Anonymouslemming

As anyone currently in London is aware, the NHS has been very generous with the distribution of cotton wool. I’m not sure what we’re supposed to do with this much of the stuff, and I don’t understand why it’s so cold, but still – it was nice of them.

While out in this mushy frozen white stuff this morning, a dear old lady drove her car down the road into the park. Then made a u-turn. Then tried to drive out of the park. I’m not convinced this dear should be driving on any day, let alone today of all days, but the end result was the car spinning its wheels like crazy, compacting the snow all around the wheels into ice.

We wandered over after a while and tried to help, but it was too late by then – her car was dancing on ice and there was no BBC team in sight.

Fortunately, a man from Newham / Serco (the people responsible for ruining the DLR) arrived with a shovel and helped dig her out of her mess.

I’m pretty sure it wasn’t his job to do this, and I’m pretty sure he didn’t have to. But he did anyway. That’s such a rare sight these days, but it really gives me hope.

I think I’ve worked out how businesses can beat this recession thingamy. While hedge fund managers and bankers will sell you advice based on magical mathemagical formulae, I’m going the altruistic route and giving the solution away for free! Keep reading to discover the simple 3 step plan guaranteed to keep you going, even in the toughest economic conditions.

No matter how bad Robert Preston says things are, you can beat the bust!

1. Have stuff
2. Tell me about the stuff you have
3. Take my money and give me the stuff

This all sounds quite simple, but I’ve got some stunning examples and counter-examples of all of the above. Some people got my money. Some people just got a mention here. They probably didn’t want the mention here.
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