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The highlights of 2010

I’m not a great fan of looking back – but after my blog post yesterday I perhaps I ought, so for fun here’s my very own highlights of 2010… The China Expo Guards! 1. Favourite Building – The UK...

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A unique iphone charger for Festivals

As we move out of Winter into Spring, it is nearly Festival time! June each year means that I get to travel to the Isle of Wight for my annual trip to see a variety of Bands. 2011 will be my eigth year...

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What I’m listening to…

I get through quite a lot of music; in the last month I have spent hours on planes and in my car – perfect time to disappear in music. I tend to wear out an album before moving on – and one album that...

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Gig rules….

I saw the Kings of Leon on Bank Holiday Monday at the Ricoh Stadium in Coventry – they were pretty good. This was a relief because I see them again a few days time at the Isle of Wight Festival. KOL...

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Music – the power of three…

For the second time in two weeks I got wet watching live music. It was a sort of wet wet wet moment at the Isle of Wight festival. Then at Hard Rock Calling on Friday in Hyde Park it rained again....

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Technology – in you we rely

This week Blackberry has hit the news, but not in a good way. They have been having major connection issues with users left without email or browsing. And this spread all over the world. Thankfully we...

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Customer service – one chance

I hate sometimes sounding like a grumpy old man; other times I realise that the cap fits, so I might as well wear it (well). In the week I was in (on?) the Isle of Wight. I was working – I look after...

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Miles and hours

I thought I would monitor my cars performance during October and have observed the following: 1. I worked 21 full days (some of them longer than others) and then some Saturdays. 2. I drove 1,767 miles...

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Flooding – and weather weirding?

On Sunday night there were 500 flood risk warnings across the UK. Over 800 homes had been flooded – and areas like Exeter were like a war-zone. 2″ of rain fell in a 12 hour period in some parts of the...

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David Bowie RIP

The news that greeted the morning was incredibly sad; David Bowie passed away peacefully overnight. His 18 month battle with Cancer was over. Radio 4, that bastion of middle England and centre of...

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