500 miles....or was it.

Bob A recent music quiz night ended in argument with just exactly how many miles the Proclaimers walked. The song title is I'm gonna be (500 miles)..... But they did walk 500 more......oh things got a bit feisty.

On the other hand I am a bit more concerned with the relationship between Mr Proclaimer and his lady friend. If he gets drunk....he's going to get drunk next to her. All well and good but if he is going to see her, why does he plan to walk only 500 miles and then 500 more. If his girlfriend lives 1000 miles away....why not plan to walk the whole 1000 miles? Is he unsure about the permanency of the relationship?

When he wakes up, he wakes up next to her? How often does this happen as he appears to live 1000 miles away and I'm not sure about a long distance relationship.

When he's working, he's working hard for her....... If he plans to walk for 2x 500 miles at let's say 50 miles a day that means he would take 20 days to get there.... What some of job would allow him that a out of time off in lieu?

If he's working hard, surely the loss of 20 days salary is an unwise option.

If he is going to walk 2 x 500 miles to drop down at her door, surely the concept of "getting drunk" with her might have something to do with the fact that he drops down at her door.

It's good to know that he plans to give almost every penny on to her. Although the drinking is unwise, it would surely be better to spend the alcohol money on a bus fare so that he can then earn more money at work and maybe save so that they can afford to live closer than the current 1000 miles which seems to be having an adverse effect on their relationship.

I don't think that this would have happened when the Proclaimers were a fine folk trio before Frankie Boyle went solo

Nice day for a white wedding....

Billy idol knows that every day is a nice day for a white wedding. Also an expensive and stressful one.

There are certain times in life that you look forward to but are not always easy.

Weddings

Christmas

Holidays.

All involving a great outlay of cash and spending a concentrated time with loved ones. 

Holidays are something that we all look forward to but can find that two weeks in the company of someone that you only see for a few waking hours a week can make you see them in a different light.

Christmas. You've got to love Christmas, but whether you are playing home or away, getting the right presents, the right meal, the right wine and the right blend of family guests who won't tear each other to shreds after the third sherry.

Weddings. I once knew someone who spend 18 months planning for a marriage that lasted less than 6 months.

Between the dress, the flowers, the venue, the meal and the alcohol, not to mention any honeymoon can see one spend a large amount of money. "It's the brides day" as many people will say. 

Ive always been worried about bridal wear. In an ideal world, we only get married once. 

So. Why is it the thing that a bride appears to have to buy her dress but that the groom rents his?

If you get married once...why buy? Are you planning to wear it again? If you get married a second time.....should you wear the same dress........since it wasn't so lucky last time?

I do love the idea of the antique wedding dress being handed down from grandmother to mother to daughter but that doesn't seem to happen nowadays.

On the other hand...a trip to Moss Bros and a weekend rental for him! There may not be as many occasions where you will have to wear the dinner suit for the rest of your life but a kilt on the other hand can be used for weddings, black tie dinners (with the Prince Charlie jacket) and fine for a summer hike to feel a cold breeze in the Trossachs.

Brides dresses. A bit like getting your old school shirts signed on your last day at school. Happy memories but what use are they in the back of the wardrobe?

Just saying.