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Lower Scout Crag – GRRRRRRR!

Pete D — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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. About a month ago, the crag stood in for Piz Badile for several days and nights. The white stuff was sprayed on to simulate ice and verglas during a night shoot. [...]

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Borrowdale Biking

Pete — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:35:56 +0000

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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What’s wrong with this?

Pete — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:17:35 +0000

What’s wrong with this picture? I know it’s not a massive time difference, but it is another indictment of Virgin Trains! It made me laugh too – the stupidity of the train operators to say “on time” when it clearly isn’t. When, if ever, will West Coast mainline and Virgin trains get their acts together? [...]

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The great Virgin Trains Rip-off ?

Pete — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:56:53 +0000

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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Broken Laws

Pete — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:22 +0000

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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BlueHost Strangles Site with CPU Throttling

Admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:46:59 +0000

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… Read on to learn more. It wasn’t until I found the BlueHost & HostMonster User Alert: CPU Throttling article [...]

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Why there are lakes in the Lakes

Pete — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:10:10 +0000

I had thought that the wetness of last year’s August weather could not be beaten, we had 199.8 mm of rain in August last year. But it can be, this year we’ve had a staggering 212.4 mm in August! Although there aren’t many year’s of data to go on (the past two years of data [...]

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A run around Dalmahoy hotel

Pete — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:36:08 +0000

Stuck up near Edinburgh with work (which – BTW – sucks! ) I’ve been looking for ways to occupy myself and take advantage of the long Scottish summer evenings… Especially to help combat the effects of hotel and fast food; too much of which has significant lard building capabilities without enough exercise. My hotel, although [...]

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Petite Aiguille Verte

Pete — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:20:18 +0000

We'd set the alarm to get us out early today; it failed!

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BMW 3 Series, Run Flat Tyres…

Pete — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:20:45 +0000

BMW have whole heartedly adopted run-flat tyres across their range (except M cars). The benefits of these tyres seem to boil down to a solitary point; that is, if you have a puncture at high speed (say on the motorway), the run-flat tyre will not explode and cause an almighty crash! Oh, I suppose an [...]

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All open at Cairngorm

David — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:09:11 +0000

Perfect conditions in Scotland day 1...

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Betws-y-Coed Cakes

Pete — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:20:49 +0000

We enjoyed a cake and coffee at the train station in Betws-y-Coed...

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London; not so bad as a tourist…

Pete — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:38:28 +0000

We normally only go to London for work - which is pretty dull, not only because it's work (which sucks), but because it is also very busy, dirty and not by choice. So, thanks to our opportunity...

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Network Rail Sucks!

Pete — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:57:05 +0000

I was supposed to be in Walsall for work today. But Network Rail had other ideas! Despite a 5am start to get there in time, a three hour delay...

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Bad Weather Decision…

Pete — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:44:57 +0000

With a CC PSC meeting in the Wye Valley this weekend I had hoped to climb at Shorn Cliff or maybe Wintour's Leap, but the weather forecast was bad for the whole of the UK - or so we thought...

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Three Peaks Challenge

Pete — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:26:01 +0000

The Three Peaks Challenge, reaching the highest summits of Scotland, England and Wales (Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon respectively) within 24 hours is a poplar objective for many walkers. With this much walking to do, the longest days of the year around mid-June are perhaps the busiest challenge days. Consequently the weekend just past was [...]

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