Category Archives: Don’t ask me

>For example, how many kilometers are there in 100 miles? Number 100 can be expressed as a sum of Fibonacci numbers 89 + 8 + 3. Now, the Fibonacci number following 89 is 144, the Fibonacci number following 8 is … Continue reading →

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> In a past life, I ran the Cargo Reservations department for Lufthansa at Heathrow. It was frantic. British Airways moved to a new terminal. Nothing worked. They closed down. We worked 20 hour days. British Airways went on strike. … Continue reading →

>   I have a Pavlovian reaction to aircraft seats. As soon as I sit down in one, I fall asleep. It goes back to the mid-90s, when I was flying 120,000 miles a year on business in a constant … Continue reading →

> Our Dave’s boy and my godson, Matthew, always wanted to go into the Civil Service. He’s got an MA in History. All of a sudden, he’s a school teacher. I’m pretty sure he’s been recruited by MI5. Having recently … Continue reading →

> The papers in New Zealand report that British and Australian migrants are outstripping Kiwis on their own soil with higher incomes and more in professional jobs. When questioned about increased levels of emigration from New Zealand to Australia back … Continue reading →

> According to supermarkets in Britain, sales of premium lavatory paper increase substantially in December as families try to impress their in-laws, parents and other guests they will welcome into their home at Christmas. Sales of filter coffee and Earl … Continue reading →

> My first PC (1987) didn’t even have a hard drive. I ran programs off of and stored data on a single 720KB 5.25″ floppy disk. Then I went mad and bought a 1.44MB 3.5″ disk drive. Cost DM500 which … Continue reading →

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