Author: Four-eyed English Genius

Recently, it was my dear old aunt’s 90th birthday. Naturally, the whole family wanted to have some special celebrations on this occasion, and so I asked her what she would like for her birthday (Her kids, my cousins, had already organised a party). The trouble is, she has just about everything she wants out of life and was singularly unhelpful with suggestions saying, “Oh you don’t want to bother about that”.

She is a great old lady, and it is only in the last year that she has felt unable to catch the bus to the local station and take a train to the West End to do some shopping alone.
Continue reading “What to get for the lady who does not want anything.”

New Seat Belt law

This became effective Sep 1, 2011 in ALL Countries.

The International & National Highway Safety Council has done extensive testing on a newly designed seat belt.
Results show that accidents can be reduced by as much as 95% when the belt is properly installed.
Correct Installation is illustrated below…….
Continue reading “It is OK, ladies, I have put my hard hat on already :-)”

Once again, Dan Hannan is upsetting the EU by telling the truth. This time, he is basically claiming that the EU is being somewhat disingenuous about lecturing the Libyans on the democratic process!

Anyone who has ever worked in the software industry will know how true all the thoughts expressed in this link are.

However, this is not quite the full story, although I am sure few of you will believe me. The really difficult bit is gathering the customer requirements (the real ones and not what the customer thinks they want), writing the specifications and design and then defining the testing regime. Writing the actual code is relatively easy, by comparison, as long as the design and specs are OK.

Just heard from my son in Washington DC. There has been quite a big earthquake in Washington DC. Not too much damage and no injuries reported, but it was 5.8 magnitude at the epicentre in Virginia.

According to the Met Office, the summer is now over and we might as well pack up the barbecue and wrap up warm.

Given their recent record, I would suggest it is time to stock up on Factor 50 and charcoal!!
Continue reading “Summer is acomin’ in!”

HT Theo Spark

Sorry to plagiarise Red Julie’s byline, but this one probably will not surprise most sensible bloggers around these here parts!

It turns out that Wavy Davy might have been spouting empty rhetoric yesterday when he said that all looters and rioters will be severely punished. It appears many of them are being let off to roam the streets and to cause more mayhem. Quelle surprise!

I suspect that if they make any more trouble, a good few of them might get (accidentally) battered, as the police and public will know they will NOT be severely punished, by the courts.

Not you, Pseu, honest!  Just listen to this ass (that is a British, not an American one) describing the greatness of his work as a voice-over artist.

 

I would like one of these. I think Mrs FEEG would need a bigger version of it though, more of a 4×4 🙂