Thank you Nicole for joining in – see, it wasn’t painful, was it? Oh, and Scally – I may whinge, but you nag ;-)

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I managed to wash and tumble dry Matt’s mobile on Saturday. I refuse to take the blame, he dumped his jeans by the washing machine – No I don’t go through the pockets. Which I should have done I suppose – but I’m afraid he hasn’t got the textbook mother. I ’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve washed paper tissues – and what a complete and utter bastard they are to get rid of afterwards. The mobile lights up but appears to be locked and we can’t get it unlocked – the buttons don’t appear to be working. He’s well chuffed, and using his old one again.

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I was talking to Scally yesterday about how dangerous throw away comments can be, if the other person doesn't recognise it as tongue in cheek. It reminded me of something that happened at work earlier this year.

My manager came to see me to ask why a member of staff was sat at her desk with her coat on and the window wide open, especially as it was blowing a gale. I hadn’t got a clue. Really? she said, because the person in question was convinced the internet would load quicker that way.

Oh God, the penny dropped. A couple of days ago we’d had a big move around with the offices and Pat, who’s getting on and not the most confident on the computer had complained that the internet was slow. I had jokingly said it was because the satellite would have trouble reaching her in that room as the wall were so thick – try opening the window. I even laughed when I said it - it was just a joke, a silly throw away comment. For heavens sake, she must have known it was a load of utter bollocks. Er....no she didn’t – she took me at my word and had spent the last few days freezing whenever she went on the internet. Thank God my manager could see the funny side, I was absolutely horrified and she couldn’t stop laughing. Pat didn’t find it quite so funny, at least not to start with – even after I’d apologised she wasn’t that impressed. I had unintentionally made her look a fool – and it did upset me, I would never deliberately hurt anyone’s feelings. I forgot that not everyone at work knows what an awful sense of humour I have; she hadn’t been with us long and only knew the very basics when it came to computers.

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I got sent this via an email - it made me think of Scally and Chris - see spelling isn't that important *laughs*. Oh alright, yes it is.

Can you raed tihs? Olny srmat poelpe can. I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!