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Month: November 2023

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Thirteen

26th November 2023 Going Postal 2646 Comments

Monday Good morning all. Well, this morning started off just like many others recently, rain at first then sunshine, Felix for breakfast, then the thunderbolt struck. The Rich Boy sacked Suella and set a reshuffle [more…]

20th Century

Rievaulx Abbey And Robin Hood’s Bay

25th November 2023 Always Worth Saying 1903 Comments

My grandparents’ and father’s 1935 summer holiday in Redcar allowed for a day trip opportunity to Rievaulx Abbey which sits about the halfway point in the fifty or so miles that separate the North East [more…]

Biography

Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Twelve

25th November 2023 Going Postal 2498 Comments

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here Part [more…]

Arts

Throbbing Gristle – DOA The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle (1978)

24th November 2023 Going Postal 2419 Comments

In order to understand 1978’s DOA the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle by Throbbing Gristle (Yorkshire slang for, well, a pulsating male member) it’s important to have an understanding of TG and their [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

24th November 2023 Always Worth Saying 2613 Comments

Question Time 23rd November 2023 The Panel: Andrew Griffith (Conservative) Alison McGovern (Labour) Patrick Grant (Fashion Designer) Isabel Oakshott (Author and Journalist) Venue: Stevenage Andrew John Griffith is the Conservative Party MP for Arundel and [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Seven

23rd November 2023 Going Postal 3158 Comments

Despite all the searching neither the team in B2 nor the Barbados Police Service had managed to locate Dwayne Holding. The BPS assured B2 that Dwayne was lying low somewhere on the island and would [more…]

Arts

Flounce !!!

23rd November 2023 Rookwood 2924 Comments

To some, this article will come as a major surprise as my demise has been exaggerated somewhat. For those of you who were concerned as to my well-being, a big thank you and a hug. [more…]

Hobbies

The Tale of my Old Dumper, Part Two

22nd November 2023 Going Postal 2039 Comments

This  dumper, one of the first types to hit the scene has no hydraulic system and the skip is basically unloaded by pulling a big lever which releases a hook and the entire skip rolls [more…]

20th Century

The Muslim Brotherhood, Part Five

22nd November 2023 Going Postal 2626 Comments

Tunisia 2010 The plan for regime change borrowed the model used to remove the Shah of Iran and the return of Imam Khomeini. On 17 December 2010, street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire [more…]

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