Archive for October, 2007

TV Licensing Trick or Treat

Monday, 29th October, 2007

According to the Bolton News, Officers from TV Licensing have chosen the 31st October (Halloween) to target the homes of people who have failed to pay up.
I don’t know what kind of twisted logic they have used to come up with that idea. Of all the days in the year, I would say that Halloween […]

Stork Theory

Sunday, 28th October, 2007

Love this one…
from the Institute for Stork Research and Science
Two different theories exist concerning the origin of children: the theory of Sexual reproduction, and the theory of the stork. Many people believe in the theory of sexual reproduction because they have been taught this theory at school. In reality, however, many of the world’s leading […]

UK Gov Transport Discrimination

Thursday, 25th October, 2007

So, Ruth Kelly has come out and said that the current scheme to use of the hard shoulder on the M42 as a running lane is to be extended.
While I don’t agree with this policy, preferring to see money spent on properly widening the motorway or actually improving alternative transport, one part of this news […]

Central Heating Thermostats

Monday, 22nd October, 2007

It’s that time of year again, when the temperature starts to drop and people start considering switching the heating back on, which leads me to a question: In every house I’ve lived in, the room thermostat has been situated in the hall, not the living room or bedrooms. What is the logic in controlling the […]