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Mar

Driving instructors and pupils alike often share a theory that driving test examiners have a certain number of people to pass and a certain number of people to fail on the day of their driving test. This, if true, is an outrageous claim. Imagine for a moment that the 30th pupil presented for the driving test was a perfect driver and the examiner has already passed his maximum allowance of passes for the month!

That would be a shocking scenario.

I am reliably informed that the reality of the situation has similarities to that but is performed in a much more fair way.

How it is reported to really be is that each examiners pass rate in the test center is compared with all the others and if there seems to be a big difference, then questions are raised to the reliability of the examiner in question – are they being too strict or too lenient, which causes the variance.

I would guess that this, although a good idea in theory, would present it’s own temptations which may come close to the example above, or at least put the examiners under pressure to ‘play the game’.

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Nov

Unwind and Refresh

In these busy and stressful business times something as simple as just a few short days away can make all the difference. Whether that is to see a show or simply unwind in a posh hotel, short breaks can regularly give you a new lease of life.

I was recently looking at short breaks in Dublin and have come to the conclusion that it may well be the next place I visit. Just to have a pint in a traditional Dublin pub – appeals. Going to the annual Pantomime in the Gaiety appeals. Seeing the street entertainment and just experiencing the different culture, all of it just sounds good.

On top of that, if I can get at a time when the Christmas lights are still displayed – all the better.

Dublin is not known for being cheap, but it is known for it’s night life and history. In some ways visiting different parts of Dublin is like stepping back in time and some parts of the city are almost like stepping into the future. An overall cracking city.

Then on to a London 2 day break - like that’s not going to be expensive!

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Oct

To Cry or Not To Cry?

Firstly, this is not about me… although it does make me want to cry! It’s about how much you leave a very young baby to settle themselves or try to settle them. After all you don’t want your baby to need to be settled and cuddled and rocked until they are 6! But at the same time you don’t want them to cry! It is a very difficult dilemma… one which we’re struggling to get through… HELP!

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Oct

Phil & Teds

“The more I use it, the more I think it’s just a rediculously good pushchair!” are the words that just came out of my wife’s mouth. Friends often say things about how expensive they are. But they are certainly worth the money.

We have opted for one of the double pushchairs (you know, the ones where one child ‘slots in’ below the other) and the difference is fantastic. You can push them with the ease of a single. Although the thing that is most apparent if you are used to traditional doubles, is that you can get through doorways!

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Oct

Keep Burglars Out!

For burglar alarms Solihull is no exception. Even though it is a reasonably will to do area, it really only means that the spoils are greater with the more affluent area.

The days of ‘just’ needing an alarm are fading. The more and more alarms that there are and the more false alarms that people hear every day, the less people take notice when the bell begins to ring. So what then is the solution – surely you can’t just not get an alarm? Of course not. Now monitored alarms Solihull have become much more affordable. The idea being that not only does the bell ring but a phone call is automatically made to the police (or rather the monitoring company who call the police).

Alarms however are not all that cheap. The discounts on home insurance can pay for it in very little time. Apart from the financial aspect, the peace of mind can be worth it’s weight in gold. You can rest assured that the alarm is not going off at home without the police being on their way.

If however a burglar alarm is outside of your budget, the very act of buying a ‘bell box’ to put on the outside of your house can be a suitable deterrent, keeping the burglars at bay. Should you decide that the benefit outweighs the cost and are looking for security alarms Solihul could be the perfect security solution – keeping those burglars out!

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Oct

Anonymous Internet is Useless

When it comes to searching for companies you can trust online the fact that you cannot meet people face to face and see what they actually do makes it hard to trust anyone. Sure, there are review sites and people making recommendations all over the place, but how many of them are actually authentic and how can you find out? This is a question that is not easily answered.

Part of the problem is that there are people who would leave malicious reviews about a competitor, either out of spite or to devalue the competitor trust – so that the person leaving the bad review is more likely to get the business themselves. This problem then leaves the door open for abuse by the company themselves too:

If a bad review is left somewhere in the Internet, a company can contact the site who are hosting the bad review and demand its removal due to the fact that it is ‘false’. If the publisher cannot prove that the review is factual, and they are a responsible publisher, they are reasonably likely to have the comment removed.

On the other hand, if the company leave a false but glowing report for themselves – who is going to complain? and if anyone does complain, why would it be taken seriously? Leaving the whole thing open to scammers making themselves look great. Boooo!

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