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Brian's Weekly Rubbish


Power to the People
Hi Everyone No doubt at some point, you have been the chairperson of a meeting or committee. Has that experience given you a rush of...
brianmate
Apr 27, 20243 min read
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Donald in Wonderland. A Fairy Tale
Hi Everyone This week I was really hoping that I would be called to be part of the jury at Donald's trial this week but as I was one...
brianmate
Apr 20, 20243 min read
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Visiting your 'local' Dentist
Hi Everyone I don't think that I am giving away any State Secrets when I tell you that many things are either in trouble or broken in the...
brianmate
Apr 13, 20243 min read
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Enough is Surely Enough
Hi Everyone My father, you know the Junior Partner spent just six months when he was eighteen years old in the trenches on the front line...
brianmate
Apr 6, 20243 min read
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Have an Eggstrer Special Easter
Hi Everyone I think that it is a good idea that everyone should remind themselves occasionally that the money our government is spending...
brianmate
Mar 30, 20243 min read
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You Know It Makes Sense
Hi Everyone It seems hard to believe that it is four years this week since Boris came on TV to tell us to "Stay at Home" due to the...
brianmate
Mar 23, 20243 min read
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Musings of a Fitness Freak
Hi Everyone You know from my previous blogs that I love a bit of useless information. Now you might think that all this Rubbish is...
brianmate
Mar 17, 20243 min read
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The Wheels On The Bus
Hi Everyone I am sure that most of you will have sung that lovely children's song "The wheels on the bus go round and round all day...
brianmate
Mar 10, 20243 min read
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Is It Really Royal Mail?
Hi Everyone Surely the title Royal Mail indicates a premium service. During the first world war the postal service was known as The...
brianmate
Mar 3, 20243 min read
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Dull, Dismal and Depressing
Hi Everyone Dull, dismal, and depressing. Now before you get the wrong impression, I am not talking about myself or even the Main...
brianmate
Feb 25, 20243 min read
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There is a Book in Everyone
Hi Everyone They say that there is a book in everyone. I think that it was six years ago that we spent a week of our Austria holiday in a...
brianmate
Feb 17, 20243 min read
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Somewhere, Someone is Watching
Hi Everyone When we converted the stables into our home fifteen years ago, we bought all new furniture including a quite expensive solid...
brianmate
Feb 10, 20244 min read
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A Reality Check
Hi Everyone Just 4 months ago an earthquake in Morrocco killed 20,000 people and left many more homeless. The epicentre of the quake...
brianmate
Feb 3, 20243 min read
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A Very Special Week
Hi Everyone This week was one of those special weeks in the year in that it was the Main Contractors ** birthday and also our **...
brianmate
Jan 27, 20243 min read
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They Don't Do Winter in Madeira
Hi Everyone You can probably guess by the title of this week's blog that we have escaped from our English winter at least for a few days....
brianmate
Jan 20, 20243 min read
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Over The Moon
Hi Everyone This week I am bursting with pride and as they say nowadays "Over the Moon" when I realise that my blog last week, together...
brianmate
Jan 13, 20243 min read
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Can You Possibly Believe It
Hi Everyone Unbelievable, disgusting, mind blowing, tragic, incredible, scandalous, and ENTIRELY PREDICTABLE. As a young boy at the...
brianmate
Jan 7, 20244 min read
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Into Another New Year
Hi Everyone We are told that one of the most important things that our country needs in 2024 is growth in our economy. I think that...
brianmate
Dec 30, 20233 min read
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The Ultimate Christmas Story
Hi Everyone If you are a long time loyal Rubbish reader you will have read at least part of this story in a very early blog but for those...
brianmate
Dec 24, 20233 min read
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That Time of the Year
Hi Everyone Except for those of us approaching middle age, many people and families are looking forward to the Christmas and New Year...
brianmate
Dec 17, 20233 min read
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