Meters not Pounds

Posted on Fri 25 May 2007 in general

I got my electricity bill this morning. The headline figure of being ~?330 in debt despite the ?94/month direct debit spurred me to actually phone in a more up to date reading. PowerGen, unlike British Gas, always seem to send their meter readers around during the week. The plea …


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14 Days Later

Posted on Fri 25 May 2007 in general • Tagged with films

Fliss has headed back down to the big smoke after spending a lovely two weeks visiting up north. While work has been going crazy it's been really nice to come home to my lovely girlfriend. I'm more than a little sad we are seperated by geography again. On the plus …


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The Run

Posted on Mon 21 May 2007 in general

It didn't go as well as I hoped due to the cramp (or possibly Shin Splints) I developed at the 2.5km stage. It was pretty much a repeat performance of the type of cramp I developed on my Sunday Whitby run. I had to stop running and break into …


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Race Day

Posted on Sun 20 May 2007 in general

Well I'm heading into town in under an hour. My start time is something like 10.15 so hopefully it will all be over by 11.30. I'm meeting up with people at the Knott which is conveniently at the end of the race.


Failed by Google Shocker

Posted on Fri 18 May 2007 in geek

A lesson in reliance on one search engine. I was looking for the number for the Gio restaurent to book a table. Google's results looked promising but the number rung out. Evidently Yell are much more current. I suspect the old details are given more prominence due to old reviews …


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