tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56309342011-11-28T01:25:08.831ZIts a mixed bag! Sort of a public favourites page with comments, stuff and links on kite, buggies, gardening, chainsaw carving, allotments and general political issues that everyone should be getting upset about. Has been called NO LO GO, then NO LOG (0) - latest name seems to fit quite well we bring you the ELECTRIC STUFF SACK !!!Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.comBlogger3661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-84825924714741054862011-09-30T13:14:00.000Z2011-09-30T13:50:43.838Z

EDF Energy seem to be struggling to do the most basic things - like sign up a new customer. Quote from a 'Ryan Millar' (fictitious person as it's a no-reply address??): We are currently upgrading our systems to enhance our customer service; as a result we have seen higher than usual volumes within our business and this is inevitably impacting our ability to respond promptly. Which equates to '

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-26013640722655704332011-08-05T19:16:00.000Z2011-08-05T19:16:21.177Z

Cancel your subscription to Sky movies and your phone bill line rental goes up - how does that work?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-54386407761928314752011-07-31T07:23:00.000Z2011-07-31T07:23:37.680Z

Big Society = I'm alright Jack and the rest of you can sort yourselves out.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-62441894612317588372011-07-08T14:07:00.000Z2011-07-08T14:07:59.580Z

Jobs will be lost, most people will get to travel 30 miles to Blackburn to work if they want to, some old codgers will have to take their pension a little earlier than they have to to get max cash (ah diddums), but the saddest thing is that the Manchester area will lose its final link with aviation history. You'll have to find it in the MoSi. BAE to close historic Chadderton plant which built

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-29759249045973263512011-06-14T08:06:00.000Z2011-06-14T08:06:44.063Z

Seems that Endsleigh won't honour the 30 day guarantee on the quotes they give online - will investigate further & provide updates.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-16806387551242420772011-05-29T20:56:00.000Z2011-05-29T20:56:02.042Z

Over 6 weeks since opening a so-called on-line account with Santander, I still can't log in. I've had 7 or 8 letters (by snail-mail durrrr) but they've still not managed to send me letter 2 of 2 with a registration code. A friend who is suffering mental health & addiction problems has been met with absolutely no help whatsoever. She's on benefits, and has been struggling not to go overdrawn,

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-6166928197081129432011-05-20T15:26:00.001Z2011-05-20T15:29:12.477Z

Overall a brilliant gig, but let’s get the grumpy old git grumbles out of the way:– Venue: not a brilliant live music venue, with its low ceilings and consequently only very slightly elevated stage – heaven help any tall-ish persons who might get a bit carried away by the music and attempt a bit of pogo-ing – perhaps they should issue hard hats to audience members over 6 foot tall?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-63023836517644969942011-05-09T20:32:00.005Z2011-05-09T20:37:39.925Z

Don't bother upgrading your Virgin to 30 MB or higher - you need to wait until they fix the bugs with the so-called 'super hub'. For an example of the problems people are having - see here:http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/virgin_cable/f/3998818-upgrading-from-20mb-to-50mb.html#Post3998818

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-77190128471052734152011-03-31T18:57:00.000Z2011-03-31T18:57:10.744Z

AC128.jpg (JPEG Image, 1024�768 pixels) - Scaled (78%)

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-68577017040743611022010-05-13T17:01:00.004Z2010-05-13T20:26:47.333Z

I have no idea, but this web site will inform you if David Cameron is or is not still Prime Minister.Click to answer the question: Is David Cameron still Prime Minister?Not an original idea, but cool nonetheless.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-89733922368321791692009-11-28T20:30:00.003Z2009-11-28T20:54:51.774Z

Why are these people so afraid of Information Technology? I think the clue is in the first word, 'Information'. When you have a hidden agenda, or want to push your own ideas onto people, especially onto young, enquiring, minds, then restricting the free access to Information means you can control the flow. You can spin, you can distort, you can quote selectively and the young mind will absorb

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-92072715957269839212009-08-12T17:44:00.001Z2009-08-12T17:47:33.256Z

I'm so jealous of these guys!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-12502364648970955142009-08-03T17:40:00.001Z2009-08-03T17:43:56.809Z

I wonder how the former teachers, governors, parents of St James & St Vedast Independent Schools and SES members (see earlier blogs) will react to this work of 'fiction'?http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shame-You-Clara-Salaman/dp/0141041269

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-65069525362858379542009-05-17T12:10:00.001Z2009-05-17T12:14:05.537Z

So the sales person tells me caller ID (free with BT & most 'normal' telecoms firms these days) will be £1.75 extra per month. I get billed £2.00. What gives? Further proof that Virgin are lying thieving bastards!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-51249279799782772582009-05-04T22:03:00.002Z2009-05-04T22:09:05.921Z

Just found out today that, as well as having to pay £1.75 a month to get caller ID (which you get free with BT & which in this day & age is pretty much a standard feature - you would have thought) because I terminated my existing ADSL connection rather than just transferring it to another ISP that uses the BT wholesale ADSL, I have to pay £20 charge. They didn't tell me that when I signed up -

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-82775564241504010652009-04-30T21:36:00.001Z2009-04-30T21:40:55.784Z

Finally, after phoning about 7 times in the last two weeks I get through to someone who says...'Oh yes your password has been reset - would you like me to tell you what it is?'Now why the hell couldn't they just tell me that two weeks ago? Unbelieveable!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-19455135762266410492009-04-23T21:34:00.001Z2009-04-23T21:38:59.012Z

Virgin's cable broadband is a lot faster than the best I could get through ADSL, but boy does their customer service *SUCK* big time.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-61965803459905471242008-09-05T16:03:00.002Z2008-09-05T16:15:42.011Z

Because the last few big suppliers have increased their prices its now easier to compare. This doesn't mean it is 100% straightforward, however as the various comparison sites all give differing results. I guess this is because some of them will factor in the various price increases over the past year, while some of them only go off the latest prices. Some may include the various loyalty bonuses/

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-78610292273748563532008-08-27T22:26:00.000Z2008-08-27T22:26:34.878Z

StrummercampLinked from th previous site (& indeed linked in more ways than just a weblink I reckon). Will keep an Eye out for strummercamp #4 next year. Again how do I miss these things? Too busy having fun I s'pose!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-34338039013543484002008-08-27T22:24:00.000Z2008-08-27T22:24:09.853Z

A tribute to Joe Strummer's Fender Telecaster guitarJust found this website - funny how you can search for stuff on the web over & over & then something like this pops up!This guy has put in a lot of effort & the guitar looks real nice.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-28633381695837338382008-08-25T09:08:00.003Z2008-08-25T09:16:48.278Z

Time to switch? Maybe, maybe not. Motley fool (www.fool.co.uk ) says yes/maybe, while MoneySavingExpert (www.moneysavingexpert.com ) say it's too late!I'm sticking with the old favourites Atlantic ( http://www.atlanticeg.co.uk/ ) as I still get the old annual 1/12th refund which wipes out any savings & I don't think they include this on the comparison sites (& there's no way to find out as far

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-27465284524722575162008-03-25T23:37:00.001Z2008-03-25T23:40:23.554Z

As a trade unionist I hesitate to criticize a fellow organisation, but I have to say this does Trades Unions in general no favours. If you ban the army from visiting schools, you also should ban most UK (& worldwide) companies which support the armed forces in some way or other, plus any MPs or government organisations that also diectly or indirectly support the armed forces or UK Ministry of

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-63673635664887658432008-01-03T22:09:00.000Z2008-01-03T22:36:46.562Z

Got a letter from Comet today which said, in summary, 'Our PCs will only last a year - if they fail after that you will have to pay to fix them. How about paying us another £60 a year for a warranty?'...Cheeky Beggars!Now correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of the Sale of Goods Act is that goods must be (& I quote the act here) 'fit for all the purposes for which goods of the kind in

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-49990720779063537732007-12-17T10:02:00.000Z2007-12-17T10:02:45.322Z

The Plug Anthology: Volume 1 - The Book of the Website that Started as a ZineLast Blogged in 2004 here , like many others this on-line blogger has brought out a book!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-63348607559368767742007-11-10T21:39:00.000Z2007-11-10T21:39:32.581Z

Charles & Marie: Richard Lawson's 9-Volt Light€25...you've got to be joking...€25 for ten would be steep!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-62681198581319395002007-11-09T17:20:00.000Z2007-11-09T17:26:45.849Z

My good lady informs me that New Look in the Traffic Centre have stopped doing clothes for the larger (read realistic) sized ladies. An embarrassed assistant, when asked, said ''We didn't have room for the larger size section, so we've don't do them any more.''I suppose they make enough dosh from anorexic teenage girls to not worry about the wider (oops) market? (Just when other retailers and

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-14999475844973995252007-10-27T07:48:00.000Z2007-10-27T07:48:23.140Z

Strummer NewsA nice Strummer site...don't know why I've not found this before...?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-33421248103557331212007-10-21T18:38:00.000Z2007-10-21T18:38:43.977Z

Panties for peace - Lanna Action for BurmaCool indirect action...more people need to do stuff like this...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-35530868909383314762007-08-18T08:21:00.000Z2007-08-18T08:21:11.674Z

Fender do a Joe Strummer Limited Edition 'Relic'Cool, I suppose? And spooky in that it's happened just after I went looking for pictures of the original. When I looked, just the one or two pics. Now, loads of pics of the replica in all the shops.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-33613710874182391582007-07-29T08:47:00.000Z2007-07-29T08:47:37.520Z

Another example of what the web is for... ;)

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-69573686600234131232007-07-17T07:21:00.001Z2007-07-17T07:24:36.416Z

Joe Strummer's Tele, or it looks like it anyway. Don't quite know what the purpose of the website it's on, but would love a guitar like this. Maybe start with a cheap Affinity, then work my way up LOL.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-10754739857586795612007-05-30T21:30:00.000Z2007-05-30T21:30:43.599Z

TrustedReviews - The UKs premier source of IT News and ReviewsLooks like a good review site - told me what I wanted to know about the price of running a printer I had seen in an advert.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-17263248330825608582007-05-19T22:04:00.000Z2007-05-19T22:04:23.055Z

Schools told tax relief care needed - Independent.ieNews of more dealing from the SES suits...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-76877491387732822752007-04-25T16:02:00.000Z2007-04-25T16:02:31.705Z

Flying Monkey, Gadgets Boys Stuff Big Boys Toys, Gifts For Birthday, New Gadgets, Weird Ideas, gifts for men, Mens Gifts & Mens ToysCool toys for cool boys!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-29836128318726536022007-03-26T19:13:00.000Z2007-03-26T19:13:01.522Z

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Provide sufficient Dalysis capacity to enable patients to Dialyse away from their home unit.Sign this! Please?Also note on the site: " Due to unexpectedly high volume of users starting petitions on the site, we are having some difficulty meeting our own targets of accepting or rejecting within 5 working days. Please accept our apologies and

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-36316072031069946732007-02-25T18:19:00.000Z2007-02-25T18:19:39.580Z

Which Gas Suppliers Have Really Lowered Prices? - 20/02/2007 - Or are they just kidding?Looks like the energy supplier con-artists are at it again!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-10797411102621135012007-02-16T00:20:00.000Z2007-02-16T00:20:56.325Z

Beware Of These 0% Card Tricks! - 27/09/2006I think this is worth repeating...Balance transfer fees expressed as annual equivalent interest rates (AERs)(based on a transfer of £1,000 which is fully repaid in equal instalments by the end of the 0% deal)Interest-free periodFee of 2%Fee of 2.5%Fee of 3%Fee of 4%Six months7.0% AER8.9% AER10.7% AER14.5% AERNine months4.9% AER6.1% AER7.4% AER9.9%

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1170580590374888282007-02-04T09:16:00.000Z2007-02-04T09:16:30.466Z

thinkbroadband: The UK's largest independent ADSL review site - Your guide to UK broadband Internet.Also watch out for www.adslguide.com - I think it's a commercial site cashing in on the success of the original. Claims to let you 'find and compare all the major broadband services'. But when you compare with those recommended by users on ThinkBroadband.com there are quite a few left out!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1168881792804010212007-01-15T17:23:00.000Z2007-01-15T17:23:12.900Z

BBC - Food - Recipes - Caldo verde (Portuguese green soup)Tried making this the other day...several things to note:1)The recipe in the book lists Port as one of the ingredients - guess who didn't read the recipe all the way through and bought a seemingly unneccessary bottle of port? Doh! (Tastes OK tho!)2) When it says continue sweating the onions and sausage I think you'd have to let them fry a

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1168735046913109502007-01-14T00:37:00.000Z2007-01-14T00:37:26.983Z

At the CrossroadsAn interesting and low key blog about 'things SES' ...though I haven't brought myself to read it all yet...don't want to really as my mind seems to slip into that sanctimonious, 'holier than thou', Queen's speech/BBC received pronunciation that SES people seemed to love to speak when I last had any contact with that organisation.I also noted that the blog header proclaims 'A

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1167931293808921342007-01-04T17:21:00.000Z2007-01-04T17:21:33.883Z

Part 1: Sequencers and software studios. | Dolphin MusicA useful summary of what's out there in the digi-music world.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1166530559641423772006-12-19T12:15:00.000Z2006-12-19T12:15:59.746Z

School abuse inquiry - special report - news - channel4.comA fairly even handed report on the outcome of the limited scope St Vedast and St James Independent Schools Abuse Enquiry. Perhaps more focus could have been given to the governors' claim that this was the first they knew of this. I am sure some of them are the same governors that were there 20+ years ago and some of the new governors

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1164273456462410332006-11-23T09:17:00.000Z2006-11-23T09:17:36.966Z

The SandboxThe sandbox is a open blog re military life in Iraq & Afganistan - amusing at times and also enlightening.This may take the place of Jeremy Botter?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1163680331745711172006-11-16T12:32:00.000Z2006-11-16T12:32:11.913Z

Nvu - The Complete Web Authoring System for Linux, Macintosh and WindowsNeed to have a look at this...hopefully it won't be as complex to use as Dreamweaver or bloat webpages as bad as MS Word...?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1163598275354514512006-11-15T13:44:00.000Z2006-11-15T13:44:35.626Z

The Field Foundation aims and objectivesA useful resource...could perhaps do with a 'What do you do if you realise you ARE a bully?' section....

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1155456172181069402006-08-13T08:02:00.001Z2006-08-13T08:02:52.180Z

Rain Radar from the met office. A quick link as its not so easy to find from their front page.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1155456127884262722006-08-13T08:02:00.000Z2006-08-13T08:02:07.896Z

Rain Radar from the met office. A quick link as its not so easy to find from their front page.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1154960068175724322006-08-07T14:14:00.000Z2006-08-07T14:14:28.240Z

Google Fight : Make this fight with googleFight googlefight VS waste of time

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1154520922572180572006-08-02T12:15:00.000Z2006-08-02T12:15:22.643Z

Enter a URL

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1152717108968867812006-07-12T15:11:00.000Z2006-07-12T15:11:49.026Z

Sudoku - Newsweek.comFree online sudoku with hints - cool

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1150527903287263482006-06-17T07:05:00.000Z2006-06-17T07:05:03.336Z

Aninote.com - YouAreMighty.comUseful site to take the P out of anyone, or when you really do think someone is the best in the world...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1150451748752461472006-06-16T09:55:00.000Z2006-06-16T09:55:48.803Z

Flash Earth ...Google Local and Windows Live Local in FlashExcellent - Google Earth without the downloads - mega cool

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1144051657284571572006-04-03T08:07:00.000Z2006-04-03T08:07:38.576Z

promise.tvRead it and weep, well maybe not, but how much will it cost. Hard drives are cheap I guess.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1143016016710013552006-03-22T08:26:00.000Z2006-03-22T08:26:56.766Z

Van PageA cool T4 van & a not bad web page to show it off - useful links too!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1142438712004620492006-03-15T16:05:00.000Z2006-03-15T16:05:12.096Z

A2 A4Bolts etc. supplied at reasonable prices for one offs.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1139931327328366672006-02-14T15:35:00.000Z2006-02-14T15:35:27.406Z

CatalogUseful list of stuff including GPS / Snugpaks ;)

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1139043937302073122006-02-04T09:05:00.000Z2006-02-04T09:05:37.363Z

OneOfTheLads.comYes, you too can have hours of fun at the car wash...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1138441402610005632006-01-28T09:43:00.000Z2006-01-28T09:43:23.696Z

one red paperclipWill Kyle MacDonald ever get a house... by trading stuff... starting from a red paperclip?Well, he's got as far as a box van (or a cube van as he calls it).Good Luck Kyle!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1137920342154462732006-01-22T08:59:00.000Z2006-01-22T08:59:02.223Z

Southern BirdFound this listed in BritBlog.com as being local, had a nosey & then noticed that its yet another Savern Git wot's moved Ap Norf... I got a few years othe girl tho.. ;)

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1137529886250028682006-01-17T20:31:00.000Z2006-01-17T20:31:26.306Z

St James Independent Schools Inquiry - HomeA professional looking website that appears to counter the St James Schools official website for the so called 'independent' inquiry...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1137182536347132032006-01-13T20:02:00.000Z2006-01-13T20:02:16.396Z

Independent Inquiry ReportSo the report whose title has been spin doctored (Old Boddy seems to have kept his hand in) from 'abuse' to 'discipline policy' willl be available from tomorrow....well we'll see

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1136389675814798602006-01-04T15:47:00.000Z2006-01-04T15:47:55.866Z

Stoves, woodburning, multi-fuel, gas, electric, oil... UK suppliersA useful list of real fire stove suppliers, including some location details... which is nice....

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1136288078749959202006-01-03T11:31:00.000Z2006-01-03T11:34:38.763Z

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1135296199079608272005-12-23T00:03:00.000Z2005-12-23T00:03:19.116Z

Can be tailored to show selected pics...

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OK here are a sequence of pics showing the refitting of the new window winder mech. Not the most exciting subject, but might be useful to someone. The most difficult bit was getting the old mech. out and the new in without bending the control cables too much...Unplug the wires...Unbolt the three motor mounting nuts...Unbolt the lower slide bolt...Unbolt the upper slide bolt...Ease out the motor (

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1133624187506676542005-12-03T15:36:00.000Z2005-12-05T09:54:11.000Z

Seems to be one of the cheaper options for replacing one of these little buggers, cheaper than the renault item (£185 + VAT :o ) anyway

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1132825683958836452005-11-24T09:48:00.000Z2005-11-24T09:48:04.000Z

Need to start looking at utilities like these for website creation as opposed to hand coding pages...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1131359277298927102005-11-07T10:27:00.000Z2005-11-07T10:27:57.370Z

Like it says...Linux award winning distro... Really need to try & have another go at this linux business...gave up when Knoppix wouldn't run on the 'old' PC upstairs...mebbe this will work easier....?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1130329545546730862005-10-26T12:25:00.000Z2005-10-26T12:37:56.720Z

An interesting website that monitors PR & Spin - providing some of the truth behind it. Although on slightly closer examination (I blogged it to read later) there is a certain amount of 'anti-spin' in here too - can't trust anyone these days huh!?!

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1130158278523117952005-10-24T12:51:00.000Z2005-10-24T12:51:21.526Z

Very useful engineers crib sheet...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1129848463620181492005-10-20T22:47:00.000Z2005-10-20T22:47:43.666Z

Unusual and downright vulgar designs to amuse or disgust your friends and enemies.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1129372117072322552005-10-15T10:28:00.000Z2005-10-15T10:28:37.646Z

Could be a useful resource...?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1129017595366744042005-10-11T07:59:00.000Z2005-10-11T08:02:13.923Z

More like scared sh!tless in London....Only just heard about this incident (thanks to NTK ). Have to say I'm not that surprised, but its a chilling tale. How many more people have had this happen, but have not had the means or bravery to go public. Best wishes to David Mery and I hope he gets all his gear back.

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It seems sad that they had to harm the creature just to film it...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1127338256760896612005-09-21T21:30:00.000Z2005-09-21T21:30:56.800Z

May well be accusable (is that a word) of bandwagon jumping here, but this is a thought that has begun to dawn in my tiny brain too. Matching the deeds and some of the words of some well known figures and bodies in the conservation world with reality and with each other, you start to see that they usually each have their own little agenda and 'whole world' conservation is pushed far to the

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1126734163043227572005-09-14T21:32:00.000Z2005-09-14T21:42:43.050Z

Sorry to those few that read this, but no linky for this one as BBC2 have such little faith in this odd program they haven't bothered to set up a web paage. Or maybe that sort of thing is beyond these arty types?Anyway I liked it and it got me feeling all arty - probably along with about the 5 other sad cases who were the total audience tonight. Might have to sharpen up the old chainsaw & try a

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1125872187665387202005-09-04T22:16:00.000Z2005-09-28T11:13:34.783Z

My Neighbours Are Hoors!LOL....Some people live in interesting places...as the old Chinese curse goes...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1125869395952040732005-09-04T21:29:00.000Z2005-09-05T17:52:10.573Z

Amazon Marketplace - a cautionary tale.Buyers using Amazon's marketplace should beware certain traders using slightly 'sharp' practice. Blaming the lack of an 'alternate product' button they are selling goods that are different from the main product advertised. For example you may see a picture of a genuine Olypus battery charger, but what you receive is an alternative, non-Olympus model. There

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1120387853796174602005-07-03T10:50:00.000Z2005-07-03T10:50:53.883Z

Derek Fox Timber - Company Profile, manufacturers of fencing, gates, posts & rails, garden products and garden furnitureA possible source of hammock posts???

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1118325100328049232005-06-09T13:51:00.000Z2005-06-09T13:51:40.380Z

Online Etymology Dictionary Yet another example of what the web is for. An excellent website for word lovers and an interesting bio page of the guy behind it. The web needs more pages like this. ;)

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1118184436279031332005-06-07T22:37:00.000Z2005-08-27T14:42:05.353Z

This was my favourite pic from the trip - Taken at Carlton Country Park on the way home due to no wind.Me enjoying Redcar Beach May 2005

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1112798656240959852005-04-06T14:44:00.000Z2005-04-06T14:44:16.240Z

Waterproof Bags Products from thehopstop One good idea here...and at a reasonable price too...100% waterproof bag for camera...still lets you take pics...will the autofucus still work though...it doesn't say?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1111703653661331522005-03-24T22:34:00.000Z2005-03-24T22:34:13.660Z

Darth Tater Wow...an improvement on Mr Potato Head...but is it worth £10?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1111508161982640972005-03-22T16:16:00.000Z2005-03-22T16:16:01.983Z

jollyinteresting And Jolly interesting it is too. If you want to know about doing your own camper conversion on a transit van

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1110467778739158012005-03-10T15:16:00.000Z2005-03-10T15:16:18.740Z

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | India wins landmark patent battle: "India has won a 10-year-long battle at the European Patent Office (EPO) against a patent granted on an anti-fungal product, derived from neem. "

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1110359719972885282005-03-09T09:14:00.000Z2005-03-09T09:15:19.973Z

Graphical User Interface TimelineINteresting chronological view of the development of the GUI.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1110318681347000502005-03-08T21:48:00.000Z2005-03-08T21:51:21.350Z

Thanks to Office watch for pointing this one out...Genuine Microsoft Publisher for less than £50...plus p&p from US.Click here to buy Microsoft publisher for less than $70...is it worth it? Comments please.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1110299309332574222005-03-08T16:28:00.000Z2005-03-08T16:28:29.333Z

BBC NEWS | Business | UK card fraud rises above ?500m: "Apacs hope that the rising tide of UK fraud will be stemmed by chip and pin technology. " Maybe they should check that banks actually take action as soon as possible when told about cases of fraud. A year or so ago I spotted a spurious entry (phone top up for a network where i don't have a phone) on my online statement. Phoned the bank (egg

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1109847539425736642005-03-03T10:58:00.000Z2005-03-03T10:58:59.426Z

Sainsbury's Bank - Credit Cards - Standard Apply: "Please note the online application form does not support Netscape browsers." Loooks like Sainsburys are excluding a fair (& growing) number of potential new customers here. Hmmm....I wonder how many people don't bother applying for one of Sainsburys Bank's cards because of this...?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1109841376206479532005-03-03T09:16:00.000Z2005-03-03T09:16:16.206Z

Wellhouse Leisure Looks like this place will have to get a visit. some reasonably priced vans...need to find out MPG figures for some of these vehicles tho. I mean what does a 3.0 Toyota Deisel consume? A quick Google (why do I keep using them when they don't list my Blog????....must switch to Yahoo...must switch to Yahoo... :p ) finds this which needs a bit of looking at... Ace Answers ...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1109770032880246552005-03-02T13:27:00.000Z2005-03-02T13:27:12.880Z

GeoURL (2.0) GeoURL is back by the looks of things...well done dude ;)

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1109727481320083492005-03-02T01:38:00.000Z2005-03-02T01:38:01.320Z

Viper Parakart Some neat buggy designs here, including ones with elastomer suspension and a set of front forks similar to those I had visualised.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1109610107126324762005-02-28T17:01:00.000Z2005-02-28T17:01:47.126Z

Hightops, Campervans & Pop-top Motorhomes For Sale Possible source for a van....?

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1109458248730783032005-02-26T22:47:00.000Z2005-02-26T22:53:26.746Z

Probably over a year ago, Horley Kite Nut gave me permision to mirror his excellent link list from the flexifoil forum...Internet Kite Web Site Links...this is the start of what will hopefully be a most useful list.http://kite-talk.blogspot.com/

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1109419921073800502005-02-26T11:57:00.000Z2005-02-26T12:14:15.283Z

Thanks to Adam at Turbulence kites for a demo of the new Flexifoil Bullet. Top kite very fast, and stable yet easy to turn...how do they do that with a 4.5 m kite? Power wise was similar to my 4.5 little devil which I flew straight after in order to compare. Speed wise its difficult to say as the wind was changeing a bit. Upwind-ability seemed slightly better than the LD, but not sure if others'

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1109418573856794792005-02-26T11:45:00.000Z2005-02-26T11:49:33.856Z

Was there something in the old blogger template that upset Google? Or was it just Google trying to be it usual super discriminating self? Top of relevant search results in Yahoo, Altavista & others, but nowhere (or 2 year old archives? ) on Google. Same with yahoo group home pages???

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1108406415646670482005-02-14T18:40:00.000Z2005-02-14T18:40:15.646Z

Linux Introduction A clear, well written intro to Linux. Useful for occasional users as a reference too.

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1108152463250318922005-02-11T19:58:00.000Z2005-02-11T20:07:43.250Z

Cool resource if you don't want the latest version of YIM

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1107879410661010742005-02-08T16:16:00.000Z2005-02-08T16:16:50.660Z

John Clegg & Co - Woodland Specialists Another website with woodlands for sale...

Mike Wizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432837663766815123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630934.post-1107870389902722122005-02-08T13:46:00.000Z2005-02-08T13:46:29.903Z

Cherie Blair calls New Zealanders 'Australian' - Times online (sub) You've got to laugh...while on a tour supposedly in support of the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia, but seemingly also taking the opportunity to flog her £30 biography 'the Goldfish Bowl', our Cherry goes and makes another gaffe....just how dozy is Ms Blair?...and how difficult is it to become a lawyer in this country?

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