My goal, the big London to Paris bike ride… Done!

There’s a few things I’ve learned after doing a London to Paris ride on a mountain bike. The first is that us Brits are pretty short tempered. On our way through London and beyond we got yelled at by drivers merely for just riding together – even though we were single file. Other drivers had no consideration and came too… Read more →

Hey! Supermarkets! I’ve got the answer

You’re all driving me round the bend. I go to Tesco, I’ve got a Clubcard. I go to Morrisons, I keep getting vouchers spitting out from the self-serve till. In Asda I get more vouchers if there’s a difference in price elsewhere. I don’t want ruddy vouchers. I don’t want points. I don’t want little leaflets with some demented “weekly… Read more →

Sorry America, but it has to be said

The shootings, the killings, they’ll happen again. It’s a sad and regular event that the rest of the world doesn’t fully understand unfortunately. Sure, many other countries have stuff happening that others don’t understand (stonings in Pakistan that seem to be explained away as a way to settle family disagreements for example, but The Onion Read more →

UKIP and Europe

A number of points that I think we should remember following the big UKIP gains in the European elections. Firstly, the turnout at the polls was pretty rubbish – some 33%. If we had some sort of secure internet or text voting then I’m sure a lot more people would have turned up. Let’s not forget.. 1 – If people… Read more →

The Sound of the Police

Two officers have been given “words of advice” after playing this rap song on their PA system. A spokesman said that they’d used the system “inappropriately”. Personally I’ve got massive respect for them doing this.  Fair play :) http://youtu.be/SxVIfK57_ys Read more →

Yellow ribbons around Burntwood

Before Stephen Sutton even died we started seeing yellow ribbons around our town. Nobody really knows how it started, and many weren’t sure why they had started appearing, let alone why the ribbons were yellow. They were in fact a sign of support, a way of showing you’d donated perhaps. Now, since the sad passing of Stephen, pretty much everyone… Read more →

UberFacts has been hacked

I’m never a big fan of the term “hacked” when someone has just guessed a password, but either way the @UberFacts Twitter account has been taken. The proper owner, called Kris, now seems to be engaging with the hacker and telling him that he feels sorry as he, “doesn’t know what’s coming to him” and will “pay for every tweet”.… Read more →

A remarkable guy

This is Stephen Sutton. He sadly died recently but made a massive impact on people outside of our village. I say “our” because Stephen lived in Burntwood, where I also live. I am, like everyone in the local area, immensely proud of everything he achieved and continues to do so. Yellow ribbons still hang around Burntwood and his memory will… Read more →

What happened with that whole npower thing?

You may remember that I had a problem with npower. The issue, I can now say, is resolved. The original problem was bad enough, but then the resulting customer service was simply shocking. Phone lines with far too few staff, complaints teams who don’t call back when they promise and, when a letter is sent out, it’s via second-class post… Read more →

Be The Best

The music on this advert kicks some serious bottom. Well done to whoever is behind it. Royally good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOhvjBwuix4 Read more →

Get your knob out

You get the sense that the BBC reporter enjoyed writing this. “He tossed his knob” and the “knob painting” lines are the best. It’s all about an event where they generally muck about with a locally made biscuit. Who knew eh? More here, but I do like … …and… Read more →

Britain’s Got Talent bla bla blaaaaa

On Saturday we were all amazed by the lovely Paddy and Nico doing a dance on Britain’s Got Talent. Look at the expression on Simon Cowells’ face… These two should be pretty well known to Mr Cowell though, as they’ve already won shows abroad, including the Spanish version of “..Got Talent”… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXpFt6PehRo So, basically, yet again, Mr Cowell and “Syco… Read more →

Remember your first car?

Check this website out. It’ll tell you just how many vehicles are left. One of my first cars was a Ford Orion Ghia, and there’s only 8 of them left! Try it yourself :) Also, if you’re ever looking for T-shirts or cups, check out ShotDeadInTheDark, which has to be one of the funiest shops ever :) Here’s an example… Read more →