31 May 2008 - Bruce Springsteen at the Emirates

Bruce at The Emirates Stadium

Terrific concert by The Boss at the Emirates Stadium where he put on a great show.

Bargain Hunt (for real)

I quite like the gentle competition that is served up on Bargain Hunt

a jug

Yesterday, expert Kate Bliss selected a rather nice jug as the bonus buy for the blue team. It was exactly the same as the one my sister-in-law used as a water jug later that afternoon.

  • Kate Bliss paid £20
  • The auctioneer's estimate was £50 to £80
  • It actually sold for £32

My sister-in-law paid £1 for hers!

Microsoft Winows XP Error ! Yes No

This happened when the machine was asked to Shutdown ...

Windows XP error

... that'll be a yes, then.

Mii

Mii

New 'phones and plenty of fresh air

I was really pleased that my BT Shop order for new 'phones, which I placed yesterday, arrived today. That was quick!

However, once again, I'm left wondering how much fresh air is carried around the country every day. This time, the box was six times larger than it needed to be.

New 'phones came in a big box

When in doubt, leave it out

unwanted apostrophe unwanted apostrophe

If you go to all that trouble to print a box, surely use's [sic] would stand out as a mistake?

I thought this was unusual but, it appears, abuse in plurals is not rare. There's examples and advice at The Apostrophe Protection Society.

All I needed was some 1s and 0s

Microsoft Windows XP Home Upgrade

My friend's Windows 98 PC is on its last legs so I'm donating him a spare with a WinXP upgrade.

Well, the new operating system was delivered by a busy postman. It was in a box, a big box ...

Pourquoi Pas?

David Downton has produced a high quality magazine, Pourquoi Pas?, as a way of publishing the fashion illustrator's art.

Pourquoi Pas? Magazine

I'm very happy with my signed copy.

Getting another Broadband line

(Updated 2007-09-25)

I'm having a business line installed so I can work from home more easily.

As our telephone line comes in underground, and because the 2nd pair isn't connected back to the junction box, digging is required to make a join.

First hole: miss

Proper personalised number plate

Morgans license plate

Shackles - interested?

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