20th Century
The Story of a Watch
This is the story of a watch. A plain, simple, pocket watch. Probably bought in the early 1940’s for three Half-Crowns (7/6, or in “New Money”, 37.5p) from a Woolworth or a High Street Jewellers. [more…]
Grimy Miner
Hobbies
It’s a SNAP! – Part Two
In Part One of this saga I talked about how I got hooked on photography and how the camera collecting bug bit me. In this part I will talk about digital photography and how this [more…]
Hobbies
It’s a SNAP! Part One – The Film Years
For my 16th Birthday, in 1964, my parents were rash enough to listen to my years of hints, pleading, and tantrums to buy me a proper camera. By proper camera I mean a 35mm camera [more…]
Arts
The Home Engineer, Part One
Most men, and not a few women judging by the amount of lady machinists who have YouTube Channels, at some point or another in their lives yearn for a workshop. Now, there are a few, [more…]
Animals
The telephone rings
Scammer (for it is she): “Hello Sir, I’m calling about the accident you had recently which wasn’t your fault” Grimy Miner: “Yes”? S: “Can you tall me something about the accident”? GM: “Well lass, Ah [more…]
Physics
The Death of a Star
The star in question is Betelgeuse (pronounced Beetle Juice). Betelgeuse is what is known as a Red SuperGiant, a star so massive that if it were at the centre of our Solar System in place [more…]
Cooking
Store-cupboard essentials and techniques
Far be it for a GP author to ever admit defeat, but in this particular instance, I must bow to the inevitable, once the full extent of the challenge becomes clear. Grimy Miner, you know [more…]
Cooking
21 nourishing meals for Twenty Quid! (Part One)
In the course of a conversation in the comments (which nobody reads) the subject of food banks came up, and specifically a comment made in a newspaper by a Deli owner that he could cook [more…]
Arts
Nominations for Wankpuffin of the Year 2019
For the third year running I am pleased to present the WOTYs. 2018’s nominations. Vote early, vote often, vote as many times as you like. Enter the name of your choice, use full names, duplicates [more…]