Category Archives: Snake oil

Are we being sold a pup here?

Top Trumps- 20-20-20 vision

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Shades

I was sat in our Cafe at work mid afternoon, savouring some refreshment and vaguely watching the large plasma screen on the wall. It is permanently tuned to BBC NEWS 24 and the Prime Minister Mc Broon (The one eyed … Continue reading →

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Wot, no light bulbs?

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Shades

When I was a spotlight salesman I regularly used to use my Helios architectural spotlight sample to light up my life at home. That was because it was a 150 Watt fresnel spotlight that had the light output and colour temperature better … Continue reading →

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Today it snowed…

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Shades

There was a severe weather warning in Yorkshire late yesterday and a letter home from school warning that they may be short staffed. We woke up this morning to an inch or so of snow and very slippery roads. Now normally … Continue reading →

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A short post tonight

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Shades

Some interesting things going down, I’m a bit busy at the moment but I will enjoy writing about them at a later date. Tomorrow, I am going to my first political party conference, the small but perfectly formed UK Libertarians. … Continue reading →

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Trip to the tip

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Shades

The Friday evening before last, we forgot to put our green recycle bins out, with all the fuss to prepare for Grandma Pat comung and us going to Brugge. They are only emptied every four weeks and we were woken … Continue reading →

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