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Stag Beetle Larvae in my garden
ByGarfI decided to a bit of work in the garden yesterday afternoon. As I was clearing away some of the dead wood from some old tree stumps round the back of my shed, I came across these wee beasties. They were massive. Unfortunately they were a tad camera-shy, but before they curled up, they were…
Merry Christmas 2005
ByGarf“Scanning all done.” 2005 Christmas card, by Zsuzsanna Dora Majlati.
MGF at Ferrybridge power station
ByGarfMGF by the Angel of the North and by the cooling towers at Ferrybridge power station. Camera: Olympus C2500L.
Fishguard, Wales to Rosslare, Ireland in MGF
ByGarfI left my uncle’s farm in Brechfa, Carmarthen early this morning and drove the MGF to Fishguard. After a bit of a wait, I boarded a ferry to Rosslare, Ireland. It was a choppy crossing and cars moved about a bit on the car deck, where the MGF acquired a small dent.
Update – Laptops Direct
ByGarfWe eventually did hear back from Laptops direct. Amazingly, its sales team openly admits that it ignores the Microsoft EULA! So nil penguin points! But if there were a category for honesty then it would get plenty of penguins! The emails are in reverse order and since I guess the sales person is just “following…
As bent as a nine-pound note…
ByGarfAccording to Reuters, Britain is looking at whether it can use properties owned by sanctioned individuals in the country for humanitarian purposes. “I want to explore an option which would allow us to use the homes and properties of sanctioned individuals for as long as they are sanctioned for humanitarian and other purposes,” housing minister…
