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What kind of €ntrepreneur are you?
I always suspected that I had something inside ;)) - I'm sure, in-fact I know that, it's a lot of bullshit, but nonetheless great fun...
You can take the test HERE...
As for my results....
What kind of
€ntrepreneur
are you?
What kind of
€ntrepreneur
are you?
Big Trouble In Nano China....
My wife just got a new Mobile Phone, this needed a Micro sim card - but her existing sim card was a Mini... So instead of ringing the Phone company and requesting a new sim card & waiting for it to arrive, for so long, then transferring all the contacts to the new sim and all the hassle.
So, and as per usual, I chosen the wrong path, and decided to get a sim card cutter, and that way it will be less hassle and I can use it again & again in the future...
So I duly go to ebay and buy the all new sim card cutter, which came with "A" the Nano cutter, "B" Convertors to convert 1 sim to another, and "C" A Pin that I haven't a clue what it does...
So, without backing up the contacts, the first thing I did was to insert my Wife's Mini sim into "A" and Press with all my might in order to cut the sim card.
This did cut the sim card but in a distorted way, more like peeled the chip off the plastic backing.. I thought OK, it's still good...
So I tried to fit the sim card into "B", and then insert into the phone, problem is the distorted plastic backing got stuck, so I took the sim card out, and while doing this, part "B" got suck into the phone sim card's slot - I peeled the plastic from what's left of the sim card & this distorted the chopped sim card even further.
I flattened what's left of the sim card & inserted that into the now stuck part "B", and switched the phone on - the sim did not work, and now we have the new chopped-up Nano sim card stuck as well as the "B" converter...
After a trying for an hour, I managed to get the sim card out, but the "B" converter was truly stuck.. Now, what can I do to get this out...
Suddenly, it struck me, that the mysterious "C" pin was there to help during such eventualities, where one gets everything jammed...
So I push this into the phone's sim card slot and try to free part "B" - and as per usual, I ended up with both parts "B" & "C" jammed and unable to move without damaging the phone...
And now, I had to use my special screw driver to dismantle the phone, and fail in dislodging anything...
Next step was to take the phone to the nearest mobile phone shop in order to remove parts "B" & "C", and requesting a new sim card from the phone operator..
Clean Bandit - Rather Be ft. Jess Glynne [Official Video]
I've just watched the M & S Advert and I haven't a clue what music or which song was playing. Now, I do :)
Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau - Changes (official video)
I've just watched the Mercedes Benz Advert and I haven't a clue what music or which song was playing. Now, I do :)
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
"Heart Of Gold"
I want to live,
I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching for a heart of gold.
And I'm getting old.
Keep me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold.
I've been in my mind,
It's such a fine line
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold.
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keep me searching for a heart of gold.
You keep me searching and I'm growing old.
Keep me searching for a heart of gold
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
I want to live,
I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching for a heart of gold.
And I'm getting old.
Keep me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold.
I've been in my mind,
It's such a fine line
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold.
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keep me searching for a heart of gold.
You keep me searching and I'm growing old.
Keep me searching for a heart of gold
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
Bye Bye Miss American Pie - Don McLean
I love this song
Awesome song, awesome lyrics, let's add an awesome video...
"American Pie - Don McLean"
"American Pie - Don McLean"
A long, long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock and roll
Can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
A quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again
So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in Hell
Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets, the children screamed
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
They were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' "This'll be the day that I die"
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock and roll
Can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
A quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again
So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in Hell
Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets, the children screamed
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' "This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die"
They were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' "This'll be the day that I die"
Indian Spacecraft Snaps Spectacular Portrait of Mars...
India's
first spacecraft to visit Mars has beamed home its greatest photo of
the Red Planet yet, a view that reveals the planet from pole to pole.
The Mangalyaan spacecraft used its Mars Colour Camera to capture the
amazing photo from a distance of 46,292 miles (74,500 kilometres) above
the Red Planet on Sunday (Sept. 28), according to an ISRO photo
description. It is the third and best view of Mars from Mangalyaan
since the spacecraft arrived in orbit around the planet last week. The
Mars Colour Camera is one of five different instruments riding aboard
Mangalyaan to study Mars from orbit.
Mangalyaan (the name is Sanskrit for "Mars Craft") is the centrepiece
of India's $74 million Mars Orbiter Mission, which launched toward the
Red Planet in November 2013 and arrived in orbit on Sept. 24
of this year. The spacecraft arrived at Mars just days after the
U.S.-built MAVEN orbiter arrived at the Red Planet on its own mission
for NASA.
Less than 2 weeks ago, UK PLC were fined & ordered to pay a US company £224 million.
Westminster MP expenses for 1 year is over £100 million...
The Indian Space Mission to Mars costs less than £45 million
Westminster MP expenses for 1 year is over £100 million...
The Indian Space Mission to Mars costs less than £45 million
ELO - Ticket To The Moon
I used the lyrics to pass my English University Entrance Exam - Back in 1984ish, and nobody was any wiser...
"Ticket To The Moon"
Remember the good old 1980s?
When things were so uncomplicated?
I wish I could go back there again
And everything could be the same.
I've got a ticket to the moon
I'll be leaving here any day soon
Yeah, I've got a ticket to the moon
But I'd rather see the sunrise in your eyes.
Got a ticket to the moon
I'll be rising high above the earth so soon
And the tears I cry might turn into the rain
That gently falls upon your window
You'll never know.
[CHORUS:]
Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon)
Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon)
Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon).
Fly, fly through a troubled sky
Up to a new world shining bright, oh, oh.
Flying high above
Soaring madly through the mysteries that come
Wondering sadly if the ways that led me here
Could turn around and I would see you there
Standing there (and I would see you there, waiting...)
Ticket to the moon
Flight leaves here today from Satellite Two
As the minutes go by, what should I do?
I paid the fare, what more can I say?
It's just one way (only one way)...
Remember the good old 1980s?
When things were so uncomplicated?
I wish I could go back there again
And everything could be the same.
I've got a ticket to the moon
I'll be leaving here any day soon
Yeah, I've got a ticket to the moon
But I'd rather see the sunrise in your eyes.
Got a ticket to the moon
I'll be rising high above the earth so soon
And the tears I cry might turn into the rain
That gently falls upon your window
You'll never know.
[CHORUS:]
Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon)
Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon)
Ticket to the moon (ticket to the moon).
Fly, fly through a troubled sky
Up to a new world shining bright, oh, oh.
Flying high above
Soaring madly through the mysteries that come
Wondering sadly if the ways that led me here
Could turn around and I would see you there
Standing there (and I would see you there, waiting...)
Ticket to the moon
Flight leaves here today from Satellite Two
As the minutes go by, what should I do?
I paid the fare, what more can I say?
It's just one way (only one way)...
Liverpool Express - You Are My Love (1976)
I heard that one back in Iraq in 1976 & I loved it... I hope my brother "Abu Arab" remembers this one...
It's 7:30AM and I'm already on....
It's 7:30AM and I'm already on my second McDonald's breakfast....
This morning, my son missed his morning train to work, so he phones me @ 5:30AM to tell me that he'd missed the train and the next one is a little bit too late, so can I give him a lift...
So I leave home, bloody starving - no time to cook and a McDonald's is on the way...
I got there @ 5:45AM and order the usual, a sausage and egg McMuffin with an extra egg, no cheese and a bit of ketchup....
And what do I get, a double sausage and egg McMuffin, with cheese and no ketchup... I eat that on the way, and keep on complaining to my son about how they did not listen to me, and how they got my order wrong...
My son used to work for McDonald's, and I think he still feels some sort of affinity to the brand & the workers, so he angrily states that I would have had what I wanted, if only I asked for it (I thought I did)...
So we drive the 28+miles to Wilmslow (from Bolton), and get there @ 6:58AM, 2 minutes before he starts work...
I usually work in Hazel Grove during the week, around 8 miles away from Wilmslow, so instead of driving back home, I decided to drive to work and wait until it was time...
On the way to work I passed another McDonald's so I thought why not try the breakfast and this time I'm sure they will get it right... So I drive in, and order the double egg & sausage McMuffin with no cheese, plus ketchup, and what do I get? 2 eggs + cheese, no sausage and no ketchup...
I give up.....
Sometimes, I just want to be.....
Don't get me wrong, I love technology and connectivity, I make my money out of both those - I like people and family, and I use all available tools to keep in touch. But, things are just going a bit too over the top, and super stupid...
If you are out of range for 5 minutes, then people start worrying & tell you about the new way of keeping in touch.
Now, I only have Viber, Tango, Mango, ooVoo, Nimbuz, Fring,Skype / MS Messenger, google+, yahoo messenger & whatsapp...
I don't want to be available 24/7 for all the world to see, talk and connect to..
Sometimes I just want to be alone ...
Where is the LOVE?
The lovely
people just quoted me £1093 for insuring an old banger, with a hefty
excess... I have 10 year NCD & 20+ year full driving licence /
experience and no accidents or claims ever...
I just want to know, if anybody gets the £189 insurance, or is it all just advertising bullshit...
I just want to know, if anybody gets the £189 insurance, or is it all just advertising bullshit...
And the reality...
Today - I got a reply for my complaint, with some bullshit about a link that verifies the advert claim, and guess what - when you pay people wages, don't expect them to be unbiased, same as our ASA agency, which are there to look after the consumer, but have to make sure that they do not rock the boat or kill the goose that lays the golden egg...
Thank
you for your recent complaint about a TV ad by Liverpool Victoria
Insurance Company Ltd. I understand you think it is misleading as you
don’t believe their policies can start from £169
as you have been quoted considerably more.
We
have assessed the ad and your complaint but consider that there are
insufficient grounds for ASA intervention on this occasion.
Whilst
we appreciate your views, we note that the onscreen text states it is
based on the fact that “10% of customers paid £169 or less Mar – May
‘14”. It also provides a link to the website where this
can be verified (http://www.lv.com/car-
I
realise that this outcome may disappoint you, but thank you for taking
the time to contact us with your views. You can find out more about our
work at
www.asa.org.uk.
Kind regards
Laura Walker
Laura Walker
Senior Complaints Executive
Direct line 020 7492 2261
Advertising Standards Authority
Mid City Place, 71 High Holborn
London WC1V 6QT
Telephone 020 7492 2222
www.asa.org.uk
Now that's weird...
This post has nothing to do with my obsession with old appliances, just the fact that the gentleman involved, Mr. Jim Williamson, is none other than my tutor / lecturer (Class of 86) at Bolton University, and for a while, he founded a software company (Blue-Collar Software) and I was one of the software developers / programmers..
The man had many ideas, hopes, dreams & projects, with some that made sense at the time & others that were border-line crazy. A new exotic programming language (the Move Language), that had only one command - and no guessing what that command was - "Move".
Where you move data / object(s) / file(s) or anything else from one location to another (storage, screen, keyboard), or that was my understanding of it at the time, with the [from] & [to] being optional.
Move .... [from] .... [to] ......
Where you move data / object(s) / file(s) or anything else from one location to another (storage, screen, keyboard), or that was my understanding of it at the time, with the [from] & [to] being optional.
And the wwww search engine, at the time when google was a gleam in the developers eyes (the who, what, where, when search engine) - something that gives you more....
And today, his claim to fame is a 77 year old fridge..
And today, his claim to fame is a 77 year old fridge..
Despite it first being bought a staggering 77 years ago, this incredible fridge is still as reliable as ever.
Jim
Williamson, 63, has used the Electrolux L380 fridge every day since he
inherited it from his mother who died three years ago.
The fridge cost £50 -
equivalent to around £1,800 today - and has run constantly since it was
first switched on around 1934.
It is now believed to be Britain's oldest working fridge.
Remarkably, the English-built fridge has not broken down once or needed any replacement parts since it came out of the factory in London between 1934 and 1941.
The
free standing unit came with a 12-month guarantee and featured two
shelves, 109-litre capacity, a temperature control dial and ice-making
cabinet.
Mr
Williamson, a lecturer in Computers at Bolton University, said: 'My
aunt, Kathleen Wilson used to work for the Electricity Board in London.
'The funny thing is the fridge has never broken down and is quieter than most modern appliances.
'There is a 10-year-old freezer next to the fridge and that makes more noise than the fridge.
'It is remarkable that it has just gone on working decade after decade.'
The chiller beats the previous record for the oldest fridge which was built in 1958.
Michelle
Bates, customer care manager at Electrolux, said: 'We were so excited
to hear about the fridge, it really is amazing that any appliance with
working parts that was made so long ago - possibly before WWII - is still in use today.
'We believe this is the oldest working fridge in the UK.'
PET SHOP BOYS - Opportunities...
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)"
I've got the brains, you've got the looks
Let's make lots of money
You've got the brawn, I've got the brains
Let's make lots of -
I've had enough of scheming and messing around with jerks
My car is parked outside, I'm afraid it doesn't work
I'm looking for a partner, someone who gets things fixed
Ask yourself this question: Do you want to be rich?
I've got the brains, you've got the looks
Let's make lots of money
You've got the brawn, I've got the brains
Let's make lots of money
You can tell I'm educated, I studied at the Sorbonne
Doctored in mathematics, I could have been a don
I can program a computer, choose the perfect time
If you've got the inclination, I have got the crime
Oh, there's a lot of opportunities
If you know when to take them, you know?
There's a lot of opportunities
If there aren't, you can make them
Make or break them
I've got the brains, you've got the looks
Let's make lots of money
Let's make lots of -
(Aahhhhh) Money
(Aahhhhh)
(Aahhhhh - Di du da di da bu di ba)
You can see I'm single-minded, I know what I could be
How'd you feel about it, come and take a walk with me?
I'm looking for a partner, regardless of expense
Think about it seriously, you know, it makes sense
Let's (Got the brains)
Make (Got the looks)
Let's make lots of money (Oohh money)
(Let's) You've got the brawn
(Make) I've got the brains
Let's make lots of money (Oohh money)
I've got the brains (Got the brains)
You've got the looks (Got the looks)
Let's make lots of money (Oohh money)
Money...
One is the loneliest number....
Got stuck in a single train seat "Northern Rail" - Clearly, not designed for the "Ample Gentleman"...
Not quite the best burger in the world, but..
Step 1 - Make The Patties & Freeze Them
When shaping those, do not "OVER PRESS"
you need a little "LOOSENESS"
Step 2 - I couldn't cook those with the George Foreman,
So I used a frying pan
"DO NOT" - I Repeat, "DO NOT" Squeeze the
living daylight out of those while cooking
You need the juices to stay within
Step 3 - Get a handsome, devilishly good looking,
bloke to do the cooking
Somebody who knows, what they are doing;)
Step 4 - Keep an eye on those babies,
Turn once or twice - and brown to taste.
Step 5 - Barm
Step 6 -Tomatoes
Step 7 - Lettuce
Step 8 -"Secret Sauce"
Step 9 - ENJOY
Soggy Chips. Courtesy of Sunwah - 91 Manchester Rd W,
Little Hulton, Manchester M38 9DX
VERDICT : Those weren't the worst burgers in the world, in fact they were better than 80% of the burgers that I've had at various FastFood establishments (in the UK). Including some that make their own and specialise in selling burgers only.
The sauce was a little bit too sweet, but none-the-less, edible with an approximation to McDonald's Big-Mac Sauce.
Would I make them again, NO, not really (unless I bang my head) - because UK mince beef, regardless of quality of content - is somewhat missing that something (growth & taste hormones & chemicals that make other beefs more beefy & other burgers more burgery).
Worth a try, but never again....
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