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Posts from ‘May, 2010’

57,898 new cars sold so far this year

Maybe it’s just me but who are these people buying new cars? I’d like to get a new car but I’m waiting for my one to explode before I can think about changing it. My car wouldn’t be in the best of shape. I drove into a scrap-yard there recently to get a part for [...]

Putting off your car insurance?

When it comes to car insurance most people tend to put it off. It wouldn’t be top of many peoples to do lists. Are you a bit of a ‘putter-offer’!? Like to leave things till the last minute? Known as a bit of a procrastinator?
Well, if so, you’re not the only one. Especially when it comes [...]

Backlog of 62,000 passports – I’m an Irishman, Get me outta here!!

Heading off to distant lands in search of sun, sand and a tan has become a summer ritual for many Irish.
 
But although the allure of a trip abroad can’t be denied – after all, when else would Irish dads get the chance to inflict horrifying embarrassment on their children by decking themselves out in their [...]

‘I have a bone to pick with you!!’ – Delta airlines loses dog

‘There’s nothing worse at the end of a nice relaxing holiday than discovering the airline has lost your luggage…Or is there?
Canadian, Josiah Allen, has more cause to complain than most after Delta lost his pet dog!
Returning home from a holiday in Mexico on 3rd May 2010, Josiah found that Delta Air Lines had lost his [...]

Oprah’s ‘No Phone Zone’ – texting and driving is a big no no!

Whether it’s a Nokia, Siemens, Sony Ericsson or an iPhone – it’s a shocking fact that using your mobile phone while driving can be as dangerous as being drunk behind the wheel.
Oprah Winfrey has started a campaign in the USA on this serious issue to raise awareness for how dangerous driving while distracted by your [...]

The most beautiful seat belt ad ever created

Check out this road safety ad from the UK -

The most beautiful seatbelt advocacy commercial ever (produced by the Sussex safer roads in the UK)
This has been marketed as ‘The most beautiful seat belt ad ever created’. AXA in the past has sponsored a variety of different road safety tv ads. These ads are ultra hard [...]

Petrol Prices…when will we all Kop on?

Why are petrol prices rocketing skyward again? The price at the pumps is near 2008’s highs, so what’s going on? Back in 2008 the record highs were due to the frenzied stock exchange speculation that led to barrels of oil changing hands 20 times before hitting the market, after everyone had taken their piece of [...]