Author Archives: Philip Norton

Broken Windscreen Wipers On A Skoda Fabia?

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Philip Norton

I was driving home yesterday when something odd happened with the Windscreen wipers on my Fabia. I tried to use my front windscreen washer and my back windscreen wiper moved.  I soon found out that moving the wiper control up … Continue reading →

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End Of 2008

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Philip Norton

It’s been a bit of an odd year. As usual there have been ups and downs, and a few sideways movements. So I thought I would do my yearly blog post to round things off. However, I’m not sure what … Continue reading →

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Upgrade To WordPress 2.7

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Philip Norton

I always wait for a week before applying any major upgrades to my main site because they sometimes introduce more problems than they solve. The only problem I have heard about is an issue with speed, but I haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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BT Do It Again

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Philip Norton

Last year I wrote about BT taking me for a ride, where they plain and simply failed. Well yesterday Mandy got home and noticed two BT engineers at the top of the telegraph pole outside our house. After going inside … Continue reading →

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That Sign Doesn’t Say What You Think It Says

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Philip Norton

Take a look at this sign. It might not look like much, but the Welsh section actually reads “I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated.”. What happened was that Swansea council sent … Continue reading →

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