This is the time of year when many British people head over to the continent for their summer holidays.
One of the most visited pages on this site is my blog post giving information on how to obtain an electronic device allowing you to sail through the motorway toll booths in France, and pay later on account (by credit card). … Read more about French Supermarkets as SatNav POI
Back in September 2010, I posted on my experience (as an Englishman) procuring and using a Télépéage gadget for use on the French motorways. I wrote that post just in case it happened to help someone. Since then, it has become more than 3 times as popular as any other page on this website and the last time I checked it was #3 on google.com (searching for "telepeage" from the UK). It would seem that it has been helpful.
Since then, two things have happened. First, there are now 80 comments on that post. Lots of those comments are people asking questions, and lots of the same questions come up again and again. Second, a new UK-based player has entered the market as a "midddle-man" for obtaining these Télépéage gadgets.
So I thought it was time to repost my original post, bringing it up to date, and including an FAQ section at the end. That way, I can close the original post to new comments, and people can read answers to the most common questions without having to trawl through 80 comments to get there. … Read more about Télépéage - version 2
Don't worry, I won't really return it.
But I don't think she lives here, do you?
I have written a little app that automatically sets my computer wallpaper to the National Geographic Photo of the Day each morning.
Today's picture, entitled "Alpine Climbers, Midi-Plan Traverse, France" is stunning.
Are they predicative, attributive, substantive, etc.? These questions matter, because an adjective placed in the wrong place can imply the wrong meaning.
Was this the correct headline?
What did those MPs think they were up to? Gamekeeper turned poacher? … Read more about Adjectives can be amiguous
http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2010/11/awesome-pop-up-hallelujah-... is well worth a look.
The post links to this clip on youtube: … Read more about Hallelujah!
"There's a good deal on at the moment that, only I'm not to tell anybody" (adapted from Way out West)
I just happened to notice that amazon.co.uk have the Box Set of Laurel and Hardy DVDs at the stunningly good price of £39.98. Price correct at time of writing. … Read more about Another fine DVD box set I'm getting you into...
Some of you will know that I greatly enjoy the novels of John le Carré. I’d highly recommend them, probably recommending that you start with Smiley (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, then Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, then Smiley’s People). … Read more about Unintelligence
All members of the Renz fellowship group at Oak Hill during the time Ros Clarke was at college are obliged (by law) to try the BBC's Opening Line Quiz.
Two reservations in recommending this:-
1. I know, the Beeb haven't quite got the idea. You're supposed to play their game in reverse - give out the title and guess the first line.
2. They don't mention there being any prizes if you do particularly well at the quiz. But then again, if I were in their shoes at the moment, I wouldn't have dared either.
Still - it makes a good activity for a Monday afternoon... … Read more about That book game...
