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Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Agriculture

I have been helping my brother on his farm recently. We have:

  • Smashed down an old wall with the use of a sledgehammer, bringing down a massive old beam and some rafters
  • Dug through rubble, reclaimed shaped stones and piled them in a barn
  • Chopped down some trees with the use of a chainsaw
  • Piled the trees onto a bonfire and threw buckets of diesel on it.

As a result, I have:

  • Improved reaction time for leaping out of the way of collapsing buildings
  • Realised working on computers for a period of years leaves you with pathetic weak flimsy wrists
  • Fallen in love with the arboreal nemesis
  • Reproduced a mushroom cloud similar to that of Hiroshima, but a little smaller.
Finally, I have sat on my brother's tractor, but have yet to drive it. That is an adventure for another day.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Rover

Good news: I own a Rover 214 16V SEI- I'll put a picture up soon; in the meantime, it's the 3 door version of this car. Same colour an' all.

After spending 10 years not driving and most of last year testing a rally game with steering wheel and foot pedals, adjusting to real driving is not as easy as I had thought- keeping high revs, taking corners too fast and accelerating swiftly. I think I'll give my old driving instructor a call and get a few refresher lessons.
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Thursday, February 17, 2005

Unsuccessful

The first letter of rejection arrived this morning, the demoralising effect countered by the accreditation of £23.85 worth of Job Seeker's Allowance.

The incorrect amount, as wearly expected, but enough to purchase some liquid that has an effect upon one's mood.
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Friday, February 11, 2005

Canada

Northern Ireland 0 - 1 Canada

Highlight? The Norn Iron supporters chanting "USA! USA!" at the Canadian team and their 30 or so fans.
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Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Special

Broadband will not be activated until the 24th of February. The budget ISPs will not permit a pre-emptive order for this date- they unhelpfully inform that broadband will not be activated until the 24th of February, when an order can be placed, then (after a 5 to 7 day activation period) the magic interwebnet rays will be beamed into phone sockets.

It feels like I'm missing a limb without the information autobahn (apologies to the sub-limbinal: I can't think of a politically correct metaphor). For example, the whole process of buying a car is proving tedious- examining the weekly local newspaper, referring to Auto Trader and Which? car price guide and guessing insurance quotes are inaccurate and would be unnecessary with digital sorcery.




The special school is holding a class in the library right now. I have to leave.
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