Jayne and I went into the town centre today, we had a look around the shops and pub lunch. In the past I have been struck by how many units in the town centre are closed down, but today it was another thought that occupied me – how many of them are still open.
Entries Tagged as 'Shopping'
Old tunes
January 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Jane, Music
While I was in town to get my eyes seen to I did some browsing. I had a little time to kill before my appointment, and then more time afterwards while waiting for Jayne to finish work and come down to help me choose frames. (I don’t really care what glasses look like: I only […]
VATs the way to do it!
January 2nd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Politics
Before Christmas I ordered some stuff from Argos – a bed and various bedroom furniture for Frankie’s new flat. I think it was ordered in November for delivery in December after he moved in. Today I received a letter from Argos telling me that the rate of VAT was reduced between the time of ordering […]
Tags: Local Government·Shopping·Taxation
Chinese Democracy
December 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Music, Technology
Amazon recently started an MP3 download shop, which looks like a real boon to those of us who, for various reasons, refuse to go anywhere near iTunes. It looks like it has a lot going for it: the download files are MP3 so they work on non-Apple devices and they are DRM-free. On top of […]
Tags: Shopping
I Hear You Knocking
December 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on I Hear You Knocking · Life
At about 10:30 tonight there was a knocking on the front door, leading to two thoughts: Must get round to fixing the door bell Who the hell is that at this time?
Tags: Shopping
Shopping
December 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life
Today was the day I had not been looking forward to: Christmas shopping day…Â
Tags: Shopping
Give A Little Bit
November 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Life
It is fast approaching that time of the year when the thoughts of a large proportion of the population turn to the age-old question of “what would Skuds like for Christmas?”  Therefore, as a public service, I shall put in a link to my Xmas 2008 wish list on Amazon…
Tags: Shopping·Subtle hints
Relax
November 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Music
On Saturday I bought a couple of CDs while shopping in France. I have been picking up French music for about 20 years now with mixed results. It started when I mistakenly thought that it would help with my language skills. This was before the days of the Internet and its many lyrics databases, so […]
Tour de France
November 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Tour de France · Life
I’m a little bit knackered right now, having really got out of my normal (lack of) sleep patterns.  Mostly this is the result of popping over to France for the day only a day or so after getting back from there – also from missing out on my now-traditional Friday afternoon snooze.
Rockin’ In The Free World
October 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Rockin’ In The Free World · Life, Music
Today was newsletter day for Amazon’s Vine program, and I got a lot more choice than last month, when I had the option of choosing up to two items from a list of two items. This time I had two books, eight DVDs and an electric toothbrush to choose from.
