An Unexpected Deposit

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

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…

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…)

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