As some of you may know, I’ve been in dispute with the Royal Mail for almost 6 months. I can now report the final score: Pete: 1 Royal Mail: 0 For anyone interested, here’s a summary of the last six months of the battle: January: Discovered that my Royal Mail P.O Box service hasn’t been [...]
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you know me. And if you know me well, you’ll be aware that my passions include Tea Dunking and the works of one wholly remarkable author. No, today isn’t National Tea Dunking Day, in fact it’s Towel Day, a day set up by fans of the [...]
Thanks to one of my Facebook friends for sharing this nine minute video clip. If, like me, you spend a serious amount of time online, then I’d encourage you to take a look (I’ve embedded the link below). It’s a short speech given by a chap called Eli Pariser, at a TED (changing ideas) conference [...]
Broadcasting to you live from the top of the Harwich High Lighthouse. I’m here with my Amateur Radio buddy Jim 2E0RMI, at the top of this disused lighthouse. Jim’s set up a 2 metre rig with a pole sticking up out of the lighthouse, and he’s making some good contacts using the 2 metre band [...]
Sunday the 27th of March 2011 was the UK’s official 2011 census day. Each household in the UK is required, by law, to complete the census form and return it to the Office for National Statistics. Data provided by residents of the UK goes to help shape the country’s future. It happens every 10 years, [...]
Calm down dear… it’s only a blog post. Those who know me well, know that one of my pet hates is poor customer service. I admit it – it drives me nuts. It also drives me to make a complaint, and to keep complaining until I get a result. Since January, I’ve been in dispute [...]
This is rapidly turning into a very odd week. I’m beginning to feel a little like Arthur Dent. Odd and inexplicable things seem to be happening outside of my control, adding to a feeling of unease about my week. Today’s oddness appeared just after lunch… an email from an Internet advertising company I’ve been working [...]
Here’s how my day’s been panning out so far. I’m creating this post as I need to test that one of the WordPress plug-ins I’m using is working. What should happen, is that this blog entry, created on the petesipple.co.uk domain, should auto-post to Twitter (once), and also add a posting to my Facebook wall. [...]
Before I start, be warned that this will be something of an odd entry. I’m aware, as I type this, that there are only three people in my normal social group to whom this will make any sense (you know who you are!). This is, therefore, not a mass blog posting in the traditional sense, [...]
The first week of 2011 is drawing to a close, and my positive attitude about what the New Year has in store continues. 2010 has been a busy year, and looking back, I actually achieved a surprising amount: Completed my first full year’s trading as Director of my own limited company Became a licenced Amateur [...]
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