From a story in the Argus, headlined ‘Alarm over sea ban lady’: Emergency services are on alert after a woman who has sparked 56 sea rescues costing £1 million moved to Sussex – next to a reservoir. What could possibly go wrong?
Entries from August 28th, 2007
I must go down to the sea again…
August 28th, 2007 · Comments Off on I must go down to the sea again… · Life
Tags: Newspapers·WTF
Dyer Straits
August 28th, 2007 · Comments Off on Dyer Straits · Life
How can something be simultaneously unbelievable and totally inevitable? Kieron Dyer managed to last a whole 12 days in claret & blue before getting carried off with a suspected broken leg. Bloody typical, but at least we now know why West Ham have a 350-strong squad these days.
Liverpool
August 28th, 2007 · Comments Off on Liverpool · Life
Normally I am very cynical about displays of mass sentimentality and mawkishness, but I thought the events before tonight’s Liverpool game were genuinely touching, with the Kop putting the city above traditional rivalries. I really think that Liverpool supporters are just about the best in the country – apart from the massed eastenders and Essex […]
Tags: Football
Sold out
August 28th, 2007 · Comments Off on Sold out · Music
I really should have moved faster getting tickets for Manu Chao in Brixton. I went to get tickets for Friday October 5th tonight and it has sold out, along with the 4th October show. Fortunately a new date has been added on October 2nd so I ordered tickets straight away before that sells out too. […]
Halal
August 28th, 2007 · Comments Off on Halal · Life, Work
Today I learned a little bit about halal. Specifically I learned about something which I hadn’t even considered before. Even those of us who don’t know a lot about halal know that it involves animals being slaughtered for food in a particular way. But with muslim countries now being in some cases as removed from […]
Mmmm… Starters
August 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Life
I love eating out. Let’s face it, I just like eating, but I really enjoy eating out, but recently I realised something about my preferences: what I really like about eating out (or takeaways) is starters. All my favourite dishes are either starters, extras or side-orders. I think I would be perfectly happy to go […]
Tags: Food
