Sitting in a supermarket car park the other day (through necessity rather than choice - I am not that sad that I have nothing better to do with my life than sit in car parks for the hell of it) I couldn't help noticing that the car in front of me had a disabled sticker in the left hand corner of his window and an 'Unstable Load' in the right hand corner. This got me to thinking as to what disability would constitute an unstable load. My only conclusion was that it was a reference to the driver's mental state.
Since when has one's mental state had anything to do with one's ability to drive. If there was a law preventing anyone with a mental deficiency from driving then there would be no cars left on the road. If anything , being one cog short of a cuckoo clock is a requirement for anyone intending to get behind a wheel these days. The very principle of charging through streets too narrow to accommodate the amount of traffic at speeds far greater than nature intended for humans is a fairly alien concept to any rational thinker. To do so in little more than a tin can whilst sitting on a large tank on flammable liquid should set the alarm bells ringing in most well-balanced human beings. Not satisfied with that thought, let's all put our faith in 4 bits of rubber filled with air - now we are truly heading towards the land of the fairies. Perhaps all cars should come with an 'Unstable Load' sticker.
15 May 2010
14 May 2010
Wonky Willie and the chocolate swindle
As a confirmed chocaholic there is nothing more that I enjoy than a bar of the sweet stuff so I was delighted to find a large bar of Aero on offer for £1 at the supermarket. This was particularly attractive as I had not tasted that particular brand for some considerable time, I had not eaten since lunchtime and it was now past 10 o'clock.
Bar sizes have altered over the years, with prices rising proportionately, though invariably spiralling upwards, as most things tend to (apart from one's waistline). On this occasion my joy at tasting once more an old favourite was tempered not only by the fact that the bar was larger but so were the bubbles. How do they do that? Even more of the percentage of the cost is paying for the air in the bubble.
I have never been a great advocate of changing the size of the original product. I am not so stupid to think that inevitably prices will rise due to inflation or manufacturing costs. I am satisfied to know that I am getting what I paid for and don't need to be bamboozled by mini bars and maxi bars, re-branding or re-packaging as a cunning means of increasing the companies profit.
Not being a crisp lover I have not suffered the indignities that those people have (and I don't mean Gary Lineker waggling his ears on TV at alternating ad breaks). There was a time when purchasing a bag of crisps meant exactly that, not a handful of crisps in a bag capable of containing 4 times their number.
In today's eco-friendly climate is it right that manufacturers should create these massive bags of air in a shabby pretence that the purchaser is getting more value for their money?
Bar sizes have altered over the years, with prices rising proportionately, though invariably spiralling upwards, as most things tend to (apart from one's waistline). On this occasion my joy at tasting once more an old favourite was tempered not only by the fact that the bar was larger but so were the bubbles. How do they do that? Even more of the percentage of the cost is paying for the air in the bubble.
I have never been a great advocate of changing the size of the original product. I am not so stupid to think that inevitably prices will rise due to inflation or manufacturing costs. I am satisfied to know that I am getting what I paid for and don't need to be bamboozled by mini bars and maxi bars, re-branding or re-packaging as a cunning means of increasing the companies profit.
Not being a crisp lover I have not suffered the indignities that those people have (and I don't mean Gary Lineker waggling his ears on TV at alternating ad breaks). There was a time when purchasing a bag of crisps meant exactly that, not a handful of crisps in a bag capable of containing 4 times their number.
In today's eco-friendly climate is it right that manufacturers should create these massive bags of air in a shabby pretence that the purchaser is getting more value for their money?
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