I don’t know if the humour of this situation will come across in print. I was working in Hartlepool with a group today called the Warrior Women. This ICT centre had the feeling of the Marie Celeste and when we tried to log on we were getting nowhere with usernames and passwords. We were almost … Read more
Molly and me took off on a mini holiday at the weekend. We headed for Boroughbridge to stay here . Before arriving at our hotel we visited Castle Howard and spent about 4 hours in this atmospheric place. We arrived at our hotel late afternoon and immediately took advantage of the hotels gymn. I particularly … Read more
Had a Sunday drive today and came to a very interesting spot. I had a strong feeling that the river was flowing the “wrong” way. Read more! »
In 1999 a guy in Australia sent me 40 photographs of King George V and Queen Mary visiting shipyards in our area. He also sent me the Smiths Docks Role of Honour with hundreds of names of dock workers who served during the war. Mike Conquest sent me these family heirlooms as he assumed I … Read more
I live very close to Teesside Airport. ìAir force Oneî flew over my house and landed there so that ol’ buddies Tony Blair and George Doublyuh could have a nice visit. When I mentioned in a forum an American replied ìgee I’m sorryî I had some inside information so me and a friend Andrew went … Read more
Today is my 22nd wedding anniversary. I came across the document below left that shows this month marks another, and some would say (don’t tell my wife) an even more important one. See below, me and that red strat have been together for 27 years and never a cross word!