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Holiday
I’ve been musing and fantasising about going to Wales, I got thinking about the way my Dad used to take us to Porthmadog in the 70’s and 80’s. Instead of taking the A55 along the north coast through...
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Further ruminations of holidays past
(An edited version of a post previously made on Livejournal in 2007. Now with pictures taken recently) Recently I have been thinking about the sodden holidays we used to spend in my Uncle Nat’s...
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How to be a good customer
Introduction People often moan about customer service. “It’s shite” they say. “I’ve been waiting on this phone for 3 hours” say others. “They were a right miserable sod” say more still. The world we...
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British Customer Service – A training course
Hello! Thank you for coming to Stegzy‘s Customer Service School. Today I am going to show you the key skills required to succeed in this line of work* 1. Always give your friends first class service –...
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They’re all out to get me
Sometimes I can’t help feeling singled out. Of course I know it’s nonsense but I like to think that the reason some things happen is because of a greater conspiracy. One involving the “Powers that be”...
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Joseph Wiseman – Making the world a better place – Part three
I once read an article was about physical assaults on driving examiners, how they are on the rise and how the union of driving examiners says it’s all down to the culture of not taking No for an...
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Surnames
For some time now I have been fascinated by the origins of surnames (or last names if you want to be all modern and right on). My own surname Gnomepants stems from the Greek Gnomos Pantalonkikos which...
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Watching
I just had an air guitar moment. It was to In Motion Pt 2 by The Gathering. Thing is I was really enjoying myself and then I thought “OMG! Someone might see” so I stopped. Thing is I didn’t think “OMG!...
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Wet
I watched the last remaining survivors clinging to the life raft. They had been adrift for some time allowing the cold north easterly wind carry them through the mist. The waters were uncannily still...
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Chuck it aaaart
Mrs Gnomepants: So we might get our lovely period bath re-enamelled rather than buy a new one. Its a lovely original cast iron bath. Ma Gnomepants: Why would you want to do that? Oh buy a new one...
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How to be a good customer
Introduction People often moan about customer service. “It’s shite” they say. “I’ve been waiting on this phone for 3 hours” say others. “They were a right miserable sod” say more still. The world we...
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