Real life
I knew my reasonably priced car insurance couldn’t last
After a year of affordable car insurance, I knew I had to be in for it when my premium came…
Real life
After a year of affordable car insurance, I knew I had to be in for it when my premium came…
I am keeping the vet in work all on my own
If you are the sort of person who enjoys tinkering with a classic car prone to myriad mechanical problems then…
Real life
If you are the sort of person who enjoys tinkering with a classic car prone to myriad mechanical problems then…
All I wanted was a washer for my tap and I ended up with a new bathroom
Diamonds are for ever. Plumbers take a lifetime. They never finish. No job is too big or small for them…
Real life
Diamonds are for ever. Plumbers take a lifetime. They never finish. No job is too big or small for them…
My horse's race career hangs by a tendon
‘Racing is 99.9 per cent disappointment,’ said the trainer philosophically, as I sat in the yard sipping coffee, waiting for…
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‘Racing is 99.9 per cent disappointment,’ said the trainer philosophically, as I sat in the yard sipping coffee, waiting for…
Five little words that signify catastrophe
Darcy trod on a screw. Five little words which, if Darcy was anything other than a thoroughbred horse, might signify…
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Darcy trod on a screw. Five little words which, if Darcy was anything other than a thoroughbred horse, might signify…
My tyre-fitter tried to recruit me as a jihadi bride
The last time I bought a set of tyres in south London I came away not quite knowing whether I…
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The last time I bought a set of tyres in south London I came away not quite knowing whether I…
Victorian south London plumbing is pure evil
My upstairs neighbours are terribly nice, but too naive to be allowed to renovate their flat in peace. The two…
Real life
My upstairs neighbours are terribly nice, but too naive to be allowed to renovate their flat in peace. The two…
There is affordable healthcare the other side of the Hindhead tunnel
After the £1,100 quote from the vet in London I drove down the A3 and out the other side of…
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After the £1,100 quote from the vet in London I drove down the A3 and out the other side of…
My speed awareness course might push me over the limit again
If these speed awareness courses get much more entertaining and informative they might become a dangerous incentive to break the…
Real life
If these speed awareness courses get much more entertaining and informative they might become a dangerous incentive to break the…
How to make a vet blush
My attempt to have a small cyst removed from the spaniel was always going to be fraught with difficulty. My…
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My attempt to have a small cyst removed from the spaniel was always going to be fraught with difficulty. My…
Next time I go to India, I want imperialism 2.0
When in India, I always appal my highly educated tour guides. They despair of me, as they drag me round…
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When in India, I always appal my highly educated tour guides. They despair of me, as they drag me round…
The rights agenda is a game of scissors paper stone
All disputes are now a clash of rights in which both sides compete to see who has the greatest claim…
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All disputes are now a clash of rights in which both sides compete to see who has the greatest claim…
Doing The Birdie Song on the back of a trainee racehorse
‘Start at the back and try to pass as many horses as you can,’ said the trainer, as we stepped…
