My little getaway
Last week John Mallon wrote about his Renault 4. My first car was an Austin Mini. I bought it from some acquaintance of my parents back in the early seventies, and to say it was in shit order was giving … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: water
Respect
You may wonder why I refer to our illustrious rulers as the "gubmint"? it is quite simple really. I hold them in such deep contempt that to use the word "government" is to afford them a level of respect which … Continue reading →
Behind the scenes
Quite a lot goes on in this site that you will never see. Hopefully. I suppose you all think it's just a question of rolling out of bed, bashing a few keys and then fucking off to do my day's … Continue reading →
Preparing for an ice age
I have never believed in this man-made global warming shit. From the start, logic alone told me that the influence that man has on the climate is miniscule at best. It's like a supertanker's cat being afraid to go near … Continue reading →
Where failure is a resounding success
I have been following the saga of Irish Water with what you might call disinterested interest. As it lurches from crisis to crisis, all the time tripping over its own incompetence it was become one of the greatest car-crash ventures … Continue reading →
Good foundations
There was an auction this time fifty years ago. I wasn't at it but my father was. The bidding was brisk and soon rose to £900 [offered by the Da]. The auctioneer then stopped the bidding, took the two interested … Continue reading →
Teaching our politicians a lesson
Interesting times, indeed. I note that four opinion polls in Greece all agreed that the outcome would be tight at around the 51-49 mark. It was quite remarkable that all four came up with the same figures and all were … Continue reading →
Early morning erection
I have been getting up rather early for the last few days. An old pal of mine has been doing a little bit of a job in the garden. The fucker insisted on starting at eight in the morning which … Continue reading →
Questions – a reprieve
Apparently I was having fun with cold callers back in 2007. They never give up, do they? –oOo– Could you answer a few questions please? I used to be plagued by cold-callers on the phone. They were all trying to … Continue reading →
Go to Hell
I read some sad news today. I was reading through the various sites when I came across this piece from Ian. I hate hearing about the death of a pet, and in particular a dog. I tend to grieve a … Continue reading →
