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Nothing to report today, well nothing that I want to disclose at this present time.

It's my last day off work, got up late and took Lauren to the airport to meet her fellae Dan, who is flying up from Brighton to see her. They are in that whole long distance relationship thing and seem to be coping well. Congratulations to Dan on his new job in London.

On the way, she tells me that Dan is thinking of joining a gym as he feels he is putting on weight, so naturally my opening line after saying hello at the airport is "your looking well there son, youve put on a few pounds though, you should come to the gym with me this weekend"

Sorry but I couldnt resist it.

Likewise, I am equally amused as she thinks that I have bought a Lotus instead of a Lexus, well at least she got three of the five letters correct.

I once again have to dinghy meeting up with Nicky, but my time is better spent at home today, so I have asked her to take a rain check until next week.

I also feel that I have to mention Jeremy Clarkson, I'm a big fan of Top Gear and everybody should know by now that sometimes they say things that are controversial, like the time that they said all Mexicans were feckless and lazy, or when they said that they test drive cars in Wales, but quite frankly why would anybody want to live there. This is a sentiment that I share quite openly.

I have no issue when Clarkson slags off the Scottish, I just think that he is a big English baffoon that doesnt know what he is saying. I dont think that he means any malice, its just the way he is.

So, I cannot fathom why his comments today regarding the strikers have been taken to heart by Unison who are calling for his resignation. What are you going to do Unison, stand outside the BBC for a day with little sandwich boards and protest boards until he does a Jonathan Ross.

He said and I quote "Frankly, I'd have them all shot. I would take them outside and execute them in front of their families. I mean, how dare they go on strike when they have these gilt-edged pensions that are going to be guaranteed while the rest of us have to work for a living?"

Comedy Gold.

It's just typical Clarkson, tongue in cheek humour, has the great public of Great Britain gone completely mad and can't see that for what it is, just a stupid comment from a stupid bushy eyebrowed middle Englander. The entire population seems to have gone mad with political correctness and dont even get me started on stupid and un-necessary health and safety rules.

His comments are just something you would say down the pub like "all these dole biters out there should be hung", its not like Im going to go door to door hanging people (my winch might come in handy) and likewise, Im not going to publicly apologise to anyone in the pub that is a dole biter even if they write to the pub ombudsman as quite frankly they should be out there looking for gainfull employment rather than having a pint.

Anways I digress, as per yesterday's journal entry, I openly support the strike, but does Clarkson's comments offend me in any way, hmm let me think about that for a moment... eh NO! Not in the slighest.

Even the Prime Minister said "oooh, im sure he didnt mean it", I can see that he might be a future star in a reasonably priced car.

It could have been worse, he could have insulted his mother in law and then he would know what trouble is all about and then he really would have to apologise.