It's the union that's recognised at work, and there's part of me that's tempted to join although not for any benefits there. It's a sufficiently small organisation that we don't actually need it. But there are other benefits. And of … Continue reading
The local free paper has a motoring competition. It's not for a car, it's for a parking space! … Continue reading
One of the things I love about Makro (a cash and carry) are their offers on jewelry and what they say about the jewelry industry. 9ct Gold Diamond Ring £49.99 [plus VAT] Valuation certificate supplied at the full retail value … Continue reading
As a condition of having a mortgage with them, work have switched the current account to another bank. Lloyds, who the accounts were with, managed to delay this for weeks. Then – without telling us it was going to happen … Continue reading
It has taken me two weeks of calling to get any figures for the phone tarrif work are supposed to be on with Cable & Wireless. Today, I have been definitively told the prices we're meant to be paying. Hooray. … Continue reading
Discovered today: Microsoft Word's dictionary has never heard of the word 'fluffer' (a person who ensures male actors in porn films have erections, usu by means of oral sex.)
P2P networks have given me the opportunity to get listenable copies of most of my old vinyl LPs and, in some cases, see what else they've done. I've all the Rick Wakeman albums from the early/mid 70s (Arthur is particularly … Continue reading
JA sat though, entranced, the entire Ring cycle this afternoon. Admittedly it was the Les Grooms 90 minute version – after five minutes they say "we're now forty minutes in" and keep track like that until with about a quarter … Continue reading
Last week, Chancellor of the Exchequer (the one in charge of the government's money) Gordon Brown made a speech which included this: Too often there are workers without jobs side by side with jobs without workers [hang on, didn't Norman … Continue reading