Category Archives: Geriatric rantings

This is what happens….

Posted on 6 May, 2012 by

….when the public sector gets involved in something they have NO IDEA about. The Nottingham County Council took over the organisation of Earth and Fire, one of the most significant ceramics markets a couple of years ago. You have to … Continue reading →

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“I thought stuff like this only happened in New Zealand”

Posted on 24 April, 2012 by

A few years back, we won the Motorway Lotto and our 8km bit of the A63 was widened from 4 to 6 lanes over the last year or so. “Excellent”, we all thought “Traffic joining the motorway doesn’t have to … Continue reading →

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Here we go again…..

Posted on 17 April, 2012 by

Photog: Harlad Kaster. Or Harald Kaster. Choose your own spelling – the MAZ can’t make up its mind. It appears to be brain-fart season again…. The Transport Minister is worried that we cyclists are swapping the “cycl” for “anarch” and … Continue reading →

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Will you make up your bloody mind’s?

Posted on 12 March, 2012 by
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What part of “No” don’t you understand?

Posted on 30 October, 2011 by

Looking for a snazzy rotary peeler from JosephJoseph in a cookery store in Mainz. Ask someone who looks as if they could be in charge whether they stock the JosephJoseph line. “No” Not “We don’t, but maybe I can help … Continue reading →

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Why is it….

Posted on 26 October, 2011 by

..so difficult to buy more memory for my iMac? Go to MediaMarkt (where I bought it). The guy knows what he’s talking about, but doesn’t have any in stock and can’t place an order. Which he finds as strange as … Continue reading →

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1&1 abducted me….

Posted on 25 August, 2011 by

I signed up with Tiscali for DSL way back in 2007-ish. Phone stayed with Telekom Tiscali got swallowed by Freenet. At some stage, I migrated my voice traffic to Freenet. Freenet got swallowed by 1&1. Abjucted Didn’t have any dealings … Continue reading →

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How about Swahili, then?

Posted on 17 August, 2011 by

Parafujo wewe

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日本を行く！

Posted on 17 July, 2011 by

それらのアメリカ人をねじ込む！

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>Being polite is one thing….

Posted on 30 March, 2010 by

> Age discrimination is something quite different Standing in the check-out queue at the supermarket, carrying a carton with some plants – no sweat, hardly noticing the weight – and the cashier says: “You can put them down here if … Continue reading →

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