Wednesday, 19th December 2012 by Pete

The BMC are encouraging their membership to stand up be counted by signing the
No Nuclear Dump In The Lake District e-petition...
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BMC, nuclear dump, petition, rant
Wednesday, 26th September 2012 by Pete
I don’t understand imperial measurements: and typically the Americans add extra levels of screwiness!
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Uncategorized |
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rant, star trek
Wednesday, 1st June 2011 by Pete D
Lower Scout Crag looks as though it’s been hit by exploding chalk bags, but actually it’s the result of filming for a telly programme.
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rant, TV
Tuesday, 26th April 2011 by Pete

The rock climbing and (mostly) the gardening meant we needed a rest day - our hands and backs were wrecked! Of course a rest day didn't mean a day of idleness...
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4x4, horses, rant
Wednesday, 15th September 2010 by Pete
What’s wrong with this picture? I know it’s not a massive time difference, but it is another indictment of Virgin Trains!
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railway, rant
Friday, 10th September 2010 by Pete

Should Richard Branson be such a revered figure of British industry? Well, if you consider being able to formulate a business plan that charges more for catching a train from
Carlisle to London than flying from
Manchester to New York a shrewd business model, yes, I suppose he should...
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Travel |
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airplane, cars, railway, rant
Tuesday, 3rd November 2009 by Pete
When something is broken, what should be done about it? For example, if an expensive watch has stopped telling the time do you a) throw it away, b) leave it to provide nothing more than a pretty but useless ornament, or c) have it fixed to fulfil it’s original purpose? Another example might be if [...]
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Hunting, Politics |
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hunt, rant
Saturday, 10th October 2009 by admin
First, a big “sorry” to everyone using the site! Over the past few days the site has been loading very slowly. It isn’t my fault – it’s a new feature the web host (BlueHost) has introduced…
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blog, host, rant