Three Day Stiffness Disease "You mustn't hesitate Ralph, just stick it in and watch out for the reaction." I can just see my ex colleague Carol chuckling to herself as she reads the title and start of this blog so I will hasten on to point out that the words of our friend Isaac above were, obviously, advice about injecting cattle! Three Day Stiffness Disease (stop it Carol) is apparently something that can afflict cattle in South Africa (and presum...

English Football-An Apology The purpose of this blog is to apologise, on behalf of the English, to anyone else in the world that watched England's World Cup campaign expecting to see a game of football. Last December (just after the World Cup draw) British newspaper comments such as "England handed easy path to Quarter Finals" and "Even before the Draw I fancied England for the Cup" might have inadvertently given the impression that Engl...

To BA or not to BA? Tons of methane, super heated venting and a trillion cubic metres of hot air…you've guessed it, the UK has just suffered a General Election. Following a series of US style 'presidential' TV debates between the three main political party leaders, aircraft were grounded and airports closed all over Europe. Experts from jet engine manufacturers Rolls Royce and Pratt & Whitney concluded that the concentration of bullsh*t could potentiall...

The Art of House Husbandry Ok, so it's nearly half a year since my last update but I have an excuse. Showing a total lack of consideration for my care and well being, Angela upped and left me………..to go back to WORK!!!!!! Personally I have always taken the view (and ex colleagues and managers will attest to it) that work is rather vulgar, so much so that I try to avoid it wherever possible. You might then think I would be grateful to Angela for saving me...

How much? Police sirens day and night, fatal knife attacks nearby, illegal squatters in the park opposite, litter everywhere, politicians with their fingers (and in fact both hands and most of their arms) in the till,yep you've guessed it, we are back in Britain! Sitting on the coach from Heathrow to Reading one glorious morning in late April, the view out of the window was reassuringly familiar, cramped towns, even more cramped roads, beautiful lush green ...