Restoring an ’80s Sierra
So, I recently bought an old 1980s Ford Sierra 2.3l Ghia to restore.

But not that one, as it is obviously an AI generated image.
World of Warcraft Player Housing – First Thoughts
Ok, it might seem a little frivolous, considering that I’m currently “Of No Fixed Abode” to be mucking about in a game building a house, but so be it.

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UK Pub Map Project – Testing
My idiot project to map all the pubs in the UK, not by just adding pubs from Brewery lists, but by getting actual real people to go and visit them.
Nearly 1000 added so far, by a small team of dedicated drinkers.
pubsmap.uk
The WeatherBox
There is a lot of shit on t’internet these days about Cloud Seeding, Chemtrails, and more recently Cloud Busting.
I really though that Cloud Busting was a Kate Bush song.

Back on the HUDL again
I’ve missed having a tablet, ever since mine was destroyed in the “Great 2024/2025 Roof Loss and Massive Flood” debarcle. So I’ve bought another one.
AllStar Node 57080
The node is back up after a year offline! At a different location, as I’m “between homes” right now.
Node 57080 is my Allstarlink Lego Box Pi3B node, built, configured and sold to me by eBay user Willywoe. It allows me to connect to Hubnet and Echolink over t’internet from a small, low power 70cm band Amateur Radio walkie-talkie (Baofeng BF-88), if I’m within 50 metres of the house.

Seen here with ace technician Alasdair “Goggles” McTavish.
How To Order A Taxi by Phone
I originally wrote this about 20 years ago, before I even bothered with a website. But as the pubs will be open again soon, it need reiterating.




