Category Archives: Grumpy old man

How much rain is 60mm?

It’s one of those things that invariably has me ranting at the radio. “We had a severe weather event; over 60mm of rain in abitrary town today” says the correspondent. The problem I have with this is, how did they … Continue reading

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Football

I have just watched some of the England vs Mexico “World Cup Warm Up”. Don’t worry though, I haven’t bought a white van stuck a cheesy cross on it and started reading The Sun. No, it’s simply the case that … Continue reading

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Shrek stole my life

I watched ‘Shrek the Halls’ tonight with the family. I think the story was based on my life and I’m not seeing a penny in royalties. Can I sue? Lets examine the evidence.. First, there is more than a passing … Continue reading

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It’s Christmas. Well, nearly.

Well, it feels like it anyway. There was a certain nip in the air tonight. A Yuletide chill you might call it. A definite yet undefinable feeling that Christmas is upon us. On my way into the DIY store the … Continue reading

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Barack Obama wins presidency of USA

I feel buoyed this morning by the news that Obama is to become president. Strange. I’m not sure why I am so interested. Perhaps it’s just age, perhaps parenthood but I do detect within myself a modest amount of anticipation … Continue reading

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Beware the coffee drinker

Aaaaarghhh!  No matter where I work there is always some FW coffee drinker who is utterly incapable of keeping the coffee (for the more metropolitan among you, know this: most of the country’s coffee drinkers have granulated instant, particularly when … Continue reading

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