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Stothert and Pitt.

Posted on 07/03/2013 by Martin

In the late-1970s I worked for a heavy engineering company called Stothert and Pitt, in Bath. I worked on computer systems which controlled such things as stock and production control, Bill of Materials Processing (BoMP) and Production Evaluation and Revue … Continue reading →

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The pub with no beer.

Posted on 03/03/2013 by Martin

Being a Sunday, with nothing else on, I joined The Hash House Harriers for a jog around Hambrook, north of Bristol. “Hashing” consists of social jogging, following a pre-laid trail, and social drinking, usually beer. It’s traditional and aims, usually … Continue reading →

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Uphill, Somerset

Posted on 26/02/2013 by Martin

The spare part for my “big” camera has arrived and Dave Cole in Uphill has fitted it. Brilliant. I was wondering whether I would become too fond of my new “small” camera, but, handy though it is for sticking in … Continue reading →

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The bench

Posted on 25/02/2013 by Martin

As a Christmas present, M made us a rustic garden bench for the allotment. Did I mention the allotment? A week or so ago we had prepared the soil sufficiently for S and me to lug it into place. It’s … Continue reading →

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Cameras

Posted on 23/02/2013 by Martin

Just before we went to London (see below), I dropped my digital SLR camera, complete with telephoto lens, onto the comparatively hard surface of our entrance hall. I’ve carried it, usually in one hand, around much of Europe and Morocco … Continue reading →

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London

Posted on 06/02/2013 by Martin

We’ve been in London for a few days. We stayed near to “The Gherkin”, more prosaically known as 30 St Mary Axe, between Fenchurch Street railway station (where I used to alight from Leigh-on-Sea), and Liverpool Street railway station (which I … Continue reading →

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Photo printing

Posted on 29/01/2013 by Martin

After much research, I had finally found a photo processor who can print, at reasonable cost, photographs larger than A4 (my printers’ maximum size). Quite often the result tends to be rather dark, when compared with a computer monitor. I’m … Continue reading →

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Tapas and “World Folk Jazz”

Posted on 26/01/2013 by Martin

Last night we met Miles at The Lido for a drink and snack. He gave me a portable chess set so that, as well as beating me in person, he can now play, and beat, me via our smart-phones. S … Continue reading →

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Special day

Posted on 25/01/2013 by Martin

Burns Night, as well as other causes for celebration. The snow has gone outside our house, but is still quite deep in surrounding countryside. A walk thought Ashton Court, Leigh Woods and Abbots’ Pool was quite icy. This igloo had … Continue reading →

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Retail Therapy

Posted on 24/01/2013 by Martin

As my computer course was cancelled yesterday, S suggested that we go “up to The Mall”, a huge retail park north of Bristol. There is nothing we need to buy, but as it was, by now, sleeting, and the ground … Continue reading →

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