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From the Man Cave VII

This does not come from the man cave as I am working in the Far East for two weeks: one in Hong Kong and one in mainland China. However, the man cave is more a state of mind than a location. You can take the man out of the man cave…etc.  My office window overlooks […]

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From the Man Cave VI

Wimbledon is upon us and, with Mrs Watson hogging the television and the means to control it, it is on all the time. Is there a stupider game than tennis? Probably not. But I still like to watch it. But only Wimbledon; no other competition interests me. Ace serves, drop shots, forehand smashes, volleys, passing

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From the Man Cave V

It is now safe to put the TV on again. Glastonbury is over. What passes for music now seems to be either a couple of black guys with their shirts off exhorting people to “kill the IDF” or some Irish arseholes* in balaclavas saying much the same thing. Too bad if you don’t agree. Music,

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From the Man Cave IV

It’s still piping hot here in the man cave. The ‘glass is rising’ as they used to say. I do have air conditioning but, as we also had our compulsory smart meter fixed a while back, I’m afraid that the surge in energy required to power it might be noticed by Mr Milliband who’d be

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From the man cave III 

Another hot week in the man cave readers. In fact, it got so hot I was almost tempted to undo my top button and slacken my regimental tie. The waistcoat did come off at one point, but my beer-belly was obscuring the keyboard, so that had to go on again. I caught a glimpse of

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From the Man Cave II

It’s been sweltering in the man cave this week. This, apparently, is due to a phenomenon called global warming. And there was me thinking it was just called summer. We have had a yellow heat alert warning (or an amber one, depending on which of the daily drivels you read) which means, apparently, there could

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From the Man Cave

According to certain sources close to my wife, I spend too much time in my man cave. In fact, these rumours may well be emanating from the great lady herself as I hear it repeatedly from our children, grandchildren and friends. My man cave is my garden office, custom built to my own design when

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Airport

A Flight to Remember

Unless you’re prepared to put yourself to significant extra expense and hassle, then getting to your chosen destination in EU Land inevitably means using the nearest regional airport and whichever ‘budget’ airline flies from there. Sadly, up North these days there Is usually no other choice. Here up North, unless prepared to endure the hell

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