Tales Of The Gurrier

Hello my darlings, cruising into the final moments of 2006. I hope you are all happy and healthy where ever you may be, and if you’re not? Well I hope next year finds you in finer fettle.
I’d like to play out 2006 with a little help from all the freaks and fiends who wended their [...]

I had one of those rare moments the other day. You know the ones, epiphanies, I believe they’re called. I was standing in the kitchen making coffee and all of a sudden I felt a tingling in my arms and legs. A kind of, sweeping pins and needles, in all my extremities. The air about [...]

Taken in Debenhams basement as Christmas raged all around me. Captions welcome in the comments.

Did anyone else know this? This stuff is a lethal menace, so says the Japanese Knotweed Alliance . Wales is in particular danger, observe.
Think you can sit back and do nothing? WRONG
Why can’t we just leave things as they are?
Doing nothing is not an option when it comes to Japanese knotweed as [...]

The advertisement in the classifieds section of the local newspaper caught his eye. Not because it was unusual, no, there was nothing unusual about it in the slightest.
One pair dumbbells, used, good cond., must sell, unwanted gift. Genuine offers only. Tel:00-1-38928999.
He read it and passed on. Dumbbells, really, at his age he should know better. [...]

“It’s just through here sir.” The neatly turned out security guard held the door open, gesturing inside.
“Really? Through there, are you sure?” said Albert, the door appeared nondescript and unremarkable.
“Oh yes sir, just through there. Down to the end of the corridor and turn left. Through the door marked ‘interviews’.”
“Thank you,” said Albert.
Albert found himself [...]