tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72028580349805466382024-03-07T21:30:18.774+00:00The Hammond RantsAlways angry... permanently p*ssed offThe Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.comBlogger1315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-13544183478008785702015-10-29T23:10:00.001+00:002015-10-30T10:37:11.765+00:00The Hammond Rants has movedI thought I would give <b>Wordpress </b>a try and see how it goes... So please follow the link to:<br />
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The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-64434023338022093262015-10-28T21:34:00.001+00:002015-10-28T21:34:56.910+00:00Spectre<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNZBnMII7RIaNfuZAEW2b6Q-FArJ-7cqX_dw3V5Y5XEQMlIR5dTsDcsOtKrmXE7Hbl70P7RLBYPtNdjGQ-y00zmac9rvy05E_X-N5-1kOPHbMl-sI5ju-IGCAA6sZFRa17qQG7ZIkuRyG/s640/blogger-image-1803523683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNZBnMII7RIaNfuZAEW2b6Q-FArJ-7cqX_dw3V5Y5XEQMlIR5dTsDcsOtKrmXE7Hbl70P7RLBYPtNdjGQ-y00zmac9rvy05E_X-N5-1kOPHbMl-sI5ju-IGCAA6sZFRa17qQG7ZIkuRyG/s640/blogger-image-1803523683.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I can't believe three years have elapsed since I saw <b>Skyfall </b>at the cinema. A film I found disappointing - mainly because of it's hammy villain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And you know what?... <b>Spectre </b>is exactly the same. I feel like Sam Mendes has taken <b>James Bond </b>backwards and has completely undone the new direction taken in <b>Casino Royale </b>(a vastly superior film).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Daniel Craig </b>once again portrays <b>Bond </b>brilliantly. The remaining characters are all pretty one dimensional apart from <b>Q</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There is a plot twist and a big reveal which you can see coming a mile off if you know your <b>Bond </b>mythology. The obligatory fights in a helicopter and on a train and the usual car chase. Loads of continuity errors are strewn throughout. And once again a hammy villain!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Entertaining... but not great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rating: 7/10</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-89369517651223909672015-10-24T22:09:00.001+01:002015-10-24T22:09:50.444+01:00Primary Colours Portillo<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9ivzijDHohbIRmmr6eN8LrLh2KgBKuZA6XzShQmaXdkQ-q11XS0abWxXyl_2NdoCVJwH0nFMwCBdGDURpKt_EvyoCf6WXOUTS8AtcM8o953V_4NCLDDsGp21eg99kQwQqz12niFfCdTo/s640/blogger-image--1554628809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9ivzijDHohbIRmmr6eN8LrLh2KgBKuZA6XzShQmaXdkQ-q11XS0abWxXyl_2NdoCVJwH0nFMwCBdGDURpKt_EvyoCf6WXOUTS8AtcM8o953V_4NCLDDsGp21eg99kQwQqz12niFfCdTo/s640/blogger-image--1554628809.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hey!... Michael!!... What's with the strident <b>reds, greens and blues</b>?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You look like one of the characters from that <b>Dick Tracy </b>film with <b>Warren Beatty.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rant over.</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-20041863043810935652015-10-18T21:16:00.001+01:002015-10-18T21:16:24.994+01:00Now I'm getting really excited!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7DZN7L2F5dSVE2qKBwPLfbA9TNlYNfAicyTnOfrJPvKZJuVrvXmOSWz7PJ3kEkOqxvAZnhKKj_PQAXkmSiJGCa2aqy29cYZsu6ttB7fcKB_0KDfJhKu1qBrHb_gx8CUrEn2qu_5q3yN7/s640/blogger-image--1473540506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7DZN7L2F5dSVE2qKBwPLfbA9TNlYNfAicyTnOfrJPvKZJuVrvXmOSWz7PJ3kEkOqxvAZnhKKj_PQAXkmSiJGCa2aqy29cYZsu6ttB7fcKB_0KDfJhKu1qBrHb_gx8CUrEn2qu_5q3yN7/s640/blogger-image--1473540506.jpg"></a></div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-1946737936035686252015-08-24T22:32:00.001+01:002015-08-24T22:32:40.216+01:00Ashley Madison<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzQIBa1Ffe1OjSpg0Xq76paKHSLUwaQJjv55frab-5Tvotz0fX8sToPcKsL2U9n1psCC23Cy_408eLj725tGz1aJ68krDXiDmKzCde5hStJQyxTnqLrvLKkqEqLIK3BtmPpPjdxQwbTNH/s640/blogger-image-1352576680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzQIBa1Ffe1OjSpg0Xq76paKHSLUwaQJjv55frab-5Tvotz0fX8sToPcKsL2U9n1psCC23Cy_408eLj725tGz1aJ68krDXiDmKzCde5hStJQyxTnqLrvLKkqEqLIK3BtmPpPjdxQwbTNH/s640/blogger-image-1352576680.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don't have much sympathy for the people foolish enough to sign up for this "dating" website who have had their identities revealed but what astonished me was the fact that there are 32,000,000 of them!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">UNBELIEVABLE!</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-12640956893218785242015-08-11T21:04:00.001+01:002015-08-11T23:48:00.705+01:00"CEO Secrets: Sir James Dyson says back scientists"<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQBfMdh8Gras_SiA0KwNjPj3V8cwzY0eWWBwpZXQnwn9ngZ6sKE82rxsNpodYtJu8n3O13cYapSnuTTp5Tz0vgDk_7ovNmIr1NX_vDVlhA5EMDa2CBgJ6EUUzfsHumY_I3-2ekACOiCOn/s640/blogger-image--1274722215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQBfMdh8Gras_SiA0KwNjPj3V8cwzY0eWWBwpZXQnwn9ngZ6sKE82rxsNpodYtJu8n3O13cYapSnuTTp5Tz0vgDk_7ovNmIr1NX_vDVlhA5EMDa2CBgJ6EUUzfsHumY_I3-2ekACOiCOn/s640/blogger-image--1274722215.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Well... "Sir" James why don't you back British workers and manufacture your bloody vacuum cleaners in the UK rather than Malaysia like you did pre-2002. You reek of hypocrisy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rant over.</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-48421374058090538732015-08-03T21:52:00.001+01:002015-08-03T21:52:41.697+01:00Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4WpzVHKMhIzaoFsBejk2iqfQpS0IKfUPkiuL7Lq6CBfEcEeOxFNRJJ7o5OX13M3cHRu6mlcI1E-GKjuaVCiAxQUZ3qL3s3XKDe6xDn_PjR9NeVi4IG_36tsIadkiUl64UFtXtBlA684o/s640/blogger-image--1045085919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4WpzVHKMhIzaoFsBejk2iqfQpS0IKfUPkiuL7Lq6CBfEcEeOxFNRJJ7o5OX13M3cHRu6mlcI1E-GKjuaVCiAxQUZ3qL3s3XKDe6xDn_PjR9NeVi4IG_36tsIadkiUl64UFtXtBlA684o/s640/blogger-image--1045085919.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I just thought I would post this photo simply to get rid of Harriet Harman from the top of my blog.</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-79225095030505113492015-08-01T22:38:00.001+01:002015-08-01T22:38:32.601+01:00Calais calamity...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqi-isZ_xFAp-oLpVyijyznaug3Z1rIVc47Plln9rwHYZHgLsOw09YNEV-cVLVdx9L1sIKSJHsfMYg5gqU5WP4gxGXH3sJd3B9AcxMyB1kOyyZSVHH_YaY7NrS5yPaXB5FFAJHx9CppkN/s640/blogger-image--1255331578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqi-isZ_xFAp-oLpVyijyznaug3Z1rIVc47Plln9rwHYZHgLsOw09YNEV-cVLVdx9L1sIKSJHsfMYg5gqU5WP4gxGXH3sJd3B9AcxMyB1kOyyZSVHH_YaY7NrS5yPaXB5FFAJHx9CppkN/s640/blogger-image--1255331578.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnEBMgIvqPN6Q59do-yGWrOtapeZZi9P5SZvwjT7C7xLyM1QH9hpF8TNK6RgfwgJw6t2dDOso6upMUOhS-3M6M2UCfRqH5xskEc5Llf7ui-o62f-0X3I_aIW8ickc8ndEJGMohF6-D2gg/s640/blogger-image--1246217244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnEBMgIvqPN6Q59do-yGWrOtapeZZi9P5SZvwjT7C7xLyM1QH9hpF8TNK6RgfwgJw6t2dDOso6upMUOhS-3M6M2UCfRqH5xskEc5Llf7ui-o62f-0X3I_aIW8ickc8ndEJGMohF6-D2gg/s640/blogger-image--1246217244.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am certainly no <b>Tory </b>but I couldn't believe the moronic garbage <b>Harriet Harman </b>reportedly came out with... ie. Criticising Cameron for not demanding that the French should pay compensation to British business' for lost income because it is their fault for not resolving the migrant crisis!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As if the French would seriously cough up any compo! They couldn't give a sh*t about British business or in fact anything British.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now please don't get me wrong... I am pro-European but I acknowledge we are a detested nation and stand zero chance of ever being listened to seriously.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rant over.</div></div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-36535574720638351322015-07-31T21:14:00.001+01:002015-07-31T21:14:43.512+01:00Tour de France vs Masterchef...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ald962nfv3er4-e__0r-Z6bADnj_rSw73eoflJ1CVkg0t9lY4-qqr4n_N-jiMgUFVpqLOf-QLuE2sQYhkxra1EBto1ulRm8i-YVHefGNU-U2wIHSH9b9zo4FWAoYDLslzMbdR4Empwwm/s640/blogger-image-1090296010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ald962nfv3er4-e__0r-Z6bADnj_rSw73eoflJ1CVkg0t9lY4-qqr4n_N-jiMgUFVpqLOf-QLuE2sQYhkxra1EBto1ulRm8i-YVHefGNU-U2wIHSH9b9zo4FWAoYDLslzMbdR4Empwwm/s640/blogger-image-1090296010.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfEtcZWLShPlt86mRZIXRA6os_SLUgrFGM7l-N_EV2l2SGRcWFmJSC-KSd4OuVSmtAL6hBS5tqaOsFr0zBPP-SPujie8cHvVEUCqq4hvU_x3oVK51vgFlvxmAR0ZQE9dGzsG1XGU_A6_B/s640/blogger-image--898056967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfEtcZWLShPlt86mRZIXRA6os_SLUgrFGM7l-N_EV2l2SGRcWFmJSC-KSd4OuVSmtAL6hBS5tqaOsFr0zBPP-SPujie8cHvVEUCqq4hvU_x3oVK51vgFlvxmAR0ZQE9dGzsG1XGU_A6_B/s640/blogger-image--898056967.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was listening to the news the other day on one of the <b>BBC </b>radio stations and I couldn't believe it when they followed up a report on the sheer brilliance of Chris Froome winning the <b>Tour de France </b>for the second time with a report on whoever it was who had won <b>Celebrity Masterchef</b>... Like the two are comparable achievements!!! Ridiculous...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rant over.</div><br></div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-41551795024204625772015-07-25T12:03:00.001+01:002015-07-25T12:03:58.377+01:00John Bercow MP<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4_xIcFuVqYRc77pm5LWgVH2hrky_oaHr103pkbLlO2MH3gy_mD8txtP7P9LOl_MbpSILpLivBt3OH30T6EiOMIfDnlwZvOBG-VO6HW2Ynx6ene7sJh1ugGNagOxnltguXQK6TrluD4sd/s640/blogger-image-63034395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4_xIcFuVqYRc77pm5LWgVH2hrky_oaHr103pkbLlO2MH3gy_mD8txtP7P9LOl_MbpSILpLivBt3OH30T6EiOMIfDnlwZvOBG-VO6HW2Ynx6ene7sJh1ugGNagOxnltguXQK6TrluD4sd/s640/blogger-image-63034395.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Why would anyone vote for this tw*t?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Frequently in the news for no good reasons, this money grabbing Tory turd has now been revealed as having claimed over £31,000 in expenses - including hundreds of pounds in very short car journeys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Why is this obnoxious specimen allowed to get away with it? And why do the idiots of Buckingham continue to vote for him. Absolutely no redeeming features whatsoever and his wife is a vile money grabber too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rant over.</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-21871389650611575122015-07-19T23:32:00.001+01:002015-07-19T23:32:24.560+01:00True Detective Season 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaRnzo0Iter7us67WulMtZ7PD22A02bm9QyIc6XK_bk0US7U9aiVbLI1v_PWyMBV-vnkt75Z2doTAMeV7CcPV49UL6O5RZ2LeXn8OkKC8IlzCHDR3gF_JCuEyvME2QjhznklCH9XEVs4B/s640/blogger-image--1132704462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaRnzo0Iter7us67WulMtZ7PD22A02bm9QyIc6XK_bk0US7U9aiVbLI1v_PWyMBV-vnkt75Z2doTAMeV7CcPV49UL6O5RZ2LeXn8OkKC8IlzCHDR3gF_JCuEyvME2QjhznklCH9XEVs4B/s640/blogger-image--1132704462.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the sheer brilliance of <b>Season 1 </b>I was really looking forward to the second season of <b>HBO's </b>top flight police drama.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Is it as good as the original?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It tries to be... and the actors pull out all the stops but regrettably it is inferior in every single way. And I reckon that is down to not giving a toss about who was murdered, why they were murdered and who the murderer is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As the viewer you just don't care!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Having said all that I will watch the remaining episodes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rating: 6/10</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-63418330094217526002015-07-08T22:19:00.001+01:002015-07-08T22:19:49.743+01:00Stretchy sleeves...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5zoZlf4gwsRcZixA-cbzUnHks0a8qO8Au-LoTIFM5YQkaB5D7Yb0JNLqMiT1JxkHLJFJEqUWnlfll9pDsFFkrI3tuJaehPq9ECeBDgk_me7tlrpOPG50BFfcOj1v9B4RFtI0HPk5CCY-/s640/blogger-image-1499721191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5zoZlf4gwsRcZixA-cbzUnHks0a8qO8Au-LoTIFM5YQkaB5D7Yb0JNLqMiT1JxkHLJFJEqUWnlfll9pDsFFkrI3tuJaehPq9ECeBDgk_me7tlrpOPG50BFfcOj1v9B4RFtI0HPk5CCY-/s640/blogger-image-1499721191.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Why do young women who are wearing jumpers always stretch their sleeves down over their hands?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What's all that about?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rant over.</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-1448596138619274192015-07-07T21:45:00.001+01:002015-07-07T21:45:14.775+01:00Fear The Walking Dead<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JJ6Tcljtpkd77LAKpuBwa27N9kTlM4syfODECK3ack9P7OqNYlsxM7C2QqFSrtnIa5U2IIz2aHn4iX0NvOZRufhUoFYSFLGMOkNghh1joYj7zuI4-6MZwzhChnepiy4S6OgWRuWv9bho/s640/blogger-image--297185695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JJ6Tcljtpkd77LAKpuBwa27N9kTlM4syfODECK3ack9P7OqNYlsxM7C2QqFSrtnIa5U2IIz2aHn4iX0NvOZRufhUoFYSFLGMOkNghh1joYj7zuI4-6MZwzhChnepiy4S6OgWRuWv9bho/s640/blogger-image--297185695.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love this poster for the new spin off series: <b>Fear The Walking Dead</b>... very clever!</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-20483337885988010032015-06-21T22:45:00.001+01:002015-06-21T22:45:50.504+01:00OXO<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQFNGEeZR8Z2gfyrcQ18yID8w29VZXkeH1LztsoXSWwt40bUfwpzz3HOk-Xo9xcmlkjKM89kH7949UbRdjt_0QwsdA4QtoAkLLqkA3K8Q9m-fJbkyVW_4BkJMwRy2H0ApDEfm9KmvDq0q/s640/blogger-image--756176409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQFNGEeZR8Z2gfyrcQ18yID8w29VZXkeH1LztsoXSWwt40bUfwpzz3HOk-Xo9xcmlkjKM89kH7949UbRdjt_0QwsdA4QtoAkLLqkA3K8Q9m-fJbkyVW_4BkJMwRy2H0ApDEfm9KmvDq0q/s640/blogger-image--756176409.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today was the longest day of the year and it was also <b>Father's Day</b>. So to celebrate we had lunch at the <b>OXO Brasserie </b>situated along the South Bank near to the <b>National Theatre</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I must admit I was expecting something pretentious, but in fact it was far from it. The staff were courteous, quick and efficient and the food was excellent. I was expecting small portions but was delighted to discover that they were more than generous. In fact I felt completely stuffed by the end of it. We had the steak which at £30 sounded expensive but was actually great value when you considered the quality and where you were eating it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Would I go back?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I most certainly would!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had parked our car at <b>London Zoo </b>and taken a leisurely stroll through <b>Regents Park</b>. Then took the tube to <b>Embankment</b>. It was also the first time we had paid for a train ticket contactlessly with a debit card so I hope to god that the correct amount has been debited. Most disconcerting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A great day out... Rating: 10/10</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-70019734273704286072015-02-27T23:12:00.001+00:002015-02-27T23:12:28.108+00:00Farewell Mr Spock<p dir="ltr">Leonard Nimoy - you portrayed one of the greatest and most iconic characters of all time.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Rest in peace.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolIk5xi-ZH6BF1ocLk7FG75jZMGUkimWiexkFlpCKA_k_esoknvi-UFS1XVVhGx6F-Y5-9ERoQgHTP8H51xkDuXbmMScJuPPO8Cgpqew3EiGeZ4U-cIL_JRV8D8gu9tXdOSFqoizlTK2_/s1600/2015-02-27-23-07-43--1715001735.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolIk5xi-ZH6BF1ocLk7FG75jZMGUkimWiexkFlpCKA_k_esoknvi-UFS1XVVhGx6F-Y5-9ERoQgHTP8H51xkDuXbmMScJuPPO8Cgpqew3EiGeZ4U-cIL_JRV8D8gu9tXdOSFqoizlTK2_/s640/2015-02-27-23-07-43--1715001735.jpeg"> </a> </div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-2649653672312046092015-02-23T20:52:00.001+00:002015-02-23T20:52:13.971+00:00Heads in the trough... Again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OQV2sR_03diO0CBJ2CI_2P4LbZFZZc_PI_vMX9lhhngVIEoSEfYUxPngjlK3QbcmJvVamKTXb1YhLtWEysNYl_fQ1OLm6X78MnxnJOp1RzHMPdQc4bFEDPEeswngJbEUg1iEt1qRsDen/s640/blogger-image-1127928561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OQV2sR_03diO0CBJ2CI_2P4LbZFZZc_PI_vMX9lhhngVIEoSEfYUxPngjlK3QbcmJvVamKTXb1YhLtWEysNYl_fQ1OLm6X78MnxnJOp1RzHMPdQc4bFEDPEeswngJbEUg1iEt1qRsDen/s640/blogger-image-1127928561.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"A fresh row erupted over MPs' pay today as a senior Tory caught in a 'cash for access' scandal said he sought extra business deals on top of his £67,000 salary to secure the standard of living he is 'entitled' to enjoy.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sir Malcolm Rifkind, who chairs the Intelligence and Security Select Committee, has been suspended from the Conservative party after bragging that he could see any foreign ambassador in London and has 'useful access' to every British ambassador in the world.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But in a series of disastrous media interviews, he claimed today that it was 'quite unrealistic' to expect backbench MPs with professional backgrounds to 'simply accept a salary of £60,000'.</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sir Malcolm and former Labour foreign secretary Jack Straw were secretly filmed discussing how they could use their contacts to benefit a private company and both boasted about charging at least £5,000-a-day. Mr Straw has also been suspended by the Labour party over the 'disturbing' allegations." -- <b>Daily Mail website.</b></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><br></b></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Quite unrealistic to simply accept a salary of £60,000"... But Malcolm is it realistic for the public to accept you using the contacts you acquired whilst in public office to line your own pockets from benefitting a private company?</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I think not.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Completely out of touch with the world the rest of us live in!</span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Rant over.</span></p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><br></span></div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-29337285930567178932015-02-22T19:05:00.001+00:002015-02-22T19:05:07.882+00:00Oh to be an Oscar nominee...<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVBzj_q7KLfdD327R29n8f0gFbz-1H1ppav_GpUAu9j6ZQjPIrTCbBcFSRoTS-C7-GpZu9QlgUq7eRCj9q1HkGT9a7VL8Mb3SBTR7ayEcWoRcwYw8EK7aPnw5wuY5b_ZIA-0X0U-R6SH0/s640/blogger-image-171189770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVBzj_q7KLfdD327R29n8f0gFbz-1H1ppav_GpUAu9j6ZQjPIrTCbBcFSRoTS-C7-GpZu9QlgUq7eRCj9q1HkGT9a7VL8Mb3SBTR7ayEcWoRcwYw8EK7aPnw5wuY5b_ZIA-0X0U-R6SH0/s640/blogger-image-171189770.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The annual backslapping luvvies awards ceremony is on this evening and no doubt someone you’ve never heard of will come away with a gong for appearing in a film you never have the intention of watching… But what gets me is that just for being nominated you receive a $125,000 goodie bag.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Yes… $125,000 worth of freebies for being on a list.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rant over.</span></p><div id="wordads-preview-parent" class="wpcnt" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: 0; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="wpa" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; max-width: 100%; text-align: left; -webkit-transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px); display: inline-block !important;"></div></div></div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-82133065575234862232015-02-19T19:51:00.001+00:002015-02-19T19:51:37.116+00:00Fortitude<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U-FwtUpC4BnqIBkNsHRcE8GeRkyI4Btgve4PPhvyTKRD8oM2ACGhIGRuwHG0AI95Zy07E8M2yfFeJvLfiH1J0R2Qzs4lYN8VZTU0nLPR7DtYQN-rbTHS8Ou3aG-IGCl4En89qyWa0Di5/s640/blogger-image--1744680914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U-FwtUpC4BnqIBkNsHRcE8GeRkyI4Btgve4PPhvyTKRD8oM2ACGhIGRuwHG0AI95Zy07E8M2yfFeJvLfiH1J0R2Qzs4lYN8VZTU0nLPR7DtYQN-rbTHS8Ou3aG-IGCl4En89qyWa0Di5/s640/blogger-image--1744680914.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Three episodes in and I am still undecided whether I actually like Sky Atlantic’s new homegrown drama series Fortitude.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My first question is… Where is the town of Fortitude?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We know it is within the Arctic circle with a population of 700… But in what country is it located?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why does it have a multinational population? Scandinavians, British, Spanish… Why? What is the reason for people living in such an inhospitable environment?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Does it really matter? Probably not.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is difficult to feel much sympathy for many of the characters though and the writers employ the usual unsubtle tactic in making us believe a couple of them are the prime suspects where as they are almost certainly red herrings.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stanley Tucci is by far the best actor and portrays the most interesting character. Michael Gambon is his usual overrated self: cynical, slightly drunk, a chip on his shoulder and starts speaking common every so often (much like his role as The Singing Detective). The philandering black guy with the son in hospital is crap. Christopher Ecclestone was hardly in it before becoming the victim.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Anyway… It’s not great but I will probably watch the remaining episodes simply because I am intrigued to discover who the murderer is.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rating: 6/10</span></p><div id="wordads-preview-parent" class="wpcnt" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: 0; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="wpa" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0px; outline: 0px; position: relative; max-width: 100%; text-align: left; -webkit-transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px); display: inline-block !important;"></div></div></div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-43792528786497443012015-02-11T21:53:00.001+00:002015-02-11T21:53:02.429+00:00Helena Bonham-Carter gets naked with a giant tuna...<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRTo08WaPVOpzCHsdHXKegYiKUZ1cSiSD91C6xDD1B89d7BpnkPQ5HGeSRGW5dgIitFH9X8UjFAXwpzyfq06mJu5l5rzCa4Zy_ViJp4BGwPCz1kkH3nIM47lecZivG44lcJSiexuf6gFD/s640/blogger-image-2131697132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRTo08WaPVOpzCHsdHXKegYiKUZ1cSiSD91C6xDD1B89d7BpnkPQ5HGeSRGW5dgIitFH9X8UjFAXwpzyfq06mJu5l5rzCa4Zy_ViJp4BGwPCz1kkH3nIM47lecZivG44lcJSiexuf6gFD/s640/blogger-image-2131697132.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now that is what I call disturbing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Weird.</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-69195189192665026812015-02-10T23:00:00.001+00:002015-02-10T23:00:11.304+00:00Amazing Spider-Man 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RguKUk3k_cZvvpF3C-t2cBNnjDVArviCuDimT6lYr9949ieRX2SMJmbluR7Dtd3Tq5WZYUM5pIPzZWOOj3iwNLTVs1LEUAUR5GS-NYeejZ820FB4ind5EmJURbFEgsUdhvkhwNxWAL2h/s640/blogger-image-1899510829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RguKUk3k_cZvvpF3C-t2cBNnjDVArviCuDimT6lYr9949ieRX2SMJmbluR7Dtd3Tq5WZYUM5pIPzZWOOj3iwNLTVs1LEUAUR5GS-NYeejZ820FB4ind5EmJURbFEgsUdhvkhwNxWAL2h/s640/blogger-image-1899510829.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A truly terrible film.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I finally got around to watching this the other night and dozed off midway through it. Jamie Foxx was appalling. In fact everyone was pretty dreadful... all except Andrew Garfield's portrayal of <b>Spider-Man </b>(not as Peter Parker though).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Don't bother watching it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rating: 2/10</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-57985170617336877922015-02-03T23:07:00.001+00:002015-02-03T23:07:06.741+00:00Cara Delevingne... GO AWAY!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqSYkCnJalI5KKnldLsOY-Jo3_9_IuI4Et9SR1XxJ0PbYfABZA_kcsBPLvWyjW5OMpwgw6VKtze-2A1hyxY1q0O3ejhDs30Ty12jP016l-LqwYYoSLvNU6NW3NckP5eDpoGBbbHeaRN-C/s640/blogger-image-1978351222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqSYkCnJalI5KKnldLsOY-Jo3_9_IuI4Et9SR1XxJ0PbYfABZA_kcsBPLvWyjW5OMpwgw6VKtze-2A1hyxY1q0O3ejhDs30Ty12jP016l-LqwYYoSLvNU6NW3NckP5eDpoGBbbHeaRN-C/s640/blogger-image-1978351222.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don't know who this woman is - except that every time you go online you see her bloody picture... usually with some other mediocre "celebrity".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And as for those <b>Denis Healey </b>caterpillar eyebrows! Bleurghhh!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rant over.</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-21703308113347216442015-02-02T21:53:00.001+00:002015-02-02T21:53:24.495+00:00Birthday dinner at The Grove<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ws9yEL5vgDgZ9354Ya3GFAIZFCBDLYu3RSxVnUdT9dlouvrYee2N2Q0TIOxh9iQZHxxj7SSceFWEdJwEHe9UlBqD3piyP0ofWQWcEad8VNqCzfee0q80HkWvfA00MOwsAjBCcdlt236F/s640/blogger-image-1459186227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ws9yEL5vgDgZ9354Ya3GFAIZFCBDLYu3RSxVnUdT9dlouvrYee2N2Q0TIOxh9iQZHxxj7SSceFWEdJwEHe9UlBqD3piyP0ofWQWcEad8VNqCzfee0q80HkWvfA00MOwsAjBCcdlt236F/s640/blogger-image-1459186227.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As it was N's birthday we decided to splash out and have dinner at The Grove Hotel & Spa over in Watford. Funnily enough we went there last year for breakfast along with the girls.<br>
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This time (without the girls who were being babysat by MO) we plumped for the huge buffet they serve there every evening. And when I say huge... I mean HUGE!!! There was so much on offer it was difficult to decide what to start with.<br>
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I managed to devour four courses which included a fish course, followed by cold meats etc, a vast roast dinner including pork, beef and duck and then concluding with three different desserts and by the end of it I felt as if my stomach was literally going to explode! I think the trouble I have with buffets is that I want to get my money's worth and that results in stuffing myself stupid!<br>
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Pure greed!<br>
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Do I care?<br>
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Nope!<br>
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Would I recommend The Grove? I most certainly would!<br>
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Rating: 8.5/10</span><br></div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-44610111211999086162015-01-29T22:02:00.001+00:002015-01-29T22:02:58.584+00:00Katie Price: Worth £45,000,000 and gets the taxpayer to pay for her
disabled son to be ferried to school<div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVuK_eqBXsOkNDdovsozfp3zeDA76Mu96exVSffwCe-SBJRp8x5KpI6DLncfM04acAnYieMRno4NfBeZL35taGgLTrEmjqiBbm8DqU3wDGNG8k9i0nFl1gSo2jEIjHdCdbI-cYQ8OxVg2/s640/blogger-image-653773987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVuK_eqBXsOkNDdovsozfp3zeDA76Mu96exVSffwCe-SBJRp8x5KpI6DLncfM04acAnYieMRno4NfBeZL35taGgLTrEmjqiBbm8DqU3wDGNG8k9i0nFl1gSo2jEIjHdCdbI-cYQ8OxVg2/s640/blogger-image-653773987.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That tidbit of information came out in <b>Celebrity Big Brother </b>the other night... and although she and her family maybe entitled to claim the <b>"£1,000" </b>you would think she would put her hand in her own pocket and shell out the cash rather than expect the rest of us to pay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wouldn't you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nah!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Too thick and selfish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rant over</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-88890866328747789322015-01-24T22:50:00.001+00:002015-01-24T22:50:49.336+00:00"Foot-shaped radish with five toes goes on display in Japan - fit for a
size 12 shoe"<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlZ0CcjfIlHmS2YS1XnhayQnqSow0y7PTR7VFeOX7bHiyTTR2tFuPHwXamD5mdNm6aWJCulUDKEP8UEN8u7H_pVOJAO3droSBBam7uIYDaS1Qaf-8t6l621eiWHZqJGiznEyOzmsJbbkg/s640/blogger-image-1151921955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlZ0CcjfIlHmS2YS1XnhayQnqSow0y7PTR7VFeOX7bHiyTTR2tFuPHwXamD5mdNm6aWJCulUDKEP8UEN8u7H_pVOJAO3droSBBam7uIYDaS1Qaf-8t6l621eiWHZqJGiznEyOzmsJbbkg/s640/blogger-image-1151921955.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Spooky!</div>The Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18239124704860329363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202858034980546638.post-29200585192966044362015-01-23T22:34:00.001+00:002015-01-23T22:34:12.998+00:00"Historic move to safeguard cyclists"<p dir="ltr">"Cyclists will take centre stage in Britain's transport network after plans were drawn up for the first government safe cycling budget." <b>The Times.</b></p>
<p dir="ltr">It goes on to say "calling on the government investing longterm in safe cycle routes"</p>
<p dir="ltr">BUT NO F*CKER USES THEM!!!</p>
<p dir="ltr">As I have said several times before the cycle paths where we live are woefully underused. The times you see cyclists on the road literally a couple of metres from an empty cycle path. </p>
<p dir="ltr">A complete and utter waste of money!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Rant over. </p>
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