I almost have to admire Dame Enda Kenny for sheer neck. “They [Anglo Irish Bank] show the contempt and the arrogance and the insolence of senior personnel working in that bank towards everybody, towards government, towards citizens, the impact on … Continue reading →
Once again they are going to introduce a postcode system here. I say ‘once again’ as this topic crops up fairly regularly. They tried before and each time it was abandoned for various reasons. Why is it that this time … Continue reading →
There seems to be a perception in the Great Wide World that retirement means boredom. I have lost count of the sites I have seen giving lists of activities for me to pursue while I wait for the Grim Reaper. … Continue reading →
OK. Ley’s see if I understand this correctly. They want to make it illegal to pay for sex….. … but a prostitute selling sexual services would not be committing an offence? They can sell, but no one can buy? That … Continue reading →
Maybe what I did was wrong? After all, the bloke was only trying to help. It may have been wrong, but it was fun. You see, I got a telephone call today. It was one of those Indian computer scammers … Continue reading →
I don’t know if anyone outside this country has been following the Anglo Tapes? These are recordings of phone calls between top bank executives, who are scheming and conniving together to bring about the plan that would eventually bankrupt this … Continue reading →
The first house I lived in had an outside toilet. There was an ordinary one upstairs, but the outside one was one of those old fashioned ones with a cistern up high with a chain that you pulled to flush. … Continue reading →
The Other Fella and I have been doing some work on the old Links Page. In order to keep the list to a manageable size, I only include sites that a) link to this siteb) are [*cough* *spit*] blogs [how … Continue reading →
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his … Continue reading →
Ireland is to ban all children under the age of 18. In a surprise announcement at a meeting in Luxembourg today, the Irish Minister for Health has stated that from July 1st, 2013 all children under the age of 18 … Continue reading →
