My old shed featured in many of the national newspapers this week, and actually got on the front page of the local Basingstoke Gazette. The reason behind this was a police raid on my old next door neighbours house resulting in a £100k marijuana seizure, as it turns out the house had been turned in to factory for the B class drug. My old shed got it's moment in the limelight by being in the background of dramatic photographs as one of the ...
As predicted, we have just had our coldest winter since 1979 with an average temperature throughout December, January and February being just 1.5c. That's very cold, and god it felt it, and still does, even though it is now March and we are, according to the Met Office, in Spring. In fairness to the Met Office, they predicted this as early as 9th January, which blew out of the window my ambitious claim that I would playing golf in balmy temper...
I spent a relaxing weekend down in Brougton this week, having a lovely meal at The Plough in Sparsholt on Friday before getting a bit ripped off in The Greyhound in Broughton. How is it you can spend £45.00 in a lovely country pub on two fine home cooked meals, two large glasses of white wine, and two pints of real ale, then get charged £10.00 for 1 small glass of unpleasant Pinot Grigio and and a large glass of passable red wine? The Greyho...
What a great night for Reading FC last night, as they reached their first FA Cup quarter final since 1927, the same year the Harlem Globe Trotters played their first game, Charles Lindbergh completed the first transatlantic crossing, Stalin came to power, and Adolf was still a popular German family name. Gyliffi Siggurdson celebrates his extra time winner Not to be one to miss out on a bit of sentiment, I watched the game on "live ...
Thank you to all people with the following stickers on their cars saying the following:Baby On BoardLittle Princess On BoardCountryside AllianceBack Off You Are Too CloseI love My Red SetterBollocks To Brown210 FMDon't Follow Me Follow Portsmouth FCA Dog Is For Life Not For ChristmasBeware Mad Bitch DriverWe Are Millwall, No One Like Us We Dont CareA Manchester United Player Urinating On A Liverpool PlayerFat Fannys/Fat Willies Surf ShackI have ...