Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28-11-2022 — Bedfordshire.

28th November, 2022: Bedfordshire.

Yes: it’s officially a new week!

One that — in theory — is going to be quiet.

Except, of course, I’m expecting my nephew, Jude, over, today.

That’s possibly going to be noisy.

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I got a letter, on Saturday: and meant to mention it earlier.

Clarion — my landlords — have sent around their usual mail — mail, note — to remind us that our parking permits are up for renewal.

We have to email our details to them, by 31st December, this year: on regionalhousingadminsoutheast@clarionhg.com.

Please note: regionalhousingadminsoutheast@clarionhg.com

So … ?   I sent a brief email: giving my details, and the number of permits, required.

There’s going to be problems.

As, as few minutes later, I got an email from Clarion’s email server.

To tell me my email had failed, as the “Recipient email address is possibly incorrect.”

The address given, was wrong: and has — from what I can tell — been sent to every Clarion property on the street.

There’s possibly a lot that can be said, there.

For starters?

I had VAGUE memories of using that address, before now: or, at least, one like it.   On with the individual words — Regional, Housing, what have you — capitalised.

So included that address in my original mail.

That seemed to go through.

I ALSO visited Clarion’s website: and got in touch with one of their representatives.

He told me the correct address, the one I’d luckily added, is RegionalHousingAdminEastSouth@clarionhg.com

But that I should sent a mail to the customer services address: customerservices@myclarionhousing.com

Which I’ve done.

Frankly?

I think Clarion’s … no, scrub that.

I know Clarion’s made a big cock up.

There’s going to be issues.

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Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring five out of five.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        28th November is Bedfordshire Day.   The date was chosen as it marks whose birth: John Bunyan’s, Samuel Whitbread’s or Louise Allen’s?

Q2)        What’s Bedfordshire’s historic county town: Bedford, Cranfield or Dunton?

Q3)        What — according to Wikipedia — is Bedfordshire’s largest town by population: Luton, Bedford or Leighton Buzzard?

Q4)        The Hatters are from Bedfordshire.   The Hatters are which Bedfordshire based football club: Luton Town FC, Biggleswade Town FC or AFC Dunstable?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Millbrook Testing Ground is in Bedfordshire.   What’s it a testing ground for: vehicles, bombs or drugs?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        27th November is the earliest date Advent Sunday — the fourth Sunday before Christmas — can fall.   What’s the latest date: 3rd December, 4th December or 5th December?

A1)        3rd December.

Q2)        Jimi Hendrix was born on 27th November, 1942.   He frequently used to play African American venues in the US south.   In what’s now called the what: Chitlin’ Circuit, Borscht Belt or Cajun Cumquats?

A2)        Chitlin’ Circuit.   (The term comes from chitterlings: part of the traditional soul food based on cheap cuts only available to those who could afford nothing better.)

Q3)        The Coup of 1856 took place on 27th November, 1856.   Where: Belgium, Luxembourg or the Netherlands?

A3)        Luxembourg.

Q4)        Also sprach Zarathustra was first performed by its composer: on 27th November, 1896.   Who was its composer: Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler or Antonín Dvořák?

A4)        Richard Strauss.   All right, as you’re already thinking about it …

Q5)        Finally … ?   Shalto Copley was born on born 27 November 1973.   He plays Wikus van de Merwe in which film: Chappie, Elysium or District 9?

A5)        District 9.

Here’s a motto … 

“Constant Be.”

Bedfordshire’s motto.

And a playlist: there’s a couple of bands from Bedfordshire, and a song about a Bedfordshire airport …

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        I might have to, Olga: the price on Amazon is … substantial.

        Fruit teas do sound like a good idea: but, lord, I’d miss the caffeine!

        I can always ask my sisters: if and when they go past a big branch of Tescos.   I don’t think there’s any I can get to: not easily, anyway … !   (I’ve just had a look at the website’s Store locators: trying to see if there’s any I could visit when I next go to Romford.   There’s just the smaller branches …)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Blimey, you have thespian roots, Debbi!   Going by this Wikipedia page, he did minstrel shows: you couldn’t get away with those, today … !   Did you see he’s got an Internet Broadway Database.com page? It’s rather light on details, though.