Are you Kidding?

I got home from Dubai early this morning and after pottering about for a while, went to bed to catch up on some sleep. At 1:30 pm the phone rang: at the other end was someone who introduced himself as representing an organisation which would save me money on all sorts of things. I listened politely as I was genuinely interested.

After a while this man asked me for my credit card details but I said I won’t give him them. So he said, give me your bank account details and we won’t take anything for a week: I said I never do that over the phone.

When he got the message that I would not be ready to hand over all of my banking details nem con, he just put the phone down on me!

I am sure this person will convince many people to hand over their cash but I won’t go on their list.

DW

The Will Self Challenge ANOTHER Update

I will try not to be emotive but a couple of weeks ago, Will Self, some sort of hack, was in his cups on BBC Newsnight and at the end of his time on there he was allowed to say that if only they would give him the £9 billion that they are spending on the London Olympics, he would create more jobs than the Olympics.

I have finally got round to writing to Mr Self today and I have asked him how his job creation plans are going, vitally needed as they are at this time in the UK's business and economic cycle.

Should Self deign to reply I will post his responses here.

UPDATE as at 14th October 2011: no response so far. I'll remind him later!

UPDATE as at 20th October 2011:. I wrote again to Self following a rant of his on Radio 4 on Sunday morning but no reply. I'll give him one more chance and then think of another tack if that fails.

UPDATE as at 10th November 2011: I have written twice since I last reported back here and this shameless man will not put his money where his mouth is. He brazenly told the British people that he could provide many more jobs for £9 billion than the 2012 Olympic organisation can but he will not develop it further when someone calls his bluff. What a chancer and thank God I have never bought any of his publications so he is not getting fat or buying his fags and wine on my money.

DW

Come off it Dr Fox

Liam Fox is the UK's Defence Secretary. He has been caught helping his best friend by taking him with him on a variety of trips and jollies around the world. This includes attending meetings with various senior businessmen and politicians. Now, maybe Mr Wettery likes to be associated with the high flying people but I suspect something less savoury. I suspect that this man has managed to get himself in the front of some very senior decision makers free of charge and without any barriers. No doubt we will find that Wettery is a businessman himself and he has been chasing deals as he was feted by Fox and others. These people really think nothing of abusing their positions to get on in life. I think Faux Prime Minister Cameron will be ready to sacrifice Fox, against his fondest desires. These people will never learn!!! DW

The Perils of Sitting TOO Still

As children we are hyperactive and can't sit still for long. I know there are fears for modern children who are dumping themselves in front of television and computer screens and who are far too sedentary. However, as we get older we really can sit still ... the twitching stops, the jumping up and down to see who just walked past the house stops and the walk to the telephone is not needed any more!!! So, older people are settled as if we are living out our parents' dreams! There is a price to pay for this inactivity. Are you aware that piles (haemorrhoids) can be brought on or exacerbated by sitting still too long? Other pressure points in the same general seating area can suffer the same fate. Learn to go for a long walk every day. Drink more, not alcohol either. Eat more fruit and veg. More than that, learn to recognise the differencet between a pressure sore and an infection. If you've got a pressure sore that's not to serious, learn to cure it yourself: walking, drinking ... Buy a cushion, stand rather than sit from time to time, walk rather than sit from time to time. DW

Welcome to my iPad 2

If you are in the UK you will a most certainly be asleep now. If you are in Dubai, as I am, you will probably be asleep still. It is early, Well, anyway, here I am having taken the plunge: I bought a iPad 2. Suddenly I got the chance to try one properly and saw several advantages to them. Here we are! I should be back to blogging here more often again rather than sending everything to the increasingly scary Facebook. DW