Who wants to be a Millionaire ?

and before you ask, the answer to that most definitely is "I do" !

Todays post relates to the most excellent show 'The Secret Millionaire" which is currently doing the rounds on Channel 4.

For anybody who's not seen the show, they take a millionaire out of their usual daily routine, and they have to live 'undercover' for a week mixing with people who they would usually cross the road to avoid. At the end of the week the millionaire generally has a different view of the people that they have had to work with, and then millionaire gives money to the people or causes that they feel most deserves it. Its a simple idea but some of the peoples plights are really deserving and they really do need a bit of help.

Last nights show was very good, the millionaire went to work as a council 'street warden' in a run down mining village near Durham. The guy was really genuine and looked really interested in helping the people out.

My only criticism of the show in general is the 'reveal' at the end. Now I know the millionaires are giving away their own money, and the 'gifts' that they give the people or charities is probably the most that they have ever received. But when they sit them down and say "I'm afraid I've not been totally honest with you, I'm not a dustman, I'm really a successful businessman and a multi-millionaire" - its the look on the persons faces.

You know that they are really pleased to get a donation to help their cause, some of them life changing, but you know deep down they are thinking, "you're a multi millionaire and you've given me a cheque for £10,000 - you mean bugger !"

At last !

After suffering two cancellations due to high winds and bad weather, it finally looks like Brian and I will be taking the airship flight tomorrow morning at 10am. Brian got the call this afternoon to confirm that it will be taking off so that is good news. It would have been a real pity if we hadn't been able to get on this flight as its virtually the last chance.

Now I'm having a mad panic making sure my camera batteries are charged up and ready to go :)

In other news,........well there is no other news really :O) all been pretty quiet of late.

Anyway, drop by tomorrow and hopefully I should have some of the airship pictures loaded up

bye for now !

Best made plans

Well its looks like this weekends plans have gone tits up :O(

As you know I was planning to go to Brighton today for Pride, and then take the airship ride tomorrow to start my week off with a bang.

I desperately needed a haircut too, so despite waking up really too late to go to Brighton to catch the parade I went to my regular barber who is just up the road. Unfortunately instead of the regular Jovial Giovanni, there were a couple of chavvy girls in there who kept me waiting 10 minutes whilst they were laughing and joking out the back - still, once I eventually did get it cut she did a pretty reasonable job.

Now I'm sitting here and its 11 am, I'll never get to Brighton in time to see the parade and its raining - so thats really put a damper on today.

Now the airship is another matter - you have to check the traffic lights on their website to see if the flights are going ahead. The airship can't fly if its too windy or its raining. Most of this week the lights have been either red or amber which is cancelled or unlikely.

So yesterday Brian rang me at work to say that he'd had a call from the operators to say that due to the Red Bull Flugtag thing taking place on the Thames this Sunday, the route would be altered and we would miss out flying over docklands and the Dome. They gave us the choice of cancelling or rearranging the flight - which we've re scheduled for next Sunday the 10th when hopefully the weather will be better and we'll be able to fly the full route as advertised.

Now Im thinking that I might go to see the Dark Knight this evening - I've heard its a very good film and I'm guessing that theres not much that can go wrong at the cinema !