Went to post a parcel yesterday only to discover that the Post Office has closed down! No notice, but brown paper inside …
Twitter telling me the Sûreté are after me?
Tried to visit the tracklogs website last week, only to find that it no longer exists: domain still registered with 1&1 till …
Having watched Dean Read’s vlog of the Pennine Way 2019, I’m having a rethink about the glories of doing the Pennine Way. …
Well, What3words did seem like a great idea, but it’s proprietary and I’m not comfortable with that or their marketing strategy. So, …
Having plumped for Tracklogs and discounted Memory Map, I realised it would still be nice to have OS25 maps for the whole …
After a couple of weeks using Tracklogs, I’m happy with it. I haven’t gone for the full OS25 set yet because (a) …
After many years of relying on “a version” of Memory Map for plotting walk routes, I’m venturing into new territory. Richard has …
Almost 4 weeks since I could be bothered to cut the lawns, and the back one has rapidly turned into a meadow! …
Used 1stchoice1stclass taxis to get to Manchester for the first time. Very professional service all the way from the booking phone call, …
With the world increasingly being governed by the incompetent and downright thick, I was wishing there were a word for this. And …
Just been looking at the notes we were given for the school trip to Paris in 1964. It seems that the French …
What a week for the Premier League! All four finalists in the Champions and Europa League are English clubs: Liverpool v Spurs; …
Must say, I’ve been impressed by the quality of reporting of the two Champions League semi-finals by the New York Times (apart …
After being (undeservedly) beaten 3-0 by Barcelona last Wednesday, the impossible has happened: a comeback greater than that in Istanbul in 2005 …
Wow – actually had a tweet “liked” by Private Eye! In response to their “Private Eye is £34 for 26 issues and …
Sheffield United 2 Ipswich Town 0 – and the mighty Blades are on their way to the Premiership! Unless, of course, Leeds …
There seems to be an unusually high number of ladybirds around this year. Which is nice. Always a welcome sight.
Had no idea of the best place to change our excess $US back to £GB, but a quick google (or should I …
Saw this recommendation in the latest edition of Webuser magazine. And misread it as Porno Timer… Now there’s an opportunity for a …
Having been a long-time fan of Irfanview, I decided to give Faststone another look. It seems just as fast as Irfanview, has …
I’d heard previously about HP’s Instant Ink scheme, and thought that, although it made life easier, it probably worked out expensive because …
Had to call Logitravel today as we still haven’t received the tickets for the ship. And what an exercise in absurdity. You …
…and Customer Support, bloody Customer Support. The Canon printer came back with the U052 error again yesterday, and, after an hour’s cleaning, …