Normally they’re very, very good. But when they’re bad, it’s horrid.
A Wii wait
This thing had better be worth it, given the trouble I had actually getting it out of Currys!
Stymied
Switching broadband and phone contracts shouldn’t be this difficult. And yet, it is.
Strike three
I don’t normally give three chances; I frequently don’t even offer a second bite at the cherry.
Technology. Fix
I know how the Interweb is supposed to work but I do sometimes wonder if the people working for our technology companies do as well.
Wet pavement hop-scotch
I have enough trouble walking as it is, never mind it being something out of a TV game show.
A Tale of Tim Horton’s
In Canada, the ubiquitous, local coffee establishment of choice is Tim Horton’s. It would be rude not to.
When is a holiday not a holiday?
Today is Labour Day in Canada (and the US, but they nicked the idea from Oop North). As such, everything is shut; malls, coffee-houses, you name it and you can’t buy it (well, not easily).
If this was a UK Bank Holiday (like last week), we’d all be at Meadowhall or B&Q. And I’d be writing my postcards, drinking coffee and buying cheap electronic accessories.
Air Navigation: Lesson One
The in-flight information screen and I had a difference of opinion.
Now even the adverts are dumbing down
Don’t assume your audience knows less / as little as you do.