Dan Q

Year: 2017

Review of Finders Keepers Shared Letting

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Finders Keepers Shared Letting, 27 St Clement's St, Oxford OX4 1AB, United Kingdom.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Over my time as a renter I used about a dozen letting agents, and Finders Keepers (who operate – or certainly used to operate – both student and non-student lettings out of this office, despite the name) were without a doubt the best I used in Oxford. They were honest, clear, and fair.

They still had the problem that every letting agent in Oxford (and most of the South of England, for that matter) seem to have of having stacks of seemingly-arbitrary fees (“So I have to pay to apply to rent this place… even if you later reject me?”) and excessive bureaucracy (“So even if I can show you that I have or even offer to GIVE you year’s rent up-front, I still need a guarantor because you don’t think my income is high enough?”). But at least they were transparent and generally good at responding to queries.

In summary: the best letting agent I’ve used in Oxford, but bear in mind that comes with the caveat that they’re still “like an Oxford letting agent”.

Review of Co-op

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Co-op, 26 High St, Kidlington OX5 2DH, United Kingdom.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Convenient supermarket with reasonable parking. However, recent changes to the layout of the store have dramatically reduced the availability of many product lines (and it’s hard to see exactly why the changes have been made): the frozen section, for example, is now particularly sparse.

Review of Marshall SKODA Oxford

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Marshall SKODA Oxford, 2 Oxford Rd, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AA, United Kingdom.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Knowledgable, friendly staff. However, had an exceptionally long wait for a (pre-scheduled) test drive and was later quoted an asking price that was higher than the price from the dealer’s website, which is less-impressive!

Review of The Chequers

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The Chequers, 131 High St, Oxford OX1 4DH, United Kingdom.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

A pleasant historic bar with multiple floors spanning indoor and outdoor seating areas, right in the heart of Oxford, and a great place to meet friends. Excellent selection of beers, albeit a little expensive. Food is typical pub fare and is perfectly acceptable, but nothing to write home about.

Review of Mission Burrito

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Mission Burrito, 8 St Michael's St, Oxford OX1 2DU, United Kingdom.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Good value, lovingly-made fast food. The best burrito in Oxford. A variety of fillings available including occasional specials and always a vegetarian option. Try a taster of their different salsas and pick the one that suits you, and consider asking them to add some ‘spicy onions’ if you’d like an extra kick!

Review of Burger King

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Burger King, 26 Cornmarket St, Oxford OX1 3EY, United Kingdom.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Just another Burger King. Often long queues (sometimes out the door) at lunchtime, but they’re generally cleared quickly. Plenty of seating across three levels (fewest seats on the ground floor, and they fill up fast: if you’ve a buggy or wheelchair it might be hard to get in at peak times), and generally kept clean and tidy.

Not Dogs Gets a Revamp!

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The day has arrived… our lovely little Not Dogs restaurant in the Bullring, Birmingham has had a little update – in fact, our additions are a nod to our festival background complete with bunting and grass! Let’s go on a virtual tour…

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Fnorders

I’ve not posted much recently: I’ve had a lot of Complicated Life Stuff going on, sorry.

But I did make a thing: fnorders.com. You’re welcome.

Fnord.

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Review of LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort

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LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort, Winkfield Rd, Windsor SL4 4AY, United Kingdom.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Expensive, overcrowded even outside of peak times, and increasingly losing its character and charm to become “just another theme park”… yup, this is a Merlin Entertainments acquisition, all right. If you look carefully you might find some Lego, but I wouldn’t count on it.

So long as you’re wiling to tolerate this above, this theme park caters better than most to families with pre-teen children.

Data-hucksters beware: online privacy is returning

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Next year, 25 May looks like being a significant date. That’s because it’s the day that the European Union’s general data protection regulation (GDPR) comes into force. This may not seem like a big deal to you, but it’s a date that is already keeping many corporate executives awake at night. And for those who are still sleeping soundly, perhaps it would be worth checking that their organisations are ready for what’s coming down the line.

First things first. Unlike much of the legislation that emerges from Brussels, the GDPR is a regulation rather than a directive. This means that it becomes law in all EU countries at the same time; a directive, in contrast, allows each country to decide how its requirements are to be incorporated in national laws…

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