Too many sub-contractors
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in life
I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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We’ve just had solar PV panels installed. It’s all fine and we’re now generating our own electricity so I don’t worry about leaving the lights on any more but the process has been slightly, I don’t want to overstate it,…
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Year 1 at Uni: 1966 and all that
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in reminiscence1966: England won the World Cup and I went ‘up’ to Cambridge. I’d had the best part of a year out, nowadays it’s called a gap year, and I was going to be back in full time education again. It…
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Stent plus two
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in lifeToday is exactly two years since I got my stent. I’m particularly aware of this because Google Photos has told me with pictures of my journey from Addenbrooke’s to Royal. Papworth. Of course lots more has happened in those years…
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My week; 16-21 August 2021
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in lifeI’m not so busy these days. I’m no longer a county councillor and I only do a limited amount of business. However I am still a parish councillor and a trustee at the Eastern Learning Alliance. These two positions are…
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Exam results remembered
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in reminiscenceIt happens every year these days. Exam results are published, students go into their schools to pick up their envelopes and the TV cameras are on hand to capture the delight of these who’ve got what they need and/or exceeded…
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Photo of the Month: Jul 2021
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in photosWe were due to be in Yorkshire for the weekend to stay with Clare’s family and for me to go the cricket with Alex and we booked a night in Stamford on the way up. Unfortunately everyone except Clare tested…
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Living off the NHS
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in lifeAs if my angioplasty wasn’t enough of a drain on the already stretched NHS finances I’ve been on a drug regimen since which I’m sure isn’t exactly low cost. I’m down to four medicines now, two each morning and evening,…
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I’m Welsh: who do I support?
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in lifeNorman Tebbitt challenged the patriotism of ethnic minorities in the UK in terms of the ‘cricket test’. Who for example would someone of Indian heritage support when India was playing the MCC?
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5 business books I’ve read
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in 5 bestI’ve bought my fair share of business books, started most of them and finished a few. I’m not sure that much of this time has been well spent but these five were a good investment and I’d read them again.
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Photo of the Month: Jun 2021
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in photosI offer this shot of King’s College Chapel for PotM with some trepidation. Firstly because it’s a cliché and secondly because it’s been subject to a lot more post-processing than is my normal practice. It was a summer’s evening and…
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