I blogged on Sunday about my Dad and how i hadn't seen him in 6 months. Well just as i decide to give it up and wait for him to contact me, he does! He actually called me today and we are meeting up tomorrow. He is going to pick me up and we are going over to my mum's house to get my sister then do something. How exciting!  It's actually years since my Dad has picked me up to do anything. I felt pretty happy after he'd called. I reckon my sister's said something to get him to call me. It'll be nice to see him not in the pub and without all the people he hangs out with. I hope we have a nice day. I also hope he gives me some money! It sounds greedy when i say that but it IS actually about money as well as him taking an interest in my life. He has never paid any child maintenance or contributed in any way towards my time at school or uni. My mum and stepdad have paid for everything since i was 8. In fact, he probably didn't contribute much when my parents were married but that's a whole other story.
So in short, i'm happy to be seeing him. I'll be happier if he gives me some money!

Yesterday at work there was an old guy in who regularly drinks in the daytime. He is 78 and tends to tell me pretty boring stories to which i just politely listen and smile etc. Anyway, it all got horribly nasty when he came over just i had served 2 other regulars (an old black guy and a white lady) and said "In Africa those 2 would have been put into an asylum" to which i said "what?"
Old guy - "Well you know a white woman and a Nigger like him"
Well i exploded!!! I shouted don't you start talking to me like that i'm not going to listen. Then he started shouting "Black bastards!" and swearing at me because i refused to listen to his racist torrent of abuse! I can't believe a stranger would say stuff like that to me! I was fuming. Besides the racism, the couple in question aren't actually a couple, the woman is the man's neighbour and carer. Well i was shouting at him to get out and bollocks to him etc. There was a table of civilised women drinking wine in the bar and when i got rid of him the clapped and said well done. They had also heard what he had said and were just as appalled.
I'm still mad about it now! Needless to say, the racist man is now barred.