Category Archives: Random

Ok, so I have only got ten days left to do my tax return

Posted on January 21, 2026 by james

But since May 2025 I have had eighteen emails from HMRC about it. Sometimes two in one day. At what point does this start to count as harassment?

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The orange man-baby strikes again

Posted on January 20, 2026 by james

From a Marco Rubio press release eight months ago about the UK’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius: Following a comprehensive interagency review, the Trump Administration determined that this agreement secures the long-term, stable, and effective operation of the … Continue reading →

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A matter of mere days

Posted on January 19, 2026 by james

after the slimeball Robert Jenrick raised the level of competence at Reform 2025 Limited by, well, absolutely nothing whatsoever, the Tory MP for Romford follows suit claiming that the views of his constituents are being ignored. Then bangs on about … Continue reading →

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This tyre probably needs replacing

Posted on January 18, 2026 by james

Fortunately (ish) it was only on a trailer and I spotted it before there was a problem.

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Thursday’s disaster

Posted on January 18, 2026 by james

As I’ve already posted, I made a 350 mile round trip to collect an electric honey extractor last Thursday. It was a pretty horrible trip of about 110 miles up the M5 with poor visibility and things hadn’t improved much … Continue reading →

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Imagine the seagulls!

Posted on January 18, 2026 by james

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lxkl3gd6jo No further comment necessary I think.

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This year’s food fad…

Posted on January 17, 2026 by james

Is allegedly going to be eating plenty of fibre. Last year was apparently the year for protein. Honestly, I just don’t get it. Why do these fads even exist? If people are so worried about their diet and health, can’t … Continue reading →

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Crackin’ stones, Gromit

Posted on January 17, 2026 by james

Our Ooni pizza oven sees quite a bit of use, mostly for garlic bread, pizzas and calzone, but we’ve even used it to cook an entire meal once when there was a twelve-hour power cut when we had friends staying … Continue reading →

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West Midlands Police

Posted on January 14, 2026 by james

Are loads of them going through their computers (surely they must use PCs?), erasing all instances of “ChatGPT: Write a confession for…” from their history right now?

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Spot the odd one out

Posted on January 14, 2026 by james

We moved my son into his accommodation at Oxford, where he’s starting a DPhil (PhD for anywhere else). There was a “mobile” already in the kitchen made of origami birds.

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