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Robbers And Rubbers

Robbers And Rubbers

Long before anyone had access to the internet, the nearest thing to ordering online was commonly called mail order. Faux Pas Quite simply, you ordered something by writing a letter and enclosing a postal order or cheque to pay for…

Orynyms

Orynyms

Orynyms! What’s an Orynym? For years I have had Tinnitus and it has been particularly bad in my left ear. The Hiss of a Leaky Gas Pipe I consider myself fortunate as it’s never bothered me as it does with…

Poof!! What Was That?

Poof!! What Was That?

I’ve never been interested in cars, yet I’ve made a decent living out of the things. Working Life My working life consisted mainly of working in a huge car plant in the West Midlands, manufacturing those gas-guzzling four by four…

Locked In

Locked In

Checking my emails this morning and among the many of the spam and nonsense ones, a particular subject line caught my eye. Are you still interested in these giant Grannie knickers? It was from one of the big players, Amazon…