You’re all driving me round the bend. I go to Tesco, I’ve got a Clubcard. I go to Morrisons, I keep getting vouchers spitting out from the self-serve till. In Asda I get more vouchers if there’s a difference in price elsewhere. I don’t want ruddy vouchers. I don’t want points. I don’t want little leaflets with some demented “weekly… Read more →
Month: May 2014
Sorry America, but it has to be said
The shootings, the killings, they’ll happen again. It’s a sad and regular event that the rest of the world doesn’t fully understand unfortunately. Sure, many other countries have stuff happening that others don’t understand (stonings in Pakistan that seem to be explained away as a way to settle family disagreements for example, but The Onion Read more →
UKIP and Europe
A number of points that I think we should remember following the big UKIP gains in the European elections. Firstly, the turnout at the polls was pretty rubbish – some 33%. If we had some sort of secure internet or text voting then I’m sure a lot more people would have turned up. Let’s not forget.. 1 – If people… Read more →
The Sound of the Police
Two officers have been given “words of advice” after playing this rap song on their PA system. A spokesman said that they’d used the system “inappropriately”. Personally I’ve got massive respect for them doing this. Fair play :) http://youtu.be/SxVIfK57_ys Read more →
Yellow ribbons around Burntwood
Before Stephen Sutton even died we started seeing yellow ribbons around our town. Nobody really knows how it started, and many weren’t sure why they had started appearing, let alone why the ribbons were yellow. They were in fact a sign of support, a way of showing you’d donated perhaps. Now, since the sad passing of Stephen, pretty much everyone… Read more →
Love is the answer
Stop buying stuff! Err.. ideal for the Bank Holiday ;) Read more →
UberFacts has been hacked
I’m never a big fan of the term “hacked” when someone has just guessed a password, but either way the @UberFacts Twitter account has been taken. The proper owner, called Kris, now seems to be engaging with the hacker and telling him that he feels sorry as he, “doesn’t know what’s coming to him” and will “pay for every tweet”.… Read more →
Check out the size of my instrument
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A remarkable guy
This is Stephen Sutton. He sadly died recently but made a massive impact on people outside of our village. I say “our” because Stephen lived in Burntwood, where I also live. I am, like everyone in the local area, immensely proud of everything he achieved and continues to do so. Yellow ribbons still hang around Burntwood and his memory will… Read more →
What happened with that whole npower thing?
You may remember that I had a problem with npower. The issue, I can now say, is resolved. The original problem was bad enough, but then the resulting customer service was simply shocking. Phone lines with far too few staff, complaints teams who don’t call back when they promise and, when a letter is sent out, it’s via second-class post… Read more →
How the Daily Mail should look
This page has turned those idiotic Daily Mail stories into what they really are – non-stories… Here’s a few.. Read more →
Be The Best
The music on this advert kicks some serious bottom. Well done to whoever is behind it. Royally good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOhvjBwuix4 Read more →
Get your knob out
You get the sense that the BBC reporter enjoyed writing this. “He tossed his knob” and the “knob painting” lines are the best. It’s all about an event where they generally muck about with a locally made biscuit. Who knew eh? More here, but I do like … …and… Read more →
Don’t just be like everyone else
Be this guy. These pianos are dotted around some public areas to encourage more music to be played. Check this out.. Amazing.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0nDhQEIdSQ Read more →