Having broken my snow chains this week I went looking for some new ones.  I have found a site that is worth a visit: RoofBox

As you will see on the site it is the simplest thing to find the kit that you need.  Simply enter the car make and model and it will [...]

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Having had some decent snow in the last couple of days we are looking forward to it staying until tomorrow so that we can have a white Christmas.  At the moment it looks like that will be the case.  Fingers crossed!
Yesterday morning we were treated to some fascinating winter scenes and some interesting ice formations.
Ice [...]

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How is it in England that we have collective amnesia every time it snows.  It would appear that drivers suffer this more than most.  We forget the basics of the road, the simple maneuvers and how to park.
Last night we had some really sticky snow and cold conditions, nothing out of the ordinary for most [...]

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I am very proud of my parents and how they have provided for me over time and always been there for me.  I have just been sent this picture from Remembrance Sunday when dad was laying the wreath at the war memorial in Horsell. 
Both Mum and Dad served our country and I am very [...]

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A couple of weeks ago I was saying how much I love the mornings in winter when you wake up to bright blue skies and a crisp cold morning.  It was one of those days.  The view from the window looked like this:

Roll forward a few days and this was the view from the [...]

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It was my first visit to Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport and I parked in the short term car park while attending a meeting at the Sofitel luxury hotel next door.  While waiting for the lift I saw this machine:
 
It gets you to insert your parking ticket in to the slot and then [...]

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It was announced yesterday that the £6 per year per land line tax to fund rural super fast broadband would be going ahead.
The idea is that this tax is spent on providing broadband for the 30% of homes that experts think will be by-passed by commercial fast broadband plans.
Interestingly this appears to relate to the [...]

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The Annual Cookham Dean pantomime took place this weekend and was once again a rather funny affair.  The story was based loosely on the tale of Jack and the bean stalk, mixed with Goldilocks and the three bears.  Combine this with a theme from the Dean, the post office in the pub and the gravity [...]

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I love the mornings in winter when you wake up to bright blue skies and a crisp cold morning.  Today is one of those days. 
What could be better than having a view from your desk that looks like this?

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This may not be immediately apparent but Google have launched a new look for the home page.  When you go to the Google home page all you get is this….

Until you move your mouse.  This is when the fade-in happens…

The rationale from Google is straightforward:
“Since most users who are interested in clicking [...]

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