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How to make Birmingham look nice. A fairly comprehensive challenge


Anyone who has travelled to Birmingham will understand that it is as far from idyllic sandy beaches as is humanly possible. The road systems are enough to induce any kind of serious mental disorder, the many industries create novel pollutants and car parking is nigh on impossible. A little bit cruel but you get the picture. So in the few hours that I had there my challenge was to take photographs to make Birmingham look nice. To make it look a place that the tourist industry might promote, in the same way that this was attempted (?achieved) with cities like Bradford.

An hour walking around the car parks of the Hilton Metropole hotel at NEC and the car parks of the NEC found these photos below, well maybe the fruit and the Raspberry Bakewell came from inside the hotel. But this proves that niceness can exist in Birmingham after all.

Birmingham with Pylons

Birmingham with Pylons

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

Birmingham looking nice

A 45 Second Rant against Slow people in airports.


Written by the 14 year old and made me laugh. 

One of the things that really annoys me is when people walk very, very slowly in front of you. Sometimes these people realize that there is in fact, somebody behind them and obligingly let you go past but most of the time they remain completely unaware, even if you do politely ask them if you could “just get through.” Apparently, this category of people tends to be both ignorant of your polite pleas and also surprisingly very slow indeed. As well as this, these people often seem to appear right when you are in a hurry, in airports for example. You have just gone through the whole rigmarole of trying to find your boarding cards, had your bag checked by security because there was some dangerous hand cream that was over 100mls and not in the plastic bag provided, and finally you settle down on the hard plastic seats before you realize that the departure screen for your flight is reading LAST CALL and you rush off to your gate which is not where the signposts state it is, and just as you are hurrying through those corridors, you are stopped by the people in front as they are walking as slow as is humanly possible. Possibly even slower than that in fact. Unfortunately for the fast walker type of people, the slower people not only can always be located directly in front of you, but also have the tendency to walk in large clumps of slow walking people. The only way out of this situation is to push through and apologize profusely, and hope that no other person has the misfortune to be stuck behind these people at any time that day.

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More photos of the Oddest football mascot in the world


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I posted a photo of an odd mascot, a policeman, at the South Park V Met Police FA Cup game last week. I have had an unbelievable amount of hits because of this so am adding a few photos! Dont just look at this stuff but come and read my blog more often!

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Met Police FC Mascot. Definitely the most unusual football mascot in the world


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Few photos from today. FA Cup round 1 Met Police v Crawley Town. Great game. Will post tomorrow about that but here is the mascot and we now know his name!! PC SO Steve. This has to be the most unusual mascot in the world. He goes around talking to the children and playing football with them!

Sad after losing

Sad Met Police Mascot after losing today v Crawley

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Reserved for Lifestyle. A Hersham lifestyle


Reserved for Lifestyle

Reserved for Lifestyle

Hey Violet – USA Band


Hey Violet are the first band that 5SOS have signed to their own record label. They originate from LA and have been described as punk rockers. Until December 2014 they were known as Cherri Bomb. The group was formed in 2008 as Cherri Bomb while its members were still in middle school and originally consisted of Julia Pierce (lead vocals, guitar), Miranda Miller (guitar, vocals) Rena Lovelis (bass guitar, vocals) and Nia Lovelis (drums, vocals). Pierce departed the band in 2013, and was replaced by Casey Moreta (guitar, vocals), before changing their name to Hey Violet in 2015, and signed to Hi Or Hey Records. As Cherri Bomb, they were signed to Hollywood Records, and released their first and so far, only, studio album This Is the End of Control in 2012.

The cute thing is that they did a short acoustic sets outside Wembley SSE arena and other European venues and  USA/Canada venues as part of their tour with 5SOS during June/July 2015 where these photographs were taken  allowing fans to be photographed with them. Nice people and nice band, and the music, surprisingly good. still however waiting for them to appear on spotify. On the March 19, they released their new single “This Is Why”. Although an undoubtedly pretty band, they can play good music and clearly thats the view too of other bands and promoters. The band were opening acts for rock bands, including Bush, Camp Freddy, Filter, Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins, Staind and Steel Panther.

Casey Moreta

Casey Moreta

Hey Violet. Nia Lovelis and Miranda Miller

Hey Violet. Nia Lovelis and Miranda Miller

Nia Lovelis. Drummer Hey Violet.

Nia Lovelis. Drummer Hey Violet.

Rena Lovelis

Rena Lovelis

Miranda Miller. Hey Violet

Miranda Miller. Hey Violet

Miranda Miller. Hey Violet

Miranda Miller. Hey Violet

Hey Violet. Nia Lovelis and Miranda Miller

Hey Violet. Nia Lovelis and Miranda Miller

Rena Lovelis. Hey Violet

Rena Lovelis. Hey Violet

Nia Lovelis. Drummer Hey Violet

Nia Lovelis. Drummer Hey Violet

Nia Lovelis. Drummer Hey Violet

Nia Lovelis. Drummer Hey Violet

Nia Lovelis. Drummer Hey Violet

Nia Lovelis. Drummer Hey Violet

Nia Lovelis . Drummer in Hey Violet


Nia Lovelis is the drummer in Hey Violet, previously known as  Cherri Bomb.

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Hey Violet. Nia Lovelis and Miranda Miller Hey Violet. Nia Lovelis and Miranda Miller
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Photographs of Poppies


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Waffle Jacks In Merton/Wimbledon


Waffles are becoming far more of a British thing. I recently visited a restuarant in Durham where the choice was wide between sweet and savoury, the only thing being, one is always enough, if not too much. Recently I saw that this restaurant had opened only doors away from a bakery i often frequent. Today was the day to visit. Very impressed. Nice small menu. Waffles, Bagels and Burgers mostly. All looking good. The place is laid out like an American Diner. Music from the 50s plays nicely in the background. The waffles were superb. I can only comment on the Banana, Maple Syrup and toffee sauce waffle, and a nibble of the Peanut butter and Maple Syrup one. Nice touch is that you can order whole waffles, halves or even quarters.

Their website is at

wafflejacks.wix.com/wafflejacks

A cute touch also .Free WI-Fi as well as USB ports for mobile and laptop chargers available

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waffle jacks

jukebox at waffle jacks

jukebox at waffle jacks

Peanut butter and malpe syrup waffle

Peanut butter and malpe syrup waffle

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Banana and Maple syrup waffle

Banana and Maple syrup waffle

Sjohuset Skagen- Stavanger Restaurant


A harbourside restuarant in Stavanger. A recent blog discussed all the wonderful aspects of Stavanger.

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This may be one of the best restuarants in Stavanger and well worth a visit.

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Chocoloate Truffle Cake and Pear sorbet

Chocoloate Truffle Cake and Pear sorbet

Sausages and Mash

Sausages and Mash

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