The Future's Bright. The Future's 3D

With a deluge of biblical proportions going on yesterday we weren't able to do any of the gardening we had planned for the holiday so we went to Vue at Bolton as it is probably the nearest cinema that shows the 3D versions of the latest animated films. Coraline was a fantastic stop motion animation that would have been brilliant in 2D but the 3D really did add an extra dimension and all seven of the people in the cinema were totally blown away. Let's hope that Southport's Vue gets the necessary technology to show future 3D offerings as the trailer for "Up" was shown in 3D and looked amazing.



From our holiday bolt hole in the attic I realised that I soon won't be able to see our factory landmark the famous gas tower. The demolition is continuing and the first level has almost gone.



Freddie the garden contractor proved himself a pretty good antique restorer as the headless lady returned to the pond yesterday while we were out. She'll never be the same but nobody will be examining her closely on the rockery.



I read yesterday that ailing firms have started carrying out drug testing their workers and these tests have increased over fivefold in the last 12 months. The reason? To give them an excuse to sack workers without paying redundancy. How could they stoop that low? Which reminds me that those breathalisers we bought are getting past their sell by date.



Another bad weather forecast means that we are off to the Tate in Liverpool this morning to see the colours exhibition and then to the arthouse cinema FACT to see "In the Loop". More culture tomorrow with Brenda Bletyhn at the Manchester Royal Exchange. I'm sure things will be running well at Instanta. I got a message from Jenny last night saying that orders were good and the overdraft was still within the limit.

I'm completely out of this year's Guardian Pick the Score which looks to be going to Tony Lowe. Nick, who led the field for most of the season has faded badly and may struggle to hold on to third place. Meanwhile, 2-0 up with a few minutes to go, it's good to see that my team were still passionate about keeping a clean sheet.