Tesco Store Access Problems…

Do you shop at Tesco, particularly the Bidston Moss, Wirral, store?
Are you disabled and have difficulty accessing the store and/or moving around within the store?
My personal view is that access for disabled customers, whether ambulant or wheelchair/powerchair/scooter users, is abysmal at Bidston Moss. That included staff parking in the disabled car park – a row [...]

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A diet of mud in Haiiti – sounds fishy…

“Haiti: Mud cakes become staple diet as cost of food soars beyond a family’s reach…”
Or, at least, so claims today’s Guardian, but is it true? Oh, there’s no doubt that, as in many countries, times are very hard in Haiiti when it comes to the cost of food but, if people can’t afford food, would [...]

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Called to the bar…

There’s a debate in the Guardian online, today, about the ethics of tipping in American restaurants, which made me think about tipping here in the UK, and what the point of it is, especially in pubs (restaurants being way beyond my budget).
For me, a tip should be proffered for service above and beyond the basic [...]

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Pride in Britain? – Not in London…

The following clunked into my Inbox this morning, with a request to forward it to as many people as possible – this seems to be the best way of accomplishing that.
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The world-famous Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at the 2012 London Olympics because they are deemed ‘too British’. Organisers of the [...]

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Antibiotics and NICE…

Well, here we go again – the bean-counters at NICE are fucking with people’s lives once more.
Doctors are now instructed, when patients present with respiratory infections, sore throats or colds, not to prescribe antibiotics but to tell the patient to go home, take pain killers, and only come back if the problem doesn’t go away [...]

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It’s not just Terry Pratchett…

I have feared for some time now that I am developing some form of dementia, and the following check-list seems to confirm it:-
Ten early symptoms of dementia:

Memory loss ****
Difficulty in performing everyday tasks ****
Problems with language ****
Disorientation in time and [...]

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Dead computer…

Just a thought, but my laptop died recently, taking with it maybe a week’s worth of emails, the more recent ones unanswered. If, then, you’ve emailed me and not had a reply, this is why, so please resend. Thanks.

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Antibiotics and alcohol…

Responding to a search item in my blog stats, I thought I’d address the question of antibiotics and alcohol. With over 50 years experience of the former, and over 40 years experience of the latter, plus what I’ve learned from my doctors, I think I’m qualified. I’ve taken almost every antibiotic available (my standby is [...]

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Cardboard bike? Pass the matches…

Full marks to design student Phil Bridge. He has invented a cardboard bike from recycled materials with interchangeable mechanical parts…
So says today’s Observer, lauding it as a green innovation, but let’s think about this for a minute.
You can see a video of the thing here, which bears more than a passing resemblance to a grocers’ [...]

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Remembrance of things lost…

Previously posted here in the early days when I was getting few hits. A favourable comment prompted me to move it up the timeline and repost it. I’ve had to change the post title – I like the original better.
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I have remembered a thing…
A time when dawn never came unbidden, or too early; when snow [...]

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