Friday, December 07, 2007
Party Hangovers – How Much Do They Cost The UK?
The answer to that question is £790m apparently, well that’s accordingly to this article. A survey of 4,500 workers found that would spend around two hours and 18 minutes staring into space as a result of a hangover. That amounts to around £790m in lost productivity. The same survey carried out by Travelodge found that 30% of adults have called in sick because of a hangover, which they have passed off as another illness.

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posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 7:11:48 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [1] Trackback
 Thursday, December 06, 2007
New Oven At Last
Our new oven and hobs arrived last Monday and I am really glad to see the back of the old one. The only problem is I had got used to having to heat the old oven for an hour before using it and then having to cook everything on the highest temperature. Now I have an oven that works perfectly I am finding I have to be careful with cooking times and pay a bit more attention when I am cooking. We have had a few burnt offerings this week, but I think I am just starting to get the hang of it.

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posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 3:59:12 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] Trackback
 Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Cat Toilet
I read this article the other day about a cat toilet that actually fits onto a toilet. The idea is that you start off with an actual litter tray which fits into the toilet bowl and gradually replace it with a smaller and smaller tray until your cat uses the toilet without needing the tray. The article features a video which explains how to train your cat to use the device. It looks very interesting but personally I don’t think I would use it because of hygiene concerns.



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posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 4:19:07 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [1] Trackback
 Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Ollie
I took this picture of Ollie the other day as he was checking for danger before coming through the cat flap.

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posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 5:45:28 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] Trackback
 Monday, December 03, 2007
Giant Truffle
A very large truffle has sold for £165,000 at an auction. The truffle weighs 1.5 kg and was discovered last week near Pisa, Italy. The price paid for this truffle makes it not only the biggest truffle of the century but also the most expensive.

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posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 5:14:31 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [2] Trackback
 Sunday, December 02, 2007
Cool New Gadget
My husband came home with a Tom Tom yesterday which he had purchased as an early Christmas present for himself. We tried it out on a short journey from Egham to Maidenhead and found it performed quite well. You can read more about it here on my husband’s blog. Personally I found the best feature of the device was that it warns you where all the speed cameras are before you reach them which is really useful and could stop you getting any fines.

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posted on Sunday, December 02, 2007 3:20:04 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] Trackback
 Friday, November 30, 2007
Stray Cat Mystery
Animal welfare volunteers are trying to trace the owners of a lost cat found in West Yorkshire. The cat has a microchip and was registered in Kent eight years ago. She was found in Baildon near Bradford and it is thought that the owners have moved house and not updated their details. If her owners are not found, a new home will be found for her. The moral of this story, is always make sure you update your details when you move house.

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posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 6:01:18 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] Trackback
Give A Cat A Home
An RSPCA centre in Shropshire has launched an appeal to try and find new homes for some of their cats. They currently have 67 cats and kittens that need homes. Some of the cats that need homes are shown below.


Max


Earl



Muffin
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posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 4:57:34 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] Trackback
 Thursday, November 29, 2007
Chocolate Grotto
In another chocolate related story I read this article about an artist who has created a Christmas grotto out of chocolate, icing sugar and biscuits. It uses £1,000 worth of chocolate and features a Christmas tree, fireplace, furniture, chandelier and a Christmas dinner. Yum.

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posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:52:27 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] Trackback
Chocolate Powered Lorry
I read this interesting article about two British men who are going to drive across West Africa in a lorry powered by chocolate. The fuel is made from cocoa butter which has been extracted from the waste chocolate. The trip should take around 3 weeks and help promote the benefits of bio-diesel.
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posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:50:17 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0] Trackback

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