3 December 2021
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Jane and I spent an hour yesterday afternoon trawling round town trying to find me a black shirt for tomorrow’s gig with the Charnwood Concert Band (at Thorpe Acre Church, 7:30pm – tickets available on the door at £5). I’ve … Continue reading
1 December 2021
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Today was booster jab day, as booked last week. For me, the jab itself was painless – I didn’t even realise it had been done until the nurse stepped away and announced that she was finished. I was probably concentrating … Continue reading
22 November 2021
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I can’t remember when self-service checkouts began to become common in UK supermarkets but I’ve tended to eschew them. Why would I want to operate the checkout and pack my bags when I could choose to support the employment of … Continue reading
16 November 2021
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Mission accomplished. I popped back down to the local delivery office today and was able to collect my parcel without any problems, despite the ‘sorry we missed you’ card being only partially completed. Job done – and it was the … Continue reading
30 October 2021
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There are ongoing debates about whether spring and autumn clock changes are still required. We aren’t an agrarian society and many of us quite happily carry on abundant light. Expect debate on the subject in tomorrow’s Sunday supplements. With COP26 … Continue reading
25 October 2021
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We should be good for the winter and beyond for firewood, having just had two cubic metres of seasoned hardwood delivered this afternoon from Stragglethorpe Firewood, a little way over the border into Nottinghamshire. It was free deliver but only … Continue reading
10 October 2021
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Is there a name for slip on rubber clogs that look very much like the ones produced by the Crocs brand but are, in fact, cheap versions from Lidl? Whatever that name is, that is what these are and they’ve … Continue reading
24 September 2021
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If Johnny has 6 apples in one and and 8 apples in the other, what does he have? The best answer is “very big hands” although 14 apples would also be correct. In day to day living, the ability to … Continue reading
8 September 2021
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I wish the operators of British transport networks and ancillary services could see themselves as part of an integrated system, responsible to take passengers from start to end by doing their part of the journey well. When our visitors came … Continue reading
8 August 2021
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We drove Jane’s mum home this afternoon and I thought traffic was a bit slow on the bottom part of the M1 and round the M25. Coming back it was still slow with weight of traffic but then I spotted … Continue reading