Cardiff Bus’ new double deck buses

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Ponder

I’ve just had to get off one of these super new buses to wait for the next one.
I’m a shortarse at only 5’3″ and my feet don’t touch the floor when I’m sat in any downstairs fixed seat. Now while this may sound hilarious it’s not just uncomfortable it’s actually painful. I could feel the tension building up in my back (and I don’t generally suffer that way) until I could take no more and got off.
I’ll be emailing the company tonight and when (or if) they eventually reply I’ll follow up in this entry. Watch this space!

Update: E-mail has been sent.

Update #2: I’ve been in communication with a person I know personally at Cardiff Bus and made a suggestion on how the situation may be alleviated. This is by using a fold down foot bar similar to those used on National Express coaches. Initial impressions on this are good so I’m quite happy with the progress so far 🙂

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R.I.P. Muffin :-(

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Ponder

After a short illness, Muffin the hamster died this morning. Not a bad age (about 2 years old) but still a bad time for such a loss.

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Registrations

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Ponder

Due to random user registrations suddenly starting I’ve decided to restrict registrations to those who mail me via the contact page on my main web site.

What spammers hope to gain from this is anyone’s guess, but they never have been a breed that’s easy to understand.

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Disney and the Great Euro Ripoff?

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Ponder

I was walking around the Disney Store with my family yesterday and noticed a few “interesting” prices.

Bag

Now with an approximate conversion rate of £1 to €1.50 that should really be closer to €18.00, but it doesn’t stop there:

Dress

Same price in Sterling but €6 more, and then:

Other

This item is £2 more than the previous 2 but €4 more than the first and €2 less than the second! Each one is far more than the current exchange rate.

Now I don’t know about you but this pricing makes me confident that this country is absolutely right to keep Sterling as our currency. If everyone else followed the same example we’d end up being severely ripped off… more so than we appear to be already.

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Meet Rose and Martha

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Ponder

Rose and Martha

Meet the latest additions to the Cavy Clan; Rose is topmost. From the names some of you might guess my daughter is a Doctor Who fan 😉

We’ve spent half the day so far just introducing them on neutral ground and at the third attempt I think Nibbles is finally coming to terms with new company. No threatening gestures and currently all is quiet 🙂

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R.I.P. Munchkin :-((

Posted on June 17, 2007 by Ponder

She was fine this morning. I noticed her looking listless in her hutch this afternoon, got her out and I could tell she wasn’t well. She felt too cold for my liking. She wouldn’t eat a carrot, and she’ll normally jump fences for those, then she started opening her mouth. She couldn’t breathe and nothing I tried helped. She died in my arms.

The cavies are my favourites so this one hurt more than any other pet loss for me 🙁

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SEP Syndrome

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Ponder

This is something that I’ve often noticed but even more so since the recent restrictions on smoking in Wales.

It’s an ailment suffered by smokers (and more so those around them) whereby when they’ve finished their smoke they throw the smouldering butt on the floor making it Someone Else’s Problem!

It’s also apparent when opening a new pack (the cellophane wrapping goes on the floor) or on starting the last of a pack (the box goes on the floor).

It really does make me wonder if they do the same thing in their own homes. Perhaps not, because then it’d be their own problem 🙁

Now I’m a non-smoker but even though I hate the habit I don’t make a song and dance about it, as those who know me know well, but this is really inexcusable. I’m sure even smokers must agree with that. It’s just a thoughtless act from selfish people.

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A message to spammers

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Ponder

Stop wasting your time. One comment was brought to my attention today for moderation. When I checked there were 554 spams automatically caught, and deleted with a single button press.
I really do like the spam protection on this blog 🙂

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Trauma Clinic #5

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Ponder

Thursday I went for another appointment. 10.30 was my appointment, 10.50 I went for X-rays, 11.10 I was called in!

The break is finally healed. Due to the pain I’m still getting I’ve been referred to physiotherapy and got to go back in for another appointment in three months.

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R.I.P. Thumper :-(

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Ponder

He’s had cold symptoms for about a week but today I went out the garden to get him back into his hutch and he was lying stiff by the dog’s kennel 🙁
We still have Misty but if anything happens to her I’m not going to get any more rabbits. I just have no idea why they die so young (about 4 years) 🙁

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