Fuel-saving fallacy…

Right, can we please lay to rest, once and for all, the nonsense, being dusted off for recirculation now fuel is so pricey, that filling your car at night gets you more fuel for your money – no it doesn’t. It is true that chilling a fluid reduces its volume, but it takes a massive [...]

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Food first – or biofuels?

If you think, as I do, that we should be concentrating on growing foodstuffs, and not biofuels, then you might want to register your opposition to the EU’s 10% biofuels proposals here. The priority has to be feeding the people, we can live with maybe having to drive a bit less, we can’t live without [...]

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Knife crime and civil liberties…

I’m getting awfully tired, here in Britain, of everyone who carries a pocket knife being branded as a rabid psychopath – it’s just not so – carrying a knife does not automatically imply a willingness to use it to butcher my fellow man, despite what our god-awful government and the Daily Mail would have you [...]

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COPD and DLA…

One of the search terms that brought someone to this blog was “What rate DLA will I be entitled to with COPD?), so I thought I’d try to address the question. Then I realised it was well nigh impossible without sweeping generalisations – ah well… Note: I am not an expert! First of all, benefit [...]

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Photo outing…

As you may have noticed, I recently acquired an Olympus E-500 digital SLR. After a trip to local woodland to familiarise myself with the camera (still learning!), several things became apparent. The most disturbing being that an intention tremor I’ve had for some years is getting worse, making it very difficult to hand-hold the camera [...]

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Freeview and rain…

I can’t afford satellite TV and, even if I could, Sky don’t have a package I’d willingly pay for (and I watch little TV, so Sky isn’t economically viable anyway), so I’m stuck with Freeview which, since its inception, has had a major problem – it doesn’t work in the rain (yes, I do have [...]

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Rip-off Britain, one more time… maybe

To be fair, I don’t know that this problem is unique to Britain. I’m a disabled driver, and I need an automatic gearbox (actually, I’m fine with a semi-auto, which is what I have now), but whenever new car time comes around, the premiums charged by manufacturers for auto gearboxes make my blood boil – [...]

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Arthritis nonsense…

The following was announced today:- “The correct diet and proper exercise routine should be adequate for managing arthritis, according to the UK’s largest organisation supporting arthritis sufferers. Arthritis Care has therefore suggested that supplements only be used to enhance a diet where there are elements lacking and with the blessing of your healthcare team. ‘A [...]

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Incapacity Benefit – the lies…

Sicknote culture costs risen to £16bn a year … but two-thirds of claimants ARE able to work screamed the headline in the Daily Mail and, as so often with the Mail, it’s complete bullshit. The scumbag Mail hack, Steve Doughty, goes on to say “Many claim to suffer from mental or behavioural disorders, in other [...]

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Wirral Pubs, Part 2 of an occasional series…

The Traveller’s Rest, Mount Road, Higher Bebington. This used to be a regular Saturday afternoon venue 7 or 8 years ago (the constant hassle with taxis, and the smokiness of the place eventually proved too much), and we were very happy to see it hadn’t changed a great deal, except that it now focuses more [...]

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