If you're currently in the south of England, sitting in front of your computer, reading this then step away from the keyboard and go outside and enjoy the lovely clear blue skies. Thanks to volcanic ash and some gorgeous weather, we're currently experiencing the emptiest skies you're ever likely to see over the UK. No clouds. No contrails. Just crystal …
If you're not in Britain, and just a little curious about what we're all winging about these past few days, check out this fantastic satellite photo taken by NASA this morning:
Yes, folks it's snow, and lots of it. We in Britain don't "do" snow at all, especially down in the south of the country. It also certainly doesn't help things…
Someone once told me that South Africa was the most violent and unsafe place in the world to live. Well, a recent report in the Daily Mail would indicate it's not nearly as bad is good ol' Blighty.
Now this is the Daily Mail, known for a fair amount of sensationalism and fact selection, so we should take this article with…
When I first got my car, I noticed a button in the centre console the I've never seen before and had no idea what it was for...
According to the manual, it's the "Winter mode" button. I thought to myself at the time: "I'll never need to use that." I was so wrong. I got to use my "W" this morning,…
Oh, it was so terrible, we weren't woken in the middle of the night, no pictures fell off the wall, no new cracks appeared and our chimney is still right where we left it. The aftermath of last night's earthquake is so terrible, I just don't know how we're going to cope ;-) . We didn't feel a thing.
It's not surprising to read that Britain is the surveillance country of the world with it's 4.2 million CCTV cameras. We're king of "dataveillance" too with our credit cards and loyalty cards being monitored for marketing reasons - why do you think Sainsbury's keeps sending money off vouchers for totals just a bit higher than your average weekly spend? No …
