Category Archives: Random

Another smelling pistake?

Posted on January 6, 2026 by james

From the list of recall items for the Citroën C1…

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Surely they’d be on bicycles?

Posted on January 6, 2026 by james

From the BBC News site.

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Pathetic delivery excuses #15,281

Posted on January 6, 2026 by james

(Most of the first 15,000 are from drivers for Evri. Possibly the same one. 🙁 My wife just had a message that a parcel she was expecting from the South American river place could not be delivered because our drive … Continue reading →

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What’s the worst that can happen?

Posted on January 6, 2026 by james

Large bonfire (not mine, I hasten to add). 11kW overhead mains power lines…

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So spelling isn’t important?

Posted on January 6, 2026 by james

Then who wants to risk eating one of these? Not me. Prehensile tongue, anyone? Or should that be prehensile tongs?

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National Grid “oops!”

Posted on January 6, 2026 by james

Oh deary me. Does no-one use a proof-reader any more?

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Little more than 30 hours until the polling stations open

Posted on July 2, 2024 by james

And for the first time ever, I shall be voting tactically this election. We’re in a new constituency because of boundary changes, but our previous MP is running in our constituency again. In years he’s done nothing for (most of) … Continue reading →

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A month without a post?

Posted on July 2, 2024 by james

Indeed so. It’s been somewhat busy. And not a little stressful. All down to the new job, but I’ll fill in some of the details as I go along and hopefully I can find the time to keep writing posts … Continue reading →

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It is done

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

Today I finally did the deed. I started down the path of moving away from working in IT for a living. I’ve bought into a local business that does camper van conversions. On one level it’s a bit scary, but … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 23rd August 2023: The end of the Fiesta

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

I have had Covid for the first time. It was horrible. I had a pounding headache for a week solid and it didn’t get much better from there 🙁 I’m feeling slightly brighter now, but absolutely exhausted. My wife has … Continue reading →

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