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We have had some horrific storms \u2026 mostly down south\u2026poor folk flooded out as the torrential rain burst river banks\u2026I don\u2019t know how these people can get insurance..let alone sell up. We haven\u2019t had it too bad here\u2026but I went on line to insure my house and one on the questions was \u201cdo you live within half a mile from a river\u2026if so we wont insure you\u201d\u2026bad news.\n \nThe damage at New Brighton after the recent high tides has been sorted\u2026I went down there on my bike on Xmas morning (bit of pre dinner exercise) \u2026there weren\u2019t many takers\u2026probably because it was very cold\u2026but everything looks O.K\u2026..until the next high tide and 60mph gale.\n \nWhat I will NEVER understand is the mass panic to the build up to ONE day\u2026.I went into TESCOS to buy a jack plug (\xa32.50)\u2026I couldn\u2019t get out\u2026there were raving loonies at the checkout with trolleys piled to the ceiling\u2026.it\u2019s like a disease\u2026and as for the boxing day sales\u2026.unbelievable\u2026we are a sad lot really.\n \n4.I don\u2019t gig a lot these days\u2026so I can relax up to Xmas without worrying about getting a cold or damaging my fingers etc\u2026.so I watched a bit of tele\u2026oh dear\u2026the BBC put on a three hour drama about the Great Train Robbery\u2026.same old stuff\u2026we KNOW the story !...we\u2019ve seen it a hundred times before !!...so why waste our licence fee (\xa3145) on old hat?...fortunately I spent Xmas day at my lad\u2019s house so I was spared the television\u2026and as for the variety shows words fail me\u2026.I\u2019m thinking of going back on the road.\n \nI have just completed a DVD about the history of my birthplace..Wallasey\u2026I did all the filming throughout our lovely summer and recently finished the music and narration (which takes a long time)\u2026I enjoy making these local DVDs because you learn a lot of things you didn\u2019t know\u2026.for example The Guide Dogs For The Blind was founded in Wallasey in 1930 and there is a statue of a dog outside The Floral Pavilion commemorating this (I must have walked past it a hundred times)\u2026also the Stableford system of scoring in golf was invented in Wallasey Golf Club in 1930 by a doctor Frank Stableford\u2026.plus a long list of powerful men from the early 1900s who were involved in shipping and the slave trade\u2026\u2026all good stuff\u2026..I intend to distribute the DVD through my website to those who know the area\u2026it has limited appeal but ex pats will definitely enjoy it.