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“These minis are ridiculous…”

Ronald Sherman, the president of the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade, which represents 28 large fleet owners, said he had seen would-be taxi passengers ignore Chevrolet Malibu or Ford Escape cabs, opting for a longer wait in order to grab the more spacious Crown Vic.

“These minis are ridiculous; passengers do not get . . . → Read More: “These minis are ridiculous…”

Praise for German health service

We hear a lot about the British health system from our various relatives in the UK, and it is not usually positive. In particular, getting x-rays done seems to involve lots of waiting to get x-rayed and further waiting to get the results. I don’t mean a few hours, but rather, days or more . . . → Read More: Praise for German health service

What is really going on in the Gulf of Mexico?

BP has been quite tight-lipped about what is going on at the Deepwater Oil Spill site, so it is difficult as a member of the public to understand the issues about the spill.

There is a web site, The Oil Drum, which has attracted a lot of informed comments about the developing situation . . . → Read More: What is really going on in the Gulf of Mexico?

First proposal for our garden

Whilst we have been waiting impatiently for our architect to get back to us with some modifications which we requested to our house plans, we have received a first proposal from the landscape architect who he recommended to us:

View from the N.E.

View from the S.W. (The street is to the . . . → Read More: First proposal for our garden

Nice free 2D/3D modelling tool on the web

We have been trying to plan the furniture for the various rooms in our new house – we need to check everything will fit in, and think about how many power points lights and switches we need, where. For the kitchen and some other rooms we have been using the IKEA planning tools which . . . → Read More: Nice free 2D/3D modelling tool on the web

10 Minute Mail

If you need a temporary mail address to receive a verification mail and send a reply before you can download music or a file from the internet, 10 Minute Mail is a good solution. It will give you a mail address which is active for ten minutes before being automatically deleted.

(Spotted on . . . → Read More: 10 Minute Mail