Soopahdoopahquick
Openreach are delivering FTTP and tell us our new broadband speed, when connected, will be 1Gb/s down and 220Mb/s upload (depending on which tariff and
We went to Wales!
Well OK, as a headline this isn’t terribly unusual, but we went to Lampeter, home of University of Wales, Trinity St David’s, which is where
Tempest series info
OK, so. I have been busy. Or at least I think I’ve been busy. On the writing front the manuscript for book #4 (the final
Vauxhall 2
A quick recap, or you could read the whole of part one here. A couple of weeks ago my neighbour accidentally clunked the front of
Home Alone (not)
I’m the only human in the house this weekend. The 18yo is moving in to student accommodation at the University of Wales and that means
That time of the year again
The Insignia’s MOT, Service and insurance are all hitting the wire in the next 30 days. MOT and insurance costs are mitigated by using the
The big breakfast
A couple of days ago Young Masher and I finally had our occasional ‘meet up for a brew, a chew, and a (insert rhyming word
Smart? Meter?
Our energy supplier (Ovo) has been writing letters and calling me, telling me that we need to get a smart meter installed because the radio
The results are in!
Yesterday morning the 18yo was at her sixth-form place of education bright and early to collect her A-Level results. I’m so pleased to be able
Safety thirst
While I sit here sipping a delicious hot chocolate (I don’t know how she does it, but my good lady wife her indoors makes better
You know you should reboot your router when…
Before: After:
A big day out
Yesterday we went to Newark Book Festival.
Independence Day
Today is the 4th of July so I thought I’d take a few moments to have a little trip through some of the more notable
Comments test
To determine how long the comments remain open when actually set to close 22 days after 11th June 2024
Golden people!
‘Just a pile of old gold I haven’t used in ages.’ These were the words of a woman featured in an advert on commercial radio.
Exciting day!
Keep reading, you may think this is dull, but it gets very exciting! But be warned, I mean this gets very exciting. Saturday’s forecast promised
Shooboots/Shoets/whatever
I’m aware that walking boots have been through a significant amount of change over the last few decades. When I was a whippersnapper, walking boots
Pets At Home (again)
I’m determined to give Pets At Home my money. They have a product that we buy a lot of. They have a good price for
Caravan plumbing (again)
Well, the bathroom mixer tap failed again. I say again, but the last time it failed was last year. I bought a new one after
Dun a runner
One of the lovely things about the place we stayed in the Mysterious East is it’s tremendously dog friendly. The caravan CL (certified location) is
Battery=flat
The NWCC sailing club has it’s annual shakedown cruise on Easter Saturday (that’s the day after Good Friday and before Easter Sunday. The shakedown is
Connections
I’m not normally given to big introspections (is that the right word), but lately I’ve been thinking about what I’ve lost, rather than what I’ve
Insurance Ninja
0344 381 7540 Insurance Nina For the last two years I’ve had the Ninja insured with Kawasaki Insurance. They were (two years ago) the cheapest
Just a light trim?
On yesterday afternoon’s dogwalk, we came across one of the local arboralicologists arborolists tree-cutters doing their thing. The pair of large fir trees that stand
The Doctor is out
I had a cold, did I mention this? Oh yes, I see I did, about five and a bit weeks ago. Well, anyway. The cold
Filthy rich and dogflap*
I’ve just ordered a dogflap. This is the third one I’ve ordered (and will have fitted) in three and a half years. The dogs keep
It’s a sign!
I hang around in some of the dustier, less fashionable corners of the Internet because it’s there that one occasionally finds gold. That’s a great
Beware of the Leopard
There are words and phrases that my mind (and maybe yours too) just sucks up and stores in a special place for future use. That
Dad music?
Dire Straits (not dire straits, that’s something else). They seem to have been around for a hundred years or thereabouts. I can’t remember what the
Guilty pleasure
I subscribe to a couple of YouTube driving channels. Exposed UK Dash Cams Compilation 12 is the latest to roll into my inbox. I particularly
Robbing barstewards
Pet insurance. It’s one of those things you’ve just got to have. Mavis recently had treatment from our regular vet followed by a night in
Blogathon 29/24: Last one
And now the end is here, and so I face that final curtain. My friend I’ll make it clear, I’ll state my case, of which
Blogathon 28/24: Not going blind!
On Sunday I had my two-yearly eye test. I went to the Boots optician in West Bridgford because I used to work for Boots and
Blogathon 27/24: Stats!
Well, the period of advertising is over and the count is in. FB provides some good stats and can convert advertising stats into a variety
Blogathon 26/24: Uncertainty!
Sometimes I have left-over meals for lunch. Chickenish leftovers, for example. It might be a bowl of (formerly) fried chicken, herbs, spices, and pasta waiting
Blogathon 25/24: Fencing!
Our neighbours are preparing their house ‘for the market’. They’ve had work done inside and are almost complete on having work done outside. The outside
Blogathon 24/24: How many?
Yesterday morning Ken Bruce spoke to a listener on Greatest Tits Radio who had been to see Mamma Mia The Musical fifty-six times. That stopped
Blogathon 23/24: TIL/on ice
Today I learned that (one of) the local estate agents will accept a commission to sell your house, pop round, take internal and external photos
Blogathon 22/24: Break
I have been doing a lot of thinking recently. I do a lot of thinking normally, but recently I have been doing a lot more
Blogathon 21/24: Spam fritters
Although the Internet is full of spam, Facebook seems to be fuller. I have an author profile on FB which is there solely to talk
Blogathon 20/24: Book find!
I meant to blog about this one a few months ago but, you know… We went to Hay-on-Wye (not Hay-oh-Why, that’s a place that doesn’t