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I had an encounter with the modern world yesterday and, on balance, came out roughly honours even. Son Barry, whom my avid readers may remember is a yachtsman, is currently based in Poland for a refit, pending continuation of his 16-month-and-counting voyage. The next stop-off had been intended as [...]

Today the National Rust editorial team raises a salute to Peter Oakley, an 86 year-old pensioner, who died recently and whose obituary appears on the website of the Daily Telegraph. Mr Oakley’s primary claim to fame is that, demonstrating the lasting resourcefulness of senior citizens in this [...]

Becoming frustrated with the inefficiencies, stupidities, red tape, cock-ups and lack of common sense of politicians … the civil service … local government … tradesmen … just anyone and everyone who ever has authority and/or control of something that you want/need or are entitled to … is [...]

For anyone beyond the first flush of youth, I guess it’s a given that our thought turn occasionally to mortality, the concept that we aren’t going to be around forever and that – at some point in the future – life on Earth will go on without us. Maybe. Here’s a link [...]