The Long and Windy Road
The blogosphere was especially busy yesterday – presumably because everyone was stuck in their office unable to get home owing to the chaos caused by the weather. I didn’t join in because I spent a...
View Articlesnowy weather / online behavior correlation?
I had a wardrobe clear-out recently and stuck some clothes up on ebay. The auction ended this Friday. When the buyer details came through, I was surprised to see that three out of the five buyers came...
View ArticleRain rain go away, I want to go outside and play
To nick from Miranda Sawyer’s excellent book Park and Ride (where she reclaims her suburban roots and which you should all read), its been like living inside Tupperware up here recently, with grey...
View Articlethe weather is springing another one on us
I know everyone thinks we Brits are obsessed with the weather, but we do have good reason. First there was last Summer’s wash out, when an umbrella and wellies became essential fashion accessories....
View Articledigital wins with winds of change
Upon reflection, it strikes me that my ranting about the weather actually leads on to a relevant point. The web has obviously made responding to change much easier – for example my gardening client has...
View Articlethis morning’s meeting is cancelled
Dear Potential New Client, I will not be able to attend this morning’s meeting because my agency’s Company Car Scheme does not extend to include a team of husky dogs and a sled.
View ArticleMORE snow?
We’re not very good at dealing with snow in the UK. We just don’t normally get that much of it to make it worth seriously stockpiling grit, investing in snow chains or 4x4s or otherwise being prepared...
View ArticleSnow need to panic
If nothing else, this country is good at adversity. We know exactly what to do – PANIC! Admittedly, its rather cold and snowy at the moment (snowfall on 20 out of the last 23 days round here and minus...
View Articlebring me sunshine
pic by stuant63 on flickr, CC applies I don’t know if this is a worldwide phenomenon, but a bit of sunshine seems to make us Brits ridiculously happy. I worked my way through ten telephone interviews...
View Articleretail winners and losers in a heatwave
images via the BBC online and TV forecasts I love all the weather-related retail stories that come out whenever there’s the slightest sign of a heatwave in the UK. It’s a gift for PRs (who are probably...
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