These posts mostly relate to interesting things I have learned that I think might be of use to other people. There’s the occasional rant thrown in for good measure.
The Sail Loft in Southwold menu and key info for visitors
The Sail Loft in Southwold has been open for a number of years now. It was popular right from day one, partly because it replaced a place called Casa De Mia, which was not the best experience for holidaymakers or locals. When it first opened, The Sail Loft’s menu seemed very London-based – the sort…
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Battery Benefits for home owners
Energy costs are hitting us hard right now, especially at home. Because of this, we are about to see a massive shift in how we manage domestic energy. To be more precise, it is really about how we store it. I have recently set up a new website for a friend who specialises in installing…
Visiting RSPB Minsmere: A Walk Down Memory Lane
Springtime Splendour: A Return to RSPB Minsmere My wife and I visited RSPB Minsmere today, a place that has always loomed large in my mind. I grew up nearby in the village of Wickham Market, so this felt like a homecoming of sorts. For this trip, we stayed in a wonderful shepherd’s hut at Fen…
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Encouraging Consumer Spending in the Face of National Insurance Increases: Lessons from the 1990s
With the National Insurance hike set for April 2025, the UK is on the verge of another round of financial belt-tightening. But if history tells us anything, it’s that people don’t stop spending altogether—they just get picky. Looking back at the 1990s, when a similar policy shift took place under Tony Blair, we can see…
Can’t log into HMRC online, I know my username and password
I’ve got corporation tax to pay, but I can’t pay it using the HMRC website. The reason is that I can’t log in, and the reason I can’t log in is frustrating to say the least. When logging in to the HMRC website I’m asked for a code from the government gateway app. When I…
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Mcdonalds Ipswich, Tavern Street, McDelivery complaint debacle
So you might wonder why I’m complaining about a terrible experience with McDonalds Ipswich on my personal blog. It’s because there’s no other way to air my grievance. I ordered McDelivery through the official McDonalds App, which sub-contracts to Uber Eats for delivery. I made what I consider to be a simple order: 1 Deluxe…
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How to find out if a car has tax, MOT, or insurance
Hopefully you know if your own car has tax MOT or insurance, but there might be occasions when it would be useful to be able to find out if somebody else’s car is legal. So how is it possible to find out if a third-party vehicle is legal, if you don’t have access to their…
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DPD app set to porch – DANGER!
Public service announcement about the DPD app!If you have the DPD app make sure what you have set as your ‘safe place’. I had a £430 package stolen from my doorstep a few weeks ago. DPD pointed out that I had ‘porch’ set as the ‘safe place’ in the DPD app on my phone. There is…
Huel Discount Voucher UK
Huel Discount vouchers can be a little tricky to come by. Each time you search for one you’ll find tons of coupon codes for the USA. But this code is exclusively for the UK. Click the link below and enter ‘Andrew Laws’ when asked the name of the person who referred you. You will get…
Dart Charge Penalty Notice – what you DON’T know!
Received a Dart Charge Penalty notice? Have you received a Dart Charge Penalty Notice even though you have set up a pre-payment or automatic payment account? You are not alone. Are you wondering why you are being fined £70 by Dart Charge when you already have done everything you need to in order for payments…
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Pact coffee reviews
Pact Coffee – what is it? Pact Coffee is a coffee subscription service. Consumers decide how much coffee they want and how regularly, and then pay a subscription to have coffee delivered to them. The unique selling point with PACT is that all their coffee is sourced direct from the producers. Click here to find…
How to fix kids’ wellies
Kids’ wellies are crap. Mostly. Kids’ wellies are almost always total crap. In fact, the only saving grace of kids’ wellies is that while they are crap, they are usually cheap. As adults, we can decide to spend a small fortune on a decent pair of wellies because there’s every chance we’ll get many years…
Easiest Spaghetti recipe EVER
This post was originally published on my Crud Dad blog on 2nd July 2016 Hello again! In this blog post I wanted to share one of my favourite recipes with you, and it might just be one of the easiest spaghetti recipes you’ll ever cooked. Usually when I see a recipe claim to be fast…
Persistent scam call from the World Wide Server support team
I get a lot of scam support phone calls, I usually just hang up and block the number using my call blocker. But sometimes the call is so audacious that I record the call and bung the video up on YouTube. This caller claimed to be calling me from the ‘world wide server’ with crucial…
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Golden Panda (Woodbridge) Chinese Menu
Chinese menus – still occasionally hard to find! I wrote a blog post a few months ago expressing my surprise at how hard it was to find Chinese restaurant menus when far from home. I was on holiday in Cumbria and ended up posting the menu for a great Chinese Takeaway in Grange over Sands.…
I just received the strangest cold call ever
My landline phone just rang, it was a ‘private caller’ (so number withheld) but I’m a curious sort of fellow so I picked it up anyway. We have a call blocker, so we don’t get tons of spam calls. The chap at the other end asked me if I could do him a quick favour.…
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The Amber Court (Grange over Sands) Menu
Chinese Takeaway Menus are where? Takeaway menus aren’t something I’ve massively focussed on with this blog over the years. The content here is random, but is usually along a theme, so why am I posted about the menu for The Amber Court in Grange over Sands? Well I’ll explain why this menu is here shortly,…
Acropats – the kid’s toy that grows with your child!
A good friend of mine has turned the patent he invented into a fantastic creative toy called ‘Acropats’. My daughter has had the prototypes for Acropats for a couple of years and really loves them. They’re one of those amazing creations that grows with your child. Not just as the creators friend, but as someone…
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Self storage options in Ipswich
So, you couldn’t help but buy 70 percent of the junk at the neighbours’ backyard sale last month and now your wife has been bothering you with tantrums because all that useless stuff is just laying around at random locations in her house and it’s really pissing her off after a hard day’s work. You…
Cineworld Ipswich – all you need to know
Eager to know about more exciting and amazing things about Cineworld in Ipswich? So get ready let me take you to the Cineworld Ipswich. You should say yes, this is pretty amazing and good for entertainment. Let’s start with its origin. Cineworld was first built & started on 1st May 1998, and now it is…
How to remove bad reviews from blogs
Bad reviews can be seriously harmful to the health of your business. This morning I found yet another news article discussing the damage done to businesses by bad online reviews. Naturally, business owners will often claim bad reviews have been left unfairly, but in a candid moment, I think anyone in business will admit that…
How to stop nuisance calls, the really easy way
My call blocker: the best way to block spam calls Nuisance calls Annoying phone calls are something that have been troubling the UK public for almost as long as we have had phones in our homes. For the time being most unwanted phonecalls come through our landlines, and don’t (as yet) affect our mobile phones.…
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Get GRAZE snack boxes for free!
In this blog post I’ll reveal how to get free Graze boxes without having to use any dodgy discount / voucher code websites! Graze boxes – what are they? If you work in an office in the UK there’s a very good chance you already know the answer to that question. Graze snack boxes aren’t…
California DUI Law – the FACTS
Understanding California DUI Laws The decision to drive while under the influence is not only a bad choice, but one which leads to tragedies of the worst kind at an appalling rate. According to the Centers for Disease Control an alcohol impaired driver kills one person every 51 minutes in the United States. That’s nearly…
Ipswich double glazing companies
There is a vast array of double glazing companies to choose from when it comes to Ipswich, UK. Or okay, maybe we have a tendency to speak in a bit of a hyperbole. Bu there are a few such companies and based on their customer reviews, we’re going to let you in on some details…