For those of you who don’t know, I supply management and
contract staff in the commercial M&E (Mechanical & Electrical)
industry. At a guess, I reckon I have had the inconvenience of having around
fifteen projects cancelled delayed in my 23 years in this industry.
These have either been because of fears of structural damage,
or a suspicion that there may be signs of asbestos on the site. It is a pain in
the arse because what ...
It has been interesting seeing more people again and hearing
how they have been coping with lockdowns and major changes to their lives.
As someone who has done a 20-year apprenticeship working
from home in preparation for Covid19, I have been affected far less than most.
In the months between the cricket season, I am often isolated, and generally,
that’s the way I like it.
I walk with my dog to places where I am unlikely to see too ...
Anyone who plays or supports recreational cricket (and isn’t
a total Boris Johnson sycophant) would have learnt over the last fortnight what
a lying, blustering, cretin the Prime Minister is.
For reasons I can’t explain, Johnson seems to be targeting recreational cricket
as a way to prove he knows what he is talking about. He tries to explain, with
faux authority, why cricket is unique and cannot go ahead.
Blagging and Waffling
All ...
I had always been of the belief that if an individual had a poor education, with the ability to read, learning is still a life choice. With the advent of the internet, this became even more the case. Good Information at your fingertips via Google, Wikipedia, and countless other sources.
I stuck with this belief right up until Covid19 appeared on
the scene. As it emerged as a public health crisis in the UK, I have read about
it nearly every ...
I bought a camera as a lockdown gift to myself recently. It is a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ1000. It was chosen after months of the type of middle-aged dithering I thought I would never suffer from.
Impulse Purchasing
As a man of impulse purchasing, I have almost made a career out of buying ill-advised clothes, gadgets, cars, and in one tragic case, a house with someone as unsuitable as the shit location it was in. However, in recent ...
