Month: September 2012

Bus Advert

You’ve heard of Mega Bus. Perhaps they should advertise their services like this Danish bus company called “Midttrafik”. If you stick the subtitles on (look for “CC”) it’ll make a bit more sense.. Epic.. Read more →

I’ve just told my son all about Star Fleet

This goes way back to the very early 1980’s. It was call “X Bomber” but here in the UK got known as “Star Fleet” with Brian May (he of Queen) releasing an album dedicated to it. The opening titles are epic. This was a fantastic programme (I’m going to put my fingers in my ears so that I can’t hear… Read more →

Broken down Porsche

We got held up this afternoon by a broken-down Porsche. That in itself should be enough to raise a small but smug smile on the faces of many, but as we drew closer I noticed that the bonnet was up… Anyone notice the problem with that? Trying to fix your broken-down car by popping the bonnet? On a rear-engined <… Read more →

Local newspaper fail

Where do we start with this photo? I mean really? The photographer must’ve turned up pissed. Sure, he’s got a nice shot of the ground, but what’s going on with the dogs? They’re bored, they’re walking off somewhere to the right.. Meanwhile, the girl on the right has her face obscured by one of the torches and.. hang on. What… Read more →

What’s my name?!

When I’m abroad no-one seems to get my name right. In previous years I’ve been known as “Lay” on Starbucks cups, but I’m particularly proud if this one. To be fair it was ordered over the phone, but when I went to collect it even they were a bit puzzled as to how they got it SO wrong. Read more →

Spotted on holiday

Just in case you can’t work out how large this bottle is, those on the left are the NORMAL large bottles that you see on the supermarket. The ones on the right are the kind of thing that’s normally mounted upside-down in pubs. Because many of us don’t have the ability to mount each bottle to our walls, they gave… Read more →

The sad passing of Terry Nutkins

The Really Wild Show was on during my childhood and, along with Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan, Terry Nutkins presented. He sadly passed away today at the age of 66 and loved animals all his life. He leaves 8 children (yes, 8!) Whilst this is a terribly sad day I must mention how fit Michaela Strachan still is, all these… Read more →

After 10 years of writing..

I have to admit that this is my finest work to date. Sure, you may think that it took just minutes to do, but there was blood, sweat and tears poured into that my friend.. If serious broadsheets like The Telegraph or The Times are listening, I’m heading your way… Link – Serious Adobe Flash Article Read more →

Morrisons have gone a bit space age

The local Morrisons have got themselves a … thing in their produce aisle. It seems to spray mist all over the vegetables. It all looks a bit space age if I’m honest. The people of Stoke-on-Trent seemed to ignore the fresh veg though, as the oatcakes were on special offer :) Read more →

Virgin manage to hold up West Coast decision

I’m quite a fan of Virgin trains. They run well, quickly and of you get a good ticket then they’re pretty cheap too. The recent decision to give the contract for the West Coast Mainline to First Group raised more than a few eye-brows. First Group bid very highly and seemed to guarantee a massive kick-back to the Govenment. One… Read more →

Solar power in the UK.. It confuses me

There’s a number of properties getting solar panels in our area. I’m assuming that they produce electricity which gets used in the home and it seems to be increasingly popular since the Government started pushing it. In Cyprus they also have solar panels, but these appear to produce hot water instead of electric. The tanks on top appear to store… Read more →