Thursday, 19 May 2011

Mackerel were a bubbling

1st time on float this year with Son Liam and when we arrived a load of feather chuckers and lure throwers were on the Weymouth pleasure pier and our usual spot on the wall.
We moved down the wall facing the beach with baited hooks let our floats do the bobbing and waited about an hour in a bite or 2 then about 30 mins later we both hooked a Macky each at the same time, by 9pm the water was bubbling with Macky and I ended up with 7 and Liam with 3 (with 1 pouting) we both missed triple our catches but it was fun night and at 11pm as Liam landed his last Macky we called it quits with plenty of movement still on the water but hey school for Liam in the morning ..sorry Son ;-).

Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Bring out ya dead !!!

Nice title for a blog I bet your thinking but inspired by my fab Son Luc whom made this comment on Facebook.
"theres so many " ooo my life sucks" and "sh** day" jesus people anyone would think you had the black death :S"


Well Luc you have a very valid point, the majority off people with real problems don't moan they just deal with it but I guess there are those that just get sucked in to the whole this is all that matters syndrome.


Take myself for example medically retired for 10 years and in pain daily with no dosh to buy my family gifts indeed to organise a day trip takes weeks to sort money out. There are a hell of a lot off people genuinely on the sick that have not only have to put up with the effects of their illness but the fact that things that may make them feel more "alive" are well out of budget.


Now take my Mother a suffer from MS and is wheel chair bound whom sadly lost her life long friend and Husband in 2007, now I know I would never have coped as well as she has, OK she does have moments and downers but that is understandable but she has moved and found a new hobby and is now living in a much better safer environment but could have so easily sat in a lonely bungalow wallowing in a pit of "life sucks" which my late Dad would never have smiled upon.


That is just 2 people out of millions but lets put this into perspective, I am ill and out off work but I am 43 and can still be with my family and live life although pacing daily life but there is a lad named Bailey whom has an illness which means that most of his days he is fed through a tube and not allowed to eat normal solids, he is in a lot of pain and is only 14 BUT he insists it will not beat him and continues to live as normally as the next person and still plays football matches even with tube inserted.
A quote from this brave lad "I am glad I have this illness and not my baby Brother" now that is just amazing.


So before you put the words "my life sucks" and other statements, do as I do and think of those that are far worse off than yourself those whom life certainly does suck.


Positive Mental Attitude


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Now for some great photography the picture below was taken by James(8) on a crappy camera but I think it 
is a fab shot of the Pelican of London.
Taken from a rowing boat in Weymouth harbour.
Pelican by James