Apparently the wettest March for a long time, and it felt like it. It was a relentlessly depressing dampness all the way through, but with sufficient breaks in the weather for me to get out a bit more – and at least it has been getting a bit warmer.
Entries Tagged as 'Shopping'
Not shopping locally
March 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on Not shopping locally · Life
The other day I realised that my slippers were falling apart. With all this working from home, combined with trying to stay in the warm as much as possible means that I get a lot more use out of slippers than in the past. After work yesterday I decided to go out and buy some […]
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January 2023
February 1st, 2023 · Comments Off on January 2023 · Life
This year I have been trying to keep track of what I am up to. Not keeping a diary as such, just noting down various stuff. The reason is that when it comes to the end of a year I look back and can’t remember much of anything.
Practical money-saving tip
November 29th, 2022 · Comments Off on Practical money-saving tip · Life
At the weekend I had a walk into the town centre for a look around. I wasn’t going for anything specific. It was really just to get some exercise and to catch up with some podcasts while walking. As I was just outside County Mall I was about to go into HMV for a browse […]
Digging in the crates
October 30th, 2022 · Comments Off on Digging in the crates · Music
At the moment I am still enjoying the novelty of having a turntable again and the rituals of playing a vinyl record. For a start there is that way of holding an LP by the edges and flipping it over, which just can’t be taught or described; you just do it, and even after so […]
The pleasures of pre-ordering
August 11th, 2021 · Comments Off on The pleasures of pre-ordering · Life, Music
In the last year or two I have been discovering the joys of pre-ordering stuff online. I know that some pedants have issues with the term ‘pre-order’, but we all know what it means: ordering something before it is released. I guess you could call it ‘pre-release ordering’. In general I do not actually buy […]
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In praise of… Burning Shed
July 3rd, 2020 · Comments Off on In praise of… Burning Shed · Life
Time for another quick unsolicited testimonial, this time for the wonderful Burning Shed online shop. Here are a few reasons to love the website: Specialising in stuff a bit outside the mainstream – like prog, Canterbury scene and electronica Carries a lot of special box sets, vinyl and collectibles Is the official store for some […]
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Credit (note) where credit is due
February 20th, 2019 · Comments Off on Credit (note) where credit is due · Life
We are always quick to complain when we are unhappy with a shop or service. Social media makes it even easier, and bloggers are probably the worst. Never have there been so many ways to vent your consumer frustration, but when you get good service its nice to use the same channels to share that […]
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Hitting Primark
February 2nd, 2019 · Comments Off on Hitting Primark · Life
Went on a small trolley-dash in Primark today. While the clothes in M&S or Next might be nicer or of better quality, if you need lots of clothes in a hurry you can’t beat Primark. Having lost about 4 stone in weight, 6 inches of waistline and a couple of inches of collar size over […]
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Overpackaging
August 6th, 2016 · Comments Off on Overpackaging · Life
The other day Jayne and I went down to visit the kids and help them sort out some stuff in their new flat. The main part of this was sorting out a large delivery of furniture from World of Oak Furnitureland, or something like that. The furniture was all pre-assembled. All that needed doing was […]
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