Category Archives: Random

Not content with the two we’ve already had this year that we still haven’t completely finished tidying up from, not to mention the snow being driven into the attic and melting on the bedroom ceiling, our plumbing has decided to … Continue reading →

For reasons too long-winded to be interesting, we have two phone lines that are delivered over a single copper pair from the exchange. This is achieved by the magic of a DACS unit which effectively multiplexes two voice lines over … Continue reading →

Or, as some health professionals prefer to call it, “Body Mass Index” or BMI. Let’s get this over with before I start. I’m overweight. I know I’m overweight. I have no idea by how much. Quite possibly a fair bit, … Continue reading →

…this is a Yodel delivery. Or more realistically, let’s be fair, an abandonment. This photo was taken from the roadside at the end of my drive. Apparently going about 100m down the drive to ensure the parcel was safely delivered … Continue reading →

Imagine my surprise when the BBC website published photos of Sergei Skripal to find out that he is actually none other than the host of Radio 2’s long-running “The News Huddlines”, Roy Hudd. Here he is in better days:

Thanks to a chance conversation this evening between my daughter and one of her friends, specifically relating to girls with boy’s names, I was reminded of a radio programme my parents used to listen to when I was in my … Continue reading →

I received a “begging letter” today, from the university where I studied for my degree. They’re after donations from ex-students to fund poorer students so they can attend the university and study. Whilst I’d certainly agree that one’s financial circumstances … Continue reading →

But they strike me as quite unusual nonetheless. We’re having a new roof put on a barn at the moment and I found them inside. The first is about six inches square: and the second is about eight inches by … Continue reading →

I ordered a replacement part for our Kenwood Chef online a couple of weeks back. It took much longer to arrive than I was led to expect and I have to admit that my first suspicion was that it wasn’t … Continue reading →

I had to open up the consumer unit to replace a fuse recently. I’m coming to the conclusion that we really need to get a sparky in and get our electrics tidied up a bit. Looking at this lot makes … Continue reading →