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What am I Missing in this COVID-19 Lock Down?
I was out walking with the wife yesterday to collect my heart medications so we had a pleasant stroll to the local Pharmacy of about 3km and got to talking…
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Grumpy Old Man – Cricket World Cup 2019
I'm writing this after watching England beat New Zealand in a thrilling Super Over finale to this great tournament staged here in the UK. After soundly thrashing New Zealand in…
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Grumpy Old Man – Travelling By Train
Since moving to the “sticks”, I travel to work a couple of mornings a weeks by the local commuter train as it is as quick as driving in and costs…
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Grumpy Old Man – Walking Your Dog
One of the things I really enjoy doing is walking my dog as it is a simple form of exercise for both of us and helps me relax and think…
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Grumpy Old Man – Back Packs
It's been a long time since my last GOM blog post so you would suppose I would have a long lists of new gripes about which I want to moan…
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Grumpy Old Man – Euro’s 2016; Part Two, match days 3 and 4
So England are top of their group so just a win against a Slovakia side already beaten by Wales then we stay there and get a lower placed side in…
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Grumpy Old Man – Euro’s 2016; Part One, match days 1 and 2
So fully two years after the “Balls up in Brazil”, Wroy Hodgeson and his much maligned England football squad had the chance to right all the wrongs of their inept…
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Brexit – how will it affect us?
I don't know about you, but I'm getting a little fed up with the impending referendum on staying in or leaving the European Union as I don't know which side…
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Grumpy Old Man – Early Starts, Cold Mornings
As the need for a regular income is still strong, I am still getting up and driving off to be an engineering contractor in a large company not far from…
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Grumpy Old Man – A New Language
I'm not sure how much interaction you all have with young children, 10 years and under, but thankfully I did my share a number of years ago so my involvement…