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Category Archives: Not particularly Preston
Inception
Best film for ages, began to feel high at the fantastic idea behind it. Need to keep alert to follow the multi-threaded story. Great music. Was I dreaming? Couldn’t help thinking Leonardo Di Caprio has developed a hint of Marlon Brando or was … Continue reading
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England 1 USA 1, a night to not remember
If you believe in wearing a lucky pullover then maybe the ITV commentators comment 8 minutes before half-time that Fabio Capello would be satisfied at half-time was an omen of doom. Even without my pullover I knew they’d score when … Continue reading
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Gas Strikes Ahead
While I’m on the theme of strikes, todays papers say 8,000 British Gas fitters have voted to go on strike over bullying by management. The BBC say the union haven’t told British Gas what the dispute is about although it seems … Continue reading
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National Trust not near here
The National Trust list of properties doesn’t have much in this area. Rufford Hall and Formby are the two most local sites. Gawthorpe Hall is in East Lancashire. Then you head into Cheshire or Cumbria for the next ones. Across England; Lincolnshire … Continue reading
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Peace at Christmas
President Obama made a great speech with many messages in Oslo when receiving his Nobel Peace Prize. The part below stood out as a lesson to everyone if viewed in the context of your personal life. ‘I know that engagement with repressive regimes … Continue reading
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Tottenham 1 Wigan 9, Preston v Newcastle
Amazing away win for Wigan. I’m not a Wigan fan but I don’t like to see teams being thrashed. I thought the defence was very poor and made the opposition attackers look much better than they are. Today people are saying their … Continue reading
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X factor prediction
Started watching X factor last year and was hooked. Discounting YouTube hits, here are my predictions, it was harder than I thought – and probably completely wrong. 9th – Lloyd - nice bloke, a bit overwhelmed, voice not strong. 8th – Ollie … Continue reading
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Internet Explorer Version 8 and 10 minutes to get football results in the brave new digital TV world
As a part-time web designer I find IE8 has gone from the extreme of earlier issues to the other extreme in terms of using web-standards. My web-design software puts special code into pages to allow for the foibles of earlier versions … Continue reading
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North v South and the meaning of life
Watched John Prescott on TV last night with his wife on the subject of north v south. Quite like John Prescott he’s a down to earth type who can stand his corner, although him and his wife especially like their fancy … Continue reading
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Visit to Manchester
Drove to Manchester for a Saturday excursion, weather was very nice as well. Almost didn’t when we heard about the demonstration planned but we didn’t see anything like that although police on horseback were prominent. Manchester gets more impressive each … Continue reading
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International and National powerplay week
Interesting week. Irish vote to sign the EU Reform Treaty also known as the Lisbon Treaty. It’s now a bit of a tightrope for the Conservatives as to whether the Poles and Czechs sign before an election in the UK. If … Continue reading
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Sustainable house standards – 2016 and all that
There has been talk in the news recently about the standards for houses to meet ‘low carbon’ requirements. Developers say it will cost £30,000 to meet the 2016 ‘zero carbon’ standard. Although it is also said the cost is overstated … Continue reading
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Edinburgh Fringe Report
Shouldn’t be on this blog but a few August days in Edinburgh. Six shows, an art exhibition and a few bits and pieces. Our tale as it happened. Best of John Betjemen – St Cuthberts Church – It’s not advertised … Continue reading
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News and facts on the BBC
Off topic. According to the BBC website a new build UK house is just under a third of the size of an Australian or American house. Then in the small print it says the UK survey is based on asking owners of … Continue reading
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Day Trip to Blackpool – Rolling Stones and Vulcan
I wasn’t going to write but the worst TV programme I’ve ever seen was driving me crazy in the lounge, something about Jam and Jerusalem. Up till then it’s been a good day with full sun and we went to several … Continue reading
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National Politics: A couple of recent events – the Con. Lab. Speaker and the £9.6m man
I don’t like putting national stuff on here but sometimes I get a bit fired up. So a note on a couple of things that came out yesterday. Lets see if these are storms in teacups or just a further step … Continue reading
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Blackpools £100m investment
The government announced the go-ahead for new track and trains along the prom between Starr Gate at South Shore and Fleetwood. A new tram depot is included all to be up and running in 2012. Maybe this is part of the recession beating infrastructure … Continue reading
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CD factory closure in Blackburn
Disappointing to see a factory closure imminent, not too far away in Blackburn. An American company called EDC, Entertainment Distribution Company, is closing the CD replicating facility that employs over 200 people in mid-year. The factory was bought by EDC in … Continue reading
Antiques Road Show filming at Blackpool
We read that the Antiques Road Show was filming in Blackpool Tower Ballroom today and decided to take a look. After a sunny week it was misty on the front with a cool breeze at 9am. We arrived just after it … Continue reading
Salford Quays visit
How far out of Preston can I write about, probably not as far as Salford but here goes. We had a day out there earlier this week, not a bad drive along the M602 and a couple of right turns. … Continue reading
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