Sean Haffey

Sean Haffey lives in Hart District, in Hampshire.

Monday, May 12, 2025

The romance of English country lanes

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This last weekend my current wife (still Colleen in case you were worried) stayed in a pleasant hotel in Wiltshire, playing bridge. As we we...
Sunday, May 05, 2024

The problems with being Tesla

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Last November, while my diesel car was in intensive care for a few weeks, I decided to buy an electric car.  Since I wanted the best one, I ...
Thursday, September 05, 2019

Why Remainers should want a "No Deal" Brexit Option

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Let me start off by saying I voted Remain in the Brexit referendum.  My opinion has not changed, although today I have some reservations t...
Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Learning to Babysit

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I was hugging my beloved eleven month old grandson and enjoying the experience when he pushed away from me and dived over the arm of the s...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Well trained

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"Hello" smiled the conductor, stepping off the "down" train. "The sleeper train is running two hours late." ...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Electric cars - Not Yet

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I feel virtuous, at least environmentally. I have solar panels on my home.  I walk on any short trip (a couple of miles or less).  I rec...
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Is FaceBook anti-Semitic?

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This may seem an extraordinary question to ask.  Indeed, the CEO, Mark Zuckerburg, comes from a Jewish background.  But ... A few days ago...
Monday, July 10, 2017

Unofficial Rules of FaceBook

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Too Good to be True WOW! Because it's their 55th birthday, [fill in name of grocery chain here] is giving away vouchers with £60!  It e...
Saturday, March 25, 2017

Pretty City on the Hills

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In the 1970s, Air Rhodesia included venerable  Dakota DC-3 aircraft in its fleet. Due to the way they flew in tropical heat, they were often...
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Life on the Ocean - wave!

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Well, I thought, for a holiday why not get on a cruise ship around the Canary Islands? Mrs H agreed with alacrity, which is always a warni...
Monday, February 13, 2017

Step away from the f-word ...

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I was minding my own business this morning, grazing peacefully on a piece of toast and between bites sipping the one caffeinated coffee that...
Saturday, September 03, 2016

No need for speed

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"0-320mph in under four seconds", said our taxi driver. He was about six feet tall, with a walrus moustache and beard but the si...
Wednesday, July 06, 2016

May be, May be not

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Should I stay or should I go? Much is being made on social media of the hard line positions taken by Conservative candidates for par...
Monday, July 04, 2016

Chicken Little or Little Red Hen?

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Playing Chicken In the fable of Chicken Little, the animal is hit on the head by a falling acorn.  Being a naive pessimist, he runs aro...
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Friday, June 24, 2016

Yes, we can

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I voted to remain with a heavy heart.  My sons were keen on Remain and, given another EU referendum was unlikely to happen for decades if ev...
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