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Brian's Weekly Rubbish
brianmate
4 days ago3 min read
A Million Things I Learned Last Year
Hi Everyone I thought that it might be a good idea to look back at 2024 to see what pearls of wisdom I have learned this year especially...
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brianmate
Dec 28, 20243 min read
Another Christmas Has Come and Gone
Hi Everyone Well, that is another three month Christmas come and gone. If you are sad to see it all end, don't worry a three week...
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brianmate
Dec 21, 20243 min read
Turkey and Tinsel Time
Hi Everyone For the last thirty plus years I have accompanied the real Santa around the streets of our local area as a treat for the...
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brianmate
Dec 14, 20243 min read
Wishing you a Merry Thriftmas
Hi Everyone In the days of the Fruit, Vegetable, Flower, Game and Lolly shop there were no charity shops, just a Pawnbrokers about thirty...
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brianmate
Dec 7, 20242 min read
Pinewood Studios and The Fantasy Beyond
Hi Everyone When we were young before the days of television, and even when there were 2 channels to choose from, the cinema or "the...
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brianmate
Nov 30, 20242 min read
It's All Things Italian, Gracias
Hi Everyone When you are approaching middle age, you find that sometimes you just sit in a comfortable chair doing absolutely nothing,...
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brianmate
Nov 23, 20242 min read
The Price of Peace
Hi Everyone In the week that Russia invaded Ukraine, I said in my blog that we must make sure that Ukraine remains a free independent...
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brianmate
Nov 16, 20243 min read
Pudsey Bear is Watching You
Hi Everyone A few years ago we visited that lovely market town of Pudsey in Yorkshire. I suppose you could say that it is one of the more...
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brianmate
Nov 9, 20243 min read
Does Honesty Really Pay
Hi Everyone Back in the 1980s part of my business involved installing UPVC windows in people's homes. At the beginning, we were one of...
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brianmate
Nov 2, 20243 min read
Take it from me, we are good at Something
Hi Everyone Every Wednesday at 12-00 when parliament is in session, there is a ritual called Prime Minister's Questions. This is one of...
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brianmate
Oct 26, 20243 min read
Deny Everything, Admit Nothing.
Hi Everyone Mr. Deny Everything, Admit Nothing was interviewed on our TV screens this week. He lives in luxury in London, speaks English,...
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brianmate
Oct 19, 20243 min read
Don't Say that Word Obese
Hi Everyone When I was young I cannot remember seeing anyone who could be described as obese, This was a time when men were returning...
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brianmate
Oct 12, 20243 min read
Sandwiches To Go
Hi Everyone Now if, like me you are approaching middle age you will remember that your mother cut slices of bread from a newly baked...
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brianmate
Oct 5, 20242 min read
Will We Ever Learn
Hi Everyone Is there still a war going on in Ukraine? Is there still a conflict going on in Gaza? I mention this as all the news this...
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brianmate
Sep 28, 20243 min read
Who Advises the Advisors
Hi Everyone At some point along the way, most of us have sought advice. Usually, it is from a Solicitor about making a will or power of...
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brianmate
Sep 21, 20243 min read
Is this the end for Arthur?
Hi Everyone This week freebies are in the news. This happens sometimes in your working life when you get something for nothing from a...
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brianmate
Sep 14, 20243 min read
Arthur and the Lolly Sticks
Hi Everyone I have to sadly report this week that the Main Contractor is fed up. Nothing annoys her more than when we have just finished...
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brianmate
Sep 7, 20243 min read
Win at all Costs
Hi Everyone I bet that Arthur groaned when he saw my latest EMail to him this week. When we went on our recent holiday to the Lake...
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brianmate
Aug 31, 20243 min read
We All Knew it, Did'nt We
Hi Everyone As a teenager at school, I took Economics at A level and even managed to pass at the end of two years. Now, as I approach...
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brianmate
Aug 24, 20242 min read
Taylor Swift and all That Jazz
Hi Everyone If you are young, with it, trendy and all the other buzzwords, you are more than likely to be a Swifty. American singer...
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