Month: April 2007

Emily mentioned this video the other night. I’d gone out to the pub and Emily was at home doing the ironing (believe me, this doesn’t happen too often) :) She mentioned that a video for “Sunblock” had been on TV which seemed to be a little more than just “risque”. For those that don’t know, here in the UK there’s… Read more →

I’ll be honest with you guys here and admit that I’m not a bit football fan. I’m a proud Englishman and somehow I always get a rumbling in my loins when England play, however I’m not overly enthused by the normal weekly games. Football – or “soccer” as my American mates would call it – doesn’t “do” anything for me… Read more →

I need to tell you guys about a horrible experience. It’s something that I hope no-one will ever have to face. It’s hard for me to put this into words, but I’ll try.. The other night we were watching TV. It was a normal evening and we were both sat on the sofa chilling out… but then, it happened. Emily… Read more →

This week Emily has been down in London so I’ve been doing all the house stuff. This popped through the door the other day. It’s one of those “sorry you were out” cards from the local meter reader. This I expected because with Emily away, the house has been empty. However, what I didn’t expect was the scribbled note at… Read more →

Oh dear, things aren’t going too well for Vista. I’ve tried it and yes – it works well. It’s just a pity that most of my accessories fail to work with it. Webcams, scanners, printers – everything I have fails to work with it and even the latest drivers only make it work to a degree. In the end I… Read more →

If you’re of a nervous disposition you may want to close this blog post. The clip below features a horrible and disgusting scene. I’m having difficulty saying what’s involved in this video… it’s a public example of beer being ….. SPILT… I know, I know… Anyone worth their salt will have easily kept the beer upright and undamaged, but this… Read more →

Imagine you’re a firefighter called to the scene of an illegal weed plantation. How would you reply to local TV reporters who come to interview you ? Growing and using drugs is dangerous kids.. Nothing above? Click here instead Read more →

This, ladies and gentlemen, is my old car. I took this photo at work a few years ago when I intended to sell the car. After leaving college I continued working at a local supermarket until I landed a job doing IT contracting. Unfortunately my clapped-out Peugeot 205 GTI wasn’t going to cope with the motorway miles necessary for the… Read more →

A few weeks ago Top Gear aired the last episode in the series. The continuity announcer then stated said that the show would be back in the summer. Unfortunately Jeremy Clarkson didn’t agree, saying.. “The BBC say Top Gear will be back in the summer. I can tell you right now that it won’t be.” Immediate controversy ensued with people… Read more →

My blog is usually a mad mix of my personal life plus interesting videos and links I find. Lately it’s been the latter, and today I found a site called NetVibes.com. It lets you instantly create your own customised home page and, although you may compare it to the Google equivalent, it makes the customization process so damned easy it’s… Read more →

Imagine you’re driving down the motorway when suddenly a huge sewer overflows. Now, this isn’t just a bit of water running across the motorway – this is a huuuuuuuge explosion of brown, turd-ilicious richness. It’s so forceful that the huge metal cover holding the poo down flies into the air and drops right into your lane… then you crash right… Read more →

Many have asked why it took so long for the police to find or attempt to stop the gunman at Virginia Tech. Perhaps this is why … Read more →

Those pesky kids and their mini motorbikes cause a real nuisance, so it’s good to see that the cops have started seizing them. Unfortunately this female officer decided to try one out back in the cop station… Can’t see the above? Try this link instead Read more →

Another school in the USA and yet more shootings. It’s disgusting to say this, but this is getting repetitive and all too familiar. Unfortunately nothing, absolutely nothing, will change. Gun law in the USA will not change and the 31 people to die will just become another statistic. The present administration in the USA have let the ban on automatic… Read more →

I need your help with a decision. This site has grown massively over the last few years and my own personal blog has ran within the site for a long time. Due to the size of the blog and the..err…. “non professional” nature of it, I’m thinking of moving it to a separate domain – GearsBlog.com. This is still work… Read more →

Insane… I really don’t know what the hell these people were thinking.. unless, perhaps, it’s a spoof. Surely if someone did steal the car, there’s going to be a huge pile-up on the motorway when the thieves battle against the wobbly steering system.. ? Nuts… Link – biertijd.com Read more →

Graffiti is a bad. We don’t approve. However, this image (robbed from the b3ta.com newsletter) shows some pretty funny and inventive graffiti.. :) Read more →

I’m liking this fella. The driver of this Merc was getting increasingly frustrated with his mobile network, SK Telecom. They’d failed to get his phone working after 16 calls to the support desk and 2 visits to an SK Telecom shop. When he took the matter further a head office employee suggested he replace it with a new model because… Read more →

This is our cat. I’ve probably not told you about the cat. She’s called Poppy. When we decided to have a cat we did the same thing most people do – we looked in the local paper, visited pet shops, local breeders and rescue centres. In the end we went to the RSPCA and found our local branch to look… Read more →

This morning I was driving to work. It was another sunny day here in Staffordshire. The weather forecaster promised a bright sunny day and it definitely turned out that way. This morning, though, it wasn’t too warm. It was a little after 8AM (late again!) and it was 10 degrees celcius. Look, I even took a photo to prove it…… Read more →

Now this, my friends, is a bit amazing. The French are famous for a few things, but their trains in particular tend to be known around Europe for their speed and reliability. The French TGV trains have been operating since 1981 and regularly reach speeds of almost 200mph. Something that was perhaps brushed over by the press here in the… Read more →

I mentioned the fact that we have put our house up for sale recently. The whole saga is proving stressful and annoying so far – I’ll probably tell you more about it when everything is signed and sealed. Yesterday Emily was at work, and (strictly speaking) so was I, although – with my trusty Windows Mobile SPV M3100 – I… Read more →