Category Archives: COVID

Life in a pandemic

Don’t Panic

I started to imagine Corporal Nicola running in circles shouting “Don’t panic, Captain Boris!!!!”. My fence is coming tomorrow, should I used it instead to barricade my door? Just how much trouble are we in? Truth is the facts tell … Continue reading

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Cheering on the street fight

I’ve watched several of the fly on the wall documentaries about police on duty. Several of them show the Friday or Saturday night town centre work. The sort of thing that has not been happening recently – crowds of drunks … Continue reading

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Double booking an oven

Big day tomorrow. About a month ago my kitchen circuit went pop. Something had gone. I tried everything (amazing how many things were plugged in). It turned out to be my oven (I only finally discovered that after I ended … Continue reading

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Woke racism

It was interesting seeing the complaints about the Home Office raid in Glasgow. So many of the comments I saw talked about how terrible it was to carry this out during Eid. Imagine – detaining two Indian guys on such … Continue reading

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The cost of separation

Finally I managed to get the data on the effect of BREXIT on my work. Because of the way work is structured I effectively lose only 2.5% of my earnings. Bigger companies lose less. Not bad really, I could have … Continue reading

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Fancy a coffee?

I like a nice lunchtime walk. Refreshing myself mid-day. I forgot yesterday that indoors was opening. I was really interested to see how many people had decided to meet up for coffee indoors. What surprised me more was that there … Continue reading

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Too good to be true

I see a lot of people are signing up to see Nigel Farage in the USA. Quite a cool idea – set up a series of events with free tickets. Design the event to attract a specific target group. Hey … Continue reading

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The benefits of non-PC

James Michael Aloysius Bradford – not a name you might recognise. Stage name Jimmy Nail – best known as Oz in Auf Wiedersehen Pet. It has been repeated on Saturdays recently. The final Cuban episode was shown this weekend. One … Continue reading

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Looking like a dog

I saw it in a cartoon a long time ago – people grow to look like their dogs. It made me look. I’ve always been surprised how similar a lot of dog owners are to their dogs. Of course what … Continue reading

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It isn’t just about carbon emissions

The flags are waving about our climate emergency. It needs to be top priority – focus on it. But sustainable development covers much more than that. Have a look at this map. This shows the areas of the UK where … Continue reading

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