Midnight Plumbers

Filler

It’s close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in your tank Under the moonlight you catch a wiff that’s smellin’ pretty rank You try to clear but water floods the floor before you make it You start to scream, but a hero is on hand to have a bash He’ll only take cash

April 22, 2009
Earth hour for our earth?

Hola, compadres. We are back from our trip. We have been away in the jungles of Peru finding out more about deforestation, the impact of our decadent Western ways on the indigenous peoples and to conduct a thorough survey of South American subject indexing techniques, and those guys can chain index with the best of…

March 30, 2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Old FSF knew his onions when it came to stories and the pertinent word was short. Why mess with that?

March 3, 2009
TV Channel naming.

UKTV History has become Yesterday and Dave’s catch-up channel (+1) has be renamed, wait for it, Dave ja vu. What will the marketing experts come up with next in branding our TV viewing? Will BBC2 become Middle Class and Dull, C4 will be Filling in time until BB12 and will ITV1 at last come clean and simply become…

February 26, 2009
Escape to Victory

Now let me explain why I’m watching a film that is some 28 years old. As I suspect is true of most parents, I’m living vicariously through my children. From visiting lower league football grounds to watching old films unwatched in decades, I’m using the fact that I have a 12-year old son as an excuse for some fairly…

February 23, 2009
Ludlow

Perched on a hill above the picturesque River Teme in South Shropshire, this 900-year-old market town is a visitor’s delight. Medieval and Georgian buildings at every turn, winding streets, independent shops and lots and lots of sausages. There are more butcher’s shops than you could shake a chipolata at and, despite a population of just…

February 11, 2009
The Midnight Plumbers Guide to Betting

How to Calculate Your Winnings There are two or three basic terms you need to understand before reading this section. You should also make sure you understand the makeup of the bet you have placed. See our Types of Bet section for more details. Some betting terms explained

February 9, 2009
St. Vincent

Bathroom shining white, Fix that shower and the old bidet…

February 9, 2009
Plumbing Rhapsody

Is this a real job? Is this just fantasy?

February 9, 2009
York

York is one of Britain’s most historically significant cities and can trace its roots back to the arrival of the Roman legions in 71 AD when they erected a garrison at the confluence of the Ouse and the Foss. Such was its importance that it attracted all the big names of the time including the…

February 8, 2009