Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The changing world (229) Dec 1999

Dec 1st Housegroup at ours.
2nd       After work did the shopping with deb as Katy had runs.
3rd        Coach Edgware to Dover. Ferry delayed due to storm. Six hours to Cologne.
4th        City cold and crowded. Cathedral impressive. How did the RAF miss it? Christmas market improved by gluten which made Katy tipsy.
5th         Home via ferry 10pm.
8yh        Liz handed in notice. The boss tells me to match the pay rise she has been offered but the boss and I are happy if she goes. Rachel invited to be bridesmaid for Joanne Bulmer.
9th         Volvo has been under repair for a week.
10th        Local Conservatives choosing a parliamentary candidate. None of the three appeared Christian or pro-life. Charles walker chosen. No match for Pound.
11th         Volvo cost £455. A burnt wire the problem. Bought cards and started printing the Christmas letter.
12th         Walked out when the morning service became a nativity play. Took wine to Leonard who is recovering from a second knee operation. Mo Ali sports personality of the century, Lennox Lewis of the year.
13th         Next door Margery Ehler's funeral at Greenford baptist and then cemetery and wake.
14th         The boss agreed to Deb working next week. Housegroup.  Conservative mayoral candidates are an adulterer and a homosexual. It led to me leaving the party.
17th          Off work to shop with Katy and Deb at Brent Cross. Retirement party at the home of Dr Riley. Thou shalt not covet her Staffordshire figure of the young Spurgeon preaching.
18th          Not well. Rachel said to go to A&E at Ealing. Abused by a black who would not switch off his phone. Penicillin prescribed.
19th          Read Isaiah at carol service and cried at the memory of dad when singing O come all ye faithful.
20th          Had to keep going at work despite a cold. Deb a big help.The women will yap so.
21st         Hamilton loses libel case against Al Fayed.
22nd        Housegroup at Judy's. Biggest moon ever obscured by cloud.
23rd         Deb a big help again with Liz sick.
24th         Very wet. No Liz. Finished at 5pm and took presents to liz and picked up Grandad.
25th          Picked up Chris Paddock who was with us for the day after 11am service.
26th          Our David preached. Leeds top of the league.
27th          Had 73 round for drinks then over to Briggs.
29th          Back to work. J&M here.
30th         Grandad went back home.
31st         10am saw Tonga welcome the new Year with the Hallelujah chorus. Deb and david to London for the fireworks. Rest of us at IPC. I did millennium quiz. Ended the watch night service at 11:57, rand the bell, let off rockets. Huge numbers of fireworks. Bed 2am. But of course next year's new years eve is the real millennium eve. And the anticipated computer chaos never happened.

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