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September 14, 2025

01/30! “Light”

Starting a Photo 30! challenge, today’s word was “Light”

White light, from a blue flashlight, illuminating black denim

Captured with a Pentax Optio S5i

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Published on September 14, 2025 14:44

November 18, 2024

POTA Bronze Activator

Yesterday I activated my 10th (and 11th) POTA parks whilst exploring the Southern extreams of Cannock Chase.
POTA Bronze Activator Certificate for Mark Beech (M1EAU) activating 10 different parks.

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Published on November 18, 2024 06:40

Three Little Words

chgrp -R web *
find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
find . -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;

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Published on November 18, 2024 03:45

June 8, 2024

100 things I can not mention

Today I completed my 100th different p*****n event, but in line with the Charity Commission’s guidance to charities about political campaigning I’m banned from mentioning p*****n.

Anyway, here is a list of the 100 different events I’ve completed:

Walsall Arboretum
Perry Hall
Cardiff
Pontypridd
Coventry
Swansea Bay
Lytham Hall
Rosliston
Conkers
Wolverhampton
Hazlehead
Cannock Chase
Rugby
Kingsbury Water
South Oxhey, also known as South Ohey
Markeaton
Blackpool
Dudley
Sandwell Valley
Telford
Bryn ...

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Published on June 08, 2024 11:00

March 13, 2024

Running 3K

3,000 days ago I awoke quite early, and being unable to get back to sleep decided to go out for a run around the Arboretum, this would prove to be the last time I would try to take up running. I had previously given up part way through the Couch to 5K program a couple of times (one of them once discovering that the road from Trefforest to Pontypridd Common was not quite flat) so this time went straight into running 5K.

As anyone who has known me for more than three kilo-days can tell you I hate ...

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Published on March 13, 2024 05:03

March 12, 2024

3K

3,000 days ago I awoke quite early, and being unable to get back to sleep decided to go out for a run around the Arboretum, this would prove to be the last time I would try to take up running. I had previously given up part way through the Couch to 5K program a couple of times (one of them once discovering that the road from Trefforest to Pontypridd Common was not quite flat) so this time went straight into running 5K.

As anyone who has known me for more than three kilo-days can tell you I hate ...

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Published on March 12, 2024 23:08

January 8, 2024

TA 240108

LM166HB511

This Tri-axle LM166 trailer with sides comes fully serviced, and fitted with a spare wheel. 2020. £3,850 + VAT

2206 TA510TA510

This 14′ tri-axle TA510 with slurry tank, front vent and partitions comes fully serviced, and fitted with a spare wheel. 2006. £4,500 + VAT

2016 TA510TA510

This 12′ TA510 with 1 partition comes fully serviced, and fitted with a spare wheel. 2016. £3,750 + VAT

BV126BV126

This 7′ high BV126 with door/ramp comes fully serviced, and fitted with a spare wheel. £6,450 With VAT

TA510TA5...
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Published on January 08, 2024 09:06

December 17, 2023

Killing Crocs

This sports strap ripped out of its hole after less than 100 days The soles of these pacer Crocs wore right through

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Published on December 17, 2023 03:35

November 24, 2023

TA 231124

2020 P6e




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Published on November 24, 2023 11:34

December 2, 2022

6,726,563 votes have now been cast against ...

6,726,563 votes have now been cast against the Official Monster Raving Loony Party in UK Parliamentary elections since Howling Laud Hope became leader.



Against 45,248 in favour.

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Published on December 02, 2022 02:44

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