pretty expensive. But there are bargains to be found, such as Optimax listing their service on ebay which is the way I plan to go.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Puppy
I want one. But I work full-time a half hour drive from my home, so does my boyfriend (his drive is in the other direction so no we couldn't move closer and solve the problem).
I grew up with dogs and I know it's not all about cute puppies - they are seriously hard work especially for the first 2/3 years - but I can't explain how lost I feel without a dog. Especially as it's not even a possibility until our circumstances change.
Yes I could get one, and leave if for 6 hours a day. Maybe I could ask my neighbour to let it out for the toilet a few times a day or a walk if they take theirs out, but what kind of a life would that be for it? See I'm trying to talk to myself calmly and flatter myself for being such a good person for not letting myself get a dog if I can't give it a good life, but you know there are plenty of people who have one who work full time.
Do you know the thought that is in the back of my mind whenever I think about having a dog, I think well, if you were to write that novel and maybe get some money out of it, you might be able to stay at home and housetrain a pup. It's a crazy motivation for writing a novel, but you know crazy often works. I've done almost 500 words today.
I grew up with dogs and I know it's not all about cute puppies - they are seriously hard work especially for the first 2/3 years - but I can't explain how lost I feel without a dog. Especially as it's not even a possibility until our circumstances change.
Yes I could get one, and leave if for 6 hours a day. Maybe I could ask my neighbour to let it out for the toilet a few times a day or a walk if they take theirs out, but what kind of a life would that be for it? See I'm trying to talk to myself calmly and flatter myself for being such a good person for not letting myself get a dog if I can't give it a good life, but you know there are plenty of people who have one who work full time.
Do you know the thought that is in the back of my mind whenever I think about having a dog, I think well, if you were to write that novel and maybe get some money out of it, you might be able to stay at home and housetrain a pup. It's a crazy motivation for writing a novel, but you know crazy often works. I've done almost 500 words today.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
The Sims 2
You know I said I shouldn't allow myself to buy the new expansion pack for The Sims 2? Well I was right. I shouldn't have done. Unfortunately though I did. I ordered it from Play.com and it arrived on the day of release - Friday 3rd March. I've played it every day since, and just about all day Sunday. Novel? What novel?
The only plus side is that I get so distracted I don't snack between meals. If it weren't for my lovely boyfriend though I wouldn't be eating meals at all!
The only plus side is that I get so distracted I don't snack between meals. If it weren't for my lovely boyfriend though I wouldn't be eating meals at all!
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