Chilli Truck Driver Knocks Down House
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: February 8, 2010
I know that chilli can sometimes cause problems… but knocking down a house? That’s impressive.
A truck driver in Lowell, Massachusetts, in America, crashed into a house after he was knocked unconscious by the chilli he was eating while driving. Eric Gremm was eating chilli when his truck ran over a bump. This caused him to choke on the chilli, after which he passed out. The truck then veered off the road and smashed into the house, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the building and damaging the foundations.
Luckily, 59-year-old Gremm only suffered minor injuries, although it could’ve been a lot worse. The house is pretty much wrecked, and it looks like he might be needing to buy just a few commercial truck parts now!
Nobody else was seriously injured in the crash. Police said that Gremm could now face charges of eating while driving.
So let this be a lesson to anyone thinking about eating chilli while driving (as if you were…) Don’t 
Divorce Parties the Latest ‘In-Thing’
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: January 30, 2010
While I was reading up on Brangelina the other day, I found another interesting divorce story – apparently now couples getting divorced are having ‘divorce parties’ to celebrate the occasion. Yes, it’s no longer enough to just get your divorce lawyer and sign the papars, now it’s customary to throw a party in honour of the breakdown of your marriage. Charming. If I was going through a divorce, I think the last thing I want to do is organise a party. But I have to admit the thought of getting seriously drunk with all my friends would sound appealing. There are even cakes specifically designed for divorce parties, which also sounds pretty cool. Here are some of my favourites:
Yum – divorce looks tasty!
Brangelina to Split?
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: January 29, 2010
Now, normally I don’t write about Celebrity gossip – I’d rather leave that to Heat and Ok!, but I was very happy to read about Brangelina possibly splitting, so I thought I’d blog about it. I’m an avid Jennifer (Aniston) fan, so for that reason I really cannot stand the snake that is Angelina Jolie (and I’m not all that keen on Bradders anymore either…). She might have the best lips in Hollywood, but her stupid high-horse ‘I’m better than everyone, look at how many kids I can adopt’ attitude really winds me up. Whereas Jen is just lovely, in every single way
So apparently, Brad & Ang have paid a visit to some lawyers, although it wasn’t clear if it was the divorce lawyer or not. And besides, they can’t actually get divorced because they’re not married, but they do have about 35 children so there would be complications involved if they were to split.
Unfortunately, the news is that the visit was not to talk about the alleged break-up but rather to talk about their assets and what would happen should they ever break up. Rumours of a break-up had started because the couple were not seen together at the recent Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild, where Brad’s film Inglourious Basterds was nominated. To be fair though, they don’t have to go everywhere together, and babysitters can be expensive, especially when you’ve got an entire litter, so one of them had to stay home and look after them.
Anyway, so it looks like this golden couple are gonna be around for a little while longer… never mind. Go Team Jen!
Greedy Solicitors Desperate For Cases
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: January 28, 2010
I read a story this week about Solicitors who are trying to drum up more business by advertising in jails for prison inmates to make compensation claims for abuse against former carers and teachers. The prisoners contact the lawyers to inquire about payouts and are told to make complaints to the police about their alleged abusers, partly in order to shore up their compensation claims, reportedly up to six-figure sums. It’s feared that some former carers and teachers could be wrongly accused.
I couldn’t believe it when I read this, I mean don’t solicitors get enough business through normal methods? If someone was abused as a child, then surely if they want to make a compensation claim they will- you don’t need to advertise this to them. A lot of inmates reading these adverts will be desperate for money and when they see ’six-figure sum’, they make act irrationally, and this could include making false allegations. Also, if someone was abused but just wants to forget about it, then seeing an advert to this effect may bring up a whole load of bad memories.
These adverts should be banned. End of.
Dumb Criminals Strike Again
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: January 19, 2010
Are the cars in Malvern not good enough to steal that thieves have resorted to nicking lawnmowers?
I love reading stories about dumb criminals, it really makes my day. I read one today about two men in Malvern who broke into a pensioner’s garage and stole, wait for it, a lawnmower and…. a packet of sausages. What a random combination of things to steal! “Ooh yes I’ll have that lawnmower, and oh yes those sausages”. There are some strange people out there. I can only imagine that the two guys were under the influence of something when they decided to break in. Well, they got caught (probably riding the lawnmower down the street), and now have 200 hours of community service to complete. Well done lads.
Goodbye Cadbury’s
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: January 19, 2010
I read some really sad news this morning, Cadbury’s are being taken over by Kraft Foods. The British confectioner (“maker of dreams”) has been battling the US food group for 5 months, has finally relented to a takeover worth £12 billion (or 850p a share).
I, like most other people, love Cadbury’s. Like, I really love them. When I went travelling, I bought a Dairy Milk in Buenos Aires. Big Mistake. It tasted nothing like the real thing, and was a huge disappointment. No-one does chocolate like Cadbury’s. So this story really worries me, I hope that Kraft won’t destroy what makes Cadbury’s Cadbury’s and suck all the life out of them. Hopefully, Cadbury’s lawyers will ensure they don’t get screwed over (let’s hope they have a decent law firm representing them). Kraft have a reputation for moving production abroad, so I hope in this case they leave everything where it is, for the sakes of all those workers. We’ve had enough job losses recently, let’s not have any more please.
Cheeky Burglars Use PCs to Watch Porn
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: January 12, 2010
I read a really funny story today about a string of bizarre office burglaries in Pennsylvania over the Christmas period. Eleven businesses reported break-ins over a 10 day period starting on 21st Dec. Police say that in most of the cases, the burglars pried open a back or side door at night, ate sweets left at workers’ office desks, and food from a fridge, and used office computers to look at pornography. Oh, and they also stole a few hundred dollars in cash from some of the businesses.
I think these burglars are my favourite ever burglars (if you can have favourites of such things…!) Not content with stealing money and food, they choose to look at porn while they eat those poor office workers sweets. Haha brilliant
Snow-mania!
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: January 11, 2010
The snow has practically brought the country to a standstill this week. Yes, send us a few inches of the white stuff and we freak out. And now we hear that we’re actually running out of grit, so if the snow continues at the same rate we might not be able to get about in our precious cars. Cue panic buying at the supermarket and round the clock news updates on the weather. I think the gritting trucks in Kent, where I live are pretty stocked up which is nice to know. I know the guy who does all the gritting in my village and he said there’s nothing to worry about, which is reassuring.
I really don’t get it though, seriously do people have to panic so much? It’s only a bit of snow people!
Funny Signs…
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: January 8, 2010
I thought you might enjoy some of these funny signs, they made me chuckle.
This van driver clearly has a sense of humour – definitely a new take on van sign writing!
New Year, New Start!
Posted by: lucyhamshare on: January 8, 2010
Well hello there, I trust you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year? As always, I started the New Year with fantastic ideas of diets and fitness regimes and the belief that 2010 would be the year that I finally sorted my life out, got fit and healthy. Well, that lasted about 20 minutes I reckon before I succumbed to a big fat sausage sandwich. Ah well, there’s always next year…
I don’t know why we always do it to ourselves – ‘ooh it’s a new year so I must lose weight and start exercising’, even though we’ve never bothered before. What makes us think that we’re going to get up an hour earlier on cold January mornings to go for a run? Or that after work, when it’s pitch black outside that we’re gonna go to the gym? Let’s be honest, you’re only going for the swimming pool, jacuzzi and steam room. Admit it. You haven’t even stepped foot in the gym since your induction. That £50 a month gym membership is totally not worth it.
But I actually have got 3 other resolutions that I’d really like to keep this year. The first one is: Move Out. I don’t care now if I buy anywhere or if I rent, but I have to move out of my parents house before I go insane… The second is: Learn First Aid. This is something I’ve always talked about doing but never got around to actually doing it. Well, this year I’m going to do it, I promise! There’s lots of first aid courses in Kent, where I live, so I’m going to sign myself up this week. Finally, the last one is: Learn to Dive. I’d always planned to get my PADI while I was travelling last year but I ran out of money, and time so I’m either going to do it over her, or on my next holiday (if I can afford one since I’m moving out…). Oh well, maybe next year then 
