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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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 ...

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

I'm very happy with my signed copy.

(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.

Shackles - interested?