Talking Of Horses .....

 Which is about all I seem to be doing, lately ..... I was in the creamery the other day. I checked out the horsey stuff shelves. But, I couldn't find the horse treat biscuits anywhere.

 Went to the counter and asked Joe what the craic was. He said they'd sold out. And, in view of the way things were going, economically, they wouldn't be getting any more in! People weren't spending money on 'treats' for animals, these days.

 I'm like, " Eh?! ". I need these things for Pat's pony. He expects them of me and I don't fuck creatures about.

 I've copped the fuckin' needle with the world. Asked Joe what the fuck 'people' were gonna do next. Stop worming their horses? Stop fucking feeding them?!

 And, without batting an eye lid, Joe looked me straight in the eye and solemnly said; " A lot of people are having them killed. "

 I Really didn't need to fucking hear that! FFS!

 I verified this with Steve ~ a multi horse keeper himself ~ on the way home, that night. He reckons it's perfectly true. 

 Just fucks my head up. It's like deciding to thin out ye own fucking children, when things get a bit tight. How long before these bastards are tying rocks to their fucking Dogs, down at the riverside?

 I think I'll fuck off now. Do something else. I can't handle thinking about shit like this. 

Ye Know Why Your Job's In Danger ....?

And, by that, it obviously follows that we must there for include ye Mortgage. Thus ye Home. Thus ye entire fucking 'Family Life' and just about everything ye hold dear to ye. Correct?

Is it Gordon Brown's squandering of every penny of ye hard earned Tax that he can suck out of ye? Is it the Banks, letting ye have far more Credit than what ever the Tax Man leaves ye with at the end of the month, so ye can hardly meet the repayments and eat? Is it the Poles? Rumanian's? Those fucking 'Pikeys' again?

Could be, I suppose. Or, how about it's something a bit ..... ah, ok; A LOT More like This ..... A randomly chosen story of just trying to deal with british industry. Trying to spend Hundreds, even Thousands of pounds into Your pockets. I have a list of them, just like this one. Here goes:


Friday, 10 April, 2009 1:06 PM. I e mail Sales at finemeshmetals.co.uk, eager to buy an aviary I saw on their web site .....


" Hullo. I want to have one of your modular aviaries shipped to Eire. An 8 x 4 one. Job for a Courier company, such as Target.

Could you possibly sort me out a quote, please? Co. Leitrim. "



14 April 2009 13:36
RSVP. Trying to enquire about aviaries.




14 April 2009
I'm just after a quote on one of ye 6 x 8 Aviaries, shipped over by courier (Target bring me a lot of gear) It's pretty urgent too.

What's the craic, please?



Wed, 15/4/09, Sales wrote:


The aviarys wont be back in stock until 3-4 weeks. Do you want it 4 sided?

Regards Andy



Wed, 15/4/09:
Yes, please, mate. 8' x 4. Smaller door in one end. Prefer the smaller mesh too if possible.



18 May 2009 02:53
Looking for an update, please, Andy? Any news for me?



There’s been a 2 week delay at sea and we have been given a delivery date of the 27th May for the 2 x 2 and 2 x 1 panels. The 1 x ½ inch panels are expected middle of july.



Friday, 24 July, 2009 11:10 PM
They're in now?

(See? Note how No One from their SALES dept. bothered to keep track of this obvious SALE. No one said, 'Sir? The goods you require are now available and can be shipped, x at y cost. No. I had to chase Them to take My custom!)

Monday, 27 July, 2009 9:20 AM

Yes these items are now in stock.

Best Regards,

Chris Beard.



RE: Aviary's?
Monday, 27 July, 2009 1:00 PM

The largest that we supply is 6’ x 4’, delivery of this item would be £55.00.

All prices exclude VAT.

(What?!)

RE: Aviary's?
Monday, 27 July, 2009 1:39 PM
I think that I may have misinterpreted your original enquiry, I thought you were asking for the price on a single 8’ x 4’ panel which is why I said that we could only offer a 6’ x 4’ one, but after re-reading I thing that you were asking for an 8’ x 4’ X 6’ cage? If so the costs are as follows:

5 no. 6’ x 4’ std. £45.00 each

1 no. gated panel £75.00

2 no. 4’ x 4’1” roof panels £30.00 each

Total £360.00

Delivery £120.00




Monday, 27 July, 2009 2:06 PM
If you email me your full address and phone number I will raise an invoice for your order and email it back to you. I will then phone you to take your debit card details, hopefully we can accept it but if not we can take payment the old fashioned way!

VAT £72.00

GRAND TOTAL £552.00.

(I gave them my phone number. They called me. I quoted my Debit Card number. They had my money in their bank account. Boosh!)

11 August 2009 12:42
Chris; Might I expect my aviary this week?




Wednesday, 12 August, 2009 3:59 PM
I apologies for the delay, your panels have been despatched today.



I'm still waiting for my aviary.


Think this is exceptional? Oh, really? I could show ye my collection of 'Failed Deal' e mails I have here. Envirolet Compost Toilets ? They never got back to me. Fuck it; I spent their money on a back door. Now I can get to my ditch easier. I'll stick with that.

Canine Kennels? They made this aviary outfit seem like slick professionals! Their 'Sales' dept. lost them Thousands. I could go on. I'm finding this time and again.

And so british businesses are losing custom, hand over fist. And ye economy's going to rat shit. And ye own Sales dept. staff are too busy sitting there, blaming the govt., Pikeys, Everybody But Themselves, as I fuck off with my money and learn to live without what I tried so damn hard to buy off them.

Think about that.