GAVE UP AND USED A VISA PROCUREMENT SERVICE

I gave up trying to do the tourist visa application for India, it all crashed even if you reached the end as you tried to make the payment. There is a company or several that obviously work in cahoots with the Indian embassy and supply visas with only a fraction of the info you have to put on the online form and do all that in a three day turnaround. The reports on the net say how good their service is, this reminds my of the Algerian visa and probably Bangladesh which are much easier to get through an agent save all the hassle so worth the fee. Today was one for getting jobs done and after submitting the India visa forms I chased up the airline to make sure they knew Mandy had a wheelchair with her and also sent of a request for the hotel to provide a pick up at the airport when we arrive in India although no reply as yet, the joys of not using the reliable Oberoi or Taj groups. We then went to do the business banking after dropping off the DVD post at the local shops and at the bank asked about their account with airline lounge provision but I think we may be on to a loser so have just joined at minimum fee and it's then a pay as you go arrangement. I've got cards for us both so we have now plugged all the gaps that the Nat West caused when they withdrew Black account benefits with minimal notice.

The next task was to get all the garden rubbish vegetation when I cut down the climbers plus some more general rubbish and stuff from church clear out into the van. The vegetation went in one of the rubble bags and the remainder including two old Christmas trees all fitted in as well, we'd got our van permit for the tip although they were having lunch when we arrived, not a pretty sight. That done it was home and a bit more clearing up then I got stuck into the Sussex bus archive project which I managed to finish and list. Then I've tried to save clips I've downloaded to my external drive which may come in handy for film shows. I'm then having a go at the Windmill presentation for John Bishop to use down in Sussex. I've been having a look at potential film destinations this week, it looks like Sheffield plus perhaps Pontefract and Castleford for tomorrow. Thursday will be the Potteries as Mandy wants to get some china while I'm filming, nothing heard on POPS rally by the way this may have fallen by the wayside due to lack of support from members as the last organisers had only taken it on for 5 years which has now passed. Other targets this week include Bristol or Oxford. Lets have a look what I've got on Sheffield, I did the trams last year as well as the buses, I wonder if the building work by the old market is finished yet. I might try and catch the weather forecast on TV and take a double check for tomorrow.