Monthly Archives: March 2009

The old boiler

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Shades

No, this isn’t a diatribe about “her indoors”, it is about boilers of the heating variety. I can remember a visit to Beamish museum in its early days, probably in the late 70s. In amongst the arcana was a rather … Continue reading →

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Shave and a haircut…

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Shades

A decade or two ago, I did the sound for a number of Annual National Conferences for 18 Plus. There were two main goals- clarity for the audience and capturing the audio for posterity (well, for production of the Minutes, … Continue reading →

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A letter from a BNP Member

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Shades

This morning, I found a large C4 size brown envelope on my doormat. It was unstamped with my name and address printed out and sellotaped onto the front. Inside were 28 sheets of a single sided black & white photocopy … Continue reading →

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Somebody had to say it…

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Shades

I bet you won’t see this on the BBC- Dan Hannan MEP calls the Prime Mentalist’s bluff. Daniel Hannan and Douglas Carswell wrote the plan- and Gordon doesn’t feature in it. (Hat tip to Bristol Dave, where I saw it … Continue reading →

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Mothers Day

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Shades

We had a last minute decision to go for a lunch to Fusia, the all you can eat noodle bar in Bradford Centenary Square.  (I’d had a mailsho at work about it). I’ve been there once before for a Contractor … Continue reading →

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