Just drove a nearly new Golf home for my very lucky eldest daughter. She has tried many cars but has been learning in a Golf and it seemed a more practical and longer term proposition than some of the more popular first car choices (such as Fiat 500, Citroen C1) which would not have been …
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Optical illusion
I think most people like optical illusions. We take what we see so much for granted most of the time that to have a specific demonstration of how easily we are fooled is rather striking. The best I have seen for a long time is provided on the Bob Atkins Photography site where he shows …
Models not turning up
I am a member of several modelling forums where photographers and models can maintain profiles and get in touch with each other to arrange mutually beneficial shoots. One of the problems with arranging shoots that are not commercially based with models you do not know is that it is hard to tell the time wasters …
Canal Christmas 2008
We took the unusual step this Christmas (2008) of hiring a narrow-boat for the week and navigating the canals of England whilst everyone else faced the normal stresses of the celebration period. We had a great time away from the hussle-and-bussle that normally goes with this period.
Sick for Christmas
Last few weeks at work has seen me surrounded by people suffering from the most horrendous coughs and colds and given my asthmatic history, I have been deeply worried about getting sick. It looked like I was managing to fight off the bugs though until yesterday. First signs appeared during day but seemed to damp …
Testing cars at 17
My eldest daughter turned 17 recently and is taking driving lessons. The instructor, a well regarded independent in the area, seems very good and my daughter something of a natural. She did have a two hour taster lessons on an off road location some months before and seems to have taken to the road easily. …
M6 crash
I left late on Friday (last night) and expected a relatively quick drive home (it is, after all, only 114 miles or so) BUT a crash on the M6 around 6am was still causing problems late in the evening. Apparently resurfacing work was required to repair damaged (melted in a fire one would guess) tarmac. …
Car insurance for the young
Had a shock last weekend. My youngest has turned 17 and is taking driving lessons. As expected, she is pretty much a natural and will probably not need many lessons before she can take (and pass) the tests. Unfortunately, all of our cars are automatics which will not let her get practice on using the …