For those of you uneducated – here is a brief clip or two.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS4vUaNQKHk&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI4ekBi5Hhc&feature=related
Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band
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Author Archives: Bruce Cason
inspiration
If you are feeling a bit low sometimes (happens to us all) a bit of – I am not so different from everyone else – can “Make your day”
http://www.flickspire.com/m/MDT/FamousFailures?lsid=bac847cc71a59afd2879a5def51a40df
Nuff said
Internet Fraud / Abzocker
It could never happen to me!!!!! Well it has. I clicked on a site that offered up to 80% discount for self-employed people from stock clearnace and companies being wound up.
It asked to register for the emails (Very much like Groupon) – and I entered the information.
Three days later I get a letter from Vendis GmBH that i had sucessfully registered – which I found unusual – so I did a search on Venbdis GMBH – and then I found out. This is a scam site that has trapped hundreds of people – I was warned that next I would recieve a bill for 284.17 (I did a week later – including terms and conditions – the small print).
So – don’t click onto the site Grossehandel-angebot (Actually facebook even stopped me mentioning it in a posting).
There is more advice than it is possible to follow on the interenet – from do nothing to get a solicitor – but apparently they already have a solicitor working for them.
There will be (I am told) further reminders, then Solicitors letters – then eventually who knows what – even taking me to court – but in Berlin where I can’t go,.
Apparently many people pay that money to avoid the hassel.
I will send them a Verbraucherzentral recommended letter. Then we will see.
It requires nerves of steel apparently.
Something that we I may or may not have………………………..
Name and Shame?
I was riding my motorbike into Frankfurt yesterday evening on the A66 at around 8 pm. I was doing about 100 Kmph and behind a nice, big, expensive new model BMW, doing about the same.
He suddenly slowed down for no reason I could see – so I pulled into the middle lane (there are three lanes there) – and started to overtake him. Imagine my surprise as I glanced left – to see he was holding a dictation machine in his right hand and with his left he was holding an open folder on his lap. I can only assume that he was steering with his knees.
He was a well dressed, executive business or politician between 55 and 65 years old. He probably earns over €150,000 p.a. – and he obviously has a car office. I looked in the back but couldn’t see a portable secretary or coffe machine – but5 perhaps that was hidden somewhere else.
I have his registration number – it was an HG one. Am I allowed to show his whole number? He ignored my remonstrations that he should be driving and not talking memos – and sped off.
Ahh what arrogance money breeds. 🙁
Would you like to post your own versions here – people driving doing their makeup using the rear view mirror? Mobile phone – organising the children on the back seat (yes, I have seen that)? Post your thoughts here.
Germany – a good weekend
Well – aren’t they all? OK so it rained on Saturday – but today – now sunshine all day – cycling around Kronberg, Steinbach, Eschborn. Trying to find some cherries ( a late frost put-paid to most of this years crop I am afraid).
My neighbour’s son “sampled” nearly all my goosberries – and they weren’t even ripe yet 🙁 Lets hope I can keep his fingers off my blackberries and raspberries – when they come.
Made around 4 lbs of strawberry jam 2 weeks ago – I just love the “Good LIfe”.
Haven’t watched one football match – and don’t feel left out either.
Have a good week.
Bruce
Norfolk
I have just returned from the U.K. whre I spend a few days visiting family in Norfolk.
OK – I admit we had some rain – but Sunday was a precious day of warmth, sunshine and seaside with Fish and Chips 🙂
Those who have not experienced the joy of seaside, sea air and freshly cooked fish and chips should hesitate to condemn – “they know not what they do” as someone quite famous once said.
From Cromer you can just make out a huge windfarm that is being (has been) constructed – some 34 km offshore. Some 158 turbines will provide enough electricity for every house in Norfolk!!!!
http://www.dudgeonoffshorewindfarmconsultation.co.uk/
Giime that sea air.
GEZ
So they have made the taxation of your radio and TV viewing simpler?
Well – simpler for me means that my payments go from 5 euros odd to 17 euros odd per month.
Pity the small to medium business – they are really going to get stung 🙁
60 years of Queen Elizabeth
The celebrations were in full swing throughout the U.K. today (and I daresay in other places as well).
If you like a bit of “Pomp and Circumstance” then you had to be glued to the BBC today (or ITV for that matter).
Of course – it had to rain a little bit – but then it pi**ed down here didn’t it?
Maybe no posting next week – I am off to visit my mother in Norfolk. (the original one stupid – not Virginia 🙂 )
Frankfurt Main Station – Platform 104 (S-Bahn
I had the unfortunate expereince of catching a train from this platform on Monday. I had forgotton the stink of sewerage down there.
Now – as scientists have proven – given that smells are particulate – that means that I was breathing in (as was everyone else) someones else’s shit and piss – excuse the French 🙂
When will they fix this problem – I have expereinced it at other S-Bahn Stations – I think Taunus Anlage is one.
Post your reports here!!!!
Biking around Frankfurt
Sunday was warm with good weather – so we went for a bike ride – `cross the fields through moor and mountain (OK – not so many of those 🙂 ) – Steinbach, Praunheim and the Nidda park – and along the river to Rödelhiem. Back to Eschborn and thank heavens for the S-Bahn to finish the uphill bit 🙂
There are some lovely parts of Frankfurt hidden along river and canal banks – get out there on foot or two wheels and appreciate it!!!