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About 7 inches in deepest Aberdeenshire

A new dyson ball hoover the animal one, amazed at the pet hair it has removed from the carpets.

Also a new corner suite, chose it last night whilst in Aberdeen gets delivered at the end of April.

Oh and a new tumble dryer.

Getting a 4 figure refund from an Insurance company. Got a renewal letter through the post for a policy that should have been cancelled when when we took out a multicar policy with them, Needless to say they were very apologetic and made an immediate refund which was a good bonus for the new year.

Went out last night for a birthday meal in Aberdeen with my wife. Today looking after the kids as she has gone to work.

Had a secret santa here at work. Got a quiz book and adult game and a book called how not to be the perfect boss. Wait and see what Santa has left me when I get home on the 27th.

http://www.met-reach.com/index2.html

Nice windy night in the north sea

121.1 mph gusts rock and roll.

Has been a wild night here in the North sea have had 80mph winds, winds have dropped now but still cold and rough.

A tumble dryer as our decided to stop working on Tuesday and gave my lovely wife a electric shock as a parting gift.

Busy at work, no  rest for the wicked Oil man. Away to finish my shift in about an hour, then to the Gym for an hour then phone the family before bed. Tonight we have our Christmas meal. Tonight's menu is to start: King Scallops black pudding and langoustines, or chicken liver pate or smoked duck breast. Followed by turkey or Balsamic fillet steak or venison or some of all of them. Probably watching films tonight as long as it all stays quiet.

As Tim has said Merry Christmas to all on here and a happy and prosperous new year may 2012 be a great year for you all. Sadly stuck offshore for Christmas this year but will make the most of it and also having our family Christmas at new year.

don't use pc much now apart from internet Mark so does really tempt me. Not had a new gadget in ages 

Right I have been looking at i pads for quite a while now and have finally decided on a tablet does anyone own an i pad or other type how do you rate them?

Have had snow over the past couple of days about 4 inches in total. Very wet sleety snow today has slushed everything up making pavements and roads trecherous mixed in with -3 at present leaving every surface glistening with ice.

Must say we recently looked at these for my wifes clio, in the end we went for winter tyres. Reason being is that they recommend taking them off once past the snowy area and my wife was not comfortable putting them on and off. We also got a good deal on the winter tyres even wif we hadn't had snow the road handling in wet conditions is great. Recent studies say that you can use them all year round in the uk with no real change in mileage out of the tyres.

Helicopter pilots no flying on monday now today and not looking good for tomorrow, Should have been home on Monday, on nights and lucky if I have had 8 hours sleep in the last 48 hours. I neeeeed to get home going mental very quickly

Saw this article today is this the future

http://www.gizmag.com/automated-self-steering-tractor/19883/

Here are 2 links to my local marts the sales reports show all the prices. The thursday mart is the prime cattle sales and the friday sale is stores.

Thainstone

http://www.goanm.co.uk/anmarts/livestockauctions/salesreports/index.html

Huntly

http://www.uagroup.co.uk/sale-reports/huntly

Back to work today    away for 2 weeks of nights.

Not sure how busy we will be yet looks like we have got a short shutdown to do next week, just take it as it comes

2 Vredstein snowtrac3 winter tyres for the renault clio along with 2 new semperit back tyres after a pucture, both needed replacing shortly but bit the bullet with the puncture.

Oh and 500 litres of heating oil and 2 snow shovels getting ready for winter from what we have heard it is not far away now.

Just found out today former friend committed suicide on the weekend totally shocked.

Also got an email saying a former work colleague died today loosing his fight with cancer of the liver and gall bladder.

And not great news yesterday either with our ongoing court case.

Well spent saturday getting tyres sorted for my wifes car after she got a puncture so 2 new back tyres and picked up 2 winter tyres to be fitted at a later date.

Then spent saturday and sunday with the kids chasing combines. Eldest son ended up at my dads work in one of there combines and then ended up stood in a field on sunday watching a TX32 and 8070 with a 3 year old boy who loved it.

Car insurance companies. Just phoned mine to add new car and got quoted silly price and they would not match my best quote. Scandlous. Goodside lookslike I will get a meerkat for buying my insurance.

New Holland tx32

New Holland 8070

Claas Arion with Kane trailer

Claas ares with marston trailer.

Deutz Agrotron with grain trailer

New Holland TX67

New Holland TX66

Renault Ares with bailey grain trailer

Very happy looks like I have sold my boat not got the time to put to it so rather have the cash which will come in handy.

Standing in as supervisor again well on the road to doing this all the time.