Loud Pipes Save Lives?
The RiderSite boys have been discussing the merits of after-market exhaust systems and the effect it may have on their insurance cover. I have a […]
Month: November 2004
Penfold does a Captain Oates
Our old ginger cat, Penfold departed this world sometime between last night and this morning. I think he suffered a stroke last week and was […]
Rail Crash
Last night’s crash at Ufton Nervet in Berkshire is another blow not only to the industry as a whole, but the Western Region in particular. […]
Calling Time On Telesales Cold Calls
Welsh Labour MP Kevin Brennan is bringing a private members bill to stop cold callers pestering householders. While it is unlikely to become law, certainly […]
Big Blunkett Eat Yer Heart Out
According to Business Week the US authorities are moving closer to having RFID equipped passports that can be read remotely. Privacy advocates are appalled. As […]
Tories Ready For Power?
According to their rather odious leader, Michael Howard, the Tories are ready for power. This is the party that has regularly been driven into third […]
Lottery Anniversary
The UK Lottery is ten years old today. Well, don’t time fly? It seems only the blink of an eye since it was launched. I […]
On Line Petition
The guys over at No2ID have started an online petition. Now while they and I have no illusions about the effectiveness of petitions in that […]
ID Card Costs To Rise Further
Over at the UK ID Cards Blog the ever increasing cost of a UK ID card is mentioned again. Big Blunkett plans to use stealth […]