Strummercamp

Strummercamp
Linked from th previous site (& indeed linked in more ways than just a weblink I reckon). Will keep an Eye out for strummercamp #4 next year. Again how do I miss these things? Too busy having fun I s'pose!

A tribute to Joe Strummer's Fender Telecaster guitar

A tribute to Joe Strummer's Fender Telecaster guitar

Just found this website - funny how you can search for stuff on the web over & over & then something like this pops up!

This guy has put in a lot of effort & the guitar looks real nice.

Switching gas & electricity supplies

Time to switch?

Maybe, maybe not. Motley fool (www.fool.co.uk ) says yes/maybe, while MoneySavingExpert (www.moneysavingexpert.com ) say it's too late!

I'm sticking with the old favourites Atlantic ( http://www.atlanticeg.co.uk/ ) as I still get the old annual 1/12th refund which wipes out any savings & I don't think they include this on the comparison sites (& there's no way to find out as far as I can see). Plus, they only raised their prices by 11% earlier in the year compared with the average 15% so when everyone else's prices level out they will hopefully be one of the cheapest.

Teachers reject 'Army propaganda'

As a trade unionist I hesitate to criticize a fellow organisation, but I have to say this does Trades Unions in general no favours. If you ban the army from visiting schools, you also should ban most UK (& worldwide) companies which support the armed forces in some way or other, plus any MPs or government organisations that also diectly or indirectly support the armed forces or UK Ministry of Defence.

You may as well limit your school visitors to members of the local licensed victuallers and a selection of the local drug dealers, because that's all you'll be left with!

Comet PCs only good for one year?

Got a letter from Comet today which said, in summary, 'Our PCs will only last a year - if they fail after that you will have to pay to fix them. How about paying us another £60 a year for a warranty?'...Cheeky Beggars!

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of the Sale of Goods Act is that goods must be (& I quote the act here) 'fit for all the purposes for which goods of the kind in question are commonly supplied'.

Now if I'm paying £600 for a PC, one of its main purposes should be to continue working as a PC for at least 3 years.

I think if said PC does fail, I shall be testing my theory with legal action!

The Plug Anthology: Volume 1 - The Book of the Website that Started as a Zine

The Plug Anthology: Volume 1 - The Book of the Website that Started as a Zine

Last Blogged in 2004 here , like many others this on-line blogger has brought out a book!

Charles & Marie: Richard Lawson's 9-Volt Light

Charles & Marie: Richard Lawson's 9-Volt Light

€25...you've got to be joking...€25 for ten would be steep!

New Look to stop doing larger sizes?

My good lady informs me that New Look in the Traffic Centre have stopped doing clothes for the larger (read realistic) sized ladies. An embarrassed assistant, when asked, said ''We didn't have room for the larger size section, so we've don't do them any more.''

I suppose they make enough dosh from anorexic teenage girls to not worry about the wider (oops) market? (Just when other retailers and the fashion world in general are starting to realize that not everyone is a standard sized stick-insect)???

Strummer News

Strummer News

A nice Strummer site...don't know why I've not found this before...?

Lanna Action for Burma

Panties for peace - Lanna Action for Burma

Cool indirect action...more people need to do stuff like this...