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August 11 Scary sh*t!!!!!Just been given this link on Facebook........
Scared the hell out of me as we were just on this ride yesterday!!!!
Day out to BlackpoolThis summer, we were determined to do something a little different from the usual days out, so we decided to have a trip to Blackpool for a change.
The wristbands are a lot cheaper if they are booked online, so that is what we did.
The weather has been gorgeous, so we booked for 10th August, as that was the only day that Soph and Jordan were off work together.
Got up yesterday morning, and the weather had changed completely!!!! It was dark, miserable and wet!!!!
 Had no choice, wristbands were booked, so we had to go. Jordan had forgotton to bring a jacket, so we had to stop off at his house on the way out, but eventually got on the road by about 830am.
Kept saying to the kids that the weather would be fine once we got over the Pennines......think I was trying to convince myself more than anything!!!!!!
 It did start to brighten up as we were going over the Pennines, and there was even a rainbow.....
 However, as soon as we turned onto the M6, the rain was torrential and the road spray was that bad I could barely see the traffic!!!!
It was a nightmare!!!!!
There were still dickheads driving at full speed, with no lights, it was the scariest drive EVER!!!!!!!
Eventually got to Blackpool by 1050am, and it was still pouring down!!!
Found the car park, then set about trying to find the entrance to the Pleasure Beach. A simple task, you would think!!???
We walked a little way along an underpass, and all we could see was an entrance to the Ice Skating arena. that cant be it, so we walked out onto the main road, and started walking along looking for an entrance. The rain was torrential and we were getting soaked!!!
Found a sign that said "entrance", only to see a smaller sign saying that this entrance was no longer in use!!!!!
 Kept walking, and walking......to find that the entrance to the park was actually the ice skating arena entrance, where we had been in the first place!!!!!!!!!!
 So we had walked in a huge circle, and got soaking wet for nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eventually got into the park by 1130.
Needed some waterproof ponchos, as it was still raining, but at the entrance, the woman only had 2 left, so I got those for Soph and Leah as they didn't have proper jackets on.
First stop, the Ghost Train!!!! It was class...
I don't normally do rollercoasters, as I don't like heights, but I was determined to get my money's worth out of my wristband!!!
Felt ill just looking at the Pepsi Max Big One,
 There was NO WAY I would get on that!!!!! Especially as it has the highest drop in Europe...235 feet!!!!!! Your having a laugh, aint ya?????
Jordan said he would take Leah on it later, as she loves the big rides, and couldn't wait to get on it!!!
Just after lunch, the rain eventually stopped, and it got out really nice,
 There was a water ride called Valhalla, and it was inside a huge mountain thing, so you couldn't really see what it was like, but the sign's outside clearly stated "You will get soaked on this ride!"......OK, we'll give it a try anyway,
 They were selling waterproof poncho's, so Jordan and I bought one each, as soph and Leah already had their's.
As soon as we got onto the ride, we were wet, as the bottom of the "boats" were filled with water, so we were instantly shin-deep in water!!!!!!
Not a ride to go on if you have expensive shoes or trainers on!!!!
 It was brilliant, though, never been on a water ride like it!
We were pulled up quite steep ramps, backwards AND forwards....
Went through sections where "Vikings" were building...some parts were filled with steam, another part was icy cold!!!!!
Water was being dropped on us and fired at us from all directions...
There was even a drop that took us through a tunnel that had a ring of fire!!!!!
It was bloody amazing!!!!
The poncho's only kept a bit of us dry, our feet, legs, bum's and head's were saturated!!!!!!!
The only downfall, was that we all had jeans on, so it took all day to dry off!
Went on The Infusion..thought I would be terrified as its one where you are hanging under the rail, so feet dangling everywhere, but it was fun! Just glad that I left my shoes on the platform otherwise I would have lost them!
Went on the Grand National twice, and the second time, as it had warmed up, my jacket was open, and I only had a vest top on, and the ride was that bumpy my boobs bounced out, LMAO!!!! Luckily, no-one saw!!
That will teach me for not wearing a more supportive bra!We went on all the big rides, but I didn't go on the Ice Blast, too much for me!!!!!!
We also went on a few of the smaller rides, meant for younger people, and it was quite surreal and scarey!!!!
It was like being in a bad dream, induced by mind-bending drugs!!!!!
Think it would traumatise little kids!
I was dead proud of myself for going on the big rides, because I'm normally such a wimp, LOL, so, as I was having an adrenanlin rush, I offered to go on the Pepsi Max Big One with Leah, as Jordan had chickened out!!!!
 Leah was buzzing!!!! I said we have to go quick, before I change my mind...she practically frog-marched me there as she wanted to go on it soooo much!!!!
I have never been so scared in all my life!!!!!
235ft drop, almost vertical, at 85mph!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The climb to the top peak felt like it took forever!!! I tried and tried to keep my eyes open but it just wasn't happening, they were jammed shut all the way round, I was gripping on for dear life, whereas, Leah, had her arms up and eyes open all the way round!!!!! Bloody nutcase, she is!
"OMG, Mum, that was sooo worth it, it was class!!"
Yeah, for you maybe.....
But I did it..woohoo!!!!!!!!
the park shut at 8pm, so we set off home, got back at 11pm, and fell into bed, after a fantastic day!
Suffering today, though, think I have whiplash from being thrown about,
 August 05 From Jungle to peaceful haven.......I have been in my house for 2 years, now, and the weeds in the back garden just get bigger and more ferocious each year!
So, this year, I decided that it needed to be conquered, but I couldn't do it alone.
I enlisted the help of my brother-in-law's young labourer, Daz.
I had strimmed the weeds down as much as I could before he turned up on Tuesday morning.
There was a mini "patio" area that the previous tennant had put in, but I wanted rid of it, as there was evidence of mice nesting.
Sure enough, as Daz lifted the paving slabs, there was two little nests and six baby mice scurrying around.
Awww, they looked so cute!!! But I had to keep reminding myself that they were VERMIN!!!!!
Rocky made a beeline for them, trying his hardest to "play" with them,
, so I had to put him in the house and shut the door.Daz managed to capture five of the babies, but one of them did a runner.
During the day, as we were working, the mother mouse made an appearance, and you could see that she was desperately looking for her babies,
.We tried and tried to catch her, so that she could be with the little ones, but she was just too fast. So Daz took the babies over to the field and left them under a bush, in the hope that the mother would find them, as I didn't want them too close to my house, as I do not want any lodgers!!!!!
I had a skip ordered, and it was supposed to be delivered Tuesday morning, but it didn't turn up ubtil 2pm!!! And that was only after I had been on the phone TWICE!!!!!!
So we were held up a bit, because of the wait!
Anyway, Daz came back today to get it finished.
I just wanted it plain and simple and easy to manage, so I decided that the cheapest and quickest option was to put bark chippings down. I also needed a bit of a screen along the fence, as my garden backs onto the main road, and there is a bus stop right outside my fence!!!!
So I got some willow screening to stop people looking in and being nosey-parkers!!!!
I also got two big planters and put a mini conifer in each, with a little tea-light and pebbles next to them, and the kids have decided that they are memory tree's, one for Mum and one for Dad. I will get some little solar lights for them too, to add the finishing touch,
 .No doubt I will buy bits and bobs for my new garden whenever I see anything that takes my fancy,
 I love my garden, now, it is such a relaxing place to be, so we just need nice weather so that we can enjoy it!!!!!!
Here are some before and after pictures.......
  The jungle before we started......
  Killer weeds have been cleared.........
  All done........
It is soooo much better now, and I am sure my neighbours will be happy that they don't have to look at a jungle anymore!!!! |
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