Room 101: Dave Swanton – Sale media manager

1. Delivery drivers
With our move to Saturday games and having to drive to away games, my opportunity to go shopping has gone out of the window. I have to do most of it online: razor blades and shaving gel from Amazon is the norm now. The ‘Logistics’ delivery vans could all do with a wash – as could some of the drivers. One looked like the lead singer of The Pogues! They don’t deliver on time, either, so I have more than my share of online conversations with their call centre. I haven’t gone down the route of buying from those magazines that fall out of the weekend newspapers yet. You know the ones? They offer solutions to problems you never knew you had. Must admit though the mobile phones with giant keys is looking an attractive proposition as my eyes are, in a word, knackered!
TRP verdict: Sadly it’s all part and parcel of modern life.
2. Dodgy CDs
I have been presenting a music show on BBC Radio Lancashire now for nearly 15 years and the music I play is from the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s. Not much is downloadable so I have to rely on CDs (mainly bought online) and it does annoy me when you play the CD and it sounds nothing like the original. The small print advises the group contains one or two of the original band members (usually the roadie and hair dresser).
TRP verdict:  That’s music to our ears, you’re in.
3. Government energy U-turns
I bought a diesel car – thinking I was being environmentally friendly – and love it. Now the government have decided not to promote diesel as the way forward after all, as we are choking everyone. Well I have 10,000 miles plus to drive this season to games and another 20,000 to and from work so I suggest everyone who moans gets an inhaler as I ain’t changing my car!
TRP verdict: Only a fuel would trust the government!