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When did something innocent turn from benign (e.g. Charlie Chaplin) to malicious or “warning sign”? believe I purchased my first (maybe only) bowtie in 2001 (possibly 2000) at a shop called Manchester Wippell (of Manchester). Or maybe “J Wippell & Co. Manchester”; some people I know call them “Wippells” (with an S) . There’s a very long history to these folks. It moreover seems that they still exist and operate in the same address (9-21 Princess St, Greater, Manchester M2 4DN).

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, 7:45 pm Filed under:  by Roy Schestowitz at 7:45 pm City ’til I die? HE visitors are ahead by 3 goals within just over half an hour. The worst part? It seems like they deserve it. Maybe it’s not too shocking that PSG is winning, but the pace or rate of the goals is probably shocking and demoralising players. Now it’s about damage mitigation for ManCity. They have future matches to prepare for. Thankfully this is no “knockout round”. What more can be said?

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, 6:44 pm Filed under:  by Roy Schestowitz at 6:44 pm The rest is the cost of exposing things oday we made some more progress regarding legal matters. We are still eyeing the Court of Appeal for next year. All these processes are slow, but we exercise our legal rights and we do so strictly based on the protocols available. Reporting regarding the EPO has been successful. It seems like the “monarch” is being stopped. At last. The reporting is a public service.

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, 6:00 pm Filed under:  by Roy Schestowitz at 6:00 pm Simple message he coach has spoken “The message is quite easy. We need the perfect game because they are the best team in Europe in this moment,” Maresca said in Tuesday’s press conference. “They won the last two Champions Leagues, so that shows how good they are. “So, we need the perfect game but at the same time, if we play our best we can beat them.

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, 3:26 pm Filed under:  by Roy Schestowitz at 3:26 pm Seems like a pattern at BBC today rench fans congregate around the stadium today, but BBC has nothing to say today except things like these in the SPORT section of BBC: Seems like BBC bias. Manchester envy? There’s an appeal, this is about something that’s not news, and all eyes are on a very important match between two major clubs.

Mancunian influence-peddling? Or BBC (London) trying to change focus? No ManCity story today, except the one below. oday BBC reports: “The head of English football’s independent regulator says he will resign if he encounters any political interference over the future of Manchester City.” He probably refers only to the former mayor who is now a Prime Minister with a rather Mancunian cabinet. There’s also an appeal in the making. It’s not over. Tonight there’s an important match here against PSG.

he “tropical mode” in the fish tank is now activated. Overnight, there was a lingering concern about the safety of the heater, so we turned it off and decided to wait a while. Just to be on the safe side. Basically, it seemed like something may have been cracked and the thermostat, moreover, kicked in to deactivate the heater a lot sooner than anticipated. After 3 test runs it’s finally off to a warm start.

No more sunny days in the garden oday I wanted to sunbathe but it was too cold, partly sunny, and even if it was fully sunny (bright and clear), it would be too cold to sit outside comfortably. So I suppose my last post that said “end of 2026″ or “goodbye, 2026″ was right. It’s too late now. Soon the clock will change (it should not, DST is nonsense) and then it’s too late to get a tan. Digg This | Slashdot This | Add to del.icio.us

Tuesday, October 13th, 2026, 5:48 pm Filed under:  by Roy Schestowitz at 5:48 pm “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.” — George Bernard Shaw he (former) President Barack Obama will be here this week to give a talk. Across the road from us. I have had many bad things to say about him (the drone strikes, NSA spy programs etc.), but he was nowhere as bad as the mobster who came after him.

We’ll be doing fine this coming Christmas and next year welve years ago I began covering EPO corruption. The coverage was exclusive. The following year (yes, within a year) I was receiving SLAPPs from the EPO and someone stepped in to help me handle this, on a pro bono basis. I’ve since then learned a lot – to the point where I can handle legal processes without expending much money (that I do not have).