Old
I really hate weather presenters misusing the word ‘old’! Why do they do it? “It’s been a chilly old night and it’s going to be a blustery old day”. Foggy old…, muggy old…, stormy old…, showery old…, frosty old… Stop…
Category Rants
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…
Sports Exhausts – why they really blow
Or, Yes, I do drive a Vauxhall Corsa and I do have an enormous arsehole. Like many communities around the globe, our wee home town’s early Friday and Saturday mornings are a-throb with the booming cry of adolescent car drivers’…
iPod therefore I am
My iPod Touch is my constant companion – I may not not use an Apple desktop but I have been hugely impressed by the way the Touch helps me stay connected. Apple are clearly in a class of their own…
My First Rant
Massive Or rather, the overuse of the word MASSIVE. For some strange reason, this word seems to have creeped into almost every area of public life. During the course of a normal day I hear it from my kids, from…
Bl**dy DVD Players!
Technology is an amazing thing, and the DVD disc and player a fine demonstration of where it can go right, and so dreadfully wrong, at the same time. In principle the DVD player is a huge advance over clunky, fragile…