Service with an……. argument?

  Image by Quang Minh (YILKA) via Flickr I popped in to the Manx Telecom mobile shop along Strand Street on the Saturday before last just to have a look at the latest Blackberry Bold and what a nice piece of kit it is too. I have been looking for a phone with wifi capability [...]

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Well earnt!

Work is doing my head in! Off golfing for week in the UK , happy days. Blogging has taken a sideline!   Bring on the sun shine!  

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Plastic plastic everywhere!

I know I have written about this before, but its starting to really piss me off! Everywhere I look along the hedgerows, trees and roadsides there is plastic and rubbish! Does no one give a shit anymore? It really does look scruffy and something needs to be done. Why don’t we get all the prisoners [...]

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Brown water in Santon!

We are experiencing brown water in Santon at the moment! Tried to contact the Isle of Man Water Authority via their emergency phone number and it just cuts you off! Not very good when you want to bath your four day old son and two year old daugther! Typical government statutory board with a set [...]

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Isle of Man Steam Packet Misery

I have written a few posts in the past about the beloved Isle of Man Steam Packet. I think at times my frustration boils over and I quite often say things that may be I shouldn’t say (or maybe I should who knows)? James Qualtrough seems to give a more balanced view than myself on his [...]

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Isle of Man Steam Packet – Rip off merchants!

Was gonna go to Liverpool this weekend on a day trip with my wife. I was quoted 124 pounds on the Isle of Man Steam Packet website for a return day trip despite special offers for 24 pound return advertised (with the usual conditions apply bollocks). How they can justify 124 pounds for two people [...]

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Tesco’s – you patronising t**ts!

I went to Tesco this evening to grab a few bits and pieces that I needed. It wasn’t a weekly big shop, just one of those top up shops you need for fresh stuff like milk and vegetables.I don’t like supermarkets at the best of times but hey our choice is limited these days especially [...]

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Poor Service – B and B Furniture Isle of Man

Talk about poor service! I went into B and B Furniture on the Isle of Man to buy a computer desk of all things, for my new mac! Macs rule, PC’s suck!

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Douglas Quayside Isle of Man – could do better!

The sun is shining, the weather is great on the Isle of Man, what better place to go, chill out and relax, have a drink and a meal down at Douglas Quayside right – wrong! Whoever planned and spent the Isle of Man tax payers money for this half cocked job should be fired!

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Airport security – its a joke!

I have recently been on holiday abroad with my family including my 13 month old daughter. On travelling through the various airports namely Ronaldsway (Isle of Man), Manchester and Arrecife in Lanzarote I was amazed at the the total waste of time and effort that goes into the passenger security checks. The total ban on [...]

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