Daz Digs (Mint Edition)

We got to the airport with plenty of time to spare. At the check in the airline were giving out leaflets which said that the flight was overbooked and that anyone who would give up their seat would be compensated. Since there we were not being met in Chicago and we could get seats on a less crowded plane we volunteered. For volunteering we were given five hundred dollars in travel vouchers for each of the tickets and places on a later flight.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Friday 28th Jun 2002 06:30:57am.

And Finally

One of the things that attracted me to this house five years ago was the fact that it obviously hadn't been decorated since the 70's and there were no signs of damp or damage to the walls. The house had obviously had children in since there were chalk drawings all over the walls in the back garden and there were still marks where the stair guards had been fixed.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Sunday 10th Mar 2002 03:40:21pm.

The First Cut

It was perfect grass cutting weather this morning when we got back from doing the weekly shopping. It was not so sunny to make it too hot, not to windy to make it too cold and above all it's not rained for a couple of days.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Saturday 2nd Mar 2002 02:20:52pm.

Seth The Jedi

Being the stereo typical Internet geek I'm also a fan of Star Wars. While browsing the web this week I found a tutorial on how to add a lightsaber to an image. I took a few pictures of Seth holding a broom handle and then layered the lightsaber effect over the top. It gave me a chance to talk to Seth about the importance of concentration and self control and how these things are important in real life, not just in the films.
I'd like Seth to write a little story that we could then create some images for. If we do this I will probably put the pictures on the site.
PS 2022 Spoiler, we never added to this.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Friday 1st Feb 2002 07:54:23am.

Where Wax Works

Barbara had to get out of the house today. She's not been well for the last couple of days and was feeling cooped up. It poured with rain all day. We got soaked simply walking to the train station. After a short ride on the train and another on the tube we then stood for about half an hour in the queue for Madame Tussauds while the rain attempted to drown us. Because it was so wet it appears that most of the tourists visited Tussauds today to get inside.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Saturday 26th Jan 2002 06:42:14am.

Gone But Not Forgotten

I was 16 when I got my first motorbike. Back in 1987 we didn't have to do any test to ride the 50cc bike, my parents bought me the bike to use to get to college on and I got on it and went.

The first trip I made was from my parents house to Maidstone where my grandparents lived, the journey is about 25 miles each way. I had no idea how to use the clutch and stalled the bike at every set of lights. Since the bike didn't have an electric start I spent a lot of time kick starting it. I stayed tight into the curb and my father followed me in his van as a support vehicle.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Saturday 12th Jan 2002 10:34:30am.

End Of 2001

My parents bought me heated handle grips for the scooter, it took dad and I a couple of attempts to get them wired correctly. The instructions said to wire directly to the battery but we wanted the grips to shut off with the ignition key. Though the cable from the ignition was suffice for a power we had to wire the return direct to the battery rather than to the chassis.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Tuesday 1st Jan 2002 06:34:21am.

Oh Deer

While I'm still learning to ride I'm not allowed to take the scooter on the motorway, this means I have to take the more scenic route to and from work. This is no understatement, riding through Epping Forest is very scenic.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Thursday 6th Dec 2001 01:34:50pm.

Dream Bike

Before I could ride my motorbike on the road I had to complete my CBT (Compulsory Basic Training), this I took on the 21st of November. I had to spend the morning doing slow, control exercises in a school playground followed by a couple of hours out on the road with an instructor in the afternoon.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Thursday 22nd Nov 2001 09:12:10am.

New Suit

The last time I rode a motorbike of any kind was back in 1987 when I had a 50cc moped to take me to college. At the time I had a full Belstaff waterproof suit, FM crash helmet, Frank Thomas boots and gloves. The helmet always had a problem with the visor misting up, it still fits me but I needed a new one. The new HJC helmet has a facemask that should help with the misting problem.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Saturday 17th Nov 2001 07:46:10pm.

Two Wheels Are Better Than 4

In the last month road works have started which hinder two of my main routes to and from work. This has instantly added half an hour to my journey and both are set to run well into next year. Several times this week I have spent more time stationary in traffic than I have moving. When it takes two hours to do a twenty-mile journey it's time to look at your options.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Saturday 10th Nov 2001 06:31:00am.

Guy Fawkes Night 2001

My brother has done a lot of work in his garden this year and was left with a lot of old fence panels, the remains of a shed and the remains of a tree. We made up a fire and kept it burning for much of the evening.

Michael bought a box of fireworks for five pounds and they were worth every penny, not a penny more. The most fun was had from when we realised that the squealing noise coming from the fire was the sound of the snails, which had made their homes on the damp wood, evaporating.

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Monday 5th Nov 2001 03:11:53pm.

Pumpkins 2001

This year Babs decided to join us in carving some pumpkins. She bought a smaller pumpkin than the rest of us but this worked out better when the candle was placed inside. Babs also added some eyebrows to her pumpkin by just removing the skin from the shapes above the eyes. I'm not sure who she was thinking of when we took this picture....

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This update was written by Darren Wall
on Wednesday 31st Oct 2001 06:10:20am.