Chimney swept for the winter to go with the mysterious 250kg bags of coal in the bunker!
It’s a bloody messy job.

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If you haven’t already tried it, ubiquity for Firefox is excellent.
It is alpha release, so it’s probably a bit buggy, but it’s just like using Quicksilver for OS X, except in a browser.
It’s supposed to be a productivity tool, but like most productivity tools, I’ll be playing with it rather than doing any work.

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Today, I bought a bench top power supply from Maplin.
I’m not quite sure what I’m doing, but I bought a connector to suit my Bike Light battery pack.
The batteries are 2500mAh, so using the advise of a knowledgable chap at work, he suggested that I should charge at 2.5A for 1 hour.
I ran it for [...]

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I got up early this morning and took a journey down to the sea. Here a visited a local monger and purchased some good to honest fish and a pint of prawns. Using the potatoes from the allotment, I have turned the selection into a fish pie. Thank you Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for [...]

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Well I’ve been trying to get healthier, save money and be a bit greener by cycling a couple of days a week to work.
Well I’m almost sure I’m healthier, although I seem to be eating a lot more chocolate than I ever did before. Being a more savoury type of person, I never have the [...]

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Well, it’s been a whole year since I made my High Powered Bike Light out of a 10W halogen bulb and some plumbing fittings.
Well, the batteries have been distributed in remotes and torches, but it is time to resurect the project.
With access to a 3D printer, a new housing has been printed and a hand [...]

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Well the final Matt Wood Festival of Speed happened.
It was a great day as usual. A huge crowd turned out with 14 teams of 4 and spectators, filled Woody’s back garden.
Even though it was the first year which rained (maybe an omen to say that it should continue), spirits couldn’t be dampened.
I could report on [...]

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