Its internet service,but not as we know it Jim

what can i say really ?, this rant is the act of a desperate man who is in utter despair

i changed provider from Talk Talk (the worse company ever) nightmares like you wouldn't believe, it has gone down hill so fast from money problems to lack of servce to one fault after another 

so i moved to plus net good honest broadband 

hmmmmmmmmmm

 the first day or so was really good and the best bit about plusnet is the online platform that lets you manage all aspects of your account. And it is also good service when picking up a phone to speak to someone who A you understand B understands you but im down to .7 KBPS  eh????? i was on 8 MBPS with Talk Talk

Maybe it is the exchange, seems odd that plusnet can't deliver a decent speed but yet a very very very very bad ISP such as Talk Talk can offer and actually deliver a much faster speed?

am i missing something ?  plusnet line has an intermittent fault between the cabinet and the exchange ? maybe the line could be a fault but wasn't before 

so far this Internet business it is a nightmare watching a site load for a few minutes and constant refresh to get it to boot up not good

and oh they charge for downloads   ,in other words you pay for the Internet and pay again to see a picture go on you tube etc etc,never been limited before 

so far NOT a  happy man 

the Dandy who glamed up the Doc

Well i don't usually do these review things as well more people cover it than there is clouds so leave it to them ,But i did want to say something about this 

As a 80s child i was not watching this man as the doc first time round but through re runs and on vhs etc,

I like his style ,old school guy (think i covered the man somewhere previous in this blog ) but old pro Actor and certainly had a dominant personality enough to warrant a stamp on this the most unusual of parts and elusive,where else is there a part with nothing to go on ? each regeneration is unique no back story history to go on nothing,

Of course I'm talking about the late great Jon Pertwee a man who did it all stuntman ,variety entertainer, raconteur of the old school variety ,now his Dr possessed a certain look

The Dandy yes all frill shirts velvet jackets silk satin and a smart sharp style with a flamboyant edge, that was in a way of its time (think Adam Adamnt lives from part of  the committee that brought you Dr Who themselves verity and Newman , Steve from the Avengers ,Quatermass , setting more serials on contemporary Earth in the early 1970s was to recall a Quatermass feel., Mr Bond etc )  but he also defined the Dr as a old school gentleman ,
his Dr  was very much surfing the zeitgeist of the time,but in a way he made his own and unique

CO did a good job with his figure but corners were cut and i could see from the sculpt the look that they had in mind when making there moulds and prototype and figure, the cut of the jacket etc 

we got Sea Devils variant first and Death to the Daleks version second,  the former was sculpted completely wrong waist up the neck tie was a cravat not a soft bow tie and the jacket should of been rolled collar and braiding on the cuff and frog closures not buttons (Basically his first season outfit)  But with the cloak on and don't look to close it is passable 

the later for Death to the Daleks  is almost right the jacket is sort of right but missing the waistcoat and black ,not grey trousers ,whoops

This sculpt could be used for just about any Jacket worn in season 11,

then we got the green jacket  version from curiously  11 Dr's box set and the Carnival of Monsters episode look and this was a mix up again wrong trousers (Grey not Black)  but otherwise not bad and the sculpt worked perfectly
 this was indeed the jacket this sculpt was made for his green "Notched" collar velvet Jacket ,perfect as seen in ,Carnival of Monsters,Frontier in Space,Planet Of The Daleks (Opening scenes) ,The Green Death  (Opening scenes)  and  The Time Warrior
As many times almost as the red velvet jacket variant ,tho as there were 2 of those thus doubling up on appearances the red people do tend to think of as definitive for Pertwee

Then we got a Time Warrior set and this truly was the 3rd Dr of the 70s(Ignore the blue shed thing )

Not to sure  about the artistic mud  tho ill go with it ,old Pert wouldn't be seen dead in anything that was not immaculately pressed and brushed 
I put his brown inverness cape (Carnival of Monsters,Frontier in Space) And numerous publicity photos and stills and appearances including the radio times to promote the 11th season  and including on the shooting of the Time Warrior tho not in the episode itself
and voila one 70s Dr brilliant this really stands out in my collection and very happy with it it is my one piece that just is the 3rd Doctor ,and stays in my cabinet 

Neither mad, nor in coma, just experiencing Hungary

"My name is Ben . I had an invitation , and I woke up in Budapest. Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet. Now, maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home..." 

Ok, so I've just blatantly plagiarized Sam Tyler's opening speech from Life On Mars, but it pretty much sums up how I feel each morning.in ,Hungary
This place is like Life on Mars, 30 years in the past, i feel like the spaceman at King Arthurs court 
 Hungary a old Communist state and it pretty much still is nothing has moved on its infrastructure its shops its old its behind everyone and everywhere else in the modern world 
Stunning place realy nice and some interesting  buildings and statues lovely to see and thats it, there is nothing here nothing particular to see or do so once sight seeing done thats it  ,game over
i consider myself a man of some wealth of experience and varying taste but this place knocked me sideways 
My biggest complaint,besides the rudeness  primitive services there must be no export or import business in Hungary cant be as everything is Hungarian and i do mean everything 
Culture shock aside once past the different buildings and systems and oh thats a light switch etc you get down to nitty gritty ,Living. or lack of  


 Hungarian food gos as far back as 1944 and thats it and EVERYTHING  is bread even if it has a weird Russian sounding name its bread,and this is not France, its bad bread  its salty and stiff and dry nothing like the good old loaf we are used to not a chance 
the food is all spices mainly and mixed of vegetables is salami and salami thats it pork but no ham 
mainly which is fine but is bland and simple and trust me 4 days of nothing but Hungarian food you have had enough 
i was fortunate since fall of the iron curtain western influence has creeped in and we have good old McDonalds who would of thought  McDonalds could save your life 


Bacon is well simply NOT bacon, its what in UK is called streaky, thin as tracing paper and just not bacon slice rasher we used to ,heck you get bacon what do you put it on ?????
Orange juice is bitter not sweet and tastes of anything but Orange so head for other fruits or bottle water which wears thin as well
You see the mighty TESCO think you have a chance you dont , ....you have no choice, its Hungarian or nothing, not like every other city town on the planet where you have imports so got options 
i know i looked 
theres strange chunks of meat i have yet to identify but rather not,no beef no roast bird nothing  so thats your lot realy i thought since invaded and influenced by turks have a kerbab ,wrong,again this here is more fajita and its bad thin bread tastes funny not like good ol donner get at home 

 So dear reader i am suffering i miss my food  

Fancy a night out ? head for a Irish bar the beer otherwise is Hungarian only i know BIG shock , and fizzy cat piss is best description ,dire and thats it your choices
i met blokes who drink wine and no wonder the commies stopped the alcohol business and i can see why
again unlike everywhere Else in the world that serves beers from around the world nope Hungarian and really it  is so bad i dont have words to explain it 
if you remember those fizzy sweets as a kid that pop ed on your tongue well add water to it get idea of the beer ,it has all the beer qualities of.........stale  soda water 
Showers are hit and miss and beds are frankly weird and obviously Hungarian 2 separate quilts and usually 2 single mattress on a double bed,oh and  as hard as iron 


So if visiting Hungary do so but remember to pack second case of food and stay for A short time only
the Communist past sadly hasn't left Hungary and it is eastern and behind everyone and everywhere and is 30 years in the past