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By Gareth, January 1, 2010 00:11

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I’d like to wish everyone a very prosperous new year, and hope that 2010 brings you all sorts of joy!

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By Gareth, May 25, 2009 20:00

Last night I was not happy.

We had been away all weekend to visit some friends, and were travelling back Sunday afternoon. Knowing that this would be the case I had the Monaco F1 Grand Prix set up to record so that I could watch it when I got home.

All of yesterday whilst travelling, I had managed to avoid hearing the result from the race. Purposely we didn’t have the radio on in the car, and when we got home I managed to avoid all of the news and sports reports. So, you would think that I’d be safe watching “Britain’s Got Talent”. There’s no sports report or news updates during that show.

Not on this occasion!

After the first act had performed, one of the judges, Piers Morgan, compared the act to the winner of the Monaco GP.

You remind me of Jenson Button, who won the Grand Prix today……………………

It took me a moment to realise what he was saying but then it was too late to do anything about it. So annoyed!

Of all the programs to reveal to me the winner of the Grand Prix!

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By Gareth, December 2, 2008 22:15

Cars in the Snow

…causes so much chaos!

This morning was the journey from hell to work. Not that I got there!

It all started when we were woken at around 5am by Liam who was asking for a feed. As I got up to see to him, I had a quick look out of the window to see how bad the overnight frost had been. It didn’t seem too bad. I went into Liam’s room and changed his nappy, while Gemma went downstairs to prepare his bottle. Continue reading 'A Little Bit of Snow…'»

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By Gareth, November 20, 2008 20:57

The following information is a really good idea, and could be vital if you are ever involved in an accident or similar.

We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn’t know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this ‘ICE’ (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.

The concept of ‘ICE’ is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name ‘ICE’ ( In Case Of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn’t know which number to call.

He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognised name for this purpose.

In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialling the number you have stored as ‘ICE’. Please forward this. It won’t take too many ‘forwards’ before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one’s mind at rest.

PLEASE PASS THIS AROUND AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AS THIS CAN HELP IN AN EMERGENCY

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By Gareth, November 13, 2008 23:01

I’ll say it again!

“PUT YOUR DAMN* LIGHTS ON”

*Language toned down for public consumption

This time of year really shows how many idiots there are on the roads. I don’t know about you but it has been driving me mad lately as the days are getting shorter, that some drivers are being so dense that they don’t turn their headlights on.

It really annoys me! (Could you tell?)

This is really stupid and just plain dangerous. Especially with the speeds on the motorways. It is hard enough to see cars approaching behind you in the dark, without these idiots driving without their headlights on.

Just because they can see everyone else with their lights on, it doesn’t mean that we can see them. I don’t understand why seeing other cars with lights on doesn’t serve as a reminder for them to do the same.

You can imagine the thought processes going through these drivers minds:

Oh, look at all those drivers with their lights on.

That’s really good of them. It helps me to see them.

And, because they’ve got their lights on that must mean that they can see me!

No, it doesn’t quite work like that.

In fact, its not just driving at night that drivers “forget” to put their lights on. Even when its raining they should be putting their lights on so that other road users can see them through all the spray.

Another point, sidelights do not qualify as having your lights on when visibility is at a premium. You might as well not have any on, for all the good they do! It is very hard to see the dim glow of sidelights in amongst bright headlights, or mountains of spray being thrown up from the road surface.

I think that it should be made compulsory for all cars to have their lights on at all times. It won’t cost you anything and it will save these brain dead idiots from having to bother to turn their lights on.

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By Gareth, October 23, 2008 10:30

I received this warning today in an email at work today. Please make a note of it.

You can also copy and paste the message and email it to people you know.

Postal Scam
Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas is fast approaching – it has been confirmed by Royal Mail. The Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam:

A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a premium rate number). DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.

If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15-20 for the phone call.

If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk

Please highlight this to as many people as you know.