Category: Thoughts
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Looking forward to my RBS bank account sign-up bonus (30 days left to pay-up guys)
Pre-pandemic I signed up to the introductory £175 for a new bank account from RBS… here’s a friendly reminder that I’m still waiting for my sign-up bonus. 30 days to go until the deadline 🙂
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Current state of ‘safe’ supermarket shopping
With the continued lack of available supermarket deliveries in my area I was forced to visit my local large Tesco a couple of days ago… What I witnessed was the same signs/notices that have been up for a while: ‘limited number of people allowed in the shop’, ‘keep 2m apart’ as well as clear arrows…
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Best ever basketball documentary: The Last Dance
Definitely worth a watch is Netflix’s documentary about Michael Jordan: the basketball legend. Even if you’re not a basketball fan it’s pretty interesting and gripping! Link: https://www.netflix.com/title/80203144?s=i&trkid=13747225
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Thoughts on UK’s Corona-cock-up
A continuation of what I’ve witnessed being in the UK re coronavirus, covid, lockdown etc: We now live in the 2nd worst affected country in the world after the US. The number of total deaths in the UK in 2020 is over double that of 2019. The government has been incredibly vague, lazy, unfocussed, and…
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It’s the lockdown, so I created The Lockdown Shop
Thinking about the situation we’re in (entertainment/hospitality industries on hold), and the fact that I like recommending products (se my previous posts), I thought I’d go and create a UK online store with the aim of being the go-to place for online shopping during this- and any future- lockdown situation. The Lockdown Shop is divided…
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I’m thankful for Jamie’s lockdown shows!
Basically Jamie Oliver is a complete star: he’s continued his cooking shows through the pandemic. He’s fully-isolated. No studio, no staff, just him, his wife and all the kids helping out. He tries to encourage the art of swapping in ingredients based on what may -or may not -be left in your fridge and store-cupboards.…
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For those who have never used Cashback sites before…
I can’t believe I haven’t recommended this already. I’ve been a fan of cashback as a money-saving concept for over 15 years now. Quidco is the absolute best that I’ve used to date. Over the last couple of years I’ve earned around £1,000 from simply clicking through to the sites that I was going to…
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Best Bikes for the Lockdown (currently on Amazon)
I thought I’d put a quick list together of all the absolute best top-rated bikes available to buy during the pandemic lock-down. (Something I had time to sit down and get done!) Obviously if you’ve already got all the fully-working bikes you need then this list doesn’t apply to you, but there’s a lot of…
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What I’ve learnt about the virus which has had an incredible impact on the whole world
My bullet-point list of things I’ve learnt about this crazy Coronavirus so far: It originated in Wuhan, China, where it was transmitted to humans via some other undefined animal in a market. It is incredibly efficient at transmitting from human to human in close proximity. Mortality rate is estimated to be at least 2%, which…
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Is Corona-induced self-isolation a good time to try VR?
Well my thinking is, if we’re going to be isolated from our friends and family then re-creating a virtual reality has got to be the next best thing… Sure Zoom, Facetime, and Whatsapp are nice, but creating some form of virtual landscape to meet in has got to be worth a shot. We’ve just got…