DVDs for Sale

Now I don't normally do this kind of thing. However, I have decided to clear out my DVD collection. I sold most of it a few years back, and have since only bought BluRays. I need more space, so I am going to part with the rest of my collection.

Here is where you can profit. I am willing to sell any of them to you, for a small fee. It will be on a first come first served basis, and if nobody wants them, they will go to CEX. I am willing to mail out the items at your cost, or you can pick up locally. I may even deliver if it is worth it for me.

All DVDs will be £1, unless otherwise stated.


Comedy
Frankie Boyle Live 2
Jimmy Carr Live
Michael McIntyre Live 2009: Hello Wembley!
Lee Evans Big
Lee Evans XL
Paddy McGuiness Live
Tim Minchin and The Heritage Orchestra
Peter Kay Live at the Top of the Tower
Peter Kay Live at the Bolton Albert Hall

Film
The Lost Boys
Casino Royale
Into The Blue
Gone In 60 Seconds
Assassins
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Wanted
Gladiator
Four lions
Transformers

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2
American Gangster
Layer Cake
Snatch
Reservoir Dogs
Casino
Pulp Fiction
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Oceans 11
Oceans 12
Oceans 13
Shawshank Redemption
Napoleon Dynamite
Hot Fuzz
Yes Man
Dumb and Dumber
Blades of Glory
Anchorman
Old School
Forgetting Sarah Marshal
40 Year Old Virgin
Dodgeball
Dogma
Indianna Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Inbetweeners
Iron Man
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
Fight Club
A Knights Tale
The Beach
The Prestige
The Simpsons Movie
American Psycho
Inglorious Bastards
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Bridesmaids
Fast and Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
X-Men Trilogy: 1-3 £3
Rambo Complete (4 movies)  £4

Music
U2: Vertigo
The Fratellis: Edgy in Brixton
Thin Lizzy: Greatest Hits £2
Thin Lizzy: The Boys are Back in Town
Pink Floyd: The Wall £3
Pink Floyd: Pulse £5
Green Day Dookie

TV
Ross Kemp on Gangs £2
Heroes Season 1 £3
Shameless Season 1 Skins Season 1 £2
Shameless Season 2 £2
Skins Season 1 £2
Robin Hood series 1 £3
A Bears Tail


Please Contact me if you are interested in any of them

Oh, And just on the off chance I get inundated with requests. This is for UK residents only. Payment either in person, or via Paypal. I will charge whatever the post office charges me for postage.

Manchester Dogs Home

Manchester Dogs Home has been a safe haven and rescue for abandoned and mistreated dogs for over 100 year. Funded purely down charitable donations, Since its doors opened in 1893 the site has 'provided shelter and Veterinary Care and have re-homed over 1 million dogs.' Let's be honest, that is an incredible achievement for an organisation which receives zero governmental funding. The charity has two home site, the Manchester one, and one a few miles down the road in Cheshire.I have visited the Manchester site on several occasions, however, the amounts of times can probably be counted on two hands. This is mainly the result of having parents who would not allow me to have a dog, despite my constant requests, and partly because I would want to take them all home. Which, unfortunately I cannot.

I am a dog person. I always have been, despite not having one until the tender age of 23. I will never forget the day i got my dog. It was love at first sight. He wasn't a rescue, he was a puppy. That first night was so special. He slept so quietly, probably terrified. in recent months, we have been looking to get him a friend. Puppies are lovely, but there are so many dogs in need that we had planned to get a rescue dog. So Naturally, when the news broke about the Manchester Dogs Home being subject to an arson attack, it hit home. The fire broke out and spread along the corridor where so many visitors have walked down. This corridor had been nicknamed 'Adoption Row' as it is where the majority of dogs waiting to be rehomed live.

Adoption Row after the fire

Up to 60 dogs died in the fire, or in the aftermath. Dogs that were in a safe haven. Dogs that were waiting for a better life. My heart breaks at the thought.  I wont speculate about the arsonist, that's not for me to say. I will say however, I hope they get what they deserve, and not a slap on the wrist. The lucky dogs were transported to the sister site in Cheshire and various local shelters.

A fireman and a saved dog

People queuing to give their support

In the wake of this disaster, people across the country wanted to do something to help. Naturally donations are needed. The Manchester Evening News set up a donation page, which within 24 hours, raised over £1,000,000. Various other donations pages were set up and celebrities alike joined the cause donating large amounts of money, not to mention the money raised through the official page, which doesn't publicise its total.  A social media trend went around, which involved users taking a selfie with their pooch and donating, in an attempt to raise awareness and money for the cause. Food, blankets and toys were donated on the night, and have been continued to be donated. An amazon gift list has been published by the Home, in order for those further away to donate items and supplies, instead of money.

During the blaze, two heroes stood out. Two local men ran into the burning building, kicked in the doors, and helped bring 20(ish) dogs to safety. they risked their own lived to help the dogs. these are the kind of people that we need more of in the world.

I am still saddened when I think about that night. When the dogs have been resettled, I will go back to visit, Hopefully I will be able to give one of them a forever home.

I am writing this really, as a memorial and a thank-you. A thank you to everyone who helped in any way. I donated on the night, and I took my selfie. I can only hope that the person/people responsable get brought to justice, and I hope that those unlucky doggies are happily playing up at the Rainbow Bridge

Me and Freddie doing our selfie

The real price

Last night, I was violated. Myself and my girlfriend. We work hard every day to build ourselves a home, and when we are done for the day, what time we have, we spend enjoying our spoils.

Awaken in the midst of the night, by some lowlife human weighing up the pros and cons of our personal possessions as he decided which item he would prefer. presumably to sell at a reduces price, to fund some life ruining habit. The contents of my shed was sprawled out across my lawn, like the beginnings of yard sale.

But what is the cost? Truth be told, there isn't much value kept in my shed. A couple of garden tools and a few pots of paint. Had this thug not had been interrupted by my attempted heroics of wielding a Dunlop putter, he might have got away with a lawnmower. A lawnmower which was second hand, and in a less than working state. In fact, had he had half a brain, he might have noticed the new lawnmower, the slightly smaller but overall lighter lawnmower sitting comfortably on the very thing he decided to 'attempted' to steal. So what would the cost be? For that particular item? Nothing. I would have not been out of pocket. At best, in the region of £50. I can only imagine however, he would retrieve half of that back in selling the item on.

This is why we have insurance. To recoup our losses and protect ourselves from the expense of rebuilding our dream. So in reality, my insurance premium might have rose the following year, but I would be pretty much as I was before.

But what about the things that aren't covered by insurance. The things that can't be replace. Those that you can't find down the local supermarket. I am of course talking about the feeling of safety in this perfect little world you have created. The vulnerability you are faced with. The going to bed, listening out for any sound outside, unable to sleep. The curling up and crying because there is nothing you can do.

Your world was a snow globe. And in one swift strike, the wall has cracked and the water leaked out. All you are left with is a shell. A carcass of what once was.

Of course, with time you can rebuild and heal. But you will always remember how you felt. That moment in time when you was at your worst.

That's the real cost.