Informed comment about a wheelchair users experiences and those irritating things in life that bloody annoy all of us!

Friday, August 11, 2006

Cheaper Gas and Electric - I Want Some

With fuel costs continually rising, there surely has to be a legitimate case for the severely disabled to be give a helping hand with fuel bills. Pensioners are given a winter fuel payment each year, so surely it is about time that disabled people did too?

Why is is that wealthy pensioners are still given fuel money? Surely there has to be a common sense attitude to this.

I am not for one minute stating that Government should continually put their habits in to tax payers cash in order to fund a payment to the severely disabled.

If though, a threshold were introduced for pensioners, then savings made could then be used to help those who really do require the assistance.

Before there are those of you who bemoan the very existence of disabled people and the drain they are on society and resources, let us remember that a very fine line occurs between what is classed as 'normality' and disability.

At any time any 'Able-Bodied' person could befall an accident or incur a medical condition and then within the click of a fingers one can become disabled.

Until the useless government can sort their house out and offer this payment to disabled people, may I suggest www.searchandsave.com for cheaper gas, cheaper electricty bills.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Wooden Dolls House

OK, I have just had a birthday present request from one of my nieces, for a Wooden Dolls House!

My initial question to myself was what the buggering balls did I know about Doll's Houses or indeed even where to get one from?

OK, Google it, I thought that would be the best bet. But boy did I not know that I would be opening pandora's box. Talk about Bamboozled!

The world that I had entered was unbelievable, the choice of Doll's Houses was immense. However luck was on my side as my niece had whittled the selection of her desired Wooden Dolls House down to two!

Even better that one of the dolls houses was listed in the top 10 from a company by the name of Mulberry Bush. My impossible quest was now turning into something of a country stroll!

Upon hitting the Mulberry bush site I was instantly rewarded with the Wooden Dolls House that my niece desired. I can only assume that Mulberry Bush are using a corking Search Engine Optimisation team as this product was right up there with the usual search suspects of Amazon and eBay.

The other aspect to this, is that Mulberry Bush took me on nostalgic trip to yesteryear with some really Traditional Toys featuring on the web site. None more so than a huge selection of quality Wooden Toys.

If you are looking for a Toy Store with a difference, than the world of Wooden Toys and Traditional Toys offered by www.MulberryBush.co.uk is the world for you!

Monday, August 07, 2006

Cheap Renault Clio on Contract Hire - Beats Motability!

For all of those people that rely on Motability for a Contract Hire Vehicle, you can spend your DLA with another contract hire company, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE Motability.

It is fair to say that Motability have changed their Nazi ways when it comes to damage caused by wheelchair's etc. However their draconian measures in years gone by, leaves a sour taste in many a mouth.

For those girly girls that love Renault Clio's, there is a ripe old offer at http://www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk/. Current you can get a Renault Clio from just £99 a month!

Don't take my word for it visit the Renault Car Lease experts today and be driving a brand new cheap Renault Clio in next to no time.

Beer Tasting Cruise

I was recently invited to participate in a Beer Tasting Cruise. Imagine, a man in a wheelchair on a boat with Beer, it was a recipe for going overboard.

The event is organised by a company called Topsail, this specific event was in conjunction with 'The Beer Academy'.

apparently according to the pre-tip brief I received, the Beer Academy's experts are all experienced brewers of beer who are vastly knowledgeable. Maybe, but are they as knowledgeable as a weekend beer drinker, Answer - YES!

First we had to find out how to taste beer using sight, smell and taste.

Have you ever noticed the aroma of bananas, toffee.Oror tinned sweetcorn...in your pint?!

In the time oboardrd, you get to taste a range of beer styles including lagers, ales, bitters and stouts.

The trip was an education, the experts teach you how to match beer and food with a tasty selection of nibbles, such as a beer which is sweet but has a bitter ending, tasted with a sweet digestive biscuit & strong cheese to mirror the flavours.

Each beer is tasted 'blind' - guests are asked to identify the brand. For us this was into a competition and boy it is not as easy as you may think, even if you think you know your beer!

There were a selection of nibbles available with the tasting, plus following the tasting there was a seated dinner which after a considerable amount of beer tasting was much appreciated.

So did I fall off the boat? Did I heck as like, you would have read about it on the BBC news pages, but what I did manage to do as have a bloody awesome time, enjoy some great food and learn something new about Beer. As a day out goes surely it does not get any better than that!

I spoke to the event organiser, they said this event was booked through an events company called TopSail. Confusingly enough their web site name is something totally different!

Check out the Beer Tasting and other great activities at http://www.topchart.co.uk/corporate-entertainment.htm