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Turn the other cheek on Bikinigate

Grumpy Old Man is concerned we are becoming a bit too full of ourselves by looking to enforce dress codes

Grumpy Old Man is concerned we are becoming a bit too full of ourselves by looking to enforce dress codes

• Jul 01, 2024 7:59 AM

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For the love of God – mow, blow and go away!

Grumpy Old Man returns from a brief break and lands directly into an old gripe

Grumpy Old Man returns from a brief break and lands directly into an old gripe

• Jun 19, 2024 8:00 AM

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’Tis the season to be snotty

Grumpy Old Man is so frustrated with Christmas that he delayed his rant until mid-January

Grumpy Old Man is so frustrated with Christmas that he delayed his rant until mid-January

• Jan 12, 2024 7:59 AM

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Just say no to weeds

Grumpy Old Man finds many obstacles conspire against his ambition to maintain fitness with early-morning strolls

Grumpy Old Man finds many obstacles conspire against his ambition to maintain fitness with early-morning strolls

• Dec 15, 2023 8:00 AM

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Feeling bullish

Grumpy Old Man gives his take on rugby’s mechanical ride that cut too close to the bone

Grumpy Old Man gives his take on rugby’s mechanical ride that cut too close to the bone

• Nov 10, 2023 8:00 AM

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It’s a hacking shame!

Grumpy Old Man chimes in on the cyberattack that rendered government services inoperable

Grumpy Old Man chimes in on the cyberattack that rendered government services inoperable

• Sep 29, 2023 8:00 AM

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Getting the hang of it – not!

Grumpy Old Man hates that underground power lines are still not island-wide fixtures in the middle of another hurricane season

Grumpy Old Man hates that underground power lines are still not island-wide fixtures in the middle of another hurricane season

• Sep 13, 2023 8:00 AM

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Lost in translation

Grumpy Old Man has a go at overseas-based call centres where it is as infuriating trying to communicate with the responder as making the initial complaint

Grumpy Old Man has a go at overseas-based call centres where it is as infuriating trying to communicate with the responder as making the initial complaint

• Aug 24, 2023 7:59 AM

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Double shot of travel sickness

Grumpy Old Man needs a drink after being brought up to speed with modern-day airport departure

Grumpy Old Man needs a drink after being brought up to speed with modern-day airport departure

• Aug 09, 2023 7:59 AM

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Driven to despair on ‘Road to Baghdad’

Grumpy Old Man gets his knickers in a twist over the state of Bermuda’s transportation infrastructure

Grumpy Old Man gets his knickers in a twist over the state of Bermuda’s transportation infrastructure

• Jul 12, 2023 7:59 AM

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What would Johnny think of Advertising Avenue?

Grumpy Old Man bemoans the use of East Broadway and other parts of the island for cheap marketing

Grumpy Old Man bemoans the use of East Broadway and other parts of the island for cheap marketing

• Jun 26, 2023 7:59 AM

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Speedo trap: letting it all hang out

Grumpy Old Man has a right go at some of his contemporaries who have taken overconfidence to a next level

Grumpy Old Man has a right go at some of his contemporaries who have taken overconfidence to a next level

• May 29, 2023 7:59 AM

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Grumpy Old Man: things that make your head drop

Grumpy Old Man accepts technology but bemoans that smartphones and the like have ushered in an age where social graces are virtually non-existent

Grumpy Old Man accepts technology but bemoans that smartphones and the like have ushered in an age where social graces are virtually non-existent

• May 11, 2023 7:54 AM

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Spandex is a privilege, not a right

Grumpy Old Man loses his rag at early-morning cyclists who are oblivious to the traffic congestion they leave behind

Grumpy Old Man loses his rag at early-morning cyclists who are oblivious to the traffic congestion they leave behind

• Apr 19, 2023 7:59 AM

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Lie down for our right to snooze

Grumpy Old Man has a go at Daylight Saving Time for cutting into his hard-earned downtime

Grumpy Old Man has a go at Daylight Saving Time for cutting into his hard-earned downtime

• Apr 05, 2023 7:54 AM

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Conscription: it’s all about giving back

GOM complains that much has been lost apart from numbers since the ranks of the Royal Bermuda Regiment became volunteer-only

GOM complains that much has been lost apart from numbers since the ranks of the Royal Bermuda Regiment became volunteer-only

• Mar 09, 2023 8:00 AM

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Why use one parking bay when two will do

Our favourite curmudgeon rails at a familiar problem on the streets of Hamilton

Our favourite curmudgeon rails at a familiar problem on the streets of Hamilton

• Feb 23, 2023 7:59 AM

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Pyjamas out in public a real eye-opener

Grumpy Old Man is back after a ten-year hiatus, and he gets the ball rolling with a rant against what has become fashionably acceptable

Grumpy Old Man is back after a ten-year hiatus, and he gets the ball rolling with a rant against what has become fashionably acceptable

• Feb 01, 2023 7:59 AM

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"This huge debt is difficult to digest"

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• Feb 23, 2013 7:00 AM