Amsterdam antics and general ;-)

Hey there my little blogknockers there has been a few days between this blog and the last, but I have been away for a few days hence the title of the blog ;-).
Now then where to start I've had what can only be described as a 40th birthday week which feels like a month see previous blog for earlier antics ;-)
I've been in Amsterdam the last four days I have been here before about 17 years ago but to be honest it's still the same probably a bit more commercial than i remember back than! it's always had a very multicultural society but feels a bit more cheesy but none the less I do love the random bars and cafe's down back ally's and streets but I have to be honest the bike thing does my head in they have a great system of bike lanes, and the bikes have right away apparently but while I was there they were getting hate beeps of the cars and they do not stick to there paths and use the pavements which I found a bit irritating but as always it's the few that spoil it for the many ;-(.
We have done a lot of the museums and places of interest on this visit! I like to know where I am! and where it came from and we got that by doing a very interesting canal cruise.
We also went to Amsterdam zoo which is frickin amazing you can actually name an animal or insect or monkey and they have it ;-) fantastic, we also did the the sex museum which is sort of cultural ;-) but it was fun and does date back to victorian sex and believe me they where no angels dirty little feckers ha ha but eh were doing it now so thank-you victorian dudes ;-) Amsterdam has a very interesting history but I will not divulge that you can find out for yourself I will chuck a few snaps on here for you to peruse ;-)
Anyhoo my birthday week was amazing what with planes,cars,massages and Amsterdam its been like a 7 day fantasy (for want of a better phrase ha ha.
Right back to normality or what you can describe as a Dave normality ;-) I actually had an epic moment on Saturday with my car insurance and when I say epic I mean I really wanted to touch myself with excitement ;-) right I shall brief you....... My car insurance is due and I was quoted from my insurance £500 which is £60 cheaper than last year so for once it had gone down happy days, but I thought I would just give it a whirl on money supermarket and I was quoted £269 for the same policy except I added protected no claims and it was still £200 quid cheaper so the rule is shop around folks ;-) well it's back to work on Monday so it's back to working with my socially damaged retards and trying to communicate with grunts ropes and pulleys but eh nevermind I will survive I'm sure ;-) right there is loads to tell but this is only a passing blog if you got any questions just ask x now the three good things and a wick thing for today

Three good things
(1) lovely sunny day today (fantastic )
(2) car insurance (epic)
(3) 6mile run in an hr (AWSOME )

Wick thing
(1) work tomorrow ;-(

Little update

Hey hey hey bloggeraptors just thought I would pop my melon in and say hellooooo ;-)
Just preparing for my final part of my birthday gift which is the trip to Amsterdam woo hoo I have been before and enjoyed it, it is a very cosmopolitan place for people who have never been.
I've packed my case (one pair of underpants right) only joking I'm going for three nights so its defiantly two ;-).
Looking at the weather it's pretty similar to us in the uk at the moment so it's not going to be a great shock to the system so it's pretty straight forward,we have got a lot planned for the next three days with museums,places of interest and erm hookers mwhahahaha!,shhhhhhh don't tell everyone ;-)
In other news had a Nice chilled day today (Monday) went into town to get some bits and bobs for said trip, then went for lunch at bistro franc's which is a French restaurant and is fantastic ;-) very quaint and chilled they do a three course lunch for £9.95 so that with a little peroni was just the ticket.
We then wandered down to Tate modern Liverpool where there is an exhibition on glam rock, the music, the art, and the film of that era, now don't get me wrong there is a lot of great stuff that came out of the 70s some of the music was immense and so influential for example,
People scoff at slade,the sweet,and such over the top bands! but there music was and is the basis for so much of the stuff that is around today,and before you say yeah whatever I'm talking there chord structures there lyrics and just the way that there songs had a start middle and end, so hats off;-) BUT and here's the BUT some of the art and video stuff even for me was like WTF really!!! and as for Andy Warhol (asshole more like) I really don't get what all the fuss is about and as you know I'm not going to sit here and jump on a bandwagon of other people who profess to like his stuff when all it is is overhyped ridiculously simplified balls that anyone could do!!?, talk about right place right time (I'm sorry I do digress ) it just infuriates me when I see such garbage portrayed as masterpieces. Now my views are neither right or wrong just my opinion ;-) anyhoo rant over ha ha. Right I shall leave you be I'm Amsterdam bound in a few hours but I shall leave you with three good things and a wick

Three good things
(1) bistro francs for lunch
(2) Amsterdam n a few hrs
(3) 70s music

Wick thing
(1) Andy Warhol #overatedamericanartistwithallthetalentofadeadhedeghog
I thankyou love yer lots

Dave Rockin ;-) bye voor nu zal ik zie dat je in het weekend
Ps added a picture of lunch today x

Pre birthday day and day ;-)

Hey there blog heads today (Thursday) is my last day in work for ten days!! yes ten whole days get in. Anyhoo today has just been a mass of birthday cards and kisses and hugs of my work friends (well becca for the hugs cos the rest are guys!) and surgery receptionists,which is absolutely lovely, knowing that people think of you enough to go to the trouble of getting you a card and in some cases a present to ;-) fantastic.
There are some nice thoughtful people out there regardless of some of my rants!! I do generalise but I know who my buddy's are and for them I will always be there;-).
It's been a quiet week in work after the announcement of our wages, it's like two years of moaning has suddenly been replaced with harmonious angels singing! ;-) well ok I do exaggerate sometimes! we still have some hardcore terds who are hell bent on destruction? but we live in hope that these troglodytes will succumb to a freak meteor or bus experience;-).
Since my mum passed away last may my dad has been doing more things for himself, like ironing, washing and the likes and is trying to be independent more! but sometimes he really needs ask for help, for example his jeans needed taking up so instead of asking he cut them to 29 (his leg size) and the bottoms started to fray! it's only then he asks if we could take them up? to which we found he had cut them to 28 and he now looks like one of the three stooges classic ;-) I think he has learnt his lesson.
We've been deceived this week by our British weather it's been quite glorious what with the sunshine, and the milder weather only to be dropped these last few days to Baltic nipple wrapping weather! brrrrrrrrrrrr, but the one thing I get out of this is looking forward to spring then our so called British summer ;-) and looking forward to getting out and about for walks and rides, and some running where I'm not looking like an advert for how many clothes can you run in at once ha ha.
Well today is my birthday and boy have I been spoilt this time! let me just run the list just off wifey alone here we go.........
(1) supercar track day (I have already mentioned)
(2) learn to fly a plane (which I did this morning )
(3) full body massage at 12 tomorrow (Saturday)
(4) party tomorrow night with the buddy's
(5) Amsterdam on Tuesday for three days
(6) joe satriani at the Phil in June (see earlier blogs)
(7)plus all my good friends who sent me wishes cards gifts presents to all of you thank-you for making my 40th birthday a very memorable one I will never ever forget ;-) i am not going to to a three things because as you can see there's just to many to choose from

Love yer lots Dave Rockin x

Fantastic weekend ;-) and work catchup thing x

Hey there blogger loggers ;-) as I'm sure you remember I had a super car track day which involved driving a Ferrari and an Aston Martin which was absolutely amazing, such a thrill which can only be produced by such vehicles.
We were told in the brief that if we listened to the race instructors! we would get the most of the cars and believe me I did ;-) they were very good and trusting, but I'm sure they know as soon as they see your driving they know how far to push you ;-), I had a ball so much so wifey could not get a proper picture because by the time she pressed the shutter I was passed ha ha fantastic ;-).
I did get two official pictures of my day which I will post copy's of them on here, all in all I would recommend it to anyone who wants to gift there man or son ;-) you don't even have to be into cars it's just a great day ;-)
Anyhoo I have a catch up on our work related pay squabble we have had, and to be honest I'm quite happy with my lot but as per usual there are the hardcore people who would find fault with perfection, now don't get me wrong I'm not saying that our place is perfect but what they have done is exactly what they wanted in fact for the higher echelons of our workforce they are now better off than our a brothers from other depots £7.78 an hr which is parity but what they get which our brothers don't is use of the company vehicle ( whoa I've used vehicle in the same blog twice ;-) ) anyhoo I digress what I'm trying to say is you could give these people a gold bar! they would look at you gold bar and although there the same they would moan that your gold bar is more goldier (if that's a word I don't think it is because iPad never made a suggestion ha ha)than there's.
In other news I was asked today by someone I haven't seen for a few years how I lost my weight which the simple answer is eating properly and exercise (simples) to which she replied ah it's not to bad when your young wait till you hit 40 then it gets harder which made me chuckle because anyone reading this knows I am 40 pretty soon, so when I said well I am 40 she was shocked and said no way I had you down as early to mid 30s woooo hooooo damn right mutha fu#€rs ha ha my ego stroked big time ;-) right I think I've harped on enough on here just a little insight into the weekend and stuff right three good things and a wick thing

Three good things
(1) pay rise in work
(2) I look younger than my years (apparently)
(3) three days left in work ;-)

Wick thing
(1) moronic thick people who don't realise how good they have it and will jeopardise everything because of there selfish infantile pathetic ways ;-)

Random babble

Well hellooooo there quite an eventful few days so I thought I would have another ramble;-)
It's Pancake Tuesday here in blighty and I've got to be honest Why we celebrate lent with pancakes is way beyond me? I'm sure there are more worthwhile things we could mark maybe a "lets not get any fatter cos we eat pancakes all year round day??"saying that though I do like em so I will suffer it ;-)
I was in one of my surgerys this week (Monday) and it all kicked of when a patient was banging on the office door asking for help when we got to her she said that one of the drs needed help so me thinking that he was being assaulted by a patient or had collapsed either way I was ready to kick ass or save ass but when I got there with about 4 receptionists in tow it turned out that dr was resuscitating a guy who had gone in feeling unwell and then stopped breathing wooooo pretty heavy panicky stuff I can tell ya but the ambulance came and they got him back which is good but it just highlights at any moment things happen so enjoy yourself and live a little ;-) sorry to get heavy there but it's a lesson in LIVING ;-)
Anyway on a lighter note,Not long back in from a run and believe me it was cold I could not feel my nose it was paining from the Icy chill that was head on ;-( so I was running with one gloved hand over my nose must have looked silly but owwwwww it was painful!!! but as I got accustomed to the cold and 3 miles in I warmed up ;-) I did a different route this time taking in our local promenade which was quiet apart from the odd dog poo and dogger ;-) but I got no offers ha ha to be honest I haven't got a dog ;-) .
I think we are due some news next week in work regarding a long over due dispute with the wage structure so fingers crossed it will be good news ;-) they have called a meeting for Monday so we will see but not much to report so I shall bid you toodles but I will leave you with three good things and a wick

Three good things today
(1) sun was out
(2) valentines meal with wifey
(3) mongrels box set

Wick thing
(1) disabled badge holders who can park anywhere (choose loading bays instead of yellow lines

Laters xx Dave Rockin

Just a ramble

Hey there my little bloggeraptors well I can honestly say I'm glad it's The weekend ;-) and I've got to be honest I'm getting a pretty tired of saying that, I think I defiantly need to move from work and pretty quick!, you spend three quarters of your life in work so I think you should at least be satisfied most of the time, I do quite enjoy what do and mixing with the people.
On my round it actually makes up a good 70% of my day which is a godsend because if I spent more time at base! it would be dangerous scenario which would end up with casualties,ha ha ;-) anyhoo enough about hire a knobhead.
I Received an email the other day from a charity that I raised money for which actually made me go mmmmmm that sounds great and a challenge for my old ass,
It was a 250 mile bike ride across ? Now wait for it Vietnam and south east Asia, but the only drawback is I would have to raise £3500 to qualify and to be honest I don't think I could be assed plus I know I would end up being kidnapped by a gang of extremist pottery makers who would hold me ransom for Beatles albums and mars bars so erm sod that ;-).
Had a nice six mile or so walk today I know I know it was raining!! but it's so refreshing just to walk with yer pod on and forget about the crazy world that's whizzing past at a rate of knots,
I do like to people watch and I've got to be honest I do form an opinion which I know is wrong but I do believe I'm great at it and would like to think I'm right a lot of the time at least ;-)
Anyhoo apart from the occasional rant I'm finding myself more at peace sounds hippyish eh but I can quite easily get lost in my music ;-), I tend to just drift off to places ;-) I won't divulge where but I like it ;-) I'm becoming quite solitary in my ways to I do prefer my own company at times and before any of my friends read this and say "you have always enjoyed Dave time" ha ha you little perves you know what I mean.
but the further away I am from the human species the better there's a lot of vulnerable people who seek solace in approval from social networks and the like its an unstable environment and I steer clear ;-) after all I am Dave but and I will stress, I am always here for my friends ;-)
Right just a little insight and I will leave you with three good things and a wick

Three good things
(1) Early birthday pressie of wifey (track day in two super cars) AWSOME
(2) low insurance quote
(3) new app that makes more than one Dave (the human race needs more of me)

Wick thing
(1) insincere words of encouragement (formed in a supportive picture)

Thankyou Dave Rockin ;-)-
Ps here's a picture of the two cars I will be driving
Xx

Coffee and tea day with a rant

Howdy bloggerites well today has been stop start ,which involved a costa coffee stop and a natter, and a cuppa tea stop and a natter;-) which was nice but ended up in a soggy wet Manchester which some of you know there nothing unusual about a wet Manchester ha ha.
Anyway in-between tea and coffee, I've done my usual day of saving lives ;-) which involves driving around listening to the radio and dropping off medical supplies which obviously means saving lives (honestly it does ha ha) but while saving the world yes we have moved on i enjoy listening to the radio where they were debating gay marriage and of course you would expect me to have an opinion on that and guess what I do.
I'm fed up of people always using and quoting the bible on the do's and dont's of how we should live our lives, now as far as I'm concerned if two people love each other and want to spend there lives together than why can't they be married. Now this may open a can of worms with people but if your basis on why they shouldn't get married (if there same sex) is based upon a book that was written over 2000 years ago and listen to so called vicars and priests that say thou shalt not this and thou shalt not that who I might add have abused children and people for century's and covered it up in the name of religion!!! It's hardly a basis to stop people living is it ?, now on a very personal note I find people who follow the said book (the bible for anyone who's wondering) very narrow minded and weak and stuck in a mind wash of outdated rules. I do think it has good moral guidelines don't steal, don't lie, and generally be nice, which is good and should be taught to kids ,but it is so adaptable to what ever subject you want it to be whether racist or homophobic they will always find an argument against something, so the bottom line is to these sheep people focus on the love of two people not what I think they focus on which is the SEX side of it which I think that's the real bug bear of these troglodytes. Phew well there you go that's my take and I will debate that with anyone who wants to ;-) x
On a different lighter note had a catch up with a buddy today I don't see that often so that was nice, but I've still got to entertain the knob heads in work who just want to moan and I do believe that one of these days I'm totally gonna spark em right out in the name of the bible that says thou shalt not put up with crap from knobs (damn that bible!!! even I'm using it ) mwhahahahaha only joking ;-) it actually says pricks ;-)
Right I'm off to get in my Spider-Man suit and jump off the wardrobe (daveystyle)
I will leave you with a three good things and a wick

Three good things today
(1) costa with a buddy
(2) catch up with a buddy (no tea) ;-)
(3) quiet mobile all day (bliss)

Wick thing
(1) bigoted sheep people
Laters taters
Dave Rockin xx

Weekend warble

Well well well mr sunshine you were very welcome today (saturday) makes the world seem like a decent place after all, we decided to go for a walk to one of our local parks (festival park) it was originally the site of the international garden festival of Liverpool back in 1984.
It was left to ruin the past twenty plus years, but has now been restored with its Chinese,Japanese,gardens absolutely lovely on a sunny day I do recommend;-)
Anyhoo back in now and just relaxing before me and wifey go and see John Shuttleworth tonight at the liverpool playhouse which has been years in the making, i always seemed to miss out on tickets but not this time ;-)
Well it's Sunday now and the john Shuttleworth gig last night was fantastic he's so ramblingly random it does take a certain humour to get him ;-) unlike the couple who sat next to us who got up quarter of the way through ha ha, and wifey heard him say I don't get it what are they laughing at!!! but to be honest out of 900 people he was the only one ;-) says it all really plus he did look a bit of a knob ;-)
I've had a relaxing Sunday morning watched my iPad in bed then sat in my massage chair listening to some joe satriani and for those who don't know who he is an instrumental guitar player who can play everything from blues to heavy fast rock to chilled out cosmic tunes perfect (for me) to just chill.
I've not really made a decision on the job conundrum but to be honest I think I'm going to let them decide what to do either way I'm not to bothered what will be will be I just want an easy life dispersed with flashes of fun ;-)
Well just a little ramble but I shall leave you with 3 good things and wick thing and a pic of mr satriani

Three good things
(1) John Shuttleworth gig
(2) walk to the park
(3) relaxed Sunday morning

Wick thing
(1) today everyone in general ;-#

Laters taters Dave Rockin