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World Cup Day 1

Written by Paul in blog on Thu 14 June 2018. Tags: blog,

So World Cup starts today. I’m not at all bothered, so I thought I’d make some predictions anyway :p

It’s Russia / Saudi Arabia match first, so I’m going for Saudi Arabia as I like their flag and kit colour better!

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No Electric

Written by Paul in blog on Wed 13 June 2018. Tags: images, blog,

Sadly we were without electric on Monday. It was frustrating to not be able to get on with things that needed doing, but it was quiet!

We had to make piles of candles everywhere when it got dark.

Owl Candle Holder

Candle on a ramekin

Plate of candles

Candle in an eggcup

And sadly everything in the fridge and freezer went off :(

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Impromptu BBQ

Written by Paul in blog on Mon 11 June 2018. Tags: images, blog,

I was unable to use the cooker yesterday, so my son and I found some scrap wood and bashed it into pieces and popped it on the barbeque. 1

There was some leftover takeaway pizza & chip, some frozen veggie sausages and a pan of water to make tea with. 2

The pizza …

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Broken Phone Screen

Written by Paul in blog on Sun 10 June 2018. Tags: images, blog,

Oh no! I’ve broken my phone screen again.

That’s 3 times since November :(

Broken phone again :(

I can use the bottom 3/5s of the screen, so I can just about type my unlock code. But I can’t change the settings to allow auto rotate of the screen, which would …

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Voyager I and II

Written by Paul in blog on Tue 05 June 2018. Tags: blog,

I was just reading about the equipment, including the computers onboard the two Voyager probes. Launched in 1977, the two identical probes still send back useful data at a whopping 160bps - that’s a lot slower than dial-up.

They have been travelling for 40 years at over 30,000 miles …

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