Posts Tagged ‘work’
Unguarded Moment
Do we need guards on trains? Up until yesterday, I didn’t understand why the RMT union were causing chaos on Britain’s railways by striking. The RMT are against removing guards from trains. I thought they were protecting the jobs of their members, and maybe that’s part of it, but it’s not the main reason we […]
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Tags: Blackfriars, Blog, Computer, feedback, Finsbury Park, Google, Guards, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, London, Marshall, medical, News, Radio, RMT, strike, Thameslink, Trains, Travel, work
Free Cash From Fix Radio!
This is how Fix Radio celebrated National Tradesman’s Day this year. It’s a day that honors the men and women who use their skills and hard work build and maintain the world we live in. Craic on! If you enjoyed this Craic, please click “like” and tweet a link. Listen to the latest Mack Nuggets […]
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Tags: Blog, Fix Radio, Free cash, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, London, Media, National Tradesman's Day, publicity stunt, Radio, Waterloo Station, work
Strictly Come Dancing will take over Saturday nights on BBC 1 again this autumn. A few years ago I got to interview one of the hosts, Tess Daly. I was on BOBfm in Hertfordshire with Amy Stevenson and Tess was on a line from London. As you’ll hear, it didn’t go well… Craic on! If […]
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Tags: Amy Frost, BBC, Blog, BOBfm, Google, Graham Mack, Hertfordshire, Inspiration, Internet, life, London, Media, Radio, Strictly Come Dancing, Tess Daly, work
Johnny B, Good!
They say you should never meet your heroes. I don’t agree, working in radio, I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of mine and it doesn’t matter if they’re a footballer, actor or musician, usually it’s been a great experience and they’ve been everything I’d hoped they would be. One bloke in particular stands out […]
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Tags: Blog, Computer, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Jonathon Brandmeier, journalism, life, Monty Python, Morning Show Boot Camp, Radio, Radio Today, Talentmasters, WLUP, work
Hot For Cleaner
Things didn’t go according to plan when one of my single workmates booked a hot cleaner. He saw the image of a very attractive young girl advertising home cleaning services online. She was a lot more expensive than the other cleaners he’d got quotes from but he decided to book her to clean his flat […]
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Tags: Adam Carolla, Blog, Fix Radio, Google, Inspiration, Internet, Jimmy Kimmel, Media, Radio, scam, Sexy Cleaner, Toppless Carwash, work
Look Black In Anger
Is it offensive to homeless people? On my way to work the other morning, I saw two people sleeping rough at the South Bank entrance to Blackfriars station. I say “rough”, they didn’t look like they were down and out. They had sleeping bags that looked brand new and nice backpacks that they were using […]
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Tags: Blackfriars, Blackfriars station, Blog, Camping, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, health, homeless, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, News, Radio, sleeping rough, Travel, work
A Brush With Fame
It was the coat that gave it away. It wasn’t even that nice a coat, a grey, rumpled overcoat that wouldn’t look good on anybody. On Monday, sat opposite me on the 18:17 from London St Pancras to Peterborough via Hitchin, was the multi-award-winning playwright, screenwriter, actor and author, Alan Bennett. At first I wasn’t […]
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Tags: Alan Bennett, Apple, Beyond The Fringe, Blog, Books, Celebrity, feedback, Google, Hitchin, Inspiration, journalism, life, Music, Overcoat, Radio, St Pancras, Train, Travel, work
Ticket To Snide
My train was cancelled this morning due to “a lack of available trains”. What does that mean? The trains aren’t “available”, did they have other plans today? I wonder if we’re given the real reason for delays and cancellations or if Thameslink have a random excuse generator. Since I’ve been commuting to London Blackfriars from […]
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Tags: Blackfriars, Blog, Delays, Excuses, feedback, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Hitchin, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, London, Media, News, Politics, Radio, Thameslink, Trains, work
No one likes to be lied to, so it’s especially annoying when someone writes to you and there’s a lie in the first line. I opened a letter today from Nick Lane, the Managing Director of Customer Care at BT. It said, “Hello Graham, You’re eligible for an ultrafast upgrade. It’s an exclusive deal we’ve […]
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Tags: Blog, broadband, BT, Email, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, marketing, Media, Nick Lane, Radio, work
Booze Ruse
Scotland has just brought in a silly law. You can’t buy cheap booze north of the border anymore. It’s because of the new minimum pricing legislation. The cost of drinks now depends on how many units of alcohol they have. A two-litre bottle of cider that was £2.50 now costs at least £7.50. The […]
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Tags: Addicts, Alcohol Pricing, Blog, Cheep Booze, Cider, Computer, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, medical, News, Politics, Radio, Scotland., Scottish Government, Travel, work
Message On The Blower
I had a chat with guitar legend, Andy Summers from The Police. He talks about his HARMONICS OF THE NIGHT tour, his current album, Triboluminescence, photography, writing, why he doesn’t sing on albums anymore, his relationship with the British press and what Bournemouth and Santa Monica have in common. Craic on! If you enjoyed this […]
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Tags: Andy Summers, Blog, Bournemouth, Computer, feedback, Google, Harmonics Of The Night, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Media, Music, News, Photography, Radio, Santa Monica, The Police, Travel, Triboluminescence, work
Carmageddon
Filthy fossil fuel burning cars are here to stay, unfortunately. Electric vehicles should be the future of transport. Vehicles that burn fossil fuels are putting toxic chemicals into the atmosphere. Electric vehicles will not catch on in Britain unless there’s a big change. Unfortunately there is no sign of that change any time soon. The […]
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Tags: 2040, Blog, BMW i3, Building regs, Computer, Diesel, Electric Vehicles, EVs, feedback, Fossil fuels, Fully Charged, Google, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, marketing, Media, News, Petrol Cars, Politics, Radio, Renault Zoe, Robert Llewellyn, work
University Challenge
The university students of Britain should stand up against the University And College Union. Lecturers have gone on strike over cuts to their pensions. Sally Hunt, the General Secretary of the University And College Union said, ”If you will not give us what we need, which is a reasonable pension, we will not do what […]
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Tags: Blog, Communists, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Media, News, Politics, Sally Hunt, school, teachers, University And College Union, University Lectures Strike, University Students, work
Done Up Like A U-Kipper
What’s going on with UKIP? Here’s my favorite tweet this week, it’s from Nick Walker, “I’m about halfway through a bottle of Fairy washing up liquid that has outstayed three UKIP leaders”. The UK Independence party has had seven leaders since 2011. UKIP exist because it’s Eurosceptic , they campaigned for Brexit, meaning their MEPs […]
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Tags: Blog, BOBfm, Brexit, Computer, feedback, Gerard Batten, Google, Graham Mack, Henry Bolton, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Media, News, Paul Nuttall, Politics, Radio, UKIP, work
To Infinity And Beyond!
There’s a sports car on the way to Mars! It’s the most exciting thing to happen in space since we sent people to the moon. I watched the launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy last night and it was mind blowing. When the two booster rockets landed simultaneously it looked like a scene from Thunderbirds. […]
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Britain Is Not A Free Country
Free speech is under attack in Britain again. Less than a week after I was forced to apologize to the Prime Minister for saying she’s weak, Ben Bradley, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Mansfield has been forced to apologize for a blog he wrote in 2012. Here’s what he wrote, “Sorry but how many […]
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Tags: Apology, Ben Bradley, Blog, Brexit, Cat Smith, Children, Conservative, Dole, feedback, Free Speech, Google, Graham Mack, immigration, Inspiration, Internet, Layla Moran, Mansfield, News, Politics, Radio, scroungers, vasectomy, work
Rupert Murdoch, Blowing Bubbles.
Disney has made a big mistake. Why did Rupert Murdoch sell Twenty-First Century Fox inc to Disney? The answer should be obvious but the mainstream media seem confused by the sale and it’s timing, and keep trotting out the line that it’s got something to do with competing with Netflix and Amazon. If you haven’t […]
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Broken Windows
The US has blamed North Korea for the “WannaCry” computer virus. – I blame Bill Gates. The White House Homeland Security adviser, Tom Bossert said North Korea was “directly responsible” for the WannaCry malware attack that hit hospitals, businesses and banks across the world earlier this year. The thing that’s not widely reported after these […]
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Tags: Apple, Bill Gates, Blog, BOBfm, Computer, Email, feedback, Google, Google Chrome, Graham Mack, Homeland Security, Inspiration, journalism, Linux, Media, medical, Microsoft, News, North Korea, Politics, Radio, Tom Bossert, Travel, WannaCry, Windows, work
