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Wootton Bassett – The Bike Ride
What started out as an idea by a young lady turned out to be the motorcycling event, possibly, of the decade. The plan was for her and a few mates to ride though Wootton Bassett, the place though where our repatriated soldiers pass, to show that they are not forgotten. No one could of imagined [...]
A lesson in life.
A Professor stood before his Philosophy 101 class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The [...]
The Sun has got its hat on……
Sorry, just had to sing/say it. The rain has finally buggered off and I have been having some great commutes. Monday and Tuesday saw my favourites, where it is icy cold, blue skies. and a heavy frost covers everything. The biggest plus is that it is still just about light when I get home. I [...]
A blatant weather post
The problem with this time of year is that many people get a preoccupation with the weather. Winter is just coming to and end. It is getting that little bit warmer, and I can just about make it home with a glow still on the horizon. The thing is, whilst the winter does seem to [...]
It is getting lighter
Every year I dread it when the clocks go back ‘cos it means dark rides home, which when combined with the wet and cold can be a real downer. It seems to go on and on and on and on and…. Today was a mostly sunny day and on leaving work at 17:30 I could [...]
We used to have a carport
Up until 06:00 we had a carport just out side the front door. It was about 8′x15′, and was great to protect from the rain, especially when get my kit on/off for the bike. Alas, the extra snow we had last night provided the flake that was a flake too many, bringing the whole thing [...]
The recent snow
I feel I really need to write something about the recent spate of snow. Usually we get a light dusting that lasts about a day. This time we had full on proper snow, well for us anyways. 8 inches dropped last night and what a sight it was. The problem with my job is that [...]