Monthly Archives: January 2009

Out with the old- in with the new

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Shades

So, we spent the morning after the weekly shop dismantling David’s bed. After lunch, we unpacked the three large heavy flatpack boxes, checked the contents (with a bit of head scratching) and started the long, painful process known as self-assembly … Continue reading →

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Bye bye boy’s bed

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Shades

David’s old Ikea bed has now been dismantled. Here is an auction snap of it when it had been cleared but before we started with the Allen key. Still some stickers to remove if we find a buyer! There isn’t … Continue reading →

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The fan man cometh…

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Shades

The other day, the fan man came to our data centre on his annual pilgrimage. The fire suppression system requires the room to be well sealed so that if it is discharged in anger, it has a good chance of … Continue reading →

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Alternative lifestyles

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Shades

I was bemused to see a brace of Children’s books in ASDA recently about a little cow called Cushy Butterfield. Indeed, one of them was entitled Cushy Butterfield (She’s a little cow) , cover to the right, image from Amazon. This … Continue reading →

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Red dwarf is back!

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Shades

I was interested to read the news that Red Dwarf is going to make a reappearance, arranged by the cable channel DAVE. I’m a big smegheadder, I’ll dig out a couple of photos from the Smegathon I went to in … Continue reading →

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