1st of all....what's with all the flipping pop-ups! If I wanted a dating site I'd visit one! Now, bugger off! & don't get me started on bloody bingo - I've lost the post twice!

Now that I've got that off my chest...........goodnight.......................................cassie

...I hadn't stayed up and watched "A Time T Kill" last night. I also wish I hadn't drank that extra glass of wine! God, have I got a headache! Why is it as you get older you alcohol tolerance gets lower! I only had 3 glasses for gawds sake.

Think I'll go make coffee, see if that perks me up. At least it will stop me rambling on here. Sorry folks!!........cassie

What I wish for...

What an absolute shambles! Your team didn't even show up today.

Showing so much disrespect to the FA Cup and ManU, you deserved to be beaten. You're priority may be the Champions League and the title but the fans PAID to watch Arsenal, the team today!

If you turn up to a game not to win, why be so petulent and aggressive? You were lucky to finish with 10 men.

This was a spectacle - of one team playing to win, one team without respect for either the fans or the cup they were playing in.

& as for Liverpool? There's nothing left to play for. How long can Rafa hang on now?.....cassie

Feeling really down this week. It's my birthday on Tuesday and it'll be the first birthday without either my mam or dad so decided to take the day off. Otherwise I could find myself blubbing uncontrollably at the least little thing. Roll on Wednesday!!........cassie

Having watched 'Tonight' I have re-examined my feelings towards the McCanns. Did I change my mind?
No! & here's why...

When the news first broke that Madeleine had been abducted her parents stood in front of the media begging for her safe return. Like everyone else at the time, my heart went out to them. I watched as he took control of the media spotlight while she held his hand looking like a rabbit caught in the headlights. In the days that followed we were drip fed bits of information that was gradually dispelled. For example -
the parents had gone for a quick evening meal at a restaurant in sight of their apartment. In truth, they had gone out for the evening with their friends;
they were not in view of their apartment;
they did not check on their children as regularly as first stated;
it was not the first time they'd left them alone to go out for the evening.
Relatives went on TV stating that the apartment had been broken into, the window had been forced and Madeleine taken. This was later denied by Police; doors were left unlocked, giving easy access to anyone who had watched the family.
Speculation has been rife as to why Madeleine didn't cry out; was she given a mild sedative?
What sort of parents would leave a three year old alone with two babies? What would have happened if they'd woken? If this didn't cause them concern, why not? If they are to be believed and they did check every 30 minutes, were they not concerned about leaving such young children alone for so long? A lot can happen in 30 minutes - watch any soap if your not convinced. How far can you drive in 30 minutes? How far can you walk? Her abductor would have been long gone by the time the alarm was raised.
But the main reason my mind won't be changed is because they were wrong to leave one child and two babies alone in a foreign country. Whatever has happened to her is because of their actions, not because she was snatched in a moment. They failed to keep her safe.
Like many, I have been involved in heated discussions about this and why I do not have sympathy for them. It always comes back to the same questions - were they right to leave them? Were they responsible for what happened to her? Should they have paid for the child sitting service? Would you have left your children?

Some times in life we have to accept responsibility for our own actions. The McCanns should stop trying to fool us into believing they are victims. I personally would be more sympathetic if they hadn't patronised us in the beginning............cassie

On Saturday morning there was such a commotion. When I went to check it out, a hawk (Yes, a hawk!!), was ripping to shreds another bird on my back lawn!
Was I scared!!
Thought about trying to 'rescue' the victim but decided that it was more humane to let the hawk kill it quickly. Besides, I don't think me and my brush would have been any match for the big bird with the big hooky beak!!..................cassie

Now that I've calmed down.....
Went to Spain on holiday a few weeks ago and had a great time except for...
when our bags were put thru' the baggage thingy coming back we were charged 88 euros for being over weight! Now, I wouldn't have had a problem with that but...
I had nothing more in my suitcase than what I flew out with! & to make matters worse...
some people were carrying very large bags as hand luggage that probably weighed more than the excess that I didn't have!
So, the low fares airlines are just a con.....they over charge you on your baggage to make up the price.....blideybuggers.....................an infuriated cassie

People who talk over the top of you! It's so ignorant! It's as if your opinion doesn't count and theirs is the only one that does. Buggers!

People who do not take responsibility for their actions and when challenged make weak excuses. Buggers!

People who think they can do as they like, when they like irrespective of who it affects or upsets. Buggers!

I suppose you've guessed? Yes, I've had a bad day, a very bad day!!...........cassie

Sometimes I think the world has gone mad or I've wandered into a twilight world...

Why would you want to work in retail if you don't want to serve customers?

Is it acceptable to choose what items you sell or don't?

Imagine standing in a busy line of customers only to be kept waiting because the checkout person doesn't want to sell the customer in front of you bacon/alcohol. Where will it end!!

Lets hope the supermarkets exercise their rights as employers and keep these people stacking shelves. Shopping is stressful enough without being held to ransom by selfish, narrow minded individuals ...................cassie