Book by Blog

In two words:

• Reading.
• Learning.

Making me:

• More Aware.
• More Concerned.

I could not resist commenting on this one as someone somewhere in the EU has surely seen sense! Why do apples have to be 2″ across? A three year old faced with a 3″ or over (thats 75mm+ for mainland Europe)  apple would probably balk at trying to eat the thing. Has no one thought to market them as children’s apples? I give you Chapples - an instant marketing name providing an immediate 20% increase n productivity .

And don’t start me on funny shaped carrots ( they would have to be censored no doubt before display (unless they are on the top shelf).

Just for once let’s cheer the rare appearance of common sense in euro-land

Haven’t done any book writing this week - been too busy bug-fixing DespatchPal and fitting solar panels in an attempt to mitigate the latest increases in electricity prices. The first panels  are complete so now the office lighting and the  low-power kit like switches are supplied by solar and are running for free.  Yippee. Payback time just dropped by 16% as we are supplied by E-on who are the latest to up the ante.

The panels are from a Maplin lighting kit that is/was reduced to a sensible price. I bought enough of them to link them up and produce 120 watts of PV electricity. Given that JUST a solar panel of 120watt capacity is £829.00 I have the panels and the batteries and the light bulbs AND the controllers for under £500.00 - Bargain