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Wake up Britain!
After years of careful dilution of the democratic principles on which or country is run the Labour government is finally in a position to attempt the coup de grâce on our democracy. They wish to pass a bill which will…
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The Bandit in winter
Sorry about the poor quality this was taken on my camera phone just before heading home. Seconds after this shot it started snowing again. Lovely fluffy snowflakes. It was fun riding home.
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Learning from friends
The weather people have been making dire predictions over the last few days. Apparently England's about to have a weeklong ice age etc etc yada yada. But I don't believe 'em. Why? Well Spring starts soon and when it…
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Like the guy who ate the marshmallow
I had a dream last night and in that dream someone punched me in the mouth (don't ask who or why, I don't remember). When I got punched a tooth got knocked out and I remember feeling around my mouth with my tongue and…
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Assassination attempts
Tuesday night on the way home they were trying to kill me. On the Longbridge roundabout (a large multi-lane junction on my commute) I was in the empty left hand lane when the right hand lane, which was full, ground to a…
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NO2ID
The Telegraph has a good clear piece on the ID card bill today and I feel I should post it up her for my small readership to see. Today, MPs have the opportunity to kill off the Government's wretched ID cards scheme and…
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Movin' on
There's been so much going on in my life recently and I'm only getting around to blogging it now. On the very day that I binned my Zed I received the formal job offer for a job I'd applied for. On the 20th of February I…
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Looking for America
This is the last major piece of news that I've been failing to blog: I recently received some money that's been coming to me and it's enough to finance a trip to the States to visit my Dad in Oklahoma. I intend to get a…
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Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead
I've been trying to write this post for over two weeks now, every time I start it something distracts me or a wave of apathy overwhelms me; I guess because it's painful to write. A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to…
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Call me "Spanners"
This weekend just gone I changed the chain and sprocket set on my Suzuki GSF400 Bandit. I was supervised by Simbo but I'm still very proud that I managed relatively major surgery. As an aside I have no idea what the…
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Northants Accident Investigation Unit
I haven't blogged in ages, I know. And there's loads of stuff I need to tell you guys but first I've promised various people that I would write up a day out I had recently. You see whilst at a charity moped racing event…
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Big brother
I don't understand why the UK media isn't making more of this ?
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Messenger 8 invitations
It seems MS have taken a leaf out of Google's book with the new version of MSN Messenger. It's now called Windows Messenger Live and it's by invitation only. MS must have watched the spread of Gmail invitations with…
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For the chap on the GSXR
on the A46 towards the Longbridge roundabout: You'll ride at over the ton but you won't filter? Oddness... oh and nice bike.
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Todays favourite quote
" A person who is nice to you but rude to a waiter is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.) " Shamelessly stolen from Dave Barry, Nationally Syndicated Columnist. He is so right.
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Riding tips from a newbie no.1
Use the traffic to block for you. Q: When do bikers get taken out? A: When cars pull out in front of us at junctions. AKA the SMIDSY (Sorry mate I didn't see you). A potential solution that I've found myself using in…
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Paranoia
Do you ever wonder as you hit the post button on a political post if one day, in some potential future, " they'll " come for you?
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Furious from Coventry
I'm so angry I can't post coherently right now, instead I'll just give the link that has enraged me: Vehicle movement database
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A comment on the proposed terror laws.
A just democracy will always be a balance between the judiciary, the police force and the legislature. The Police force will always want greater powers to enable them to do their job but it is the job of the law makers…
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Visual Studio 2005
It's that time again. Blog guilt is creeping up on me and I have to think of something to say. I'd post some bike related trivia but I suspect that only Mick cares about the bike stuff. So what do I say instead? It…