Posts about Life

I come from Hyde. Does this mean I’m in a coma?

Published on 29 September 2007 in , ,

I know, I know. I'm about twenty years behind everyone else. For whatever reason, I didn't watch Life On Mars when it was first broadcast. In fact it completely passed me by until series two started being promoted. And it looked tempting, but I didn't want to come into it mid way through.

Britain still imperial

Published on 11 September 2007 in , ,

Is a hundred years after it was first mooted, enough time to wait for us to finally go totally metric?

And they wonder why we don’t like post offices

Published on 15 July 2007 in ,

Last year I successfully managed to order about £200 worth of Norwegian Krone via the Post Office website, and then pick it up at the Post Office branch in the building next door to where I work. This year I can't order anything online to pick up anything at the very same branch...

Constant Craving

Published on 23 June 2007 in , , ,

One of the few reasons I continue to tolerate a lengthy commute to White City every morning, is that it gives me plenty of time to read - something I confess to rarely doing at home.

Don’t want to ‘alarm’ you…

Published on 14 May 2007 in , ,

As we wheeled our suitcases back towards our little house after spending time up north at Christmas, I suddenly realised something about the area we live in. To make sure, I looked up and down the street. Yep, I was right. There was something distinctly missing from almost every house. A burglar alarm.

Life Sucks!

Published on 1 May 2007 in ,

For some reason, being off work ill makes me do the funniest of things.

Hello again

Published on 16 April 2007 in , ,

I wonder how many blog posts out there start with some mutterings about the poster being sorry about the lack of posts, and that they've been a bit busy of late with all manner of exciting or maybe dull things.

Keep TalkTalking – There’s No Bill!

Published on 12 March 2007 in ,

I was having a ponder the other day and realised I hadn't had a phone bill for some time. Well, about four months. This is actually quite odd as it used to be every month. So I headed off to my phone supplier to see if I could spot anything odd.