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Why bother having a contact form if you can't answer?
I used the "contact us" form on the web site of a well-known financial institution. I said something of the form:Subject: Web site technical fault
I cannot find the correct page to log in to my account. When I click on Login it takes me to a page that says "Sorry, we are reorganising our web site and you may have an out-of-date link stored in your ( Read more... ) -
This is what they're teaching the kids these days
Yesterday, smallclanger brought home a word search on the theme of electrical items.
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If you don't want to know the result, look away now
Odd. My last post attracted two spam comments (you can't see them - they're screened and will probably get deleted soon) and neither of them was Japanese. The first one said "Great Post. I add this Post to my bookmarks." and the second one said "Прочитал этот пост. Сильно паригленулся. Добавил этот сайт в закладки! Администратор, продолжай в том ( Read more... ) -
Bored of cars yet?
I've been in Lancashire for the last week, seeing in the new year with my parents and a brother, and staying until a cousin from the US came for a visit, and other brother with his wife and child appeared also ( Read more... ) -
Furthermore
I am getting an extra £450 off the insurer. Hoorah ( Read more... ) -
Still can't decide
An informant sez: "you could get a brand new petrol car for the price of that Corsa."
Which appears to be more or less true. Some more links:
Nissan Micra 1.2 Spirita (2007, 7K8 miles, £4,995)
Nissan Pixo 1.0i (2010, 6K4 miles, £5,995)
Renault Clio 1.2 TCE Dynamique (2007, 3K4 miles, £6,592)
Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 Life (2009, 4K6 miles, £7,495)
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Of cars
Today smallclanger and I texted "film" to 241 on my Mum's Orange phone and went to see Megamind, an interesting and funny animated flick with slightly more than the usual amount of philosophy about the nature of good and evil ( Read more... ) -
New year, new model
I am Up North with smallclanger, who is having some quality time with his grandparents. His ambition seems to be to go through the shelf of games in the back room and try out each one once, and so far we've played Ratrace, Mhing and In One Word in addition to Game of Life which he's seen before, Fluxx which by now is an old favourite, and Escape ( Read more... ) -
Le repas
As an aside, why do people write the menu in French at posh meals? To show off? To make sure you've no idea what you are eating?
Saumon teinté à la betterave rouge
sauce gravadlax
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Poitrine de faisan mitonnée aux poireaux grillés et champignons marinés
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Gelée aux canneberges, oranges et Porto, et biscuit à la mandarine.
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La hure de sanglier à ( Read more... )
