January 2006

Passed my LGV class C (formerly known as HGV class 2) practical test this morning. The test took place out of Weedon, near Northampton and took place around Northampton itself and the surrounding countryside. Today was the conclusion of a week’s training at ATT in Hinkley, which has been intensive,…

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Back to work today. My motorbike is running so much better now after its oil change a couple of days ago. With it I am well pleased.

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Yay, I’m an uncle again! At around 19:00 German time (18:00 proper time) my brother Peter’s fiancĂ©e, Susi, gave birth to a baby girl, Annabel Magdalena. She weighed in at pretty much exactly 7 pounds. Congrats to Susi, Peter, and Felix (Annabel’s older brother)!

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Happy New Year! Well, it was about time I got round to doing it again. The oil in my Yamaha Diversion XJ600S motorbike past its sell-by date a long time ago, and the one thing you should do often to a motorbike is change its oil. The reason I have…

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