Bank Holiday Britain
daily snapshots of mundane modern life
071: Smashing time Thursday 22 January 2009
Abbeyhill, Edinburgh
“Unlike a windscreen, in most cases, if a rear window is damaged it will need to be replaced.”
source: Autoglass
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- 435: Flying the flag
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- 421: Beautiful plumage
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- 419: Chilli sauce?
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- 415: Fixed grin
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- 413: Tweet tweet
- 412: Nice day for it
- 411: Making a statement
- 410: Up in the air
- 409: Support your local butcher
- 408: Contort yourself fitter
- 407: Local landmark
- 406: Hard sell
- 405: Easily accessible
- 404: Exercise your prerogative
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- 402: A decorative finish
- 401: Not long now
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- 400: Keep it clean
- 399: Spread your broken wings
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- 378: Best. Night. Ever.
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- 375: The good life
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- 369: Off the menu
- 368: An oasis of calm
- 367: Product placement
- 366: In bloom
- 365: Hurry up in there
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- 363: Message from above
- 362: Bin burn
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- 360: Lost your bottle?
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- 355: Grey day
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- 347: Brilliant disguise
- 346: Bulk up
- 345: Red alert
- 344: Danger lurks
- 343: Breathe in
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- 341: The exercise will do you good
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- 339: Mind the bugs don't bite
- 338: What's for dinner?
- 337: Call the man out
- 336: Broke the bank
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- 335: The weekend starts here
- 334: Where dreams come true
- 333: Cakey treat
- 332: Light supper
- 331: You're being framed
- 330: I before E
- 329: Pile-up
- 328: Spotted
- 327: A bit stuck-up
- 326: Keep the change
- 325: Irresistible urge
- 324: Access denied
- 323: The wheels of commerce
- 322: One last journey
- 321: All aboard
- 320: Draught excluder
- 319: Lovely little surprises
- 318: Easy rider
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- 316: Turkey's off
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- 313: Have they been yet?
- 312: Wrap up
- 311: Season's greetings
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- 309: Festive fun
- 308: Lighting-up time
- 307: Half now, half later
- 306: It soon adds up
- 305: No flowers by request
- 304: Hold on
- 303: The long weekend
- 302: Deflated
- 301: Take it away
- 300: Bin day
- 299: A quick flash
- 298: Ticks all the wrong boxes
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- 296: Technotrauma
- 295: Rising damp
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- 293: Eyes down, look in
- 292: Soggy pastry
- 291: May contain all sorts
- 290: Table for two
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- 288: Lights out
- 287: Well ventilated
- 286: Pull up a chair
- 285: Make your f***ing mind up
- 284: Beating off the recession
- 283: Stairway to hospital
- 282: Family entertainment
- 281: Musical memento
- 280: Keep 'em peeled
- 279: Futureproof
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- 272: Unhappy Hallowe'en
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- 268: Fresh air and exercise
- 267: Naturewatch
- 266: Funny money
- 265: Business opportunity
- 264: Spread it about a bit
- 263: A light snack
- 262: Street party
- 261: Behave yourself
- 260: Absolute beginners
- 259: Finders keepers
- 258: Spiked
- 257: Snoutcasts
- 256: White-knuckle ride
- 255: Hats off
- 254: Sky's the limit
- 253: What's for tea?
- 252: Feeling the squeeze
- 251: Staying in tonight
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- 250: Bulk purchase
- 249: All change
- 248: Pop a wheelie
- 247: Better safe than sorry
- 246: Fetch
- 245: Security conscious
- 244: That nasty C-word
- 243: Killjoy
- 242: Mind how you go
- 241: Sole survivor
- 240: Stand-up routine
- 239: Tag team
- 238: Good for your heart
- 237: X marks the spot
- 236: Wash and brush up
- 235: Cash upfront
- 234: All aboard
- 233: Never mind the bollards
- 232: Burning issue
- 231: Window dressing
- 230: Wildlife in danger
- 229: Homo sapiens
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- 228: Watery grave
- 227: Pretty in pink
- 226: Tea time
- 225: Passive aggressive
- 224: Bargains galore
- 223: Gutter clutter
- 222: Comings and goings
- 221: Who's a clever boy then?
- 220: Designated smoking area
- 219: Plated
- 218: Stroll on
- 217: Back of the net
- 216: Splash it all over
- 215: Sausages to die for
- 214: Bigger than the Bible
- 213: It's the icing on the cake
- 212: Dirty qwerty
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- 204: Get some fresh air
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- 199: A treat on a stick
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- 196: Planning application pending
- 195: Fighting back
- 194: Gingerbroke men
- 193: All pile on
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- 191: Say it like you mean it
- 190: Old-skool entertainment
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- 188: Literary device
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- 185: Let your hair down
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- 184: Touched by a superstar
- 183: Safety first
- 182: Bag it and bin it
- 181: All the fun of the fair
- 180: Get a grip
- 179: Wait a minute
- 178: A very handyman
- 177: No-go area
- 176: Mirror, signal, manoeuvre
- 175: It's a bit gamey
- 174: Keep Britain tidy
- 173: Offline
- 172: It's easy when you know how
- 171: Call for a quote
- 170: Democracy inaction
- 169: Impulse purchase
- 168: Guerilla advertising
- 167: It's just like being at home
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- 165: Happy hour
- 164: Off the road
- 163: Embrace the future
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- 162: May contain traces of nuts
- 161: Fancy a nibble?
- 160: The party's over
- 159: Risk-free excitement
- 158: The unexpected guest
- 157: Seaside special
- 156: A spot of plumbing trouble
- 155: Unknown number
- 154: Something for everyone
- 153: Bird bother
- 152: Walking the dog
- 151: All in a good cause
- 150: Boxfresh
- 149: Sing a rainbow
- 148: Sensible precautions
- 147: Nature's colourful palette
- 146: And the lame shall walk again
- 145: 24-hour call-out
- 144: Good grief
- 143: Too hot to handle
- 142: Cottage industry
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- 141: Off-duty
- 140: Enjoy your five a day
- 139: Little fella
- 138: A bit of a handful
- 137: Patriotic pub grub
- 136: Made in England
- 135: Bust a move
- 134: Cheers!
- 133: A feast of fun
- 132: Rules are rules
- 131: Squeeze and shake
- 130: Dining al fresco
- 129: Slow news day
- 128: Disappearing trick
- 127: Pizza con Pesce e Frutti di Mare
- 126: April showers
- 125: A lunchtime bargain
- 124: Exciting stuff
- 123: Ban this sick filth
- 122: The numbers add up
- 121: No pane, no gain
- 120: Game over
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- 119: Yellow river
- 118: Stick the kettle on
- 117: Spring has sprung
- 116: A feast of football
- 115: The Pensioners' Pop-In
- 114: All things must pass
- 113: She was the People's Essex Princess
- 112: Busted stop
- 111: A 24-hour multimedia news hub
- 110: Disabled-friendly parking
- 109: One for the road
- 108: The messy drinker
- 107: What a load of rubbish
- 106: Expand your entertainment options
- 105: A breath of fresh air
- 104: "Is it 'blood and guts'?"
- 103: A walking miracle
- 102: Pet's corner
- 101: Sorted
- 100: Meter made
- 099: No vacancies
- 098: Business as usual
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- 097: The thin blue line
- 096: Hardcore fuel for hardcore athletes
- 095: Keeping you informed
- 094: An accident waiting to happen
- 093: All the news that's fit to print
- 092: Target practice
- 091: Gone up in smoke
- 090: Smooth or crunchy?
- 089: Miss ng L tt rs
- 088: Undeclared income
- 087: Open for business
- 086: Squirt'n'Strip
- 085: Choose from an extensive menu
- 084: Don't have nightmares
- 083: Find and exploit your USP
- 082: Patriotic streak
- 081: Text now and join the fun!
- 080: The wrong kind of snow
- 079: Here's one for your mash-up
- 078: There's nothing to it
- ►January (21)
- 077: Don't even think about it
- 076: Keep your pecker up
- 075: Something to drink, a bite to eat
- 074: Distracted by the low, low prices
- 073: National pride
- 072: The discarded roadside stash
- 071: Smashing time
- 070: Go for the bullseye
- 069: Sit down
- 068: Postman's knock
- 067: Bath time
- 066: Eat in for best deals
- 065: Say cheese
- 064: You'll have to speak up a bit
- 063: White or brown?
- 062: Grow your own
- 061: Strange fruit
- 060: Magic marker
- 059: It was probably something you ate
- 058: It's all right, he won't hurt you
- 057: The gift that keeps on giving
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- 056: Happy New Year!
- 055: 24-hour access
- 054: This way for bargains
- 053: Sale starts 9am Boxing Day!
- 052: Merry Christmas boys and girls
- 051: Stay calm and nobody gets hurt
- 050: Snout break
- 049: Girls' night out
- 048: PS, you're redundant
- 047: It's not the winning
- 046: Rising fast
- 045: Pile it high, sell it cheap
- 044: Going nowhere
- 043: How much are the chariots?
- 042: Wonky wheels
- 041: Didn't you used to be famous?
- 040: Riding out the downturn
- 039: Lord love a duck
- 038: Wish you were here?
- 037: Extra! Extra!
- 036: A bird in the hand
- 035: It can't lose
- ►November (20)
- 034: You need wheels
- 033: Off-peak savings
- 032: Last orders
- 031: Give me a push
- 030: Lucky dip
- 029: All-terrain amphibious vehicle
- 028: The booze cruise
- 027: Mind you don't tread in it
- 026: Flag day
- 025: Wheel of misfortune
- 024: You want some?
- 023: Lost and found
- 022: Everybody loves a buzz
- 021: Loads to see and do
- 020: Comedian on board
- 019: Looks like rain later
- 018: Chips for tea
- 017: Let's all express our individuality
- 016: Go on Nan, sleep it off
- 015: Go on Nan, tuck in
- ►October (14)
- 014: Same again?
- 013: The Dominator
- 012: Agent empowerment
- 011: Pay as you go
- 010: The skating rink
- 009: Old-fashioned cuddly fun
- 008: Sweet dreams
- 007: One careful owner
- 006: It's all about confidence
- 005: Information overdose
- 004: Feed the birds
- 003: Read 'em and weep
- 002: Seaside snack
- 001: Pigeon pancake
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Places to go, things to see
- Bad British Architecture
- British History Online
- British Trees
- Caught by the River
- Classic Cafes
- Culture 24
- Derelict London
- Egg Bacon Chips and Beans
- From the Upper Deck
- Geograph
- Joe Moran
- London Shop Fronts
- Nothing To See Here
- The 20th Century Society
- The Daily Mundane
- The Ephemera Society
- UK Street Scenes