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The End of the Road for Electric Cars

2nd November 2023 NeverUpToTheJob 3361 Comments

Imagine the following scenario….. In the beginning, all cars were powered by electricity, which was stored onboard in huge, heavy batteries. The cars were acceptable for use on short journeys, but on long journeys they [more…]

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The Evil That Dare Not Speak Its Name

29th August 2023 NeverUpToTheJob 2322 Comments

Deeply buried in the LGBTQ+ acronym is the letter ‘P’. So deeply buried is it, that it doesn’t actually appear to be there. But believe me, it is. That invisible ‘P’ stands for ‘Paedophile’, and [more…]

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Enough is Enough – NATO v Russia

22nd August 2023 NeverUpToTheJob 2355 Comments

It’s a fair cop guv. I’m always prepared to admit when I’m wrong, and I was wrong big time about Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. I fully expected Russia to steamroller and flatten the place, [more…]

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The Humble Uke

24th May 2023 NeverUpToTheJob 2503 Comments

On seeing the title of this article, the casual reader might assume it’s about brave Ukrainian peasants, led by fearless, democracy-loving President *elensky, and the battle to stop wicked Putin’s army dead in its tracks, [more…]

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The Day I Kicked The TV Habit

22nd August 2022 NeverUpToTheJob 3213 Comments

The first of August 2022 marked the second anniversary of the day I kicked the TV habit, and binned the Telly Tax. I wasn’t that surprised at how easy it was to give up watching [more…]

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Playing in the Band (For Fun) – Epilogue

23rd March 2022 NeverUpToTheJob 3001 Comments

As my pair of articles about playing in bands accumulated a decent number of votes in the GP Autumn Competition, and there were some interesting reactions at the time of publication, I’ve written one more, [more…]

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I Could Have Worked For The BBC

14th December 2021 NeverUpToTheJob 4672 Comments

I could have worked for the BBC. Yes, I know that sounds preposterous, but actually it’s true! I could have worked for the BBC, and by now would be a retired executive on a very [more…]

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Playing in the Band (For Fun), Part 2

10th November 2021 NeverUpToTheJob 2692 Comments

Something I enjoyed in my younger years was playing music for fun, preferably in a band. Part 1 of this article covered the years 1963 to 1973 (bands 1-6) and told the story of my [more…]

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Playing in the Band (For Fun), Part 1

3rd November 2021 NeverUpToTheJob 3515 Comments

As someone who never reads the comments, it’s strange how I’ve got to know that a number of Puffins have played in bands at one time or another, just like myself, so I’ve put together [more…]

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