Monday, July 23, 2007
Flooding by Kennet School. Berkshire. 20th July 07. Part 2
Well this is also my gym, so it is a 10 minute walk from my house
Thatcham Flood
This is the way I walk to and from the Railway Station - How pleased amI that I went to Lisas this weekend!
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Ok Ok I'm becoming a train spotter but gobsmacked to find these clips!
901002 IRIS II
OMG - I can't believe tht there is a video of Iris II on youtube... or am I even sadder for searching for it!
Flood Thatcham 20th July 2007
I think that this is by the railway station though its not very clear..
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Things to look Forward to for July/August
July
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix http://www.harrypotterorderofthephoenix.com/
Kathys 4oth BBQ
Weekend away in St.Aubins - Lisas
Swanage camping - With Niki and Liam
Red Bull Air Race (Final) http://www.redbullairrace.com/
August
Mums Birthday
V-Festival - Long Weekend Away with Karen http://www.vfestival.com/
La Tomatina - Bunol, Valencia, Spain - With Karen - Not yet booked http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/spanish-festivals/la-tomatina-tomato-battle-bunyol.htm
September
Hopefully a week away somewhere warm at the end of the month!
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix http://www.harrypotterorderofthephoenix.com/
Kathys 4oth BBQ
Weekend away in St.Aubins - Lisas
Swanage camping - With Niki and Liam
Red Bull Air Race (Final) http://www.redbullairrace.com/
August
Mums Birthday
V-Festival - Long Weekend Away with Karen http://www.vfestival.com/
La Tomatina - Bunol, Valencia, Spain - With Karen - Not yet booked http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/spanish-festivals/la-tomatina-tomato-battle-bunyol.htm
September
Hopefully a week away somewhere warm at the end of the month!
13th July - Kathys 40th Birthday - BBQ
Kathys Birthday! BBQ for the afternoon. It was a lovely sunny day and good to catch up with everyone.
Danielle and Kathy
Myself and Dan
Sam and Caroline
Kathys Birthday! BBQ for the afternoon. It was a lovely sunny day and good to catch up with everyone.
Danielle and Kathy
Myself and Dan
Sam and Caroline
Kathys Birthday! BBQ for the afternoon. It was a lovely sunny day and good to catch up with everyone.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Released 12th July - But went on 13th for Danielles Birthday (17th)..
It was a good evening and enjoyed the film.
It was a good evening and enjoyed the film.
Monday 9th - Glasgow
Off to Glasgow for work from Monday afternoon to Thursday - Meeting all day Tuesday then out on the test train for work Wednesday and Thursday - It should be interesting...
July 7th - Concert!
Went to concert at Clere School - To listen to Luci and Ed play in their respective Brass Band. It was a good evening which started off with a BBQ. They were both so proud of what they did - Luci especially!! Ed was as usual a lot quieter! Unfortunately I enver took any photos as it wasn't that easy to see them.
Thursday July 5th - Football Match Engineering Vs Consents/LPDO
I must have been mad - Got persuaded to go and watch the football - Lucky I had a camera which made me even more popular! As it was to be held at Paddington recreation Ground I kind of assumed it was in walking distance - Only to find out we had to get the tube! Bizarre!
Well when we left Paddington Station it was dry - By the time we got to the footie it was bucketing down with rain, my new short hair suffered. As Patrick said to me later in the pub "Did you go and get your hair permed at half time?!"
Of course we had to go to the pub after the game...only to find the local tube shut (Maida Vale) at 10.30pm - so walked back to Paddington, home about 12.50am!!! Bus from Reading to Thatcham...great!!
Well when we left Paddington Station it was dry - By the time we got to the footie it was bucketing down with rain, my new short hair suffered. As Patrick said to me later in the pub "Did you go and get your hair permed at half time?!"
Of course we had to go to the pub after the game...only to find the local tube shut (Maida Vale) at 10.30pm - so walked back to Paddington, home about 12.50am!!! Bus from Reading to Thatcham...great!!
July 3rd - Engineering Challenge Day
A different day at work!
Went to a Private Girls School at the Barbican to help out with an Engineering Challenge day that they were holding.
22 teams of 5 girls (a couple of teams had less) 11-12 years olds creating a structure that a hockey ball could be dropped down and had to make noises/do things on the way down. Some very creative structures.
Why did I go? Because I was a female engineer and was mean to be an example to them!! Not certain about that!....but the day was fun
Went to a Private Girls School at the Barbican to help out with an Engineering Challenge day that they were holding.
22 teams of 5 girls (a couple of teams had less) 11-12 years olds creating a structure that a hockey ball could be dropped down and had to make noises/do things on the way down. Some very creative structures.
Why did I go? Because I was a female engineer and was mean to be an example to them!! Not certain about that!....but the day was fun
June 28th - Gothenburg
Long weekend away in Gothenburg, Sweden, staying with Karen.
Had a lovely weekend, wandered around the city, went out on the Friday night, on Saturday we went shopping (How many H&Ms??), in the evening went to the 23rd Floor of local hotel for dinner which was yummy.
Sunday - Gothenburg has the second largest theme park in Sweden, Liseberg. Liseberg is combines all the fun of the fair with gardens and trees - So spending a whole day thre was very, very easy, great how many rollercoasters you can go on! Queues were pretty short, towards the end we were going back on Rollercoasters ith queues of 10 mins, until I felt a bit ill!
For dinner we had a traditional Swedish meal.
The flight home was a little shock - Swedish time up 4.30am, UK 3.30am! Landed at Heathrow at 7.50am, in office for work by 9.30am - Perfect!
A bit of History on Gothenburg
Gothenburg, or G ö teborg as it's spelt locally, lies on the west coast of Sweden and is the country's second largest city with a population of 450,000. People have lived in the area for thousands of years, but after the Danish burnt it down, the King of Sweden, Gustav II Adolf, decided to rebuild the city in 1621. His statue of him pointing [He is saying, 'Build me a city here'. ] at the ground exactly where he wanted it, can be found in the centre of the city. Gothenburg is built up around the mouth of the river G ö ta Ä lv as it pours out into the sea. Previously, the harbour was key to the city's development, but Gothenburg today is known mainly for Volvo, being the city where this car first rolled off the production line. The company headquarters are still there.
Had a lovely weekend, wandered around the city, went out on the Friday night, on Saturday we went shopping (How many H&Ms??), in the evening went to the 23rd Floor of local hotel for dinner which was yummy.
Sunday - Gothenburg has the second largest theme park in Sweden, Liseberg. Liseberg is combines all the fun of the fair with gardens and trees - So spending a whole day thre was very, very easy, great how many rollercoasters you can go on! Queues were pretty short, towards the end we were going back on Rollercoasters ith queues of 10 mins, until I felt a bit ill!
For dinner we had a traditional Swedish meal.
The flight home was a little shock - Swedish time up 4.30am, UK 3.30am! Landed at Heathrow at 7.50am, in office for work by 9.30am - Perfect!
A bit of History on Gothenburg
Gothenburg, or G ö teborg as it's spelt locally, lies on the west coast of Sweden and is the country's second largest city with a population of 450,000. People have lived in the area for thousands of years, but after the Danish burnt it down, the King of Sweden, Gustav II Adolf, decided to rebuild the city in 1621. His statue of him pointing [He is saying, 'Build me a city here'. ] at the ground exactly where he wanted it, can be found in the centre of the city. Gothenburg is built up around the mouth of the river G ö ta Ä lv as it pours out into the sea. Previously, the harbour was key to the city's development, but Gothenburg today is known mainly for Volvo, being the city where this car first rolled off the production line. The company headquarters are still there.
June 23rd - Weekend At Sue & Julians
This weekend I went off to deep and darkest Wiltshire, out in the wilds!! Experienced village life! Great to see Sue.
We had dinner in the local pub which was very nice and to honest just took it easy.
We had dinner in the local pub which was very nice and to honest just took it easy.
June 16th - "BBQ" At Eimears!
Not quite a BBQ but drove up to Eimears with Niki, Liam, Kathy and Danielle. It was really good to see Eimear and dinner (and company) were lovely.
June 9th - George Michael Concert
Went to the 1st concert to be held at Wembley Stadium - George Michael.
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