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• Wembley and England - a match made in hell.

  22 November, 2007 in General

  Last night was a disaster, England lost to Croatia at Wembley. I was there and it was awful. In the pouring rain England were outplayed and out-thought, their Euro dream washed away and with it my … Share with the world, submit this post to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

• Why you shouldn’t fly British Airways

  21 November, 2007 in General

  British Airways is pathetic. I have given them considerably more than £10,000 worth of businees over the past couple of years and yet when I make a simple spelling mistake on a booking they insist on charging me £25. This is the kind of service I have come to expect from British Airways, a national “premium service” carrier with no accountability to its customers whatsoever. I thought I’d check what the budget airlines charge for minor spelling mistake correction, so I called Easyjet and was told they do not charge for this!! I guess thats why Easyjet are now making all the right headlines and British Airways stagger from one disaster to the next: It lost 20,000 passengers’ bags, was fined £270 million for collusion and one-third of its flights were late, but British Airways still managed to hike its profits by 26 per cent this summer. (Link)   This incident has also reminded me of my worst airline incident to date, it happened back in April 2007 in Chicago, and yet AGAIN British Airways were at fault. At the time I wrote a letter to BA detailing the incident, I am still waiting for a response, 8 months later…… Read the letter detailing my ordeal below: Share with the world, submit this post to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

• Cricket - get a grip!

  17 November, 2007 in General

  So whilst watching some of the South Africa vs New Zealand test match today I noticed that the muslim player Hashim Amla does not wear the sponsors logo - Castle lager. Maybe this is old … Share with the world, submit this post to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

• Baker fined R99 million

  13 November, 2007 in General

  Yeah but this ain’t no ordinary baker, its Tiger Brands trading as Albany, a household name in South Africa. Turns out they have been colluding with … Share with the world, submit this post to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

• iPhone, my verdict so far.

  12 November, 2007 in General

  Frustrating at times but overall I’d say its the best phone I’ve ever had. I’ll try and avoid raising common known irritations such as ringtones etc and I’ll refrain from stating the obvious benefits everyone … Share with the world, submit this post to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.