Month: July 2004

Preparing for Emergencies

I know I shouldn’t laugh.. It’s not very PC, but I thought I’d share this with you… Catch it while it’s online! The Government are issuing leaflets and doing a website to help prevent terrorists.. Real Government website – http://www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk Spoof website – http://www.preparingforemergencies.co.uk/ Related story – http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004350520,00.html I particularly like the “We must be prepared to deal with any… Read more →

Stop the world.. I wanna get off

Last night the bird was flicking around the various Holiday TV channels for the latest bargains. Anyone with Sky TV pretty much knows that after channel 600 you’re into QVC, “Bid Up TV” and “Shop TV” territory, which is bad… But then I stumbled upon channel 694.. It’s called “The Advert Channel” .. it shows 24 hour ……………..adverts… in fact,… Read more →

Go on, you know you want to !! :)

I don’t like doing this, but I gotta. In fact, I even had an email just saying, “What a top site! You should charge a membership fee!” Now, I’m not going to do that (‘cus I know how much I’d grumble if I was forced to pay!) :) However, this site is bloody pricey, plus I spent 4 hours replying… Read more →

Back from the Welsh hills…

So, I’m back from Wales. A beautiful country, but for some reason, I wish there was a big-ass motorway through the middle of it so I could get around quicker. :) Right. First of all, I have an axe to grind. What the FECK is going on with the Motorola MPx220 AGAIN ??! We ran a big front page story… Read more →

Araf!!! Araf!!!

I’m on temporary assignment this week in the land of sheep and hills Wales) but will still be online thanks to a Sierra Wireless data card and a pretty hefty GPRS bill :) Still, it’s not bad speed for GPRS. While I’m on the move, if you guys see anything I miss, gimme an email or hit the contact button… Read more →