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paranoid mandroid

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Re: weblog?
« Reply #20 on: November 07, 2005, 12:00:09 »
GOT IT SORTED! the address should be in my signature but here it is just in case. http://21stcenturygoodlife.blogspot.com/

let me know what you think. be gentle.
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Re: weblog?
« Reply #21 on: November 07, 2005, 21:52:46 »
Wow Don what a fantastic size garden and the view is to die for, whereabouts are you? It looks like a good blog to me.
Just beware of that cat they do love newly dug and prepared soil?
Keep up the blog I'll be looking in.
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Re: weblog?
« Reply #22 on: November 08, 2005, 10:54:50 »
Hi Chris, im in the north west tip of northern ireland on the coast in a place called Benone its not on the map cos its just countryside, we are near a town called Limavady.
There were no onions this year because of the cat and his fascination with the newly dug beds.
Im still brainstorming for ideas to keep him away but he is harmless otherwise - he loves the chickens though - he could sit all day and watch them!
I'll have pics of him and the chickens on the blog soon.
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Re: weblog?
« Reply #23 on: November 08, 2005, 11:40:26 »
Hi Don
   Thanks for the Info, bet you get hit by some pretty awfull weather up there?
The only failsafe way to keep the cat off (I have 2) is netting or some type of barrier, mine make a beeline for any newly dug soil.
Keep up the Blog. Does it cost money to start one?
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Chris

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« Reply #24 on: November 08, 2005, 11:58:34 »
Don - a breath of fresh air. Know it well!!

Forgive me butting in as usual, but this is a view of 'our' house, Glenkeen, on the left, next to the McCrackens' farm, 1955-7.  The road goes 1 1/2 miles to the right to Limavady, where the boys went to the Convent.

Taken through 1 of the 8 propellers of my Shackleton on the approach to Ballykelly airfield.


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Re: weblog?
« Reply #25 on: November 08, 2005, 12:29:35 »
a weblog doesn't cost anything - just go to blogger.com

tim is that on the seacoast road? i dont recognise it. is it still called glenkeen? where are you based now?
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« Reply #26 on: November 08, 2005, 13:25:44 »
wardy -
1. No - but we love them. Top & bottom. My navigator was from Dublin. How? My co-pilot was earning his keep!

2. Blog? Back to the professionals.

Don -
1. Nooooo! Not the A2 - the A37 Coleraine road. The one I used to get a fresh coconut from Belfast (70 miles?) for a special squadron curry night. Oh, young fool!!
2. Based now? - you have to be joking?? Well, at least, a mile from an airfield!

CORRECTION - not the A37 - the B66 toward Ballymoney. Had a bad map!
« Last Edit: November 08, 2005, 17:24:26 by tim »

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« Reply #27 on: November 08, 2005, 13:34:16 »
ah the main road from limavady - coleraine? i thought it was seacoast road because the land looked so flat. so you're not in the forces anymore are you back home?
my house is the last cottage before benone corner (on the way to coleraine) where the turn-off for the beach is.
when were you last in the area?
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« Reply #28 on: November 08, 2005, 14:03:54 »
Imagine what it does to the stomach?

I don't know if this has been posted before but in answer to your question.......
The properties of WATER:

1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.

2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is
often mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as
3%.

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost
100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

5. Lack of water, the 1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day
could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzz short-term memory,
trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer
screen or on a printed page.

8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon
cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is
50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

    And now for the properties of COKE:

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons
of coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car
accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in
two days

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and
let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric
acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous China.

4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a
rumpled-up piece of Reynolds wrap aluminium foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of
Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to
the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan,
wrap the ham in aluminium foil, and bake Thirty minutes before the ham
is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the
Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of
greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle.  The
Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.

9. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

For Your Info:

1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It
will dissolve a nail in about?4 days.  Phosphoric acid also leaches
calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase
in osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck
must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive
materials.

3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of
their trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a coke or a glass of water?
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Re: weblog?
« Reply #29 on: November 08, 2005, 14:10:23 »
No, wardy - I use my knees!

Don - what now? - well - the boys are just reaching retirement age!!


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Re: weblog?
« Reply #30 on: November 08, 2005, 15:14:04 »
was that taken on benone beach tim - it looks like benevenagh in the background? if it was there have been big changes since then :o the beach is getting further back towards the mountain. and it seems you cant get near the beach for kite surfers, jetskis etc...

Have you any other photos of magilligan? i love older photos of the area. me, my father and my grandfather have all been raised at the same address and now (the house in the pic on the blog) i live only 3 doors away from my parents house. so magilligan is definitely in the blood.

i'll try to take some pics to let you see what its like now, i'll put them on the weblog.
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Re: weblog?
« Reply #31 on: November 08, 2005, 16:01:09 »
Id rather have a beer than either.
In what way has the landscape changed?
I noticed some big changes when visiting relatives in Elgin and looking through old photos.
Hows the Blog??
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Chris

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Re: weblog?
« Reply #32 on: November 08, 2005, 16:12:28 »
Don - I'll come back to you by e-mail so as not to hog the space here.

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Re: weblog?
« Reply #33 on: November 08, 2005, 16:29:51 »
i'll try to take the same picture from the same spot at the weekend and put it on the blog. it'll be dark before i get home for the rest of the week.

that should let you see how it has changed.

BTW is it benevenagh that i can see?

my email is idlerdon@aol.com

thanks tim
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« Reply #34 on: November 08, 2005, 23:16:20 »
I started my blog last year when I first got my plot. It's a great way to remember (and laugh) at what you did at first, what worked and what didn't. I think I'll find it really useful next year as a sort of 'quick guide' to when to plant stuff.

On a technical note it's best to use one of the free blogging applications out there. I'm using WordPress (http://wordpress.org/) which is really easy to set up. But you can use Blogger, or Jot Spot etc whatever you like the look of really.

You'll need some kind of file transfer software (although WordPress comes with one in built now). Try a free FTP package like Transit or similar. And if you want to upload pictures you'll need a simple image editor to resize your images to fit your template.

It might take a bit of effort to setup but it will be worth it.
Good luck.

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« Reply #35 on: November 09, 2005, 09:18:45 »
Love the blog.

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Re: weblog?
« Reply #36 on: November 09, 2005, 12:19:01 »
Nice Blog I thiink I will have to have a go
Chris

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« Reply #37 on: November 10, 2005, 18:19:03 »
Thanks!

 

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