Archive for May, 2004

The Blame Someone Else Culture

Thursday, 6th May, 2004

Just seen one of the many ‘Accident Claim’adverts where people get paid out for being stupid.
This guy was working off a ladder (Stupid Mistake Number 1) drilling the wall when the ladder slipped because it wasn’t footed or secured (Stupid Mistake Number 2) Yet this guy claims and gets paid out £7000! It was his […]

Lunar Eclipse - British Weather strikes again

Tuesday, 4th May, 2004

Here we are again - an astronomical event, denied to us because of the crappy British weather.
We should have been able to see a total lunar eclipse tonight, but what do we see when we look to the heavens? Cloud, cloud and more cloud. Time after time, the British weather manages to foil any chance […]