Jelly Babies – Wobbly Lollies. Err….

Last night we were having dinner. Our son, Billy, wanted a lollipop and went over to the freezer to let us know. He loves lollipops, so we’d bought him these… We’ve never had them before, but after seeing him eating one it’s warped my tiny little mind. Me and Emily had one too – they’re an almost rubbery substance and… Read more →

Sierra Cosworth RS500 – Buy one

Sure. A top speed of 154mph and a 0-60 mph of 6.2 seconds may not sound supersonic by todays standards, but in 1987 (when D and E reg cars were around) something amazing happened – 500 Sierra Cosworth cars rolled off the production line. They were very special and had 224bhp a lot for 1987. There’s more information here but… Read more →

I fought the law and the law won

If you’ve got some time to spare, I’d like to heartily recommend the 27bslash6.com website. Apart from random YouTube comments and forum flames, the web is now becoming quite “PC” with websites often targeted for mentioning anything even slightly illegal, even in jest. The post today, called “5PM” is an amazing piece of work and well worth checking out. The… Read more →

In a wired world – should we turn off more?

Sometimes whilst travelling you can overhear discussions which are really interesting. I’m in one of those situations right now. I’m at an airport somewhere in the world and there’s some people behind me from… another country. I’ll not mention the country, but let’s see if you can guess. For the last 50 minutes I have listened to two gentlemen talk… Read more →

Flying around Europe

Well, I have to say one thing straight off. Swiss Airlines are pretty fantastic. I’ve never flown with them before but the whole process of boarding, getting secured and taking off was faultless, smooth and polished. However.. I’ve got to admit that I’m a child. I’m actually typing this whilst on board the Fokker 100 and, somehow, I felt a… Read more →

The laptop has taken another hit

My poor laptops. Whatever laptop I have, it gets such a battering. This Vaio has taken some serious punishment over the years, but I’m perhaps a little different to some geeks / techy people. Why? Well, I get attached to things. This laptop has served me well over the years. A RAM upgrade and a fresh Windows 7 install has… Read more →

So I got my insurance renewal..

So it’s that time of year again when the car insurance renewal comes through. About this time two years ago I succumbed to the constant advertising from comparison websites such as Go Compare, Compare the Market and so on. After a few sweeps I found a really cheap quote with “Marks and Spencer Car Insurance”, which is just Budget Car… Read more →

The Friday newsletter

Every now and then I completely rip several links form the www.b3ta.com newsletter and dump them here. Here’s some excellent ones ! Paul Mckenna (y’know, the hypnotist) tells you have to have a good ‘ole Tommy Tank.. http://www.b3ta.com/links/Masturbation_with_Paul_Mckenna (Slightly NSFW, needs sound) Celebs photoshopped to have short legs. Weirdly pleasing.. http://snurl.com/goshortie Religious extremists attempt an anti-gay demo in San Francisco… Read more →

The Toyota recall panic – why?

There’s obviously a lot of news about the Toyota recall at the minute. Whilst it did raise a little smile when Toyota boss Akio Toyoda drove off in an Audi after apologising to customers (there’s reasons why he did this though), I’m perhaps not as worried about this as some. Now, this “sticky gas pedal syndrome” (as US readers would… Read more →

Epic fail…..

Fail… epic fail… This poor bank worker will no doubt have quite a bit of grief after looking at semi-naked images on his PC while a colleague does a live TV link up. You can see the actual interview below. Check the monitor next to the guys Read more →

A really stupid bad idea

You’ve really got to wonder what was going through the heads of the two men driving this car… “Hey, let’s take the car down by the canal” “Yeah, good plan. Then we’ll drive off the bank and onto the ice” “Brilliant idea!!!” Wait.. what was that? The two men managed to escape, but the Peugeot 406 is still sunk under… Read more →

The last word on the snow, I promise..

OK, a couple more things about the snow and then I promise I’ll be quiet. Firstly, why is it that perhaps the most expensive motorway in the UK (the local M6 Toll at 4.70 per trip) can only afford to grit two of the lanes whilst all the other public motorways have all lanes gritted? Secondly. How come people can’t… Read more →

Woaha, what did that weather forecaster say?

I shouldn’t laugh, and I know it’s childish but, whilst watching BBC Weather broadcaster Rob McElwee on the TV tonight he said.. err.. something in his weather forecast that made us laught. The video, which includes our cat and me and Emily laughing, was recorded after we wound it back… :) Link – YouTube.com Read more →

Snow. Panic. Stress. Panic. Stress. Panic.

Beware all. I’m about to rant. It’s snowing here in the UK. A lot. The snow brings out the worst in people. I was at the local supermarket last night. I’d driven through a bit of slush but customers in there were packing up trolleys as if the place was going to shut down for months. Then, after listening to… Read more →

The big snow panic – I’m getting annoyed now

I’m getting pretty pissed off with the level of panic due to the snow here in the UK. Here’s a news item that’s on the FRONT PAGE of the BBC News website. It’s a Boeing 737 that has “slid off the runway” at Prestwick airport in Glasgow. The actual truth (further down the story) is that it landed fine and,… Read more →

People are bonkers, part two

Ekk. Now I’m getting even more annoyed. Yes, following my previous blog post I’m now annoyed by something on the local news. I couldn’t really believe my ears, so I had to check the website and ….. yes it’s true. On Sunday the West Midlands Ambulance Service had over 3000 calls to 999. That’s 3000 in one day. It was… Read more →