After you’ve avoided the abandoned trolley’s spread all over the car park and dodged the reversing cars, usually 4×4’s taking up a space and a half or illegally parked in the disabled spot, stand still and mentally prepare yourself for the ordeal ahead.
It is best to prepare the mind for entertainment and general observation of […]

You’re a fairly responsible and sensible person. You occasionally use the trains as alternative transport and like to plan ahead.
The problem is you aren’t on the Internet - and not everyone is.
So, at some stage you’ve gone down to the Railway Station and picked up the Train Operating Companies most up to date timetable […]

Is it just me, or are there others who find the programme compulsive viewing, yet on a very good day, get about 6 questions right?
I’ve tried to analyse exactly what it is. Perhaps admiration for those who know something you don’t, trying to work out what “If x is the power of y over c […]

Had I not seen the trailers for last nights Channel 4 documentary ‘Silver Surfers’ I would have thought it was about the trend of more and more ’seniors’ using the Internet.
But it was about three people in their 70’s looking for relationships through, what I presume, were dating Agencies.
In typical TV style, two of them, […]

When you’re travelling along on the train, keep a careful eye on the end of the platforms, especially the London Stations. You’ll usually find a a group of chaps patiently focused on the distant tracks awaiting the next oncoming train.
As soon as one does, the conversations amongst themselves over something they saw last weekend will […]