Despite my complaints about UK rag, The Daily Mail in the last post, I *did* read several of the stories. One that caught my eye was yet another story about the bizarre garbage collection laws currently being enforced in draconian style by kerbside Nazis. In this particular case a 22 year old woman has been … More More rubbish about rubbish.
I’ve been perusing the UK papers again and have spent a while looking through The Daily Mail which I’m sure I remember as a right wing, but basically even handed paper with some good editorial comment. The online version seems to either belie this memory, or the social situation in the UK has deteriorated to … More On the media's tale.
For preference I use Firefox as my browser of choice. It’s fast, easy to use and filled with features some other browsers don’t have. However, because I play with web pages I have to have the other major browsers available to ‘test’ that all I do looks similar in all of them. The newest kid … More That's Safari…
It’s a bit of a worry that the picture I posted below was me as I am not some image forced through image morphing software! I’m not exactly a fresh faced youngster any more! 😀
Tried to contact Aldi Australia to enquire about a faulty product (the MP4 player we bought the daughter for her birthday). I listened to their recorded message, chose my option… and pressed ‘6’. The phone went dead. I did this several times and each time… the line went dead! Eventually after ringing yet again someone … More Aldi Australia
The sister sent me this clipping out of the Daily Mirror from the 8th March 2008. You have to wonder what goes on in the minds of some of these bureaucrats. Council orders pensioners to take down fence it put up A BARMY council has ordered an elderly couple to tear down a fence it … More More bureaucratic madness.
Had to ask the family yesterday because I had *no* idea where we’d been and what we’d done. Seems the youngest went skating (that much I knew) then to a party at a bowling alley whilst we went shopping for ‘stuff’ of some sort. I’ve been a bit woolly headed because I’ve been trying to … More Another day lost!
Today was a bit of a ‘curates egg all in all. For those unaware of what the hell I’m talking about, it’s a reference to an old joke about a Curate who was lodging with someone whose culinary skills were notable by their absence… i.e. she couldn’t cook. The Curate, being a pious sort of … More The Curate's Egg
Just discovered via the old man that the commenting system isn’t working properly… i.e. you click on ‘comment’ and you get a 404!! Now *that* ain’t right!! Will investigate and get back to you on it.
Today we have the Australian cherry sponge cake, otherwise known as ‘the eldest daughter’. As I approached the school to drop off the youngest my phone rings. It’s the eldest daughter whose classes were supposed to start 15 minutes earlier. She ‘needs to talk to someone’. Ok… I’m at the school so I drive round … More Fruitcakes of the world
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