Month: February 2008

Last night much of England experienced an earthquake. It was one of the biggest in 25 years and I … slept through it. Compared to certain parts of the world a 5.3 magnitude quake isn’t anything to worry about but… when I got to work this morning.. I noticed the damage that had occured. This is my exclusive picture, only… Read more →

Can it be ? Sunday night here in the UK and the worlds most talked-about site is currently offline. Link – YouTube.com Read more →

When it rains you’ll no doubt grab an umbrella. There’s a few problems with these things though – they’ll fly about in the wind, they bash into other people, other umbrellas and all manner of street furniture. Luckily… errm… yes.. I think that’s the right word.. Luckily the Nubrella is here, offering complete hands-free rain protection. Here’s a lovely lady… Read more →

It looks like a restaurant just around the corner from our house is trying a new type of customer service by putting this on their receipts. Joe Delucci’s, in Lichfield, are a bit embarrased about the whole thing, with owner Nigel Langsdon saying that the message had been meant to be seen only by kitchen staff and he didn’t know… Read more →

I’m a big fan of Nascar and I’ve been lucky enough to drive at over 160mph around the Daytona track in Florida. Just the other day the Daytona 500 2008 Sprint Cup took place. Although every camera seems to be sponsored in some way I love how the coverage concentrates on creating exciting TV, rather than just monitoring the exact… Read more →

If you’re based in the UK this will look fairly normal to start with, however it’s actually the USA and the guy is busy driving the wrong way. The cops take a rather… errmmm… unorthodox approach to stopping the runaway driver… I’d be surprised if the guy doesn’t sue the police for bodily harm though. ;) Lesson number 1 –… Read more →

Every time I mention Gemma Atkinson around here I get dozens of emails telling me off for posting pictures of semi-clad women. It’s a fair point, so I’ve been extremely careful when snipping this photo. Gemma is this week out promoting something. What it is I have no idea, but she’s wearing some pink basque and drinking Guiness. Top bird.… Read more →

A lot of people think the UK has changed in recent years. I used to live in Dudley and Wednesbury, and that’s changed beyond recognition since I was a small child. These towns have now become a multi-cultural melting pot and many people have varying opinions on the changes. Now the Defence Department here in the UK are starting to… Read more →

Viewers of Ashes to Ashes (“fire up the Quatro”) will love this bit of Police work :) Here’s the Police doing a early morning raid on a suspect as part of a drugs raid. The Police are trying to crack a 100m cocaine empire so, seeing that the 3m property was fortified, they decided to crash through the wall with… Read more →

See if you can spot what the bus driver did wrong. Link – Sky News Read more →

“Come on lads! I’ve found a way to get into the UK without being spotted! Hop inside this chemical tanker!” “A chemical tanker? Are you sure?” “Yeah, no problem. In you get.. don’t worry about the smell…. “ “Oh, I’m going dizzy..” Just what were these people thinking? Sure, I know they’re desperate, but climbing into a chemical tanker is… Read more →

Here’s my pancake. Today is Shrove Tuesday so me and Emily have had pancakes. I made one, which turned out like this. Not so great, but I still ate it :) Read more →

I’ve blogged about this before, but I’m going to do it again. It’s all about people who drive soft-top cars.. y’know, cabriolets. I can understand why they want to put the top down, it’s a major selling point and it gives you a new driving experience. Fantastic. I understand. But, why the heck are you taking the top down in… Read more →

This site is fantastic, I love doing it, but I do have a normal life too. I’ll usually blog about selected bits of my life that may seem partially interesting to you, the casual browser. So, you may be surprised that this blog post concentrates on….. Our new toilet seat. At the moment we’re trying to get our house finished.… Read more →

After all the severe weather warnings and news of road closures up in Scotland I decided to go outside and take a photo of the snow. There was a problem though.. No snow. No snow at all here, but then – I turned round and spotted enough snow to panic half the population of Britain on my bin. The snow… Read more →

Last week I slated Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares USA. The people editing the show have nearly ruined it, however this week I gave it one more shot – and, surprisingly, this week it’s much better. At the Seascape restaurant in New York Ramsay let rip into the dirty, lazy, greasy Chefs. Ramsay waded in and, in his usual style, told them… Read more →

Here’s a policeman who’ll probably be sat at home kicking himself right now. The officer was banned from driving, fined 400 and suspended from his job after giving a “thumbs up” to speed cameras.. with both hands. David Mayes was on his was to a 999 call doing around 70mph in a 40mph zone whilst doing this. I think the… Read more →