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2018 Goals

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I have goals.  I started thinking about them in January and finished some point last month.  In no particular order of priority, bar the top 2. Lifestyle Lose Weight.  Shock horror, this is here again and my number one goal.  Last year I started at 90kg and aimed to get down to 82kg.  I finished at 96kg.  This year I start at 97kg and want to get down to 85kg.  And next year, no doubt, I will be aiming to get down to 90kg or something fuckwitty like that. 3 Month Detox.  No alcohol and limited red meat for 3 … Continued

Highlights Of 2017

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Yeah I know, the reflective period for 2017 is long over.  But I started writing this during said reflective period (in my head, anyway), so I’m going to finish it. I normally do some kind of look-back at the year, more for my own purposes than anyone else’s amusement. You could call it a transition year, but I guess you could call many years for most people a transition year.  Though at the beginning of 2017 I was unemployed.  Quite happy about it at the beginning but it soon started to grate on me – I didn’t mind too much … Continued

Complaint: Memories & Yoghurts

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M & S, Kingston

Dear M&S I remember when I was a child, hating every single minute of being dragged around Marks & Spencer in Hull.  All I wanted to do was go out and play football, and perhaps set fire to the odd rubbish bin if I could steal some matches. But no, almost every Saturday, my mother and father decided that they would torture me by spending elongated periods in this infernal hell.  The only positive experience I ever had in there was when I found a penny on the floor. As soon as I was old enough to buy my own … Continued

Complaint: Tesco Avocados

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Sometimes it takes a bit of work to get a refund…or just to find common cause with your refunder: ****** Dear Tesco I am generally not a fan of your food quality – some will call me a snob, but I am from up north so not entirely sure that is something that can be aimed at me. Anyway, I actually quite like your avocados, and go through several a week.  Well, I normally like your avocados. Over the last month, I have had two pretty horrid, soft and close to inedible avocados from your Rayner’s Lane store. I will … Continued

Complaint – Brexit Costing Me Another £1 A Month – OFFICIAL!

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I received an invoice last month from my hosting company for £5.99 instead of the usual £4.99.  Cue an e-mail: Hello I noticed that you are trying to charge me £5.99 for hosting this month, instead of the usual £4.99. Please can you correct your invoice and ensure the correct amount of £4.99 is charged. Kind regardsJames ****** Hi James, Thank you for contacting us on the matter and apologies for the delay in my reply. I’m afraid the price of £5.99 is the correct amount of the hosting package as we have increased our hosting package’s prices by 20% … Continued

Complaint: Society Six

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Good afternoon I’m not having much luck with yourselves. Recently I used my voucher from my previous complaint for the t-shirt that I had ordered that fell apart. Instead of receiving the expected t-shirt, I received a shiny silver postcard from the Royal Mail, advising that there was a £4.48 customs charge to pay.  Oh and an £8.00 fee for the privilege of handling it. So a total of £12.48, or roughly $5,000.00 with the post-Brexit vote exchange rate – but that’s all good because we’ve taken back control.  Yeah. I don’t mind paying the customs charge, but surely it … Continued

Detox Update

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It is a month into my 3-month detox already. In terms of alcohol it has been piss-easy.  Rarely have I considered having a drink – I am comfortably managing afternoon visits to pubs with only soft drinks.  Only when something has annoyed me and I’ve had a mini 5-minute rage-strop have I thought about alcohol.  Though it would be nice to have a glass of red wine to write this with. Avoiding red meat is another question.  Sausage sandwiches and sausage rolls are out – but I do crave them quite often…very often at first!  I’m not strictly avoiding red … Continued

Happy 38th Birthday To Me

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Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me…yeahhhhhhhhh.  I find my birthday increasingly psychologically bizarre – it’s like a form of validation for myself as a human. Despite Brexit, I generally think I’m a decent, funny and occasionally interesting person but I still have doubts about myself, and wonder whether I could be a nicer, happier, more interesting, etc, person to be around.  And then when I organise a birthday meal (or whatever I organise) I worry that nobody will turn up, or people will cancel. So the weeks running up to my birthday I always have these very occasional … Continued

Cultural Adventures

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It’s crazy to think of what people think of me as a Hullite now compared to a couple of years ago. Prior to Hull being the UK’s City Of Culture, most people would have had me down as some kind of cultural oaf – yet now, Hull is synonymous with cultural offerings, and of course, being from Hull means that one is now highly regarded in cultural matters. People from Reading are proud to have a new burger made in their honour.  People from Hull are proud to now be regarded as exemplary custodians of culture. Whilst Hull may now … Continued

The Big Detox

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So as of January 1st, I started a 3 month detox.  Well, technically January 2nd once NYE has been taken into account. Though I was quite looking forward to a detox and could tell that I needed it, I didn’t want to do a 3 month detox.  My doctor is recommending it.  Yes, despite Michael Gove’s proselytising, I have not yet had enough of experts. A year ago I had some general tests done – I had some slightly unusual symptoms – nothing especially worrying, nothing serious or life-changing, but thought given my previous 20 years of bodily abuse, that … Continued