Monthly Archives: May 2008

Day on the beach

Despite the holiday starting with weather warnings from the Met office, heavy rain and high winds (a joy to experience in a tent), we did get some excellent weather down on the beach. The party had several dogs. We have two: Tag on the left and Kitch on the right. This holiday is the first …

29 May 2008 – 17:28 | By kyber | Posted in Holidays | Tagged , , , | View Comments

A change of campsite for our late May Bank Holiday breaks

For the last few years, we have camped at Howleston holiday park overlooking the bay at Little Haven (tourist info). A moderate cliff walk takes you down to Little Haven that has little save a few pubs and a pleasant beach. A longer walk (or tricky drive) takes you through to the slightly more developed …

26 May 2008 – 18:06 | By kyber | Posted in blog | View Comments

Dreadful drive to the campsite

The Met office posted severe weather warnings, and they were not kidding. Much of the drive down to Pembrokshire earlier today was in very heavy – torrential – rain. Visibility was obviously very limited. It always takes longer when towing the trailer – not because of any weakness on the part of the car but …

25 May 2008 – 22:18 | By kyber | Posted in blog | Tagged | View Comments

Doctor Who Day and the Fish Tank

We are not exactly fanatics, I mean we do not dress up, but we are fans. My kids do not watch much tv but this is one of the exceptions (as are Torchwood and Heroes) and we tend to watch it as a family and unusually watch when it is broadcast (rather than one playback …

24 May 2008 – 22:26 | By kyber | Posted in blog | Tagged , | View Comments

Happy Birthday to me

Ah, the joys of a birthday on a Friday just before a holiday. A great excuse to have the day off. Travelled home last night at a reasonable time (which took a special effort). Kids were at school, wife at work so just me, the fish and the dogs for most of the day. It …

23 May 2008 – 10:10 | By kyber | Posted in blog | Tagged , | View Comments

Free drinks in the club room

I decided not to work at the hotel this evening – I need a break, and should think about winding down ready for my holiday (the family get a big angry if I spend too much time thinking about work). I have just been to the club-room and had some free drinks. I rarely drinks …

21 May 2008 – 20:39 | By kyber | Posted in blog | Tagged , | View Comments

Broke my specs

With amazing timing, I have broken my specs. This is a recent pair with good quality varifocal lenses with severa coatings. I think the frames were from an older Vision Express pair – my first varifocals which were not good (Vision Express had given me an inferior and older design of varifocal lens – guess …

20 May 2008 – 08:32 | By kyber | Posted in blog | Tagged | View Comments

Nice room if you can get one

Every now and then, a hotel sends you to a room which already has someone in it. Over the years, I have had people walk in on me several times. This is uncomfortable for all concerned, especially if I have just come from the shower, and a little threatening. Intrusion would be prevented if one …

20 May 2008 – 08:21 | By kyber | Posted in blog | View Comments

A tiring week but a holiday to look forward to

I had promised myself that this week just gone by would see me making the effort to swim everyday, eat sensibly, and get away from work at a sensible time. As it turned out, I swam only once, ate badly most of the time, and worked even later than usual (both leaving the office late …

18 May 2008 – 07:17 | By kyber | Posted in blog | Tagged | View Comments

Another day in the office

Quote of the day: To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of whom are absent. – Robert Copeland I have a somewhat odd role at the moment. Not unusual for me. This time I have gone from leading some slightly odd development projects as part of a …

12 May 2008 – 20:55 | By kyber | Posted in Health | Tagged , | View Comments