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Catching The Rain

Hacks and experiments with cultural heritage content, from James Morley

Author: Victor

8 August 2008

Hewlett Packard customer support – there’s an oxymoron if ever I heard one!

I’ve had some strange replies to questions/complaints before, but this one really takes the biscuit. A nearly new print cartridge packed up, and it should be covered under warranty, so I tried to ask HP how I should return it. At this point readers should either give up, or make Read more …

Rants, No Comments
22 May 200623 May 2006

Estate agents are liars

Recent experience in my comprehensive survey of Ealing’s estate agents provided conclusive proof, if any were needed, that all estate agents are liars. OK, so it was just one call, from the one that’s about third on the list of the Google search link above (extra clue – the first Read more …

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7 December 20057 December 2005

London Pride

I don’t drink that much, but I do like to go out for a few pints a couple of times a week. It certainly helps having a great local in the form of The Fox in Old Hanwell just down the road. My ‘regular’ is Timothy Taylor’s Landlord, but it Read more …

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1 December 20057 December 2005

Put your boiler in safe hands

Nope, nothing to do with ‘taking care’ of your spouse, or even a jealous ex-girlfriend, but the title of an email I got yesterday from British Gas or, more specifically, from house-287147-293549@house.mx0.net. In it they tell me: “For just £12 a month*, HomeCare 100 provides an expert maintenance and repair Read more …

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30 November 20057 December 2005

Other people’s rants….

Second only to having a good rant yourself, reading other people’s rants is always uplifting. The trials a tribulations of Disgruntled commuter provide just such a cathartic experience.

Rants, No Comments
30 November 20057 December 2005

Somerfield woes

My first blog rant is only a small one, but I guess the whole point of rants is that are all small really, they just don’t seem it at the time! Don’t get me wrong, I like my local Somerfield store. They generally have lots of stock, by and large Read more …

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