There really is nothing like driving along the M74 somewhere vaguely near Lockerbie at 2 am and having the fuel distributor computer decide it’s going to shut off the engine. Especially if there’s a car 18 inches behind you doing 100 (or so) mph (not that I’d ever drive 30 mph above the speed limit […]
I happened to be on the island when Princess Diana died - I was on a trip around Wales and wondered why on earth all these people were queueing outside Carnarfon Castle to lay flowers and sign a book of condolences. After someone told me what had happened, I wondered why on earth all these […]
Now, I know that Mr. Haddock has pretty much of a monopoly on the Female German Football Team Scene, but a World Cup match between England and Germany has to be worth a mention, even if it is “only girls.”
Now proud Englishman that I am, I’ve obviously stuck a fiver on ze Tjermans to win, […]
There’s a part of me that doesn’t want to talk about cricket in general right now, and another part that doesn’t ever really want to be the kind of person that just drops things like, “I had the pleasure of having dinner in the long room at Lord’s last weekend.” into the conversation.
Don’t get me […]
“You have 2 new messages.” Outlook interrupts me, just, just at the moment I’m about to finally start on that translation I’ve been putting off for days.
The first message is, of course, some nonsense resulting from a job interview, the second, much more importantly, is this week’s internet dating ‘best matches’.
I love reading singles ads. […]
You rent it out to someone who’s booked and paid for an Audi….
Okay, okay. Skoda’s are apparently nowhere near as bad as they used to be. I remember as a youngster being terrified that my father might, as one of his brilliant cost-saving measures, buy a Skoda and that I’d be driven to school […]
