Thursday 29 February 2008 21:05
We've looked at the planning application for the old church in a little more depth. The pictures show the view from our garden, as it is now and (unfortunately) how it could be. We'rre going to work on our objection to the application over the weekend; we've given it some thought (unusual for us) and realised that if we hate it when it's completed and hadn't objected we'd have no one to blame but ourselves.
Thursday 28 January 2008 24:18
We're currently in Manchester after having seen the Eels. Although substantially reduced in number, they were very good. The venue, Bridgewater Hall, was pretty good, but I'm looking forward to seeing them at the Sage on Saturday.
Wednesday 20 February 2008 22:20
One of the things that originally prompted us to put an offer in for what's now our house, after viewing it for only a few minutes, was the garden. It was overgrown, wild even. And overlooked. By a very nice old church that is.However, a planning application (ref DC/08/00177/COU) may result in this.
You can see the outline of our house in profile (technically, it's next door); the big lump on the end will overlook our garden. We're currently debating an objection.
Friday 15 January 2008 23:12
1516 was a very good year, you know. A year with a huge impact on humankind; one that is with us today. Well, some of us. I find it incredible that almost 500 years ago someone came up with the idea that beer should be made from only water malt and hops. Perhaps even more incredible is that the German purity law is still with us. Regrettably, said legislation does not apply to the UK. This means, of course, that traditional British beer is generally full of rubbish. Fortunately, I'm in the company of Mr Becks this evening. I should add that Mr Becks produces a most delicious (imported) beverage in accordance with the aforementioned purity law.
Thursday 14 January 2008 21:52
In 1988, I splashed out £400 on a shiny new laser printer, an Epson EPL5700. I could have bought a computer for that price, but I'd wanted a decent printer for ages. And I couldn't resist the offer of a free inkjet printer. Sadly, the inkjet passed away a few years ago and the laser was retired around three years ago when the toner ran out. Replacement cartridges were around £75 and it just wasn't cost effective since I could have bought a couple of cheap inkjets for that price. Well, two deceased inkjets later I've found remanufactured laser cartridges (a snip at £25) and the old Epson is back in use again. What's more, a wireless print server will soon be added. Evidence, I'd argue, that the original £400 was well spent.
I'd debating adding a picture of my old printer, but (while on the subject of old IT) I decided on a picture of my lovely old (1981) model 5151 IBM PC. A true bargain in the mid 90s for 20 quid. The keyboard may be incredibly heavy (it's metal and weighted) with huge clicky keys, there may be no hard disk (but there are two 5.25" floppies and a cassette interface), the monitor may only have a green (text only) screen, oh and it doesn't actually power up any longer (I think the power supply has expired), but it's simply a beautiful object.
Sunday 3 January 2008 22:12
I realise I've not mentioned the bedroom for a while. That doesn't mean that I've not made any more progress; in fact the opposite's true. The problem's been that it's slow going and every little job just takes so long. Anyway, today saw an important development ...
Saturday 2 February 2008 23:18
Last night, we were supposed to go to see Morrissey at the Sunderland
Empire. Fortunately Unfortunately, due to heavy snow,
roads were closed and I was delayed in my return home from meetings in
Liverpool. This meant that I was unable to see this talented man in concert.
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