Why is it that these things aren't simple? Maybe I should give up today and start tommorow.

Ever since I got up this morning I've been trying to sort out the problem with Nick's and the Echos' domain name, but it appears that GoDaddy.com is offline and I can't figure out the controls for the other host company. Grr.

Last night the news came through about MG Rover collapsing, which is going to have a devastating affect around here (most of the West Midlands). To be honest, I don't think I ever saw it pulling through but the company has now offically commenced insolvancy proceedings so it does truly look like the end of the road for the last great british car manufacturer.

I seem to recall I was sceptical about them pulling through originally when they were bought by Phoenix holdings in the mid-to-late ninties, and they have done well to get this far. However despite years of personal doubt, I still don't think it's quite sunk in how profound it is for them to have been here yesterday, and not today.

The company has some family history for me as well. I believe my great-grandfather was one of the original company managers at the beginning of the C20th after his line of work in coach building dried up. Thankfully his skills were transferable and he ended up working for Lord Austin overseeing the body construction of the first Rovers at Longbridge. The only other connection we have is my dad owns an MGB, but to be honest its hardly got as much life in it as MG Rover does.

I only hope that something positive comes from all this, as with 18,000 jobs dependant on the Longbridge plant, this isn't exactly a minor problem.

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