People that have got no clue what they want!

Yet again, there was this highly annoying situation of some person asking me to help out to do something. The work was done exactly to specifications, but that person had something totally different in mind than what I was told. If somebody wants attention that way, then that person will soon not be liked too much by those who are being volunteered to do work for whatever reason. These people would not understand the issue then in any case.

Another case is of course where nobody wants to be accountable for anything. Somebody who works at a government department told me something interesting about that. If bills are not paid or other things, nobody seems to be responsible for anything. This is for certain departments, so I don't actually want to know how bad the big picture is, and the inefficiency and waste of tax money in regards to this.

Matieka 2005 photos received

On Saturday after a lot of hassle and misplacements, I finally received the photos that I have ordered of the German carnival called Matieka which takes places annually in Stellenbosch. When I get around to scanning in those photos, I can finally update the website to make it look a bit more lively.

This coming Saturday, I can give a friend of mine his photos that he ordered.

The trip to Stellenbosch was also good to test if I still get the heat problem with my car radiator. The radiator mostly stayed cold.

Rainy day

Yesterday was supposed to be some rain, there was a bit during the very early morning, but not during the day.

When I woke up this morning, there was a lot of rain coming down. I was expecting that to continue on my way to the train station, but there was nothing of it at the time.

According to the weather report there is going to be rain in the afternoon or evening. It would be annoying if that only comes down on my way home from work.

End of month budget blues at the beginning of the month

Since September is only five weeks long and the bills are topped up as usual, plus car repairs, plus products that I have ordered for my home business, I have now a small financial dilemma on how to get to the next payday.

The everyday rice issue is already in effect, but jsut eating rice cannot be good either, but at least that is one way to stretch the budget quite a bit.

The one order that I sent off has been cancelled due to the telex taking too long or the bank just simply being full of nonsense. Most likely it is the nonense part...

The next challenge is going to be cheap but proper and effective marketing, since there is hardly any budget for that.

Hospital release and hot car engines

This morning my father was released from the hospital. He was in there for more or less seven weeks. I have no idea what his plans are now, but I can take a couple of guesses based on his behaviour and questions.

Last night I fixed my problem with the engine getting too hot and the fan not switching on: The thermostat switch was slightly scorched and a fuse was not in the right spot. At least now I have no worries about driving long distances again.