These Four Walls

Just my ramblings, from within the walls of my own personal prison. My own ramblings, everything from the state of my health both mental and physical, some of my hobbies, news and views of the day and generally my writing shit down because it helps me to organise my mind and explore in words things that are taking up too much space in my head.

Its all gone horribly wrong
Illness & Wellness

Its all going horribly wrong

Well it’s been one of those weeks, i have managed to break my walking stick, resulting in me plunging headlong into the road, I have managed to lose my Blue Badge, within the confines of my own home and then to top it off i have a raft of hospital

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Facebook Marketplace Scammers
Tech & Gadgets

Facebook Marketplace – A Scammers Paradise.

If like me you have tried selling on Facebook Marketplace, then I am pretty sure you are going to be sick to death of “Is This Still Available?” and then radio silence, or “I will send GLS with cash, but I need you to pay the insurance upfront”, etc, etc.

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Chickens in there Garden, Proper Free Range Eggs
Cost of Living

Keeping Chickens at Home – Cut Waste and Get Free Eggs

If you want to reduce your household waste, and save yourself some money on eggs (with 6 free range eggs now running at £2.50) then take a look at keeping chickens at home in your garden. You don’t need a lot of space to keep a few chickens at home,

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Starlink Internet Long Term Test / Review
Tech & Gadgets

Starlink Satelite Internet – Long Term UK Test / Review

I originally installed Starlink in June of 2022 after losing my BT business fibre connection (over £300 per month) and deciding I didntl particularly like the offerings of either BT (2Mbps – 4Mbps) on so called fibre to the door, and I just could not bring myself to sign up

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Depression Is Not Contagious
Illness & Wellness

Depression isn’t Contagious, You Can’t Catch It!

I have found that one of the worst parts of mental illness especially depression is the loneliness and despair you can feel, if like me you feel alone in a room full of people, imagine spending the last 4 or 5 years essentially in isolation. When my illness really started

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Child Slave Labour in the Congo Cobalt Mines
News & Politics

The Real Price of “Green” Vehicles

Ok, I admit it, I drive a Hybrid Electric Vehicle, not a full on plugin electric but still a self charging EV which shares much of its components with full on EV’s, and don’t get me wrong I absolutely love my EV, and wouldn’t give it up for all the

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Gregg Wallace The British Miracle Meat
Cost of Living

“The British Miracle Meat”, A Most Thought Provoking Hoax

I watched Gregg Wallace touring the “Good Harvest” human meat factory with a certain unease, throw away comments from the owners of GooD Harvest like “Now thanks to Brexit we can do this..” etc made it feel even more real. And then as the realisation they were not growing this

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Dave the Chicken RIP
Mental Health

So Long Dave, and thanks for all the eggs…

I have been living with chronic pain for nearly a year now and it has slowly gotten worse, episodes used to be a couple of hours and easily treated with fairly standard pain killers, now I have a lot more episodes sometimes lasting days, when even the likes of Tramadol

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Urban Tandoor Bristol TikTok Queens
Other Stuff

The Best of TikTok – Urban Tandoor (Bristol)

Sometimes you come across some absolute gems on TikTok, and this one does not disappoint, todays TikTok top find in Urban Tandoor from Bristol. @urbantandoorbristol I would walk 500 miles to Urban Tandoor.. #urbantandoor #parodysong #iwouldwalk500miles #indianrestaurant #parodysongs #indianfood #curry ♬ original sound – Urban Tandoor If you can get

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A Few of my latest posts...

Why is the UK so bad at building infrastructure projects?

Why is the UK so bad at Infrastructure Projects?

Why is the UK so bad at delivering infrastructure projects? With the Thames Lower Crossing Tunnel costing more per mile than the high-speed rail link and HS2’s costs ballooning from an initial £37.5bn to an estimated £72.1-£78.4bn, it raises serious questions. Despite years of planning and billions spent, projects like

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Dry Storage Solution for Storing 3D Printing Filament

Perfect Dry Storage for 3D Printing Filament

If you’re passionate about 3D printing, you know that keeping your filament dry is essential for optimal results. Have you ever struggled with storing open rolls of filament? You’re not alone! A recent discovery from a 3D printing group on Facebook has unveiled a brilliant and affordable solution to this

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