Another gurnard in the neighborhood.

To be honest, the majority of the salaries don’t surprise or bother me. I still think my licence fee (about £3 a week) is a bit of a bargain.

Having had a quick look at the long list yesterday, the one that di […]

My understanding is that cheap bus fares in London are down to how much they are subsidised by TFL. £722 million in 2019/20 alone by the looks of it.

With the way so many people have adapted to wfh in such a short space of time, I do wonder how completely obsolete HS2 is going to be once it is built.

I’ve coped with wfh pretty well to be honest and I have a decent setup in the spare bedroom in the loft space, improved somewhat this week by the purchase of a desk riser which means I can now spend time stood a […]

Aimee and I share the same birthday. I’ve been a fan for a fair few years now thanks to being introduced by @bobness. I’ve always loved The Forgotten Arm which hasn’t had much mention so here’s something from that album.

Ooof, an excellent choice, especially if you’re off to Ladybower Reservoir to check the level.

All my dream cars seem to take me back to my youth. Top of the list would be the BMW E9. Others of a similar vintage would be the Jensen Interceptor (and/or the Fiat Dino which looked remarkably similar), the […]

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Dug up the early potato crop last night and it was pretty pathetic to be honest. I was possibly a bit late getting them in and they might have suffered early doors with the hot weather in May […]

I’ve made Ms Sodha’s oven baked onion bhajis (ht […]

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has done a couple of great veggie books. His ‘Much More Veg’ in particular is great as it is basically vegan so no dairy in the recipes either. Some great stews, hotpots etc and the bes […]

If you ever have a recipe requiring a can of chickpeas, don’t forget to save the liquid and make some meringues from it.

Siberian Khatru.

I hope it’s right as I’m no ‘Yes’ fan so took quite a bit of Googling to find this, but I am quite partial to a pakora.

Khatru means ‘as you wish’ apparently.

Pedantic moment – surely it’s […]

Spot on.

Blimey, is it ten past eleven already.

Yet Boris claimed that he did care about ordinary folk and it was those ordinary folk that gave him a thumping majority. Let’s hope the ordinary folk don’t forget this.

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, is […]

I saw That Petrol Emotion supporting Iggy Pop at the Hummingbird in Birmingham in 1991. Loved TPE from that moment on.

A great evening all round although I think this other gig goer’s review of the show just a […]

I saw John Grant supporting Midlake just before he released Queen of Denmark. Couldn’t wait for the album to be released.

Yes, Duke Special sprung immediately to my mind when I saw the thread title. It probably helped that he did a wonderful cover of my favourite song ever (Love Will Tear Us Apart). Must have seen him a dozen or so […]