I'm going on another training course on Thursday, this time at Conisbrough. It will be the third course I've attended in six weeks.

I've also received a telephone call from one of the council offices where I sent my spec letter and C.V. reminding me that canvassing isn't allowed and that my correspondence will be ignored. I've known this for nearly thirty years, but the staff at the training agency obviously don't. Although it's utterly poinless, I just do what I'm told.

My friend reckons that because I've sent my C.V. so many times over the years, I'm now blacklisted...I tend to agree with him.