My broadband contract period ended a couple of months ago, I renewed with Plusnet to avoid the hassle of a supplier change. As it...

When the Apple Journal app was released about six weeks ago, I thought it might be worth trying. Here is my brief take on it....

Almost 9 months ago I purchased an induction hob from Amazon, it was described as an Abode Double Induction Hob Portable Digital Touch...

I've been working from home most of the time for the last few years with only occasional office visits (typically once a fortnight). The...

I use Apple Airtags to keep track of several higher-value things and have done so for over a year, recently they have started to report...

A couple of days ago I needed to visit Penrith for a meeting, by road this would take about an hour. By train, well it is on the main...

On the 16th of October I lost it with Facebook again, another post rejected for no obvious reason (it really was not that bad, honestly)....

It looks unlikely that the Wilko shops will remain open for more than a few more days barring a last-minute buy-out. I hope I'm wrong as...

I like sausages as that as they are not really cheap nasty ones, living in Cumbria we have the Cumberland sausage as a local delicacy and...

This morning I headed off fishing by bus, alas it got to the furthest point from my destination (twice as far as my starting point)...

As I went by the IMO car wash in town earlier, I noticed it was changing colour. New signage is being installed to turn the bland yellow...

A few years ago I used to primarily fund my hobby of RC racing by selling spares in what is a specialist niche market. Some of the spares...

I've always steered clear of AliExpress, it looked a bit too good to be true. Anyway, I wanted a few fishing bits and know that what I...

Over the winter I've been using public transport a bit more (I mainly use an ebike in the lighter months). I know that there have been...

As I’ve said before, a few years ago, I started wet shaving. I’ve just had to order some new blades so, have I actually saved any money?...

I’ve seen many things while waiting at bus stops over the years, some good and some less so. Drunks, fights, dealing, sex acts, young...

Yesterday morning, I popped into my local Morrisons to grab a couple of 'pick and mix' croissants for my breakfast, how terribly European...

People giving me cheap nasty margarine instead of real butter is one of my pet hates and this particular one pisses me off more than...

I’ve not encountered InPost before, in fact, I’d never heard of them. Anyway, I ordered a bike part from eBay, and that is how it was...

There seem to be more seemingly random adverts turning up on my Facebook feed recently, many for things I'd never consider buying so...