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Well, here across the Pond on the old Carol Burnett Show, they do a skit with Tim Conway as Mr. Tudball (the boss) and Carol Burnett as his truly hapless secretary. And whether or not they based Mr. Tudball on Arkwright, he's comes pretty close! Time Conway does the stammer, penny pinching, and...

There are many things happening that we are not aware of. Ethanol, which is another way of speaking of plants (corn, palm oil, etc.), is being added to gasoline (petrol). This really does not sound too alarming but tons of plants are being used in this manner. So the plants instead of being in...

Well since I have had some experience with government, I always watched Yes Minister with the sinking feeling of knowing what was coming next, three or four scenes before it happened.

Anybody remember regular TV? Yes, the commercial (advert) breaks keep on getting longer and longer with longer and longer commercials (adverts). Those on certain channels are loaded with commercials (adverts) concerning dentures, insurance, wills, health plans and Medicare. Many of those...

What a wonderful interview!!

Bryant and May are detectives.in a semi-secret police detective office in present day London. They are past retirement age, but still working. In Bryant and May, I can see echoes of the Trio. These books, written by Christopher Fowler, are worth a read.

Harking back to all of the times that Liz had to almost drop or drop her cup while having coffee with Hyacinth. In LOTSW, there was that one scene when she was at a Coffee Morning at Pearl's and I was waiting for Miss Davenport to firmly lift her tea cup.. But she did not lift it at all; it...

My cable system updates every night at around 3 AM and yes, I am awake at that hour. Most nights when the box arrives I can click something and that's it, it's done. But about once or twice a week, it actually updates which takes about 10 or 15 minutes before it finally returns to the program...

I do not have a Smart TV. Thanks for the warning!

How interesting. It must have been slightly annoying with all of those people looking for Arkwright's. As a note, I remember the Moody Blues.

Very nice!

Although I can appreciate early Beatles and other rock music of that ilk, I actually like classic music (think Beethoven, Bach, etc.). Yes, that music.

There is a motif of ladders being a source of comedy. In LOTSW, there is a lot of comedy around ladders being removed; like that one where Foggy fancies himself as first aid provider and takes a ladder that's being used by a roofer. In OAH, Arkwright goes up a ladder to woo Nurse Gladys.

Barometers used to be a standard item in every house, and everyone knew how to read it. Perhaps one item that needs to become popular again. Not so much as a retro item, but as a way to know more about the weather. With all of this climate change stuff, it may be valuable to know more about...

In one episode, tea is being poured from a brown teapot with cream stripes. I know that teapot well as I have one just like it. I forget whether it's Nora doing the pouring or maybe it's Foggy.

At my doctor's office, they have switched to a main check-in area as soon as you walk in, with a receptionist at a desk for those who don't do machines and check-in machines for those who are comfortable using those machines. Of course, they would like everyone to use the machine, but still...

Speaking of factories, doesn't the structure of high school remind you of a factory. Bells sounding indicating that it is time to change classes; having to dash through crowded halls to get to the next class; a class schedule that makes no sense.; lunch at an odd hour; and to top it off, they...

In my high school, it was a given, not under discussion or debate that girls took Home Ec and boys took shop. And it was lovely to be in a class with all girls. We could have discussions on topics related to female concerns. And I learned why you must put a sweet potato pie on a cookie sheet...

Yes, it must have been very hard to film those scenes. Years ago, I had a very hard moment at work so I know how hard it was. I was coming to work in DC, walking up the sidewalk after getting off the subway. There was a police car sitting opposite the entrance to my building; and there was...

Many, many years ago, I had the car in for repair and the mechanic went on and on in explaining about a certain repair. Since mechanics usually utter one or two words about the problem, this guy was doing a sales job and that should have been my cue to turn him down. Back then I was naïve and...