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Darth Vader in my Neighbour’s Garden

Posted on November 29, 2020 by ruralspaceman

I woke up this morning to the sad news that Dave Prowse had died, aged 85. Dave Prowse was most famous for playing Darth Vader, known in our family as Daft Ada ( I believe it may have been my … Continue reading →

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Compensation Dilemma 2

Posted on October 20, 2018 by ruralspaceman

Me: Hello? Caller: (with distinct Indian accent): Hello how are you today? Me: I’m fine, how are you holding up? Caller: Pardon? I’m calling from BT internet – there is a problem with your connection and we need to fix … Continue reading →

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Compensation Dilemma

Posted on September 29, 2018 by ruralspaceman

Mobile phone rings. I answer. Me: Hello Person: Hello, how are you today? Me: I’m fine. How are you? Person: Oh. Erm… I’m fine. I’m calling from **** services regarding your recent car accident. Have you had a car accident … Continue reading →

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Record Store Rant

Posted on April 20, 2018 by ruralspaceman

Tomorrow is record store day, apparently. Firstly, we don’t have record stores, we have record shops, a clue that it’s the invention of the corporate music industry and hence a way of getting mugs to part with lots of money. … Continue reading →

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Intruder Alert

Posted on March 11, 2018 by ruralspaceman

As I was leaving the house for my Sunday run (yes, smug, aren’t I), I noticed two large, wet footprints in the porch of Randall Towers. I stopped and considered them for a moment. Somebody had recently visited our door, … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Loose Canon

Posted on December 7, 2017 by ruralspaceman

Prologue: some sad news, I’m afraid, with the loss of an amazing person. Canon John Evans, known to you in many of my ramblings as the Loose Canon, passed away on Monday. Former vicar of three parishes, head teacher at … Continue reading →

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You’ll Float Too …

Posted on September 10, 2017 by ruralspaceman

Well, Wordpretzels, make my own sauce and call me Barry Norman, yet another film review, this time to see the much anticipated It, based on the novel by Stephen King. Now, Lady BSM isn’t into horror films, so gave this … Continue reading →

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Dr Gorgeous Makes a Filum

Posted on June 29, 2017 by ruralspaceman

I’d put it off for far too long. Six months, to be exact. I knew it was six months, because I booked the appointment when I received a text reminder. Hence, I made the appointment to see Dr Gorgeous, the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Like The Beatles? Don’t Like Life.

Posted on June 13, 2017 by ruralspaceman

It was a real shock. I’d never really met one before, or, at least, if I had, I didn’t know it. This was approximately three years ago; a lazy, sunny Sunday morning after a party at a friend’s house. A … Continue reading →

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Rural Spaceman – Offline in Scotland

Posted on June 3, 2017 by ruralspaceman

It all came about thanks to that nice Richard Branson, who, having owned part of our railway system for 20 years, decided to reward the populace by offering tickets from Birmingham to Glasgow for £10 each way. I’d never been … Continue reading →

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