Xmas day 2011

Weird one this. I loved the entire day but waking at 5.50 was a real pain in the bum. Youngest is 12 so her fault.
Food prep was done by 8pm Xmas eve. So cooking started with turkey crown in oven at 8.30am.
Pressies. Picking up other kids and more pressies done by 11.
By the time in laws and my mother arrived cooking was in full swing.
Dinner was lovely. 9 of us around the table. Only missing person was my dad who passed away back in Feb.
You forget how much you miss someone until family events happen and they are missing. His ususal demands of Brown Ale and whiskey were easy met while he sat in the chair in the corner waiting patiently for dinner. Always wearing the small paper cracker hat that never fit his head.

Pain

After 3-4 weeks of ankle pain. Now my back has decided to give me grief. But as the phrase goes, 'every cloud has a silver lining', mine was spending Sunday sat on my arse. YEAH BABY.

Next Ghost Hunt

Saturday coming DPI are off to a house in Leadgate. Suffered a suicide and the reports are that it does not like men. I could be a ghost target. Bring it on. I'm still waiting to experience a paranormal experience.

Twilight film

Utter shite. Boring as hell.

Snow Tyres

Bring on the snow and ice. My brum brum is getting her tyres changed. Ah bless.

Injury

Not blogged for a long time.

I have had a very difficult last few days due to a twisted ankle. Fancy slipping coming out a mates house and screaming like a big baby.

The few/many vodkas helped to numb the pain, not to mention the ice bath that followed to keep the swelling down.

But a dog walkers job has to be done, or the dog will shite all over the house and thats not good. 

november flowers

clover

november flowers

buttercup

Ghost Hunting

I went. Had a good time. Didnt see one

Wrinkle standing all over a large poo

Heat transfer

Alcohol and lots of chilli equals very hot feeling on the loo.

Weekend Work

I really wish I never agree to work weekends. Hate morning and late afternoon broke up days. Cant arrange to do anything with the day. Can be waste of a weekend if it wasnt for night time drnking.

Very tired

Need I say more. Bed calling me.

Hungover

Need I say more.

Hospital

Sat here bored waiting to have my knackers gropped and fondled by a Dr.
Few months since this journey started to find the problem of the right knacker pain.
Antibiotics didnt seem to work. Nor did different style of pants.

Wear supporting undies is the answer.

Not long now

Child no 1 is moving to Chester Uni on Sunday. Not happy but I know it will be good for him.

Death

Death is a bitch.
7 months after my dads death, is hitting me harder now than then.

Rant over

The big 40

The Mrs setup a 40th birthday party for me last Saturday which I enjoyed.
However we have both been struck down with some bug since then.
Rather than finish off all surplus beer Ive been craving warm drinks and plenty painkillers.
Life begins at 40 eh? Oh dear.........

Weird.

As a tester. Switched wifi off. Now its letting me create offline messages.
Howay man. Get a grip.

Time gap

Been on hols and without internet connection this didnt allow me to create a blog on my android phone. Surely there should be an offline creation option.

Soaked

Well well well. After two days of avoiding rain, nature took a cruel twist on me and drowned me in the heaviest rain I can remember ever being caught out in.
Weirdiest part was seeing an OAP straight after it stopped standing on his kitchen roof WASHING the roof with a hose pipe.
WHY?

ANNOUNCEMENT – Brand New Pet Waste Removal Service

ANNOUNCEMENT – Brand New Pet Waste Removal Service

Dear All,

We are pleased to announce that Uncle Eric’s has again expanded our range of first class services. We now offer a Pet Waste Removal Service for backyards and gardens.

The Service
•    We come to the property and pick up any dog waste (faecal matter), bag it and remove from your property.
•    We also remove any bagged faeces which you may also have picked up.
•    We will pick up any small and easy to reach rubbish which may have blown into the yard and place into the relevant bin.
•    Yards and affected areas of the gardens will be sprayed with a safe pet friendly sanitising disinfectant, which will aid the breakdown of any remaining waste which could not be successfully removed. Our disinfectant will also help deodorise any aromas originating from urine and faecal matter.

The Disinfectant
Our disinfectant helps to control the following diseases (and is entirely safe to use around animals as it does not contain bleaches, phenols, tar acids or gluteraldehydes, commonly found in many agricultural disinfectants):

•    Canine parvo-virus (type 2),
•    Feline Calici virus
•    Kennel Cough
•    Distemper
•    Newcastle Disease
•    TB
•    Avian Influenze Virus
•    Equine V.D.
•    Foot & Mouth
•    Weils Disease
•    Swine Flu


The Price
The following is based on 4 dogs or less in the household.
•    Once a week - £6
•    Twice a week - £10

However if you are an existing walking customer and we clean the yard on a walking day, the price is only.
•    Once a week - £5
•    Twice a week - £8

A basic disinfectant spray of a yard for existing walking customer and we clean the yard on a walking day, the price is only.
•    Once a week - £3
•    Twice a week - £5

If you wish to try out this new service please send me a text (07845635810), or email (eric@waggs.biz)

Thanks

Eric Lovett

Harry Potter

Last night all except the eldest went to see the final Harry Potter film. Best one til next time. All action very little sloppy guff.
Mind you I hoped that Dobbie would return with all the resurrection talks but alas no.
Poor Dobbie the free elf.

PRESS RELEASE 6th July 2011

PRESS RELEASE 6 July 2011

Uncle Eric's Pet Care will soon to be adding a new service to its very successful exisiting lineup.

We are pleased to announce we will soon be offering a professional pet waste cleanup and removal service to backyards and gardens.

This service will scoop up and bag all the pet waste along with any small rubbish which is easy to grab hold of. All areas will be treated with a safe disinfectant and deodoriser leaving behind a nice aroma.

Our kennel disinfectant helps to control the following diseases and is entirely safe to use around animals:

• Canine parvo-virus (type 2),
• Feline Calici virus
• Kennel Cough
• Distemper
• Newcastle Disease
• TB
• Avian Influenze Virus
• Equine V.D.
• Foot & Mouth
• Weils Disease
• Swine Flu

The product is safe as does not contain bleaches, phenols, tar acids or gluteraldehydes, commonly found in many agricultural disinfectants.

Fathers day

Quite a relaxing day SO far.

Quick shower. Few hours on mobile phone internet. Breakfast in bed.

Kids minus my eldest (who isnt here cause hes revising at his mothers), gave me cards, new wallet, chocolates, smellies and Mr Potato bubble bath.

Luxury. And its not even 11.30am

Half way through the six Star Wars films

Im having such good fun watching the series of Star Wars films from start to finish.
Jar jar binks is a plank though.

Mind you I am hungry so may have to pause it for fish and chips.

As guessing lots of bread and butter tooo.

Crowdcube

After listening to a MotleyFool podcast, I heard about Crowdcube. A website which allows people to become an armchair dragon... It follows the below formula



 Investment can start from as small as £10.00 I am SOOOO tempted to dabble..

Decisions decisions...

DIY master

As if. Im rubbish. But I did manage to fix a broken toilet after 9 days.

Not before I bought the wrong piece.

But now we can flush again without using a bucket.

Fishy snapshot

Finding it pretty hard to photo the fish with the water fountain on. The ripples affecting surface making a clear shot impossible.

However I was very lucky to snap one of Mr Big Fish having his tea today.

Pump head

The mrs keeps changing the setting on the pump. Now it a bell shape. Grrr

New Mr Fish

During the week the mrs bought 8 new fish for the pond. The new pump has made a dramatic effect clearing the water.
Honeytone came over yesterday to bring us her 6 year old fish to join the others. After a brief temp adjustment to his/her new surroundings within moments swimming carefree the the others.
While i have never in the past enjoyed fish in tanks in a house. I am strangely enjoying pond fish.
Why?
No idea. Answers on a postcard please.

Cracking day NOT

After a very good night of having a couple of friends over for food and wine on saturday we are still recovering.

On a plus note we installed our pond pump. Took over 30mins before we had it in the correct place and with the correct nozzle on for the specific spray pattern. I was borderline slipping in a few times. Luckily my centre of gravity held out.

Pixelpipes the bad boy

I was checking my blogs to see if they posted properly. Then surprise I saw my daughters photos I posted yesterday to Facebook. They were messing in old fancy dress costumes and my Mrs's bra and my undies.
How on earth?
They were also on my twitter feed.
Now innocently as they were I could I have caused myself some serious issues. On Facebook I post pics of the girls all the time during their daftness sessions. But anywhere else pics of 13 and 12 year olds just appearing in bra and knickers could look very bad without any context behind the.
Still i was confused.
The culprit was the app Pixelpipes. Pipes are accounts of other software / web sites where you can upload multiple pics at the same time. However I had unknown to me all accounts selected. Pics flying up the pipes everywhere.
I have removed them from where they are not supposed to be.
Internet police can bugger off.

Reflection

Every now and then I look back over the previous year to see what's occurred and to see what we can do to improve our services.
However this time round its been a bit depressing. In 12 months, 5 dogs have passed away. One customer passed away and her dog was rehomed. And a few customers are on long term sickness or unemployed so our services are on hold for an unknown period.
Day by day we notice it happen but its quite a shock to add it all up.
Without trying to sound insensitive to the pain of others,  its quite a financial cut in income.
Time for a major advertising campaign.

Pump day

Yesterday we got our pump/filter for the pond. However we haven't got our outside electric socket installed yet. Luckily its getting done on Sunday while we have a predicted hangover (in advance - curse you Andy and Luisa)
Then all systems go for our water feature.
Next week we are getting Mr Big Fish to join Mr Little Fish. Dare say Ill be sat there watching them swim round and round and round. Strangely theraputic on a nice sunny day.

Crazy Thursday afternoon

We spent an afternoon with Basil, Buddy, Flopsie, Tiger  and Wrinkle in the garden. Little fish was swimming hard and fast in his/her new pond. Seems a little lonely. But soon we will have big fish to join little fish.
Flopsie ran around and bothered all. Big bully rabbit.

Splitting Water To Create Renewable Energy Simpler Than First Thought? http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/2047966/splitting_water_to_create_renewable_energy_simpler_than_first_thought/index.html?source=r_science

Yet another test

This time Im testing my android app to compare upload techniques.

Testing of email pic load.

One day I went into a house to collect a dog, but I saw this instead. A murdered horse. I cried for hours at the shock

Email tester

Hi,   Just tester out adding to blogger via an email   Technology great isnt it??

2nd tester

Just a small tester via pixelpipes.

2nd tester

Just a small tester via pixelpipes.

1st post

After Facebook and Twitter and their character limitations, I have decided to try something a little more when I can type and type and ramble on. However I have nothing to type right now while I work out how to include this in my website, and / or facebook page.


So for now check me out at
www.waggs.biz
Facebook page - Uncle Erics Pet Care Service
Twitter - ImUncleEric