How To Lose Customers & Alienate People

There we were. Indulging in a pre-shopping cappuccino & a very expensive muffin in the Sainsbury’s cafe in Milton Keynes, when all of a sudden the fire alarms goes off. “This is a test of the fire alarm system”. Then a loud piercing Siren! “All staff prepare for an emergency announcement!” “Evacuate the building!” Above [...]

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Peace Man!

Stuck for something to do and it being such a lovely day, we went for a walk around Willen Lake. At last a chance to use some of the cheap cameras that I’ve added to my colllection over the winter. I set off with a bag full of cameras including  my Cosmic Symbol (£5), Nikon [...]

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A Lesson Learnt?

Obviously not, as I have now gone ahead and dumped my car in favour of a scooter. So please be careful when you end up crawling behind a black Peugeot scooter in Milton Keynes, white mane flowing in the wind. It could be me, and I’d be ever so grateful if you’d give me time [...]

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A Very Close Shave Indeed

After a traumatic few days, I have stopped shaking enough to post. Our eldest did indeed have a close shave on his scooter this earlier this week. He was waiting at a roundabout for a gap in the traffic, when suddenly there was a bang and he was flying backwards through the air. A car [...]

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Late Christmas Shopping – Fail

I popped out for a loaf of bread this morning to find the Co-Op shut. Oh, how strange I thought. Until I went around the side of the shop and found this dumper truck buried in the wall of the Post Office. Do you think he urgently needed a stamp?

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iTunes Voucher Bargain at Morrisons

I don’t usually shop at Morrisons supermarket even though there is a very large one fairly close by. But a mention on HotUKDeals had me heading over there this morning. Apparently all day today and tommorrow (16th- 17th December) if you buy 2 x £15 iTunes vouchers at the till you only pay £20. As [...]

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Peanut Duck Scooter Meet 2008

Little did I know when I wrote a post last year about a lovely scooter I had seen in MK, that my eldest would catch the scooter bug. He has a modern Peugeot scooter but hankers after something more classic. He has been looking for a Vespa or Lambretta type scooter, but has been totally [...]

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All I Want For Christmas Is …………

Yup, it’s that time of year again, and the Christmas display in the Centre MK has been unveiled. Looking a little like something you might envisage on a bad acid trip (or so I’m told) there are fairies, giant toadstools, a talking tree and wizards all over the place. The centre piece is the “Santa [...]

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A Matter Of Luck

I was watching something on the TV the other night which tried to show that beyond a certain age, men were far more likely to be pessimistic than women: more men saw the glass as half empty. I think the same can be said for luck. My other half is an pessimistic optimist, he always [...]

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NSPCC Fun Run 2008

Bury Lawn School hosted the NSPCC half marathon event again today. 13 gruelling miles around north Milton Keynes, but at least it didn’t rain! Olympic hopeful Liz Yelling was at the front of the huge crowd at the start line and true to form, was the first lady to finish, 2nd overall. I took loads [...]

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