Books, hmm

I almost forgot how to read, seem to spend so much time online, working on websites, fixing websites, building websites, researching SEO and all manner of other distractions online that before you know it, your a sad toss-pot.

Went to Spain last week, and just finished my second book, i remember in the good old days before the tinternet, i used to read books at an alarming pace, before bed, on way to work, at night, now it comes back to me.
Pick up a book, good story line, get interested, keep reading and voila, job done and next book please.

Easy peasy lemon squeezy, i done 2 John Grisham's, not sure if its cool to read his stuff, would i be cooler if i was reading french noire, hmm, think it would take way more than that to make me cool.

Anyways i depart, time for a cup of tea, tis to late for some of my chorizo & sweet potatoe soup the misses left before she buggered of to bangkok.

Who ate all the pies

I ate all the pies, so how do you put on 3 stone without noticing, its news to me, woke up a few months ago and i was a fat B, managed to shift almost a stone.

Then what do i do, go mental for 3 weeks and put on 7lbs, it was easter for sure, eggs were rammed into by gub big stylee, i blame the supermarkets for selling them for 99p, how can i resist.

And i suddenly developed a love for hot cross buns, no idea where that cam from, but the buggers at Tesco were doing packs of 4 for 27p, 27p unbelievable indeed.

Right managed to shift 3 of the 7lbs, so only got 4lbs to get back where i was a month ago, what is the point.

Then i need to shift another 2 .5 stone, that is a staggering 35lbs, thats what wee people weigh.

Will keep you updated

Salesmen & ladies

What is it with randon sales cunts walking in and trying to sell me medical policy thingies.

Some Italian cunt in a shite suit and a clipboard, wanders in and starts his shitey sales pitch, was funny at first, even after i told the guy i had one he carries on, at that point i had to butt in and pap him out.

Every day i get phoned by some indian call centre trying to get me to change my phone provider, some ding ding but but guy calling me Mr Duchirty and telling me his name is John, aye right more like Ramadamadingdong, arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i hate sales people.

I done it once when i was at college about 20 years ago, christ i am old, arghhhhh, i worked in some cunty call centre trying to get appointments for kitchen people, i lasted for all of one shift and that was me, i cant take rejection, take it way to personally.

What i hate most of all is when the sales person is a good looking woman with good tits, thats my downfall, they must hire these people with the sole intention of suckering guys like me.

The only Recession proof Business

In this time of doom and gloom, companies from everywhere are posting losses its good to know that there are some companies out there that can buck the trend and show an increase in sales, not like the following few.

Alexon (AXN.L) Clothing Like-for-like sales down 10.5 pct in 23 weeks to Jan 3

Blacks Leisure Outdoor goods Like-for-like sales down 3.9 pct in 6
(BSLA.L) weeks to Jan. 3

EBTM (EBTM.L) Online fashion Net sales at online retail division down 33 pct in December

House of Fraser Department stores Like-for-like sales down 1.5 pct in 5 weeks to Jan. 3

John Lewis [JLP.UL] Department stores Like-for-like sales excluding VAT flat in 5 weeks to Jan. 3

In this time of despair, who can prevail, the mighty GREGGS, Like-for-like sales up 5.3 pct in 4 weeks to Jan. 3.
Everyone loves greggs, steak beak, sausage roll, yum yum bubble gum, good to see that the whole unhealthy eating thing doesn't put people off

Celtic Game

Result indeed,

The Nike rep Ian, lovely guy phoned me today and said he had tickets for the Celtic game on sat and did i want them.

Hmmm, 2 hospatality tickets to see Celtic pump Dundee, Hmm, indeed i do mon the hoops.

Last time i was at parkhead was2 years ago to see Celtic beat Hibs 3-2, hospitality aswell, that is the life, being a dafty wae the drum, i forgot to take a tie and got shafted for £15 for one fae the celic shoap.

So me and the delictable wife Siobhan will be at Parkhead on sat giving it big licks

Addict Going Under

I done a post on the fat buddha blog about Addict maybe going under, read it here.

On a personal note, i would a have a wry grin if they did, i admired Addict a few years ago, great product, the she one camo thing was new and it was going to be massive, the method sweat was a new product with the zip-up hood, the product sold like crazy.

Then addict got bigger, Davids (owner of Addict) ego got inflated beyond its normal level, if you have never seen David, he reminds me of Jamiroqui but a 5'1 verion, he has that small man syndrome.

One example of David is that Ozzys was and is Addicts biggest cutomer in Dundee, to be fair Ozzys is everyones biggest customer in Dundee, Shiraz (owner of Ozzys) can shift product like no-one else can, thats how good his store is.
David wanted a few prestige accounts at any cost, they were Xile from Edinburgh and Manifesto from Dundee.
Xile was and is the number 1 mens store in Scotland, the independant everyone looks at for guidance, great store and frequently win awards for being best independant menswear retailer in Scotland.
Manifesto is a similar thing but in Dundee, big stone island account and had about 4 stores.

Exile and Manifesto were both offered the Addict range on S.O.R (sale or return) to entice them to give it a try, exile sent the goods back after a fe months as it was not working for them, Manifesto on the other hand were selling it great guns.
Shiraz found out about Manifesto selling it, they were 100yds from him, he had bought Addict all through the shit years when it was overpriced shit and couldnt sell, he stuck with it cause he liked the brand, thats how loyal Shiraz is.
So Shiraz is not happy, he has stuck with the brand for years, never made a penny, and now when give its going to get big they give it to someone else, Shiraz phones and the short story is if he didnt like it he could piss of, Manifesto the prestige account were more important to Addict, wheres the loyalty.

Shiraz kept Addict on, hes not daft enough to drop it, and even though Manifesto had 4 stores, Ozzys was outselling with 1 store by about 40%.

That shows the loyalty of Addict, absolutely none, they were the big fish, everyone wanted them, so its not hard to get carried away with yourself.

Fast forward 2 years, they are till churning out the same range as then, same tired stuff, their prices have went up and up and up, they have not moved on 1iota, dull dull dull and the most boring pile of shit ive seen in ages.
I got the range book for the new range, whats it like, shit shit shit, apart from 2 good t/shirts, never seen a range move so slowly.

Addict like woolies is past its best, had its day, cant move on and someone should put a gun to its head, put it out of its misery.

Clear the shite from Sauhiehall St

I hate Sauchiehall St, its full of shite.

I dont hate the street, as theres nothing rational about hating street, but i hate the crap gypsy rides in the middle of it, the shite funfair rides, they take up to much space and make the street look tacky.

Your a shop owner paying over £100,000 a year in rent and they plank a kiddies funfair in front of you, £1 a go and the place looks a bombsite already, cables trailing, fenced of at night and playing the worst disco music possible, apparently the music needs to be at least 5 years old before it can be played.

What are Glasgow Council playing at, they spend hundreds of thousands of pounds ugrading the street, new lighting, pave the whole thing and then go on to ruin it with this nonsense.

Come on Glasgow council, get a grip and clear out the crap.