Well I managed to catch my bus into Dudley at 7.05am, arrived just in time to catch my connecting bus to Tipton! Phew that was close - tighter than a gnats chuff!
Got to Tipton to discover that I was surrounded by the steel industry and could I spot the place I was going - could I hell, I ended up asking four different people before getting the answer off a very cool biker type dude in the stores of one of the 'other' steel works.
To discover that I had then to walk down a very steep hill, along an unmade road, across a steep canal bridge - Oh and yeah me with a still quite dodgy foot. My bones complained a LOT today.
Still I arrived at the appointed place with one minute to spare and found myself in a building site! Reception is not currently at the front of the office, due to being located at the back of the office whilst building work is completed on the new reception area - baffled? I certainly was.
So there I am - having arrived at 8am as requested by the agency to discover that the lady who is supposed to be teaching me the switchboard doesn't arrive till 9. The Managing Director - bloody nice bloke, sat me down and bless his heart tried to show me how it all worked but he ended up more confused by doing so. So he said I should sit and read the paper while waiting.
Office Manager lady turns up and looks baffled - she was expecting me at 9. Bloody agency!!
Ho Hum - we've agreed a compromise I'm starting at 8.30 tomorrow but I still have to catch the same buses!
Never mind it's all a laugh.
Sitting working opposite a biker - that's always a good thing, I'll slip him some flyers for the New Music Weekender tomorrow!!
Huzzah!
Check out the website for the New Music Weekender - buy some tickets, come and join the fun... Perlease 
www.hedgewolf.net/nmw
That way you get to meet the Sketchweasel!!
Anyway it's Thursday night - it's The Blueberry Jam at the Cottage Inn, Enville Street, Stourbridge.
Check out - www.myspace.com/theblueberryjamuk for further info and piccies of previous events.
Tara a bit
Sketch x
