Introducing ISO 8601

04 Sep 2013

I’m a little bit in shock. Somebody just phoned me up to verify my date of birth which I had written on a form for a significant and very well respected UK organisation. The odd thing was after verifying my date of birth (which they had incidentally managed to interpret correctly) the civil servant went on to lecture me into writing the date “in... Read more

Whitstable Lifeboat Station

15 Jul 2013

This picture doesn’t do the weather much justice, but it was an amazing July Sunday afternoon. @tigziefc decided that the first beach visit of the year was in order, she has been looking forward to going crabbing for at least the last six months. With everything in order and tide tables checked we headed off for Birchington-on-Sea. Some way into... Read more

Getting Locked on a Train

09 Jun 2013

This weekend I thought it would be good to travel a little off piste. Marylebone station is now just around the corner from work and I was keen to explore and see what it was all about. Marylebone is indeed a very interesting and unique station, the youngest of any London termini and the only station with no track electrification. The station ha... Read more

Tower Lifeboat Station

01 Jun 2013

Without a doubt one of the more unique RNLI stations, this branch was set-up in 2002 following a request from the government. It has grown to become the busiest station in the UK, manned 24/7. Because of the unique city location the boats moor on a dedicated floating pier, known as Lifeboat Pier. The station officially has three Class E inshore ... Read more

Fowey Lifeboat

14 May 2013

Fowey is literally one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been, it’s fantastic! It is a small town situated on the banks of the River Fowey in Cornwall, the town has a very strong sailing community, similar to that of Cowes IoW. The river is packed with yachts, cruisers and all manner of craft, all surrounding a main town quay. The Quay is t... Read more

Tignes Snowboarding 2010

30 Apr 2013

Wow, 2010 was a busy year indeed! In the spirit of continuing my blog catch up here is my second official bucket list completion: #6 - Snowboard down a mountain. Snowboarding isn’t the easiest thing in the world, that’s probably a given, so along with a friend of mine we decided to get some dry slope practice in before heading off to Tignes, Fr... Read more

Oktoberfest 2010

29 Apr 2013

This was a long time ago, it’s actually pretty scary. Anyway, here I am three years later finally tapping out a blog post about it! Oktoberfest 2010, for those that don’t know is the largest ‘fair’ in the world celebrating that glorious golden liquid in which the Germans are unquestionably awesome at creating. Around 6 million people visit the ... Read more

A Change of Scenery...

24 Apr 2013

It’s been a good (almost) 2 years, I’ve met some fantastic people, some not-so-fantastic people and learnt lots along the way; but unlike a bad smell I’m not one to hang around. As of the 20th May I’ll be moving on to newer things and I’m the most excited about a new job I have ever been. That said, Atos has been a very important learning cur... Read more