Author Archives: Bill

I have found something very frustrating with WordPress.  There appears to be a key sequence involving the backslash and delete key, which when pressed together, deletes the content of the current draft post, completely, no recovery!  I’d written two paragraphs about the Rufus Ride, and it all disappeared. Most frustrating.  Anyhow, today I was onContinue reading “The 2019 Rufus Ride”

Weekends tend to be a bit difficult for doing posts. The Monday-Friday routine is well established, the weekend’s less so in order that we can do what we want, within reason of course. Today for example, we had a pleasant wander around and in to town and then we drove to a garden centre justContinue reading “Saturday”

I have a Facebook account. I send this to my Facebook page Gosport as I see it. Inevitably, there will be some duplication, if you see both posts sorry about that. I looked out the window at 0540, my usual time it had been raining but didn’t look as though it was. By the timeContinue reading “Facebook”

The Isle of Wight Radio Society, Thursday Night me runs from 2000-2100 every Thursday. Evening, This is an activity I do, because I enjoy it. Hosted through GB3IW. We either try and talk about a different activity every week, sometimes we have topic, or we have “natter night” where topics can a bit of aContinue reading “IoWRS TNN”

I think I’m what they call a beginner or starter I like starting things, but then I have difficulty continuing or finishing. To give you some examples; We bought a book, do the South Downs way in 20 walks. We’ll do that we both said. One walk a month, it’ll take time, but it’ll beContinue reading “Locality – I am going to…”

Many years ago, a dear friend and I explored the possibility of becoming licensed radio hams, we were in our teens. It worked out that we couldn’t afford it, so it got shelved. Leap forward to 2016 we had now lived in Gosport for two years. I decided that I wanted a wireless scanner andContinue reading “Locality”

After our experience with Antony Gormley, we went across London for our appointments with Shard. Taking two lifts to get us to the observation deck at 801 feet. Being prepared, I had binoculars with me so we could enjoy the wonderful views of London. We enjoyed a glass of champagne, as you do and IContinue reading “The Shard”

Saturday and Sunday were days of contrasts. I think I’ll have to split this over a couple of posts. Saturday Morning The train journey up to london went very well, except I disrupted Elaynes plans for the tube journey from Waterloo to Piccadilly, from where we were going to walk down to the Royal AcademyContinue reading “The Weekend & Monday”