Having struggled to remember how to load a caravan after our winter lay-off, we set sail at 9:35 AM with Billy in tow to head for our first stop of the trip at Newton Abbott, Devon. This stop was planned…
Author: John Curd
Unlocked In
A couple of weeks ago I managed to get myself locked out of our house. Carol was going out to play somewhere and I decided to go for a walk. I left first and, since we have very pleasant woodland…
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
I believe Newton’s third law of motion is phrased thus: Whenever a particle A exerts a force on another particle B, B simultaneously exerts a force on A with the same magnitude in the opposite direction. Alternatively, and perhaps more…
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Lacrima Christi
It’s been a pretty poor Easter, on the whole. First of all, our weather was drab for all but one day (Easter Monday). Drab seems to be the most appropriate word in that we didn’t get dreadful weather but it…
Peru Revisited
We tend to jog our own memories by looking at our web photo albums since it is easier than hauling out the projector and screen for the real photographs, the good ol’ slides. I couldn’t help but notice that our…
Genealogy Widower
On Tuesday Carol cleared off with her sister to rummage around looking for some dusty documents at The National Archive so yours truly was left to amuse himself. It turned out to be a better day than advertized; no thundery…
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Hoodwinked by Cahoot
All interest rate prostitutes need the occasional day for a spot of financial management; this was one of mine. I get notified by email whenever there’s an interest rate change (read reduction!) at cahoot so I was well aware that…
Interesting Rates
It’s those darn ISAs again. For the benefit of foreign nationals, ISA = Individual Savings Account, the interest (or lack thereof) on which is supposedly tax-free. Today’s focus falls on Marks & Spencer Financials. We’ve had a pot of cash…
ISA Madness
Well, here we are again at the end of another financial year. The difference this time compared to previous financial years is that this particular financial year has been an unmitigated disaster with the brunt of said disaster being born…
An Alarming Experience
After what is traditionally a stressful and long winded process in England, Carol’s mother, affectionately known to me as RM (Rhoda Marjorie, lest you try to supply any variations), finally completed her purchase of a sheltered retirement flat on Friday…
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