Just saw a woman of pensionable age on a kids scooter being part pulled along by a Yorkshire terrier dog on a lead.

Immortal Paper

I’ve got paper here so old it should have decomposed spontaneously without waiting for me to shred it

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Hedgehog Numbers Still In Decline In The UK

Over tidy gardens with no easy access between yours (if you have one) and your neighbour being a big factor in that ongoing decline.

Cassetted

This vintage cassette was sitting in a drawer at my parents.Must be circa early to mid 70′s.

Local DAB No Thanks

“DAB is clearly a nonsense for genuinely local commercial radio services and the growing realisation amongst operators that this is a car crash waiting to happen has now bubbled to the surface and needs to be taken seriously,” …“It’s quite clear now that a growing number of existing local station operators do not want DAB as their future platform.”

“There are many of us in the industry who are clear about what needs to be done and I hope that the Government won’t take too long before it realises the errors that are being made and allows local radio operations to be left alone to continue to broadcast on the excellent, and far more appropriate, FM platform.”

“We don’t need, want or support this change. Things are tough enough as it is without the Government heaping more costs, uncertainty and damage on the local commercial radio sector. DAB for local commercial radio is inappropriate. It should be dumped.”

William Rogers CEO UKRD makes it clear that many think that digital radio is not a good fit for local radio.

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The lesser known UK energy providors

CITY FOCUS: Upstarts take on Big Energy as Huhne plans to make switching between accounts easier

 Curious statement of Tariff prices here.Why do we always base likely costs on a one-size-fits-all average total cost? Does it take into account standing charges (if any)?.Why not show three averages including low energy user, average and high energy user as the results will usually be different for each.
That aside it’s good to see the lesser know providers getting a mention.
Warning: Link is to the Daily Mail site (don’t say you weren’t warned.

Preserved By Pencil Case

Some objects from our past have a long shelf life. I had this Snoopy pencil sharpener in junior school. It still has the pencil shavings inside from when it was last used. It sat awkwardly inside my Peanuts pencil case which has not faired so well in the long term survival stakes.