All articles from: December, 2006

Merry Christmas

Posted on 25 December, 2006 by Dave and has no comments yet.

It’s the sea­son of good­will, cheer and togeth­er­ness.
Take the time, if you can, to remem­ber sol­it­ary neigh­bours, fam­ily and friends and make sure they have some com­pany this year. In parts of East­ern Europe there’s a tra­di­tion of keep­ing one place empty and ready at the din­ner table for the lost trav­el­ler. A […]

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Wheels are Dangerous

Posted on 13 December, 2006 by Dave and has 1 comment.

This poor guy didn’t real­ise what hit him.
It shows, to me at least, the import­ance of always hav­ing a little bit of a safety men­tal­ity when work­ing on cars and trucks. It’s easy to get com­pla­cent, but with the large amounts of energy involved in mov­ing our vehicles around, the danger is always present. […]

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Liverpool Airport (Speke)

Posted on 10 December, 2006 by Dave and has 1 comment.

Liv­er­pool has one of those small air­ports that’s done rather well over the past dec­ade. A rise in air travel has been good for many air­ports, yet Liverpool’s Speke air­port (now known as Liv­er­pool John Len­non Air­port) has done espe­cially well.
Why? Because first of all they worked well with easyJet — with a combination […]

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Balloon Racing — Beautiful

Posted on 6 December, 2006 by Dave and has no comments yet.

This is a beau­ti­ful piece of time-lapse pho­to­graphy, some­thing I’ve just star­ted exper­i­ment­ing with. If my videos are as good as this guy’s, I’ll be a happy chappy.

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