Life
Is it possible to get removed from this junk post list?
I’ve used Interflora in the past when I’ve needed to get flowers for various people. As a result of this I ended up on Interflora’s postal mailing list. Every so often I would get mailing in the post advertising their services. Especially around the times of flower giving events such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. I’m not [...]
Managing holiday money with an Excel burn down chart
If you go on a short holiday then it should be pretty easy to manage your holiday money. It isn’t too hard to track how quickly your foreign currency is running out when you are only abroad for a week or two. If you are going on holiday for a number of months then it becomes a bit harder. When I recently went on holiday for three months I [...]
Photos of damaged letter
Once again the postal service have failed to deliver. Well – that’s not strictly true. They did deliver – but just look at what I got. How on earth did they manage to deliver a letter with this much damage? It is crumpled and ripped, with part of the envelope missing. There is a big hole in the envelope at the bottom left. And if you [...]
Debit card delivery problems
A few weeks before leaving the country for a three month holiday I got a letter telling me I’d get a new debit card soon. Obviously I didn’t want it to be delivered in my absence so I went to the branch and told them that I didn’t want a new card to be sent out, and that I would re-order a card when I was back. The staff member did some [...]
Incomplete banknote from cash machine
What would you do if you went to a cash machine to get £20 and got the below two bank notes? This is what I got when I used a cash machines in London recently. One of the £10 notes is fine, the other is only about 3/4 complete. This obviously isn’t good as no shop will accept a note like this (unless they don’t spot it). You [...]
Costs of surgical procedures and operations
If you are due to go into hospital to have surgery then you might be interested in how much it costs regardless of whether you are going NHS or private. In can be hard to find out what your treatment actually costs but I’ve found out that many of the major health insurance companies publish lists of how much they will pay your hospital for [...]
Finnair vegetarian VLML in flight meals
Recently I took two Finnair flight. One was 10 hours and one 3 hours. I wanted the vegetarian (VLML Vegetarian Lacto-Ovo Meal) meals. It was not possible to request them when booking the flight tickets on the Finnair website so I had to phone their call centre. I told the lady that I wanted the VLML meal. It is best to be specific and say VLML [...]
Knee pain, physio, MRI scans and lateral release surgery
I've been having problems with my knees for many years. I get pain when I am in a seated position. I do a desk job which means I am in pain for much of the day. Sitting in a cinema, restaurant or car will cause me pain as well. I don't have pain when I'm standing, walking, lying down or exercising. The pain is mostly in my right knee - coming from [...]
Dance classes in London at Pineapple and Danceworks
The Mission Review a selection of dance classes that take place in London's Pineapple dance studios, and Danceworks dance studios. I've done a few dance classes in the past but I would still consider myself a beginner. I packed my trainers, top, tracksuit bottoms and headed off into London not quite sure of what awaited me. Pineapple [...]
Best Vegetarian restaurants in London
Here is a list of my favourite places in London to get Vegetarian food. The first group are actual vegetarian restaurants. The second group are restaurants that just happen to have good vegetarian options. They are presented in no particular order. Vegetarian restaurants Tibbits Tibits is a vegetarian buffet restaurant that started in [...]
