If you’re a superstitious person this day can’t be great for you. After all, Friday the 13th is considered to be the worst possible day - some don’t go to work, don’t even leave their houses and certainly don’t hold any important functions on this day.

Ever considered why this day is considered ‘unlucky’?

Friday, the day itself, is considered unlucky in a number of different Read the rest of this entry »

Loose Change is a documentary on 9/11 made by 3 college students in the US who found big holes in the news coverage of the day and the 9/11 Commission report.

This documentary raises a number of questions most of which have yet to be answered. Why is this important? The world changed drastically following that day and 2 wars waged on the back of it - we’re all affected and we should know why our lives are so different now than before 9/11.
The interview on YouTube - http://youtube.com/watch?v=3ZjJQWNQZog

‘Loose Change’ on Google Video - here

Today I received a reminder letter from HM Revenue and Customs for some paperwork I had to submit to them.

What surprised me about this letter is that there isn’t a single nicety - Not only is it painfully to the point (can’t fault that, really) but the tone is almost threatening!

Ok, so I really should have sent in the paperwork a while back but considering this is the first reminder you’d think there’d be a little warmth to it.
I can understand it if it were 6 months late and a whole pool of workers are waiting on my information but nope, 2 weeks on and they’re ready to get the cattle-prod out.

Little wonder there’s no love lost between us mere mortals and the powers-that-be.

Let’s be honest, the UK isn’t the best when it comes to customer service but most service-oriented companies are realising that they’d better be nice to their customers, or they’ll go somewhere they’re appreciated better.

Is there another revenue body I can use instead of HMRC? Ah, well there you have it! No need to be nice is there.