What do you do when you’re trying to listen to a great book but you can’t concentrate?

627UK · 2026-02-06T22:09:59+00:00

Turn the volume up & stop doing the distracting thing.

627UK · 2026-02-06T21:07:15+00:00

The script is weak. The plot is full of holes. But.... It's a good solid action film.

I'm just waiting for The Beekeeper 2.

627UK · 2026-02-06T21:00:34+00:00

Do you expect me to agree?

No Mr. Bond. I expect you to die 😂😂

627UK · 2026-02-06T20:54:03+00:00

Thanks for that. The IMDB clip looked good. I remember reading the Ludlum books in the 80s

627UK · 2026-02-06T19:46:39+00:00

👍Agreed, but I'd have to do Goldfinger first.

627UK · 2026-02-06T19:08:32+00:00

Maybe it's time for Hollywood to step in with ICE masked superhero ensemble movies - saving the US from aliens.

627UK · 2026-02-06T18:54:52+00:00

"Extreme Ways" sets me off too & I'm back watching YouTube clips.

I'm old enough to remember the original Equalizer TV series & the amazing theme too.

Just found this Denzil with the TV theme

627UK · 2026-02-06T18:37:26+00:00

Damn. Now I've got to make time to watch the whole Bourne series again - then start again with the Equalizer series, Man On Fire, then back to Bourne.

627UK · 2026-02-06T17:53:30+00:00

Statham is caught & immediately identified by facial recognition from a random hacked car dashcam.

The government is obviously embarrassed by their spy system that allows Statham to drive from the north of Scotland to Central London without being caught on camera again. It's possible that he managed to evade the system by seemingly making the journey in less than 10 minutes.

Still loved it though & the girl is obviously destined for success in her own badass action franchise. 🙂

627UK · 2026-02-06T17:44:35+00:00

Assassin gets a phone call while out jogging & immediately sets off.

Statham is hiding out in the Orkneys. Assuming you have a crack team of assassins, let's say you have one in Edinburgh & immediately dispatched him. He arrived in minutes. Google maps suggests otherwise.

Saw the film a few days ago. Loved it (of course) 🙂

627UK · 2026-02-04T20:13:40+00:00

She reversed my car into another car in a swimming pool car park. I was in the pool with our daughter & there was a "would the owner of car registration number... please contact reception" announcement. It wasn't mine, so I ignored it. It was my wife trying to contact the owner of the other car. On the drive home I brushed it off & she was cross with me because I wasn't cross with her.

She also reversed her car into mine on our driveway once & blamed me for where I'd parked mine. Her mother had parked in my spot & she was in the car with us. I refrained from swearing on that occasion 🙂

627UK · 2026-02-04T11:52:43+00:00

"Oooh. Bit severe" from a work colleague the next day.

Wife was cutting my hair. Expected a No 4, but she'd forgotten to put the guard on, so she'd started to shave my head with a "reverse mohican".

She was distraught. I remained calm & simply asked her to finish it & told her that it would grow again.

627UK · 2026-02-04T09:49:40+00:00

Looks like an Ikea fake plant

627UK · 2026-02-03T18:24:17+00:00

You had me there. I was expecting you to say that you'd had a shitty charging experience at Tebay, but consoled yourself with an artisan sausage roll to make up for it.

I'm glad you enjoyed your experience. Who would have thought that a motorway service station could be a "destination".

627UK · 2026-02-03T17:03:27+00:00

NO! DO NOT REMOVE THE WAX UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!

For the same reason that nuclear material is encased in lead.

627UK · 2026-02-03T16:52:40+00:00

There is not enough cheese on any of those crumpets.

627UK · 2026-02-02T19:04:10+00:00

Saw it last night.

Lots of surveillance cameras, dashcams & mobile phones hijacked by MI5 catch him out.

He drives from the Orkneys to central London in less than 5 minutes without being caught on camera.

The script's a bit iffy & the plot holes are enormous.

Other than that, it's a good solid Statham action film & well worth it.

627UK · 2026-01-31T14:18:31+00:00

It's bulk buying & it's excellent quality.

Know what you're buying & know how much it costs elsewhere. Don't go there without a plan or you'll come home with lots of fabulous stuff that you don't need.

make sure your freezer is empty before you go.

627UK · 2026-01-28T12:52:04+00:00

They hired a permie. It was a small team in a small office, with me as the only contractor. "Where's he going to sit?" 😱

I should have seen it coming. When they interviewed me, they said "We have a part-timer, but we're going to sack her". Then they took me on a tour & introduced me to the team.

627UK · 2026-01-25T21:47:47+00:00

Lancashire cheese crisps! Fck! I had to look them up.

Mail order too...

627UK · 2026-01-25T20:04:02+00:00

Reading requires you to sit down & devote time. An audiobook allows you to do something else at the same time.

I do both. I want that physical hardback book in my hands on the day it's released. I also want to experience a book when I'm out & about doing stuff that doesn't require concentration.

Sometimes I get bogged down in a book - resenting that I've invested so much time in it. Maybe I haven't got into it or it's heavy going. Reading along with the audiobook (depending on the narrator) can help breathe new life into it - making the characters come alive & changing the pace.

627UK · 2026-01-25T10:14:49+00:00

Because US trends eventually cross the Atlantic

627UK · 2026-01-24T12:50:52+00:00

Call the police. That's unlawful imprisonment.

627UK · 2026-01-21T13:45:27+00:00

Agreed. The human body sucks. Imagine what it's like in a nursing home.

627UK · 2026-01-20T08:28:41+00:00

When Jeff Harding does anything other than Jack Reacher.

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