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A TALE OF TWO CITIES, OR BENTLEY ARNAGE’S IF YOU LIKE.
At the end of March we went to Liverpool in my rather splendid Bentley Arnage which was just mellowing into a beautiful modern day classic car, having spent £24,000 on her in the last four years, she was in perfect … Continue reading
A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
I took our rather lovely rescue dog Barnie out for a walk today as usual and was verbally accosted excitedly by a man on a bicycle, rather along the lines of a murder mystery case of mistaken identity. As we … Continue reading
BRILLIANT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING.
Here are two examples of what the modern world can put its mind to, both brilliant in their own way. The telephone and the humble modern screw top cap and yet there are still people out there who have no … Continue reading
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
The following is part of a discussion from Facebook on the subject of self checkout tills in supermarkets, as you can see the first comment related to the difficulty of the self checkout machine to recognise the coupons and my … Continue reading
FOR PARENTS OF PROBLEM CHILDREN.
I found this article on Facebook, originally from the Bexley Gazette which I think may be invaluable for parents of problem children. Have you got a surly, over-indulged, thoroughly spoilt bastard teenager that you’ve simply had enough of? Well don’t … Continue reading
You raise me up by Life in 3D.
This just came up on Facebook, I thought it was rather good.
ART DECO CENTENARY EVENT AT CROWNE PLAZA LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON AIRPORT HOTEL.
Here are some completely random photographs from our trip to the Art Deco Centenary event in Liverpool last weekend, good fun meeting friends, the weekend only being spoilt by some idiot writing off my rather lovely Bentley Arnage. When I … Continue reading
FRACAR WITH ACCREDITED PERSON COSTS MOTORIST £150!
The following is an abridged version of a story I saw on Facebook which I thought had its interesting points. A motorist who blocked a police speed camera van and then called the officer inside it a ‘jobsworth’ must pay … Continue reading
REFUSING TO PAY AFFINITY WATER.
Very soon I am going to have to pay the ridiculously expensive water bill from Affinity Water for £821.43 for the year, bearing in mind, we live in the countryside and are on a septic tank so this bill from … Continue reading
FRANCE ISSUES SURVIVAL GUIDE IN CASE OF RUSSIAN INVASION.
I HAVE SEEN THE CONTENTS OF THE GUIDE AND IT SEEMS THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE BASICALLY, TO EAT CHEESE AND SURRENDER, ALTHOUGH I DOUBT WE COULD DO MUCH BETTER.
The Diary of a Country Bumpkin 