My car has its MOT in a month and I'm worried. It shakes above 30 mph, the hand brake doesn't work and a small orange light comes on every now and then and I don't know why.
It will probably cost a fortune and mum is threatening to increase my housekeeping because dad can't find a job.
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The Norman Knighty march to their first victory with style, grace and elegance. We beat the Bear at Morton 5-2 with Dave A getting a hat-trick.
The ref introduces a new deterrent for dissent when he threatensd to go home.
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In the canteen Mandy asks me where I'm going to take her out and I joke I'll take her to the Norman Knight for a game of bar billiards. She laughs. I assume she was joking but now I'll never know.
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Bones's cousin Russ is up from London and I am chauffer for the evening. We go to the Six Bells, Dirty Nells, Bear and Ragged Staff, Seven Stars and The Barley Mow before ending up in The Taj Mahal over the road from my house.
Spend most of the night listening to Russ's jokes and Bones pissing himself at them.
After the curry Russ asks the waiter for take out booze but he says he can't because it's after mid night. Russ gets threatening and we get our booze.
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I have been sent on aletter writing course for two days. I have never had to write a letter in all the time I've been at the Pru but I don't mind two days off the department.
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Bloody hell. Me and Mandy have arranged a date for next Tuesday and when I offer her a Hola Hoop she tells me to put it on her wedding ring finger. I say when's the honeymoon and she winks and says next Tuesday!!
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Mum throws a surprise 50th birthday party for dad at Robs house.
By midnight she is having a slanging match with the police who have been sent to quiten the party down. I think Bones, Perce and Laz have been spiking her drinks.
When the police go me and Rob take her for a walk to calm her down but she insists on singing cockney songs and swearing at Robs neighbours.
The party finishes at 2.30 so we clear up the left over drink and take it to Bones's where we drink till 6 AM.
I wake up Sunday to see Laz has a black eye where I accidently butted him. I slouch into the kitchen and find Bones lighting up and putting the kettle on. He asks me what time we have to be at training. I say half past ten and he replies that we've missed it then cos it's now one o'clock.
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