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Coroners and 'Justice' Bill
Right people, I very rarely attempt to persuade anybody that they ought to get involved in political or charitable causes because I know how much I detest being pestered by others. However, on this occasion I am not content to send merely my own complaints, for two reasons; firstly, the liberty of the individual is a matter of considerable ( Read more... ) -
Holiday report - Part 3 Desert & last night
One of the things that one learns about on the PADI Open Water Course is nitrogen loading. There are various charts that one needs to learn to use in order to ascertain how long one can remain at certain depths before being required to return to the surface. This is to avoid the bends. It is also inadvisable to fly within 18 hours of multiple dives ( Read more... ) -
Holiday report - Part 2 Diving! (PADI: Go places, do people, catch things)
We had arrived in Sharm reasonably late in the evening. After settling in and having a roof top dinner where jonnytuna made it clear that he required at least three gallons of tahina just for himself, we drank beer on the roof terrace and listened to tales of diving horror and glee until fairly late. As was to become normal, we dragged ourselves out of bed ( Read more... ) -
Holiday report - Part 1 impressions of Sharm el Sheikh
I went on holiday to Egypt with _abby_, jonnytuna, pinksarah and a number of other people whom I had not yet met. The plan was that Abby, myself, Stewart and Pete G would learn to dive while the others went off diving on their own. We would meet again when we had passed our exams and were certified water-safe, and dive as a group ( Read more... ) -
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I think that I just experienced my first earthquake! Did anyone else get thrown around for around 20 seconds? -
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Last night, occurred an incident most curious on my way to the Old Horse public house. I left the house at around a quarter to nine, as is my wont. The weather was inclement and I was wearing a tweed coat, a brown Fedora and a pair of leather gloves. I tell you this not out of a desire to advertise my sartorial elegance, but because without these ( Read more... ) -
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I've just finished Bioshock on the Xbox360. Awesome. The ending was rather perfunctory & not as uplifting as I had hoped. I suspect that there are alternate endings. What shall I do now though? I've been playing it so long that I have forgotten how to read, and I can't buy Halo 3 until the shops open tomorrow. -
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7015154.stm
I'm really rather impressed and surprised by this piece of news. I actually checked to make sure that it wasn't 1st April today! -
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I've had some bizarre cases in Court recently. Yesterday, I was prosecuting a middle aged woman for shoplifting. She had no previous convictions. She went into Boots, walked around taking expensive mascaras and placed them in her bag. She was in the shop for over twenty five minutes, during which time she spoke to every member of staff then on duty ( Read more... ) -
Factoid du jour
Did you know that the current (Catholic) Archbishop of Paris is called Andre Vingt-Trois?