Oh dear. The 4th of July firework display didn’t go well for these San Diegons.. Diegans…Diegonites … …for those in San Diego this 20 minute firework display went a bit wrong when every single firework was triggered at the same time. Boom ! They’re blaming a programming error with the computer timing the launches.. Fail.. Link – BigBayBoom Read more →
Month: July 2012
The M6 Toll incident, the truth
I’ve been waffling on about the M6 Toll security incident that happened this morning. I’m blabbing about it mostly because it all happened very near to where I live and we’ve been swamped with news on local TV. The short version is the coach, operated by “Megabus”, stopped after a concerned passenger called 999 to report smoke coming out of… Read more →
Thanks BBC News, I’d be lost without you..
I have to thank the BBC for putting annotations on this image. It’s from the M6 Toll incident that occured this morning. Honestly, without these labels I wouldn’t have a clue what was going on. If only they had these things in real life so that I could identify those things on the roads with the wheels and lights. So… Read more →
Live from the Armed Police incident on the M6 Toll
I’m constantly amazed by the power of Twitter. Right there, just minutes after Police stopped the coach, I’ve found out that it’s a Megabus and even have a picture, all thanks to updates posted by @rupertevelyn and someone in traffic – @barryjarvis. People are saying that liquid was being poured into a container, but it’s a little too early to… Read more →
The Mayor looks like a big dick
The Olympic torch is passing through your town so, because you’re the mayor and you’re a bit nuts, you dress as a sausage. A sausage. As if that wasn’t bad enough, most sausage costumes tend to make you look like a dick. A big cock. Anyway, the Mirror has grabbed some stupid locals who were apparently “offended” and thought she… Read more →
Marcus Agius resigns? We’re being played like fools
Every day I feel like the British public are being played. We’re treated like utter fools and, the best bit, we’re swallowing it. Barclays staff were found to be fiddling the Libor (inter-bank) rate for lending and were fined a massive amount of money. Heads must roll, if only to keep the British public happy. Something must happen, because we… Read more →