The Customer who is a Dick

So this morning, a surly-looking bloke comes up to the till. He’s wearing a face like thunder, and pulls out a £10 note to pay for a pencil. He pays, takes his pencil, and leaves. A few moments later, he returns, with a car park ticket in hand. He’s trying an old trick. He’s gone […]

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My Phone has died!

Well this is irritating. My phone, which is barely a year old (I got it last July) has decided to pack in. It no longer charges, which is naturally rather disappointing, since without power it might as well be a paperweight. Still, a replacement is on the way – I don’t normally do insurance, but […]

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Feeling Icky

Over the past couple of days I’ve been feeling quite drained, and now this is starting to manifest itself not only as a feeling of tiredness but also a general, unsettling queasiness. I think lurching from the heat of the ExCel Centre to cold station platforms and back again has done nothing for my health.

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Eye-opening Discussions

So, this morning, having been watching the news (perhaps not the best thing for me to do), I saw a story about trolls on Twitter harassing the parents of Madeline McCann. Not being one to always know when to keep my mouth shut, I jumped in to offer my own opinion. The conversation that followed […]

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