Author Archives: Ponder

About Ponder

I'm a train driver from Cardiff, have been married a long time and have 4 wonderful kids... all grown up now! Warning: I tend to lose The Game a lot.

Anniversary

No, not wedding or anything as exciting as that but it’s a year ago today my cycle computer was fitted to my old, second-hand racer. This was transferred over to my mountan bike at Christmas and between them I’ve run … Continue reading

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November the 5th

Is it just me or does this date start earlier and last longer every bleeding year? There have been bangs and crackles going off all evening! I reckon it’s time to ban the sale of these bloody fireworks to the … Continue reading

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Modern Art?

I took photos of these picutres I saw hanging the other day: Now I can just work out this is supposed to be a field… …but what the frell this is supposed to be is anyone’s guess. To think, someone … Continue reading

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Psycho Lanes

Now correct me if I’m wrong but generally the traffic on our roads follows The Highway Code, which is written with keeping vehicles apart while travelling in an orderly manner in mind, and on the pavements, where pedestrians walk, it’s … Continue reading

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Tidying

I tidied up the computer corner today. Now I know that a tidy desk is the sign of a disturbed mind but it had to be done! Honestly! It was so bad I couldn’t even see the printer 😉 At … Continue reading

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SuSE and POP3

I was asked by a friend of mine to help his get POP3 working on his server. No problems, I think, takes 5 mins. I was wrong. I knew it was going to take some thought when I noticed it … Continue reading

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Earlies

Just finished a week of really early shifts and am just starting to recover. I’m actually getting fed up of pre 5am starts. Although I never oversleep I feel completely frelled by the weekend which is why I haven’t put … Continue reading

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Run Rabbit Run

Misty found a gap in the fence the other day. We were all sarching the hidden nooks and crannies out our garden when Ceri, from the upstairs window, spotted her in next door’s garden. Anyway, we called in and got … Continue reading

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Phew, That Was Close!

My mother-in-law has trouble walking any distance so when her local Post Office closed she was unable to get to the next nearest so I get her weekly pension for her and take it to her house. Yesterday I had … Continue reading

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Cardiff – City of Lights?

I’ve often wondered why the traffic lights in Cardiff are so poorly synchronised that more time is spent at a stand than on the move but I think I now know the reason: there’re so many of the damned things! … Continue reading

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