Recent content by cliveb

And the other big issue is that the official inflation figures are based on a "basket of stuff" that includes all manner of unnecessary items. If they limited it to essentials like food, fuel, utilities, mortgage/rent then the inflation figures would be much higher.

I've seen huge numbers of Kei cars here. I think they are so popular because they have significantly lower taxes, and you can buy one without having to prove you've got off street parking. AFAIK, a typical Kei car brand new is in the region of £12k. Nissan and Mitsubishi both make an EV Kei car...

Currently in Japan. Petrol here is about 85p/L

Are you accusing them of stocking the shops with confiscated stuff? 😂

Second irritation regarding travelling to Japan... This is our first time on Singapore Airlines, which has a really good reputation. But they provide such a good trolley service that the ailes are constantly blocked preventing passengers getting to the toilets 🤣

Arrived in Japan yesterday. Before we came, checked the UK.GOV travel advice, and it correctly stated that British passport holders can get a visa when they arrive. My irritation is that nowhere on the UK.GOV travel advice does it mention that if you make your declarations online at the Visit...

Our cutlery drawer has horizontal rather than vertical slots. So it's knives at the back, forks in the middle, spoons at the front. I'm worried that this order could be deemed incorrect 😬

Isn't it Lee Westwood who writes the yardages on his irons with a Sharpie?

STILL? I was IT support at my previous club and asked about this over 5 years ago. Their response was "we support all the popular formats", to which I replied "you claim to be the best, so don't you think you should support ALL valid formats?" Never heard back from them. So thankful I have...

EG app is working fine for me, and I'm currently in Thailand 🤔😅

Daughter has finally been able to return the hateful MG ZSEV she had on lease. Has bought a 4 year old Corsa EV for under 10 grand as the new runaround. Haven't seen it yet, but keeping fingers crossed that it will be ok.

I had to get a private dentist when I moved to Devon. I pay £30 a month for a plan that covers all routine checkups, hygienists, and straightforward treatment (fillings & extractions) if needed. That's far less than a lot of people are paying for their TV or mobile phone. Seems a reasonable...

Back in history one of the major causes of death was infection from bad teeth. So ignoring the nation's dental health could come back and bite them (pun unintended)

Mine was £5 from eBay. A Ping G10 (but green dot - completely wrong lie angle for me 🤣)

Have just arrived in Hong Kong for the start of an extended trip around the far east. When booking it over a year ago there was an option to have a stop over in Doha, but we decided to pay a little bit more to fly direct. Thank God we did that. The flight path had to go through a narrow gap...