World Of Winfield

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Complaint: Society Six

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T-shirt png sticker, vintage fashion

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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water with slices of cucumber in drinking glass

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

James Went To Sevilla

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Back in September, I decided that I’d like another holiday before the end of the year – I wanted to sit and drink beer in the sunshine one final time before winter arrived.  So I stopped drinking for a few weeks (minus one or two very minor aberrations). I didn’t know where to go, or who to go with.  I did suggest to a couple of friends about the idea of going away, but none seemed even remotely keen but I’d also been thinking about going away by myself.  I was going to do the Swiss Alps trip by myself … Continued

Nearly Holiday Time

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Spanish Fantasy I (Juliet Fremont)

1 more working day and I have a whole week off work. In fact, it isn’t even a proper day of work tomorrow as the afternoon is an OKR session followed by some form of beer. I do need a week off.  I’ve required a holiday for ages.  This will actually be the first full week off work since I started my job in April.  And the whole time that I was unemployed I was doing 5 or 6 day weeks of 9-5 studying/coding. So effectively my first full week off since Ibiza 2016.  Which wasn’t exactly restful. I’m not … Continued

My First Spanish Letter: Consell De Ivissa

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stunning cala tarida beach view in ibiza

Last time I went to Ibiza, I saw that the Consell De Ivissa had a ‘Refugees Welcome’ banner outside.  I thought that I should write to them.  9 months later, I did. ****** Hola Ibiza Mi nombre es James y yo amo tu isla.  Lo siento por mi Español malo.  Estoy apriendo.  Yo intento. Lo siento acerca Brexit.  Y lo siento acerca estupido politicos hablamos acerca guerra entre Inglaterra y Español. Yo penso Brexit sera muy malo.  Muy mierde. Es posible necessito escapar.  Cuando yo visite Eivissa año pasado, yo vez un poster de “Refugees Welcome”.  Esto incluye Ingles Brexit … Continued

Complaint: Yoghurt Pots

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Hi Sainsbury’s Long time no speak.  Well I did e-mail you some time ago but I never received a response.  I had to e-mail directly as the form wasn’t working. Though that was also a long time ago.  Depending on your definition of long.  And depending on your definition of time. A long time ago, you changed your yoghurt pots.  I’m talking the excellent value 6x small yoghurt packs that retail for £1.10. Gone was the strong and stable pot, in came the weak and wobbly pot. It really is quite a flimsy design. 5 times now I have had … Continued

James Went To Some Exhibitions

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It always tickles me when you speak to an immigrant and they reel off all the places they have visited; Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Tower Of London, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Imperial War Museum, Transport Museum…   You name it, they’ve done it.  You name it, I haven’t.   It isn’t because I don’t want to go.  My to-do list is chocka with cultural activities, parks, museums, restaurants (and pubs) that I want to go to.  Unsurprisingly, I make it to the pubs – probably because it is easier to find someone to come with me, “do you want … Continued