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Pet hates Part Deux

Ten More Modern Annoyances
Pet hates Part Deux
Last year I wrote about ten things that get under my skin in our supposedly advanced modern world. The response was surprising - turns out I'm not alone in my exasperation. So here we are again, because the world hasn't stopped providing material, and I've still got things to get off my chest. Smash Burgers and the Americanisation of Everything Let's start with smash burgers, shall we? For those blessedly unaware, a smash burger is what happens when someone can't be bothered to... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, January 25, 2026 12:59:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Blogging Food ice Murcia snow Spain Weather winter
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Are You Ready For WW3?

A Candid Journey Through Stockpiling, Strategy, and Survival in a Precarious World
Are You Ready For WW3?
In a fun year that seems to keep getting more fun every week (#ironyalert!) the EU (via the European Commission) has just launched a new “Preparedness Union Strategy” aimed at boosting Europe’s resilience to emerging threats. Among the 30 actions covering everything from early-warning systems to civil-military crisis exercises, it calls for “promoting population preparedness” by encouraging the public “to maintain essential supplies for a minimum of 72 hours in emergencies”. This follows on... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Thursday, March 27, 2025 1:57:00 PM Categories: America Andalusia Dystopia Electricity Food Geopolitics Spain WW3
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The demise of supermarket baskets.

I'm not a number, I'm a free man, and I don't want to use a trolley
The demise of supermarket baskets.
1st world problem I know, but I'm really cheesed off that my favourite supermarket here in Spain, Mercadona has phased out hand baskets - we're trolley only in my branch now, and while I've been suffering in silence about this for nine months or so, now is the time for the worm to turn. So I wrote them a letter of complaint about it yesterday in both Spanish and English, so let's see what happens. (My money is on nothing, as corporations always value profit over customer convenience). Here... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Thursday, March 20, 2025 12:11:00 PM Categories: Andalusia Dystopia Shopping Spain Spanish culture Tourism
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