The video shows a Formula One pit stop. It fascinated me for a number of reasons. 1. It is very clear what needs to be achieved. 2. Everybody is sure what their role is and well trained. 3. The people who are there are the people who need to be there. Nobody else is milling […]
Need Another Drink
E&J Gallo, the Californian winery has been caught in a scam, a 7 million euro scam. A group of wine producers from the Languedoc region have passed off 18 million bottles of plonk as Pinot Noir. This has been bottled and sold under Gallo’s “Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir Single Grape Wine” brand. The fraud came […]
Live With It
I have a friend who regularly catches a taxi from London to Heathrow and back, twice a week, without fail. He booked a cab with his normal firm, but on-line for the first time, the other night. The web site didn’t work. After processing his booking instead of getting a confirmation he got a broken […]
Don’t Need No Doctor
There was an interesting article on Radio 4 this morning. It stated that NHS spends £2bn a year on patients who visit their GP when they don’t need to. 1 in 5 GP visits fall into this category. The most common reasons are colds, back pain, headaches and indigestion. All of which could be treated […]
Should my Wife Drive?
If you see a couple driving together in a car then statistically speaking it is twice as likely that the man is driving. Is this safe? Insurance premiums are cheaper for women; this is because they have less accidents than men. So the woman should drive. But, men drive further every year than women (60% […]
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