Red Bull

How much is too much?

Friends and family often comment on the amount of Red Bull I consume. I think I proberly average 3 cans a day, but in all honesty this can increase to as many as 6.

I would assume that the concern would be too much caffine and too much sugar. I do not have any other intake of caffine, so I always argue the toss, that they all drink coffee and tea like it is going out of fashion. I do not know the facts, but surley 5 cups of coffee is more than a couple of cans of red bull.

Any ideas?

Euthanasia Right or Wrong

Today I visited my mother who is in a very bad way. She has suffered from Cancer for the past eight years.
We talked today and she said that if she new three months ago that she would feel this, she would have booked her ticket to Switzerland.

My question to you is do you agree in euthanasia?
Some people call it assisted suicide, where as others like to make it sound pretty my calling it death with dignity.

I have watched my mum go from a strong independent woman, to a frail woman, lying in pain unable to walk more than a few steps without collapsing.

I, as many others would agree will do anything for my mother. However I asked myself whether or not I would be able to assist my mother in ending her life. There is no doubt that she is in more pain than can be managed with drugs, and I would give anything to stop her hurt.
I would like to think I would have been strong enough to help my mum should she have asked me. But it would be the hardest decision I would ever make.
It is know too late to travel to Switzerland as my mother is too weak. So I have to watch her in pain for an indefinite amount of time.

Is this right?

All I know is that I cannot do anything to help my mum, and it kills me.

Fast Food

Today I had the misfortune of being hungry whilst next to several fast food outlets. I opted for the KFC, which in my mind would be the best choice if faced with McDonald's, KFC & Burger King.
I drew up to the drive-thru speaker after making my choice at the menu board. I spoke to the detached voice requesting my food.
Sorry we haven't got any of those, what else would you like?
I don't know what else I would like as you have made me drive past the F**KING menu.
I will just have a 3 piece meal please.
That will be £3.99 please pay at window 3.
After paying for my meal I was asked to pull into the designated parking spot as it would be a 10 minute wait.
After arguing the toss for 5 minutes about the definition of fast food. I was told that either way it would be another 10 minutes please park up.

Fair play to the restaurant for taking my money first. But please relabel the Fast Food part of your service, and also move the menu a bit further forward. If only for idiots like me.

Been There, done that

My rant today is simple.
I was speaking with a colleague at work about my weekend. I said I had been mountain biking in the woods. He used to ride semi-professionally. Imagine that!
I also mentioned that I was looking at a new Kayak. Low and behold, he also used to enjoy a spot of water based past times., but of course he could have pursued this as a potential career, only engineering was the safe choice.
As you can imagine, this bugged the hell out of me.

A Rant A Day

I was driving to work today and realised that I seem to find something everyday that I like to moan about.
I am not the only one with this problem.
Everyone you speak to will have something that bugs the hell out of them.
That is the reason for me creating this page. I can moan to my hearts content, without my family thinking I am just another grumpy, not so old man.