Tag: Petrol

Climate Change and Tommy Cooper

I remember an old Tommy Cooper gag that went something like this; I went to the doctor and said, “Doctor, doctor. It hurts when I do this” (Cooper raises his knee upwards to demonstrate) The doctor said, “Well don’t do it, then“ The point is that it’s exactly like our prolific consumption of carbon-based fuels,…

September 3, 2009
Henry Vacuum Cleaner and Powered Flight

Well I Never! ..should be the title of this post. Having lived in the South-West for nearly quarter of a century, it’s come as a complete shock to me to discover that my favourite vacuum cleaner (if there is such a thing, I’m now defining it here!) is little old Henry, and it’s made about…

June 17, 2009

Climate Change and Tommy Cooper