Month: March 2011

Horses are threatened by planned land sale


Come on folks – Dig Deep For A Good Cause – Not Asking For Money – Just A Bit Of Land

 

Who, in the Lovedean area, has a field that they can lend / rent to Jillian Hall and her horses ?

Horses are threatened by planned land sale – Politics – The News.

I Want One Of These


I would love one of these new properties. Gilkicker is an iconic location with fabulous sea views right across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.  There is always something going on here with commercial shipping passing through, the continental ferries running in and out of Pompey, Royal Naval vessels based in the port and of course the Isle of Wight ferries and hovercraft. Then of course there are the myriads of sailing and other pleasure craft buzzing around.

There is only one fly in this perfect ointment, one spanner in these well oiled works, just one minor problem.

I can’t afford one !!!

I have no real idea of what the price might be but one thing is for sure I’ll just have to put more effort into winning the lottery.

As long as these properties don’t have ownership of the beach area below the fort I can live with the disappointment. This is a favourite walking and fishing area.

Controversy as luxury homes at fort site are put on sale by agents – Politics – The News.

Police ‘disappointed’ as football hooligan avoids punishment


The police are disappointed ??? So should any right-minded, law-abiding citizen be disappointed.

This guy is a serial offender, is abusive even to the magistrates and shows no remorse. Why didn’t the prosecutor have the guts to push this through even if it was the second time of asking. There shouldn’t have been a second time.

What is wrong with our namby-pamby court system ?

Police ‘disappointed’ as football hooligan avoids punishment – Law and Order – The News.

Philips Streamium – MC-i250 Help Please


I have  a Philips Streamium MC-i250 . It is a bit of an ugly duckling by modern-day standards and the functions are a bit clunky having been around since 2003.  It has, for the most part, been trouble-free but now has a significant problem that I would like to resolve.

Basically,  it won’t retain its WiFi settings.

I have effectively carried out a Factory Reset so that I have had to carry out the initial set up and provide all the WiFi parameters. It quite happily accepts everything that I provide. Then promptly forgets it all.

Consequently I cannot connect wirelessly and I am stubbornly refusing to run an ethernet cable to the unit.

Currently I am using a Pinnacle Soundbridge unit plugged into the Aux port of the MC-i250 to give me my WiFi connectability. But I had to steal that from my hi-fi in the lounge. So not ideal.

So is there anyone out there that has encountered this problem on this unit ?

Any polite suggestions gratefully accepted.

Residents of Treasure Island Face Rape and Pillage …. AGAIN !!!


The residents of the UK are repeatedly “Raped and Pillaged”, financially & economically by the many businesses that see the British Isles as “Treasure Island”.

And it is about to happen again. This time round the marauding buccaneers are Apple and Nintendo.

The Apple iPad 2 goes on sale in UK shops tomorrow. The starting price, including VAT, for the basic 16GB model is £399. That is around 20 per cent more than a New York shopper would pay, including the city’s sales tax. The highest-spec model is £659 here including VAT, compared with £554.18 in New York. This means a British consumer will pay £104.82 more than their American counterpart.

Nintendo will be doing something similar. In the UK you can pay £196.99 which is some 20% dearer than the folks in the US who will be able to buy it for around £155.22.

They, Apple & Nintendo, just like many other manufacturers of electronics, clothes and cars charge the UK citizens inflated prices for their goods. They claim that to do business over here it costs them more in employment rates, building rental, taxes and just about every kind of additional logistical charge they can think of.

These claims do not stand up to close scrutiny.

Successive governments have stated that they will look into this blatantly unfair practice.

Successive governments have done nothing.

Now this government is planning to do away with the Office Of Fair Trading. Admittedly they haven’t been of much use in fighting for our rights in this matter. At least they exist and are helping in other areas.

The Government is allowing us to  be ripped off … AGAIN !!!.

Apple iPad 2 and Nintendo 3DS launch and buyers will pay more in UK than US | Mail Online.

Is Your Village Missing An Idiot ?


Earlier this month I posted about this useless, idle, good for nothing benefit scrounger. Well here he is back in the news again. Jobless former alcoholic Stanley Clifton stole cable worth NOTHING

It’s no wonder that he isn’t working. Seems like he is too stupid. He can’t even get thieving right. Stole some fiber-optic cable to sell for the scrap value. He didn’t know that there is no metal content and is therefore almost worthless for the casual crook.

I’m guessing that a village somewhere is missing an idiot

Jobless former alcholic Stanley Clifton stole cable worth NOTHING | Mail Online.

The Budget – Or Thanks For The £13 Reduction In My Annual Fuel Bill


Well that was a big let down, from a purely personal perspective anyway. Let’s be truthful now, is there any other ?

Perhaps I should be more positive. After all apparently I will be no worse off than I am now.

Jumps for joy.

When one looks at the detail it transpires, according to the BBC budget calculator, my wife and I may be a “combined” £263.46 better off. Well whoopee doo. That’s pretty close to my shopping bill for last week.

The most tangible & instantly measurable area that interests me is my auto fuel bill which has, over the last couple of years, increased from around £50 for a full tank full to well over £70. And that I am spending every 7-10 days. So how does a reduction of 1p per litre affect me. By my calculations I am going to save a whopping £13 per year.

So I may be able to afford a bottle of wine which has gone up in price as a result of the antics of binge drinking teens and the governments actions as they attempt to thwart them.

Cheers George

Downing Street denies RAF carrier plan


Sending a carrier which could deploy Harrier jump-jets is such a common sense idea that this story smacks of the truth.

Many people including yours truly have berated the governement for stupidly leaving the UK in a position where it is unable to respond to just the scenario that has presented itself in Libya.

So Downing Street denies RAF carrier plan….Do we believe them ? Hell No !!!

Downing Street denies RAF carrier plan – East Hampshire – The News.

Goodbye Elizabeth


Elizabeth Taylor passed away at the age of 79.

She was one, if not the last, of the true Hollywood stars from “Hollywood’s golden age”. Somehow todays stars don’t seem to shine as bright or have the same degree of charisma.

During her career she made over 70 appearances (including vocal appearances) in movies and TV shows

Certainly the world will be a darker place with her passing but what a legacy she has left behind.