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Better things are electric things
The decision to abandon electricity in favor of gas did not come easily. My father worked for more than thirty years for Northern Ireland’s one (then nationalized) electricity company and always took it as a personal affront when a customer … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas with the Crone, Cooking with the Crone, Crone as political commentator, Crone in America, Culture with the Crone, Customer service, Tales of a Belfast girlhood
Tagged ebni, energy, gas versus electricity, home appliances, humor, nationalized industry, nies, Northern Ireland, power, white goods
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Far from where I was raised
Disclaimer: If you were not born and raised in Northern Ireland, you will be unlikely to understand very much of this post. Don’t try to make sense of it. It explores actions, attitudes and activities that make no sense at … Continue reading
Riot Latest
Further to my post about the English and their inability to pull off a really good riot, a fellow NIPPLE (Northern Irish Professional Person Living in Exile) contacted me to report on events in Chalk Farm, North London ” Looters … Continue reading
Looters and Vandals strike Appleton Marsh
Dear Doris, I was so sorry to hear about the damage to the plate glass window at Doris Brazil Ladies Wear. I know Don has been disgruntled since he lost his job at Modern Man and of course looking after … Continue reading
Conversations in the Lone Star State
I flew to Houston, TX this week. In the row in front of me on the plane, a lawyer was talking to his client on his cellphone minutes before take off. The client was obviously agitated “No need to worry” … Continue reading
Posted in Crone as political commentator, Crone in America, Culture with the Crone, Dangerous Obsessions, Entrepreneurial Flair, The Traveling Crone, Transparency Towers
Tagged air travel, board members, children and guns, corporate directors, furiex, gun control, guns, houston space center, houston space center tour, hubble telescope, lone star state, pharmaceutical development, questions, Texas, trial lawyer bills
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The News From Tripoli
Keep in touch with fast-changing events in Libya through the blog of Irish ace reporter Bill Neely. Bill and I started work in the BBC Northern Ireland newsroom about 30 years ago. He reports from the world’s hot spots, and … Continue reading
St Frances Saves The Day
In this story, names have been changed to protect the professional reputation and personal modesty of the story’s heroine, and the privacy of all other parties. This is not true in the case of the cat. I just can’t remember … Continue reading
Belfast Flag Protest: Too Much Like Old Times and Old Troubles
January 9 –tomorrow–is Kate Middleton’s birthday and one of the 20 days of the year when the Union Jack will fly over the city hall in Belfast, and above all other municipal HQs in the UK. If you find it … Continue reading →