Monthly Archives: May 2019
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Posted: May 27, 2019
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Posted: May 13, 2019Read more »
And Now for Something Stoatily Different –
Invasion Species Has Last Orders Called
I am a huge fan of the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and so when I heard about the plan to rid South Georgia site of one of his great adventures and his final resting place, one of the sea bird world’s most important nesting sites I was very happy. The rats and mice were accidentally introduced by whalers over...
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Posted: May 13, 2019Read more »
Parking Bandits Beware-
Tricksy and Not Nice
If you ever park in a private car park you might have experienced rip-off Britain at its worst. Just ten years ago the number of private penalty notices for these car parks were a massive 687,000, but this year they have soared to an estimated 6.5 million which is amazingly high. New legislation has been passed aimed at rogue private parking firms, but you...
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Posted: May 09, 2019Read more »
Budget Airlines and the Fear of Flying-
Weddings and Hiccups
As I type this it is on my wedding anniversary and it has been four happy years. Yes, you guessed it second time around, but it seems easier to get it right when you are bit older. We were married by someone the missus went to school with, in fact she had stolen the registrar’s boyfriend way back when, but it all went smoothly. Not surprisingly...
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Posted: May 05, 2019Read more »
A Nation’s Love Affair with Canines-
But It Can Be a Dog’s Life
As regular readers of this James Pirie blog know I live beside the sea and so I get to see first-hand the nation’s love affair with our best friend the dog. Indeed with one lively animal, Pretzel a pure breed retriever, I get to see her in the garden too after she’s leapt the fence and circled ten times around the garden in as many seconds...
