Typhoid JH-R

[hirez]

You can colour me moderately peeved. The local GP has had more trade out of me in the last four weeks than in the previous four years and I am now sucking down Erythromycin every few hours (pauses for Usenet Joke), the Saab failed its MOT on a couple of stupid things (a blown bulb and the alleged bendy-pipe between manifold and exhaust. Since the exhaust was recently replaced by the muppets at Shit-Fit, who were looking at the Volvo section of the parts-book while attempting to bullshit me into believing that 'all them scandawegian cars is the same, innit', it would surprise me only very slightly to learn that they'd made a bugger of the job. Anyway, I'm not in a useful state to piss about with bloody garage-morlocks, so the MOT-Mob can fix it) and because the bloody lurgi bloody started on bloody Friday the weekend was a bit of a disaster.

And. Went for a wander round the Bicester Temple Of Shop, which seemed to be stuffed with teenagers either practicing their apprentice-hardman gait (just waddle about like you've got some terrible affliction of the testicles and they've swollen to grapefruit size) or admiring each other's Ugg knockoffs. Christ what a bunch of bastards. On one hand, there was Happy Purchase at the Tog24 and TNF stalls. On the other, I'm going to start firebombing jeans shops if they don't buck their ideas up quick-smart.

Comments

[quercus.livejournal.com]

So why did you take it to Kwik-e-mart?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Because I'd forgotten that Protyre did pipework, too. Oh, and they were the only people who didn't go either 'Sarb? Wosswunnadem?' or 'Cor. Thassa special innit. We'll 'ave to get one in from Finland. Take about two weeks and 900 quid.'

Tee Hee

[noondaydemon.livejournal.com]

Your description of apprentice-hardman gaits is cackleworthy:-D

If you've got the same lurgy as I have, then condolences, friend.

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

It was still lovely to see you, though, despite lurgies etc.

[margotmetroland.livejournal.com]

There was a lot of bastardy at Bicester, including a ghastly pair of Vicky Pollards who kept trying to push me out of the way of the nasty spangly Jimmy Choos. I did get to stab them with the sharp corners of my shopping bags, so it wasn't all bad.

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

Perhaps the sunday crowds are different, but I was somewhat surprised at how polite people were being.

BTW: they had some lovely coats in MaxMara for £100.

[sarah-mum.livejournal.com]

I used to work at an establishment very close to the shopping village (which would make the inhabitants shopping-idiots, no?) so spent many bored lunchtimes lurking around laughing at the 'bargain' prices in Lacroix dahling.

Hope you and the motor are both better for the comming weekend.

[blue-condition.livejournal.com]

Tog24 are always OK for cheap goretex jackets that don't look ridiculously 'outdoors' (i.e. lurid dayglo/high-vis colours), I've had a couple from there that have done a lot of travelling...