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Last night I had a bit of a rude awakening. I woke up to hear some banging in our kitchen downstairs. Presuming it was the cat knocking something over I checked the time – it was 4.30. I was about to roll over and get back to sleep when I realised that the cat was actually curled up on our… Read more →

Sorry in advance to everyone who drives a 4×4 / SUV / large vehicle but, after getting stuck behind one of these things SLOWING DOWN TO 15MPH to go over speed-humps yesterday, I have a new-found hatred of them.. Link – Nissan Advert (Adam Buxton version) Read more →

Here’s a couple of vids I just had to show you. I don’t know quite why I like them so much, they just made me laugh out loud. They’re both from the Lord Mayors Parade in London this last weekend. It’s basically a bit of pomp and ceremony to welcome the Lord Mayor. Anyhoo, the BBC covered it and sent… Read more →

In Cannock the big Christmas light switch-on has taken place, but it’s not in the town, oh no. Locals may be aware of a certain lady who’s a massive Elvis fan. She lives on the road going from Stafford to Cannock and many will know about her Elvis Presley gates and cars on her drive. The Beeb decided to cover… Read more →

Well, I was fortunate / unfortunate enough to watch “I’m a Celebrity… Get me out of here !” tonight. I’ve got some alternative titles for this show.. “I’m apparently a celebrity, although you’ve no real idea who I am.” ..or perhaps.. “I’m a celebrity who’s desperately in need of a career.” ..or maybe.. “I’m a celebrity, please call the premium… Read more →

After paying a visit to Cheshire Oaks on Saturday I ended up strolling into Carphone Warehouse. The iPhone was on display with eager members of staff leaping on anyone showing an interest in the phone. It was busy, but it was far from the rugby-scrum I’d expected for a Saturday morning, especially as this was the first full day it’d… Read more →

A while back I blogged about a dangerous section of the community who choose to stick their satnav / phone holder slap-bang in the middle of their vision whilst driving. Last night I saw this lady. Although the picture isn’t great you should just be able to see the light from the TomTom – it was stuck on the window… Read more →

Here’s a couple of great news stories I’ve just stumbled on. The first one is pretty funny, especially when you consider that the mother of this lad organised the whole deal. I doubt it’ll be a birthday this schoolboy will ever forget! Meanwhile, there’s a lady down south driving around with her dog all the time, just so that the… Read more →

It’s official. One US dollar is worth just 47p. Blimey! It’s getting daft now. 1 will get you nearly $2.11. If the dollar tumbles any further I’m going to buy a ticket to New York and do all my Christmas shopping there! Hmm.. 200 to get to New York and back, cheap hotel, a weekend in New York and pretty… Read more →

Mighty forum moderator Spook has just sent me this link to a great new advert for Hampshire Police. The police do a fantastic job, but I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw this picture. I think someone should’ve thought about the exhaust… This is a real shot, because you can see the bus artwork on the Hampshire Police website.… Read more →

OK, I’ll admit it. I am on facebook. So, it would seem, are a lot of my friends. However, I have a confession. I fupping well hate it. Every time I receive a friend request through the email I log in and find that I’ve either been invited to some online game, group or meeting within the site. I also… Read more →

I’ve got to give ten points to the owner of this Smart car. With road tax going up and the pressure of green issues all too apparent there’s more and more smaller cars on the road. Whilst we were out in Lichfield yesterday the owner of this one made use of a space which was too small for normal cars… Read more →

Another YouTube moment for you, direct from Channel 4 news. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia controls almost a quarter of the worlds oil, so he perhaps has quite a few similarities with Darth Vader. A lot of news channels brushed over this, but this is what happened when he visited the UK (and the Queen) just the other day… Link… Read more →

All the way through this video I sat with an extremely puzzled look on my face. I love it though, especially the fact that it really forces the point by being 7 minutes long. Plus, of course, there’s the fact that four guys are in the middle of India dancing like absolute nutters, complete with white gloves and faces –… Read more →

Yes, yes, yes. I know you can turn the “User Account Control” in Vista but, for those of us that are aware what we’re clicking on, it’s just another thing to disable, edit or tweak after an install of the spanky new Operating System. Annoying it definitely is, and guess who’s all ready to jump on this from a great… Read more →

Remember that blog post from yesterday? Well, it turns out that someone else took a photo of the police car in question. The shot made the local newspaper, the Burton Mail. As usual with local rags the article is bit biased and takes the side of the parking attendant (eh?!)… Thanks Ant! Read more →

Here’s a photo my mate MMS’d me today. I’m not entirely sure what town he was in when he snapped it, but there’s definitely something amiss. Can you spot it ? Look closer…. Doah! Read more →

I’m not exactly up to speed with this whole postal strike situation. My post has only just started arriving before noon, so I’m not quite sure what’s happening now. Either way, here’s a great image from b3ta.com by monkeon that explains what’s happening here in England. It’s such a shame that all our bills come in through direct debit :( Read more →

I’ve gotta love the local newspaper. It’s come through yet again with another classic story. Meet Ace. Yes, Ace. His name is Ace. His mom, called Teresa Street (yes, that makes him Ace Street) is upset because his local school has refused to teach him whilst his hair looks like this. Actually, this is how it looks now, because Teresa… Read more →

I heard this on the news this morning. It involves an RAF jet which, whilst on a training exercise, accidentally dropped a bomb. Don’t worry though, because it wasn’t a real bomb. It was a 14Kg lump of concrete and it fell “somewhere near Nothumberland”. A spokesman for the RAF said… “Even if the practice bomb survived the fall, we… Read more →

Here’s another reason why I’m perhaps not the biggest fan of the beautiful game. It’s up to you – was this goalkeeper play-acting when a fan “attacked” him last night? Or was it a serious injury ? You decide, check the video over at Sky News and watch the slow-mo replay. It reminds me of two 5-year-olds having an argument… Read more →

It’s gonna be a busy night on Sunday as power stations all over the UK crank up to full power for the start of another Top Gear series. Get your generic hard disk recording device set now, because 8PM Sunday (and the repeat on Wednesdays at 7PM if you miss it) marks the beginning of possibly the best TV series… Read more →