Monthly Archives: January 2012

Really dull and misty out there this morning so doing a bit here is far better. The old pc, hastily cobbled together from a few bits, is perfect running on Linux Mint. For a word-processor that ventures the ‘net with … Continue reading →

With unemployment approaching 3 million folk in work are begging time-off to volunteer for duties – unpaid – at the Olympics. 78,000 volunteers will be working there for ten days.

Quite sunny here as another learning curve is slowly climbed. (Linux) It’s okay but different with much time needed to actually keep it running instead of actually doing anything. It is fast though on Mint. lubuntu was faster but very … Continue reading →

Bright sunshine here as lubuntu runs very well on the old pc! No more nasty, nasty Windows ‘Updates’ to contend with. And, they’re thinking of upping basic tax threshold to £10,000.00p a year. Good news for oap’s that want to … Continue reading →

A clearer morning here as new taxes for lorries are announced (they will, we’re told,’promote growth and employment’) while an oil refinery company goes bust! Public borrowing tops £a trillion as umpteen small-business owners say it’s no longer worth it…(so … Continue reading →

The TV advertised, govern-mentally funded Money Advice Service pays its boss £350,000.00p per year inc. bonus. So, what advice can he give? Pay your taxes? (M.A.S. has 140 staff – to be reduced to 60 !!!!!) That nice Mr. Shapps … Continue reading →

Really windy today as the news is that The Palace of Westminster – yes, it houses the Parliament – is really sinking – Big Ben’s tower 18 inches out of plumb! After shoving tube train’s and underground car-parks under it … Continue reading →

It’s very windy today, and cold, but things are warming Kindle-wise. It keeps you busy if nothing else… I’ll have a look at the ‘news’, but I don’t hold me breath these days.

Murk and drizzle again here as photo’s in press show a massive Olympics ‘security’ operation try-out on the Thames. Meanwhile, on another page, we’re told that 5,000 illegal-immigrants filched £42,000,000.00p in benefits last year! The tax-man says he’s after e-bayers … Continue reading →

A murky, miserable morning here and the news, in general seems to match it. Mind you, there is the fun and games involved with shoving the ‘right’ bin out in order to avoid local-govern-mental, pension-funding fines! I’m working on a … Continue reading →