HI MY NAME IS JIM I AM A BUS DRIVER. I COLLECT AND SAVE POSTCARDS (any donations gratefully received LOL).THE UNWANTED ONES THAT I BUY I SELL ON EBAY AS A HOBBY.

In October  2009 I officially become an old gitt!! I retired after 38 years and 9 months driving a London Bus.

I HAD A HEART ATTACK IN 2007 AND SUBSEQUENT HEART SURGERY.THIS PROCEEDURE EVENTUALLY WENT WRONG AND I SPENT A FURTHER 5 MONTHS RECOVERING FROM AN INFECTION TO THE WOUND.DURING THIS TIME MY DOG "FISH" WAS MY CONSTANT AND LOYAL COMPANION, WITH ME CONTINUALLY THROUGH A LONG,LONELY AND OFTEN PAINFUL RECOVERY.UNFORTUNATELY JUST AS I RECOVERED HE WAS TAKEN ILL AND AFTER A LONG ILLNESS WAS HELPED ON HIS WAY TO DOGGY HEAVEN BY MY VET.I MISSED HIM SO MUCH MY LITTLE CONSTANT COMPANION FOR 15 YEARS,THE DEAREST NATURED SWEETEST OF ANIMALS GONE I WAS DEVESTATED.

IN 2009 A NEIGHBOUR TURNED UP ON MY DOORSTEP WITH A LITTLE DOG THE SPITTIN IMAGE OF FISH,EXCEPT HE DIDN'T HAVE A TAIL.I WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO BE PUT DOWN BECAUSE HIS PRESENT OWNER WAS BEING EVICTED.AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT I TOOK THE OLD FELLA IN.BRUNO IS NOW MY NEW COMPANION HE IS 9 YEARS OLD SETTLED IN REALLY WELL AND IS VERY HAPPY AND LOVING GENTLE OLD FELLA.UNFORTUNATELY A FEW WEEKS AGO HE STARTED TO LIMP AND GO OFF HIS FOOD  AND I HAVE FOUND OUT SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER A BIOPSY, THAT HE HAS REUMATOID ARTHRITIS(BUT NOT CANCER AS WAS FIRST THOUGHT).THIS IS NOT CURABLE BUT IS TREATABLE WITH CONSTANT MEDICATION AND HE IS BACK BOUNCING AROUND LIKE BEFORE.