This is a new take on the UK road signs.. and a short story

The short story…
His request approved, the CNN News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight. He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at [...]

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Instead of turning up to rugby Pete, Giles, Mike (me) and Giles’s mate Simon headed off to the other side of Wolverhampton to complete the 2010 Tough Guy.
 
 
Arriving on site at 8am we discovered that the conditions were “frozen solid” and that it had started to snow.  We walked around the site to have [...]

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With only a few hours to go before the Tough Guy race / challenge / obstacle course it is strange just how many things can play on your mind.  Having prepared my kit, twice made sure that everything that I need is in place and rechecked the weather, it has dawned on me that I [...]

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TUESDAY, January, 5 2010 JFK International Airport
A teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member [...]

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Here is the family picture from Christmas 2009

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This time we managed to get the cars home before the snow could cause us any trouble.  However getting up early meant that we were able to create a snow sculpture before heading off to work…

Zach edited the snowman just after this picture was taken….  11 Year olds imaginations, need I say more.

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It is done!  I have completed the challenge 400 sit-ups each day for 400 days.  I have lost 20kg, (3stone 2lbs or 44lbs for my American friends) and have reduced my waist by 10.16cm or 4 inches!
The result is that I have almost got a 6 pack, however I suspect that my lack of a [...]

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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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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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