Rip off Britain

ffs SWMBO noticed that the AA deducted £149 for our membership, their website quotes £103 for the same cover; we have been members of the AA for 30 years and have very occasionally used them, shouldn't we get a better discount than new customers?

I also find it completely stupid that my local electricity supplier cannot quote me a cheaper price than some bloody French company, similarly gas is the same.

While I'm on stupid things why is it so expensive to phone a mobile phone now that most of the infrastructure is now in place and why so much more expensive when calling from a landline? GRRRRRR!

Wilileaks

I know every man and his dog has been posting about Wikileaks and Julian Assange; but my ire was definitely raised finding out that Amazon* are selling the 1-5000 wikileaks files as a Kindle download after withdrawing service from the wikileaks site, what abject hypocrisy.

*http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004EEOLIU?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

Do you let off steam online, have you inadvertently bad mouthed a self serving demagogue? then you probably need to look into what you should do to extract yourself from a sticky situation!

Now I tend to rant and not think about the consequences but then I'm probably just venting my spleen to an empty blogoshpere cos not many people visit this quiet corner and, lets face it, who is this silly old twerp anyway ;-)
 

What are they thinking?

Apparently "the government is to revive a plan to store every email, webpage visit and phone call made in the UK, a move that goes against a pledge made by the Liberal Democrats ahead of the election." http://bit.ly/bGjqjg

Well I for one did not vote LibDem for this to happen and why I spoke out against some ISPs that proposed with the Phorm; the government trying to resurrect a similar idea would surely fall foul of the EU privacy directives that nearly got the last lot into hot water. http://bit.ly/3Ek27P

As for the Spending Review; the millionaires amongst the cabinet are not going to feel the cold, but the pensioner on £95 quid a week is going to notice the loss of services and support. How long before they think about poor laws once again, workhouse anyone?

What lazy thinking of the present crew in the Cabinet!

Heads out ;-)

I'm a granddad again Luke Isaac Bain was born last night a monstrous 9lb7oz, mother and baby fine and Nathan is exhausted

The glories of Bic

I love the reviews on Amazon; the following for a Bic pen:
"Bic Crystal Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point, Black (Office Product)
Whilst perfect as a general day to day writing implement, as I have many Pen Pals across the globe, I am wondering if it comes in any other languages? My foreign friends would be simply delighted to receive a missive from me in their native tongue and, not least, pretty damn impressed. If anyone can let me know that would great." http://amzn.to/aeiBQu
Even better for overpriced tat: http://amzn.to/cTJJ3Y

Time passes

It is amazing how the time flies by when the garden grows, last post was about needing a drop of rain and that was ages ago. Today it is hot and sunny after two days of rain and things just seem to shoot up.
6 new chickens bought in from a commercial egg supplier, just going to see how they like some freedom