Category: Misc
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Bleaklow aircraft crashes walk
During the sun last weekend Tom and I ventured out to stretch our legs and find some of the airplane wreckage on Bleaklow. On our list to find was the B29 Super fortress “over exposed”, a Lancaster KB993 and a C47 Skytrain. There is more wreckage besides on Bleaklow and in the rest of the…
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Getting things done
As no-one no doubt remembers a while ago I tried to organise myself better using David Allens Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology. I was partially successful, I’ve always wrote to-do lists, though not to the extent Allen recommends, I also try to stick by the two minute: “when a new item comes up, if it can be done in two…
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Have I Got News For You
I was in the audience of last nights episode of Have I Got News for You with Nick and Jode. Nick had managed to get the free tickets as soon as they were announced, about a month ago. Apparently it takes only a few hours for tickets for a whole series to go, so we were quite fortunate in…
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European Lottery Gambling
The Euro millions lottery has rolled over ten times, and as a result the prize fund last week was 85 million, so presumably it will go up by at least another 8.5 million, taking the total to be close to 100 million. Not a small amount 🙂 This will be the first time I’ve ever played the…
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Identity Card Bill
I have just wrote to my MP Natascha Engel protesting the idea of National Identity Cards via Write to them. I have done this after signing and being encouraged by a pledgebank proposal to boycott ID cards. I’ve explained why I don’t like the bill and asked her views, lets just hope she replies. I have read…
Dean Sas 