Categories: "In real life"

Male doctors not allowed to treat women?

Our doctor is male, he has been the doctor of my wife for almost 30 years, he has been my doctor for 22 years he has been our son's doctor all 21 years of his life. He is also the doctor of our baby girl. So imagine my surprise when the wife goes off… more »

7 days on the breadline - episode 2

Last night was episode 2 of the series, where four "stars" move in with a family and attempt to live "on the breadline" Mel B has to look after six kids on a limited income. To her credit she tried to use her influence to help them out, free gym… more »

o2 customer service fails

In my "Frugal wars" (section coming soon to this website!) I am taking on the might of the o2 mobile phone company. I came to the end of an 18 month contract recently and without notice they removed my negotiated discount and charged me an extra £7 per… more »

Careers advice for 7 year olds?

What did you want to do when you were 7 years old? For me, I wanted to be an astronaut, for a week or so, then a footballer, then a train driver, then an astronaut again... The sooner we let our children be children again the better, social breakdown in… more »

Halloween crackdown by police

Halloween is also known as "mischief night" in some areas of the country, eggs and flour are thrown etc, that kind of thing. It is only this way for a selective age group, from around 13 to 16 year olds, it is harmless, of course most parents will have… more »