But I’ve got to pick up my kid from school
Dear Headteacher, You will be only too aware of the increasingly negative impact of the “school run” on the surrounding …
Category Archives: Life
Losing the will to live
All I wanted to do was get a cheap mobile deal. Five quid a month for 1.5GB, unlimited texts and …
Ticket to ride
I love going to the hairdresser. They remember your name, wash your hair, cut it to the prevailing fashion, ask …
The Parable of the Good Taxi Driver
Two travellers travelled up to Pompey to see the wonders of that great city. Here they beheld many great sights …
Horse sense
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been trying to contact the police. This is not an insignificant task – …
Neighbours
We’re just come to the end of “changeover” season for the rented houses in the street. The maintenance people have …
Plugging the leak
When I moved into this house, one of the first things I did my first activities was renegotiate my fuel …
A blot on the cityscape
Dockless bikes were introduced to Oxford last year and are now everywhere. Some are parked prettily, some in serried ranks …
One step back
As the heat contines, it’s interesting to see how you gradually adapt. Human beings are indeed the problem solving species par …
Pot. Kettle. Black.
The boiler’s dead, the fridge is making a funny whining sound and the microwave’s starting to look a bit peaky. …
