Anyone remember Chipmunk Crisps?
When I was a child I remember occasionally being treated to a bag of crisps, or chips as we called them. The brand I really remember from back then is Chipmunk Crisps. We used to […]
Other Stuff
Check Food Standards Agency food outlet hygiene ratings online
You have probably noticed the green Food Standards Agency stickers on all sorts of food outlets from takeaways to restaurants to supermarkets. These show the rating given to the premises from a low of zero […]
In praise of a Zanussi Z9292T washing machine
In May 2012 I had to buy a new washing machine, I chose a Beko model. Below is what I wrote at the time about the 27 year old Zanussi it replaced. I’ve just had […]
Chard Junction signal box – And there it was – gone!
I wrote this back in 2012 and thought it worth preserving. Driving back into Dorset from Somerset today I was approaching the Chard Road milk factory when the railway crossing lights started flashing red and […]
Plaque in memory of the horses killed in the Boer War at Martock in Somerset
While walking around Martock near Yeovil in Somerset I was struck by this memorial to the huge number of horses killed during the Second Boer War which took place in South Africa between 1899 and […]
Jack Hargreaves demonstrates how to put a ship in a bottle
I thought I would share this clip below which I came across of veteran broadcaster Jack Hargreaves demonstrating the secret behind putting a ship in a bottle. It is taken from the old Southern Television […]
The Lost Pubs Project
I came across The Lost Pubs Project via a re-tweet on Twitter. Basically it does exactly what the title suggests. It is a record of pubs, inns and hotels that have closed over the years […]
Finding the cheapest petrol and diesel prices with PetrolPrices.com
Do you shop around when filling your car with petrol or diesel, or do you just fill your tank wherever is convenient not worrying about pump prices? Back when I was doing silly annual mileages […]
Taxi drivers, a rant about driving standards
Looking back I came across this short piece I wrote in 2010. I don’t drive as many miles as I did then these days but unfortunately I still see the occasional arrogant manoeuvre from a […]
Some interesting old local photos on the Historypin website
Historypin is a rather interesting history project facilitated by the social sharing capabilities of the internet. Users are able to upload historic photographs and ‘pin’ them to the location they were taken. Using the search […]