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Praise the Lord!

The FC get a win after 6 straight defeats! (14-18 at Salford) This will be a short post as I'm still in shock.

P.S. Mr Crocker and Mr Leuaki still have no visas. Border Agency, what is bloody hell going on!!!!??? 

My mobile phone history.

A few times I've done searches on old mobile phones I used to own, just to refresh my memory. Anyway this morning I was up at an ungodly hour, and decided to waste time listing my mobile phone history. Looking at the pics things have really improved in leaps and bounds in a very short time!
My very first phone the Nokia 3210. I remember ordering a cheaper version at the time and they sent me this posher one for the same price by mistake lol.
This was my next phone and first contract mobile. A Samsung SGH-T100. I remember thinking this was soooo cool with it being a flip phone!
I went back to Nokia with my next phone, a 3100. It was my first colour screen phone and was so really easy to use. I lost this phone on a night out unfortunately.
After this phone I did have a Motorola, it only lasted a few months as I didn't like it, and ended up giving it to my niece. I've tried to find a pic of it but cant remember the name/number of it!
This is a Sony Ericsson K300i. I absolutely loved this phone. It was my first proper multi media type with it taking videos etc. I drove everyone mad taking little videos lol. My daughter still uses this as a back up phone.
My next phone was a BenQ Siemens Mia. I wanted this phone because it was so pretty! and although it was pretty good it didn't have a video function, and I missed that. I still have this as my back up phone.
I went for this Samsung d9ooi next. It had a video function, took good pics and was pink! Unfortunately after only 6 months the connection to charge the phone went to pot. I think I was just unlucky as my daughter, her boyfriend and my sister in law used this type without any problems, although I must add that Michelle's boyfriends is not pink!
So on to my latest phone, a LG KU990 Viewty. I must admit to being a little reluctant at first to try a touch screen phone, but this is absolutely fabulous. It takes brilliant pictures, great video, you can surf the net with ease it really is feature packed. The only downside is the battery life, but I suppose in this day and age when handsets do so much this is to be expected. I just bought a desktop charger and a spare battery, so I'm not charging up my phone all the time.
Well that is my phone history. I think I might go back to bed now!

Lessons from History.

Nearly all my life I have been fascinated with History. Have never read fiction or Mills and Boon, give me a book about Richard III and I'm in heaven. It never ceases to amaze me how things are so different now, but are also the same. History I believe is a really important subject to study, to see how our forfathers handled things, and to maybe stop us making the same mistakes.

Anyway, onto the subject of the post. I watched a programme late at night over the weekend about great orators and great speeches. One, that I admit to not hearing before even though I have an interest in history, was by Oliver Cromwell. It was a speech made to the House of Commons on the 20th April 1653. It's quite amazing to me how it fits in this day and age.

Dissolution of the Long Parliament by Oliver Cromwell given to the House of Commons, 20 April 1653

"It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which you have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice; ye are a factious crew, and enemies to all good government; ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would like Esau sell your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas betray your God for a few pieces of money.

Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess? Ye have no more religion than my horse; gold is your God; which of you have not barter'd your conscience for bribes? Is there a man amongst you that has the least care for the good of the Commonwealth?

Ye sordid prostitutes have you not defil'd this sacred place, and turn'd the Lord's temple into a den of thieves, by your immoral principles and wicked practices? Ye are grown intolerably odious to the whole nation; you were deputed here by the people to get grievances redress'd, are yourselves gone! So! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors.

In the name of God, go!"

How we could do with Mr Cromwell to clear out some of the rubbish in Parliament now!!

As I've mentioned before......

.....there is never a dull moment supporting Hull FC. After a very disapointing defeat against Rovers, and our 5th defeat on the trot, what else do the club have in store for us? Well they go and sign a new full back, a new fullback that is awaiting sentence on a charge of assault at the end of the month! His club Warrington released him, and who snapped him up? We did! The irony being, at the derby game on Friday, the club in partner with the NHS, launched a campaign highlighting domestic violence. Mr Reardons assault was perpetrated against his estranged wife and new partner!

Now I'm all for giving people a 2nd chance. But to sign Reardon when in a couple of weeks time he could be down the road is ridiculous, and smacks of the people in charge either being in a blind panic, or proof there isn't a working brain cell amongst em.

If after he has served any punishment and he is still at the FC, I would be willing to support Mr Reardon if he is wearing the black and white, like I say everyone deserves a second chance. But to sign him now shows a really worrying line of irrational thought at the club. If you go on rugby alone he hasn't played since last May I believe through injury! We could end up having 3 fullbacks injured at the club!

I need some good news............please you lot at the Border Agency, hear my plea!!!!!!!!!

New Post

It's been a while since I last posted, I just haven't had the time to sit down and do one. Which is strange really, as you'd think I'd have more time now I'm not working!

On the Hull FC front we have gone into a bit of a slump loosing 5 games on the bounce, including being knocked out of the Cup, and loosing to the Sith 14-18 yesterday. It was a really exciting game to watch, and I would say the Dark Side deserved their win as we only started playing towards the end of the game.

Things have really gone to pot quite suddenly at the FC after a start of 5 straight wins. But then anyone who has read this blog knows if you want a smooth ride don't support Hull FC!

Oh, and Michael Crocker STILL hasn't got his visa. He actually re-applied with better documentation in the middle of February. Especially at the moment when some of the people involved in terrorist arrests made in the last few days, where in the country on student visas. Maybe the powers that be should stop being so studious about sportsmen's visa applications and concentrate elsewhere!

On the same note latest signing  Hame Lauaki is also still awaiting a visa. Bit of a joke innit?