Random as always.

Writing is on hold at the moment. Not a deliberate action. Just a temporary pause. Volunteering at Oxfam is going reasonably well. Although in truth it would seem the Oxfam price policy makers could do with taking a reality check. However as this seems unlikely I will continue to do as told as long as I can derive some pleasure from it. I had to sign on this morning. I was asked whether I had done any work since I last signed and answered by telling them about my voluntary hours. (As I did before starting!) I was then informed that I had to fill a form to cover this.(Not mentioned when volunteering was first mentioned). The officer then wandered off to get a copy of this form. On returning they scrutinised me for a moment and asked if I had done any work since I last signed including voluntary work!!!!
This person has a job!!!!!
Not only does this person have a job, they have a job that part entails asking me why I do not?
Tempting as it was to state that jobs are scarce due to morons such as they being in paid positions I chose to decline.
The trouble that can be caused by the single click of a mouse can be quite scary.
This person had their hand permanently poised above theirs.
I am going to rewrite my CV.
It will read;
I have fingers, therefore I can.
Or maybe not!!!!???

Random rants and randoms.

While shopping late last week Karen and I found our usual choice of bread had sold out. Scanning what remained on the shelf led us to a loaf that boasted 20,000 seeds. Deciding that that sounded suitably healthy and looked quite tasty a decision was made. However, within seconds of taking it from the shelf another loaf of the same bakery but slightly different packaging was spotted. What was the difference? The first choice as already mentioned contained 20,000 seeds and was priced at £1.19. The second loaf contained 25,000 seeds and was priced at £1.23. That's an extra 5,000 seeds for 4p. The things I will take in, in order to make shopping trips more endurable, know no bounds!!!!!!
Over the last few weeks our landline has rang at least once a day every day without fail. This is from a body of people apparently doing an "energy survey" to determine who our suppliers are. Every time they ring their company name changes. Suspicious we are!!!!
All efforts to advise that we are not prepared to divulge that information over the phone seemed to come to nothing until Friday when Karen, who was actually getting fed up with the calls, handed me the phone.
A man who told me his name was Gabriel was really quite insistent.
It was time, I decided, for some blatant piss taking.
I advised Gabriel that I did not know who my energy supplier was as I was permanently kept in a dark room, and that all my meals were given to me through a hatch in the door to my permanently locked room. I then told Gabriel that the meals then had to be heated on a single candle which was my only source of energy. It would seem that my pathetic plight conveyed by my pathetic sounding voice was taken very seriously by Gabriel. Before ending the call he wished me luck and sounded genuinely concerned for my well being. I almost felt sorry for Gabriel.
But not to the point that we miss the calls as we have now had 3 full days without!!!
Recieved a full refund from our local rail operator in the post this week after filling out a complaint form following a 1 hour delay on a journey I took 2 weeks ago. Obviously they do listen then!!!
Relatively happy with todays writing. Just under 1,000 words added today which takes the running total of the current novel up to 31,623.
Tomorrow I start my first day as an Oxfam volunteer in Stowmarket. It would seem my passion for books was noted within minutes of entering the shop on Tuesday. Very much looking forward to being involved and of course being surrounded by books.