Brother's a pain part 2

Update

The gf text me and said why can't he get a bus train etc so I said I didn't think there was any, I checked national express and they have a service boxing day, had a look and they have a bus that leaves at 22:30 from London Victoria and gets in at 00:10 at Canterbury, my brother can now get home, I can drink and no arguments at home now.

I have phoned my mum and she is going to get him to book it all etc and I have said that if they are sold out then I will pick him up, so from my mum side there is no arguments and I am the good son again even though I have passed off picking him up, I make the gf feel good as it was her idea and I fell happy as I can now drink.

Have a great Christmas and and see you in the New Year

IT X

Brother's are a pain

Two days ago I got a call from my brother asking if I could pick him up from the airport, not a problem i thought, but kept my mouth shut whilst he told me the time and day, 26th December 20:00 hrs, 8 o' bloody clock boxing day night, I told him that I couldn't as we have the gf's family coming round. Last night the phone rings and its my mum, she makes a bit of smnall talk asking how my son is, if I had finished up at work yet etc etc then she says, you know why I'm really calling don't you, soon as she said that it clicked, she is asking me if I can pick my brother up, I was in the middle of bathing my son, so passed the phone to him to talk to his grandma whilst I thought about it, I then spoke to her a little more and told her i would phone her today and tell her the answer, but i don't know the answer yet.

I spoke to the gf yesterday about it and she said "its not your problem" and I sort of agree, if my brother had chosen an earlier time no probs or a different day. So I am in two minds on what to tell my mum, I checked trains and there are none on boxing day down to kent and I very much doubt there will be any buses/coaches and a taxi will be at least £200 I would have thought.

Planning

I have started phase one of my plan.

As you are aware me and the gf have/had problems and to me and also to you things don't look like they will resolve themselves, so I have a sort of plan mapped in my head. I had been planning ages ago to speak to my mum to see if she could lend me some money for if/when i move out and I had written a draft email to send which sat in my drafts for a couple of months. After last week and things getting heated between us again I knew I had to start making steps in case the inevitable happens. I looked at the email and re wrote it Monday so it made more sense, I then left it in my drafts hoping that I wouldn't have to send it, but Monday night when I got in, the gf was cooking dinner and as I was starving I picked up a chicken ball from the nights before takeaway and she had a go at me for it like I was a kid, so when I got in to the office yesterday I sent the email to my mum, knowing that times are hard, expecting it to say that things were tight their end, but she emailed me back and has said yes.

I now will have a deposit for a new flat/house to rent and also for some white goods/furniture and also my mum will be acting as guarantor for me, as with my credit record shot due to the bankruptcy I know this will be the only way for me to get a place. This isn't the road I wanted to go down but unless things pick up, which I can't see happening, I need to get my life back.

I'm not sure what phase two of my plan is yet but have a rough idea.

Cologne (Köln)

Just some pictures of the yearly visit to Germany

Köln Cathedral

These padlocks are left by lovers to show their love for each other

A shot from the Christmas Market

The Train bridge over the Rhine

A view from the hotel, probably looks better in the summer