i’m glad to see that the government is finally doing its bit for the environment by using yesterday’s budget to add a few pence onto the price of a litre of diesel and also by raising the road tax on 4×4s to £400 a year! i fully realise that using my beat-up fourteen year old [...]
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as the kind of guy who’s never able to resist the temptation to walk past a skip, without having a wee hoke round in it, on the off-chance of finding something that “might come in handy”, i’ve long been a bit of an ebay addict; the joy of making a few quid by flogging [...]
a “what happened next?” story.
earlier this morning i heard an enthusiastic knocking at the door.
“who is it?” - i shouted, rubbing my engorged nostrils eagerly, in anticipation of an exciting visitor
“it’s someone you know” - came the cheery reply.
“really?” - i shouted cleverly - “i don’t recognise the voice. where are you from?”
“it’s someone [...]

