Why is everything so small?

I recently saw the Angel of the North, up in Gateshead, and was surprised it wasn't as big as I imagined.

I was even more surprised to read that the Statue of Liberty is not as tall as the angel's wing span. Titchy.

Idle thought of the day

I do not know when I first heard of "paedophiles", but has the word replaced one I was brought up with - "strangers"?

Do children today still get warned about accepting sweets from strangers? Or is it all about paedos?

Incidentally, here's the latest on Gary Glitter from The Daily Telegraph: Gary Glitter flees hiding place and plans life abroad

Dave TV channel and its very very bad ad break editing

Why oh why of why oh why, are the advert breaks on Dave so appallingly edited?

For example, on Who's Line Is It Anyway, the presenter will announce the next round, then the adverts will begin. When the programme resumes, it will be halfway through the next round.

So shockingly bad, it's almost good.

UPDATE! Dave says:

Dear Miscellanean,

Thank you for your email.

Thank you for your comments. We strive to edit programmes so they appear seamless and do not affect the editorial quality of the programme.

We do acquire most of our programming, so it is possible that this show’s editing was carried out by an outside production company.

We are sorry to hear that on this occasion the edit affected your enjoyment of the show, and we will feed back your comments.
Kind regards

The UKTV Team

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eBay eashing

There's been a lot of eBay bashing (eBashing, if you will), with most of it focused on a new management team and it's shift away from what's made the site - auctions.

In the shift to fixed, buy-it-now listings, and a rise in selling costs, I've only just noticed that I was viewing the site in a new "search experience". I only realised, as one of the site's best features - the RSS feeds - was not included. You have to "opt out" of the amazing RSS-less experience to find the function (at the bottom of every search results page).

I never knew that... Millets and Blacks are one and the same!

Blacks ("the outdoor experts") and Millets are both owned by Blacks Leisure Group.

Focus DIY: taking the Michael

[Mini-rant] Focus DIY store closed their Crowborough doors a couple of weeks ago, with Tesco's grubby fingers poised to take over.

So it was a little bit rich to find a Focus advertising supplement stuffed through my front door. If I was was to take up on any of their "great savings for a great home" I would have to make a 46 mile round trip to Burgess Hill. [Rant-end]

eBay: ungrateful so-and-sos

[Mini-rant] Why don't people leave feedback on eBay? I've left feedback on all my transactions - 370 in fact. But I've only had 332 comments in return. I've always sent sold items ASAP and paid for won items as quick as I can. I'm proud of my 100% rating, but I would love to know why 38 people haven't bothered to respond. [Rant-end]