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Dave's Rant

Okay, where should I start? There's just so many things that make me ANGRY. How about my Rant of the Week followed by a short list of things I don't like and then we'll see where we can go from there. So, before I get to my list how about ...

This weeks Rant

TV News

What is this obsession with illustrating news items by using special effects to make a simple 'powerpoint style' graphic out of something that appears within the camera frame. Yesterday I sat dumbfounded as I watched a lunchtime news reporter who explained away the budget using random road signs around London. He even used simple up and down 'street' direction signs to report on the state of the economy. Have we really become so stupid we have to have everything explained to us like children using banal graphics and simple, complementative (?) dialogue?  Come the revolution brother, come the revolution ...

Right, now that I've got that off my chest here's my ANGRY list... (in no particular order).

  • The overuse of the word 'Entrepreneur'. Aghhh! (I've just bitten the inside of my cheek)
  • ...and the same goes for the word 'Innovation' (sometimes)
  • Chewing Gum on Pavements
  • Any program on TV that has 'Celebrity' in the title.
  • Any program on TV that has 'comedy' in the title (it won't be funny!)
  • Hairdressers that ask you if you need some 'Product' on your hair. What the hell is Product anyway!

  • Rubbish PowerPoint Presentations (which means most of them!)

  • Those bloody insurance adverts with that dog thing called 'Churchill' on TV (Time for a cull?)

More spleen venting ...

Planning Regulations

I'm currently in the process of building a new house and I've just had to steer my way through all the new planning regulations. In particular, the new disablement access which now has to be built into every house. This is madness. It's the nanny state gone totally insane. I've absolutely nothing against disabled people, nor would I want to be perceived as being predjudiced against them in any way but... if we carry on bringing in more and more building regulations in the way that we are, we might just as well start designing the most boring buildings we can think of! For example, let's only build bungalows with one floor and single height internal floors. No steps allowed whatsoever and... let's make sure that the entire ground area is accessible to a turbo-charged, wide width wheelchair with wing mirrors. Everything in the house must be a standard height using standardised furniture and, of course, standardised colours (so as not to upset people with colour vision problems).

I have a bad back and it actually hurts me to stand at a conventional height work unit in the kitchen. I've suggested building something about 50mm higher which makes all the difference to me but guess what... apparently I'll be contravening design legislation. Aghhhh!  More to come on this!



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