I’ve written more than a few blog posts and droll Facebook statuses. However something I’ve been meaning to do for ages is having a go at writing a piece of fiction. This is my first go at doing something substantial since school. Some of the phrases might not be familiar. Without going into too much… Continue reading An Unexpected Deposit
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10 Years On…
7th July 2005. I was at work when I heard the news. A “power surge” on a Tube train is not implausible, but my heart sank when I heard about the explosion on the bus because you don’t get power surges on those. One of the people on it was Giles Hart. I didn’t know… Continue reading 10 Years On…
Stuck Up Nonsense
Back in 1997 when I started at uni it was quite exciting to see the difference between a small hippyish market town and a big city. Hebden Bridge wasn’t particularly cosmopolitan so moving to Manchester with lots of different cultures was quite a change. I liked being able to look around and find out more… Continue reading Stuck Up Nonsense
At Long Last
Three years of bike training finally came to an end last week with me passing module 2 of the test. My last blog post about this was just after I resumed training after winter but now it’s all done. I did the theory test last year, which was pretty straightforward thanks to lots of practice… Continue reading At Long Last
Bikes (cont…)
Now that work has calmed down a bit, the weather has got better and I’ve got some spare cash, I’ve restarted my bike training. The motorbike licence classes changed just over a year ago so there are now four different ones: AM – lets you ride a moped with a top speed of 45 kph… Continue reading Bikes (cont…)
Sleepy cat!
Taking a nap so she’s not too tired for her evening sleep
Comments
I’ve changed the commenting system on this site to use WordPress/Jetpack instead of Facebook comments. Gives me a bit more control, and automatically closes comments after a certain period so I don’t get people replying to old posts. The Facebook comments system didn’t notify that anyone had replied, so I was surprised to see quite… Continue reading Comments
Riding On
Been a while since I last mentioned anything about bikes (or posted at all!). That was at the end of August when I’d just got the new bike. Since then I’ve done about 1500 km over various rides including the A62 to Manchester and the A64 to York. I’m still on a provisional licence so… Continue reading Riding On
For National Poetry Day
There was a young lady called Gorringe Who swallowed too much Haliborange She had only one wish To not smell of fish But she turned a strange shade of orange
Brmm Part III
A couple of weeks ago I did half a day’s post-CBT bike training on a small 125cc bike. At the end they recommended seeing if I could trade in the scooter and get a geared bike of my own. I had some spare cash that I was planning on spending on an old banger of… Continue reading Brmm Part III