Codswallop! This article is about a type of Victorian bottle invented by Hiram Codd, a British bottle inventor. Invention of the ‘Codd’ Bottle. Hiram Codd worked for the British and Foreign Cork Company and during [more…]
It was an evening in June 1923, and a Union Pacific train – “The Overland Limited” – was working its way west across the wilds of Wyoming. Onboard was Ned Jordon, president of the Jordan [more…]
The following letter is not intended to be legal advice. I am particularly interested to hear about any successful fraud cases against TV licence investigators. NOTICE TO AGENT IS NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL – NOTICE [more…]
Monday I was delighted to see that it was lovely and sunny when I popped out for my pre-breakfast constitutional this morning. It was not as warm as it looked, but it was better in [more…]
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 170 and a GP mug Sparks (Do [more…]
It was less than 30 minutes later that the large Deutsche Gas van pulled up on the other side of the green in front of the Walsh’s home. Three of the biggest burliest gas fitters [more…]
Ida pushed the cottage door open, walked in and started looking around. The acrid smell inside was so overpowering that she hurried, nearly gagging, to open all the windows wide. Ida felt nervous: she had [more…]
Kim Philby. For those of a certain age, the name conjures up an indicator as to the decline in British post-war influence abroad. His charmed connections within society enabling him to bypass interrogation over material [more…]
Working with data, akin to a science – I’m at odds with my natural leaning To the Arts. A relentless march for proof: to reveal; to rend the veil; a reliance on progress I find [more…]
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