Blog in the Life of A Cannock Girl

Knife Crime..................Stabilised ? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (111 days old)

One of the many things that this Government promised when they came to power was the end of "Spin" Yesterday, the latest figures for "knife crime" in the UK were released and showed a 7% increase y… more

WHO ELECTED MANDY ? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (111 days old)

The main reason that the Government always gives for invading foreign countries thousands of miles away is that we need to bring democracy to that far off land. I always believed that like charity, d… more

Pull Out of Afghanistan ? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (121 days old)

The death toll of our young soldiers killed in Afghanistan has now risen to 184 and still the Government and their spin doctors continue to tell us that we are winning a worthwhile struggle. Let's exa… more

Godbothering Gadget of the Month - Jesus Shaves!!! From sallyontour ^Pro in It Gets My Goat (183 days old)

Simply add a hot drink to the mug, and the familiar facial hair of our Lord melts away to reveal... an Italian hairdresser! … more

Crowland From sallyontour ^Pro in I'M ON THE ROAD TO SOMEWHERE (184 days old)

Today we went to see Croyland (sic) Abbey, in the village of Crowland, just up the road from us. We've driven past it many times, but never stopped to explore. You can just imagine how a… more

Golden Gordon.....Heads he will tails he won't. From wisty8golf in My Rants! (196 days old)

The problem with Gordon Brown is that he can't decide whether to be decisive or not. Last week he had a solution re MP's expensive.. they would get extra pay for turning up to do the job they already … more

Cyclists........Left on Red. From wisty8golf in My Rants! (201 days old)

Where do the lawmakers come from ?. Their latest madness is to consider allowing cyclists to turn left when the traffic lights are on red. Where have they been for the last decade. The cyclists in… more

Take Today but give in a Years Time ? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (202 days old)

Why is it that whenever a new piece of legislation is passed in a Budget it has two vastly different leadtimes. Whenever the Government is giving us something it is always w.e.f April 2010 but when th… more

Gordon Brown sorts MP's Expenses ? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (202 days old)

Gordon Brown has finally got round to sorting out the "snoutgate" mess and fiddles re MP's expenses. The main bone of contention was the MP's second home (or in some cases Sister's bedsit)allowance. … more

Princess Eugenie............Gap Year From wisty8golf in My Rants! (206 days old)

Many students in the past have taken gap years but not many of us were followed everywhere by police bodyguards in Phuket at a taxpayers cost of over £100,OOO . This is on top of the £250,000 each per… more

G2 Protester ? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (206 days old)

Nicola Fisher, is the G2 protester who claims she was beaten up by the police. She was protesting at the mess that the leaders of the worlds major economies have got us all into. What has Miss Fisher… more

Gordon Brown.........................Sorry ? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (208 days old)

Gordon Brown our PM has finally said he is sorry over the "Smeargate" emails. He went on to say that he took full responsibility for what has happened and has fired the person concerned. Hang on … more

SITS VAC.............SOON From wisty8golf in My Rants! (210 days old)

The following advertisement is shortly to appear in newspaper across the country in the situations vacant columns :- WANTED : UNABLED BODIED MEN or WOMEN SALARY : In excess of £63,… more

Shred Fred the Shred From wisty8golf in My Rants! (218 days old)

It comes as little suprise that Sir Fred Goodwin has refused to refund any of his pension. What does surprise me is that nobody has suggested that we shred the Sir in front of his name and he goes bac… more

Grace and Favour Homes...What a Con ? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (218 days old)

Alistair Darling.....is given a grace and favour home at No11 Downing Street yet still thinks it is pefectly OK to claim for a second home to ensure that he is close to the House of Corruption.( Oh, … more

MP's Enquiry..............Days or Months ?l From wisty8golf in My Rants! (218 days old)

The House of Commons ( or should it be House of Corruption ?) must thing the general public are all fools. They want an enquiry into the leak regarding their expenses to start immediately but expect u… more

My first ever oil painting From sallyontour ^Pro in I'M ON THE ROAD TO SOMEWHERE (232 days old)

On Saturday I went on a painting masterclass with Jayne Good, accompanied by friends Erica, Tracey, Jen and Jude (who paid for me as a birthday present. This is the result: Obviously, it's not… more

Blog.de sort yourselves out! From sallyontour ^Pro in It Gets My Goat (243 days old)

This is not the first exchange of this nature, and I'm getting bored with it now: > To: sally > Subject: blog.co.uk misses you! > From: info@blog.de > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 05:41:52 +0100 > >… more

Godbothering Gadget of the Month - the Saint Sebastian Pincushion From sallyontour ^Pro in It Gets My Goat (245 days old)

Pin your hopes on everlasting life with the help of this little beauty, only $12.95. You'll be sew glad you did. … more

Pizza From sallyontour ^Pro in It Gets My Goat (245 days old)

Obviously a prank, but very funny nevertheless: … more

Home Sweet Home From sallyontour ^Pro in Minx of this Parish (246 days old)

Paul, Flossie and I went to Bristol for the weekend to stay with my old friends Gail and Mark and their wrecking crew three boys. It was great to see them, and we all had a very long walk (especially… more

TINA TURNER...................................Wow. From wisty8golf in My Rants! (246 days old)

Went to the O2 last night with some friends to see Tina Turner and she was wonderful. The energy that that woman can generate at aged 69,70 or 71 (depending on which bio you read)is amazing. However,… more

Why not shred Fred ? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (253 days old)

They say that empty vessels make the most noise.This Government are huffing and puffing re Fred the Shred's obscene pension but most observers admit that there is little they can do about it. However… more

Tony Blair.........Take a look at Iraq. From wisty8golf in My Rants! (253 days old)

This last weekend, Tony Blair stated he was horrified of the devastation in Gaza........Have you had a look at Iraq recently ?.....and who was to blame for that ?… more

For Fred the Shred read Gordon Brown. From wisty8golf in My Rants! (256 days old)

The Prime Minister is insisting that any person responsible for the bankrupting of an organisation and needing a bailout by the taxpayer should immediately forfeit their massive pension.........How ni… more

Arsene......Wake up and smell the flowers. From wisty8golf in (258 days old)

When is Arsene Wenger going to admit that two Arsenal players in particular are not up to Premiership standards yet alone Champions League. Bendtner and Eboue. Bendtner has the first touch of an eleph… more

Tessa Jowell's Husband............GUILTY. From wisty8golf in My Rants! (265 days old)

Tessa Jowells estranged husband, David Mills, has been found guilty of accepting a £400,000 bribe and sentenced to four and a half years jail. The prosecutors said Mills used the money to secure a jo… more

13 Year Old Dad......Parents in Court? From wisty8golf in My Rants! (265 days old)

According to the press reports,the parents of Alfie Patten and Chantelle Steadman were well aware that their children were sleepng together. Surely it must be against the law to condone and permit und… more

Jacqui Smith...........Our Two Homes Secretary From wisty8golf in My Rants! (272 days old)

Re the debate regarding Jacqui Smith's main home bedsit in London thus making it possible to claim expenses for the mortgage on her Redditch house where her husband and children live. On her own we… more

Interest Rates and Politicians reach a new low.... From wisty8golf in My Rants! (272 days old)

I still can't get my head round the the fact that the world is in recession because the Banks lent money to people to buy houses that they couldn't afford. The solution is to reduce interest rates dow… more