When the postman eventually came, I got a couple of surprises in the mail- well it is Valentines Day.

But they weren't valentines cards.
The first as from a credit card company of whom I own a card. I like having a card, just in case of emergencies, but I never use it. I'm not one for putting loads of things on credit cards. In fact I haven't used it for a couple of years- which is probably why they sent me this letter. The letter stated that because I am in credit (by £6.11) they are going to start an new annual charge where they will chrage me either £10 or the amount in the account (if it is less than £10). And the best way to avoid the charge is to use the card! The Bastards! SO I m now being penalised for not using the credit card!!! Great! Still my OH's eyes lit up with the thought of being forced to buy something

THe other thing I got in the post was a letter from my old work place. For those of you who have been reading this blog for the past year, you will remember that I was made redundant from my lst job and that the trustees were going to sell the building on, except they weren't going to 'sell' it but have a zero cash transfer to stop any possible claims of an ex gratia payment. Then apparently the sale fell through (probably because of the possiblity of legal action under possible TUPE regulations). Well, in November the trustees bought out everyone wh was still on their ooks on gardening leave(working out their notice). The only reason we could think of was that there was an interested party wanting to buy the place and they needed no staff on the books. And then this letter appeared, telling us how wonderful it was that this new establishment is willing to buy the place (for money)- and guess what! It's the same place that was going to buy it in August! But now they have no obligation. AND there's going to be money in the pot- which is something we are not entitled to.

Talk about a Valentines day Massacre!

Firstly a quick word in memorandum of absent friends:

RandomNinja, if you ever pop by, take care of yourself- I won't forget the time you organised a search party because you thought I was lost in my wardrobe.

I have also lost another, but don't know who it is {Bad friend eh}

And Sminchin, I know you're not gone for good, but have fun on your holiday to New York. I'm not at all jealous
And AJ, don't be gone too long.

It's Valentines day and, although we don't go overboard on it, it gives us an opportunity to give each other cards. My OH liked her card {it actually said 'whip' me into a frenzy}. Later on we are going to go and see Hot Fuzz together- not because it's Valentines day, but because we're both off at the same time. Tomorrow we are going to London to do something 'unusual' but I'm not going to say any more about that now in case it doesn't come off

We are also going to go to Argos to buy me a little chest of drawers for me to organise my tie collection. I wonder if I should get a Bulletproof one? Schools can be so dangerous these daysD

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Im feeling a little bit better today, as my cold man-flu appears to be clearing up. But it did get me thinking, what exactly is a cold? I remember when I was young my mum used to say not to stand out in the rain or I will 'catch my death of cold'. But if a cold is a virus, surely it is not dependent on the amount of precipitation outside. You can stand outside in the sun and catch your death of cold, assuming there is a little 'death of cold' virus flying around at the time.
But to catch it do you have to breath it in? Is the virus one big virus of lots of little viruses? I am imagining that all you need to do is breath on of the little virus cells in and then it makes a nest in your head where it breeds millions of little clone viruses- just like a scene out of 'Alien'
And then how does your body fight it? Are your white blood cells like a little army being led by Leutenant Ripley attacking the alien viruses and protecting your organs. "Stay away from the liver, you bitch"
And how do you win the fight against the virus? In the film they threw the queen out of the airlock.... is that similar to sneezing? IS the sneeze the equivalent to being ejected into the vacuum of space? But I have sneezed overa hundred times yesterday and I still got the cold. Perhaps when you sneeze you eject lots of little viruses, but the cold won't go unless you sneeze out the queen- olny when the queen is gone does the cold go.
And when the little viruses are ejected into space, they float around waiting for the next unforstunate Nostromo to pick it up..... and it all starts again.
There! I think I have solved the mystery of the cold