back after a break!

It has been commented to me today that since I joined the grain buying trade four months ago, the market has completely collapsed, with the average value of wheat dropping by around £10/tonne.

While I don't think the market collapse can be laid entirely at my door, I think the general opinion is that I am actually a rubbish farm trader. my ability to persuade farmers to part with there hard grown crops is almost as good as my ability to grow Tilapia fish, or generate a satisfied livery customer (or wife, Mrs G is screaming at me). However I am learning. I know far more about the grain business than I did six months ago, which is not surprising as I knew next to nothing back then, now I know next to, next to nothing which is an improvement I suppose.

I have been doing some public speaking, Nuffield talks and the like. I thought in order to prepare for the talks I would do some warm-up presentations, so I went down to the local old peoples home to practise my jokes and improve my technique. my first talk to the old biddys went quite well, admittedly nobody laughed, but they all pissed themselves anyway!

(pause for laughter)

they dont get any better than that do they?!

Mrs G and I took the kids to Centreparcs for a long weekend a couple of weeks ago. four days of fun, laughter and quality time with the kids.

Centreparcs offers a massive variety of activities swimming, bowling, quad biking and all sorts of exciting stuff. so what do my kids want to do? get out in the fresh air and enjoy the thrilling sports? no. they opt to stay in the villa and chuck up all weekend. that's life eh!

So then, who did kill Archie Mitchel? my money is on young Dottie Cotton, just a hunch. Hopefully a better hunch than my deciding not to sell my wheat at £105/tonne three months ago thinking the price was bound to go up....