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A statement from Chancellor Alistair Darling today reads… “Yes, inflation has just jumped up. Yes, food prices have gone through the roof and petrol now costs more than the Millenium Dome. We, your Government, are aware of this. We know that your gas is delivered in gold-plated pipes and people are starting to use candles to avoid big electric bills.… Read more →

Tskk… how rude. Who’d have thought those soldiers would get so excited about meeting the Queen eh? ;) Link – YouTube Read more →

I ‘ve just gone to get fuel from my local Morrisons. There’s several hundred muppets panicing about the proposed strike by Shell tanker drivers. Now, if they had any brain cells to rub together they might realise that the strike is ONLY GOING TO AFFECT STATIONS SERVED BY SHELL TANKERS and no-one else, but they appear to think that this… Read more →

I bought this as a birthday present to myself recently and I must admit it’s bloody brilliant. I’ve had a digital radio in the past and, like terrestrial digital TV, it can be difficult to get the full range of services unless you’ve got a big aerial or you’re close to the transmitter. This is the Logik IR100 Internet Radio… Read more →

We saw this …umm.. mobility vehicle parked up outside one of the many pubs in Lichfield on Saturday. I’ve gotta give it to the guy. It’s his 70th birthday (check the balloon hanging off the top) and he’s driven down to the boozer to celebrate. Here’s hoping I can do something similar when I’m that age :) I doubt the… Read more →

Whilst browsing around eBay last night I stumbled across this rather interesting description. I think I’ve been enlightened. This is an all-new use of the English language that I’ve never seen before. eBay is a prime example of a site that gets used by “normal people” who perhaps haven’t reached the level of geek-dom some of us have. These are… Read more →

This is what happened last night when the MySQL database server failed. Oppsey.. Lesson number 1 – don’t fiddle with live data! At least I backed it up, but what I was trying to do should’ve been tested out first. :( Read more →

Road tax will be going up and up over the next few years as the “bands” get adjusted and bigger cars get penalised more. Put your car into this calculation tool and see how much you’ll pay for tax this year, next year and the year after! Mine will be 430 in just two years time. It kinda puts my… Read more →

Another 70 ($140) of petrol goes in and we’re still doing nothing about it. Sure, everyone is feeling the “pinch” but with gas and electric prices rumoured to increase yet again, I think it’s getting to the point where simply getting to work and back, eating food and trying to keep warm in your own home is costing more than… Read more →

Right, I’ve had enough of this guy now. It’s time to get your coat Mr Brown. You’re barred. “We’re listening, we’re listening”, says the Prime Minister. …meanwhile average hard-working people are having to re-mortgage their homes just to get a weeks worth of shopping in. Read more →

Yay. Firefox 3 RC 1 is now available to download. I’ve just installed it and it’s removed version 2 completely. It’s fast. Really, really fast. Finally, Firefox loads from the desktop in just 2 seconds! That’s way faster than any Firefox I’ve ever seen before! It renders pages like lightening. Seriously, if you ever think that a site is running… Read more →

So, another busy weekend is over. We managed to get quite a bit of stuff done – our fireplace is back in and we’ve cleaned the driveway and done lots of gardening. On Saturday we were getting a few well deserved minutes rest on the sofa when, suddenly, Em’s car alarm went off. This was strange, especially when it was… Read more →

I had just have to link to this video. It covers the rather strange views of residents in West Virginia on the Presidential Elections in the USA. The idiotic, insane and crazy views are just jaw-droppingly unbelievable. The two women in the coffee shop are perhaps worse, with one saying that Barack Obama isn’t an American. When challenged by the… Read more →

Poor old Victoria Beckham has decided to peddle more ove her over-priced jeans. Bad times. She has, however, decided to give up music, so we don’t have to suffer her synthesized cat-like screaching any more. Good times. Link – Sky News Read more →

You’ve got to hand it to George Bush. He’s possibly the stupidest idiot alive. It’s a good job he’s not in charge of a country, else there’d be serious problems. In a recent interview he revealed that he’s given up golf in order to support the troops in Iraq. Yep, in a chat with political newspaper “Politico” and Yahoo, he… Read more →

Wanna learn all about the UFO signtings here in the UK? The Government have released even more information online for you to digest. Click here to get PDF’s detailing signtings, abductions and more! :) Link – nationalarchives.gov.uk Read more →

Good grief, the Government have actually done something right! :) Wembley (a football stadium in London) recently got knocked flat and a spanky new stadium has been built – imaginatively named the “New Wembley Stadium”. The rubble from the demolition had to go somewhere, so the trucks (60,000 of them, to be precise) went and dumped it all next to… Read more →

At last! Sky TV have updated their internet TV listings. It’s about time, but it’s still pretty hidden from the main sky.com page. Why does it take so many clicks for customers to get to this? Anyway, I love it – a site that actually works – it’ll let you remote record (which is great for setting stuff to record… Read more →

Ber-lumey. Has it really been that long since I posted last ? Yes indeed it has, so here’s some mad loon doing a rather respectable job of dancing along to Rick Astley – ala the Rick Astley video (here’s the original if you want to compare). It’s strange what people do with their free time.. :) Read more →

This is very good. Sure, I’m on Facebook, but it’s not like “real life” is it ? I mean, you probably wouldn’t go to the pub with everyone on Facebook every day would you? However, what if Facebook was real – what if everyone tried to communicate the Facebook way? Perhaps this would happen.. Link – YouTube.com Read more →

Here’s the receipt for the tank of fuel I put in this morning. It’s actually 2 CHEAPER than it should’ve been because I had a voucher to save 2p on every litre. I’m going to have to start looking at a Diesel motor soon, especially as I do mostly “extra urban” (motorway) journeys. My car is doing roughly 36mpg, but… Read more →

Right, I’ve got to blog this. It’s just wrong. So, so wrong. Am I weird for thinking it’s wrong? Well, let me tell you about what just happened. Perhaps you will agree. Today I’m in an office building. There’s lots of companies inside and it’s all very posh. However, I’ve just gone to the gents toilets and something just plain… Read more →