Category Archives: Grumpy Old Men

Grey economy business opportunity

Posted on February 22, 2011 by BarryH

In the first series of the Beiderbecke trilogy Trevor Chaplin, the James Bolan character, meets Big Al, played by Terence Rigby, and is introduced to the concept of the White Economy, the perceived threat of which is the underpinning of … Continue reading →

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Back to my origins

Posted on February 18, 2011 by BarryH

I travelled up oop North on the train.  At £13 return that takes some beating.  But it means that I am without the car while up here. So in more ways than one it has been back to my origins. … Continue reading →

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Grey, uncertainty, chaos ….. but put in perpsective

Posted on February 13, 2011 by BarryH

Apologies for the long gap since the last blog which was uploaded on 3 February.  Those suffering withdrawal symptoms should seek medical attention.  Or get a life.  At least one person out there cared enough to e-mail to check that … Continue reading →

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Recipes and the connexion between garlic and paragliding

Posted on January 30, 2011 by BarryH

It’s been pretty grey, cold, damp weather recently, the sort of weather when you tend to stay indoors.  Gardening out of the question.  Walking not very stimulating.   The mind starts wandering, mainly backwards rather than forwards. It’s amazing how the … Continue reading →

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Grey and Grumpy

Posted on January 26, 2011 by BarryH

I don’t know whether it is the return to grey weather or the insidious effect of Grey Britain but I seem to be becoming increasingly grumpy.  Seeing as I’m already well established as a Grumpy Old Man increased grumpiness can’t … Continue reading →

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…. and what about Grey Britain

Posted on January 21, 2011 by BarryH

I had intended to write this blog about Grey Britain.  The day I arrived back from Canada it was grey and wet and continued like that for 5 days.  But I got up on Tuesday morning to cloudless blue sky … Continue reading →

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What do you do in a ski town when you’re not skiing?

Posted on January 8, 2011 by BarryH

The last time I went skiing before this Canada trip was in Verbier in Switzerland in 1991.  I know this because I happened to find the lift pass just before I came away.  It cost an arm and a leg.  … Continue reading →

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White-out, Wipe-out, Black Monday

Posted on January 6, 2011 by BarryH

It often irritates me when people talk about a ‘white-out’ whenever it snows. It’s part of the unfortunately growing habit of exaggerating everything for effect.  Some people never have a headache, only a migraine.  If you’ve had migraine you know … Continue reading →

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The run-up to Christmas in the Canadian Rockies

Posted on December 25, 2010 by BarryH

Thursday was our day off from skiing and the day that the world seemed to descend on Banff for Christmas.  The appartment block seemed to suddenly fill up, the streets and shops of ‘downtown’ were suddenly thronged with people of … Continue reading →

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Tripping on Speed

Posted on December 3, 2010 by BarryH

Busy day on Wednesday.  Got up at 06.15 to take Ruth and Tim to Heathrow for their flight to Canada for the winter.  Apprehensive about getting the car out of the garage and up the drive, I had cleared the … Continue reading →

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