Friday 21 January

Hello all, hope we are ok out there.

Its been really a couple of weeks since I did this kind of blog, not jokes. Thanks for all the nice comments on them @tookiebunten @melbide @acw86 and anyone else who enjoyed them (I did direct it to certain people).

Last weekend I was very happy when Cumnock RFC got some games. The Saturday I was at 1st XV game and it had been about 2 months since the guys played. Cumnock won 26-0 against Clydesdale. It was a good warm up as the boys at times were rusty and it fet good watching them got on a pitch after 10 weeks off. That evening I stayed around club to 730 (by which point I had details of 2nd XV win) then headed home and watched Man City game which was very good. The next day I went upto church and went down to club to open up for Under 16s playing. I was kept going with doing report and the rush to soft drinks after game. I am glad I have done my turn.

Monday after rugby stuff I relaxed ALL DAY until committee meeting at night and it was a good meeting. Tuesday I was trying to fix TV problems, which wasn't easy. I got home at 325 and made chicken for dinner. I ate that and headed back to Cumnock at 5pm and got a flu jab. It's very easy and I felt no side effects. Next headed back home before going to quiz at Royal Hotel at 8pm. Ayr did well that night with beating Hibs. We won the quiz so it was a good day.

Wednesday I completed fixing telly and tried to buy video recorder on ebay, trouble is very late bidding kept beating me. I think they might have been stuck to screen to make sure they won.

Yesterday I watched Andy Murray win 2nd round quite easily then went to EACH for Physio class. It was good to get busy there and definately enjoyed my bath in the afternoon.

Then I went down to rugby saw about 1st XV team so it can go in the programme which you can buy this weekend and s1/2 when they need bar for Sunday as they are at home.

Next I headed upto The Sun Inn and saw Billy Connelly there.

I took a video.

all there it is and thats about it for this stuff. All this leaves is some #followfriday

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Bye for now.

Wedn 09/09/09 6.15am

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Good morning guys, thought I had better do one of these.

Firstly it was a shock for Andy Murray to lose last night.

Friday:- got to work and got told your off Saturday (as I had said I wanted to go to the rugby at Oban), do the rota. Now I did one where I could have done backshift most of the week. There was 2 members of staff off in supermarket but thankfully they got somebody else from dayshift.

Everything went really well at work that day. I had to cut the amounts of days for somebody else but that was ok.

Friday night 5.15 I got the bus into Ayr and got a train to Glasgow. I had already booked a hotel for £30 a night. I got there, but had to taxi to the Argyll Guest House in Sauchiehall Street. The room was across the road from reception. The room was very clean, good facilities, good bathroom and normal sized bed.

I had went up to go and see Rockaoke in Oneills in Sauchiehall Street where Kirsty Crawford was there. Unfortunately I didn't know many people there. I got there about obout 8pm. I wanted to sing all the small things, but that was claimed already. I started with American Idiot by Green Day. I thought there was going to be a screen, there wasn't. I did lose my place but it was ok. In the 2nd half I started it with Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis. It was a great night. I had about 7 pints I think and got asked to leave about midnight. The security guard was right there. I couldn't say goodbye to Kirsty though, sorry about that. I went to a shop and got a taxi to guest house after getting muchies.

Next morning I got up at 7am, hungover ofcourse. I had booked a taxi for 830am. I had to go down to Q8 services at Kilmarnock to get bus to Oban Lorne RFC.

I got there on time and even managed to get lunch fae Greggs.

The rugby was very wet. We visited The Green Welly Stop at Tyndrum. It looked really good, apart from the fact there wasn't enough staff as long wait for teas. People were late back for the bus. I even sell some of the stuff they have in there. I also reckon its profit margins look like 50/60% (just my opinion).

We got to Oban Lorne RFC about 215pm and the players got warmed up quickly as the rain continued. We just lost. I stayed sober coming back down as I working Sunday.

Ok, got home about 1030pm, tired. I didn't stay up late that night.

Since then its been basically working. Sunday 10-5 then backshift Essentials btu got a good lunch on Monday at Wellington Cafe, Ayr for £3.

Now I aint sure when my dayoff next is next week.

Andy Murray and twitter

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Ok the Andy Murray vs Stanislas Wawrinka game started at 6.30pm (just when I got home from work) and so I started twittering on it. Riggwelter said he was at a meeting and needed updates, so I did that. then came the 4th set where I tweet every score. i stopped doing it then Zammi asked me to continue. I did but then I discovered there is a limit to the amount of tweets you are allowed in an hour. and so my updates stopped being posted. So I am just watching the game now and hoping murray is just about to win the match in 5th set. Thats Murray just won, game set match final set 6-3 YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

Thank you to local_shop_girl, SophieLouiseJ, flic22s for your positive thoughts.
jdcrouch1972 us Scottish and british people did have andy murray win tonight. Ayse_london hope you dont mind using his real name on here.

Here is a BBC Report on the game.

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Friday and Saturday

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Well here we go. I went back to work yesterday and already knew I was going to be busy. So get to work, I was right, had deliveries from day before to finish checking and the shop was quite brisk. Only had Claire and Myra. Rachel was in at 2pm and it was Ann's day off. Supermarket was busy as well and borrowed Myra when it got busy. I also had another couple of deliveries later on which I didn't get near. We just about got through Thrusdays boxes even though I didn't get them all away. I think we were all tired.

We all know what happenned Thursday night/Friday morning (Michael Jackson), so radio was totally just all about him. It did pale if you knew there was Iraqis dying and all we got was 1 talented musician dying (nothing against him).

Well finished work and got the bus home. Next I had some shopping to do. So walked down to Tesco with 4 bags. I had emptied my cupboards and freezer so I had the need of a big shop. I am glad to say thats what I did. Booked a taxi home (even though it only takes 5/10 minutes to walk down. I had filled my bags.

So got home with my taxi, did a bit on the computer then had money to give to somebody then had a few pints. I got my Hawiian pizza at my favourite shop in Cumnock and got a taxi home. I ate the pizza and went to bed. You can see from my karaoke post I did some "singing".

I wasnt feeling 100% when I got out of bed at 7am this morning. I could barely eat my cereal. So got the bus at 8.20am tried to find shoes I need to buy in Ayr (just bought Franz Ferdinand and ne-yo albums at HMV). Went into work.

All 5 of us were in today. We got through all the deliveries and it was a bit better. The shop looks good again. We are open 9-6 Saturday and Sunday and 9-5 Monday - Friday so thats why I started at 10am today and tomorrow.

I didn't get home until 7.30 so I missed most the Andy Murray game. The highlights we just got were a bit short. I could have been doing empties across in community centre but after knowing what time I would get home I said I couldnt (oh yeah and I aint really wanting another shift after todays shift).

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Todays tennis at Wimbledon

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Well after this mornings blog, I thought I had better put an answer on this evening after the matches at Wimbledon.

Elena Baltacha lost to Kristen Flipkens in 2 sets, she didn't seem to take the pressure on her very well after being the last women from the UK. It switched channels a few times.

Andy Murray definately felt good, firstly before the game he said that his opposition Ernests Gulbis criticism was mostly down to the British Press (which is usually true). He also enjoyed his letter from the queen congratulating him on winning Queens tournament a couple of weeks ago.

Then when the game started Murrays serve was briliant. He won the 1st set in under 30 minutes I think 6-2. The 2nd set was a lot closer. It stayed with serve until5-5 then finally Murray broke him. Murray won the next game and won the set 7-5.

The 3rd set started very well. Murray was 3-1 up in first few games. It just kept going and Andy Murray won the set and match 6-3. Andy had 1 match point (even not on his own serve).

So Andy Murray won 3 sets to nil in about 1 and a half hours.
It was a good quick game and should set him up very well.

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Wednesday and Thursday

The bookmakers in Auchinleck, they were putting in roller blinds on the front. So no more smashing windows I guess.

David is here but he doesn't want his photograph on here. We did have a large tea, 3 courses. After that I headed to Cumnock rugby club and I did some more work on the membership list. Yesterday I also sorted out buying tickets for 6 nations for 2010. I got all the detail fae Alex/Jim.

It also wasnt very good news that Nathan Hines was banned from 2nd Lions against South Africa test after being sites on Tuesday nights game.

Talking about Wimbledon Andy Murray is playing today and is the 3rd match again on centre court (1pm start on court).
Elena Baltacha (The other Brit/Scot remaining) is 2nd up on court 4 (Court starts at noon).

Tomorrow I am back at work.

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Tuesday night

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went to cousins in Cumnock (a 40 minute walk to his home) and watched British Lions vs Emerging Springboks. It ended as a 13-13 draw. We just made the wrong subsitutions (Vickery was brought on with 15 minutes to go (he was booed by our fans)). We were just ahead. We just let them The south africans get too close to our line towards the end of the game and we paid for it. We certinally need some luck for Saturday. I also showed David my cousin this site. I watched some of the Andy Murray game at wimbledon. I actually have the highlights on at the moment which I recorded earlier (Video) He was playing Kendrick (USA). Andy won 3 sets to 1. The british media are over hyping andy at the moment, I hope he doesn't take it in. I went to Cumnock rugby club next and told Alex (The president) he still hasnt sent me the new zip files to change the old cumnock rugby site. He said he had. I am guessing he just cant send it to that email address. I gave him my google one just there. He will try it tomorrow. Also spoke about a couple of other things that have happenned in the club including more fundraising. Then I got home, sorted my new blog again (this one), I added a pic of my lunch this afternoon. I just spoke to a friend on messenger and came here after checking my emails/tweets. My brother David is going to Loch Lomond tomorrow, then my mums for tea. I am going as well for tea. Next I watched Chuck Episode 3 on Virgin 1 which I taped while I was out (after Today at Wimbledon).