Category Archives: People just don’t think

Nothing to hide….

Posted on 21 August, 2013 by jb

  —-no need to worry.   Yeah, right

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This is what happens….

Posted on 6 May, 2012 by jb

….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 jb

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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OK

Posted on 8 February, 2012 by jb

Go Yet another one in a fine tradition Not that I can watch the last 3 – something about the record company not wanting me to watch/listen to their promotional video from a German IP address. And maybe buy the … Continue reading →

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Up the down staircase

Posted on 9 August, 2011 by jb

It’s like the way water circles the plughole, really. Clockwise in the southern hemisphere, anti-clockwise in the northern. The Coriolis effect, I’m told. The same thing should logically happen with spiral staircases. If you drive (or walk) on the right, … Continue reading →

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“People deserve the government they get” – H.L. Mencken

Posted on 2 August, 2011 by jb

  The Washington Post asked its readers for a one word thought on the Debt Ceiling debate and then put it into a word cloud.   Idiots elected by idiots

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>They wouldn’t. Would they?

Posted on 8 January, 2010 by jb

> Rumour has it that Apple will announce the long-awaited tablet thingie on 27 January, for delivery in March Rumour also has it that it’s going to be called the iSlate. They must be very sure of their delivery dates, … Continue reading →

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>What politicians don’t get…

Posted on 5 January, 2010 by jb

> The FDP, Germany’s Centre/Liberal party was elected into the current coalition government on a platform of slashing subsidies and cutting taxes. Fine with me, but I wish they’d thought it through. As from January 1, the VAT/GST on accommodation … Continue reading →

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>People just don’t think…#3

Posted on 30 December, 2008 by jb

> Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel (the name‘s almost enough to disqualify him..), the socialist party candidate for the premiership of the state of Hesse has an idea: The financial crisis can be assuaged by forcing anyone with chunks of money to lend … Continue reading →

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>People just don’t think…#3

Posted on 29 August, 2008 by jb

> ….as John Whatley would say. There’s all this hooha in Mainz about where you can ride a bike and where you can’t. They first proposed that you couldn’t ride anywhere in the pedestrian precincts, but the place has been … Continue reading →

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