It seems umbrellas are designed to keep the rain off things. Ground breaking isn’t it? It is quite unusual to use an umbrella in the height of summer but this year has been quite poor weather-wise. Step forward a new use for an umbrella - keeping a summer barbecue dry! Quite […]
Hibs have launched their new football kit and have adverts running on First buses that run around Edinburgh and the surrounding areas (I wonder why they didn’t pick LRT buses that run just inside Edinburgh?). The line is “MY HOME KIT” and to the right the say it is the home kit for 07-08. […]
As we approach the heart of summer, I am reminded of something someone once send to me in the first few months of being in this lovely city of Edinburgh: ‘It doesn’t rain in Edinburgh, but when it does it’s really bad’. I think I’d agree with that, especially compared to Glasgow. […]
Yes, today the smoking ban comes into affect (???) in England. I guess that’s why Johnston & Johnston (a family company) are running adverts with “Go Smoke-Smell Free from 1st July” on them to advertise their odour neutraliser Oust. I am perplexed however that they have chosen to do this in the side […]
Stand back green grocers, there’s a new kid in town! It’s not really forgivable for someone to not have an apostrophe in the company name Chaplins Disco but a lot of company names are being written like that, e.g. Tescos rather than Tesco’s. They cross the line when they blatantly abuse the apostrophe […]
Why oh why oh why would anyone buy 750ml of grape juice when you could buy 1 litre for exactly the same price? Any sane person wouldn’t do that. Plus the larger package comes in a lighter tetrapak carton rather than a heavy glass bottle. However when that grape juice has fermented […]
What can be done with The Scotsman? I’ve previously mentioned bizarre comments by them and a real dumbing down of the product however I was out last weekend and spent a couple of hours having a fascinating conversation with their Scottish Government Editor, Peter MacMahon. He’s an incredibly articulate, witty and intelligent yet […]
For some people, the 80s never went away. 1980s related things are cool again to the mainstream. David Hasselhoff, Dirk Benedict, Mr. T and of course Alf (or is that David O’Doherty?). I’ve been listening to “Waiting for a star to fall” over and over again on my MP3 player (no, not […]
This is not a question over race, it’s a question over speed. All the colours of Scotland’s political parties have united to fight the evil enemy, and amazingly it’s the central/leftist SNP that are the target of this rainbow coalition. Friends of the Earth (Green) brought together MSPs and councillors from Labour (Red), […]
There have been several new pages added to my gallery of Edinburgh without much fanfare. Several spectacular sunset and dusk shots, a few beautiful Spring shots and the odd scene picture. Have a look around and if you want to use them for your own personal purposes feel free!
I’ve just been into the new HSBC on Princes Street, following KT popping in there on Sunday. When she was in she paid money into my account without the need for a paying in slip or envelope. She simply entered my card, put the cash in the drawer, the machine counted it and […]
I have no problem with other Europeans coming to work and live in the UK. I do insist that they have good enough English to get by. If that is the case, then why does the main HSBC in Edinburgh (actually Scotland) insist on putting two signs outside during redevelopment, one in English […]
As I have previously hinted at, a gorgeous white linen jacket don’t mix well with a fresh raspberry cocktail. I mistaken tried to get the stain out with hot water as it was on the edge of the jacket near the buttons. Whilst the red dye has disappeared there remains a large water […]
I have previously pointed out the various tabloid-esque ‘qualities’ that have been pouring into The Scotsman newspaper over the past year. If additional proof were needed of how low the quality of the paper has sunk and what they think of their target audience, then here is the final damning evidence. A major article […]
Whilst shopping around Liverpool I came across a truly marvellous idea: Mineral water in the UK’s first compostable bottle! The plastic is made from corn and will only degrade in certain conditions, i.e. in a well balanced compost heap. The bottle can also be recycled as normal plastic! If you want […]
I’ve just started watching the BBC’s High Definition coverage of the Liverpool – Arsenal FA Cup game. This is not libellous, merely a statement of what I see on the screen. Alan Hansen has quite bad dandruff. Today he is wearing a black striped suit which looks just fine in normal quality. […]
Before we get bored with the excessive use of 007, let me just wish you all a happy New Year. I had a great time on Hogmanay, enjoying a meal and entertainment in The Scotsman Hotel on North Bridge. Not cheap, but as word came at 9pm that the Street Party had been […]
Forget DFS - you know that company who brag about how great their sales are but never both talking about the quality of their sofas – there are new kings in town! Everyone loves a sale, especially me. So as I’m hunting around for some bargains, I came across this rather sweet looking […]
Sigh. Why am I paying >£100 to fund such rubbish on TV. Yes, Planet Earth was great but the quality of the comedy on the BBC is appalling. The writing on The Green Green Grass is dire, as too is the acting. At least David Jason saved some of the poor […]
Going shopping two days before Christmas - I must be mad! To be fair it was quite quiet in the nearby Asda, well about as busy as a normal Saturday if you ignore all the rollers (large gold cages) on the shop floor. I was standing at the sandwich chiller, waiting for my […]
We’ve just received an email: “Dear Guests, Thank you for booking your Christmas Party at Le Monde. We would like to take this opportunity to lay down a few ground rules. No fancy dress; no party hats; no poppers or indoor sparklers; no laughing and no smiling. Actually if you could keep […]
Edinburgh have introduce new communal umbrella buckets in Princes Street for shoppers to leave their wet brollies in before stepping into shops. I know what you are thinking, they actually look like bins that just have half a dozen broken umbrellas stuffed in them as frustrated shoppers get blown about by the random gales. […]
I’ve mentioned before that shops have started to advertise that they stock Polish brands - nothing wrong with that. Advertising on buses in Polish on websites to help you buy a place is a bit much. This morning I have noticed they are now running adverts for people from parallel universes, the ones […]
I think I’ve found the position in my new office for the perfect pictures. A huge moon is hanging low in the velvet blue sky and I’ve done my best to capture it. Unfortunately we are really facing the wrong way to catch the amazing Edinburgh sunsets but then again I suppose I’m […]
Yes, this is not new news. Nor is my recent attack at the misleading advertising from Jenners (now House of Fraser) or their obscene APR on their store card. No, this time is was the once marveled window displays at Jenners that has fallen into disrepute. Now I’m as kinky as anyone, […]
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