I’ve done my fair share of constructing flat-pack cabinets, and browsing aisles piled to the roof with random implements I can’t figure out a name or use for. Somehow though, I was never sufficiently motivated enough to go to the effort of travelling afar in search of amazing bargains to that great superstore in the [...]
The great ice age of 2010
January 19th, 2010 · home
The cold snap we were experiencing at Christmas slowly progressed into an ice age that held parts of the country frozen in time for days. Outdoors, the world had been transformed into into something unrecognisable, with a thick layer of ice and snow blanketing everything. It was suddenly commonplace for there to be sheets of ice lurking around every corner, just waiting to catch an unsuspecting victim. Despite the instinct to hibernate until the worst was over, the weather really wasn’t all that bad – the real problem was being unprepared for something that only happens once in a blue moon in this country. It’s hard to criticise people for being poor at driving in these conditions when they don’t get much practise, and the roads are poorly gritted, if at all.
How many men does it take to talk a drunk down off a pylon?
January 5th, 2010 · home
Despite expectations that normal weather service would resume shortly after Christmas, the chilly weather continued on well into the New Year. Most of us resigned ourselves to limiting our outdoor activity and making the most of the remaining days off work indoors. This was an excellent excuse to sit on the couch and catch up [...]
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Sliding into a new year
January 1st, 2010 · home
As the last few days of 2009 passed by, the icy reach of winter extended across the country forcing everyone indoors around the fire. People here are accustomed to a relatively mild Christmas where it almost never snows. The worst of the weather is usually saved up for around February and March. The bitter cold [...]
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Round the World – it was the best of times, it was the worst of times
December 31st, 2009 · travel
One of the most common questions since we got home is “What was the best thing?”. What seems like a simple question is actually a hard one to answer honestly. We covered so much ground on our round the world trip and did such a variety of different things, that it’s hard to single out [...]
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