Black Country news and blogs Friday 9 June 2017
Middle Man
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We’re in! 
Middle Man 20 May 17
Well we are in! We have moved.
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The joy of moving home….
Middle Man 18 May 17
I have read recently that “moving house” no longer makes it into the top list of most stressful life events.
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Happy Easter Everyone….
Middle Man 15 Apr 17
What the heck is going on in the world? Little Britain (for we are sadly no longer the United Kingdom) has turned its back on the one institution which has largely kept the peace on the continent of Europe (if you ignore the Balkan wars that is….
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It is Nineteen Eighty Four……Resist.
Middle Man 25 Feb 17
At first I thought it must be “fake news”……but it wasn’t.
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To Fly. To Serve. My Arse!
Middle Man 18 Feb 17
@ To Fly.
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America! What’s this got to do with me?
Middle Man 31 Jan 17
For those (hopefully few) people turning a blind eye to events happening across the Pond in the US at the moment; for those hiding behind the “democratic will”, take a pause.
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So that was 2016!
Middle Man 31 Dec 16
So that was 2016.
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Just sayin’…..
Middle Man 7 Dec 16
Filed under: middleman…
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It is a man’s world…
Middle Man 27 Nov 16
It is man’s world.
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The truth is out there….
Middle Man 12 Nov 16
Do not worry America.
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Time to travel again….
Middle Man 12 Oct 16
I have just started to travel on business following a “lay off” of a couple of months.
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The Russians are coming…..
Middle Man 14 Sep 16
The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! This used to be the Cold War warning which would cause any American child to check under his bed anxiously.
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#SavingLabour
Middle Man 16 Jul 16
Jeremy Corbyn is a principled man.
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Should we stay or should we go?
Middle Man 21 Jun 16
Please vote to remain.
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Springtime in Paris….
Middle Man 15 Jun 16
I have been working in Paris, the City of Light, for a few weeks now and, as the flood waters of the Seine have now retreated and Euro 16 is in full swing, I have been reflecting on how it feels to be a visitor here; how the capital city of our …
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Home is where the heart is….
Middle Man 6 Jun 16
It has been just two packed weeks of unpacking since moving South.
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Shere delight…
Middle Man 27 May 16
It has been a surreal, emotional, strange, unsettling yet exciting and fulfilling week- the week of the big move South.
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A Brazilian anyone….
Middle Man 17 May 16
Brazilian brəˈzɪlɪən/ noun 1.
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What a rollercoaster….
Middle Man 30 Apr 16
It has been a stressful week.
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The Great Divide……Chips
Middle Man 24 Apr 16
C and I are finding the search for a buyer of our Cheshire house and for a place to rent in Surrey quite stressful.
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#OldGuysOnTour
Middle Man 12 Apr 16
Just a couple of weeks ago I had a “significant birthday”.
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Are you being served….
Middle Man 2 Apr 16
We had a rather successful trip to Wilmslow today.
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In search of sun-dried tomatoes….
Middle Man 21 Mar 16
In his book “Pies and Prejudice”, Stuart Maconie describes the moment he realised he had become a Southerner…..
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Learn the lessons of history….please!
Middle Man 19 Mar 16
Forget the fact that Donald Trump is sexist, a misogynist.
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Good and not-so-good customer service….
Middle Man 21 Feb 16
Increasingly companies are using technology as part of their customer service mix.
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Stress purchase…..
Middle Man 25 Jan 16
We went shopping yesterday.
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2015 in review
Middle Man 30 Dec 15
The WordPress.
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The aftermath of Christmas….
Middle Man 29 Dec 15
It is that strange time between Christmas and New Year.
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Merry Christmas Everyone!
Middle Man 24 Dec 15
Tis the day before Christmas and the shelves of the fridge are straining under the weight of their mixed bounty of lactose free, and gluten free, and pregnancy friendly produce, and fizz and wine…..
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The Force Awakens…..
Middle Man 22 Dec 15
Spoiler alert – your parents will want to see this.
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The Day the Music Died….
Middle Man 22 Nov 15
At a time when the West is holding its breath, while rattling its nuclear sabres, as Brussels is in lockdown and Paris and Beirut are in mourning following horrendous terrorist attacks, it was a relief to find a gentile tranquility in the exquisite …
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Stranded…
Middle Man 29 Oct 15
Imagine the scene….
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Death by sausage….
Middle Man 26 Oct 15
So the WHO declared today that I will die of sausage.
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Death by sausage….
Middle Man 26 Oct 15
So the WHO declared today that I will die of sausage.
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It makes “Noah” look good….
Middle Man 10 Oct 15
Media Studies actual degree exam question 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road.
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Don’t “Call ME Dave”….
Middle Man 4 Oct 15
I want to make one thing very, very, very clear – I am not David Cameron.
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I would walk one thousand miles….
Middle Man 19 Sep 15
I had a happy accident of birth.
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A green and pleasant land?
Middle Man 12 Sep 15
Today I have seen the future and it is beautiful.
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The Seagulls Are Coming!
Middle Man 4 Sep 15
Unlike the native human populations of Scotland and Manly in Sydney, the UK’s seagull population seems to be thriving on its diet of deep-fried food and chips.
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A long way from home….
Middle Man 2 Aug 15
Well that was a long way.
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Groundhog Day on Virgin Trains
Middle Man 13 Jul 15
I am a fan of Virgin Trains.
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What’s wrong with the garden centre?
Middle Man 11 Jul 15
I kid you not but I just nearly got run over by a mad old lady on a mobility scooter, right by the frozen food aisle in Waitrose, Sandbach.
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Damn Hot!
Middle Man 1 Jul 15
It is that very rare confluence of the opening week at Wimbledon and a heatwave in the UK.
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Flying the flag….
Middle Man 27 Jun 15
This was a week of three flags.
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Do the math (s) America…..
Middle Man 19 Jun 15
There are more guns in America than there are people, and that does not include those that belong to the military…..
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Shame on you FIFA….
Middle Man 30 May 15
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I am not a commuter….I am so much better than that!
Middle Man 18 May 15
Those of you who frequent this site (my thanks!) will know that I am regular “commuter” between Crewe and the Smoke.
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The people can’t be trusted…..
Middle Man 11 May 15
There is a very good reason why most contestants on the TV quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire put more value on their “phone a friend” option than they do their “ask the audience”.
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It’s Time for Change!
Middle Man 10 May 15
Things need to change.
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As Time Goes By…..Quickly
Middle Man 1 May 15
Where did all the time go? Why does time move faster the older we get? It is May 1st.