Inspired by the big fella in blue

So its dark, I am cruising quietly and furtively around one of the many trading estates that have sufferred from burglars and petty damagers. I like to do this. Its late as well as dark. Then as I turn a corner I see an glow, I check and again I can confirm, yes its a [...]

Wonders of modern technology

Its got an ology on the end so it must be good. So goes the developments in radio communications technology we have experienced since our saviour ‘airwave’ come to pass.
This is not the chewy stuff that clears your sinus blockage in the event of a bit of a sniffle, but that new wonder communications solution [...]

How the law works

Well this time its the turn of the Police to get the devil’s advocate treatment.
http://barrybeelzebub.blogspot.com/
We must be doing something wrong somewhere.

Tough on crime

Someone sent me this and I almost wet my pants.I don’t think its anything to do with age.

Gurka’s Rights

Here is a link from rogue gunner worthy of at least a view.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/gurkhas-rights/
To read about it go here.
http://rogue-gunner.blogspot.com/

Dog dies left in car for 8 hours.

Well this is the headline you normally see in the media but I was absolutely horrified to see a report from Halle, Belgium, of a mother who forgot to drop her baby of 5 months off at the nursery on the way to work, went to work, allegedly for 8 hours, then returned to find [...]

Police plan to cut bureaucracy creates red tape

I was absolutely amazed to see this article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/20/npolice20.xml about reducing red tape etc etc etc.
Not only do we have to keep all sorts of irrelevant and duplicated stats, reproduced on a myriad of invented forms, almost always by ‘electronic’ submission so we can be monitored, judged and put into tables, we are [...]

The wooden bowl

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson.The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his stepfaltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he [...]

Christmas past.

Merry ChristmasPicture the scene. Its 3 days before Christmas. Dave, as I’ll call him, their only son has come back on home leave. He’s in the Army. He’s 18 years old and is looking forward to time with his family after a tour abroad and some beer with his mates.He meets up with his best [...]

The miracle of fried eggs.

After the miracle of toilet paper we have one for the lads.
A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband.
Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. “Careful,” he said, “CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my GOD! You’re cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We [...]