The Northern Echo | Lynn Briggs

Self catering holiday

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:03:39 +0000

After over twelve hours sleep, I still feel like doggy doo. You see, we went on a famous "self catering" holiday for a few days.

San Diego and the Band Of Joy

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:52:52 +0100

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 was a day like any other day EXCEPT for the fact that I was once again seeing Robert Plant and the Band Of Joy, and this time...with a friend and not alone.

Customer Service/Brains R.I.P.

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:14:23 +0000

So, here we go again with a rant against Virgin Mobile who are my Blackberry "supplier". Sadly, they are also our phone provider, internet provider, and digital television provider.

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, The Sage, Gateshead

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:49:20 +0100

I hate the word "amazing". It sounds so blonde and airheaded. I must have used that exact word about fifty times Wednesday night to describe the music I was hearing and the sheer professionalism of the musicians playing that music.

Super glue

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:06:43 +0100

OK, so I'm an idiot. (no comments required). Couldn't sleep last night and feel like a train ran over me, so what do I do? I decide to go out and cut the grass which is now about a foot high because of all the rain we've had.

For emergencies only

Fri, 07 May 2010 17:45:41 +0100

A certain mobile phone company whose name I won't mention, that starts with a "V" and ends with an "e" has set a new record for highway robbery this week.

An open letter to Lloyds TSB

Fri, 07 May 2010 17:47:49 +0100

WHAT are you thinking letting the tellers go to lunch......at lunchtime when the bank is it's busiest? I mean, really! America hires part time people to come in and work from 11 AM to 2:30 PM to "cover lunches".

And the hits just keep on comin'!

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:53:43 +0000

Weeks ago, I filled in an online form on Delta Airlines site, which is where you are now directed if you try to get on Northwest Airlines site.

The long journey / fiasco home

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:23:26 +0000

I don't even know where to start in trying to relay all the things that went wrong between 11:30 AM Wednesday morning, Tucson, Arizona time, and 5:00 PM Thursday, Darlington time.

Pond scum

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:19:39 +0000

Been trying to figure out why a SLED is called a SLEDGE here? Sorry, but it conjures up images of pond scum as "sledge" reminds me of "sludge", which reminds me of pond scum. It's all down to word association, which I use quite often to help me remember things.