Drip

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6270346.stmIs it really summer? June was apparently the wettest since they started recording wetness. And July's certainly no scorcher.... heck we had a hail storm yesterday :) I guess on... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 04, 2007 09:17 PM

Up in smoke

The threat of fines, and driving bans doesn't stop people speeding.... have to wonder if the latest tactic will stop people smoking in public places.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 01, 2007 08:51 PM

+1

Flicking through Sky (Satellite TV service in the UK), and they have a number of channels, labelled +1. So you'd have a channel called More4, and another called More4 +1.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 15, 2007 09:59 AM

Sleep

It always seems that the time I'm most able to get to sleep is just before my alarm goes off in the morning. Bit annoying that.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 09, 2006 07:10 AM

Insurance

Insurance companys can be right pains. It seems the accident we had in Abi's car back at the end of last year has had a not so good effect on... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 20, 2006 01:14 PM

Sky+

I reckon Amstrad have managed to add a sort of VCR emulator to their Sky+ box. In the same way that I used to mess up now and again, setting... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 01, 2006 10:52 AM

ID Cards

So, the government's slowly getting it's way on ID cards. I've nothing against carrying ID, I've nothing to hide and I already carry some ID. But here's a few thoughts... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 13, 2006 09:26 PM

AI

Mr Thompson posts and interesting idea on his site, about something he'd like his computer to do for him in the future. I don't disagree with what has been said,... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 11, 2006 12:43 PM

Stupid Idea

The weekend inevitably leads to Monday. Overcast, not very warm, and a full stack of work for me. Not that it's bad as such, just typical. To really add to... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 06, 2005 09:19 PM

c = 299,792,458 m/s

Light. It's the fastest thing we've got, but it's just not fast enough.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 25, 2005 09:55 PM

ID Cards

Since the government have been relected, their ID card scheme has been re-released (it got temporarily forgotten just before the election). It has many people against it, not least because... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 24, 2005 09:58 PM

All The Same

So, another day, feeling a bit more awake. Election day today too. When the country will go and vote for a whole load of policitians, most of whom are all... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 05, 2005 09:53 PM

A Year On

As Abi's mentions over on her site, she and I have been going out for a year now. And a happy year it's been for me. Many more ahead I... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 01, 2005 10:35 PM

Final Farewell

I'm off to my nan's funeral today, Abi's kindly agreed to come along too.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on March 07, 2005 08:12 AM

Plusnet and Fair Usage.

My ISP, Plus.net are getting themselves into a bit of PR trouble at the moment. A few weeks back they announced that from April all their customers would be able... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on March 05, 2005 08:56 AM

The Bitch Troll

Abi's put together another blog site. Another fresh start, and already she's been blogging away. You'll find her latest ramblings at the friendly named TheBitchTroll.com... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on March 02, 2005 10:11 PM

RIP - May Blackwood

My Grandma, May Blackwood, died today at 10:05am. She'll be sadly missed. Goodbye Nan.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 24, 2005 06:44 PM

Pancakes Explanation

Pancakes. Religeon. Had a few queries. Over here in the UK, part of the Christian calendar includes lent, a period of 40days of doing without luxurys. Pancakes are a good... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 11, 2005 06:58 AM

Famous for the wrong reasons

You'd have thought people would have learned from the StarWars kid. Doing daft things on film, in this age of the internet is dangerous, as there's a good chance someone'll... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on January 19, 2005 07:16 PM

Murderer

Google.co.uk puts this diary as the number one entry for "murderers diary". I'm not a murderer. Not yet anyway. And I don't intend to be either. Strange eh?... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on January 18, 2005 07:20 PM

Equality

I find this article quite amusing. After all it suggests that the Minister for Women and Equality is actually against equality when it comes to added costs for women. I... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on January 04, 2005 06:44 PM

Piracy

Of late we've seen music and now movie companys sue net file swappers who swap their property. It's taken a hit from various quarters, some for being too severe, some... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on December 14, 2004 10:46 PM

Delivery

It's moan time again. Today it's the turn of delivery companys. Yesterday I ordered some stuff from an internet company, to be delivered next working day. I thought I'd selected... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on December 08, 2004 09:26 PM

Lighting

Using a camera is good way to make you realise how good the human eye is at coping with "difficult" lighting conditions.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on November 17, 2004 07:24 AM

Not Pedantic

I didn't mean pedantic, but for the life of me, I can't think of the word I did mean. It's a tad frustrating.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on November 12, 2004 07:21 PM

Smoking

The scots have governing body have voted to ban smoking in public places. As you can imagine that has caused a bit of disagreement. For the most part, smokers argue... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on November 11, 2004 07:39 AM

Tar

So I spent a good chunk of last night rearranging the spare room, it's a bit more than just a storage room now. Still stuff to do in there though.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on November 11, 2004 07:32 AM

Copper

After yesterday pipe-pics (blimey, the scintillating things I find to write about here, eh?), JHR recommendeds I check out UK regs on gas pipes, as over there threaded steel is... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on November 10, 2004 07:37 AM

Gas Cooker Points

So, today while Abi worked at home two things happened. First our new sofabed/futon got delivered, and assembled for us, so now we've got somewhere to accomodate people should they... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on November 09, 2004 09:50 PM

Bang

It's like a warzone here, bangs and explosions all the time. Anyone would think it was bonfire night (british tradition).... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on November 05, 2004 08:58 PM

Belief

There's an intersting article here on a new archaelogical discovery and how it may influence religeon. While it is indeed possible that it'll have some effect, I think the author... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 28, 2004 10:31 PM

Sadly Gone

I got some bad news today. While I've been away, Mike Barkman sadly died. Mike's been fighting for a while now, but even with that warning it's sad to hear... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 11, 2004 07:20 PM

Lots of Thoughts

There are two things in the news that interest me at the moment. The first is the kidnapping in Iraq of a British man, who the kidnappers are threatening to... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 23, 2004 09:15 PM

All About Me

It seems I've become the new loft boarding king. Well, at least according to Google. And I found in my link log, someone has been writing about me/my diary, here.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 22, 2004 07:35 AM

Reliance

"Trust No One" was the X-Files phrase. As I go through life dealing with external companys it's something that's getting more and more like sane advice. Time and time again... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 10, 2004 09:07 PM

Hot Air

An interesting read on global warming courtesy of ABD.org. The prof knows a good deal about biology and could well know a lot about the environment, and perhaps could even... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 20, 2004 08:05 PM

Coincidences

Abi sent me an email the other day about a pretty strange coincidence. Back on 21st of May 2003 I wrote about how I'd like to go and sit in... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 30, 2004 06:42 PM

Leaving Us

I learnt today that my old A-Level Biology teacher, Dr McCann, has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer caused by asbestos. He was a very good teacher and it'll be... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 26, 2004 09:00 PM

Galactic Tankers

I was reading today about the Cassini probe getting close to Saturn's moon, titan. How they think it has seas and lakes of hydrocarbons. At the same time there's problems... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 10, 2004 07:37 AM

Rates Up

Interset rates have gone up today. The Bank of England has popped them up another 0.25%, in the hope of reducing debt and slowing down a housing price rise. Of... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 06, 2004 09:32 PM

Blocked

The thing I hate most about having a cold isn't the blocked or runny nose, nor the sore throat. Nope, it's the blocked Eustachian tube (tube that connects your middle... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 30, 2004 07:04 PM

Sickies

Thanks to JHR for this link. It's something I've always thought. And they didn't even count the infection costs!... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 23, 2004 08:45 PM

Happiness

So, I'm pretty happy at the moment. Generally things in life seem to be going quite well. The weather is getting better (and for a change, I've a car specially... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 22, 2004 06:50 PM

Taking a Day Off

This is quite an interesting argument. The most obvious thing is that a lot of workers probably didn't need a suggestion to be tempted to take a sickie. I wouldn't... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 21, 2004 08:15 AM

Happy Me

Just got back in, have been out for some lovely food (tuna and red onion pizza), and some even better company. Am back home now and though it's time for... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 14, 2004 11:07 PM

Up to

I tell you what's starting to annoy me greatly at the moment (sorry if you didn't want to know)... it's this phrase that seems to crop up in every single... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on March 26, 2004 09:31 PM

Names

Just a random thought: All time favourite girls names - My impartiality has no doubt been tainted by knowing girls with these names (one each, usually). 1. Louise 2. Rachel... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 25, 2004 07:27 AM

Dream Premonitions

Well if dreams are any sort of premonition I'm in for bad few days. My dreams started out with my neighbour having a burglar alarm fitted, I asked the installer... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 23, 2004 07:06 AM

Enjoyment

Some non-beer assisted thinking last night: I read this somewhere: "Liking life. It's only short, if you're not going to make the most of it, you may as well do... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 17, 2004 07:37 AM

Thumb Wars

I manage to mess my thumb up quite nicely yesterday. I'm now teaching myself to type without using it to press the spacebar. Good job I've got a spare really.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 16, 2004 07:37 AM