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It Hertz

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Adrian

I was in Scotland last weekend and rented a car from Hertz. I had booked a “Hertz Compact 4-door car” as I would be carrying passengers, but what I ended up with was a dodgy 3-door Vauxhall Astra, although I … Continue reading →

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play.com are evil

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Adrian

Further to my earlier post about play.com being rubbish, I got an email from them today: This item was only available in limited quantities and whilst we have attempted to source additional stock we have been unsuccessful. As it is … Continue reading →

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play.com is rubbish

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Adrian

I ordered some goodies from play.com on 26th December 2008. I chose play.com because of price, but mostly because they had what I wanted in stock and were going to deliver in the first week of 2009. Well it’s 18th … Continue reading →

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App Store Problems

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Adrian

Sorry, another iPhone related post Anyways, I’ve spotted a bit of a flaw in the iPhone App Store. The App Store is the only way you can legally develop and distribute apps for the iPhone and you have to publish … Continue reading →

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iPhone 3G

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Adrian

Much has been reported about the debacle that is the iPhone 3G release, and I too have been a victim. I received a text message from O2 at 08.09 on the 7th telling me the website to let me upgrade … Continue reading →

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Dear London Marathon Organisers…

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Adrian

This Sunday, you are organising the London Marathon, a fine tradition and much loved by all. However, on Sunday, the side road leading to my home is going to be closed. For most of the day. How do I know … Continue reading →

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No car today

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Adrian

Today, I was supposed to take delivery of my first car and was quite excited. Yesterday afternoon, however, the dealer called me up with bad news. It arrived on the ferry from Germany into Kent somewhere, then got loaded onto … Continue reading →

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Credit Card Fraud

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Adrian

Grrr. It would seem that I have paid a great deal of money to Travelodge over the last day or three. Seems unlikely as I was in Barcelona, but that’s what my credit card statements say. My bank seems to … Continue reading →

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Outlook sucks

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Adrian

Today was my first day back at work after a two-week holiday. I expected to spend a bit of time trawling through all the email I receive, trying to spot the important ones from the spam *, but lo, what … Continue reading →

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Queue jumping

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Adrian

A day or so ago, we took a bus tour to Brooklyn. This involved waiting for a bus down by the South Street Seaport. There was a queue (or line for Americans). We were around four back from the front. … Continue reading →

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