Uncategorized

Sadly the statistic about sexual assaults in London by minicab drivers seems to be depressingly true extract from here The new statistics reveal that there have been 150 recorded rapes and sexual assaults by minicab drivers this year, compared to 66 four years ago. Police believe that the true figure is probably up to 10 […]

Interesting statistic, if its true, Last year 214 women were sexually assaulted by unlicensed taxi drivers in the capital(London). A new service is been promoted to allow you to phone the cab direct by this outfit ZingoTaxi although at £1.60 a call its sounds a tad expensive. Full story here. The number to call is […]

Now Easyjet get in the neck from a passenger who has set up a Easyjet sucks website here and also a blog here. Interestingly the problem seems to have occured on one of the old Go routes. As previously expounded on my blogs I am sure that Go will be the death of Easyjet.

Today added a rather nice bizarre page to my website were I can add pictures of the all loo locks that I encounter in my travels. I am always amazed just how diverse such a simple object can be,

and the sunday times today gives the real risks of living in UK today: The real risks are:- Currently in the UK there are around 250,000 smokingrelated deaths each year (source here) 190,000 Cancer deaths a year 132,000 Heart disease deaths a year 60,000 Stroke deaths a year 4,000 Flu deathe a year on average […]

I hear the major involved in the Millionaire scam has been offered a job flogging cough sweets. Story here. Great!

And a story on what could happen if another 20th century marvel were to pack up, thats the GPS system apparently 18 outof the 28 satellites are past there use by date. oops see here

A wonderful story here on how the SARS virus was found in record time by the worldwide cooperation of laboratories. The internet is truly wonderful. How could you co-operate over 10 countries without it! We all have so much to thank the pioneers notably Tim Berners Lee

Paul from our accountants PEM took my co-director, Nick and I to lunch at The Felix in the restaurant called Graffiti, although the last thing you will find within 1 mile of restaurant is Graffitti. Very pleasant time although two hours is a bit of a rush (I foolishly had appointment at dentist) Nick had […]

A story to bring tears to ones eyes about a daft welshman who took 6 million rubber bands (from the post office I bet!) over 5 years made a ball and then dropped it from a mile high to see if it would bounce. Did it? full story here